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This thread seems to have slowed down so I'll post. I bought some plates from a scrap yard today and one is a cool Ferrigno plate. It is a very skinny plate and hope to one day find a mate for it. I...

Cool. Thanks.

Thanks, I will check out McMaster Carr. Is there a thickness that I should look for?

I glued some leather to the J-hooks but I do not think it is going to last very long.

Awesome. I plan to keep it forever. Do you know where I can find the plastic strips that go on the spotter arms?

I upgraded from a cheap 14 gauge rack to this much heavier rack. It was expensive but I am very happy with it. Does anyone know who built it?

Can anyone tell me who built this rack? I have searched the internet for days. I am trying to find one just like it or very similar. I am wanting to upgrade my residential rack to a commercial grade...

I am hoping to get some help with three pairs of collars I have. Can anyone tell me the ballpark year the two York pairs were made? The gray spin locks look like the normal Chinese-made collars...

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...

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

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...

I read that paragraph and understand that the plates were machined shorter. That is not the answer to my question.
My question was and still is WHY did they machine them shorter than their previous...

I posted this in the vintage iron thread inappropriately so I will move it here. I bought these at a used sporting goods store and was very excited. When I got them home I was much less excited to...

That is indeed interesting. Thanks for responding.

I read the document and see no explanation for why they changed the diameter of the 45's.
I also don't like your attitude, buster.

Yes the 45s, 35s and 25s are all milled. The 45s measure a hair under 17.25" in diameter.

I noticed the plates I just picked up are a smaller diameter than some other milled plates I have, which is frustrating when deadlifting. Why did York change the plate diameters?

Yes, the 35's are stamped USA.

I made my best ever score today when I walked into a used sporting goods store to buy a lacrosse ball for mobility exercises and saw some milled plates stacked in a corner. The owner had just cleaned...

Cool, I'm in Marston, about 15 minutes south of Pinehurst.

That's right. Fayetteville is only an hour from me.