speed bag platform help

[tryme]

why does my rebound platform sway from side to side? is there a way of stopping this? I set it up how it said and it still sways. Here's a vid

[Biff]

Welcome tryme, to the forum. It's really tough to tell what's happening with your platform because your video is so dark. Any way you can re-shoot the video and add some light?

[ukspeedbag]

You need to stand on something and look where the movement is coming from. The platform should be solid as a rock. If you need more help, take some pics and let us see.

[tryme]

will do and I will take some pictures so you can see it properly. Basically though the section which the board is attached to seems to wobble on the section that is attached to the wall, if that makes sense. It's not the board thats wobbly its the bar thats attached to the bit on the wall.

[Speedbag]

You need to stand on something and look where the movement is coming from. The platform should be solid as a rock. If you need more help, take some pics and let us see.

I agree. Hard to see because the video was so dark. If the wobble is coming from the vertical mounts on the wall, then you probably need to secure the unit to the wall with longer screws or more screws. Could also be that the unit is not attached to studs behind the wall so it wobbling on the sheetrock. If you can get some light on that area please show the wall connections also.

[tryme]

Here are some better pics and video, as I say it's not the frame against the wall that wobbles its the bit that connects to that, the height adjustment section.





The part that wobbles is the part that slides up and down on the main solid poll which is shown below.


In the picture below this is the part I am saying is fine and solid.







and one of my mini gym for good measure

[ukspeedbag]

Okay, Now I would say you have the adjusting bolts going through the wrong way. Take them out, and put them in from the left rather than the right. Take the adjusting part up or down a little and tighten the bolts up against the centre pole instead of going right through. I might be wrong by saying you have the bolts going through the wrong way, could be the design it's self. You see the holes on the centre bar which you have the bolts going through? Well I would use them and put a pin through or a long bolt, so the adjustable part is actually resting on something solid. Do you get me? Your going to have to put some weight on top to reduce vibration.

Overall, the best advice I can give you is save your pennies and buy the Everlast Adjustable platform from SportsDirect. com for just £50, an absolute bargain!

Let us know if you don't understand what I'm going on about.

[tryme]

Maybe I have got them the wrong way but the things you screw in to take it up and down a lil has the nut on the left hand side so if I go from left to right it would have the nut on the wrong side if that makes sense? The nut is welded to the pole already so I asumed i had to go from right to left not left to right with the adjusting things.

Also I don't 100% understand what your saying.

[ukspeedbag]

Maybe I have got them the wrong way but the things you screw in to take it up and down a lil has the nut on the left hand side so if I go from left to right it would have the nut on the wrong side if that makes sense? The nut is welded to the pole already so I asumed i had to go from right to left not left to right with the adjusting things.

Also I don't 100% understand what your saying.

Your making sense about the nut being on wrong side, but if you do it this way, you'll be tightening the bolt up against the centre bar. I'll try putting a video together, showing you what I mean. Back soon!

[tryme]

ok thank you so much.

[ukspeedbag]

I tried making a video, it was going to take 2 hours 20 mins to upload, so forget that.
Here's some pictures, I hope this explains to you what I'm going on about.
#1 shows the bolt going into the nut and hitting the centre bar.
#2 Taken bolt out to show it against centre bar.
#3 is opposite side with a pin that goes into the centre bar. Makes adjusting height easier and safer too.
#4 Shows the holes in the centre bar for the pin. ( a bit dark, sorry)
#5 Platform with about 20 kg sand.

.............Solid as a rock!

Anyone notice the new additions to the speedbag corner?

[tryme]

ahh I get it, where did you get the pin though lol?

[tryme]

I fixed the damn thing lol. I didn't put the spacers on the adjustable things as shown in the pic...



I also got a new swivel for it here it is...



Now for the sand idea, how much will I need, as in KG. I've already for about 10kg

[ukspeedbag]

Try the 10 kg. If you need more, just make sure it's safe to load up the platform.
The platform should sound solid without vibration, and the rebounds will be quicker.

[tryme]

yeah it is vibrating a lil atm so ill add the sand tomorrow. I'm not very good at it I can't go fast. i count 1,2,3 and (hitting on the 1 then counting 2, 3 then hitting 1 again then counting 2,3 etc etc, is that makes sense) why can't I go faster? When I try to go fast I end up hitting harder.