Vintage Iron Thread

[matrix563]

rest of pics here

https://imgur.com/gallery/oD2G7jv

ultra rare 6 ft york rackable power bar.

im 2 of 2 on unicorns this year. wonder what the next one will be 🤭

[vhd16]

Need some TLC which will I will do in due course of time . But for now they seem to fit the bar very well . So they will stay in the gym. Not sure the lip is 1.35" but very easy to carry them with your fingers.

Lip is not as deep as Yorks but very good.

[matrix563]

Need some TLC which will I will do in due course of time . But for now they seem to fit the bar very well . So they will stay in the gym. Not sure the lip is 1.35" but very easy to carry them with your fingers.

Lip is not as deep as Yorks but very good.

very nice. i have 1 of them. bfco made some nice plates

[matrix563]

cleaned up the power bar. i think it came out really good!

[DarthCholo]

cleaned up the power bar. i think it came out really good!

Came out super nice. Looks like they welded closed. What method you use to clean up.

[urbanlifter]

Need some TLC which will I will do in due course of time . But for now they seem to fit the bar very well . So they will stay in the gym. Not sure the lip is 1.35" but very easy to carry them with your fingers.

Lip is not as deep as Yorks but very good.

Congrats! Out of all the vintage plates I have owned I think these were actually my favorites (more so than York DD's). Just a simple, bad@ass looking deep dish design, even though they were not incredibly accurate/precise. Think I got up to three pairs of 45's at one point, would be neat to source a big enough set to outfit a home gym.

[matrix563]

Came out super nice. Looks like they welded closed. What method you use to clean up.

just a wire cup for a angle grinder. i also oiled it after these pics. taking it down this much it will eventually rust. i dont think it was rusty before much just a bunch of grime accumulated from over the years.

[nissan11]

I drove a couple hours today to look at some bars hoping to find what I thought was an OB84 in a picture. There were no Ivanko bars but I did find two straight Yorks so I don't feel like the trip was not wasted. Also, the seller had some Hoffman plates and these. I already have some Hoffmans so I left them and got these because I think the USA looks cool. Anyone know what they are? They are cast.

[EricAtl]

I drove a couple hours today to look at some bars hoping to find what I thought was an OB84 in a picture. There were no Ivanko bars but I did find two straight Yorks so I don't feel like the trip was not wasted. Also, the seller had some Hoffman plates and these. I already have some Hoffmans so I left them and got these because I think the USA looks cool. Anyone know what they are? They are cast.

Rusty gold. Not sure what the plates are but they are definitely cool.

[vhd16]

I drove a couple hours today to look at some bars hoping to find what I thought was an OB84 in a picture. There were no Ivanko bars but I did find two straight Yorks so I don't feel like the trip was not wasted. Also, the seller had some Hoffman plates and these. I already have some Hoffmans so I left them and got these because I think the USA looks cool. Anyone know what they are? They are cast.

They are ok .The ones I had,did not have good tolerances .

[DarthCholo]

I drove a couple hours today to look at some bars hoping to find what I thought was an OB84 in a picture. There were no Ivanko bars but I did find two straight Yorks so I don't feel like the trip was not wasted. Also, the seller had some Hoffman plates and these. I already have some Hoffmans so I left them and got these because I think the USA looks cool. Anyone know what they are? They are cast.

I miss collecting and using vintage plates. I just liked using grip plates so much more and it wasn't practical for me to have so many. Maybe one day I'll have luxury of having two home gyms where I can have some vintage stuff in one.

[nissan11]

They are ok .The ones I had,did not have good tolerances .

What didn't have good tolerances? The OB84? What was off on yours?

[nissan11]

I finally got around to straightening an 'old' Hampton bar this week. It only had two bends so this one was pretty straightforward. Here are some photos of it next to a 'new' Hampton just for reference. Everything about the bars is different, especially the knurling.

[matrix563]

finally was able to replace my long 20 lb dumbbells.



they were as long as my 75 lb globe lol


got these awesome jacksons for 67 shipped. they look waxed but they are not. they didnt mark them for the small sizes.





all cleaned up!




still looking for a 45 globe to have pairs. i have pairs of 55s and soon pairs of 65s. looking for a pair for my 75







sizes pictured

0.25s
0.75s
2.5s
5s
10s
15s
20s
25s
35s
45

[vhd16]

Congrats! Out of all the vintage plates I have owned I think these were actually my favorites (more so than York DD's). Just a simple, bad@ass looking deep dish design, even though they were not incredibly accurate/precise. Think I got up to three pairs of 45's at one point, would be neat to source a big enough set to outfit a home gym.

looks like i "missed" this thread .Thanks. Damn 3 pairs. if you held on to those 3 pairs and sure you could have outfitted with a set/sets by now.

I sure have "enough" York DD sets.

What didn't have good tolerances? The OB84? What was off on yours?

The plates were little loose on the York and Ivanko bars. Little sloppy for DL

[jamesbeat]

Hey everyone, I'm new here, and I'd like some advice about collecting vintage weight plates.

I have to buy some new plates for my dumbbells asap, and I have decided that from now on, I will only buy vintage ones so I can gradually build a collection.

The end goal is to end up with a complete vintage set from a single manufacturer.

What I'm having trouble with is picking which manufacturer to collect.

Ideally, I would like to concentrate on a manufacturer that was quite prolific, so I can find plates easily and inexpensively - as old as possible, but not necessarily rare is my goal.

I have been searching Craigslist for about a month now, but I don't really know what I'm looking at to be honest. I want to buy right the first time. I know some of you guys buy large lots of plates and trade/flip the ones you don't need, but I live in an apartment, and I just don't have the room to store stuff I'm not using.

I have done quite a lot of searching online, but it seems this thread is the main source of information on this topic.

Could I get some suggestions to point me in the right direction?

[Skidmarx]

Read through this thread, dude

[jamesbeat]

Read through this thread, dude

I have been - I'm currently on page 56.

I think I'm gravitating towards dimpled Billards for my standard plates. Looks like they are from the 50's but still pretty common and inexpensive.

I have a Play it Again Sports quite near me. I'm hoping to swing by at some point soon and see what they have. I can definitely see this turning into an addiction.

[BradBeauvoir]

Not sure where to post or if allowed. I have a 1908 Milo Triplex barbell set I was wanting to get information on about value. If there is anyone with info I would appreciate. Thanks

[AttyGuy]

Post some pics.

[RemainDieHard]

Those BFCO are legendary

[AttyGuy]

Bump it up.

[matrix563]

new blob challenge. i call it the infinity gauntlet.

anyone have any other cool blob challenges i could do? aside from upside down juggling i am open to ideas but not from folk club owners or gougers or bulk sulkers hahaha




prob will get replies from them but until i see comparable feats who cares

[urbanlifter]

Long Live Vintage iron (combating Chinese spam)

[BringinFlexyBac]

First time posting here. Thanks for the wealth of info provided by all of you.
Question, I recently purchased some York 45 lb plates (most likely from the 80’s or 90’s). After 3 or 4 deadlifting sessions, I noticed after oiling all of the plates today, that a few of them have some very minor cracks, hairline really for the most part.
Is it possible that I caused these from such few Deadlift sessions (I do have a platform) or is it likely they were there already and I just didn’t notice when i bought them (as I really didn’t inspect them that closely)
Most importantly though, should i not use them for further deadlifting (don’t want to destroy them if the cracks are going to get worse) and just use them to squat and bench. Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this.

[AttyGuy]

There is a York thread on the forum you might want to check out...

The cracks likely were pre-existing. You should move them to something with less force (leg press machine, bench press, squats). They should be fine. If you can, post pics.

[BringinFlexyBac]

There is a York thread on the forum you might want to check out...

The cracks likely were pre-existing. You should move them to something with less force (leg press machine, bench press, squats). They should be fine. If you can, post pics.

Thanks for your response. I’d love to post pics, but I believe I need to have 50+ posts in order to do so....in any case, thank you very much for your insight.

[EricAtl]

Thanks for your response. I’d love to post pics, but I believe I need to have 50+ posts in order to do so....in any case, thank you very much for your insight.

Click go advanced and there you can manage attachments and upload pics. You just cannot post links.

[Greybird2]

Keep in mind, you can deadlift and set the weights down gently. If you must drop, get some bumper plates.

[dhartnet]

Not sure where to post or if allowed. I have a 1908 Milo Triplex barbell set I was wanting to get information on about value. If there is anyone with info I would appreciate. Thanks

My friend Reuben (RIP) who was THEE Milo Authority (wrote the book on Milo.. Literally) said this about "value" and its perfect.

"Its only worth what someone is willing to pay for it".

In other words, there is no set value (like Baseball cards, etc). I have a few Milo's kicking around, I paid 1K each for mine years ago.
These days, the collecting seemed to slow a bit. Im actually going to try to sell a couple of mine, house downsizing, etc. Share the Milo pics here if you can...