Texas Power Bar by Buddy Capps Welding Made in USA

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Texas Power Bar by Buddy Capps Welding 28.5mnm 1-1/8" diameter 44 pounds 20 Kilos. The real thing, we get them directly from Buddy Capps Welding, not cheap copies, imports. The knurling is a very consistent & crisp machine pressed, course depth & medium course texture 14 points/inch. Texas Power Bar by Buddy Capps Welding Since 1980, Buddy Capps of Irving, TX, has been manufacturing the Texas Power Bar which has become the most popular all-purpose powerlifting bar in the USA for both training and competition. Don't accept a substitute. Look for the State of Texas outline on end of each Texas Power Bar. Capps Welding uses Black Zinc Plated bars. Not the cheaper black oxide that only darkens the steel but give no corrosion resistance. Black Zinc Plating is a 2 step process. First step involves applying thin zinc coating to bar. Zinc offers excellent corrosion resistance because it is more easily oxidized by the atmosphere. Oxidation occurs when metal is exposed to air or water, & electrons from the metal transfer to the oxygen. When zinc is tightly bonded to steel, the zinc frees up its electrons more readily than the steel, leaving the stronger metal beneath intact. The application of the zinc coating is accomplished by dipping the steel into molten zinc or by electrolytic plating of the steel with zinc, much like chrome plating. The electrolytic process gives the metal parts an aesthetically pleasing appearance, as well as corrosion resistance. The second step is a smooth black chromate conversion giving the bar that black look. Capps Welding bars sleeves can not fall off, welded to sleeves and the assembly is roll pinned onto the bar so they can never loosen or fall of. Capps Welding bars have Oil Impregnated bearings need no lubrication The bearings on the collar/sleeve assembly are oil impregnated and never need lubrication.