DIY Squat Rack / Pull-Up Bar

*The pink 2 ft.1 in. rack beams are going to be a variable height depending on how tall you are when you rack the bar. In my case they came out at 2 ft. 1 in. (I am 5' 10")

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THE MATERIAL LIST

• 12 count of 1/2 in. x 5 in. Hex Galvanized Lag Screw
• 12 count of 3/8 in. Zinc-Plated Flat Washer (25-Pack)
• 38 count of 1/4 in. x 5 in. Torx Powerlag T-Star Drive Washer Head Yellow Zinc Coated Lag Screw
• 10 count of 4 in. x 4 in. x 8 ft. Untreated Kiln-Dried Douglas Fir Dimensional Lumber
• 2 count 4 ft. x 8 ft. OSB Plywood
• 1 count of 1 in. x 41 in. Black Steel Pipe
• 2 count 1 in. Black Pipe Flange
• 8 count #8 x 1-1/4 in. Phillips Flat Head Zinc Plated Wood Screw

THE TOOL LIST

• Miter Saw
• Impact / Drill Gun (recommend both but you can get away with just an impact)
• #8 Torx Bit
• 1/2" Socket for impact gun (i used a socket wrench for fun but damn my forearms were worked)
• 1" spade bit
• 3/4" spade bit
• 5/16 wood drill bit

• 11/64 wood drill bit

• Right angle tool can definitely help

• Hammer or mallet will definitely help

Use Lag Bolts here.

* Remember to pre drill and drill down to hide the head of lag bolts.

Tighten your flange around the black steel pipe and screw each end in. Use Lag Bolts on the bottom.

* Remember to pre drill and drill down to hide the head of lag bolts.

Use Lag Bolts again and drill them at an angle.

Use lag bolts where the arrows point and use the torx screws for the other parts. I put the torx screws in at an angles for the bottom of the green/pink beams. Then I drill through the top with one screw into the green/pink beams.

* ALWAYS PRE-DRILL HOLES will a smaller drill bit than the width of your screw/bolt.

Use torx screws one on top one on bottom. Rinse and repeat.

The pink rack beams are going to be a variable height depending on how tall you are when you rack the bar. In addition cut the tops of the pink beams at 7-10 degree angle. This will keep the bar from rolling off when racked.

I drilled the rig down into two osb plywood pieces. This was a game changer for stability.

This one is pretty easy add on if you are interested in expanding your rack's capabilities. I would go with a pipe that is 6" longer than the rack for grip to add/remove the bars more easily. As far as pipe diameter it is up to you. .5", .75", 1" all work. I used 1".