My uncle whom I worked construction for back in the late 80's he would pick me up every day and when it was raining we would sit truck and determine if it was going to rain all day by how big the rain drops where. small drops means all day & big drops mean we go to work
You’re the real deal thanks for your time making these videos. My kids will watch just cause your teach ability wish I was closer you would have some apprentices
The old saying measure twice cut once , but i had an old welder tell me once. That's why I am a welder not a carpenter. If i cut it too short i just weld in a piece lol😂🤣
Those little tricks, that you use so you can work by yourself, are priceless. Get more done and don't have to listen to somebody's BS. Good work, Hand!
Hey love the videos. Watch every Friday. I build fence professionally. I can pass on some tips, materials, measurement standards and custom tools if you’re interested. Keep up the great work. Comeonback
You’re awesome man you definitely have the patience to be a great teacher you know sometimes people want speed instead of good quality work but we are in the same page there’s nothing like taking your time trying to make the best product possible
Great work young man! The biggest gate I ever built was in 2008 and was made from galvanized scaffold tube and was 16feet long, 4feet tall and had four long rails, 3 sets of verticals and the bottom half was covered with heavy galv mesh. It was so heavy I couldn't lift if off the floor to turn it over to weld the other side. I had to use a small articulated loader to turn it. We then moved with a JCB 415S articulated loader to fit it to the large silage clamp on a very large farm I worked on in the middle of North Yorkshire, England. last time I looked it was still there! Keep up the good work young man!
That's awesome it took me back to my days at Baileys Welding here in Northern New Mexico. I did alot of that in the shop as my first job and occasionally got to go out In the field and run one of the his Rig trucks to do fences for the oilfield.
Dude as I'm watching this video, I'm also writing you. I've watched this video many times, is very good fabrication. The only thing I didn't see, was how you cut the fish mouths on the pipe, or how you drew them, and/or how you welded the gate....you do good work man, and thanks for sharing with us your knowledge. Thanks for replying to my question about the circle cutter. I'll be buying one soon. Many blessings to ya.
Coping them tubes with the chop saw on a miter cut is genius, never thought of that. That 1. Makes me want a steel chop saw 2. Gives me more knowledge to do pipe handrails for side work now haha. Good stuff brother
Very cool Austin, like I said about California not much going on here I will be riding the Harley to Arkansas to go see my dad and then when I get back I’ll be hitting the cement plants again Rig Welding. It’s good to have different skills to fall back on just like what you’re doing But like I said I sure do miss pipeline and oil field but we do have a skill and making money at it, thanks brother I love your videos man keep up the good work I hope the text came out right
We use 50 inch tall gates and make the top of the fence about 5 feet so there’s about 10 inches of clearance under the gates. We’ve been using gates from go bob. I don’t think a guy could come anywhere close to building a gate for what they cost there. I wouldn’t use one for a heavy duty or main entrance application though. They are pretty light but it keeps the posts from sagging so bad and it’s way easier to mount them.
Looks great I do the same with doors but I also do other ways to do the doors I just notch top middle and bottom rail makes it easier and faster to do awesome video brother be safe
Austin, at 16:40 you start to cut your pipe. Will you please show or tell me what angle you are using and how you get that "fish mouth or cope" so clean and tight? You finish up at 18:00. Looks great!!
Always herd of people using the chop saw to cut saddles but never tried it or thought you would get a good fit up. I’ll have to try it sometime. You should build a welding table for your next project.
I had the same thoughts, in one of your next videos it would be neat to see a little more of the fitting process. Keep up the good work! Im currently in the process of building my first pipe and cable roping arena and look forward to your tips and tricks on your videos.
Nice gate! I saw something that I have see a lot of welders do with ground clamps, I don't like clamping on a thick piece. If any heat builds up due to high amperage it will anneal the spring on the clamp and then thick is all you will be able to clamp on or have to replace the ground. I prefer to use vise clamps or a C clamp on the work and then attach my ground to that, I have seen a lot of welders in the past that have a habit of clamping on the thickest piece they can find. The though is it provides a better path for ground but that is not true.
A quick note on fire suppression. The only real fires, which got out of control in my life have been started with high-speed grinders throwing molten chunks 30 feet away into dry grass. That said, welding fires are few for two reasons. First off, I take with me a small Hudson sprayer filled with water and before I weld in areas with dry grass below, I simply spray water on the grass. In the off chance of fire does start, I also have an open bucket of water with a cheap broom sitting it and just brooming a small fire with a wet broom puts it out, so far anyway.
A good channel to follow for these type jobs in Jimbo's Garage. Great video! Man they keep getting better. I bet you have 100k subs by the end of the year.
Growing up on a farm it makes me wonder if a person shouldn't put a grease zerk on the hinges. Do you think it is worth the extra step? Just wondering for when I build mine. Great work though, learning a lot.
@@arosswelding Good to know, I look forward to the rest of the build. I am retiring from the Navy soon and am wanting to start my own farm. I have been watching your fencing closely as I want to build the fence once...lol
If the landowner would like zerks after the gate is up, one could just drill the holes, use a flat bottom tap, tap the holes and thread them in. Austin could do that or the landowner could himself.
I’m welding in a local shop right now during the week and I’m looking to buy my own rig here soon but I’m not too sure what direction to go after I make the purchase. Any advice? Thank you
Call CBI pipe in Guthrie OK they sell those gates prefabricated, I think and 8 footer is $120, they sell them from 4ft to 20ft, in increments of 2 feet. I make a trip to Guthrie every time I need gates, the hinges are already on them and they have grease certs already. I’ll probably never build another gate again.
The complete products look great but how come you never show any of your welds or welding techniques for welding on thin walled pipe? That would be of great benefit. Thanks for your time.
Idk... There’s so many things to touch on when it comes to fabrication I just never get to that part of it. I’m sure I will though. The education realm is endless.
I measured the template, the different from the ear to the throat, in this case was 1/2” multiplied by 2 and then just cut one and tried it. First one was a touch short so I just adjusted accordingly then done the rest the exact same. All the short ones anyway... done the same on the long ones. Just added 1” to the inside measurement.
I want to pipeline weld do I have to be a helper first or can I go straight into welding. I am going to a welding school in a few weeks while in highschool to learn
Austin Ross looks like your doing well keep it up prayers for you bro keep killing if bro!! My brothers were talking about your channel best welding channel out the bro!
