Equipment

[Guest JoeQ1966]

weight added grip machine..I made mine from one of those cheap bench presses that have the moving upprights..you weld the upright to a base and then weld 2 bars on them.I use thinnner bars that are sqeezed so as to be able to close the gripper more,,,larger range of motion..

My dumbell is a 2 1/8 inch driveshaft tube,,it is cut to 7 inches..I use a 2 1/8 hole saw and use it to cut a round 2 1/8 cap for the driveshaft.Get a cheap hollow weight bar and stick it though the driveshaft tube..I used a die grinder to get the cap hole so the bar would go through it and then welded the caps to the driveshaft tube and the bar