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!
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?
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 🙏🙏😂😂💪💪
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?
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.
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.
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! 👍
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. 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.
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
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
congratulations for the work you could provide me with the list of materials and measurements very much the project would like to inspire me abracos do brasil
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?
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 th-cam.com/video/kAxGAIFbqu4/w-d-xo.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 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.
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....
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@CommieClown PedoRapist Yeah, fuck structural engineering, shits dumb.
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
th-cam.com/video/1cQ77jySfcA/w-d-xo.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?
Beautiful build bro, looking forward to more builds
Thanks for showing this. One of the better designs.
Super nice build man. Love the joinery you used. Good cam work too. All that's left is to get a finish on that thing!
Can you do a quick video with some up close footage of the cable system, specifically the dual pole tower? Thanks!
Hi, the lat pull down does look really smooth in performance! Good idea, I'm going to copy this, thanks for sharing.
You did a damn good job dude!!! Major thumbs up! 🔥
I had a feeling in that video that you eyeballed it. You really have some talent bro.. subbed
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 🙏🙏😂😂💪💪
appreciate the perspective man
Very well thought out.
Excellent job bro !
Good job Buddy. I like your work..it inspires me...
Super awesome!!! Congratualtions!
Thanks Eddie really appreciated the detail
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?
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.
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.
I want to see you do pull ups on it! And swing around to show us how stable it is
excellent work, which makes it possible to have the measurements of the frame. stay tuned.
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! 👍
The B.u.f.f. Dudes saved all of us XD!
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. 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! What’s the height of the highest point of the rack? And what’s the length of the rack? Thank you
solid job, bro
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
Great video and awesome build. If you wanted to be able to take it apart for storage or transport a bolt screw system may have worked ?
Can you make a video describing how you made the cable system plz!!! Thankyou
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
How long are those steel pipes connected to the floor flange (bar holder)?
Your "Rack with Roids" it is just amazing, dude! I use the SketchUp software to draw the one that i make, and it is a very useful tool
Saul Siordia haha I like that. Good man. Hope it works out for you! Good luck
congratulations for the work you could provide me with the list of materials and measurements very much the project would like to inspire me abracos do brasil
Hello if you could share measurements it will help others like me who want to build such power cage. The wood used is pinewood?
Really well done Bro..! :-)
Nice design!
any chance of describing how you built/put together the lat pulldown? (wiring/hooks)
How stable is the pullupbar? I whant to do musle up training on this thing. Is that pasible?
Decline bench press is possible on this rack??
I would make sure to put another vertical support beam underneath the safety/spotter arms just for good measure. But great build nonetheless!
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.
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That part on the pipe you use as j-hooks is called a flange. The other is just a cap.
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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 love your Flintstones gym
WONDERFUL WORK
Awesome 👍super like it ur a genius .... tnx much for sharing ur squat rack 👊
what happens in the bench press if you fail the last rep
Saludos!! Para haberlo hecho d tu mente,así en el momento,sin planos,kedó muy bien!!...
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.
Google is another great tool
Hi, I was just wondering if you could tell us the dimensions of this? Thanks
Awesome! How stable is this when you are doing pull up or muscle up?
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 th-cam.com/video/kAxGAIFbqu4/w-d-xo.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?
hi, you can the plan with the measures, please I have to build it too
What are the dimensions? I'd like to see how much space it takes.
It will be great if u can make also adjustable safety 👍👍👍its cool powerrack dude
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.
whats the overall size of this set up?
Low pulley , how does that work ?
Could you provide materials, measurements. Thanks!
Great build. I’m about to drop $475 on a Rogue Squat SML 3 squat stand.
8:30 Its called a "Flange" looks like a cast iron 3/4 inch Flange with 3/4" threaded pipes and 3/4" end cap.
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....
Y los planos? Me quiero hacer uno igual 🥺
Exellent brah amazing
Tavo Games thanks man
Make a vid on concrete plates!
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
thought of the same. passing through bolts or mount the pulley on top (reverse). every thing else is good.
Can you draw the rack with the measures on a piece of paper just to have a better idea????
i will try to!
I want too please to make a one XD
You could give me the measures bro other this excellent
Would love some dimensions!!!! I'm gonna build a cave man / flintstone gym with my son!!!!
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
Your next diy should be cable cross overs
$300, no way with today’s lumber prices. Pretty cool idea though
Asking again for dimensions and a cut list. PLEASE????
Where did you get those pulleys ??
Stephane Fortin Lowe’s👌🏽
What's the post size? 4or or 6x6? Ang galing naman 👌👌👌
those are nominal 4x4 posts, so most likely they will measure 3.5 in. x 3.5 in.
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
Shannon I agree and mine has done it. People just get sketched out
I’d like to see bolts instead of screws
2x4 dimensional lumber x 2 pieces can hold 1800 lbs.... load it up
no problem 😎
hi eddy. nice rack. whats your height of safety guide?
i believe its 4ft
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
Watch this dude try to sell these blueprints In a couple of months lol
Alejandro Gomez planning on it
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.
The one that is where the rope is done right.
flange plates
hehe
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.
Zaine Ridling thank you for your detailed analysis👍🏼
Relax your head on the bench when you're doing press chest.
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.
Worried about the safety hooks of the bar when bench pressing easily accidentlly pushed back and you are in big trouble man.
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.
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.
Great job but for $50 to $150 you can buy a metal squat rack in this same configuration. But still really good work.
yeah maybe a shitty one lol and this way he can make it for exactly how he needs it
At the time this video was made, you couldn’t find exercise equipment anywhere. It was all sold out.