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Justin Hurley
03-16-2005, 01:54 PM
Anyone know where to get 50kg plates from in the UK????
Rob Thomas
03-16-2005, 02:03 PM
http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/commercial/html0001/it100017.htm

...and they're encased in rubber so they'll bounce when you drop them. The only problem is that they are almost £100 each!
Rob Thomas
03-16-2005, 02:05 PM
or £68.50 without the jonny.....
http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/commercial/html0001/it100009.htm
Justin Hurley
03-16-2005, 02:30 PM
Shit there expensive aren't they.
Alex Gold
03-16-2005, 02:32 PM
http://www.fitness-superstore.co.uk/product_info_new.asp?prdID=3211&usrID=A66A641D-7ACE-44B0-9B49-C124D3EF8679
Rob Thomas
03-16-2005, 02:33 PM
Yeah, and they'd make that deadlift helper thing that you made redundant because I'd imagine they are quite a bit taller than 20kg plates.
chris jenkins
03-16-2005, 02:54 PM
Buy them mate they will last forever. I would have a shop around first on the net. Im sure sombody from the bpo had a pair for sale, check out the wpf web site under bpo homepage.
Justin Hurley
03-16-2005, 03:05 PM
Thanks, I'll have a look around.
Alex Gold
03-16-2005, 03:06 PM
Cant be cheaper than the link I posted, 100 quid for a pair delivered.
JohnOvManchester
03-22-2005, 09:47 PM
Wonder how much a engineering firm would charge to knock some up?
Worth a few calls?
Alex Gold
03-23-2005, 12:16 AM
I got mine, they rule. HARDCORE!
Rob Thomas
03-23-2005, 10:40 AM
Are they much bigger than the regular 20kg plates or are they just wider?
Justin Hurley
03-23-2005, 10:47 AM
They are just wider. Some are a little bigger in diameter. If you notice most 20kg plates have a cut out. They are not the same width from edge to centre, 50kg plates are.

You can't go wrong with Golden Arrow's link. Delivery would be absolutely silly when I order 5 x 50kg plates, but that links gives free delivery. They are the same company that I bought my home gym from and they group addresses from the south together and then deliver them all in one day with their own driver they employ on a salary. Works out cheaper than courier charges.

I think it would be hard to find an engineeering firm to take on such a task, as the plate have to be cast, unless they were making big numbers. It costs too much to make the moulds and heat the furnace to do small runs.
Scourge_of_God
03-23-2005, 11:10 AM
Cant be cheaper than the link I posted, 100 quid for a pair delivered.
How do they compare to the 25kg plates? Are they the same dimensions as two 25kg plates stuck together or are they smaller than that?
Justin Hurley
03-23-2005, 11:41 AM
Smaller because of no cut out.