Friday, September 5, 2008

Making An Atlas Stone

It's been a few years since I made an Atlas Stone, but it wasn't a difficult process. I remember finding directions on the internet from Dennis Ruygrok in 2000 and have made at least 3 or 4 since then. Stone lifting is a lot of fun and an amazing workout.

You can find good step-by-step directions at bodyresults.com



The basic materials needed are: a ball, plaster of paris, cement, and a shovel...



The mold is made by covering the ball with plaster of paris. After it has dried completely, a hole is cut in the top and the ball is removed.



After filling the mold w. cement, some reinforcing w. more plaster of paris might be a good idea. Give it a week of "curing", then the mold can be chiseled off and the fun begins.
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4 comments:

  1. RobSeptember 8, 2008 at 7:05 AM

    Great post and superb explanation.
    I've been going to make on of these babies for a while.

    Cheers
    Rob

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  2. AlexSeptember 13, 2008 at 7:17 PM

    How much does the stone pictured weigh?

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  3. BorisSeptember 15, 2008 at 8:40 PM

    Thanks guys.

    As far as the weight on that particular stone, I'm not sure. It was a present for my sister-in-law's garden and I only had one afternoon to play with it after cracking it open. I'm guessing around 200lbs.

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  4. The Endos & MorenosSeptember 16, 2008 at 2:08 PM

    A sphere of concrete is is about 150 pounds per cubic foot, or
    79 * diameter^3 pounds

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