Learn how to build your very own rowing machine following this step by step process. Limited tools and knowledge needed, and the best thing is it's all under $200!!
Materials⬇⬇⬇
* 1/ 90mm x 90mm pine @2000mm (main frame)
* 2/ 70mm x 30mm pine @ 320mm (back legs)
* 2/ 70mm x 30mm pine @ 500mm (front legs, must be cut at 30 degrees)
* 2/ 90mm x 10mm pine @ 900mm (braces to hold bicycle wheel)
* 1/ bicycle wheel at 19inches diameter
* 1 bicycle chain
* 9/ 40mm x 300mm x 1.2mm thick, sheet metal strips (fans for resistance between wheel spokes)
* 2/ pulleys rated @ 200kg
* 1/ 10mm bunjy cord @ 1800mm long
* 1/ heavy duty connector clip (for joining bicycle chain and bungee cord)
* 1/ 25mm x 3mm galv tubing @ 400mm (rower handle)
* 1/ 6mm plastic coated stainless steel cable @ 500mm (connects to bicycle chain and rowing handle)
* 2/ 6mm cable clamps (to connect cable to bicycle chain and rower handle)
* 2/ 140mm x 45mm pine @ 300mm (foot supports)
* 2/ 140mm x 90mm x 20mm pine (connects to top of foot supports to hold rower handle)
* 2/ Velcro foot straps (to be fixed to foot supports)
* 2/ 70mm x 30mm pine @ 900mm (track panels)
* 1/ 300mm x 200mm x 20mm pine panel (rower seat)
* 4/ wheels rated to 100kg (seat rollers)
* 1/ 300mm x 200mm foam matting (seat padding, yoga mat material)
* Wireless magnetic Speedometer/Odometer (optional)
Fixings
* 20/ 75mm batten screws (for screwing legs and track to main frame)
* 4/ 200mm batten screws (for fixing foot supports to main frame)
* 2/ 65mm x 10mm bolts with nuts and washers (to fix pulleys to legs)
* 20/ 16mm metal button head screws (for fixing in sheet metal strips to bicycle wheel)
*Double sided tape (to fix matting to seat)
* 10 flathead nails (to fix straps to foot supports)
* Black tape (to tape up connectors and clamps)