Homemade Power Rack

[trackrock]

If you are planing on making your own power rack then you should make sure it has no faults.
measure the weight it can hold (max) balance, so on...
any ways good thinking though. I like to have my own some day . for sure its not home made though hehe. Im not good at this.

[tejinderss]

Can somebody please tell me what proper pipe size power rack uses? Can i use 2 inches square pipe to build the rack?

[oggynosh]

Can somebody please tell me what proper pipe size power rack uses? Can i use 2 inches square pipe to build the rack?

I thnk 2inches can handle enough weight

[MercDaWeights]

This rack is immense, great job!

Do you think it would be modd-able to make it collapse for storage?? Maybe using removable pins rather than screwing together? I work out solely at home, and space is an issue but a strong wooden design which could collapse would solve all my problems.

I will look at that design in more detail. I think I might even be able to run it past someone who knows a bit about wood.

If anyone has any reasons why not to make a collapse-able one then please say - bear in mind that using the right materials then it should be very sturdy and support a lot of weight.

[rossi]

This rack is immense, great job!

Do you think it would be modd-able to make it collapse for storage?? Maybe using removable pins rather than screwing together? I work out solely at home, and space is an issue but a strong wooden design which could collapse would solve all my problems.

I will look at that design in more detail. I think I might even be able to run it past someone who knows a bit about wood.

If anyone has any reasons why not to make a collapse-able one then please say - bear in mind that using the right materials then it should be very sturdy and support a lot of weight.

It could be done, but I don't think it's a DIY job, or something you could take apart in 2 minutes... When you do a removable one, the different members are held together only in the direction of your bolts, because you'll need some tolerance in the holes you drill for pushing it in and out repeatedly. This means you'll have play in the lateral directions from the hole... And you absolutely need a rigid frame. So no-go on bolts trough wood.

It could be done with metal sleeves, and tight fitting dowels, but that won't dissassemble easily, you'll need a hammer,heat and oil each time.


Perhaps you should look into squat stands if you want to minimise surface area, forget about a powercage.
Those could be built with wooden support beams and steel traverse pipes, but I think the amount of work needed is 3/4 that of a powercage, so you might as well buy metal ones.