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Thread: My recent builds
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12-30-2018, 01:42 AM #3241
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01-04-2019, 11:41 AM #3242
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01-04-2019, 12:47 PM #3243
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01-04-2019, 12:53 PM #3244
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01-04-2019, 02:35 PM #3245
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01-04-2019, 02:36 PM #3246
- Join Date: Jun 2015
- Location: South Carolina, United States
- Age: 50
- Posts: 2,528
- Rep Power: 14676
SQ 475# 5/26/17 wraps
BP 340# 7/13/19 paused
DL 455# 10/19/19 beltless
OHP 205# 1/12/19
()---() York Barbell Club #72 ()---()
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[M]====[6]▪ Mech6 Crew #32 ▪[M]====[6]
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https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9015131&d=1541967331
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01-04-2019, 03:42 PM #3247
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01-08-2019, 05:46 PM #3248
Ok, made some progress on this belt squat. Better hurry before rogue copies sorinex and then sues me for copying rogue
Loaded it up to 780, then climbed on to get it to 1000 lbs. Unracking the 780 went fine although I was using a dip belt and I was more worried about that than anything else. Nothing really tight/torqued and actual hardware isn't shown. Pivot will be a shoulder bolt, not the hex bolt used here. Same deal with the belt attachment point, I'm still plyaing with that one. Some differences with sorinex are:
. weight horns come apart to ship.
. can use 35" long rogue jammer arms (and anything longer). This one has 1" holes, but next one will add 5/8" holes also.
. no metal-to-metal contact. Bronze, plastic or rubber at all contact points.
. adjustable belt attachment. Again, playing with this.
. Probably more range of motion since plates are higher up and are nowhere near the ground when this bottoms out.
. 3/16" and 1/4" thick plates instead of 1/8". Probably useless, but there it is.
Also, here I'm just using a round bar through a tube for the arm. And I can confirm that the "smoothness" of the pivot makes 0 difference. There's so much load on it, it's not noticeable. What does make a difference, for loading, is the side-to-side play of that pivot. Because that will cause the thing to rock back and forth as you slide on plates. Nothing major/dangerous but it's there.
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01-08-2019, 05:51 PM #3249
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01-08-2019, 05:59 PM #3250
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01-08-2019, 06:03 PM #3251
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01-08-2019, 06:15 PM #3252
Sorry if breaking a rule here, but if anyone would like to purchase some Mech flip downs, I’m selling my R-3 bolt together with 30” interior depth.
The flipdowns are fantastic and in excellent condition. I wanted to check here first because I want them to go to someone who will truly appreciate them for what they are.
Send me a PM if interested.
Mech, nice to see you building some gym gear, even you don’t intend to produce on a larger scale.
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01-08-2019, 08:00 PM #3253
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01-09-2019, 12:33 AM #3254
Looks awesome Mech! Will you be adding a drop at the bottom of the attachment like the Sorinex version?
With the plates loaded, what’s the distance from the attachment point to the loaded plates?||---|| Rogue Barbell Club #36 ||---||
[M]===[6] Mech6 Crew #36 [M]===[6]
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01-09-2019, 03:28 AM #3255
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01-09-2019, 03:55 AM #3256
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01-09-2019, 06:33 AM #3257
Damn dude! It's moving along awesomely. Super stoked.
▪[[────]]▪ York Barbell Club #65 ▪[[────]]▪
[]---[] Ivanko Barbell Crew #65 []---[]
▪[M]====[6]▪ Mech6 Crew #3 ▪[M]===[6]▪
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||---|| Rogue Barbell Club #65 ||---|| ▪█────█▪ Equipment Crew #74 ▪█────█▪
Sig line is not a novel.
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01-09-2019, 06:42 AM #3258
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01-09-2019, 07:22 AM #3259
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01-09-2019, 08:54 AM #3260
Lol yup. Rubber stop/bumper on the bottom of the attachment (towards the attachment point).
Horizontal distance from attachment point to the loaded plate...from some of the videos I’ve seen the users are a little further back where the belt/attachment point is at an angle vs straight down (or close to straight). Just seeing how much space there is to adjust stance/placement||---|| Rogue Barbell Club #36 ||---||
[M]===[6] Mech6 Crew #36 [M]===[6]
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01-09-2019, 09:02 AM #3261
Rubber is from the jammer arm, not the attachment.
When bottomed out, attachment point is 18.5" away from weigth horn center, along horizontal axis. This is with attachment straight down. Of course since the front of it has 2 bolt holes, we can design an attachment plate that brings it out further. Although you'd gain more leverage this way, so need more weight.▪█──█▪ Equipment Crew #61 ▪█──█▪
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01-09-2019, 09:41 AM #3262
Maybe this is a silly question..... but the thing is held in by 1 hitch pin..... is it a metal on the underneath side of the attachment or is it 3 sided like the Sorinex one appears (although the sorinex pin is located near the center vs yours near the rear of the attachment)??? Just wondering what is holding the attachment from pivoting on the hitch pin?
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01-09-2019, 09:49 AM #3263
Hitch pin, 3 sides. The top side secures it, the hitch pin being a pivot and the rear/top plate preventing rotation (photo #2). There will be uhmw on all 3 sides. In photo hitch pin is at the rear because this is for the 35" jammer arm. There's a hole at the front for the 48" model (near that front bolt that wouldn't be there for the longer arm). Obviously, with the 35" model, there's a ton of stress on that rear plate. But it's 1/4" thick, welded and inserted in slots. It's not going anywhere.
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01-09-2019, 09:58 AM #3264
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01-11-2019, 01:34 PM #3265
- Join Date: Apr 2007
- Location: Pennsylvania, United States
- Age: 50
- Posts: 2,543
- Rep Power: 12954
So pumped up for this. Was belt squat "pondering" for the past year and all of a sudden Mech comes out of the woodwork!!!!
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Haven't been able to "rep" many of you for a year or more...not for lack of trying.
Home Gym: https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=175136471&p=1615740991&viewfull=1#post1615740991
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01-11-2019, 07:47 PM #3266
- Join Date: Dec 2010
- Location: Virginia, United States
- Age: 63
- Posts: 13,034
- Rep Power: 63386
You need a good rack, a bench, and a 300-lb Olympic weight set. Now, what was your question?
My home gym: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1465291461&viewfull=1#post1465291461.
()---() York Barbell Club #1 (DD, RH, Kg) ()---() []---[] Equipment Crew #36 []---[] []---[] Ivanko Barbell Crew #51 []---[] [M]===[6] Mech6 Crew #29 [M]===[6] ~~ 4 Horsemen ~~
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01-12-2019, 12:52 AM #3267
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01-12-2019, 08:06 AM #3268
- Join Date: Dec 2013
- Location: Louisiana, United States
- Posts: 5,874
- Rep Power: 22656
What's the actual "weight" you feel? Is it 60% of what's loaded on the arm, like Sorinex's version or what?
Crews: Ivanko Barbell Crew #52, York Barbell Club #95, Equipment Crew #59
Lifts no one cares about:
SQ: 619x1 (suit bottoms, no belt) / 507x1 (raw, no belt)
BP: 392x1 (pause bench, raw)
DL: 500x1 (suit bottoms, no belt)
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01-13-2019, 12:58 PM #3269
Scored Mech's last old personal pair of monos to go with the rack, here's a few pics, sorry for the awkward angles and lighting, I only have so much space to work with in there lol...
http://imgur.com/a/kOIZ3qU
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01-13-2019, 02:34 PM #3270
Mech, is there any way to make one of those kickstand things to fit onto the end of a bar in a landmine? Would you have any thoughts about creating such a thing?
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