How to make CONCRETE WEIGHTS PLATES with Adapters and Silicone Bumpers | 10, 25, 45 Pounds Plate

[@asarelbenariisrael4132]

Hands down THE BEST concrete weights build. I didn't even care it had no background music or anything. I was thoroughly engaged in the techniques applied. Big up yourself all the way from trinidad and tobago 🇹🇹

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you so much :) I really appreciate it, greetings 🫡

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Best DIY concrete weights online I've seen yet.

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you, appreciate it :)

[@alexisduarte3917]

Look for caveman weights

[@fatihyaman1945]

Thank you for this non-bullshit video. Very informative and therapeutic.

[@Psychommuniter]

Starting the video measuring the discs in CM, then, the pipe in inches and finally the weights in pounds. Bravo.

[@pauldamse253]

Filling in all voids with a concrete slurry, or even silicone, then giving the plates a coat of oil based paint would really make them look amazing

[@_Donideas_]

Good suggestion! But I love the aspect of gray concrete :)

[@Vandel212]

Vibrating the container to get out the air bubbles would also help

[@TunaVEVO]

Maybe sex toy vibrator will help 😂

[@Fukigaeshi]

This is the best video on making discs!! Tip: you should have weighed the materials in two bags and not mixed them, with the aim of making two mixtures at once, one more liquid with finer sand for a better finish on the outer faces and another with more stones for the inner part. You do not mention whether, once dry, the discs weigh what they indicate. It is very important to use something to vibrate the concrete, you can also use a rubber hammer and tap it lightly around, especially on the bottom cover.

[@bravo1554]

no silly or annoying music i loved it the video and the work

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@nakahebemichael5039]

i came for weights but learnt something else. great job

[@giovanni7302]

Advice: To avoid voids in the concrete, use a vibrating device or manual vibration for placement and compaction. Alternatively, consider using a self-compacting concrete mix. Well done though, I like the techniques and the final result

[@TunaVEVO]

Maybe a sex toy vibrator will help 😂

[@Fury_LeBlanc]

This video gave me some ideas I didn't think about and I'm pretty ingenious myself, so I'll give one back, instead of making your own silicone bumper just reuse a bicycle inertube folded over as many times as necessary, and use oil.

[@_Donideas_]

That’s a good one, thanks 👍🏼.

[@GitauSimon]

a video of you actually working out 💪🏾💪🏾

[@jacobdyer9164]

you can use a sander for vibration to get the air pockets out of the cement while it’s in its drying process. But, you have to leave one side open. It will stay flat and even during the whole process.

[@1quickdub]

Yes, this is his only major mistake. There are many tools that be used as an improvised vibrator, or even just rent a real one from a tool store for a day to complete the castings.

[@zbigniewczaykowski514]

@@1quickdub Yes i use a sander for smaller stuff and a masonry drill with a blunt bit for bigger stuff, it also helps if you do a slightly wetter mix, will take longer to dry but has better settlement and will give a better finish.

[@Kai_Peters]

I got this video rcommended randomly. Cool project and interesting channel!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you appreciate it!!

[@xXBLAKGOATXx]

The corn starch and silicon was pretty slick

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@TonyRush21]

Looove the way the plates came out. Thin it's the best DIY Plates video ever. But all the time and effort into it looks scary. Think I will just buy some plates

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you, yes it was a little bit too much work I will admit, but it was worth the time :)

These concrete weight plates are really amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@raymondfrancois2898]

I love that. I do mark my own concrete weight but was different that one showing is really professional I really really love that now I can learn thank you so very very much for teaching you're the greatest God bless you and he has bless you with that skills

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you very much I appreciate your comment! :) God bless you too!

[@raymondfrancois2898]

@_Donideas_ I will share with All my friends iff you wouldn't mind. man it is unbelievable these weights are so neet I must say you are the greatest some people really bless with with great skills that's your blessings bro claime it Thank God for that I do many creative things too but those weights you built it is Amazing

[@raymondfrancois2898]

@_Donideas_ God bless you 🙏

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you for your kind words I really appreciate it :) yeah by the grace of God we are what we are, God bless you bro

[@JhonnyCash-z8u]

Very nice i used a old bucket with vegetal oil as mold release

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks, nice that’s the efficient way, but I love to do this kind of projects the hard way 😂, greetings.

[@Mattie_LIGHT]

This is prob the best video I've seen thus far on making the concrete weight plates. I have a 3d printer and plan on using it to make the stencil instead of the foam though. Thank you!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it :), 3d printing, that’s a much better way to do it 🤯 I’m not gonna lie It was so boring to make so many stencil by hand hehe. Good idea

[@Mattie_LIGHT]

@@_Donideas_I went crazy and made the whole mold with a 3D printer! Worked perfectly!

[@_Donideas_]

That’s super cool 🤯 you probably made them better than me 😂, I need your tutorial now, congrats 👍🏼

[@Mattie_LIGHT]

@@_Donideas_ thanks. I am impressed with how they turned out - 10x better than expected!

[@KPcpt]

Why no test on the drop? Wanted to see how that paper thin silicone responds under 20kg

[@FitDNa176]

Thanks for sharing all the steps clearly. Will use this to make mine❤

[@lucasljs1545]

Use Rebar, use the thin ones, make two squares tie them together and put them in around the middle where it is not visible put one layer of concrete put them above it and cover it filling the spaces, the space between both squares can be small. That is the difference between it breaking apart with 1 fall and breaking apart with 10.

[@tonyarthur578]

WOW! Very well done👍🏻

[@cruzperozo]

Mil felicitaciones, por esta manera de hacer los discos, llegue por casualidad, y un video muy laborioso sin musica molesta de fondo, y por cierto en los comentarios miuy lucrativos y me dieron ideas, lo pondre en práctica, saludos desde mi Venezuela.

[@Matt_Alaric]

Were the weights accurate once the concrete had cured?

[@benz2095]

Great video, man. Today I discovered that you can add fiber to the cement mixture (I wonder if it's effective in building as well). Also, haven't you considered adding a coating (even a transparent one) to the weights? to avoid cracks or breaking them.

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you! And thanks for the tip I will definitely give it a try with a clear varnish to make them last longer

[@-abstrong-2257]

This is genius 🎉 Btw pvc pipe cutter will save lot of your time. Next project melt iron or easy one aluminium to make weight plate or dumbell 🙏🏻

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks for the tip

[@kernelcaptinn6784]

Great video! Thanks for sharing man

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks :) you’re welcome!

[@Zach-sg5uu]

This is how pyramids were made!😂

[@davidpoppenhagen4278]

Nice work,fun to make, don't get to muscle bound 😉💪💥

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you I’m glad you like it :) greetings 🫡

[@brewcity2317]

Incredible job. 👍

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@Triad3DStudio]

Great video, & very informative! I have a suggestion: you could try using "Plasti Dip" rubber spray to coat the weights with multiple layers. It would help them hold together better and last longer. Plus, it comes in various colors, so you could even color-code the weights according to their size.

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks, that's a great idea!

[@Ne1177hb]

​​@@_Donideas_or liquid soap as cheaper solution ) and add polypropylene fiber, or small screws or cutted wool - it will make it stronger, help it bond. Also concrete gets its full strength up to 15 days, and first 3 days u need to spray it a little cause its need moisture to finish chemical process wright way. In my country we build houses with concrete and bricks, not with wood)

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you that really help me, that’s useful information I really appreciate that:)

[@rogersalgado10]

Parabens que capricho vc esta de parabéns,qual material é o branco que vc usou para fazer a gravação escrita,parece ser algum isopor?

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you, yes it is styrofoam board. Greetings!

[@paulogonzalez3607]

Great job!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@josecarlosgonzalezlopez2450]

Good work bro

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks!

[@francescoiaria2485]

Complimenti. Sei bravo. 😊

[@_Donideas_]

Gracias! :)

[@manclg732]

Try using a galvanized oil pan it’s 3” tall and same size as a 45lb then fill it with a 80 lb bag of high strength concrete

[@Croc-x1c]

Excelente trabajo, solo te diría de probar con algún compactador e impermeabilizador para mezclar en el concreto y algunas varillas de acero corrugado de grosor medio.

[@_Donideas_]

Gracias por la sugerencia!

[@Croc-x1c]

@@_Donideas_ De nada. Yo probaría con un aditivo para mezclar en el cemento llamado Compaktuna, a mi me ha dado resultados muy buenos, sobre todo para impermeabilizar el cemento.

[@JonathanGomez-MrJEG]

incredible work!

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks a lot! Greetings :)

[@saebsaqer]

well done Sir😃 this is great job

[@1vootman]

I'd say to improve the material used, I'd suggest, rapid set, high strength grout you can buy online, and mix your fiberglass into that. Other than that, excellent job!

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@AK-fr8lv]

are these sculptures?) if for the barbell, then it will quickly split

[@Sl19BW]

Inspiring, ur very smart 👌 ❤

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you so much 😀

[@CharlesVane-n3l]

Make a vibrating table or otherwise create a vibration to expel excess air and fill the void. You will get a smooth, uniform concrete structure without cavities. Good luck to you 💪

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks for your tip :)

[@Ne1177hb]

Add polypropylene fibers, or cutted wool for integrity - its used in cement floors

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you but I did add fiber reinforcement 🤣

[@Anthonycapone8146]

That's really clever I like that. Im cury, did you weigh them after? Unfortunately I don't think they would weigh the same as the dry ingredients.

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you, yes the weight is pretty close to the number not perfect but pretty close.

[@_Donideas_]

Why not?

[@eflixgaming5465]

Cool! Do they weight the weight what it says? Like 25kg=25Kg?

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you! Yes 👍🏼

[@zin27000]

Excelent , et presque Hypnotisant merci pour le partage j'aime beaucoup la technique utilisé

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@josedejesusnavarrogil6400]

Perfecto y si lo detallan más quedaría fiiiinoooo! 😮😊😊😊

[@peaceokoroji4869]

This was a well detailed video… well done and thank you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you very much!

[@pklifter]

It's much easier to mix if you put the water in the bucket before the concrete.

[@SufyanKhan-rp6pv]

Is so easy to use scooty tyre and fill in concrete, good grip and Droubilte

[@flyingintheface]

what a great job!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@woodlandbiker]

Great job.

[@oscartheslayer9264]

Use a sander to while thr cement is wet to shake the air out

[@rustyjames2010]

Its great-Good job!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you:)

[@christophersherratt7299]

When making them i think i would off put a screw through the sides on a wall plate then put mixture in so i could cut old tyres around them with the screws good idea though

[@_Donideas_]

Yeah that’s a great option to, awesome :)

[@meowmeowclubart1879]

9:38 THAT WAS MY PROBLEM FIRST TIME APPLYING CABLE TO MAKE THE CONCRETE WEIGHT PLATE HARDEN MORE ESPECIALLY MOLDING BIGGER ONE LIKE THAT ITS IMPORTANT TO SOAK THE CABLE OR ANY SOLID METAL TO MAKE THE SOLID BUILD :)

[@JoseFrancisco-xk7fe]

Very good. Excelent

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you :)

[@MrKennyaa]

need some kind of a small vibrating device. that would help with all voids.

[@BillStreeter]

Very Flinstones looking!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@jedsewtfareyoutalkingabout693]

put in a lot of work, plates look amazing, great job. I only think the bumper is not wide enough cause the edges are the most fragile part which is left uncovered. I wish there would be a cheap way to rubberize the entire plate..

[@FORTISMENTIS]

Couple coats of plastidip

[@meowmeowclubart1879]

YES ITS HELPFUL THANK YOU :)

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you, I’m glad it helps :)

[@mariotubelecce]

why the central part with 2 pvc pipes and not putting directly the grey pipe inside the mold?

[@_Donideas_]

Yeah to show you how to make them and to remove them if I buy a olympic barbell

[@mariojosedasilva9900]

Mestre adiciona cola branca na composição da argamassa dará uma resistência

[@AdielMedina-tu1bh]

Make a video showing us how fabricate dumbells concrete.. 👍🏻

[@ignilc]

very good video i subscribed one question. in what country do you live?

[@dominickdiaz1608]

amazing video, i´ll try!!!!

[@yaboijinxy3360]

that was amazing

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@FillTaylor]

Impressive effort ...but how do you make sure that a "25lb plate" actually weighs 25 pounds -- or that the weight of any two plates is consistent?

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you, yeah you need to be very precise weighing the dry mix and that’s not that hard, and with the water you just need to have a measurement that’s it.

[@zbigniewczaykowski514]

It's only concrete, you just make sure you're half a pound over and grind it off the flat side after it's made to make it very accurate or at least as accurate as your scales, that's how i did mine when i made some aluminium ones.

[@TheErroltrout]

The concrete will weight more than the dey mix cause almost all the water stay in the dry concrte ​@@_Donideas_

[@Noiconnotag]

Nice but I would not waste time on the silicon bumper, instead you can use old bicycle tubes they will usually give it for free. If you want some 'real' bumper plates you can use junkyard car tires/bike tires/bicycle tires, just need to fill them with sand/cement.

[@duxz9200]

If you want to avoid holes and for the letters to be clearly readable, use cement and finer stones.

[@_Donideas_]

Good suggestion, thank you

[@lucianosantos3753]

TOP DICAS! TKS!!!

[@kris4247]

Lovely stuff

[@Fofonthebeat]

I was hoping to see you lifting it 😅

[@Queracus]

after how many deadlift sets did it start to crack and chip?

[@_Donideas_]

Believe it or not they are still intact and I use them twice a week, probably thanks to the silicone bumper.

[@Davidsnooker]

Esqueceu do mais simples e que mudaria totalmente o resultado final, era só vibrar o concreto com uma furadeira 😫😫😩😩

[@cruzperozo]

Hola, me diste una idea

[@fbshop5559]

A little tips that i got from other creator if you want your plate quite shiny, just cover all the surfaces with cello tape before you put in your cement.

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you good tip!

[@dante_di_martino]

the silicon bumpers aren't a good idea, i think you can find a better replacement in hardware store which is easier to do and not as labor intensive like rubber strips or something else. Other than that they are gorgeous.

[@Morehills840]

Awesome.

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@mouradrahim]

إستعمل الهزاز في المرة القادمة لتتحصل على سطح ناعم جدا

[@hoodiefoodie9393]

can you actually weight them? But very good video. Didnt know you could do that to make the rubber covering

[@_Donideas_]

Yes I did and they are close enough for me, maybe there’s one or two with an extra pound, but it depends on how careful you are to pour the concrete, thank you :)

[@GenesisLeonardo-d5g]

Much better if silicone is attached to the corner

[@littleblom]

Guess it would be more effective to make rubber bands out of old bicycle inner tubes You'd have to adjust plates diameter to fit existing tube sizes. There's enough options of kids bikes. Eventually you could fix then somehow I guess

[@gabrielruiz2444]

SOS EXTRAORDINARIO 9 PUNTOS PIBE 🤓💪🤘

[@14TT14]

Do you sell them?

[@meowmeowclubart1879]

10:45 YES PUT THE CABLE IN THE MIDDLE, MUCH BETTER :)

[@DariusciferRubrum]

Me podrías pasar las medidas del día.etro y altura te falto sin duda son la mejores que e visto Haz ahora mancuernas de concreto

[@_Donideas_]

Gracias, las medidas y materiales los puedes encontrar en la descripción del vídeo, saludos

[@dudegaming7302]

Subtitles is not easy to read, becauee colour contrast is wrong.

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

Or you could shop on Amazon or eBay 👍

[@_Donideas_]

Exactly but not this one’s :)

[@analuciadasilva756]

Que trampo pra fazer as formas! Baldes de plástico seriam mais práticos

[@TobbeDraws]

why did you do a bigger hole and then did permanent adapters?

[@_Donideas_]

Well I wanted to show how to make them and I didn’t glue them so I can remove them if I need 👍🏼

[@joel9909]

These are niceeee

[@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527]

Flinstone, is that you ?

[@عابرسبيل-ي8و6ز]

شكرا.

[@pitacotavo5938]

You need to use construction steel inside, not some thin wires!

[@cosslog]

He used glasfasers

[@ibrahimay124]

👏👏👏

[@MarcVulf]

Hi. I can buy 2*10, 2*25 and 2*45 pound plates for $175. How much money did you spend on materials of the same set? And I understand that you didn't do it because of the economy. I wish you success.

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks! Well, not everyone has access to a set of weight plates at that price, and if they do, they're probably pretty crappy, at least for me, because I care about aesthetics :) , but you know muscles don’t seem to care. I spent around $200 and it’s still cheaper than a pair of 45lb plates here, so it’s a win win for me. 👍🏼

[@rchaser]

@@_Donideas_ Waaait what? $200? Could you please give prices for each spent item? in the US 94 lb. Portland Cement - $17 or 80 lb. Concrete Mix - $6 50 lb. All-Purpose Gravel - $5 Silicone Caulk - $10-12 for 10 oz boards, plastic, PVC, wire, fiber etc just scraps or very cheap

[@_Donideas_]

😂 yes but concrete is the cheapest thing of the project, here you can get 110 pounds of concrete for $5 pretty cheap but the cost of melamine, fiber reinforcement, foam boards, caulk, tape, the silicone, I think I included the tools as well like the spring scale and basic tools like the bucket and shovel etc… I listed everything in the description, that’s the complete total cost so I think it’s pretty close :)

[@lucaszapico926]

That’s a deal, lucky you.

[@survivalistor6195]

Without regard to aethstetics, one could make plates for approximately $1.00 each, by making your mould out of wetted sand, and priming it with diesel-oil. You might have to get creative on the weighing process if you want it to remain dirt cheap.

[@marcusrussell5522]

Cool video but its coasting more to make the weights at home when you could just go to Target or Academy or Walmart cool video tho......

[@rustyshackleford81]

Borrow moms hatachi and give that mold a buzz buzz while the concrete is wet. If you made your stencils out of silicone too they would be easier to reuse.