Just subbed. I am a bricklayer by trade but we did get taught the basics of leadwork during our apprenticeship in the eighties. Lovely to watch you work, I remember being taught how to stretch and shrink lead a little. Looking forward to learning more now.
@@slbleadworks Yes still laying bricks. I do a bit of everything now though. We did a nine week pre apprenticeship in the early eighties where we did carpentry and plumbing along with bricklaying. I really enjoyed the concept of lead working, how to stretch it and shrink it. Keep going with the channel, it is therapeutic to watch so hopefully you will do OK.
Who needs Netflix or Amazon prime when u can watch this kinda quality viewing. I could watch you work all day. Another great video and another fine installation. 30 odd years in the game myself and I always learn great tips and techniques from ur content. Keep em coming fella. I have to say you seem very modest about your work which is highly skilled. All in a days work for u but I’m fascinated by your work and I’m also well attuned to know how long it takes to learn this stuff and be able to earn a living at it. That job right there would have taken me 3 days and I’d probably have burned through the lead a couple of times. Therefore I can’t do it in a financially viable manner. I have to use alternative options. Sorry. I’m laying on a bit thick. But u deserve the recognition.
Thank you so much and thanks for watching the vids. I really appreciate it. To be honest I’m not the quickest either. I care too much at trying to do the best possible job I can. This takes time so I don’t earn the most. But I am generally always in work.
Nice to see a craftsman at work. Too many oversimplified solutions used in modern construction nowadays that lack the lifespan and quality of bespoke work. Nicely done
Absolutely love lead as a building material - lasts for decades, and then it can be recycled so easily back into something as good as the original (it doesn't downcycle). Great video.
Hi thanks for watching my vids and I’m glad your enjoying them. My torch does have an automatic spark but it stopped working and I can’t figure out how to rectify this. I asked a plumber as I thought he would know. But no joy.
@@slbleadworks If the button is still clicking as it used to, then it might just be muck shorting the spark electrode. Take nozzle off and clean it. If it needs new piezoelectric unit probably just.easier to buy a new one.
not sure why this video was recommended for me, but great work and it's nice hearing your perspective on problem you come across (buddy at 4:43 is hilarious)
Very nice work as usual Stuart may I ask why you don't fit lead clips to retain the overcloak, I burn 2 inch lead clips on the under cloak next to the roll and that locks it all together but still allowing expansion
A craftsman at work, our house had the complete opposite doing the lead work, nothing was finished, I’ve never done lead before, but even I got it to fit smoothly over the beam risers, so why couldn’t a so called expert 🙄
C5? That will split after a few years. Looks nice. Great job though. Should have used minimum c6 I’d put a 7 cast lead on that. But you have the skills to pay the bills.
I always make sure I’ve got a fire extinguisher to hand and I perform a fire check afterwards. Also I make sure all my gussets to be welded in are lapped which helps massively too
excellent work as always pal, pity they didn't let you do your leadwork before those small section of fascia were made up, would of made it a lot easier for you
Thank you. Omg it really would have been. The first and fourth bay would have just been square bays like the other two. When I first saw it I thought omg🤦🏻♂️😂 . But to be fair this has been the best job of my career so far. I was on it for nine months. I’ve done 4 big lead flat roofs. 8 barrel dormers and lead valleys etc. I have another 4 vids I think on this job. And the owner was such a nice guy too. So at the time the portico couldn’t be built as the builders needed to carry on with the main house and we needed to get it all in the dry.
Thank you. I think I do have a close up on a couple of vids. And also a couple of welding vids. But I am planning on making a more in depth vid in the future showing all the verticals etc.
I am a building contractor across the pond, and we rarely see lead used any more. Have never seen it formed around a round member like that. I will be flashing with lead around a masonry chimney in the coming weeks, this video inspired me to order some of the tools that you are using but alas, not sold in the states. Were the original tools made from wood? If so do you know what species. Beautiful work.
Hi Stuart, I am also a lead worker and love your videos. I only ever cut out roll size section on over cloak and weld , where would I find the detailed method you use on this wall abutment?
Thank you I’m glad your liking my vids. I’m not sure of I’ve ever shown the cut I do on my overs. But I cut out slightly less than the wood roll and leave a tag on to weld to.
@@slbleadworks thanks mate I’ve got my first wood core job on a little bay window next week and haven’t attempted any since college got course notes on everything I did accept wood cores 😂 thankfully the bossing technique seems to have stuck
I can't weld but I can boss lead. How would I go about bossing this kind of set up where it runs into the wall. Like a canopy over a door. Where you weld it is it possible to beat an upstand
