Great video as always Stuart….. I hope u had a great Christmas and I wish u nothing but success in the new year and many more videos to come… Much love Chris 👍🙏❤️
proper job mate very nice .. here in australia with things getting changed global etc getting more rain now and for longer periods the old silicone on the fire flu seals aint the best lol cheers for video been thinking similar for fire flu seal on the house cheers mate
Hi love watching you videos I’m just getting into a little lead work and was wondering why you overlay the lead on the joins instead of butting them …??? Ps them barrel dormers look absolutely fantastic great job you must be proud when you look back at what you have done 👍👍👍
Thank you I’m glad your enjoying the vids. Yes I always lap weld as I find it easier than butt welds and also quicker. Thank you I really enjoyed doing those barrel dormers and yes I’m very proud and love looking back at jobs I’ve done etc.
Very pretty. Bit different to the rubber, one size fits all, roof tights we get out here for penetrations. Two things. For getting your angle and to save a bit of time and effort. Why not buy a large carpenter protractor. They come in a variety of sizes. I think I have a 300mm and a 450 or 600mm. Solid steel or aluminium. Set the angle off the bench and use that to set your tube angle. Save you having to scribe, cut and weld your kite piece. The other observation is making the flange on the tube. You free hand the 10mm flange. Your's looks pretty symmetrical so all good. But with a lesser hand and an uneven flange that would change the pitch. The worse the flange the bigger the change. You do loads and not an issue but something to watch for someone else. Another neat job.
@@slbleadworks Shouldn't have to. The arms can be set at the required angle. We use them as saw guides etc. One arm on the bench. The other upwards at the angle you need. Put your lead tube up against that.
Just got recommended this by someone on Facebook, mega work! does the lead warp at all with the heat? i do a lot of MIG welding during vehicle restoration and warping is an absolute pig with he heat, would've thought this would be the same if not worse with he lower melting temp, softness of the materials.
Great video Stu. Can I ask, I've got one of these on my Roof for the Soil Outlet Pipe and it's about 22yrs old, but a Scaffolder dropped a pole on the chimney/upright and damaged it and the impact may have damaged the welds, so can it be repaired/rewelded or will it need replacing? Thanks.
Hi thank you I’m glad you liked the vid and thanks for watching. It might be able to be repaired. But it would probably be quicker and easier to make a new one.
Thank you. Sorry about the audio. I have recently upgraded my phone and the mic doesn’t seem to be as good. I’m looking into getting a mic in the new year.
Very neat clean job as usual Stu. Thanks for sharing your work. Basic question .... How do you weather seal the top edge of the lead tube to the flue tube. Thanks.
Hi Stuart recently had to fabricate a lead rainwater pipe swan neck I had to cut and weld it have you had any experience using bobbins and a dummy to bend a pipe and if so is it difficult to do ?
Shame about the camera ,had to guess what you were doing 😢 I’m going to watch the video again as I’ve just found that the problem was my end not yours ,sorry😮
Thank you. I collect all the little pieces and take them into the scrap yard when I’ve got a certain amount. It helps cover my fuel as I have to do so much travelling for work.
@@slbleadworks what’s the bet you are underpaid. It’s sad to see those who deserve $$$ get the raw end of the deal. Where can you find a master in lead workmanship these days. It’s soon to be a loss to the industry of arts.
