Mother of all Speed Bag Platforms

[BillyMack]

Finally finished her this afternoon. Check the pics:

http://billymack.us/gallery/DreamPlatform?page=4


Here's a quick video walkthrough:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox-yL_P_W7Y


And me taking a whack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LinqphZpwY

[Clint]

Hell of a rig Billy. Have fun.

[SupergeZ]

what a BEAST! that platform is sick man, awesome design! cant wait to see you rip it up with some sick combo's!

what kind of gloves are you using on the last video buddy?

[Chris M]

How tight are the pipes, that is, how much clearance is there between the pipes? Does it make a lot of noise with the pipes banging?

[jaguiler]

very nice !! I like the pulley system !!
but with the four upright supports.... don't they cause a little vibration since the pipe that fits inside of them is not completely tight ...you know what I mean ? or does it still hold pretty steady ?

[SpeedBagSkunk]

dang. thats a nasty platform. i BS u not i was thinkin of using a table like that at one time but was never able to get mine to stay on the ceiling. this is sipmly a master of art in platforms. Great set up. now start hittin the combos up!

[BillyMack]

Thanks, guys! So far the pipes have not been a problem; there are springs in each pipe which push down on the platform, but I think the weight of the whole thing keeps it very steady. I haven't heard any banging pipes.

I still need to work with the pulley system - it takes all of my weight to pull the thing down, which is good for sturdiness bit it is a bit difficult to make adjustments by myself

Once I get it tweaked the combos will start flying.

In that video I'm wearing mountain biking gloves. I have to wear gloves to pull on the cable so I already had them on when I took that video...

Thanks again...

[Chris M]

You'll have to lengthen the cable to do this, but you could set up a block and tackle system in your cables to relieve some of the weight for adjusting it. Just making one loop will cut the weight in half. Of course more pulleys make it even lighter. You could conceivably make it so you could make the changes with one hand.

[jaguiler]

make it fancier....go to Harbor FReight and pick up a cheap electric winch....
then with a push of a button you can have the platform at any height you like

[BillyMack]

hmmmm....electric winch...now you're talking...

I need more details....would that be easy to mount? would i have to replace all of my cable or just connect that to the end?

If I got a model like this, how would I hook it up? I have a little battery charger for my scooters that I think is 12V, would this work?

I like this one, and for $60 it's quite doable...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92860

Thanks, jag..that's a great idea...

[Speedbag]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL, Billy.

There is an unbelievable amount of woodworking and design talent on this board.

(Not to shabby on baggers either..)

[Dutchman]

Electric Winch! Heck just use and old fashion hand crank winch like they used to use to haul boats out the water onto thr trailer.
Like these http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/enter.asp?pagenum=1388

[jaguiler]

I think with your inguenuity youwill figure it - but yes that is the right winch to use....

[SpeedBagSkunk]

This will be a crazy set up. after its all done i think im goin with billy on this one and id hook it up electronicaly. but thats just me. One more very cool idea but would be hard, is it when it went from up to down it spiraled like rotated up and down. be like a midevil speed bag platform.

[SupergeZ]

i think you should replace the 4 steel posts with hydrolic arms, and make the platform pump up and down when your hitting it, would require so much skill to hit! :D

[BillyMack]

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys!! I love the electric winch idea - can you imagine standing under your board making tiny adjustments in height? wow...awesome...I'm all over that one...

[Chris M]

hmmmm....electric winch...now you're talking...

I need more details....would that be easy to mount? would i have to replace all of my cable or just connect that to the end?

If I got a model like this, how would I hook it up? I have a little battery charger for my scooters that I think is 12V, would this work?

I like this one, and for $60 it's quite doable...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92860

Thanks, jag..that's a great idea...

The 12v charger won't cut it. That winch will pull quite a few amps. You could get a heavy duty converter but in the long run, the cheapest way to do it in my opinion would be to get a car battery for about $30 or so and put a battery tender on it to keep it up all the time. The battery and trickle charger should run you about $50 or so. I'm pretty sure you're not going to be able to find a converter with enough amps to work that winch. You need to see how many amps that winch pull.