naturalstrength Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Now you have no excuses for not training your pinch grip while on vacation Enjoy!! -Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 cool idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Odhibjorn Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Nice vid, thanks for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 VERY cool idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mathison Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Thats cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 That is a nice idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 good work Carl! u have been doing lots of good inventions! very creative mind:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsipes Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) Thanks guys. Just a quick note, make sure to use TWO nuts on each leg of the U-bolt to prevent the handle nearest to the threads of the bolt from moving. This is a very important step to perform as this will act as the "pivot" of the device, otherwise BOTH handles will move and you will not achieve the desired results. Also, you are liable to pinch the skin on your hands (ouch!) If anyone is interested on the exact details of building the device properly, let me know and I will post a step-by-step video. Give the device a shot, I really believe it will help your pinch grip enormously, plus it only costs about $5 bucks or so to build. Good Luck! -Carl Edited October 17, 2008 by naturalstrength Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Great idea, Carl! I was thinking with a fully threaded u-bolt you could adjust the width by placing nuts above the top handle. This would of course increase the difficulty as you decreased the distance between the handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Sprawl Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 this guy should work for ironmind or something. very great ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) Great idea, Carl! I was thinking with a fully threaded u-bolt you could adjust the width by placing nuts above the top handle. This would of course increase the difficulty as you decreased the distance between the handles. Eric, that would be a good idea to use the fully threaded U-bolt to increase difficulty. The reason I don't recommend it is because the fully threaded U-bolt will not allow for a "smooth" range of Motion(ROM) due to the threads preventing the handle from smooth movement during compression/expansion of the springs. If you have a way to prevent this, please let me know. Thanks again Eric Edited October 17, 2008 by naturalstrength Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Great idea, Carl! I was thinking with a fully threaded u-bolt you could adjust the width by placing nuts above the top handle. This would of course increase the difficulty as you decreased the distance between the handles. Eric, that would be a good idea to use the fully threaded U-bolt to increase difficulty. The reason I don't recommend it is because the fully threaded U-bolt will not allow for a "smooth" range of Motion(ROM) due to the threads preventing the handle from smooth movement during compression/expansion of the springs. If you have a way to prevent this, please let me know. Thanks again Eric Oh, that's right. Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Genius idea man. I'll eventually have to build one to work my infant-level pinch grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyj75 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) Great idea, Carl! I was thinking with a fully threaded u-bolt you could adjust the width by placing nuts above the top handle. This would of course increase the difficulty as you decreased the distance between the handles. Eric, that would be a good idea to use the fully threaded U-bolt to increase difficulty. The reason I don't recommend it is because the fully threaded U-bolt will not allow for a "smooth" range of Motion(ROM) due to the threads preventing the handle from smooth movement during compression/expansion of the springs. If you have a way to prevent this, please let me know. Thanks again Eric What about a couple pieces of large diameter metal fuel or brake line? You could use it as a sleeve between the handles. It's cheap, and you could get a few uses out of a piece. Edited October 18, 2008 by Foxman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Great idea, Carl! I was thinking with a fully threaded u-bolt you could adjust the width by placing nuts above the top handle. This would of course increase the difficulty as you decreased the distance between the handles. Eric, that would be a good idea to use the fully threaded U-bolt to increase difficulty. The reason I don't recommend it is because the fully threaded U-bolt will not allow for a "smooth" range of Motion(ROM) due to the threads preventing the handle from smooth movement during compression/expansion of the springs. If you have a way to prevent this, please let me know. Thanks again Eric What about a couple pieces of large diameter metal fuel or brake line? You could use it as a sleeve between the handles. It's cheap, and you could get a few uses out of a piece. That's a great idea Jeremiah I will try to tweak my "prototype" and see if it works. Congratulations on your recent PR by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyj75 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Thanks Carl! I hope the sleeve thing works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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