Greybird beat me to it and yes that bronze powder coat and black seat and back pad pairing looks awesome. The original pairing was more festive like a Christmas ornament (not that there's anything wrong with that look, just that it didn't go well for a workout equipment color combo in my opinion).
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Thread: Plate-Loaded Machines
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02-18-2021, 09:07 AM #187
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A new color option on CROSS AXES TECH machines
While on the subject of colors, What do you all think of the new color of silicon rubber grips which I have recently added to the grip options on the machines?
My machine's are all upholstered using vinyl from the US Naugahyde "Spirit Millennium" collection. These new grips allow the machines to be finished in a new bright red called "American Beauty". This is not the "Dark Cherry" color which I already offered.
The two machines pictured are going to Austria.
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02-18-2021, 09:32 AM #188
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Alright, thats the last time I take pictures with my camera in anything but the upright position. Even after editing them with the software (which, incidentally showed all pictures on file to be upright), they turned out sideways (even upside down) when I revisited the site.
Well, at least you can see the colors; which was my intent.
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02-18-2021, 11:03 AM #189
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02-19-2021, 06:26 AM #190
I've always liked red and black combinations on workout equipment, looks rad! In fact, I bought a custom seated leverage row a while back with silver vein as the main frame, red on the arms and black pads with red around the seat for the upholstery and it turned out to pair nicely like your work in the pics above.
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02-19-2021, 06:41 AM #191
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My pictures have started doing that also for some reason when I upload them. They're rightside up on my phone and in Google Pictures when I look at them, but when I upload and post them they somehow are getting turned on their side. Started happening to me a couple of weeks ago.
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02-20-2021, 03:50 PM #193
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Yea, it doesn't get too much more annoying than trying to look at a picture with your head tilted sideways in front of the screen (almost like colored text - for those who know what I,m talking about). At least now I understand that when I have seen others' pictures posted in the threads (some of HealthnutMD's pictures have turned out sideways) coming out sideways, that it wasn't their intent.
I have no idea what to do about 'upside down'.
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02-25-2021, 08:30 PM #194
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Thirty years ago LAMB BODYBUILDING MACHINES was never mentioned along with Flex, Hammer, Icarian, and Nautilus. Nowadays CROSS AXES TECH is still not mentioned with Arsenal, Atlantis, Panata, Pendulum, and Prime.
Until the CROSS AXES TECH line starts getting mentioned as a Legitimate manufacturer of plate-loaded muscle-building machines along with these others, I intend to have my Elves, Gnomes, and Oompa Loompas keep turning out machines.
By the way, I, too, manufacture leg building machines. Here are some pictures for a recent order going to South Korea.
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02-26-2021, 01:32 PM #195
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02-26-2021, 02:52 PM #196
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02-26-2021, 11:36 PM #197
I agree.
It demonstrates that the basic design can be achieved in a small factor.
Some manufacturers build equipment like floor space is an unlimited commodity.
I'd be very tempted by that leg press.
Where are the videos mentioned above?
Edit: found the videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqF...BMaGfdA/videosLast edited by Oxidated; 02-26-2021 at 11:44 PM.
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02-27-2021, 06:29 PM #199
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I do not make a production 'bolt together' machine. But just like the LAMB line, I do have a splice plate (a pair of bolt together flanges) which is welded into the particular machine's frame so that the transverse cross member (common to all of the machines) can be separated from the rest of the particular machine's frame. This, in turn, allows the machine's frame to be easily moved through almost any opening.
The machines are obviously targeted at 'facilities', so the greater issue for individuals (home gyms) is the $2000-$3000/machine price tag. Obviously I don't want to give up any sales to individuals who are willing to pay for them because of 'access issues'.
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It is ‘Good Friday’; and like every ‘Good Friday’, I intend to say something about Jesus, and what He has done for us.
Don’t kid yourselves, when referring to our Creator (and it takes a ‘fool’ to be an atheist), the “Father” and the “Son” are “One”. On this day, some two thousand years ago, our Creator, of His own will, and on account of His love for us in making provision for His justice in making our forgiveness possible, was hung on a cross, like a piece of meat, and suffered unto death for you:
…..try to do something for Him.
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04-06-2021, 07:27 AM #201
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The "Hack Squat" won't go away.
For those of you who have been following this thread, you know that I made an attempt at developing both a hack squat machine and a lat isolation machine a while back.
I eventually gave up on the hack squat design after having determined that it was too difficult to operate without counterweights (which I will not add to any of my machines).
Well, not only can I not get the pursuit of a hack squat machine out of my head, but I also (for anyone familiar with my website and the identification of my leg machines on the site) left ‘slots’ open at the L-2000 and L-3000 positions for the ‘hack squat’ and the ‘linear leg press’.
I intend to pursue these two machines. I am going to take a little different path this time with regards to the ‘hack squat’. As you know by reviewing the thread, I tried to build a ‘hack squat’ using double rockers to guide the sled assembly which, in turn, simply made it too hard to move. This time I intend to take a more traditional approach and use a sled that is guided by a linear bearing riding on a hardened steel shaft (much like a standard linear leg press), but with the significant difference that the upper end of the sled will join to a single rocker assembly which will swing the weights up through a circular path thus providing variable resistance. With some rearrangements of the foot plate and body support systems a ‘linear leg press’ can be built using the same design.
As it is currently, linear leg presses can only be made variable resistance by attaching ‘rubber bands’ to them, or by having them ‘loaded’ through attaching a cable (or belt) which is linked to a cam of some kind (as in the olden days - 70’s to 90’s). Elastic bands (besides being unnecessary if a machine is properly designed) present a hazard in a gym environment, if one were to fail (get a little tear along an edge - that could quickly propagate to a catastrophic tear across the band with the subsequent release of energy into someone’s body) someone could get seriously hurt.
I will keep anyone interested informed through pictures as I proceed with these two machines to round out my product offerings in the leg developing department. An education as to how to place a picture on the forum (instead of a link) would be much appreciated.
I have already prepared designs and ordered materials for these two prototypes.
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04-06-2021, 02:13 PM #202
Henry, you have some intriguing machines in your line, are there any in the UK?.
The simplest way to add pictures to BB.com is to use a photo sharing site, Imgur is really easy.
It's free, open an account, you can add your pictures onto Imgur by dragging them directly from your photo library, Imgur automatically creates an IMG code for each individual Photograph,, just copy the code for forums and message boards, then paste it into your post.
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04-09-2021, 12:39 AM #208
Only wish you were closer to western Canada . Have you considered building a leg press / hack squat machine ?
Every attempt I’ve seen always seemed to compromise somewhere. Usually the foot plate was way to small for the leg press to be effective.
You’d think it was rocket science or something. Although maybe there is no way to make a decent combo machine , and separate machines are necessary.
I think it would help if someone engineered a wider machine.
I’m sure I could design one that would work well in both scenarios,but it’s going to be a while before I can find the timeMake Misc great again
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Well the ‘sled type’ leg machine project has begun; I just acquired the pipe for my two new leg machines.
I don’t think it should be any surprise (being that these are sled-type leg machines - which are all big long machines no matter who builds them) but these are the longest pipes I have used on any of my machines (118” for the hack squat and 115” for the linear leg press). The first picture shows them along side the main pipe for the Glute Press machine (one of my current large leg machines with a pipe 85.5” long).
Following plans I drew up for the two machines, I put two bends in each machine’s long pipe to form a kind of “S” shape (picture 2). While this did shorten each machine a little bit, it is still evident that these are going to be my two biggest machines. These “S” shaped bent pipes will mount each machine’s rotating weight arm at the upper-rearward end of the “S” and brace either the operator’s non-moving feet (in the case of the hack squat) or non-moving torso (in the case of the linear leg press) at the lower-forward end of the “S”.
Next I welded a diagonal brace pipe to each “S” shaped pipe to complete the basic frame of each machine (picture 3). This diagonal pipe will extend down from the back upper end of the respective machine’s “S” shaped pipe to a transverse pipe which will stabilize each respective machine (a design feature common to all of my machines). It will also mount the racking assembly on the linear leg press machine, which will engage the linear leg presses’ rotating weight arm to hold the moving assembly in a mid-movement position (like all of my other machines). This racking assembly mounted to the frame is easy on the linear leg press because the hand actuating lever for the machine is stationary and mounts to the machine’s frame by the frame mounted handlebars. The racking assembly on the hack squat machine will be more difficult, because the hand lever which will actuate it must be mounted to the machine’s moving carriage assembly which moves with the operator’s hands during the movement.
I have just ordered laser cut plates from my plate-cutting vendor, and am waiting on them for the next phase of frame construction.
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04-21-2021, 09:14 PM #210
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CROSS AXES TECH Hack Squat & Linear Leg Press development
Well the ‘sled type’ leg machine project has begun; I just acquired the pipe for my two new leg machines.
I don’t think it should be any surprise (being that these are sled-type leg machines - which are all big long machines no matter who builds them) but these are the longest pipes I have used on any of my machines (118” for the hack squat and 115” for the linear leg press). The first picture shows them along side the main pipe for the Glute Press machine (one of my current large leg machines with a pipe 85.5” long).
Following plans I drew up for the two machines, I put two bends in each machine’s long pipe to form a kind of “S” shape (picture 2). While this did shorten each machine a little bit, it is still evident that these are going to be my two biggest machines. These “S” shaped bent pipes will mount each machine’s rotating weight arm at the upper-rearward end of the “S” and brace either the operator’s non-moving feet (in the case of the hack squat) or non-moving torso (in the case of the linear leg press) at the lower-forward end of the “S”.
Next I welded a diagonal brace pipe to each “S” shaped pipe to complete the basic frame of each machine (picture 3). This diagonal pipe will extend down from the back upper end of the respective machine’s “S” shaped pipe to a transverse pipe which will stabilize each respective machine (a design feature common to all of my machines). It will also mount the racking assembly on the linear leg press machine, which will engage the linear leg presses’ rotating weight arm to hold the moving assembly in a mid-movement position (like all of my other machines). This racking assembly mounted to the frame is easy on the linear leg press because the hand actuating lever for the machine is stationary and mounts to the machine’s frame by the frame mounted handlebars. The racking assembly on the hack squat machine will be more difficult, because the hand lever which will actuate it must be mounted to the machine’s moving carriage assembly which moves with the operator’s hands during the movement.
I have just ordered laser cut plates from my plate-cutting vendor, and am waiting on them for the next phase of frame construction.
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