Homemade Power Rack - 1

Strength training at home without alot of fancy equipment makes using free weights obvious. To do this safely without a spotter made getting a power rack a priority.

I made this power rack. It has some features I couldn't find on the market, at least for a reasonable price.

I wanted it to be strong so I used a much thicker guage steel tube than that used on the commercially available versions. I judged that the difference in material cost would not be significant. Using a thicker steel made the machining harder but that was something I was willing to tolerate.

I also had an idea for a crossbeam design allowing better control of vertical positioning. By selecting combinations of upright holes and crossbeam holes I can adjust the crossbeam height with a resolution of one inch.

I plan to publish the design details for the power rack sometime in the future. It has performed its function well and made training very efficient and satisfying.