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hellswindstaff

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Would any of you DIY types have any reserves about putting this overhead in any fashion, even with more weight on it, assuming that there is a collar that wouldn't slip and the threading is welded together?

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Well what if rather then a collar you had a few different holes drilled in the pipe weights were on and pull a bolt through the hole to hold the bolts on. Doing that would insure all the swinging and possible dropping wouldn't make the weights loose or the collar fly off.

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I think if you welded it, it would be fine. I'd do a muffler clamp for a collar. They are bomb proof for my water pipe dumbbells.

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I went a different direction for homemade ones.

I just used an old triceps bar and cut it half. I use a hose clamp to keep things in place.

I made these about 6 years ago and just painted them to leave them outside with my log and sled.

For a cheap set-up they do the job.

(The red ball is a shot-put I use to warm up the hands)

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Any update on this? Did you end up making something?

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I actually ended up just running a chain through 6-10lbs plates and also a PVC for the handle. There is play in the chain so it's actually harder to press than a real kettlebell, but I like it! However, I wouldn't recommend it for snatching because I could see the play in the chain being a problem, but swings on the other hand could work.

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