DIY Home Chinup Bar

Chinups work your arms and shoulders.

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A chinup is an exercise that works the latissimus dorsi and bicep, helping you to gain upper body strength. If you don't have the time or money for a gym membership, you can build your own chinup bar using basic plumbing parts and some lumber. This chinup bar will be positioned over a doorway, giving your legs room to swing back and forth if they need to. All of the required materials are available at your local hardware store.

Related Searches:Difficulty:Moderately EasyInstructions Things You'll Need2-by-8-inch board, 42 inches longSaw4-inch steel pipe nipples, 2Steel flanges, 2Steel elbow joints, 23-foot double-threaded steel pipePencilDrillStud finder4-inch wood screwsScrewdriver2-inch wood screwsSuggest Edits1

Screw two 4-inch steel pipe nipples into two flanges. These and all pipes and fittings should have a three-quarter inch diameter.

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Screw an elbow joint onto the other end of each nipple.

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Screw the other ends of the elbow joints onto a 3-foot double-threaded pipe, with both flanges pointing the same direction.

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Place the finished chinup bar onto the board. Center it and mark the locations of the screw holes with a pencil.

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Drill a one-sixteenth inch pilot hole into the board at each pencil mark.

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Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs above a doorway.

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Place the board onto the wall above the door and mark the stud positions on it.

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Drill three one-sixteenth inch pilot holes through the board for each wall stud, evenly spaced. Drill matching pilot holes into the wall studs.

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Screw the board to the wall with 4-inch wood screws through the second set of pilot holes.

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Screw the chinup bar to the board through the first set of pilot holes with 2-inch wood screws.

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