I recently purchased four pairs of 1.25 lbs magnetic plates from power-systems.com on their 50% off free-shipping sale event. They have strong magnets, but the equipment you are attaching them to should be more or less bare metal and cover platemate's full surface which is about 3" in diameter. I got them to use solely with my adjustable dumbbells. Overall I like them.
Here are pictures of mine:
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Thread: Platemate Review
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08-04-2013, 03:06 PM #1Kyrgyz in heart
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Platemate Review
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08-04-2013, 03:08 PM #2Kyrgyz in heart
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Few more pictures:
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08-04-2013, 03:37 PM #3RL Erik 'Iwhspr Fe comes'
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is the sale over? how much were they
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08-04-2013, 03:39 PM #4Registered User
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Nice review and pics, as always. The Platemates look really nice all lined up along the side of the stand. Regretting not picking up a few with the Power Systems sale. Of course, I don't even own any dumbbells, haha.
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08-04-2013, 03:40 PM #5Registered User
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Sale's over now, unfortunately. I think they were $15ish with free shipping.Originally Posted by matrix563
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08-04-2013, 04:32 PM #6Registered User
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They've changed the design somewhat. This is what mine look like:
More photos can be seen here.
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08-04-2013, 05:45 PM #7Kyrgyz in heart
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I think of platemates as morphed hockey pucks made of star dust. Been listening to TED radio for too long I guess.Originally Posted by KBKB
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08-04-2013, 06:11 PM #8Registered User
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Nice pics and review!
English is not my native language
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08-05-2013, 06:53 PM #9Registered User
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I love platemates. I have all of the sizes for pro dumbbells and use them to fill in the gaps between my 10lb increment set. They also come in handy when trying to increase weight in smaller increments on pulley machines with stacks.
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http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1070090281&viewfull=1#post1070090281
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08-05-2013, 09:34 PM #10Registered User
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I have old style as well as new style (shown in thread) of the 1.25 hex version, and I prefer the smaller form factor of the older style. I can fit them on the inside of the dumbbell (near the handle), but I could see how the larger form-factor are more lap friendly when setting up a press.Originally Posted by BAVE
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08-06-2013, 02:09 AM #11
Shame the ironmaster plates are all underweight.
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