The rowing machine is one of the less familiar fitness machines for cardiovascular training. Exercisers seem more likely to opt for the famous treadmill or the exercise bike. Nevertheless the rowing machine is as well and maybe even better than other fitness machines. On a rowing machine you strengthen your arms, legs, stomach, back and other muscles. In addition a rowing machine is less stressful on the joints and it can make a welcome change in your fitness program.
The total cost of this rowing machine is around 100 dollar. I didn't make this to save money, I just like to make my own.
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Materials:
- Two hook bolts
- Two hook screws
- Ten screw eyes
- Four spring washers M12
- Eight washers M12
- Eight hexagon nuts M12
- Threaded rod M12
- A bunch of screws
- One carabiner
- Two cable clamps
- Ten small wheels 3 cm in diameter
- Two small wheels 4 cm in diameter
- Wooden beams ( 4 cm x 4 cm ) approximately 10 meter total usage
- Wooden stick 2.5 cm in diameter and approximately 60 cm long
- Wooden board approximately 88 cm x 30 cm x 2.7 cm
- MDF boards approximately 99 cm x 33 cm x 1.1 cm
- Two long pieces of aluminum (140 cm x 4 cm x 3 mm)
- Elastic straps
- Four pulleys
- Two bearings: outer diameter 32 mm, inner diameter 12 mm
- Rope 2 meter, 10 mm in diameter
Tools:
- Wood glue
- Wood wax
- Wood paste
- Jig saw
- Screw driver
- Sand paper
- Wood clamps
- Wood file
- Drill
- Drill bit 6 mm, 12 mm, 15 mm, 32 mm
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And let me take this chance to introduce myself to the community - this will be my first project. Thanks to all those that make this site wonderful; it is everything I need for living on my own now :)
On another note, is there any possibility of getting this in some sort of CAD format?