diff --git a/_posts/2024-04-28-Flukes-Flaws-BandBox.md b/_posts/2024-04-28-Flukes-Flaws-BandBox.md index 6f609fa..f51ab31 100644 --- a/_posts/2024-04-28-Flukes-Flaws-BandBox.md +++ b/_posts/2024-04-28-Flukes-Flaws-BandBox.md @@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ And, the bottom: [![Finished BandBox Underneath](/assets/i/20240428/finished-bandbox-under.jpg){: width="600"}](/assets/i/20240428/finished-bandbox-under.jpg) -You should some flaws. There are many others. It makes me sad to look -at it, because I worked very hard to get here. The important thing I -have to remember is that it works well, and I don't have a trap bar. +You might see some flaws. There are many others. It makes me sad to +look at it, because I worked very hard to get here. The important +thing I have to remember is that it works well, and I don't have to +have a trap bar and plates. ### BandBox Fixation @@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ phase was over. ### First Sketch -The rollers arrived. They were solid and work well. I started my first +The rollers arrived. They are solid and worked well. I started my first sketch: [![First BandBox Sketch](/assets/i/20240428/sketch-1.jpg){: height="400"}](/assets/i/20240428/sketch-1.jpg) @@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ way more time than I needed to. A [Reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/ResistanceBand/comments/xna9bd/comment/ipwrygj/) mentioned PVC and dowels instead of rollers. This is what I ended up using. I'm happy with the solution, because it's not as deep (16 -inches) or as heavy (no weight, sorry). +inches) or as heavy (2 pounds each). ### Wood Fixation @@ -111,15 +112,16 @@ piece of stair tread in the first picture. My cuts without a table saw or guide rail were too uneven to work well. And anyway, 1 inch was a little narrow for dowel/PVC holes. -There are many lumber places near where I live so I out driving near -one and stoped by. pretty quiet outside, and of course, it was just -the warehouse (thanks Google Maps!). They said the store was actually -5 miles away. There were others nearby, but I decided to call +There are many lumber places near where I live. I was out driving near +one and stoped by. It was pretty quiet outside. Of course, it turned +out to be just the warehouse even though Google Maps said it was a +retail store. An employee said the store was actually 5 miles farther +away. There were others nearby, but I decided to call them first. Nobody had clean 2x4 pine in stock. Everybody in Denver recommends [Austin Hardwoods](https://www.austinhardwoods.com), which -I decided was too out of the way. +I decided was too far out of the way. -o cut my wood fixation short, I was in Boulder and went to +To cut my wood fixation short, I was in Boulder and went to [Sterling Lumber](https://sterlinglbr.com) (locals know this as Boulder Lumber). They had very nice maple 1x4s so I bought 9 feet had them cut it in half to fit in my car, and went home. @@ -253,9 +255,9 @@ achieve that. In hindsight, I should have used two different sized dowels. A BandBox's rollers need to be wide so the bands aren't pinched when -looping over the roller. However, the in between dowels are fixed, and +looping over the roller. However, the in-between dowels are fixed, and the bands aren't intended to move over them. I probably could have -gotten away with 1 inch dowels all around, or even .75 inch dowels for +gotten away with 1 inch dowels all around, or even 0.75 inch dowels for the removable pins which help when doing one sided exercises. ### Third Sketch @@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ assemble everything. This was an evening activity, because assembly is always simple after the hard work above. Here are all the parts beautifully arranged: -[![Unassembled Parts](/assets/i/20240428/tool-mess.jpg){: height="250"}](/assets/i/20240428/tool-mess.jpg) +[![Unassembled Parts](/assets/i/20240428/unassembled-parts.jpg){: height="250"}](/assets/i/20240428/unassembled-parts.jpg) Be sure to go back and look at the [finished BandBox](#finished-bandbox) and compare the parts to see if @@ -407,9 +409,9 @@ either. Just some minor dings on the corners: I still cannot fathom how it stayed on the car for over 3 miles. It fell off in a very safe place (for a piece of wood) on an overpass -crossing I70 where there was a bit of shoulder, which no cars would +crossing I-70 where there was a bit of shoulder, which no cars would likely drive on. If you have done the math, it was on the way back -when it fell off, too. +when it fell off. The only word for this is a fluke, which also happens to be the name of a