Make shift pulley weights?

[nemesis]

Hi Guys and girls.

Any ideas for make shift pulley weights? :pray:

I'm getting real tired of unscrewing and rescrewing the bolts holding on my plates when increasing weight through a set and then just forget about drop setting :doh: Plus you know the usual lack of weights in general :evil: let alone the fact I have to share the few plates I do have accros the bar, the dumbs and my pulley rack. :roll: I waste more time moving weights to and from apperatis than actually lifting I think!

I need something to take the plates place on the pulley but obviously needs to be strong enough to take a bit of a hammering, ie the odd drop. I've thought of water bottles and things similar but everything I think of seems a little weak and brittle.

Would utimatley like 10 and 20kilo increments? (don't know many 20 litre bottles?)

Any ideas from you back yard specials? Thanks for any ideas

I think the sooner I make this new business work the sooner I can just pay for a membership and have my garage back for storing things.

[Sakura]

Sand bags? Wouldn't have to worry about dropping them on occasion.

[rimma]

You could make some bogan cement weights...maybe use a clay mould or whatever works. wouldnt be as expensive as plates anyway.

[Sakura]

You could make some bogan cement weights...maybe use a clay mould or whatever works. wouldnt be as expensive as plates anyway.

Hey yeah, maybe chuck heaps of bolts and miscellaneous metal in the concrete to make it heavier. Put a heavy duty u-bolt set into it so it hooks up easily.

[nemesis]

I like the sound of sandbags cheers. I have thought about the cement ones but making moulds is probably gonna kill that idea.

I have been thinking of going to pick-a -part and seeing if I can get some bargains to chuck on some U bolts mor S hooks. big wheel hubs, brake drums, cylinder blocks, ect.

Thanks for the help, I was having one of those proper mental block days.

[Sakura]

I like the sound of sandbags cheers. I have thought about the cement ones but making moulds is probably gonna kill that idea.

Just use a bucket?

[nemesis]

I like the sound of sandbags cheers. I have thought about the cement ones but making moulds is probably gonna kill that idea.

Just use a bucket?

:oops: umm feel free to let me know when you've quite finished exposing me as the complete and utter moron I obviously am thanks.

(seriously though, thanks. that's a damn good idea)

[Mr_Krabs]

20L plastic (HDPE) Jerry can from a plastics supplier (like $15)?

20kg full of water 8)