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Is it just me or do these things look like repurposed propane tanks?

https://www.roguefitness.com/monsterbells

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I'm on the prowl for a cheap way to make something to start training for the Inch lift and sacrificing two gas tanks is starting to look like the cheapest way to that end. I could make it home and then progressively load it with sand or lead shot and eventually work my way up to lifting something respectable. They look a bit unwieldly but it could be a cheap way to get in the game for someone with metalworking skills.

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I think Titan makes a plate loadable circus dumbbell. May want to check that out. 

I can’t see a shot loadable providing the rotation that an inch can. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. 

At least with the Titan you could get some good collars and lock the plates down so they don’t spin. 

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Thanks for the feedback @FrankSobotka , maybe they would have a different rotational dynamic if they were shot loaded, especially if they weren't packed full. I didn't really consider that.

I'm in Australia and to get anything shipped from the US costs an insane amount. Sometimes the shipping costs are more than the cost of whatever we buy here, when I factor in the exchange rate the cost blowout gets insane. I can pick up 2 gas tanks and piece of either solid bar or pipe and make something like that for less than $60 locally, so I'm just looking to save money.

 

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2 hours ago, FrankSobotka said:

I think Titan makes a plate loadable circus dumbbell. May want to check that out. 

I can’t see a shot loadable providing the rotation that an inch can. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. 

At least with the Titan you could get some good collars and lock the plates down so they don’t spin. 

You're right, shot loaded Db's actually resist rotation. I have a Bosco Bell, currently at 120# and it does not want to roll; give it a push on the floor and it just stops. OTOH, the Pro DB from FBBC wants to spin; I also find this to be the case with any loadable DB handle when the plates are tight against one another and properly secured.

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Thanks for the info @Jim Nonnemacher , so maybe I'd be selling myself short with a shot loaded bell if it doesn't want roll out of the hand when I lift it. I've never handled anything like an Inch bell but everyone seems to suggest the way they roll out of the hand is a big factor in what makes them so hard to lift. It would still have some training value but from what you guys have said it seems like it would be a poor substitute for a solid bell.

Thanks guys!

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I'd never even heard of a holle it up dumbell before, I had to do a websearch to find out what it is. I knocked up a 60mm steel handle for a regular dumbbell bar on Wednesday and I intended to fit the bar on center, after seeing this I'm sold on drilling the hole off center to make something similar. That's an awesome idea, thanks for the suggestion!

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23 hours ago, Raymond said:

Is it just me or do these things look like repurposed propane tanks?

https://www.roguefitness.com/monsterbells

monster-bells-h_1_.jpg

I'm on the prowl for a cheap way to make something to start training for the Inch lift and sacrificing two gas tanks is starting to look like the cheapest way to that end. I could make it home and then progressively load it with sand or lead shot and eventually work my way up to lifting something respectable. They look a bit unwieldly but it could be a cheap way to get in the game for someone with metalworking skills.

Very ugly indeed. I hate the fact that so few companies makes real inch replicas.

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It annoys me too, what's even worse is the fact that I used  to work in a steel plant bar mill that made bars up to 10" and I had access to a CNC lathe that could have spat them out like hot cakes.

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Just now, Raymond said:

It annoys me too, what's even worse is the fact that I used  to work in a steel plant bar that made bars up to 10" and I had access to a CNC lathe that could have spat them out like hot cakes.

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I recently got a CNC made one, expensive freight on that one since it's made by a very small company. I wish a big company would start to make real replicas. That's the only way to get better shipping rates I'm afraid.

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@Raymond I'm in Australia too! There are a couple of companies that sell plate-loaded Circus dumbbells (expensive).

I bought the FBBC Pro dumbbell and am very happy with it. Takes standard plates which I get from the top shop for about $1/kilo and rotates as long as you tighten the bolts up really tight. People say if you load it with 5kg standard plates it feels very like an inch replica of the same weight.

Postage was still high but the value was good enough I'm very happy with the purchase.

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