TIG Welding Aluminum Fabrication - Round Bar Metal Forming, Machining, and Welding

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[@RyanKirk99]

I like that your videos don't have music in them. Don't ever change!

[@Rafe0522]

Me 2

[@badrinathrs]

Music in educational or how-to videos is a nuisance

[@supergoober1021]

Great DIY project and demonstration! Great camera work! Great non-musical video! Great starting the video without a 10 minute preamble and without interrupting the work to your express your feelings for selecting the different materials, which welder and feed rod size and type. I learned a lot by watching how you built it and you finished with a link to a relatable site. Bravo and Thanks!!

[@girliedog]

Never has there been such perfection built into a slingshot. Bravo 6061.

[@randydueck889]

Interesting video - brings back memories since the very first thing I learned to build as a young boy - maybe 7 or 8 years old, was a sling shot. Finding a suitable 'crutch' in a tree branch was step 1. Finding suitable rubber from discarded car tire tubes from a local garage was step 2. Acquiring leather from an old shoe tongue was step 3. Cutting the rubber bands was tricky - if you did not run the scissor properly, the edges had jagged Z shaped nicks that would tear as soon as the rubber was stretched. We used braided nylon carpenter string line to assemble it all. It was a two person job - one person had to stretch the rubber around the wood crutch arms/leather pouch holes while the other person raced to tie it off before the person doing the stretching fatigued. The roads were gravel in the small town in which I grew up - that's where we acquired ammo. Did not take long to perfect the art of making 'low tech' but deadly slingshots this way.

[@6061]

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[@izzyboss6875]

Just like re-gripping a golf club old school style 🤙🏼

[@snoopu2601]

Thank you for sharing your video's and yes a wear my leather gloves to I'm in a wheelchair so the style of leather gloves I feel like it's just another layer of skin so when I was working as a welder fabacater the gloves were just part of me. Oh and I've been through many pairs in my life time they have saved my hands to this day. 👍

[@grezzjubianco3369]

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[@JoseMaria-rj2wd]

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[@general5104]

VERY PRECISE! That's the nicest slingshot I've ever seen! Very good video! Good SAFE practices! Went to the trouble to make jigs & fixtures to manufacture more than one, so they'd be all the same! VERY NICE! Hey, everybody...this fellow know how to do the perfect "how-to" video! No talking, no hype, no commercials...just absolute skill and quality! We can learn a bunch of stuff from this fellow!!!

[@GTEskee]

These are the kind of realtime arc shots I always wished you would show !! Thanks for taking the time

[@ShowMeThePony]

I’m only 5min in but had to take a break and comment. Your fixturing for a slingshot is insane. As is your skill level and craftsmanship. I’m going to make some coffee now. If I would have realized this was a 21min video before I clicked play, I would have brewed up a couple cups before I even started watching! A 21min video from 6061!!! Am I dreaming!? Is this real life!?!?

[@tuloko16]

The joys of having machine equipment on the weld shop. It was live changing when i started machinning my own fixtures in the weld shop. It makes the job so much enjoyable.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

You may like or dislike these videos. Personally I enjoy them. I also have the utmost respect for the workmanship of this particular individual. To describe him as being meticulous in what he does just doesn't do it justice. I wish I had just a little bit of his machine shop and a little bit of his skills. My hats off to you sir!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Btw, blue! You would be a great teacher on how to operate the equipment how to maintain a clean work environment and most of all how to produce beautiful quality work.

[@autodidacticartisan]

Saw your video on "welding stainless to aluminum " i thought it was great. You approached the topic very well and were thoroughl in both your qelding and explaination. I couldnt comment this on that video so i came here.

[@hbgriss]

We use to make wood ones all the time in the 80’s. Game is been upped 🤘🏼

[@Luke18_13]

It's crazy how intelligent this guy is... Great video. 👊🏼

[@thedutchgamerguy8580]

5 secs in: YEASSS 20 min video from aluminium king! greetings from the Netherlands

[@albertacong9986]

hi good morning im albert acong... your slingshot is very beutiful... give me one slingshot ... thank u

[@Netsend-Norway]

@@albertacong9986 Hi good morning. please give me your car, or another thing that you have Albert... 😫😫😫????!!!!!

[@g.simard854]

I think this is the best TIG captation I have Seen on KZbin so far. Very impressive !

[@93paxon]

Thank you for the time, effort, and money it took to present a better quality welding shot. Always enjoy the videos, Sir.

[@amztaff1]

I am so agree!!!

[@RicardoSicks]

A most excellent use of time, material, talent, and machines!

[@rock4us2]

If ever they hold a contest for Most Jigs, hands down you win

[@saadbenchalal935]

Damn that's slick 100% quality . Everything from the video to the actual slingshot👏 bravo

[@johnnellliftee9119]

Thank you for sharing. Greens my color. I haven't used a lathe in over thirty years. Only with wood. Was nice to see how metal was used on it. Great lesson for young ones, how important the application of math is to fabricating. Stay in school.

[@tleonard410]

Imagine having godlike welding and machining knowledge and skills just to make slingshots

[@jamesa7506]

I'd make an automatic...

[@MKMK-ty5id]

I have no idea what kind of wizardry and dark magic aluminium welding includes, but watching vids like that is relaxing as fuck.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Your shop is so clean it is obscene!

[@lucianomartins5663]

I can say you work using technic and quality! Excellent job.

[@ScottKenny1978]

I think the green handle had the best-looking weld. Nice shooting there at the end, too!

[@juliendurand723]

This guy just TIGGED the most precision slingshot. Not a tree branch. Beast A F

[@TheMick26]

Awesome build!👏 I always enjoy watching your approach to making things. To answer your question, I prefer the slingshot with the black accents on the handle.

[@glenngifford351]

Great video,I just discovered your Chanel.I love the craftmanship ! If you spray hairspray on before sliding the grip on, it will go on much easier and stick it in place when dry.

[@wadepatton2433]

and is easily removed/replace with alcohol.

[@weldHAGOJIBI]

Wow, you're amazing at shooting.👏👏👏

[@manitoupoltava3449]

for the first time I see such accuracy and laboriousness in making slingshots, beautiful, and with the return✋

[@imtheworst2011]

The orange is the winner. Definitely all beautiful pieces though! 👍🏽

[@MiniTaleTerritory]

I like the two with the band the most. Those seem more functional.

[@Andikmonitor]

Nice, Beautiful Aluminium metal frame

[@spanky4723]

Ladies and Gentlemen the worlds best built slingshot in history!!!

[@Kingsfrie]

WHAT A PAIN - in - the- ass guy, so neat, so surgical, such lovely equipment, so organized!! Then I saw you manufacture. Beautiful.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

He might be a little bit obsessive, but dear Lord does he do beautiful work? The way he always has everything laid out and clean. Light between Machining steps hitting the surface with the year nozzle. A lot of people would just brush it with their hands. This guy can build a Saturn V and it would fly the first time. Absolutely amazing

[@Semargle]

Fork on the branch, the old bladder from the bike, a piece of leather and thread. Knife and 30 minutes of work. So the last 100 years, Russian boys make slingshots. Free and effective.

[@republicansthatdidntvotefo1605]

That was one of the shortest commercials I've ever seen 😅😍 I have got to have one of those👍

[@CraigConnors]

Your fixturing is awesome for the parts in this video and the final part after assembly.

[@PepeFerlop]

An idea by milling the handle is the most aesthetic and safe welding

[@williamzoom]

Being a motorcycle guy I have to choose a ProTaper black!

[@angah4548]

Grrr

[@busted_dyna8580]

Biltwell thrusters

[@Anmobgoccult20]

Well done, I have no words, amazing work, abs. perfect, detailed and precise, like me, you are an artist in the work, this is not easy to find. The product is super brilliant, well done, respect and bow, from old BG.

[@phantomphixer679]

Like the OU812 zipcode. One of my favorite numbers!!!!

[@niwachien]

I love this stuff with custom tooling. More like this please.... I'm also a member.

[@michaeldillon9080]

Man Brother that is some amazing craftsmanship I like the last one you built awesome weld.

[@snoopu2601]

Sweet that looks really fun to shoot and get exercise at the same time pulling that band back and holding it until you get the target in site.

[@DragonsTaco]

The Stig of welding creates another great video.

[@CatapultCarnage]

Love the snap on handle one

[@hoangnguyendinh291]

Men love tools, big tools and making stuffs

[@brixer18]

My favorite is the green Holder. my favorite color.

[@georgeyoung613]

The green snap-on gets my vote

[@DragonHeart5150]

I like the green one...green on the end.

[@jeffgrahn9505]

Impressive! Makes me want to take out a huge bank loan, mortgage my house and build a huge metal fab shop just to build those frikn sweet slingshots! Too awesome too cool! Thanks 6061!

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

That's really a nice slingshot!! Isn't it a little heavy?? And where's the foldaway wrist pad?? If you're going to make it so nice anyway go ahead and go crazy extend the elastic holding forks forward on an adjustable slide that also clicks into place during use and also folds flat when not in use and supply it with different length elastics for different trigectory distances and of course removable sights maby a pistol scope offer either arrow or bearing elastics and removable arrow brace between the forks. From what I've seen of your talents it would be a cinch for you sweetheart go for it!!! I know you can do it!!! Excellent work by the way!!!!

[@dewyfromknoxville.7131]

Nice Welding, not anyone can do that, as good as you!! Nice!!

[@markhumphries4327]

Quality video and slingshot!

[@ogxj6]

the sound of the knife cutting the band hurt my teeth and i’d say the snap on one! great video!

[@thirdplace6237]

Sweet. Solid black, knobby grip and Snap-on one.

[@AndrewB416]

A fellow Microtech UTX-85 lover? I like the chunky protaper grip ones in black!

[@GazVDS]

Keep up the good work. Regular viewer, first time commenting. Thank you you the education in metal working, I learn a great deal from your videos. Many thanks, Gaz

[@1funcar]

The Cadillac of slingshots - but wow, that's a LOT of work.

[@magnusnielsen2648]

very nice :) the part deserves a plating Imo

[@_Kensky]

Blue is the coolest one. Greetings from Poland :-)

[@raes5833]

In blue looks good

[@andrewviel6651]

This is good content I'm glad I found this in the comment section on Whistlin diesels Channel

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

That's some fantsey shooting there pilgrim!!! Bravo bravo!!!! Also you might want to annodize your parts for longevity and looks!!!

[@ToastyCornFlakes]

I always really enjoy your videos. True craftsmanship and skill all the way. Thanks for keeping up the awesome content.

[@ToastyCornFlakes]

And I'll note I like the blue one the most. The snap on one costs too much ;)

[@shrikantghanekar3626]

What a precision work.. Its awesome.. Hats off to the best job.. God Bless You

[@conantdog]

Really nice craftsmanship and technique ,👀👍👌⚒️

[@JimmySilverFoot]

I love running aluminum. We don't get much in the shop. I usually have to mess around with scraps to keep my hand in it.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Have you seen the homemade melting pots for aluminum? I can't think of the correct name. I've been tempted to make one of those. If he ever used one I think it would be amazing. How about using a 3D printer to create sand cast of what you want to pour? And then he machines it to a perfect finish!

[@angus1881]

You have wonderful skill and very smart , details on everywhere , love your job

[@riloariichoariicho884]

All of them I like. I wish I have the last green one

[@shawnmoore5621]

The pro taper grips are a great choice!!

[@jordanmusleh6305]

My favorite is the your hard work amazing video..!!

[@winchesterdude4862]

I like how all of his shorts are advertised beneath the video and they’re all 6061 in price in some configuration 🤘🤘

[@PrimoKadro80s]

nice and clean work.

[@gagalmg]

I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed !! A classy slingshot like this

[@nosfctech]

And for the knife guys. Nice Microtech you got there to cut the bands.

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

My son said he loves the gray and green bottom one😁

[@zakharris7381]

The last catty u made green tubes your comments were turned off so I couldn't leave wat I was gonna say well nice piece you made shoots well so can you mate I dont shoot tubes only bands but never the less that would look fuckin wicked on display in my glass cabinet lit up at night snuggled up with the rest of my prize pieces lol 👌👊🤣🤣🤣

[@stanleyshedd2643]

I like the black the best, exellent craftsmanship.

[@joell439]

Clever mailing address. 😎. The depth of tips are endless in this video. Thanks 🙏

[@MultiMarty100]

The super professional way to build a slingshot👍. Machines and effort are awesome😲!

[@pritchardtsen4913]

I like the orange color one

[@mangprop]

Very good, i like this work,

[@TheoTHERON_SA]

Orange one for sure!

[@michealfigueroa6325]

Enjoyed the video...impressed w/bending fixture/jig. Would like to see video of that tool!

[@ThejaBreLoL]

Wow, really appreciate you showing all you do!

[@kashkaaniaspen5799]

Power tools SCARE me to death! But I am going ot order. Thank you for sharing.

[@schnuuuu]

:D

[@teranovski]

how many years before you learn this good of a craftmanship? Respect!

[@6061]

~6.0-6.1 x 1.5

[@teamdrama6251]

The snap on one is bad ass .but they are all nice .good job as always .

[@chepo1956]

I got the black one. Nice color.

[@aarontyrrell2931]

Black one! Love to have one!!

[@GeirAndreTonning]

I just use the frame of a bikeseat, and goes to the drugstore and buy me silicone tubes 18-20 mm ticknes, and thats a heck of a punch and marbels and steel kougels from what i find, but marbels would kill someone on 50-70 meter, goes truh front windows of cars at longer range and just makes a hole no crushing just a hole, wouldn't cost more than 5-10 bucks depends of the silicone tubes, take just 10 minutes to make with a low arm support also,

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

Well my favorite??? You forgot the pink one or the purple one. Come on now get it in gear you can do it!!! I know you can!! I just got through watching you. Your talents are most impressive there guy!!!

[@Rubbernecker]

How can 22% of voters dislike this? How can 1 person dislike this?

[@butterfrog0]

That table saw answers my question "Could you bolt a circular saw to a board and turn it upside down for an easy table saw??"

[@davidcottom7750]

Hi there, WOW you've got some great kit and tools there my man, some real professional level equipment nicely done sir and very precise measurement and machine work your a very skilled individual indeed thanks and I'll be watching more of your videos 👌 atb Dave

[@jimmyfavereau]

NICE! good sharpshooting too... just saw a vid of darts being fired via slingshot good back up artillery !

[@LocLe-cw1hw]

the knife very...very sharp. I like it

[@CatapultCarnage]

That's pretty cool. You should send me one for testing lol