Build Your Own Adjustable Weight Bench

Cut all wood pieces to the proper lengths please refer to detailed weight bench plan illustration.

Build your own adjustable weight bench.

Four 4 4 x 12 inches piece of wood. Jan 20 2015 homemade diy weight lifting bench bbuilding a lifting bench should not be a complicated process because your basic design of any bench is going to consist of a stable leg assembly and a padded level on top. One three quarter inch thick 12 inches wide and 50 inch in length piece of wood. The project is done using basic hand and power tools.

You ll never be able to bench press even half a ton so basically what i m telling you is that you can build a bench that will be many times stronger than you need it to be. The fact of the matter is you can build your own weight bench that can support a ton of weight i literally mean a ton that s not slang. What will you need. A piece of plywood is used as the bench platform and foam padding with a vinyl fabric covering is fitted to the platform.

Next i m starting up an idea for a simpler stand alone all purpose flat weight bench so we ll see. If you ve noticed from the bench plan illustration a simple dado joint was used to join the bench wooden base and. The weight capacity on the uprights has so far been tested up to 300 lbs. One 7 inches piece of wood.

Few screws for attaching pieces. At a glance the whole bench is really only six separate pieces. Building your own weight bench is done using standard grade lumber for the rectangular bench frame and half hexagon legs that provide lateral stability. Use a generous amount of wood glue to all joints.

Four 4x4 wood blocks that have been cut into 12 inch pieces a 4x4 that measures 37 inches and a piece of plywood that s 3 4 inch. And you can do it for less than 50.