Staniewicz Thomas Inch Dumbbells

My SSE 160 came in right around 160 (slightly heavy by about a pound). On mine, the handle has a nice raw cast texture that takes chalk well. Lettering is clean and clear which gives it a sharp professional look.

Performance is excellent, it is incredibly hard to lift off the ground as intended. My 210lb Bell came in at 210.5, and the pipe insert handle is right on 2.38" as expected. There are some rougher slaggy spots on the globes that I had to smooth down a bit so it didn't scrape up my hands when handling it, but thats a quick fix for me and I will be painting the globes anyway. Never thought I would get my own 200+Lb inch bell and I was happy to support Zack in his laborious efforts to create these for people.

I don't know enough about casting or anything involving a foundry to know how difficult it is, but My 100 lb Inch is 101 lbs (good) and my 125 lb is 119 lb (not so good). All in all I am happy with the outcome. The ordering process was easy, the turnaround time was reasonable considering the work that goes into, but they did show up a bit rough looking. All of that said, I will still be ordering from SSE in the future.

Feels a bit odd marking these 5 stars for value, but you simply won't find a better price on this style of dumbbell than the ones from Zach Staniewicz. Knocked off a star on quality due to some variance in actual weights vs stated weights. Photo still includes the manufacturing residue. These are freshies.