Homemade Power Rack

Been busy training. Decided it was time to add a power rack to the gym. I've just finished putting this one together for <£90:

£63 for the timber and that INCLUDES VAT & delivered to my door.
£10 for T plates and a box of good 4" wood screws.
£8 for 3.5m of steel conduit. I'll probably have to replace this with solid bar but it came in useful for lining up the holes in the meantime.

Simple tools and even simpler skills. I had great fun building it.

Cool! I've been thinking about making a wooden rack some day.
What size timber is it, 2x4? will you use regular power rack lift off hooks?

Paul

4" x 4" for the uprights, 2" x 4" for the rest. I've used dressed (planed) wood so it's actually about 5mm smaller than this. When ordering ask for wood that is straight, not twisted and has few knots.
For the lift off hooks I used couplers for 22mm pipes. Steel rod runs through the center of them and a bolt holds it in place (see pic). The lip on the coupler is big enough to stop the bar rolling or bouncing off but maybe not for the faint of heart! I had thought of using a metal pipe flange and may go down that route if this idea doesn't work.

Alan

Al, that's a FINE looking rack, neatly made and good value. Even more impressive is the sourcing of straight and true timber, rare from most diy and timber merchants where I live

Lol999 wrote:Al, that's a FINE looking rack, neatly made and good value. Even more impressive is the sourcing of straight and true timber, rare from most diy and timber merchants where I live

Thanks. I've used one particular timber merchants a few times and have always had good service. On the delivery note they had typed "AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE". Their price beat others by a long shot and only £5 for delivery!

Nice Rack Al (never thought I would say that to a bloke ) .I remember reading an article by Bill Starr , he built a power rack from wood aswell.I think York used to sell wooden ones as a cheaper version to the steel, I think that was in the same article.Another set of pins and you can do Isotonic Isometrics, im trying them at the moment with the press
Mark

MarkR wrote:Nice Rack Al (never thought I would say that to a bloke ) .I remember reading an article by Bill Starr , he built a power rack from wood aswell.I think York used to sell wooden ones as a cheaper version to the steel, I think that was in the same article.Another set of pins and you can do Isotonic Isometrics, im trying them at the moment with the press
Mark

Isotonic Isometrics: Is that where you do a partial movement, say a press up to a set of pins (isotonic phase) and then push against the pins (isometric phase)? I've heard of it, but never tried it. Another set of pins on the way for me I think!

That is a lovely looking rack Al. Very cool!

Nick

That's a strong looking rack and excellent value! Thanks for sharing.

On the GB I'd've gone with



but here I'll go with

Al yes thats right.I have some stuff by Bill Starr on how to do them I can do you a p/copy if you want to read them before you start trying them

Nice rack indeed...

I wish I had skills like that Al. I am totally rubbish at DIY & wouldn't trust anything I built.

thats great! When i have spare time i will build one myself, funny i have been thinking of a solution to my lack of rack for a long time.

How much weight do you think it'll hold?

great job

Looks the biz!

Cool!!!!