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Post by stormshadow on Dec 14, 2021 20:56:22 GMT
Some of these guys may be more into pipe than you dare i say. Look at that Pipe Wing Chun Dummy. Although it is more than pipes just threaded together.
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Post by stormshadow on Dec 14, 2021 21:01:19 GMT
I hope I am not too predictable Bruce. When I am missing the exalted Kahuna, I try to post an interesting pipe or Bullworker item. It is easier to spot a Yeti than find a Bullworker made from pipe but I keep trying.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Dec 14, 2021 21:05:58 GMT
Wow! That is some really, really well made stuff. And they also show how alternative attachments can be used other than threaded connections, greatly increasing design possibilities. I dare say you could build virtually any machine you could conceive of and probably save a fortune.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Dec 14, 2021 21:11:45 GMT
I hope I am not too predictable Bruce. When I am missing the exalted Kahuna, I try to post an interesting pipe or Bullworker item. It is easier to spot a Yeti than find a Bullworker made from pipe but I keep trying. There isn't much you can do to replicate a Bullworker using items found off a shelf. I do have an idea for a Bullworker type exerciser that would incorporate variable resistance with the turn of dial, but it would have to be manufactured from scratch. Maybe sometime I'll post some drawings and see if anyone picks up on it. Maybe there's an aspiring entrepreneur out there. |
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Post by stormshadow on Dec 14, 2021 21:24:16 GMT
That would be very cool. I thought of Bruv too when I saw the plate rack made from pipe. The pipe is embedded in massive chunks of concrete for stability via the Earth. I am not an expert thought, it could be Quickrete.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Dec 15, 2021 4:45:12 GMT
Behold, the Bruv World gym (spare bedroom) DIY dip bars and T-handle!  |
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Post by brothersteve on Dec 15, 2021 16:08:02 GMT
Behold, the Bruv World gym (spare bedroom) DIY dip bars and T-handle! <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> You are very talented! If you don't already, you should make stuff to sell. You could make a mint with all the lockdown/quarantine keeping people out of gyms. Also, people want this stuff when times are good for home use. |
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Post by billfish on Dec 15, 2021 16:15:18 GMT
Behold, the Bruv World gym (spare bedroom) DIY dip bars and T-handle! <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> The real Bruvworld !  |
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Post by brothersteve on Dec 15, 2021 16:26:44 GMT
I hope I am not too predictable Bruce. When I am missing the exalted Kahuna, I try to post an interesting pipe or Bullworker item. It is easier to spot a Yeti than find a Bullworker made from pipe but I keep trying. There isn't much you can do to replicate a Bullworker using items found off a shelf. I do have an idea for a Bullworker type exerciser that would incorporate variable resistance with the turn of dial, but it would have to be manufactured from scratch. Maybe sometime I'll post some drawings and see if anyone picks up on it. Maybe there's an aspiring entrepreneur out there. I'm interested in seeing what you've got. For the oast year, thought about building something along the lines of the X5 with variable springs but with steel cable straps as I mentioned on another thread. |
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Post by brothersteve on Dec 15, 2021 16:28:09 GMT
The late Doug Hepbun's Dynatron from about 40 years ago comes to mind as a unique option.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Dec 16, 2021 3:31:31 GMT
Behold, the Bruv World gym (spare bedroom) DIY dip bars and T-handle! <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> You are very talented! If you don't already, you should make stuff to sell. You could make a mint with all the lockdown/quarantine keeping people out of gyms. Also, people want this stuff when times are good for home use. The threaded pipes were not very cheap. You can buy a cheap dip station for pretty much the same money as I spent. The threaded bar version is very steady though and the main reason I built it myself was because I wanted it a certain width and a certain height. I also put vinyl hose over the horizontal pipes that I hold onto. |
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Dec 16, 2021 9:12:34 GMT
Swings and dips. Pavel would approve.
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Post by brothersteve on Dec 16, 2021 14:19:56 GMT
You are very talented! If you don't already, you should make stuff to sell. You could make a mint with all the lockdown/quarantine keeping people out of gyms. Also, people want this stuff when times are good for home use. The threaded pipes were not very cheap. You can buy a cheap dip station for pretty much the same money as I spent. The threaded bar version is very steady though and the main reason I built it myself was because I wanted it a certain width and a certain height. I also put vinyl hose over the horizontal pipes that I hold onto. My father made me something similar for me to take to school. I still have in the basement. Need to find and take a pic and explain that setup. Hopefully, this weekend can do it. |
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Post by mr potatohead on Dec 16, 2021 15:13:42 GMT
I use an old folks walker with extended legs. About $2 to $5 at the thrift shops.
You can also use a nook, like the inside corner of a countertop or a chair with arms. When I worked in an office, my swivel chair had arms that were a bit higher than my elbows. I could lift myself entirely off the seat, completely unsupported except by my hands.
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Post by brothersteve on Dec 20, 2021 20:56:57 GMT
Behold, the Bruv World gym (spare bedroom) DIY dip bars and T-handle! <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button>    My father made this portable dip unit for me when I went off to school (1984 ?). I told him how I wanted it made and left it to him to devise the plan. It does need 2 belts connected to each other wrapped around the top bars so they won't open away from each other when a person dips on them. The belts made it so could do wide or narrow dips. Stored it under my bed. He said the items to build cost him about $90 back then. I taped the grip areas, which have worn away. Almost 40 years and still good shape. At a little over 200 lbs I could strap 80 lbs to me and do reps, need strong leather belts to hold the bars and need to have them on carpet to grip bottoms. |
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