Gym Equipment

[arms70]

Been lurking around here for a few months. Just wanna say i love all the info/projects, and all the help. you guys are true pros on here. Got a question, has anyone built any gym equipment for any local gyms? I'm looking to build a incline bench press, and im looking for some decent prints. Any help would be appreciated

[farmersamm]

Drop by the local fitness center, and tell 'em ya maybe wanna join, and you wanna look around.

Take your camera, a tape measure, and a note pad

When 4 really big guys pick ya up and give ya the bums rush thru the front door, don't blame me.

It was just another one of my hair brained, ill advised ideas

[Supe]

Just as a side note, make sure you look GOOD and hard into the liability issues that go along with building exercise equipment.

[wannabe_welder]

Originally Posted by Supe

Just as a side note, make sure you look GOOD and hard into the liability issues that go along with building exercise equipment.

The way I understood what he wrote, he wants to build one for himself.

[Redgriz]

Wait for garage sale season and pick a few of them up for next to nothing. You will get the weights, bars and everything the exasperated mother wants to rid her garage of. I like the old ones because they are made out of angle iron, so I canabalize them for other projects. Be careful don't want a bunch of welders in court because they are doing steroids on the job. "Did you see that guy lift that 30 foot I beam without the use of crane?"

[paweldor]

Originally Posted by Supe

Just as a side note, make sure you look GOOD and hard into the liability issues that go along with building exercise equipment.

I once repaired, on site, some gym/excercise equipment. I DID look good, hard, and long at some of the personal trainers working there with clients. Damn, that 10 minute job took a long time.

[BigSteve]

Originally Posted by arms70

Been lurking around here for a few months. Just wanna say i love all the info/projects, and all the help. you guys are true pros on here. Got a question, has anyone built any gym equipment for any local gyms? I'm looking to build a incline bench press, and im looking for some decent prints. Any help would be appreciated

If you want, PM me and I can send you a pdf plan for a commercial Olympic bench.

[sc6chuck9]

Hey Steve, can you tell me where I may find plans for a machine that will let me hang upside down so as to relieve compression on my spine? We have a store here they call "relax the back" that has a machine but with this slowed down economy I can forget spending 700 bucks on one. However I have lots of scrape iron, time, and welding rods.

[BigSteve]

Originally Posted by sc6chuck9

Hey Steve, can you tell me where I may find plans for a machine that will let me hang upside down so as to relieve compression on my spine? We have a store here they call "relax the back" that has a machine but with this slowed down economy I can forget spending 700 bucks on one. However I have lots of scrape iron, time, and welding rods.

Sorry, I don't have anything like that - you might try Sam's Clube, they have 3 or 4 models for $200 or less.

Steve