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post 1604133901 05-04-2020, 05:43 PM
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Rate my DIY concrete weight plates

I feel like i've improved since i started. They also look a lot better now that they're painted.





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post 1604134001 05-04-2020, 05:46 PM
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Kinda dope/10
post 1604134551 05-04-2020, 05:54 PM
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Mildly impressed

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post 1604134801 05-04-2020, 05:57 PM
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Look way better bro. Smooth of the edges a lil bit and your gold. If anything just so some ass hole doesn't try to sue you because they “cut theyre hand” on your plates.
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post 1604135761 05-04-2020, 06:13 PM
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Mirin craftiness

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post 1604135871 05-04-2020, 06:16 PM
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mirin except for how they’re in kg not lbs
post 1604136611 05-04-2020, 06:29 PM
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There is a commercial for Lowe’s home improvement that shows a guy deadlifting a bar in between 2 five gallon buckets filled with cement. Makes me LOL because it’s probably only like 100 lbs.
post 1604136661 05-04-2020, 06:29 PM
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Pretty awesome tbh
post 1604137111 05-04-2020, 06:36 PM
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Impressed
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post 1604137301 05-04-2020, 06:39 PM
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Wood pay for/10
post 1604137461 05-04-2020, 06:41 PM
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Looks good. Did you use the Sakrete 5000 cement?
post 1604137681 05-04-2020, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted By DstryEvrytng⏩
Look way better bro. Smooth of the edges a lil bit and your gold. If anything just so some ass hole doesn't try to sue you because they “cut theyre hand” on your plates.
Thanks! I bought sandpaper so i will smooth it as much as i can.
Originally Posted By SPP1⏩
Looks good. Did you use the Sakrete 5000 cement?
I ended up using concrete mix since it's stronger than cement. Just add water and you're good to go. Then i put some long steel nails in a # shape in the middle for reinforcement.
The inside of the hole is made of PVC pipe, so the plates don't get damaged when you load em on to a bar or take them off.
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post 1604137951 05-04-2020, 06:48 PM
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post 1604138141 05-04-2020, 06:50 PM
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mirin except for how they’re in kg not lbs
This except absolutely not mirin
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post 1604139051 05-04-2020, 07:05 PM
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post 1604139091 05-04-2020, 07:05 PM
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post 1604139861 05-04-2020, 07:19 PM
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Been done before bruh..... need something new!

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post 1604140041 05-04-2020, 07:23 PM
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post 1604140201 05-04-2020, 07:25 PM
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post 1604140551 05-04-2020, 07:31 PM
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Have you thought about transitioning into premium plates like polished concrete? Takes a lot longer to make the plates but you could charge 10x the price for lulz and novelty.

Would look sikh as
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Look pretty sweet, but I'd be afraid they'd crack doing anything from the floor. Have you tested them deadlifting?
post 1604141051 05-04-2020, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted By Schnitzl⏩
Have you thought about transitioning into premium plates like polished concrete? Takes a lot longer to make the plates but you could charge 10x the price for lulz and novelty.
No idea how to make polished concrete. i have zero tools or machinery. So i don't think i could do it. Would look cool though!

i think i could make concrete dumbbells with some custom pattern inside, since i've seen videos of people making custom kitchen counter tops out of concrete like that.
But i think most people just want temporary weights for the cheapest price possible so they can lift.
Originally Posted By radrd⏩
Look pretty sweet, but I'd be afraid they'd crack doing anything from the floor. Have you tested them deadlifting?
I think if you deadlift and do full reps (not dropping them at the top), then they should be completely fine if the floor has a mat. I tried hitting them with a hammer before and i had to use a lot of force just to chip small pieces off.
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just a thought, putting something like this in the mold would prob help make them less brittle.
post 1604141791 05-04-2020, 08:00 PM
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Man, that's awesome. Hope I'd be crafty enough to pull that off.
post 1604142421 05-04-2020, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted By gluon⏩
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just a thought, putting something like this in the mold would prob help make them less brittle.
That's a great idea!
Originally Posted By HC138⏩
Man, that's awesome. Hope I'd be crafty enough to pull that off.
It's real easy to make. Just mix concrete, weigh it, find a suitable shape to put it in, cut a pvc pipe and place it in the middle, stuff the concrete mix in there and let it dry.
Then paint it black. Print out a font. Laminate the paper. Cut out the letters. Then get a make up sponge and dip it in some white paint and dab it lightly on it to fill the cut out letters.
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post 1604142501 05-04-2020, 08:13 PM
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I love it man, looks awesome. Weight is weight right
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post 1616378331 09-13-2020, 03:32 AM
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How did you calibrate the weight and what did you use to make the circle? Did you build something yourself to cast it in? I’m going to do this too, plates are scarce and expensive

Thanks
post 1616378631 09-13-2020, 03:47 AM
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Do a drop test.
FS/ S/ OHP/ B/ DL
120/150/70/100/180 =KG
I don't go to the gym anymore so above stats are useless.

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post 1616378761 09-13-2020, 03:53 AM
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that's rly cool

did u think about wrapping the edge with a metal sheet? feel like if you dropped the bar from 10ft it would crack flinstone style down the top/middle
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post 1616379611 09-13-2020, 04:23 AM
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Looks great. Have you thought about trying plastidip instead of paint? Might make them less prone to cracking if dropped.
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