Chris Aldersley Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Hey guys, I'm building my outdoor parallel bars and was hoping you could help me out. I've already got the posts in the ground, just need to put the bars in. I've found a good supplier for the rails and brackets but they only have 2 inch diameter rails. Is 2 inch diameter too large? If anyone in Australia could recommend where to get the rails and brackets that'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC DUPONT Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (...) where to get the rails and brackets that'd be great. Mining supplies --->> air compressed air 42mm steel pipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Aldersley Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Thanks, looks good. Just gotta find a good supplier that isn't in Western Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC DUPONT Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Every large industrial park will have a wholesaler - they usually come in 6m (sometimes 4 & sometimes 10), so take your measures and have them cut it to length for you.It is best to purchase the whole length (they'll charge you for it anyway); you can always use the leftover for another project. [if you ride a bike in an industrial park, you'll likely spot a company that has some leftovers piled in their backyard; go ask if you can have it, and if yes, be careful to all sorts of nasty bugs that might have sheltered themselves inside the pipes... you don't want an angry spider biting your nose while driving back home - this is Australia after all...For that reason, and because your bars are outdoors, you should find a way to cap the ends when you are done] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 if you can have it, and if yes, be careful to all sorts of nasty bugs that might have sheltered themselves inside the pipes... you don't want an angry spider biting your nose while driving back home - this is Australia after all...Oh, you have NO idea... Thanks, looks good. Just gotta find a good supplier that isn't in Western Australia!Hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Aldersley Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 So in my haste to put the wooden posts in the ground, they are sitting about 63cm apart, a little bit too wide. I've got some ideas to make the poles have adjustable width, but its obviously a bit harder to do. Is 63cm too wide and I should definitely try what I can to decrease this width, or can I get away with it? My elbow to tip of middle finger measures approx 49cmThe middle of each post are 63cm apartThe innermost edges of the posts are 55.5cm apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC DUPONT Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 You can you screw a piece of wood (6 cm wide) on the inner side of each of your posts and use this as a bracket to your lengths of pipe. From 55.5 cm - [(6cm/2) x 2] = 49.5 cm (you put the pipe smack in the middle of the 6 cm brackets) I think that should do it But if you wanted to get fancy, you could make it adjustable in width, and claim it was "by design" from day one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Aldersley Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Ended up going a cheaper option, got 2 poles from a local scrap metal yard. They're slightly big at 50mm, but they do the job. Hopefully don't cause issues with maintaining a grip on Korean dips. Just by putting the bracket on the side of the post fixed the width issues (50cm distance between the middle of each pole). Made them ridiculously long at just over 2.6 metres with one side overhanging by 65cm...may as well haha. Height is about 1.45m, enough so my feet don't touch the ground at the bottom of a regular dip. Hopefully high enough for swinging dips in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC DUPONT Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Looking good I see that you are using nuts and bolts that go all the way through to attach your brackets, this is good. As long as you trust the brackets won't rupture, you are good to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 PBARS DISMOUNT INTO HOT TUB~~ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briac Roquet Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 PBARS DISMOUNT INTO HOT TUB~~I thought the same thing when I saw the pic. Sure is a good motivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Aldersley Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Haha yeah, maybe Coach will have to add that to the Movement series. Although, the spa has no water in it at the moment :/ No worries Fred, I have full confidence in the bars and brackets. Had two blokes totalling nearly 200kgs on it at the same time and there was no problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Haha yeah, maybe Coach will have to add that to the Movement series. Although, the spa has no water in it at the moment :/No worries Fred, I have full confidence in the bars and brackets. Had two blokes totalling nearly 200kgs on it at the same time and there was no problems.Does look fantastic. Definitely no chore training in that setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Aldersley Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Thanks. Yeah I'm very lucky to have a home gym set up like I do. Just need to trim a few trees including the neighbours to get some more sunlight into the area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Abernethy Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Very nice. How deep into the ground do the posts go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Aldersley Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Very nice. How deep into the ground do the posts go?They're cemented about 40-50cm into the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Wheelock Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I went to the Home Depot and found they had 10 ft sections of 1.25 inch iron gas pipe. My plan:Black Iron Gas Pipe two 5 foot sectionsfour 4x4's 8 feet long set 3 feet deep. Do you think that 5 feet will be tall enough for the Foundation series? ( I'm 6'1" 230 lbs, my feet will be just above the ground at the bottom of a dip on rings @ 54 inches.) Do you think having 3 feet of post cemented into the ground would be stable enough? Another option would be to create an all gas pipe frame, I think Josh Naterman did this, but it seemed to rattle some in his training videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Aldersley Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 3 feet deep should be plenty. Ideally you'd want the bars high enough so your feet don't touch the ground during a swinging dip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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