Kettlebells: When Concrete and Basketballs meet
Kettle Bells are some of the most intense excercise equipment available on the market. If you haven't heard about kettle bells go here and have a look.
Unfortunately, due to their size, and general lack of great distribution, they are expensive to get. How does one solve such a problem: Concrete, basketballs, and PVC pipe.
We set our budget at $15 to make about 2 kettlebells. We knew we would need the following:
8 1.5" PVC Elbow Joints
4 6" long 1.5" wide PVC pipe
4 9" long 1.5" wide PVC pipe
1 bag of QuickCrete(r) concrete mix
2 regulation size rubber basketballs(leather may be substituted)
6 3" nails to prevent rotation
1 container of PVC Cement
Here is a complex drafted schematic using the latest technological advances in drafting:
Basically you need to cut a gap on top of the basketball wide enough to shovel some concrete in. Next, where the lines meet on the ball, cut two pluses, one on each side. Then drill 3 holes in 9" segment of PVC you will be using to stick through the basket ball. Put that piece in the ball through the two pluses. Then drop a nail in each hole that remains attach two elbows to that piece with PVC Cement making sure they are square. Mix concrete with water according to instructions. Shovel enough in to fill the basketball. At this point make sure the elbows are pointing vertically so that you don't have a crooked handle. Wait the appropriate ammount of time for the cement to dry. Attach the two pieces of 6" PVC and then the other two elbows along with the top piece of 9" PVC. Viola after the PVC cement dries you have a bonifide kettle bell.
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