maidenfan Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Turned out awesome! 2 7/16" handle welded to 2 x 8" pieces of 7" CRS - came out at 180lbs on the nose. The welder polished the handle for me so its a little slick right now but its a challenge to lift which is what I was after. $97.00 all said and done. Couldnt think of a good name so its the "MG Bell" for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian Kellersmann Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Turned out awesome! 2 7/16" handle welded to 2 x 8" pieces of 7" CRS - came out at 180lbs on the nose. The welder polished the handle for me so its a little slick right now but its a challenge to lift which is what I was after. $97.00 all said and done. Couldnt think of a good name so its the "MG Bell" for now Strong lift and a nice dumbbell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKR Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Very nice dumbbell, you made it look easy Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 maidenfan: you're truly strong man!! A dinosour!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_uk Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 nice lift, made yourself a nice db as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tspinillo Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Nice. Wasn't it Iron Maiden that had some big creature thing on stage? "Eddie" or something? Name it after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 Eddie was the name (I have a big tattoo of Eddie on my forearm ) and thats a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Great work on that huge dumbbell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) Dang, I'm bummed! I still don't have mine finished At least yours is just as pretty as mine for now. I actually named mine the BFDB, B=Big and DB=dumbbell. Yours is smaller and weighs 180 on the dot, crap that means mine is close to 200. Just saw your post in my thread, I'll post them in both and I'm pretty sure I'll get a new avatar out of it Edited October 2, 2007 by MalachiMcMullen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerHouse Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) Awesome lift. DB looks nice. Edited October 2, 2007 by PowerHouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 BTW, my handles aren't polished and are about 2.535" + or - .01. They just have the HRS scale surface, I figured it would make it easier to lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) Dang, I'm bummed! I still don't have mine finished At least yours is just as pretty as mine for now. I actually named mine the BFDB, B=Big and DB=dumbbell. Yours is smaller and weighs 180 on the dot, crap that means mine is close to 200.Just saw your post in my thread, I'll post them in both and I'm pretty sure I'll get a new avatar out of it A 200lb DB with a 2.5" handle will be a hell of a lift. PS - I just worked up the numbers on your original thread using a 4" piece of 2.5" for the handle and 2 x 8" pieces of 8" roundstock for the bells and it came up to 233lbs! You're gonna have to do some serious rounding of the edges bro! Edited October 2, 2007 by maidenfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 A 200lb DB with a 2.5" handle will be a hell of a lift. I was thinking the same! Eh, worse come to worse I could just drill big holes in the centers of each end. I'll be interested to see if Jedd or Chad can move it at the BBB3 though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thearm95 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ...but its a challenge to lift which is what I was after. from that vid it looks like you already need a new challenge! Very nice DB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhardmacht Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Wow - what a nice piece of grip feat equipment!! I was thinking of the same kind of dumbbell as a stepping stone for the InchDB. Hope it is not necessary any more soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch1963 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Very impressive lift! I think you and Malachi might want to trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the BFDB and it's little, not so intimidating cousin. http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?autocom...si&img=6369 Finally recieved my bells and got some pics to post! The big one should be around 200 right now and the small one I'd have to guess is anywhere from 120-150ish. 2.535" handles, made from solid HRS rounds. I didn't include a pic of me lifting either bell because... well they're really heavy and akward! I have a much better idea of how hard the actual Inch is to lift so BIG kudos to you guys who've pulled it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 big bell=235lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_uk Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) think that will take a while to lift wonder if anyone will lift at the bbb3(right contest?) is that heavier than the mdb? Edited October 4, 2007 by egg_uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKR Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Thats a heavy dumbbell .The MDB is 226lb i think, however it may be harder than the 235lb one as i would guess you get more rotation from a globe bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) Why would the shape of the bell make any difference on how it rotates? As long as the dumbell is one piece, or the plates dont rotate, it shouldnt matter. PS - I'm talking about uniform shapes here. Edited October 4, 2007 by maidenfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ox3782 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Great Job lifting that DB and a nice one for sure!!! Brendan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I guess anyone who hasn't been able to try the MDB will get as close as possible without the real thing at the Backyard Bastard Bash 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKR Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) Why would the shape of the bell make any difference on how it rotates? As long as the dumbell is one piece, or the plates dont rotate, it shouldnt matter.PS - I'm talking about uniform shapes here. I have 2 globe bell and varoius other types, the globes are way harder, ie have more rotation, if i was any good at physics i would give a great reason as to why but im, not maybe someone else can Edited October 5, 2007 by MARKR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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