Before I talk about my homemade platform, I just wanted to mention how excellent these forums are as well as speedbag central- which motivated me to get into speed bagging.
I purchased a speed bag years ago, when I was a teenager and had no concept of building anything. I was never able to hang it in a proper setting, and therefore lost interest since I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a platform. Now that I have learned some basic woodworking skills I really wanted to make my own platform and start speed bagging. The affordable models didn't seem to solid to me and I know I wouldn't be satisfied with them, and I wanted something more heavy duty like the $400+ models.
So I constructed this out of some very simple materials that were quite cheap, and my only hope was that it was extremely solid. I bought 1 round 24" board that was 1 1/4" thick ($12), a 2X4, and a 3/4" piece of plywood- which cost less than $25 total. I had some spare stuff around that I ended up using as well like some corner brackets, but those only cost a few bucks. I made sure to use generous amounts of wood glue so that it was really solid, and the corner brackets are kind of overkill but reassuring nonetheless. I can also put extra weight in the box in the center if need be, and it should be pretty secure in there.
I'm going to end up finishing it by staining the platform and painting the support area black, just cause I'm a huge nerd and wanted it to look "finished". I wanted a thicker 2" platform, but I'm too lazy to make my own (glue to pieces of wood together then use a router to make them circular). This is of course not adjustable, but I'm really the only one thats going to use it.
What do you guys think? Any suggestions? I'll post some more pics once its sanded/stained/painted.
I purchased a speed bag years ago, when I was a teenager and had no concept of building anything. I was never able to hang it in a proper setting, and therefore lost interest since I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a platform. Now that I have learned some basic woodworking skills I really wanted to make my own platform and start speed bagging. The affordable models didn't seem to solid to me and I know I wouldn't be satisfied with them, and I wanted something more heavy duty like the $400+ models.
So I constructed this out of some very simple materials that were quite cheap, and my only hope was that it was extremely solid. I bought 1 round 24" board that was 1 1/4" thick ($12), a 2X4, and a 3/4" piece of plywood- which cost less than $25 total. I had some spare stuff around that I ended up using as well like some corner brackets, but those only cost a few bucks. I made sure to use generous amounts of wood glue so that it was really solid, and the corner brackets are kind of overkill but reassuring nonetheless. I can also put extra weight in the box in the center if need be, and it should be pretty secure in there.
I'm going to end up finishing it by staining the platform and painting the support area black, just cause I'm a huge nerd and wanted it to look "finished". I wanted a thicker 2" platform, but I'm too lazy to make my own (glue to pieces of wood together then use a router to make them circular). This is of course not adjustable, but I'm really the only one thats going to use it.
What do you guys think? Any suggestions? I'll post some more pics once its sanded/stained/painted.
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