Weight Plates - Custom/DIY
Homemade weight plates made from a variety of materials.
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Weight Plates - Custom/DIY Reviews
Based on 4 reviews from Gym Radar users, the Custom/DIY Weight Plates - Custom/DIY have an average rating of 4.42 out of 5. They're currently the #158 most-owned Weight Plate on Gym Radar, with 6 home gyms reporting ownership.
4 Reviews
Performance
4.25 / 5
Build Quality
4.00 / 5
Value
5.00 / 5
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(3.00)
When Covid strikes you fill buckets with concrete. Weight is weight
(4.67)
Bought secondhand buy these appear to have been cut and painted. Definitely enjoy the thinness of these plates.
(5.00)
I needed some fractional plates for my circus dumbbell but my set had too tight of a tolerance to fit. Received advice to try out 2” washers so I picked up 4 of them at the local tractor supply store. They worked great and it allows me to add around 4 lbs, (around a 1/2lb each) which we all know makes a difference on an overhead press while you’re learning.
(5.00)
We’re serious lifters here. So, in order to progress our gains in a linear fashion , upper body lifts especially, we’re gonna need change plates. Change plates are the most expensive weights out there (when price per pound is the measurement)!
Alternatively:
Run down to the hardware store and grab four, 2 inch ID washers (these weigh ~.75 libras. each)
Ask one of the old dudes sipping coffee in the hardware store if he could weld them together for you in his barn or whatever… Viola! You have a pair of 1.25lb change plates and now you can increase your lifts by 2.5 pounds or ~1kg.
Cost: $10 per pair (the old guy won’t let you pay him for his troubles b/c he’s just that kind of guy)