HOW TO MAKE A
CHEAP SET OF FARMER'S
WALK BARS
Author & Designer:  Clay Johnson

    I made a set of Farmer's Walk Bars for under $10. I mainly used left
    over items from other projects and some old Pro-Style dumbbell handles.













    I have a slew of old standard weights out in my garage so I made them
    for 1inch plates. 2 inch pipe or Olympic adapters can be used too.













    I started with 2 4x4 four feet sections. I think if I was going to be
    doing very heavy weights, I would use 6x6s.













          For the weight holders I just used some old pipe and 7/16 inch threaded
    rod.

    For the handles, I used some Pro-Dumbbell handles that I never use
    they had rubber handles and I put some pipe over them and now they are about 1
    1/4 inch in diameter. To connect the handles, I used some hardened 1/2 inch
    threaded rod and solid conduit hangers I picked up for $1 a pound.
    These things are made to hold industrial pipe so they should hold a few
    hundred pounds. I used blue Loctite on everything.

    I was going to use eyebolts, so those should work too. If you use the
    large eyebolts, I think you could use the spin lock dumbbells, however, the
    eyebolts run a couple of bucks.


















    I just counter-sunk the holes so I could use some heavy washers.


















    They work well and are well balanced and all this for just a few dollars!