The sled "glides on a piece of angle iron that is running up both rails. On top of the angle iron we have flat mount pulleys that roll on the angle iron....
I've been meaning to post this for a while but I've been busy with work and school. My brother and I have recently build a Leg press and a power cage....
There are hinges on the safety stoppers. We actually have an old standard weight bench that we plan to take the backrest off of and put it on this machine. I am not sure what our next build will be....
Here are some more pictures of the leg press.
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The bar is not attached to anything. There is a space for bar to lay and gravity holds it in. The forty five degree angle of the sled keeps the bar from falling out. the bar can be placed in two...
I've been looking on craigslist for a while for a power rack and a leg press but there are not that many that are posted and when they are posted they are usually fairly expensive. I just ended up...
It cost around 250 dollars maybe a bit more maybe a little less, but right around 250 dollars. The most expensive part was the flat mount pulley wheels that we used on the sled. they were around 40...
We have wheels on the underside of the rails.
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I'll try to get some more tomorrow.
We built it with a plate that was parallel with the back rest but it was harder to have a longer range of motion because it put a lot more stress on your ankles. The angled foot plate helps a lot.
Many of you guys will have something to say about how it is weak of not strong however it is definitely solid enough for us. we have had about 500 pounds on it which is more than we can rep for now....
