Hello to all lovers homemade. Every self-respecting person can say that to respect yourself means to devote time to sports. You can’t buy a sports arsenal if you visit sports and training halls, but not everyone can afford such a pleasure or his daily schedule does not allow him to fit into the gym’s work schedule. In order to save on the purchase of sports equipment, namely dumbbells, which are currently getting more expensive every day, like all other goods, the author decided to make dumbbells out of concrete with his own hands. The idea is interesting, so let's get right to the point.
In order to make dumbbells, we need:
* Components for mixing concrete.
* Metal pipe.
* Screws.
* A jar for pouring concrete of the required sizes, is selected individually.
All components are easy to get if you have a hardware store nearby.
Step one.
First of all, you need to determine the length of the handles, which will be convenient for use, an important criterion is that the handle is not too long, since with a large length the center of gravity will constantly shift in your hand, which is quite inconvenient. Having decided on the optimal size of the pipes, we arm ourselves with a grinder and adjust the sizes, we will need two such pipes.
Step Two
Since the solution needs to be somehow connected with the pipes, we need to screw the screws into the pipes, which should be located around the entire circumference of the pipe. An important point is the reliability of their fastening on the pipe, if the screw does not sit securely in the pipe, then try a longer screw, ideally its length should be more than 50mm.
Step Three
Since we are all different people, physically prepared differently, the mass of dumbbells will also be different. You can adjust the weight of the dumbbell by recognizing the density of the solution and the volume into which the same solution will be filled. Then, having decided on the volume, we select a jar of suitable sizes, here, for example, a jar of mayonnaise may work.
Step Four
By mixing the components for the preparation of the solution in a jar, you can gradually immerse the handle with screws there, the main thing at this stage is to place everything quite smoothly. To solidify the solution, it takes time to fix the handle so that it does not lead during the setting process.
After the solution has solidified in one form, you can go to the other side. We do the same with the second dumbbell.
At the end, you can wrap metal handles with electrical tape.
On this homemade and at the same time anti-crisis dumbbells are ready. Now it's up to you.
Thank you all for your attention and good luck in your new endeavors.