I am a duct fabricator and welder for commercial and residential construction. I will walk you through solutions to certain problems in the trade and give my 2 cents to subjects reguarding tools and methods. Enjoy!
Thanks! Experimental for sure. Just make sure the smoke doesn't get into your fresh air stream. I may have to replace that pipe and make it 4 feet long to avoid connecetions
I will be the 1st to tell you im not perfect. I could always learn more about assembling and welding these kits. This was my first one. Ill happily take as a compliment! If you have a small mig welder set to 16ga metal or a little heavier, some squaring magnets, a 4 foot straightedge (something thicker than i used) and some puzzle experience, back bumper 2½ hours, front was 4 hours cause it was a little more finesse with the brush bars.
@@JeremySharpSMSG Thank you! I have all those tools. I want help a friend weld his coastal rear bumper for his LX470. It's just the rear bumper, no swingouts, etc. Hoping we can do tacking, welding, and grinding in a weekend. Wish us luck :)
Everybody has a certain preference. My preference is having an arched type. That being said, Malco does make a spring actuated offset seamers that i actually like. Btw welcome to the channel i hope u enjoy it! Its my spare time hobby during the cold months
@@JeremySharpSMSG I only asked because I never owned one or seen one running. I wouldn't want a bunch of smoke billowing towards my neighbors house. So it only produces visible smoke coming out at start-up? Your through the window method should work well for me since I work for a steel supplier. We have a brake for bending metal that is good for 14 gauge or less.
@@dannywilliams6643 for me it was perfect since i dont care for the window at all. Plus im not breaking the block foundation for a 3 inch line. This allowed me to complete it in a weekend. As for the smoke, theres barely any. Its like an outside scented candle. Youll get a barely visible amount when you first start up and all your neighbors will probbaly just smell it if theyre raking leaves outside. Its very economical
@@JeremySharpSMSG appreciate you getting back to me. I just left the store, Im still shopping around for one. These things are pretty expensive. I keep checking craigslist and offer up hoping to purchase one second hand. I've considered just making my own using some 4" box tubing, there's a few gravity fed versions people have been posting here on RU-vid. Only problem with those is there isn't any documented specs on them as to how many BTUs or cubic feet that they are able to heat.
@@dannywilliams6643 the Wise Ways are a cool concept, unfortunately most of the heat goes out the stack. Keep your eye out there. I found mine on Facebook Marketplace.
I made this video when i was new at filming myself. So i didnt really explain much. Yes this only works with smaller sq to rds. I used a vice grip at the corners of the square side and kept the rolls tight to each other. I like using the break as well
I would say those klein offsets were midwest all along. Midwest makes tools for other companies such as channellock. So I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. Midwest is the 🐐 when it comes to sheet metal hand tools ( imo of course).
I just finished my Coastal Offroad bumper for a 4th generation 4runner and wish I would have watched your video first. I appreciate the great tips and explanation from someone with a lot of welding experience. Plus the ending was epic!
Thank you SO MUCH i appreciate feedback! Also im glad to help!! These bumpers are fun to make in a weld shop setting. The problem is if you make them square on a bench and say you have a 20 year old rig ur mounting it on, the bumper lines dont always match absolutely. But theyre fine. In your case it probably wouldve worked just fine. Yours isnt that old
Thanks for the video! My 4Runner is a bit bent - so I'll be tacking on the truck vs. on the bench, which will be a PITA - but I think I'd be doing a lot of rework if I started out doing it 'square' - how did the fit up go once you had the vehicle on hand? Did you have any surprises with fitment?
The truck of course is a bit racked but its not bad. Its for a buddy. Im still waiting for him to get back to working on it and gettin it installed. Ill have an update some day
Update : it fit fine. The real issue on older trucks is rust and if ur frame can handle the weight of those bumpers but it worked out. Its been 9 months and it hasnt fallen off yet lol
@@JeremySharpSMSG very cool - mine came together pretty well on the truck but I was right - definitely racked enough that the end result wasn't square. Looks good on the truck, and has definitely stood up to some pretty wicked hits offroad! Your video helped solve a few head scratchers I'm the instructions btw...
Good g Job on the video, that last part was fun. So if I remember correctly they don't put recovery points in the kit , so you fabricated some by laminating 3 layers of thinner metal?
I got to say, there'd be an awesome cudo's for how you just broke(rounded) each corner of the square to round. really nice. I gotta learn this instead of doing it in the breaker.
Thank you. Its hard especially when jobs NEED to get done. You can only really record so much with important projects. This is a home thing so i had some freedom
