Going to be starting to build a weights bench on my week off next week and before I order the steel I thought I'd get some input on what gauge I should use. The intent is to expand it unto a multigym in time but ideally I'd need it to be light and portable as I will be taking it apart when I need to get the car into the garage. I'm not sure on the gauge on commercial products though. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
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11 gauge 2x2 will be best, strong as f*** but still light enough.
what sort of bench are we talking here, an independant flat bench or a bench with bar holders?
id personly ditch any multigym, get a power rack, decent olympic set and a solid flat bench.
my set up can be seen in my vids -
http://www.youtube.com/owas92
what sort of bench are we talking here, an independant flat bench or a bench with bar holders?
id personly ditch any multigym, get a power rack, decent olympic set and a solid flat bench.
my set up can be seen in my vids -
http://www.youtube.com/owas92
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+ just a fyi,
dimensions should be around this
' 16.5" to 17.75" tall (42-45cm) - (from the ground, to the top of the padded surface, when the surface is UNCOMPRESSED)
Width will be 11.5" to 12 5/8"
Length of the entire pad will not be less than 48" ...usually they are around 50 for a standard comp bench.'
dimensions should be around this
' 16.5" to 17.75" tall (42-45cm) - (from the ground, to the top of the padded surface, when the surface is UNCOMPRESSED)
Width will be 11.5" to 12 5/8"
Length of the entire pad will not be less than 48" ...usually they are around 50 for a standard comp bench.'
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left mine behind in UK so no pics, material sounds right, good info on dimensions already posted, I made flat bench topped with ply (your local diy shed should cut it to size if you don't have gear to to it).
I used closed cell foam from camping mats on top of the bench, fixed it with double sided carpet tape.
Pinch ideas by going to local Decathlon etc, and measuring up if needed. great thing about phones now is you can snap pics of the kit as well.
The main thing is that if you knock up posts for bench pressing is to make sure that they are well tied in to the bench as its damned dangerous if they are not.
Mine were made from acrow prop tubing and welded on to scrap car wheels,and tied into bench with bolts and wingnuts.
Ditto if you make up a stand for preacher curls with curl bar.
shot of basic bench here: http://www.decathlon.fr/banc-de-musculation-bm120-id_8215285.html.
Have fun.
I used closed cell foam from camping mats on top of the bench, fixed it with double sided carpet tape.
Pinch ideas by going to local Decathlon etc, and measuring up if needed. great thing about phones now is you can snap pics of the kit as well.
The main thing is that if you knock up posts for bench pressing is to make sure that they are well tied in to the bench as its damned dangerous if they are not.
Mine were made from acrow prop tubing and welded on to scrap car wheels,and tied into bench with bolts and wingnuts.
Ditto if you make up a stand for preacher curls with curl bar.
shot of basic bench here: http://www.decathlon.fr/banc-de-musculation-bm120-id_8215285.html.
Have fun.
