The beginning of my obsession............. with York Barbell

[FastCatChamp]

Nice deal OP.

Since no one has stated it........I would definitely say that the seller throwing in a $100+ Inzer lever belt does in fact make the seller "way cool"

[Cleveland33]

Atty - does that CLR take off pitting? The Blaster and wire wheel did a great job on everything but there is still some pitting. I tried one of abrasive wheels on my patina'd bar, that didn't work so well.

[AttyGuy]

If the metal is damaged, it is damaged. . .

[megagiantoctopu]

Out of curiosity what is the diameter of the hole for these plates? I'm looking at York disks & already have 1" spinlock bars, was wondering...well more like doubting, that a York plate will fit.?

[AttyGuy]

The vintage York standard plates will fit a 1" spinlock bar. These are all Olympic plates with 2" holes. So, you'd need a lot more girth.

[Tyciol]

I searched for York Barbell and I got this:

What has science done?

Anyway about ordering stuff for their site, I can't even see prices listed, so how do you know how much it is to order something?

[AttyGuy]

Contact Allison Foreman and ask for the catalog and price list.

[animalfan]

Contact Allison Foreman and ask for the catalog and price list.

i keep seeing people say to contact her, post her email address here so everyone can do it. i would, but i can't find it. guess i should have saved it to my computer instead of going old school and writing it down

[AttyGuy]

i keep seeing people say to contact her, post her email address here so everyone can do it. i would, but i can't find it. guess i should have saved it to my computer instead of going old school and writing it down

Her office number is (614) 785-9266, and her fax, (614) 785-9322. Her e-mail is allisonforeman@aol.com.

[AttyGuy]

Vermonter - Thanks for the compliment. Total investment with plates, bar, cage, and weight tree is around $1200. I am now banned by my wife from spending anymore money on anything related to gym equipment.

Never tell them what you spent. Flipping helps, as does establishing a "black" or secret budget.

[animalfan]

Never tell them what you spent. Flipping helps, as does establishing a "black" or secret budget.

Agreed. My wife doesn't actually care what I spend, but sometimes she prefers not to know. I take some of my weekly spending money and sock it away, add money earned from flipping, and then talk to her about what I'm going to buy. She asks how much money is going to come out of our account to buy it, doesn't care about anything else.

[KastorTroy]

Never tell them what you spent. Flipping helps, as does establishing a "black" or secret budget.

Agreed. My wife doesn't actually care what I spend, but sometimes she prefers not to know. I take some of my weekly spending money and sock it away, add money earned from flipping, and then talk to her about what I'm going to buy. She asks how much money is going to come out of our account to buy it, doesn't care about anything else.

Don’t worry guys, she doesn't know the exact number. The secret budget is defiantly a good idea. My home gym is in the basement, and she has to walk past it to get to the washer and dryer. I bought everything you see in my pics in less then a month. It made quite a drastic change to the basement, which started as a flat bench and a couple dumbbells; I also did flip some Ivanko dumbbells that helped the cost. I since gave her some extra money out of the blue to spend for herself on shopping, which lifts my ban

[AttyGuy]

CFF York Oly sale: http://www.christiansfitnessfactory....reduction+sale

[AttyGuy]

Bumping a sweet thread. Where is KastorTroy?

[ProtienandIron]

Where is KastorTroy?

...I'm guessing hes done his 10 posts for the year.

[AttyGuy]

Lol!

[MC707]

...I'm guessing hes done his 10 posts for the year.

Lol.

Interesting, so this is the thread that began the York Barbell Club. Nice.

[AttyGuy]

Lol.

Interesting, so this is the thread that began the York Barbell Club. Nice.

Yes it is. And they catalyst has vanished.

[EricAtl]

York Barbell Club!

Resurrection bump. I've been reading thru a lot of threads to find the best method of cleaning up the York bar I picked up today. I found this post which appears to be the birth of the York barbell club. So instead of a new thread or bumping another, I chose this one.
A quick scrub down with the heavy duty 3 in 1 has already made a difference. The bar Appears to have a bluish tint in the center portion which I suspect is patina. I might try some clr to see what that does. Was thinking of taking it apart but the sleeves still spin.
A couple of questions
what should I use to clean up the knurled areas more, steel wool, steel or copper brush, wire wheel, etc.
Same question but for the collars and sleeves. Was thinking steel wool.
Thanks.

[vhd16]

Resurrection bump. I've been reading thru a lot of threads to find the best method of cleaning up the York bar I picked up today. I found this post which appears to be the birth of the York barbell club. So instead of a new thread or bumping another, I chose this one.
A quick scrub down with the heavy duty 3 in 1 has already made a difference. The bar Appears to have a bluish tint in the center portion which I suspect is patina. I might try some clr to see what that does. Was thinking of taking it apart but the sleeves still spin.
A couple of questions
what should I use to clean up the knurled areas more, steel wool, steel or copper brush, wire wheel, etc.
Same question but for the collars and sleeves. Was thinking steel wool.
Thanks.

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=153581161

I have used the methods mentioned in the above thread and cleaned at least 2 York bars.

The bluing could be original gun blue. I kept it on mine.

Brass wire wheel is way to go.

[AttyGuy]

Love this thread.

The blue on the bar is the original coating. If you want to be more aggressive in cleaning the bar, use CLR, but do not let it remain on the bar or it will remove the blue. When you are done, wipe down and oil the bar. You likely will find a lot of crap inside the sleeves. It is possible to tap out the brass insert, but why bother? Clean out the insides of the sleeves and then use a liberal amount of white lithium grease on the bar as you re-install the sleeves.

Enjoy that bar.

[EricAtl]

Experimenting between work sets. Penetrating 3 in 1, small hand hel brass brush, wire wheel on my dewalt.
Side I am cleaning


Other side I have just wiped down with a rag and 3 in 1


Going to have to try the clr on the knurl, or maybe the vinegar soak to really get in there.
Thanks guys.

[vhd16]

Eric,

Even better Okeley's method.

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...highlight=sand