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How to assemble your Iron Gym.

How to assemble your Iron Gym.
This Instructable will show you how to assemble your Iron Gym ($29 ish).
Having put one together myself, I will detail a certain flaw I encountered during my personal experience, and how to overcome it with ease.

This piece of equipment is great because the user does not have to drill any holes in their door frames. It functions off of grip and pressure due to the user's weight pulling on it.
Note that the Iron Gym is designed for individuals weighing 300 lbs or fewer.

There are five main pieces, six screws, six washers, and four nuts. You also get an allen wrench and a hex wrench.
 
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Step 1Attach arm bars to grip piece.

Attach arm bars to grip piece.
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Start with the long plastic bar which has a pad of grip on one side, and two rounded slots on the other.

Use the medium size screws to attach the arm bars to the grip bar.
Insert the screw into the grip piece (fitting the squares in place) and through the arm bar.
Then add a washer followed by a nut on the end of these screws.
Secure tightly using the hex wrench.
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8 comments
Mar 1, 2012. 10:50 AMcasian says:
nice idea
Aug 1, 2011. 8:03 AMbcharles1 says:
thanks, my thing wasn't lined up too!
Jan 13, 2010. 5:21 PMhi111 says:
 What is the battery for?
Jan 14, 2010. 1:32 PMhi111 says:
 Thought so
Jan 28, 2009. 11:31 AMmattymatny says:
You should let people know what the makers of the Iron Gym did not. This product is made for "standard" and "modern" door frames only. Every frame in my house was too big for this thing to properly work. The company does not state this on the box. They only specify min and max width of the frame. Also make sure your house is off sound construction, as one frame in my home was small enough for this to fit, but I clearly heard cracking as i attempted a single pull up.
Jul 11, 2009. 2:43 PMIbrahim Canbolat says:
same thing with me
Apr 8, 2009. 5:44 AMmozzelle says:
you might be able to make one of these from 1 water pipe, 90 deg. elbows,bolts/nuts/washers,and some pipe foam. then you couldmake it to your door size. just a thought.

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