Dear lord people need to stop with the whole "I don't trust it. It's made out of wood" I'm a building engineer and let me ask you this. What the hell is your roof made out of!? Wood! What's your house made out of? Wood! The house is exposed to weather elements for 100 years and it's still standing. You could literally park a car on that rack and it would hold!
You're a building engineer and support this build? With literally no triangles/angles in it? Please tell me what business you work for so I can make sure to never have you work with anybody i know.
@@neonbootygoon4385 Triangles and angles? HAHAHA!!!!! Yeah, there's no risk that I'd work with you or anybody you know because I don't work with idiots.
Main thing I would upgrade on this is edge distance for the screws but the OP is limited to what plates are commercial available. Those plates have more than enough rigidity to counter any joint moments introduced by a such a small load. Id also flush off all the joints and use wood glue for added rigidity. This equipment wont last a commercial gym though. Those screws would eventually tear out over time. There are areas to be improved. Some of the joints were cut to be wood on wood bearing joints, and otheres were shear joints (wood on steel plate on screw) and should be swapped. Outside of that , A for effort, B for execution, C for engineering savyness. I really liked the concept behind this build. Could definitely be improved with minor tweaks, but its passable for sure. Good job. Im copying this and improving it for my rat gym build!
Wood is strong. DIY Duke builds his own wooden gym gear. How Much Weight Can A Gym Rack Hold? WOOD vs METAL ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1cQ77jySfcA.html
Really really impressive work. Anyone else notice that this DIY lat/low is better engineered and more functional than nearly all but the more expensive of the existing bolt on systems out there?
You honestly don’t need directions on how to make this thing, the part one video was so well done that I just eyed it and made the whole thing, tweaked up the design just a tad but it’s pretty simple
Nice build bro,don't worry about how much it will hold.I guarantee it will hold whatever you can lift,and more.there are few people that can lift enough to make me worry about a rack such as yours.you should put a piece of pcv plastic pipe a couple inches long over the gas pipe your using as j cups so it won't push in if you hit it while your lifting also it will protect your bar and can spin on the gas pipe so you can move the bar left or right when it's loaded much easier
This is looks awesome. I'm in the process of actually building this however its a little challenging since you did not provide any measurements. I guess eye baling this and estimation is it but would have been super helpful if measurements were available.
Since it's just screws holding the pulley rollers, it makes make more sense to put them on TOP of the wood. This makes it a LOT stronger when doing pulldowns.
yeah but i built a system like this and luckily with pulldowns and the way pullys work the force is not absolute on them and really they can easily handle the weight most ppl would use. If you went over 150 to 180lb on that i would be a little worried just for the screws sheer strength where the top will just pop off the shaft. But also depending on what screws and even if its just two an average deck screw will hold a few hundred pounds before it either rips out of the wood or pops the head off ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kAxGAIFbqu4.html God damn all these educational youtube channels are amazing
How would you go about putting pulley on the top on the wood in this type of construction. Make an opening in the wood and just make whole pulley system on the top?
Nice build. I'm going use your design for the weight trolley on the pulley system. Adding a pvc collar to your J-hooks would both prevent it from being accidentally pushed into the post and would provide protection for your barbell. Metal on metal isn't good for the bar, especially the knurling.
Nice build but with the spotter arms being static, it would be hard to flat bench unless the bench is elevated higher than the arms. . That part on the pipe you use as j-hooks is called a flange. The other is just a cap. . The Buff Dudes loaded their wooden rack to over 1000# using two bars. So squatting 300+ should be no problem. Out here in SoCal, I wonder how long before termites take over?
I like your build. Especially having a lat/tricep pull down. Although and this is just me, I would put like 24-30” between the 2 uprights drill holes in both supports so to put a bar in as a safety. Your devices to have the bar rest on is nice. Overall NICE! 👍
Only one thing .. the pulley i think you should have them secured better with passing through bolts.. because if you put too much weight on those... maybe the screw you used to screw them into the wood may come off instantly if you apply heavy weight on them.. keep it up dude .. well done
If you're going to put weight for shrugs on the horizontal beams I'd put another support under them near the middle upright post. It looks like the 4x4 that you'd put the bar on is not set in the main middle post like a mortise(as you did at the other junctions) but just held in place by the metal plate and screws.
Just saw your video, this has to be one of the better setups I've seen. I'm thinking of building one myself, like some of the other comments I'm curious on the max weight for pulley. What did you search for for the plate molds?
One more tip, if you put something around the pipe the same distance of whats sticking out just before the flange to act as a washer it would stop the pipe from pushing itself in if you accidently bumped while trying to rerack. Could save you a lot of trouble in the future.
@@Kay8B Thank you, Boss. That's critical info. I've seen a few people mention that in other videos and it can be totally dangerous. You're definitely right on needing to stop the pin from pushing in, otherwise it's worthless....
Nice rig. Just one thing...those 'j-cups' 15:05 make me nervous. It seems that knocking the flange (the flat bit at the front) with the barbell could easily drive one or both cups backwards flush against the post, leading to injury or worse. Adding a spacer block from some scrap wood to fit under these would prevent that, and would add extra support to the cups. Or you could modify the pin part itself with a sleeve? I wonder if you have already thought of this, if so an update on what you changed would be great!
I'm more concerned that the J Cups are made of a cast metal that might be brittle and prone to shattering if you dropped a heavy bar on them. Hopefully they're nice and strong.
Great job! Was looking for a good design. Found it.👍 Please change the screws holding the pulleys. Too small for a strong guy like you. Longer screws with washers and nylock nuts.
I thought the same thing, they should really be anchored with bolts that run all the way through the beam and are tightened with washers and nuts on the other side. Screws alone will fail after enough reps
Beautiful work. But is there anything keeping those J cup posts from getting pushed backwards so they are flush to the wood and you can't put the bar down? The ones I've seen have an extra joiner in the front so that once the cap on the back is screwed in it can't move forward or back.
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Amazing job man... I’m gonna start building mine soon, and definitely going for your design. I hope it come out at least close as professional as yours 🙏🙏😂😂💪💪
There's no reason you couldn't put 405 on that, it will hold easily. I built a different version of a squat rack but out of 2x4s and the first thing we did was load all the weight we could on it. Multiple people use it every day and we have 0 problems. Pull ups, bench, squat, works like a charm
Hey Eddie Love the Rack and sure I can do it but would be nice to have measurements pipe sizes lengths pulleys and height of the safety rack and ETC that would be awesome. thanks Kenny
It looks like you put the saddles on the wrong side. You never want to settle a dead horse. Meaning the wire rope that is cut does not want the saddle to be on that side.
hi Eddy, would you be willing to share the dimensions, please? In return i can make a build plan to share with everyone. I hate going to the gym now, cant stand the gym culture of brosefs comparing gains. lol
this is a nice looking power rack but for 280, that's too expensive. it's basically as expensive as buying a metal one. yours looks nicer but you also needed to build it yourself too.
At some point you would have been better off welding your own with 4-inch square tubing, or better, buy a used one. Also, consider the reality that going to the gym will never be the same experience as before. Settle in, we're in for another 18-24 months of this particular strain of Corona virus; there are more to come.
Nice build, and while I understand your need to cover your ass legally because of the litigious idiots in the world, Buff Dudes had a 4x4 cage (similar) build that they stress tested to 1000 lbs with absolutely no issue. That's not a "light duty" rack you haven't there People are dropping big $$$ on setups that only a small percentage of strength athletes in the world have any potential need for.
Puno Nalu I’ve taken that Into consideration. The holes are snug enough and they require certain twisting/pushing to be pushed all the way in so hitting them with the bar loaded isn’t all that troubling and I’m careful when re racking so it’s all good. I built it. I know it’s weak points, what not to do, etc.
