Vince G CSN MFT the end of an era?!

[Vince B]

My Mr Canada trophy needs to be replated. When I get around to it I will have it done in gold so it won't tarnish. No trophy is worth what many have to do to win nowadays. In the old days some took Dianabol and later, others took Deca-durabolin. There was a lot of fear re cancer so no one was too crazy with those drugs. Compare that today with what gh15 says many pros take. Quite a crazy sport. I don't want to even think what some women do to their bodies!

[Tapeworm]

Bondi wasn't packed in that photo above. The crowds there can be 3 times what you saw. The northern beaches are quite pleasant and I like the drive up the peninsula in what is surely a subtropical paradise.

I am modifying a Nautilus double chest machine. I got rid of the pec deck function and converted the decline part to cable drive. Talk about a big job. Plus I added some features Arthur never thought about. Like heavier plates on the stack and a handle on the lever to do triceps work on. That is a job I don't care to do again. I have another Nautilus duo chest machine but I can't see myself modifying it. I so hate those %#@%@ chains. That is something Arthur used on machines that gym owners will always hate. Those chains are dirty, they stretch and they can break. Plus they are just awful to service and replace.  I will post a couple of photos of the finished machine soon.  The plastic foot pad broke so I am using a 10 mm solid steel plate covered with 6 mm aluminium. Should look great and this machine should survive anything thrown at it. Would you believe the lads sheared three 3/8 inch bolts on the negative cam!! I have replaced those with three 1/2 inch high tensile bolts. If any human can shear those bolts he can take the machine home with him.

Vince, if you're serious about your mods to the machines why are you using 10mm steel + 6 mm ali for the foot piece?  The cost of buying them individually, joining by welding or tapping for bolts, the time required... surely a 16mm piece of ali treadplate would be strong enough?  If not, use stainless.

If converting from a chain to a cable is a pain, look around for new chains.  The stretch you mention is a design flaw which has almost certainly been corrected by modern day chain makers.  On the other hand, replacing sprockets with pullys can't be that hard, is it?  I'm unfamiliar with the machines tho, so who knows...  Maybe just adding a tensioner bolt at one end of the chain or the other which you could crank down if the chain stretched would be easiest.

What's a negative cam?  Is this something which needs to rotate, and the bolts are the pivot points, one in each piece?  If so, using a bushing might help, or a stainless dowel pin (they come threaded one end as needed).  Sounds like you got this one sorted tho.

[EL Mariachi]

Its sad to see a old man like Basile spend his last days on getbig bitchin about some lad's name. The rest of us are young we still can joke around, but this old fart is starting to be very pathetic on his addiction for the Venom Vince Versace Machine.

[Vince B]

The Nautilus machines have small sprockets for chains to go around. When you convert to pulleys you need larger spaces to locate them. I used some 8 inch pulleys so had to make special holders for them.

I used various scrap materials to alter the machine. I have some aluminium plate and had the 10 mm steel lying around. So I used that. I didn't design this machine so have to use what I find around my factory.

The Nautilus duo chest machine was a curiosity. The double chain used in the press never broke but it did wear out the double sprocket it ran around. There wasn't really a negative cam on this machine but there is one on the duo squat machine. Essentially that cam increases resistance as it unwinds and gets closer to the center. The chest cam has a small sprocket bolted to a larger cam beside it. It takes more force to turn the small cam bolted to a larer cam. The chain on the duo squat machines has never been replaced since being installed in my gym. The single half inch chain was a mistake for bodybuilding equipment. Arthur should have used much stronger links, like they have on motor bikes. Perhaps at least 5/8 inch links. Maybe even 3/4 inch links.

Unlubricated chains can rust and often break. Most still stretch. Nautilus used the best quality chains but they still stretched. They are a pain to replace. You never know how many links should be there. The ab-ad machine is a nightmare to replace if the chain is broken. I took 6 hours to get it right. I cursed Arthur several times that day.

[Vince B]

Mariachi, it is even sadder to see a nobody obsessed with what an old man posts on Getbig.

[fearANDloathing]

Even in a t shirt Vince G has a sub par Physique.
What on Gods Green Earth made him don a pair of trunks and hop on stage? 

[Laura Lee]

DF, move to a warmer climate. Being house-bound for months leads to depression and wasting too much time online.

Look at this guy having fun in the sun and surf. He has no need to hang around a musclehead board all day.

The water is gorgeous!

[rockyfortune]

Where is Melvin Goodrum?

gayest photo i've ever seen..next to the new american gladiators...

[onlyme]

Vince just use a chain tensioner.

[Vince B]

Melvin is too busy making money to waste his time posting on Getbig. According to him he has a 52 inch plasma screen as a bonus from his money making operation.

http://www.wahm.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=494599

Go to  http://www.mymoneyislegal.com/  to hear a message from Melvin.

[jaejonna]

Billy looks great there 

[Vince B]

Guess Melvin answered my question as to his whereabouts. He is now the Reverend Doctor Melvin Goodrum with a doctorate in metaphysical science. According to Melvin he will have a clinic to help people with things like foot detoxification therapy.

While most of us plod along, Melvin is soaring to new heights.