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Post by Mr. Espey on Apr 24, 2007 9:42:32 GMT -5
if you are using 2" diameter steel you shoukd not have to machine it at all... it should fit perfectly.
Want to make a few of these dumbells Terry? I would buy 2 of them off of you.
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Post by Curtis "Smash" Klashinsky on Apr 24, 2007 12:00:52 GMT -5
I am also interested Terry.
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Post by Mat Helmer on Apr 24, 2007 17:19:52 GMT -5
I believe. Anyone know the diameter or size of hole for a plate (large hole), I'm going to build a dumbell with a 2" handle for a guy but I need to know the hole size so I can machine down the ends of the shaft that I'm going to use. Standard Olympic plates fit a 2" spindle and machined Olympic plates (Ivanko) fit a 1.95" spindle.
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Post by Terry Palaschak on Apr 24, 2007 22:06:49 GMT -5
Thanks guys, how many of these I make will depend on how much 2" shaft I have laying around.
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Post by Terry Palaschak on Apr 24, 2007 22:07:42 GMT -5
Ryan check your pm.
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Post by John Milne on Apr 25, 2007 19:39:27 GMT -5
How much 2 inch shaft do you have Terry?
Someone had to ask.... ;D
I'm not sure it should have been me but.. I'm bored tonight.
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Post by Terry Palaschak on Apr 26, 2007 0:12:48 GMT -5
Ha Ha. Actually I had enough to build 5 dumbells tonight. I hope Mathew was right about the shaft size because I ended up using the pump core pipes from an oil well. It is a chrome thick wall pipe that is exactly 1.995 " It should work sweet for the plates because a 2" bearing slid on easily but it had zero play. I made the first one 18" long but by the time I welded on the inside plate stoppers it only left 5 1/2 " for a handle so I made the rest of them 19" so that the handle ended up being 6 " and that left 5 3/4 inches to work with for the plates.
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Post by Mr. Espey on Apr 26, 2007 0:18:53 GMT -5
AWESOME... does that mean you have some dumbells made up for me? Do you take paypal?
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Post by Terry Palaschak on Apr 26, 2007 0:24:12 GMT -5
Check your pm Ryan.
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Post by John Milne on Apr 26, 2007 7:50:26 GMT -5
Could you post a pic of the dumbells please?
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