Building A Wooden Squat Rack

Steel ties 14 of them in the dimension 1 2x2x2 3 4.

Building a wooden squat rack.

They should be at an angle of 90 degrees. This simple design that uses wood instead of steel tubes and allows you to scale the rack to the designated space you have available. You ll be cutting the squat safety bar and the upper support beam. 8 inches long each.

Squat racks and squat cages are a necessary piece of equipment if you want to go heavy. Yours can be taller. In the photo above the metal sheets to reinforce the joints aren t on yet this one was built by redditor mr friz and cost approximately 50 us. While you could purchase one online a homemade squat stand is a fraction of the cost.

Drill bit 1 8 inch. Take the uprights and measure 7 ft. Now before some of you say omg this will break when i curl 200kg in. It s the best choice if you want to build a gym on a budget.

I have a number of clients who found a building plan online and have hand crafted beautiful wooden squat racks that are both functional and safe says bernard. Wooden squat rack bring out your power tools and it s time for some woodworking. Step by step diy tutorial for squat rack 1. In this article we re going to show you the best wooden diy squat racks and share the plans to build them.

If so consider building a squat rack out of wood nails and screws. See his thread on reddit here. How to build a diy squat rack materials required for a diy squat rack project. You can usually lift pretty damn heavy with these things too.

Steel ties 3 5 8 pieces. Get them in 2 and 3 inches. Here is another homemade wooden squat rack. A pound should be enough.

Assemble big planks of wood to create and reinforce a squat rack. 8 pieces of 4 4 wood. Again this measure is based on the height of our basement. You ll make three separate rectangular frames that will be fitted together after completion.