Wooden Power Rack Failure

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Wooden Power Rack Failure. Rack systems are designed for integration with specified lift equipment. If i were op with a wooden rack, i'd at least want some steel bushings press fit in the holes to help alleviate the stresses on the shanks of the holes.

Homemade power rack made out of wood and pipe..
Homemade power rack made out of wood and pipe.. from www.home-gym-bodybuilding.com

These holes are for the bolt to set the bar on. This can obviously be tailored depending on the size of the space you. On the two middle posts, again starting at 24 inches, we also drilled 6 holes with the 1 1/4 bit.

These Holes Are For The Safety Bar Which Goes Through Both Posts.


The power rack you see in my pictures is made from 4 solid pieces of oak, one of the strongest hardwoods out there. The boards are 91” long, by 5 ¾” wide, by 1 3/4’” thick. Buckling is failure due to compression in this case, and since the smile has the top two edges in tension and.

If I Were Op With A Wooden Rack, I'd At Least Want Some Steel Bushings Press Fit In The Holes To Help Alleviate The Stresses On The Shanks Of The Holes.


Rack systems are designed for integration with specified lift equipment. On the two middle posts we drilled 6 additional holes starting above the last hole (again every 4 inches) using a 7/8 bit. On the two middle posts, again starting at 24 inches, we also drilled 6 holes with the 1 1/4 bit.

We Measured The Space In My Garage And Then He Used His Wood Tools To Make The Boards Himself.


I'd imagine they'd want to work over time or even catch a grain and split. Hole spacing will be very big. This can obviously be tailored depending on the size of the space you.

These Holes Are For The Bolt To Set The Bar On.


An equipment change can result in unforeseen misuse and rack damage.