Not directly health related, but looking to repair some equipment so I can get back to some more healthy habits, and thought some people here might have ideas.
We have a little weight machine in our basement. About 15 years ago we'd moved for a job for 18 months and rented out our house, and the tenants stopped paying rent and pulled a runner, leaving behind only some fleas and and the weight machine. I got rid of the fleas, moved the weight machine to the basement, and have used it sporadically since (my desires for fitness and for blob-life vary in strength, and so motivation to use the machine). It isn't great, but we had it, so I used it for what it was. It didn't look new when I inherited it (there was a tear in the padding, some signs of wear), so I have no idea how old the thing is
Last night, after realizing that I'd been in my desk chair for about 12 hours and I'd sleep better if I actually moved a few muscles, I went to use it, and it broke
The ring on one of the cables had pulled through. I can't imagine that is an expected failure mode, and I've certainly not used the thing that hard, but I guess it had a defect, or something? Anyway, it is the sort of machine where the cables feed through a huge number of pullies, and in the end there is only like two cables and they pull against each other, so with that one break the whole thing is useless
The question is, is there a way for me to attach a new ring lug onto the cable strongly enough for it to stay in place?
Or if not, got some ideas for not too expensive gear I could pick up to do some resistance training in an unfinished basement? (realistically I won't do it if I have to do it around other people)
We have a little weight machine in our basement. About 15 years ago we'd moved for a job for 18 months and rented out our house, and the tenants stopped paying rent and pulled a runner, leaving behind only some fleas and and the weight machine. I got rid of the fleas, moved the weight machine to the basement, and have used it sporadically since (my desires for fitness and for blob-life vary in strength, and so motivation to use the machine). It isn't great, but we had it, so I used it for what it was. It didn't look new when I inherited it (there was a tear in the padding, some signs of wear), so I have no idea how old the thing is
Last night, after realizing that I'd been in my desk chair for about 12 hours and I'd sleep better if I actually moved a few muscles, I went to use it, and it broke
The ring on one of the cables had pulled through. I can't imagine that is an expected failure mode, and I've certainly not used the thing that hard, but I guess it had a defect, or something? Anyway, it is the sort of machine where the cables feed through a huge number of pullies, and in the end there is only like two cables and they pull against each other, so with that one break the whole thing is useless The question is, is there a way for me to attach a new ring lug onto the cable strongly enough for it to stay in place?
Or if not, got some ideas for not too expensive gear I could pick up to do some resistance training in an unfinished basement? (realistically I won't do it if I have to do it around other people)
