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[Roscoe]

Sizing up home made frame to beam in garage.


Finishing touch on two Home Depot 36 inch rounds glued together after cutting them back to 32 inches, rubbing it out with 0000 steel wool.


Bolted all together.


Used flat faced carriage bolts to bolt drum to frame.

Ta Da!

Roscoe

[Chris M]

Man, that is a sweet setup. I see you have the Title 10x12, that bag is a blast to hit.

I got really frustrated with the length of the loop on that same bag that I have and I had it shortened. Check it out if you're interested, it made a big difference: http://speedbagforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109

[SupergeZ]

awesome platform youve made yourself there buddy, how much did that cost you to make?

[Speedbag]

WOW what great workmanship. I love your attention to detail, ie - the holes in the metal for the swivel bolts. It looks really solid. Figure out a way to make it adjustable for about 8-9 inches and you've got an innovation.

[Roscoe]

First of all let me say thanks for the information posted here, without it I'd still be lost. I bet I've read every single post here, thanks Tim
Chris- I got the big blue Title based on your posts and love it, as a stone cold beginner it rocks (barely ). Took your advice to hog-out the swivel holes to accept 1/4 bolts....great idea! The loop hasn't given me a problem yet...probably cause I'm not very good yet & hit slow
SupergeZ- The steel was from a scrap yard, the wood and hardware from Home Depot, the rest; beam, welder, paint, glue, ect. was already in the garage. I bet I spent less than $75 including the 50 pounds of sand I bought yesterday...thanks again for that tip fellas.
Speedbag-This thing is solid as a rock! Thank you for driving that point home. The Bible & DVD's were great, thanks for the terriffic deal. The only way to make this thing adjustable would be to place a hydrolic lift under the user's feet!
Tim- Thanks again for providing this place.
Everybody- You are what makes this place da bomb!

Roscoe

[Kyle]

Awsome set up. One of the best ones ive seen to date.
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[Chris M]

Chris- I got the big blue Title based on your posts and love it, as a stone cold beginner it rocks (barely ). Took your advice to hog-out the swivel holes to accept 1/4 bolts....great idea! The loop hasn't given me a problem yet...probably cause I'm not very good yet & hit slow

It's nice to hear that you like it. I think this bag is an excellent bag to start out on, and because it's so heavy it gives me a lot of satisfaction when I hit it.

Don't worry about going slow, pretty soon you'll find yourself wanting to go faster than the bag will allow and before you know it you'll be banging away on a 4x6.

The hardest thing to get used to after hitting that big bag is how much lighter the smaller bags are but it doesn't take long to adjust.

Again congrats on that platform, that looks like one of the sturdiest I've seen.

[jaguiler]

awesome platform !!!

I think I am going to make myself another one now... platform envy

I like the two boards together, is that the pine rounds ? ..... and with the natural coat on it - it looks great !!!

[ninja420]

All I can say is GREAT JOB!

[Roscoe]

Originally Posted by jaguiler

"....I like the two boards together, is that the pine rounds ? ..... and with the natural coat on it - it looks great !!!

Yes, those were two pine 36 inch rounds now glued & bolted into one 32 incher X 2 1/4 inches thick which is more than enough for the big bags. By the way, the wood for the drum was my biggest expense, close to $50 for the two.

Roscoe