This things frickin awesome!! I have a welder. I am a welder fabricator and all my buddies come to me always asking to build em things for their boat, I just send them your RU-vid links. Especially stuff like this that you don't really need anything but basic hand tools. #awesome
That turned out AWESOME! One suggestion: after all of the paint is done, I got some clear bed liner at wal mart. It seems to hold up better than regular clear coat. Great project, even without the PPE!
Great build. I made mine with black gas pipe. I left the bottom blade free to swing and fold under the top so it collapses flat for storage. I drilled holes at the junction for a 5/8 thumb screwto keep it in place when deploying it and storing it.
The problem you had bending that flat bar was two things. 1. Your bar needs to be orange hot and heated from the outside of the bend. That's the side that will be stretched as it bends and needs to be softer. 2. The vice acts as a heatsink that absorbs the heat away from the bar. This one is ok. You can always preheat it before you put it in the vise.
I appreciate the knowledge. I've never tried it that way . I have a brake press . I ran one a few years at work . Without one I would have scored it , bent it then welded it normally . But I was trying to doing it simpler. And if I mess up I try and leave it in there lol 😆
Genius! I like that anchor it is saved and on my to do list. Must try. Thank you for sharing. I have saved a few of your DIY’s cause they are Awesome and easy to do. Very helpful. Cheers
I just recently bought 2 small boats and a 2 person kayak and all I have is a crappy chinese anchor. I checked online to buy some and literally all the anchors I have access to are chinese garbage. I am so glad you made 2 DIY anchor videos. I for sure will be making at least 2 of these!
Super cool build! I appreciate how you always include your "mishaps" like forgetting the washer. Makes the rest of us feel better about the occasional blooper. Love your channel.
Dang Keith that was 1 of the best anchor builds ive ever seen, even a person like me that cant Weld could make one of those. Man that thing is AWESOME. I love it. Great video Brother. Cant wait for the next build
Sweet build!! I have 36" of heavy wall aluminum pipe, not that heavy though, that I have sitting here just waiting to play with. Maybe I'll make an anchor!!!
Hi, love your stuff. The next time you need a bike inner tube to cover a chain or for anything, don't cut up a new one. Go to your local bike shop and ask for a used one. They usually have trash cans full of them and the ones you get will not end up in the land fill.
That's a good idea . We don't have many bike shops near me . A 4 dollar one from Walmart is cheaper than driving to another town . But that is a great idea 💡
That I bolt serves a purpose. You attach your chain or rope securely to the bottom loop and use a cable tie to secure it at the top of the anchor. If you get your anchor stuck you can give the rope a good yank and break the cable tie at the top, leaving it only secured at the bottom and pulling it the opposite way. This makes getting a stuck anchor back a breeze.
I think so video is just stupid so much damn work just keep something stable why not just use some allthread and lock nuts and feed done with it just ignorant just trying to make yourself look smart
Everyone is entitled too their opinions . But before being hateful and calling people ignorant you should try using spell check next time . Like I said in the video some people want a nice Anchor that doesn't cost Ober 100 bucks . Doesn't mean it's for everyone
Another cool project bud. Might have explained why two eye bolts for any that don't know it has to do with attaching chain so if hung up, you can stiff get it up. Again great job. Can't wait for next video.
This is very cool. I fish small rivers from a canoe, and getting an anchor hung up is always a pain. I had previously looked at your other anchor videos and been planning to make one of those until I saw this. I think I'll make mine with one set of tines slightly shorter than the other, and a removable "set-screw" so I can either set the tines at 90 degrees and keep them from spinning, or remove the screw and fold them flat for storing. Was thinking a sort of wing-nut welded to a small bolt sort of thing for the set-screw. Would welcome suggestions on a good way to do this! Keep up the great work and good humor!
Glad to see that the Mapp gas didn’t work…‘cause it didn’t work for me either! I used it to heat and bend 3/16” steel bar to make some light brackets for my boat. I ended up clamping the bar in my vise and beating it into 90 degree angles with a sledge hammer. It wasn’t pretty but I got it done, though I did have to file and sand out some of the hammer damage. I wish I had seen this video first as the pipe wrench was a good idea that I could have used.
Great video, I do a little metal work and I have found that when I try bending a piece with heat I heat it out side of the vise and then quickly put it in the vise on the line and then bend it, it works for me better then trying to heat it on the line already like you tried. Maybe that can help you out.
I’ve been modifying my new Jon Boat with aluminum and rivets, but having the JBWeld to attach a few necessary pieces to the hull has been a game changer! 👊🏻💥
Well that that right there is Awesome! But, I do have one question. Immediately after you snipped the tip of the silicone tube, you used the sissers on it a second time. What was that for???
Wow you are artist aswell 👏 briliant show Sorry but I laffed when I saw you missed the washer . I was wondering if u was going to show us and you did 🎩 is off 😁 👍👍👍😜🏴🦕🙂✌🤞
Like it....have you ever thought about a worn out disk brake rotor like that? I thought the solid part of the thick wall pipe with the holes where lug studs go could be your points of non-turning flukes or tines...all bolted and the thickest and eyebolt construction could still be utilized. .with the rotor and thick wall pipe, it ought to easily be a 20 lb anchor....
Thank you Sir , I'll be honest the first river anchor I made I didn't even remember to take it for nearly a year but when I did finally take it I couldn't believe the difference , compared to a mushroom
Do you know of any hacks for drop shot weights? I was thinking machine bolts (weigh them) and then figuring out how to tie them to the line.. Kind of like an inverse mushroom. Not sure there's enough weight comparitively?
I'm a new subscriber and just going through all this awesome DIY stuff!! One question though, I know this video is a year old but... How do you think this DIY anchor would work on a sandy or muddy bottom? I'm down here in Florida and there's not too many rocky bottoms where I fish. Thank you!!
Our bottoms are the same way . One of the anchors I built like that ( a river anchor ) I figured my mushrooms would out perform it , but I used one of each one night fishing and I was surprised to find out it held 3 times better than my mushrooms on sandy bottom . Been use them ever since
You tie your rope to the bottom loop and use a tie strap on the top loop . If it gets stuck break the tie strap and it'll come out . Watch this video at the end I show how it works ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZQjZ4LSbLzQ.html
I haven't used it a ton . Probably because I've got like 10 anchors and my favorite ones are the anchors that break down into 2 pieces , because of easy storage . But I know it'll work . Because you can make its act way you want . I just had and idea of how to build one without welding and that was the main point . Because I've never seen an achor that looked like a welded anchor but wasn't lol
@@FishinNStuff yes sir thank you, figured you’d know who’s good to deal with .. never owned a big boat, hate to even buy a vehicle,,, those salesmen ya know
