Jedd Johnson Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I've made several of these videos over the years, but I thought it was time to do an update, since I have a few more variations now. Check out the description box for additional info 7 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Thanks for this. I admittedly know very little about these, partly because I just haven’t gotten into them for time and space reasons. What about the when I see people talk about the KWN blobs? Is that just another company’s replica? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 23 minutes ago, DoctorOfCrush said: Thanks for this. I admittedly know very little about these, partly because I just haven’t gotten into them for time and space reasons. What about the when I see people talk about the KWN blobs? Is that just another company’s replica? I believe they come out of Japan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 14 minutes ago, Blacksmith513 said: 47 minutes ago, DoctorOfCrush said: Thanks for this. I admittedly know very little about these, partly because I just haven’t gotten into them for time and space reasons. What about the when I see people talk about the KWN blobs? Is that just another company’s replica? I believe they come out of Japan. There are much more knowledgeable people out there. Ex. @matek had a KWN 40 and 50 as of November, so he may have more information. I did a little research a while back and can confirm that KWN blobs are listed on Amazon Japan but they don't ship outside of Japan. You'd need to either live there, visit there, or arrange for someone there to ship it to you (as a third party/middle man) if you wanted to buy one new. NOTE: From what I understand from the GripBoard and YouTube @ZRMMA did the latter of contacting/arranging shipment with a grip guy he knew in Japan. Again, he or @Ben Helms could speak to dimensions, difficulty, etc. I personally have never seen a KWN in person. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranger Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Great video Jedder! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho_grip_lift Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 7 hours ago, Jedd Johnson said: I've made several of these videos over the years, but I thought it was time to do an update, since I have a few more variations now. Check out the description box for additional info This is GOLD!!! thanks Jedd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Glad everyone likes it. You can really help me out by liking the video and commenting on the video itself. This helps me out more than you realize. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Hey Jedd- this was a really cool video.. I like the red pill blob! I just grabbed my first blob.. anyone can fill me in on it? I’m assuming it’s a York PRE- USA stamp 70lb fatman style? leaving it to the pros here… thanks guys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 How much does it weigh? 35+/-? For what it's worth, you're in luck that the York side of the dumbbell is the side to check for the "USA" stamp on the flat portion. If you don't see a stamp like the one in the photo...logic would say it came off an earlier Fat Man era dumbbell. Hope that helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 2 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: How much does it weigh? 35+/-? For what it's worth, you're in luck that the York side of the dumbbell is the side to check for the "USA" stamp on the flat portion. If you don't see a stamp like the one in the photo...logic would say it came off an earlier Fat Man era dumbbell. Hope that helps. hey man- weighs 35.9lbs.. thanks for the info.. yea I don’t see the USA.. so it’s older? Nice- around what years did they run? Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 6 minutes ago, deadgrip said: hey man- weighs 35.9lbs.. thanks for the info.. yea I don’t see the USA.. so it’s older? Nice- around what years did they run? Thanks General timeline from my understanding is 1960s - 1980s. WITH the stamp was 1990s. Basing it on @VintageWeightsPGH's video... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxsd6u8f40c 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 6 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: General timeline from my understanding is 1960s - 1980s. WITH the stamp was 1990s. Basing it on @VintageWeightsPGH's video... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxsd6u8f40c great video- thanks man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 2 minutes ago, deadgrip said: great video- thanks man Happy to help. Rob (@VintageWeightsPGH) is an excellent source for vintage stuff. I watch a lot of stuff on his YouTube channel and he's cool about answering my many questions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Just now, Douglas Carney said: Happy to help. Rob (@VintageWeightsPGH) is an excellent source for vintage stuff. I watch a lot of stuff on his YouTube channel and he's cool about answering my many questions. I believe I watched him restore an Ironman Tetting recently? If this is the same guy… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 4 minutes ago, deadgrip said: I believe I watched him restore an Ironman Tetting recently? If this is the same guy… Yeah...that's the guy! Here's a link to the Tetting video, to confirm. Like I said, excellent source. Rob is deeper into the history than me, so I learn a lot watching his videos. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 3 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: Yeah...that's the guy! Here's a link to the Tetting video, to confirm. Like I said, excellent source. Rob is deeper into the history than me, so I learn a lot watching his videos. ya that’s the one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageWeightsPGH Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 2 hours ago, deadgrip said: ya that’s the one! Thanks for watching! I’m no expert, but the more I put out there, the more I learn. Edited February 2 by VintageWeightsPGH 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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