A DIY deadlift jack, no welding required

[xephonics]

I posted this in the homemade equip thread a few weeks back, but figured I'd share it with everyone else too lol.

I've tested it with 7 45's on each side and it lifted them with ease, and with hardly any effort on my part.

It is made from 1" galvanized schedule 40 pipe, painted with some rustoleum, and the bar cup/holder is covered in spray on rustoleum rubber sealant (as to not scratch the bar)

Part list:
two 3" nipples
2" nipple
12" nipple
3 tees
1 elbow
1 cap

I cut the bar holder with a bandsaw and ground down and rounded the edges and threads with a angle grinder.





All said it costs roughly $30 to make unpainted, I used free paint from work, so it made it easy to paint (and they had the colors i needed to match my rack lol).

[ninjaneer]

i'm on spread for everyone i'm trying to rep. damn u rep spread!

good post. almost makes me feel bad for spending $45 for a mini-jack. another solid solution.

[xephonics]

i'm on spread for everyone i'm trying to rep. damn u rep spread!

i know that feeling all too well

and $45 is not bad at all, considering you dont have to put any effort into it.

[Stasher1]

i'm on spread for everyone i'm trying to rep. damn u rep spread!

There's only so many times the same core group of folks here in the Equipment Forum can rep each other.

I may have to start venturing into some of the other forums just to find people to rep so I can get off spread.

[claricSTi]

I'm on spread too, will hit you with some greens tomorrow OP. I really like this idea and happen to work at a pipe and valve supplier, thanks for the post man.

[xephonics]

I'm on spread too, will hit you with some greens tomorrow OP. I really like this idea and happen to work at a pipe and valve supplier, thanks for the post man.

nice, i'm glad it helped

[KBKB]

Looks great!

Repped!

[KalleA]

Very nice!

Had a small idea for a little tweak.

If one were to use a reducing tee for the bar holder, like a 2"x1"x2", one could fit a 2" PVC pipe cut in half inside as a liner for protecting the knurling.

Reducing_Tee


PVC.pipe.cut.in.half



Cheers

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[xephonics]

Very nice!

Had a small idea for a little tweak.

If one were to use a reducing tee for the bar holder, like a 2"x1"x2", one could fit a 2" PVC pipe cut in half inside as a liner for protecting the knurling.

Reducing_Tee


PVC.pipe.cut.in.half



Cheers

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agreed, that would be a much better solution than the spray on rubber, though I would be curious how much pressure the pipe could stand before cracking (I could just use schedule 80 pvc, as I've seen that tested up to ~720psi or so)

[Wildtim]

Now to convince the wife I need a bandsaw!


Repped anyway

[xephonics]

Now to convince the wife I need a bandsaw!


Repped anyway

lol, or if you have a cheap angle grinder, you can use a cut off wheel (carefully, as they LOVE to fly apart)

and thanks for all the compliments/reps all I'm glad you guys like the idea. I personally like it, as almost anyone can make it (hell the most it takes for tools is a cheap angle grinder, a $30-40 tool and you have all you need to make it)

[KalleA]

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agreed, that would be a much better solution than the spray on rubber, though I would be curious how much pressure the pipe could stand before cracking (I could just use schedule 80 pvc, as I've seen that tested up to ~720psi or so)

I'm guessing PVC will be just fine. It is afterall fully cradled/supported by the pipe tee.

A theoretically even better option would be UHMW PE-tubing. A quick search produced this:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/51..._Tube.html?s=p

UHMWPE_Tube



There must be local US suppliers (plastics, bearings, et.al.) that carry similar stuff though.


Cheers


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[Wildtim]

Usually the supports are just smooth metal. If I do this I might go as far as plastidip but a good deburing should work fine.

[Shoua]

Repped. Good idea on the bar holder part.

[xephonics]

Repped. Good idea on the bar holder part.

thanks

[ProtienandIron]

Good job mate. A DL jack is such a great piece of equipment to own, I don't know how I managed without mine. Repsicles en route to your CP.

"You need a power rack, a bench, a 300lb weight set, and a deadlift jack." should be the equipment forum motto.

[ICEcap2]

Good job mate. A DL jack is such a great piece of equipment to own, I don't know how I managed without mine. Repsicles en route to your CP.

"You need a power rack, a bench, a 300lb weight set, and a deadlift jack." should be the equipment forum motto.

A 300 lbs set usually only has one pair of 45, making the use deadlift jack less needed. Where it really comes into play is when you already have at least one 45 on each end and want to add another while keeping the plates tight together and if you have 3 or more 45s on each side getting another one on is a PITA without a jack. I'm not there yet and probably never will get there, but I still have a jack for adding the 2 or 3 45 to a side, makes it easier.

[ProtienandIron]

A 300 lbs set usually only has one pair of 45, making the use deadlift jack less needed. Where it really comes into play is when you already have at least one 45 on each end and want to add another while keeping the plates tight together and if you have 3 or more 45s on each side getting another one on is a PITA without a jack. I'm not there yet and probably never will get there, but I still have a jack for adding the 2 or 3 45 to a side, makes it easier.

And this^ is why I love the equipment forum.

[smokeater]

Nice job.

I found this video somewhere on this site and made my own jack. Basically the same concept, except no cutting involved. Everything screws into place, which is perfect for those who may not have the tools to cut.

[xephonics]

Nice job.

I found this video somewhere on this site and made my own jack. Basically the same concept, except no cutting involved. Everything screws into place, which is perfect for those who may not have the tools to cut.

I saw that video as well, but for some reason that size pipe did not seem sturdy in my mind (I REALLY like to over engineer, so 1" was as low as I was gonna go) - I'm not saying it would not be, I just have an odd ocd thingy about over building things.

[smokeater]

I saw that video as well, but for some reason that size pipe did not seem sturdy in my mind (I REALLY like to over engineer, so 1" was as low as I was gonna go) - I'm not saying it would not be, I just have an odd ocd thingy about over building things.

I was skeptical at first too. I used 3/4" pipe as the Home Depot I went to didn't have enough 1/2". The 3/4" is very sturdy. But of course logically 1" would be even sturdier. I totally get why you'd want 1". Might cost $4-5 more in the end but so much stronger. Given what you did with the cutting, I don't imagine anything smaller than 1" would work as the groove, that makes contact with the barbell, would be too narrow.