Can You Build a Concrete Weight Stack? -- (Wood Cable Machine Pt 1)

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Price Breakdown:
- 4'x8' Melamine board: $33
- 3 Bags 80lb quickcrete: $15
- 3/8" Diameter rebar, 40ft: $25
- 1/2" plumbing pipe, 10ft: $10
- 1" PVC pipe, 6ft: $5
- 2" PVC pipe, 6ft: $7
TOTAL COST: $95
Let me know in the comments if you guys want plans or dimensions for anything
0:00 - Dramatic Intro
0:44 - Intro
2:28 - Plasma Cutting
3:55 - Part Explanation
6:01 - Welding
7:58 - Rebar Skeleton
11:27 - PVC Bushing
12:33 - Melamine Concrete Form
18:50 - Pouring Concrete
22:42 - 48 Hours Later

Пікірлер: 31

@richcheema 2 жыл бұрын

I'd highly recommend using sodium silicate on the concrete too while the concrete is still 'drying'. It takes longer than you think for all free water in the concrete to react. Sodium silicate penetrates the pores to react with remaining water to form calcium silicate hydrates. Makes it much stronger and to a degree stops water ingress by sealing concrete pores.

@alexk2754 2 жыл бұрын

This is so timely...thanks for the video tutorial bro. Happy New Year!

@AdityaBhuyanHub 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Idea and execution

@christofear 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea

@christofear 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe next build, something like one of the hammer strength chest or back machines?

@Firespray.31 2 жыл бұрын

Nice idea and nicely done. But I honestly think these blocks will start crumbling really quick if you leave them like that. I once made some concrete dumbbells myself and despite giving them a thick coat of some robust paint the edges startet crumbling and slowly breaking up the whole thing. Of course ist cheap and it does it´s job but in consideration of the work it isn´t worth it.

@solomonmachine2137 2 жыл бұрын

yeah absolutely. I will do some more things to them to get them to survive better, but theyll probably break eventually. You definitely dont interact with these weights in the same way you would dumbbells or regular weight plates. You dont have to touch them at all once theyre on the guide rods. Some rubber inbetween each plate should be enough to lower a lot of wear

@ahmedabir7376 2 жыл бұрын

WOW...You are genius bro...I impresed your work

@Ataraxia_Atom 3 ай бұрын

Did you add glass fiber as well to reinforce the concrete? I bet that wpuld help it not flake and crumble

@JWB671 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve thought about concrete stacks for many years but never tried to make one. Will they crack eventually? Probably, but they are so cheap to rebuild it doesn’t really matter. Maybe some more mesh inside and maybe adding fiber would help too. One way of using concrete in a weight stack system I thought about was to build a metal carriage with shelves where you could add concrete weights by hand. The carriage would be on rollers so it would be smooth and the concrete weights never bang against anything so they wouldn’t break and you still get most of the cost savings from not having the dead weight being out of expensive steel.

@solomonmachine2137 2 жыл бұрын

Thats a good Idea but I wonder at what point would it be worth it to just go with a metal stack?

@JWB671 2 жыл бұрын

@@solomonmachine2137 depends where you live… I’m in Hawaii so getting a metal stack is not practical because of shipping costs…

@binodtappu 2 жыл бұрын

Sir jee aap(you )video bahut( big) late me banate(make) hai par(but) jabrjust(very good) banate ha.aap mahan hai(you are a great). Dhanyavaad (thanks). Jai hind.

@mood_workshop6442 Жыл бұрын

Этот парень меня вдохновляет на созданее чегото интересного

@johnnelwhite 2 жыл бұрын

If anyone doesn't want to make the weight stacks you could possibly use concrete pavers from Lowes in the garden department

@solomonmachine2137 2 жыл бұрын

good luck with turning those into a weight stack!

@carlfitness302 2 жыл бұрын

bro i remember watching your video and its inspired me to build my home gym now i have a decent homegym set up got an idea from your video in the one arm vable machine but mine is just a pulley and some cable wire much cheaper but do the same thing haha

@solomonmachine2137 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect bro Im so glad my video inspired you, that feels super redeeming. and as long as the cable has resistance it worked!

@fredysenriqueballestasalta7003 Жыл бұрын

I like it, your job was great. The plans please

@liamabreu4612 Жыл бұрын

Hola, me pregunto si podría tener las medidas para el molder

@alexparakan 2 жыл бұрын

Can you try making DIY Power Lifting Rack!?

@solomonmachine2137 2 жыл бұрын

yes!

@JamesKing-jw6hs 3 ай бұрын

Hey man , im ready to bulk back up, can you give me a pdf, or written dimension plan for the concrete form? I cant afford $3500 , fixed income. Thanks again

@PPostbus Жыл бұрын

Amazing vid!! I just tried this out myself in my 12m³ student appartment, turned out pretty ok! Only problem I had was removing the middel pipe (PVC). I used w40 to keep it from binding. Any tips to make the removal easier?

@solomonmachine2137 Жыл бұрын

I used a pipe wrench! If you can get the teeth on the pipe and twist you can get it out

@PPostbus Жыл бұрын

@@solomonmachine2137 Thanks a ton! And keep it up I love the vids

@samrussell1683 2 жыл бұрын

What is the dimensions of each concrete slab?

@awadheshyadav9321 Жыл бұрын

What the weight of each plate😊

@BarRookie 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video brother! You just have so much more options when you're able to cnc some metal and weld ;-)! Arent you afraid of the concrete cracking over time? That is why I made a weight stack out of wood. If you're interested, please check it out on my channel!