York Barbell Club

[FastCatChamp]

Is it plated or coated with anything? If not, I'd just use an aluminum wire wheel chucked up in a drill. It won't damage the steel, but it'll make quick work of rust, chalk, dead skin, grime, etc. Just be sure to wear eye protection. Those wire wheels will sling little pieces of wire everywhere, and you definitely don't want to blind yourself over a bit of krusty knurling.

Actually worked both bars over before reading this. I saturated a washcloth with CLR, wiped it onto the bar a bit at a time, let it sit for a minute, wiped it off with another hot washcloth, and then went to work with a stiff nylon brush made for cleaning grout.

I repeated this a time or two. At the end I wiped it down one last time with a clean cloth and WD-40ed it. Looks outstanding. It is actually cleaner and shinier then my regualr bar at this point.

The bar has a darker color than I was expecting. I was expecting it to look stainless steel-like.

[AttyGuy]

Dude, let's see pics.

The bars originally had a dark covering, akin to gun bluing.

[FastCatChamp]

Dude, let's see pics.

The bars originally had a dark covering, akin to gun bluing.

I will get one tomorow in the daylight.

[daniel327]

Took the sleeves and inner collars off of the York ez-curl bar. I am debating whether to have it re-chromed or coated in black oxide.

I would have it hard chromed (not bright chrome).

Hard chroming is used on wear surfaces in industrial settings.

It will inhibit corrosion, and because it's hard, it will last forever.

[swimmer32]

Those wire wheels will sling little pieces of wire everywhere, and you definitely don't want to blind yourself over a bit of krusty knurling.

This. My two year old ended up stepping on a piece of wire and getting it lodged in his foot. I felt like a total arse for that one.

[AttyGuy]

Dave Draper, 12 years ago at age 60:

[TLYNCH777]

Dave Draper, 12 years ago at age 60:

Draper is the man . His book brother iorn sister steel is a must read .
Atty my BnR bar is awaiting those speed collars

[AttyGuy]

Lol. They are coming!

[SpinLock]

Since there is no Milo barbell club, I thought this thread would suffice. This is my new 1916 Milo Triplex set.

[morebarbell]

Very nice! Is the cap for loading shot?

[SpinLock]

Yes, one half of the hemisphere holds shot and the other half is plate loaded so you get the best of both worlds! It was a patented idea in 1908 by Alan Calvert, the founder of Milo Barbell. Milo was the first commercial barbell company in the US and the Triplex model is quite rare. After 1919 they only made the Duplex which was all plate loaded and got rid of the shot chamber.

[AttyGuy]

Yes, one half of the hemisphere holds shot and the other half is plate loaded so you get the best of both worlds! It was a patented idea in 1908 by Alan Calvert, the founder of Milo Barbell. Milo was the first commercial barbell company in the US and the Triplex model is quite rare. After 1919 they only made the Duplex which was all plate loaded and got rid of the shot chamber.

Did you get this from MUTASSIN?

[SpinLock]

Did you get this from MUTASSIN?

The Triplex or that paragraph? No on both.

Here are some beauty shots:

[swimmer32]

Here's a pair of 5 lb milled plates in case anyone is interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/York-Weight-...item35c46f507f

[morebarbell]

Here's a pair of 5 lb milled plates in case anyone is interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/York-Weight-...item35c46f507f

The photo shows only part of one plate. If the seller adds more photos, I might be interested... depending on how the bidding goes. I'm going to ask the seller to post photos that show both sides the two plates. On ebay, if somethings isn't shown there's usually good reason the seller doesn't want you to see it.

[morebarbell]

...Here are some beauty shots..

You've got quite the museum collection started. Very nice.

[MUTASAN]

Did you get this from MUTASSIN?

Attygirl, it's spelled....MUTASAN, thank you. some dude on IH just found a set like that, sweet.

[AttyGuy]

Attygirl, it's spelled....MUTASAN, thank you. some dude on IH just found a set like that, sweet.

Just remember club members, with the name MUTASSIN, the "MUT" and the "IN" are silent.

[AttyGuy]

Some dude on IH just found a set like that, sweet.

Coincidence?

[AttyGuy]

Picked up 1000 pounds of York Oly plates today. Anyone need 25s or 10s?

[ahoskinson44]

Anybody know any info on this single york I picked up at play it again sports? I thought I should get it because it was 59 cents a lb but they didn't have another one to match so I thought I would just use it on my leg curl machine. The letter K looks different from the other york stuff I have seen. The back also does not look milled like my old york plates. I just want to know if this is a knockoff or something? Thanks.

[AttyGuy]

Made in the last 15 years or so and probably made in China. Not vintage.

[MUTASAN]

Just remember club members, with the name MUTASSIN, the "MUT" and the "IN" are silent.

that was pretty good sweetheart. TIME OUT....where's rocklobster been?

[ahoskinson44]

Made in the last 15 years or so and probably made in China. Not vintage.

Thank you.

[AttyGuy]

that was pretty good sweetheart. TIME OUT....where's rocklobster been?

He's been out buying and selling better vintage iron than you have, Mrs. Lewis. Krebs and I were exchanging emails tonight on the new plates and you never came up.

[IvankoBarbellCo]

Yes, one half of the hemisphere holds shot and the other half is plate loaded so you get the best of both worlds! It was a patented idea in 1908 by Alan Calvert, the founder of Milo Barbell. Milo was the first commercial barbell company in the US and the Triplex model is quite rare. After 1919 they only made the Duplex which was all plate loaded and got rid of the shot chamber.

Do you know of any examples prior to 1908 of the "transitional" type of barbell that used both globe and plate together? I remember talking about this with the guys from the Univ. of Texas strength archive but am hazy on the details.

[MUTASAN]

He's been out buying and selling better vintage iron than you have, Mrs. Lewis. Krebs and I were exchanging emails tonight on the new plates and you never came up.

you girls had a 3-way and did'nt invite me ??????????????? now i'm hurt.

[skrebs01]

Just remember club members, with the name MUTASSIN, the "MUT" and the "IN" are silent.

Agree with you 100% on that. What's left in the middle is the best way to describe his postings, and is defiantly not silent.

[AttyGuy]

And never on-topic.

[SpinLock]

Do you know of any examples prior to 1908 of the "transitional" type of barbell that used both globe and plate together? I remember talking about this with the guys from the Univ. of Texas strength archive but am hazy on the details.

Other than the Milos, I can't think of anything that I have heard about. Someone over at IH mentioned a French dumbbell that might have pre-dated the 1902 shot loading canister bell. He described it as a canister shaped bell that was plate loaded (As I understood, plates went inside the can, instead of shot like Milo's). Alan Calvert was always patenting his new devices so presumable they were somewhat new. It seems like the Triplex might be the first hybrid bell that combined the old shot loading system with the new plate technology.

There were other dumbbells that were plate loaded but in a globe shape, like the go-go dumbbells. But they didn't have an outer globe shell like the Triplex and Duplex.