Weight Bench Complete -- more photos

Pete, I am awed. Great bench. I am going to make a weight rack some time soon.

Nice job.

Looks like an olympic bar. Kinda big for what looks like a small space? Mebbe a 5' or 6' bar would be more navigable? Also, 1" plates are a little more manageable, more easily purchased, poss. cheaper. Also, that nice floor will not stay so nice w/ plates strewn on them. Put carpet squares on either side for resting plates, or better, put the whole bench on carpet.

Thanks, Ig. Yeah, I need to do one of those too, as you can tell by all the weights laying around on the floor.

My youngest son has signed up with the Marines. He should go to boot camp at the end of May if he gets in good enough shape. I sure didn't know he was going to do that when I started this project, but we both needed to get in shape.

Pete Keillor

Pete, I will try to make a compact rack that could take quite a few weights. I hope that your son stays alive and well and keeps his sanity.

Thanks for the thoughts, Ig. I'll be praying a lot the next four+ years.

Pete

Very nice work on that. Looks very professional.

hey Pete why not weld some 1" round stock ( or whatever the bore of the weights are) to the rack and hang the weights from the bench. nice job Bri

Nice job. And a guard dog as well! :-) Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net TSRA, Life; NRA LOH & Endowment Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot"s Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.

Pete Keillor wrote:

Very nicely done, Pete!

That's a good idea. Some commercial units (squat racks, etc) do that as well. Done right, it also makes it easier to load/unload plates on the bar.