$14 Dollar Squat Rack....

[Edudbor]

$14 dollars worth of wood. Already had screws. Could do it again cheaper and better, but I think this is good enough for now.

EDIT:

Here it is in action - holding 428 pounds while I do pull-ups on it....


Tell me again how it's gonna break when I put 200 pounds on it guys

[illskillz]

thats more than 14 bucks of wood there dave man

Ill make it if it can hold my max squat of 350

[IronDraven]

gonna suck donkey ass when you go to rack and the wood doesn't hold

[Kato88]

thats more than 14 bucks of wood there dave man

Ill make it if it can hold my max squat of 350

joking right?

[GApump]

Is that secured to the floor somehow? I'd hate for it to tip forward when you go to rerack it.

[gmenfan40]

it looks like you might need to add more support beams all around, especially the top and the sides

[SecondSucks]

You must be a weak squatter.

[Flex_Or_Die]

I'd be pretty wary of racking over 400lbs on that.

I'd suggest you weight test it.

[MuscleManxx]

itl break.. i wouldnt trust it.. need 3x the wood to hold even 225

[Edudbor]

thats more than 14 bucks of wood there dave man

Ill make it if it can hold my max squat of 350

Son, are you retarded?

I went to the store on Sunday and bought the wood. To be perfectly honest the wood was $10.55 and some metal supports I put in the corners were $3.98.

[pantera02018]

I'd be pretty wary of racking over 400lbs on that.

I'd suggest you weight test it.

400?

i woudlnt put more than 250 on that

[Atlas Shrugged]

Welding FTW

For the same price I could build one 5 times that strength.

[otrebmu]

that is sweet. GJ OP for being creative. homemade things are the best


just think how sick a rack made of $30 worth of would be

[Kiknskreem]

You won't find me squatting there.

[MisterChase]

Pretty creative and thrifty of you. But if I were you, I'd add reinforcements to those blocks of wood holding the bar. I'd screw a 2x4 underneath each of those, into the mainframe. You can never build it too safe.

[illskillz]

watch the whole thing tilt when you put 300 pounds lol

[Spartan#x]

Are you serious? Is the only jointery SCREWS? Dude...your screws are guna rip right through that wood eventually. You need to use some legit jointery instead of just screws dude.

[nekkidbear]

I would have used 4x4's for the main structure.

[MisterChase]

And I would also securely wrap all the reinforcements in duct tape, to further increase the integrity of the construction. Practically mummify it in duct-tape, like 3-4 layers. That way, even if the wood cracks, the tape would hold it. And to make it even MORE stronger, I would tape metal pipes around the frames -- they will act like a "splinter", in case a fracture or compromise of the integrity occurs.

[Edudbor]

You guys are so silly.

Weight *feels* heavy and we all like to think we're real strong and all.

400 pounds ain't ****.

Seriously. Stop and look around you for a second. Your entire house is made out of 2x4s.

I think you are all greatly underestimating the strength of wood. I don't have weights yet, but I'll prove ya wrong.

[Spartan#x]

You guys are so silly.

Weight *feels* heavy and we all like to think we're real strong and all.

400 pounds ain't ****.

Seriously. Stop and look around you for a second. Your entire house is made out of 2x4s.

I think you are all greatly underestimating the strength of wood. I don't have weights yet, but I'll prove ya wrong.

its not the wood you are making the mistake with, its the jointery. you need something more concrete than just screws man.

[Sammer011]

You guys are so silly.

Weight *feels* heavy and we all like to think we're real strong and all.

400 pounds ain't ****.

Seriously. Stop and look around you for a second. Your entire house is made out of 2x4s.

I think you are all greatly underestimating the strength of wood. I don't have weights yet, but I'll prove ya wrong.

They're not underestimating the strength of the wood, it's that you just used screws and not any type of brackets to secure the pieces together.

[Edudbor]

its not the wood you are making the mistake with, its the jointery. you need something more concrete than just screws man.

What's wrong with screws?

They're holding up an entire wall of Kitchen cabinets...loaded with food & dishes and what nots.

[SecondSucks]

You guys are so silly.

Weight *feels* heavy and we all like to think we're real strong and all.

400 pounds ain't ****.

Seriously. Stop and look around you for a second. Your entire house is made out of 2x4s.

I think you are all greatly underestimating the strength of wood. I don't have weights yet, but I'll prove ya wrong.

You do realize that, thats not a house???

[Dirk Diggler]

You guys are so silly.

Weight *feels* heavy and we all like to think we're real strong and all.

400 pounds ain't ****.

Seriously. Stop and look around you for a second. Your entire house is made out of 2x4s.

I think you are all greatly underestimating the strength of wood. I don't have weights yet, but I'll prove ya wrong.

I think the wood is strong enough, I wouldn't trust the screws.

[Edudbor]

They're not underestimating the strength of the wood, it's that you just used screws and not any type of brackets to secure the pieces together.

You mean stuff like this?

[Edudbor]

You do realize that, thats not a house???

You do realize that rack will hold more than I'll ever squat in my life, right?

[volleyball4]

a house has more than 1 piece of wood on each side. that's why houses are so strong..they use a ****load of wood

[Leenad]

Good job bro, I really love "nifty" (no homo) things like that. I hope it works out.

[bigmane123]

try squating 365+lbs on that thing its gonna break eventually