just bought a chin up bar but...

[southpaw]

i need help it turns out that the doorways are made of metal. all the doorways in my house are made of metal. and i my drill didnt even make a hole in it all i got was loud screeching of metal.. i dont have the receipt anymore to my chin up bar. so what should i do.

are doorways always like this. are chin up bars just meant for doorways.. should i get a bigger drill.

hopefully some one here has made a chin up bar in their doorway to help me out.

[Devilman]

way to go, those things are actually really good for you, if you can just keep the initiative.

[Pep]

it's not the size of the drill, it's how you use it. get a metal drill and go at it. find out what type of metal it is in your doorway, if it's armoured or whatever it's called then tell the guy in the hardware store and he'll show you what type of drill you need. also there's no point in running the drill at superdupervelocity speed, when you buy the type you need it sometimes almost always tells you what speed you should set the drill to.

I want one of those bars too with the ankle cuffs with 'hooks' on them so you can do situps upside down but mainly to stretch out the back. it looks very comfy. hehe
if you have a hallway that's narrow enough you can span the handle bar between those walls. Doorways are narrow and it makes the handlebars sturdier not to be stretched out too far but if you find some other spot for it, go for it.

[Beastie]

You might be trying to drill through metal using a drill piece designed for wood.

Check you're using a metal type drill piece.

[Carter]

Don't confuse the boy. We call 'em drill bits in America.

--Carter--

[Beastie]

Ah, a drill 'bit' is the little tool we use to tighten up the head of the drill.....................

[bushiboy]

We call that a "drill bit tightenin' up thingy".

[Beastie]

Originally posted by bushiboy
We call that a "drill bit tightenin' up thingy".

Ah!

It all becomes clear.................. ;)

[Inkthinker]

We call it a "Chuck Key". They get lost easily.

:rolleyes:

Drill, drill bit, phillips head, flat head, quarter-inch metal bit, chuck key, rowder head, bactine, chop box, t-square, right-angle, tape measure, claw hammer, ball hammer, saws-all, table-saw, circular saw, band-aids, go-jo, socket set, monkey wrench, band wrench, box-knife, slap-string, wood glue, four-foot level.

Don't any of you people have a freaking garage?


"drill-bit tightenin'-up thingy"

*sheesh*

[southpaw]

thanks guys don't have a garage live in an apartment.. if finally got a better drill and drilled that sucker.

i have 4 brackets the first two i set it up high so i can do pull ups

and the other 2 i set it up lower so if i hang on it my knees actually hits the floor. the reason for this is because i hang myself upside down with the back of my knees supporting my weight.

now all i kneed are bat ears.