BEEFY Skoolie Roof Deck

[@paulmartin-g6p]

well its more then 2 years on that you make my big boy bus rack and with countless trips down to the south of Mexico, the bus and rack are doing well i now keep a 14ft canoe on the roof full time and have enjoyed several sunset sat on the roof deck. ones again thank you for the outstanding work

[@metaspencer]

Woohoo! So glad to hear about it, buddy. You have adventure in your soul for sure.

[@Clothis64]

I really like the aerodynamic side of this roof deck. Well done 👍

[@metaspencer]

Oh good! Yeah, I was hoping that little touch would work out

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

The dance with the rack outside the garage was pretty funny.

[@philmickey7247]

Note to self. Bloopers edited to the end or deleted! LOL 😜

[@metaspencer]

haha ... yeah, gotta show how things really are around here :)

[@metaspencer]

Oh boy do I have some bloopers

[@fumagoo1986]

That turned out fantastic.

[@metaspencer]

Oh good to hear! Yeah, it was a fun one

[@p3l1k44n1]

Man that turned out awesome! Glad to see more of these projects!

[@p3l1k44n1]

Fun fact: we finns have a saying "Kemppi glued" which means to be welded. Because we have Kemppi brand welders which are popular here.

[@metaspencer]

Oh good! Yeah, it's been fun to spend some time in the shop instead of hanging in a tree :)

[@metaspencer]

Kemppi glued! I like that

[@mollybankhead5865]

👍👍 I miss your bus!

[@metaspencer]

You and me both :)

[@jf8947]

Nice job. Rack looks awesome.

[@metaspencer]

Oh good! thanks

[@karenpny]

Wow, that came out great.

[@metaspencer]

Oh good! Yeah, I was pretty happy with it. Thanks!

[@blockadeboyz]

Your CAD isometric drawings are spot on... lol

[@metaspencer]

Gotta go high-tech sometimes! :)

[@gjtingwall1]

Great work!

[@metaspencer]

Big thanks!

[@marytucker9404]

Wow, I am completely impressed with your talent.

[@metaspencer]

Big thanks! It was a fun one :)

[@johnyeary6695]

6:04. That bus IS a box going down the road 🙃 Sweet build

[@metaspencer]

Yep! Thanks for checking it out

[@philmickey7247]

*No houses, plants, or animals harmed, in the making of this film *😁 Thanks!👍 Oh! Happy Easter.🌞

[@metaspencer]

Happy Easter to you! Thanks for checking it out :)

[@kraut39]

Hell Yeah another video!!!!! Wheres my beer?!

[@metaspencer]

Woohoo! Thanks man

[@kraut39]

@@metaspencer LOL!! your welcome!

[@joefunk2137]

Nice work! Instead of towing that car,he could have put on the new roof rack!

[@philmickey7247]

Well almost.😳

[@metaspencer]

woah, now there's an idea! (beware of overpasses) :) ... I guess he's got a few motos, a jet ski, and a few more toys like that

[@janellekean9055]

Impressed! I NEED TO do this!!

[@metaspencer]

You're gonna love it! great feel and views up there

[@repairman4life362]

enjoy the videos bud.. takes a lot just to film and edit plus to build.. appreciate you posting cheers

[@metaspencer]

Big thanks! Nice of ya to drop a comment

[@redbudfarm]

You've got serious talent! I've got that same version of Autocad but must be missing an addin or two...my results don't turn out that nice 😀 Happy Easter to you and the family!

[@metaspencer]

It's all about the high tech software these days :) Good to hear from ya and Happy Easter

[@SteampunkSteve]

I was trying to remember if I'd seen that Skoolie before. Take a look at Navigation Nowhere's latest video on Dale's Slacker Bus and the new product for attaching decks to buses. Very similar to what you made

[@philmickey7247]

Nice plug!👍

[@metaspencer]

I think he was at Skooliepalooza this last time ... often tows a jetski from what I've heard. Thanks for the tip on that vid

[@SteampunkSteve]

@@metaspencer he might have been there. I tend to gravitate towards other blue buses

[@southernrebel159]

That looked like a well built to rack, take care brother and YHVH bless.

[@metaspencer]

Thanks for checking it out buddy

[@C...G...]

Nice one! 😀

[@metaspencer]

Thanks! Nice to see it hit the road with the paint drying :)

[@Maraandcrew]

I need to bring my bus to you lol

[@metaspencer]

Yep!

[@jordanlawson6132]

You continue to impress spenc. GREAT work. Hey what type of screw did you use to attach boards? That metal roofing type with the hex head and rubber washer?

[@metaspencer]

Thanks for checking it out! I typically use a wood-to-steel self-tapping screw, but in this case I had to use a stainless self-tapper that took some pre-drilling. Good solid connection so I was happy.

[@WoodCutr1]

did you happen to run out of gas, and switch to flux core mid project? not picking on you or anything but I did notice the first welds were super clean, and later they had some soot around them (Atleast the ones I saw)

[@metaspencer]

All MIG but dang it might have been reduced time on steel prep. I'm also getting some wire jumping in my hose ... gotta upgrade

[@WoodCutr1]

@@metaspencer a good upgrade would probably be a miller multimatic 220, I want one (Since its mig, tig and stick) but it is really expensive (around $3000) also a set of welding pliers is great been working on my positioning lanyard, right now it is 15ft yale 11.7 "confetti" an HRC prusik loop, some sterling flex 8mm in a distel, and a hitchclimber pulley, it is super smooth (from my testing in the house, will have to get it in a tree soon) I also bought a second hitchclimber, so I can keep the one on my main climb line 24/7

[@metaspencer]

@@WoodCutr1 Sounds like some great gear! Yeah, I'm eyeing a 220 welder ... maybe lincoln or miller or maybe some knockoff I can afford. We'll see!

[@jason328d6]

Bro, your welds are looking very nice. #stackingdimes

[@jason328d6]

Some set screws into the pole holders might be a good idea for the dude.

[@metaspencer]

Thanks! Yeah, practice and time seems to help the old welds to work out. I meant to do the set-screws tapped in place and totally forgot. Doh!

[@twodummiesdogaming]

What size rivnut did you use

[@metaspencer]

Kinda depends on the weight and steel you're using and all of that, but don't go with those little tiny ones hahha ... ya want some good holding power

[@twodummiesdogaming]

@@metaspencer using 2x2 inch angle iron and 1x1 square tubing 1/8th inch thick. What ya recommend. 40 ft skoolie will be mounting 9 residential sized solar panels on it. I'd prefer to go way over built than under if that helps

[@metaspencer]

@@twodummiesdogaming dunno how you're arranging everything but seems like you could go with 1/4" diameter bolts ... grade 8 is your friend

[@williamkeehn3637]

Nothing like a little blood but in this case fire doing a job I set myself on fire a few times

[@metaspencer]

Human marshmallow over the fire ... it happens :)

[@williamkeehn3637]

@@metaspencer never thought of as a human marshmallow had some grease and we got s'mores

[@hosocat1410]

Very impractical. The average guy cant afford the fancy autocad programming youve got.

[@philmickey7247]

But it gives a feller an idea it's possible?🤔

[@metaspencer]

Yeah, all robots around here!