Hi all , been busy with new ideas .
I was never happy with my squat racks , as they always moved when I re-racked .
So I bought a full cage , but used it to make two squat racks pictured below . I now have long safety bars for bench pressing. I am going to add a U shaped piece that sits on the floor behind the new squat racks to increase their strength incase a loaded bar was actually dropped onto the safeties .

I also took one of my three wall bumper plate racks apart and tried to improve it’s design.
Ideally all three should have been done at once , as now I have to set up my tablesaw and router again in the future , but I wasn’t sure if I’d like the outcome .

Here’s the how two of my home made bumper racks still look like at the moment . I used 2x6 lumber for the vertical sections , then a piece of 2x4 on the top and bottom .
I always thought they looked a bit slapped together like that , so I had this idea to still use the vertical parts ,but replace the top and bottom with steel.




So here’s the first one I rebuilt in the pic below .
Used 1/2” steel on the very bottom and welded it to a 2”x3” angle iron .
I tapped threads into the 1/2” steel plate in order to use adjustable feet , and just used bolts in the the top that thread into the wood header above the rack .
I’m pleased with the outcome .

I am changing everything that was yellow to orange eventually.







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I am going to repaint the orange again , as I find it too retina burning.
I should have used rustoleum in the first place , but I didn’t find it scratch resistant like the tremclad .
But I do like how it’s a little more subtle.

Here’s a comparison of the two brands . Rustoleum on the left and tremclad on the right .

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Here a few pics of the rear of the racks being built .

Just tapped the hole for the adjustable feet before welding. Btw I suck at welding



I had to dado amd route out material in order for the angle iron and checker plate to sit properly

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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩

I'm assuming when you bench, you don't use collars and dump the plates if you fail?

Good question actually. Previously I never used collars, but when I purchased two new Ohio Bars , I found that the plates slide easier ,so now I use collars .
But the good news is I have safety bars now . I only use them when I’m benching two plates , but ideally I should always use them ,as I have a tendency to bench with a suicide grip . It’s really hard to re train yourself after doing it that way for so long , but I’m trying .

Btw I have to say I love the Ohio bars . My old bars were bent and had a tendency to try and to roll in my hand, making for a dangerous situation when your benching heavy , especially with a suicide grip .
It’s so nice having a quality perfectly straight bar now . I’d never buy a cheap brand again

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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩

Good question actually. Previously I never used collars, but when I purchased two new Ohio Bars , I found that the plates slide easier ,so now I use collars .
But the good news is I have safety bars now . I only use them when I’m benching two plates , but ideally I should always use them ,as I have a tendency to bench with a suicide grip . It’s really hard to re train yourself after doing it that way for so long , but I’m trying

if you die with less than 225 on the bench perhaps it was for the best

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Took a couple more pics . I ordered a few extra J-hooks . This way I don’t have to change the location of the hooks between flat benching or incline.
Same for squat and deadlift

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