Home Made Flagpole From Pipe!

[@johnkelley9877]

What a beautiful flag pole! The Stars and Stripes are a wonderful flag because of what it means-freedom. But freedom is never free and is always paid for in blood. That is what makes it and our flag so precious. We are blessed to live in this wonderful nation. Thank you sharing this and your service to our nation.

[@johncavanaugh6481]

Already have one flying at my home. While our country is certainly not perfect, it is the best country in the world…

[@MrMarkRoads]

As a Marine I'd like to agree with you. We need to put in some hard work to reclaim this tittle. Our ranking in the world for freedom, education, healthcare, infant mortality rate and others are far from #1. As our politicians have succumb to partisan bickering the rest of the world forges on. Make no mistake I love our country. When ever there has been hard work to do we as Americans have always come through. Rolling up my sleeves, Semper Fi.

[@MonoStudios-cd6jo]

Thanks to corrupted and mindless politicians, UnitedHealth States lost the title

[@RS4393]

I'm 53 years old and have had The American Flag flying in front of EVERY place I've lived. Just as my Dad did.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Awesome!! 😃👍🇺🇸

[@Oldtimeytools]

Beautiful! We are immigrants, and every 4th of July we pride in having the largest flag in the neighborhood! 🇺🇸

[@13thworker45]

Your American pride reminds me of all my world war 2 friends. They have past away now. I appreciate your pride in American made products and not afraid to show your patriotism. I was part of a family upholstery shop. Our motto was it had to be as good or better then original. We had pride in our work. It was all over the states and other countries. Watching your channel makes me believe your my other brother John because you do the same with your restorations. I fly my flag in memory of my late friends and Chris my Marine buddy. Thank You

[@ScoutCrafter]

I have always admired people who do upholstery work. My grandmother was old school and rather then buy cheap furniture they bought good furniture and had it reupholstered. I remember an older gentleman would come over to the house with big binders full of swatches of sample material and would leave a few with my grandmother for a few days to talk it over with my grandfather and decide. The fabrics were of such high quality and had embroidery and even at a young age I was drawn to them. Then came the 70's and everything was going to crap in a hurry. People were throwing out good furniture and replacing it with junk. We are lucky to have known such times as the youth of today won't have that same feel of quality in everyday items. Thanks so much!!!!!

[@billlink7116]

She's a beauty. My flag is on a tall pole like yours - with a spot light at night.

[@MrMarkRoads]

It's good you have a light sir. If I recall correctly in 1976 we began to be able to leave the flag up at night as long as it was lite properly. Per Federal Flag Code, Section 2, paragraph (a), it is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness. Semper Fi.

[@merlinsatrom9142]

Well done, our patriotic friend! You are honoring both our flag and our great country with your attention to excellence in the construction of a proper flagpole. This pole will stand and function perfectly for decades! Love the Mutt tool - very useful!

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Thank you for honoring our flag and being a patriot. With so many denigrating our country in these days, folks like you are a breath of fresh air.

[@CaptK-py8rq]

Nice work! One thing I would recommend adding is a rubber plumbing roof vent boot at the base of the galvanized pole just above the PVC. It'll keep pretty much all water running down the pole out and prevent rust.

[@littlepaddy7444]

Beautiful job. I'm in Ontario, everyone here says cement except the real nerds and they get their concrete delivered in cement trucks.

[@dorey1985]

Same! Lol

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂😂😂😂👍

[@kevinbreckenridge6729]

You get my best laugh of the day reward!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Mine is hanging on the outside of Mark Galicic's sawmill and you are a-plus once again. Thanks, John CS and GBWYou!

[@Traderjoe]

I got a nice digging pole in Harbor Freight for around $20 and it’s solid steel. Where I am on Long Island it’s extremely rocky with millions of potato sized glacial rocks mixed in the soil and I have had a lot of nerve damage in my hands from trying to use a spade to dig and loosen soil for the post hole digger. I only found out about a digging pole last year! Makes a world of difference

[@tonymaiettasr.7340]

Old Glory looking great! I always called it cement. My last project was a WiFi build out for Commonwealth Edison in and around Chicago. I was the Project Manager for the installation of roughly 350 sites. Put in 180' poles with WiFi antennas. One site was sucking up the cement and I had to emergency order another two truckloads before it finally "took hold". So I lost money on that one but overall the project came in under budget and on time. Very good and correct info,John. I'll see if I can put up a pole in my back yard for July 4th.(if the wife and village will allow it). And remember to buy "Made in America" flags!

[@stewartew]

I have two flags flying every day, one in my front yard and one out back on my workshop, plus two hanging inside my shop. I love the American Flag.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Ernie! 😃👍🇺🇸

[@davidcoats1037]

Already have Old Glory flying on a permanent pole with a light and Texas flag painted on the side of my shop. Your new flag pole looks great Scoutcrafter 😃👍🏼

[@chuckmays3857]

Nice job! Just in time for July 4th. On every holiday, my father always flew his 48 star flag he brought home from WW II and I now have it in a display case.

[@mathusvaiaoga9787]

Almost shed a tear reading this comment. Hats off to you and your father.

[@davetarrant6888]

Flag pole looks great Scout. I have two flags out already. One small flag and one painted flat flag. Our country really needs some good old American pride right now 🇺🇸

[@ScoutCrafter]

Dave- you are so right, anybody could be patriotic when things are good. The real patriots are patriotic when things are bad. 😃👍🇺🇸

[@bobx2387]

Hi John. Mutts are a real help with that. I am in Somerset (West Country) England. We should call a mixer "A Concrete mixer" but we Brits tend to call it a Cement Mixer so we have the same sort miss match of words that you guys do. Have been watching you with great pleasure for years but this is my first comment. Keep at it.... Bob.

[@805ROADKING]

She's a beauty Mate!! Well done!!☺

[@mpdonn317130]

Mine is up and recently repainted. On a interesting note, the flag that is flying was flown in combat by yours truly in Baghdad, Iraq! I flew in a dozen or so in the back of our C130 on a several missions. Gave many away to family as gifts. Great episode as usual, love it. Mike D.

[@ScoutCrafter]

That is awesome! Seeing the colors always makes me swell with pride. It’s so great to fly a flag with real history! 😃👍🇺🇸

[@dshow1658]

That’s the prettiest pipe wrench I’ve ever seen

[@paulsworkshop4179]

Excellent flag pole. I have a Harbor Freight telescoping flag pole which was my first ever Father’s Day gift (14 years ago!) out in front of my house. When it finally goes, I am doing it your way!

[@drjohnson98]

Best video on home made flag pole! Thanks for the attention to detail. This will be my reference video as I do my own.

[@nicknicoletti9778]

What an excellent flag pole you installed. Looks fantastic. A lot of work but worth it. Nice tall powerful flagpole is a nice addition to any yard!

[@highdownmartin]

I’ve dug a few holes....... I use a graft which is like your pole, very narrow curved spade blade with a taper on it, with a long steel tube shaft and tee handle. And I call them shoveholers, if it’s good going I can throw them down the hole and get the next grab out without using the graft. And a heavy 5’ crowbar with a point and a chisel end for any rocks or real hard going. I sunk a piece of rail (95lb/yard) Into my front garden so I’ve got something to anchor to when I did my engine change on the landrover, or if I’ve got the gearbox out, I can winch it backwards and roll it forward to work on it. That went into a four foot hole. Good work with the flagpole John 👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Great idea with the rail! 😃👍

[@adamfrost3976]

This is perfect timing!! I just installed mine this weekend. I put in one of the telescoping poles. 20 footer. I love it and you did a great job. I’ve been wanting to do this for 10 years now and I already have neighbors jealous of it.

[@MrMarkRoads]

Great flag pole. I need to get one in the yard. I've operated very large cranes and it's always nice to put a flag on the tip. I'll send you some photos.

[@ivanebregvadze]

Thank you! I am from the Repulic of Georgia and i wanted a flag pole, but it was to expensive (we use lari (1lari = 2.00 usd)). this video will help

[@patjohnson3100]

Great job. There is more to putting a flagpole up than just digging a hole. You did a very careful, thorough job. The flags with stitched stripes and embroidered stars are the nicest.

[@allentrench]

Great video John I called concrete cement sometimes too lol. Thanks for showing your support. It would be nice for all your viewers to send you a photograph of their flags flying and on the fourth you could do a montage of those photos just a suggestion.

[@vincentwesolowski459]

Great Job John. Nothing like flying the Colors on your own flag pole.

[@Aztecs911]

Well done. I used my shop vac to get out the dirt on mine. worked well.

[@mishawakian]

Beautiful Stars and Bars. While I was watching your video, you mentioned frost line. I was hoping you would explain to viewers why poles,fence posts needs to be buried/set below the frost line. Your videos are imformative,great to watch. Keep them coming.

[@594bolt]

Stars and Bars refers to the Confederate battle flag. Stars and Stripes refers to the American flag.

[@mishawakian]

@@594bolt thanks for the information, I don't apologize for upsetting anyone.

[@royreynolds108]

@@mishawakian No need to apologize for your ideas and thoughts as long as they are not derogatory or directed to someone.

[@royreynolds108]

Poles, fence posts, and foundations need to be buried below the frost line to keep the frost from lifting them out of the ground with freeze-thaw cycles. The frost line is the depth at which the ground freezes during the winter. It is a good practice to go a foot or two below that depth. From experience, ice will lift a pole out of the ground; a depth gauge pole was concreted into the ground in a pond and over the winter water filled the pond which raised the level of the ice on top and pulled the pole out of the bottom of the pond. This was in Michigan.

[@594bolt]

@@mishawakian Not upset at all. The Stars and Bars are beautiful, too. My neighbor flies the Stars and Bars because he has the freedom to do so. Take care!

[@JH-qi7fz]

Love that flag pole! Looks absolutely amazing, great job!

[@peterjames2580]

Well, when I was a 1st year apprentices carpenter I kept calling (plume) level boy did I get it from the old Norwegian lead carpenter. Great show, nice install.

[@richardross7219]

Another nice video. This Sunday is the Truck and Toy Show at the Brooklyn, CT Fair Grounds. There is a small Swap meet with it but, I have no idea how good the turnout will be. Good Luck, Rick

[@OleGramps53]

It always gets me when people use a level, they hardly ever get it right vertically. Horizontal is level , vertical is plumb. Beautiful pole and flag !

[@ScoutCrafter]

Michael you are so right, I couldn’t for the life of me remember plumb when I was recording!!! I am forgetting the simplest things lately! 😃👍🇺🇸

[@OleGramps53]

@@ScoutCrafter the way i was taught by my father was go get the plumb bob to set posts then after it settling in to my brain he'd say grab the level and check for plumb.

[@OleGramps53]

@@ScoutCrafter i know how you feel about forgetting I'm 68 yo myself and trying to recall words I used all the time seems difficult at times.

[@AaronBelknap]

Cement my good friend! That is a fine flag pole! Great job!

[@rawbacon]

I definitely need to get a new Flag before the 4th, the Red, White & Blue is fading and almost Pink, White & Blue..........The Zinc Spray Paint is a good product, it definitely helps.

[@ScoutCrafter]

As you know I am a very patriotic guy who loves buying American... That being said, Harbor Freight was running sales on their embroidered flags, like $4 with coupon. I have to say they are really nice! I use mine in the rain and it dries instantly! 😃👍

[@BILL325I]

Hi, the top pulley fitting is fixed to the pole! Does this not make the flag wrap around the pole? as it does not rotate!....great video tho...greetings from Liverpool UK.

[@jamesalsup9135]

Already flying mine. God Bless America!!

[@kevinbreckenridge6729]

you have to show that pipe wrench again, what a beauty! Love the flagpole too!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Kevin!!!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ-3Yqqbn92Bj9U

[@jacksshed2450]

The post hole digger or claps as they were known to me bring back memories of digging post holes for concrete fence posts. Our big pry bar was a piece of scaffolding tube filled with concrete and welded up. There is nothing worse than having to lift a concrete base 6ft in the air to slide it between two posts! Definitely a two man job! Glad I'm not doing that anymore haha

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jack that home made pry bar is so old school! I love it!!!!!!

[@JohnDaker_singer]

Fan- flippin- tastic. Much sturdier than a store bought flagpole

[@jeffstowe2113]

I always heard to run a chain down the inside of a flagpole to dampen harmonic vibration caused by wind.

[@Roadkillstew]

ive one flying out there now. awesome show today. thanks

[@saulquezada7898]

Bien hecho señor Jorge. Greetings from México.

[@daleleibfried8648]

Have dug hundreds of deck footers. I spin and throw the post hole diggers and dig holes with them alone if the soil is right. Got to toss and spin them when you get so far. Been through some tough Pittsburgh ground with just the diggers

[@ScoutCrafter]

Dale- I thought my soil was bad here but my property Upstate is ten times worse! There are so many boulders that I had to but a MATTOX to dig a hole!! I couldn’t believe it!!! My post hole digger was my Grandfather’s and is made of fantastic steel, some are made like tin today! 😂👍

[@corydriver7634]

Ok I’m that guy-posts are plumb beams are level. The flagpole looks good though.

[@daleleibfried8648]

Kinda bothered me also. Coming from a professional carpenter, I cringed a bit

[@markrandall1456]

No, it's level cement. I heard that on the internet so its gotta be true.

[@daleleibfried8648]

@@markrandall1456 get out of here man

[@luciac8937]

Love the detail you showed using the tool to help dig the hole, and setting pole in concrete. I don't understand the purpose of the female coupling, or how the rope was run. Nice video, very impressive tools.

[@raulalmanza8648]

I had to make a new KZbin and had lost your account I finally found it love your videos keep up the good job !!

[@Thc_N-fused]

Beautifully done, Sir.

[@hester781]

Awesome job! I wish you showed how you got the razor, the matches, and bullet inside the ball!

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL! The truck! 😂👍🇺🇸

[@jamesmclaughlin5610]

Have to say that flag makes me proud…. Great work….James

[@johnhartley3596]

I have The Mutt. Use it to scrape ice from my driveway. Good tool.

[@sofakingfunnyone]

My father always had an American flag up ~~ I had a "house mount" flag until last month when I found on FB Marketplace 2 25' telescopic poles with flags . Both for $50 delivered !! One is up and the other is FREE for the first person to come get it!

[@1D10CRACY]

Looks GREAT! I've been wanting to get a flag pole in my yard since we purchased the place! Maybe I'll do something similar!

[@ScoutCrafter]

If anybody can put up an awesome pole it’s you!!! I can’t tell you how much I enjoy it and I know you will too! 😃👍

[@lotsabirds]

That looks fantastic!! Nice Job! God Bless America !

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Hi John! That turned out great! You can bet your rector I'm glad we don't have to dig down that deep... 😊 it looks fantastic! Mine flys everyday on the house and I have one that lights up that hangs on the back of my little run-in shed that my super Pony Montana uses to get out of the weather 😊 I have so much going on here but I do plan to install one as u have done...hopefully before summer's over.. hopefully! Sorry to ramble on.. enjoyed it! Thank ya

[@markrandall1456]

Great set up John! Thanks for the fun!

[@setdown2]

Another nice job crafterman...but you left out the fun part...setting the pole in the hole...😜 Frankie would be proud....

[@CarlosDelaoGunEngraver]

how has the sand inside the base held up? I like the idea.of being able to easily replace it, what would you do differently if you had to do it again

[@joeheilm]

Great stuff! The cap with the sand infill is a really great idea. Cheers

[@elguapo9268]

that ridgid looks outstanding

[@ScoutCrafter]

Those Aluminum Ridgid wrenches are so nice to use, light and strong! 😃👍

[@hagbardceline2607]

Queens, the culture capitol of NY.. Great job btw.

[@lauralibertybean1569]

That would probably take me 2 days to dig here in the Mojave desert in the Southwest 😜. Thx for the video.

[@adude7050]

Great video thorough job that pole will last.

[@greghomestead8366]

My wife doesn't watch your videos but she's usually in the room with me and hear's them. in this video you said you could have used an extra hand my wife spoke up and said I thought he found one 😁 He he he Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@ScoutCrafter]

Greg- One day I am going to make a video for all the wives.. 😂👍

[@greghomestead8366]

@@ScoutCrafter Went and read your reply. Also read my initial post.. ouch.... that's what I get for using the speak into the microphone feature and not going back and rereading it. A grammar and spelling disaster 😲🤪 Sorry.

[@ScoutCrafter]

@@greghomestead8366 LOL Now I get it! =) I was serious about making a video for the wives! Some are forced to sit thru my videos! (Including my GF) =D

[@tooladdict7463]

Fantastic John you did a really good job buddy

[@fraa888grindr6]

Just so people know... Sand & cement don't make concrete, but rather, they make MORTAR for laying brick or setting stone. Sand, cement & ROCK make CONCRETE. Great video! I appreciate the temporary flagpole because I hadn't thought about that. Otherwise, my flagpole will use virtually the same materials, though my pole will be galvanized at 25' above ground for a 5x8' flag. Watching your video affirmed my thought process, plan & execution. Thanks, from the West Coast!

[@RightOnJonCrane]

Looks great John! 👍 🇺🇸

[@mikeobrien2582]

On 9/11 I was in Florida at a software conference. We had to drive back to Nebraska as all flights aere cancaled. When I finally arrived home I put out my flag. The following weekend I installed a flag light with a photocell. My flag has been flying 24/7 since that terrible day.

[@juanarcos38]

Great strong flagpole

[@mrbenmall]

Well done. And I appreciate your suggestion to buy a flag. I'm pretty sure I have one, but I've never been very good about displaying it. So after watching this, I bought one on Amazon. I will have it flying on July 4th. Thanks!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Ben! Outstanding!!! Can’t wait to see it!!! 😃👍🇺🇸

[@larrycroft470]

John your garden tools are in need of some Scoutcrafter love!! Those heads need cleaning/grinding/sanding maybe paint and the handles need to be treated like your hammer handles!!!! Boiled linseed oil after you have prepared the handles.

[@ScoutCrafter]

It’s true! I am hard on my garden tools. Linseed oil is the only thing I use on those! 😃👍

[@big_steven2226]

Those rigid aluminium pipe wrenches (stillies in english) are literally my favourite tools lol

[@ScoutCrafter]

They are such a dream to use! 😃👍

[@big_steven2226]

@@ScoutCrafter they certainly are especially when you are working one handed up a ladder lol

[@jeffstowe2113]

Nice job SC!

[@ROD59]

John, you always start a good discussion lol. You are not the only one to call cement to concrete and is not only in New york ( famous cement shoes lol)in many countries is call cement too i guess it comes from the famous Portland cement that comes from either powder or a paste, i know is technically wrong but is like calling all pliers channellocks . i always taught that concrete was the one that had the rocks on it and cement didn't .

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jorge- Me too! Growing up I thought the two were different, like you thinking concrete was a heavier duty mix! 😃👍

[@tombob671]

Great job Marine, Semper Fi

[@saigaking]

Fantastic video scout love the flag pole great job solid As a rock I bet now you just gotta hook up the electricity And we have a show ha ha or Bobbie traps 🪤 or a combination Of both 😝 god bless take care 🗽🇺🇸🇳🇿🙏😂

[@planejet42]

I fly a flag every day of the year. I recommend people don’t go with a $5 flag likely made in China. You can get very nice USA made flags around $25. It seems incredibly wrong to buy a USA flag made in some other country

[@patmadix172]

Thanks again for flying The Flag

[@ko2fjb]

Great job! Just curious, to prevent twist, did you notch the bottom of the pole so it fits over the cross rod down near the bottom.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I wish I did!!! 😃. Where were you last week!? 😂😂😂. Excellent observation and suggestion! 😃👍🇺🇸

[@wireworks616]

Great job. Also can double as a mast for a dipole antenna. Flags should be free in our country. Just about everything else is.

[@mikebashford8198]

In the UK, we can buy bags (20Kg/44 lb) of stuff called Postcrete - it's a dry sand/cement/ballast mixture optimised for installing fence posts - plant the post in the hole, tip in dry postcrete, and wet it with a watering can. I suppose it would work equally well for flagpoles ...

[@patcb829]

We have that stuff here too. I still think it is better to pre mix the first bag in the hole no matter what.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Mike- I saw this video a while back and I think you might find it interesting! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3PKiKtorp6joJo

[@mikebashford8198]

@@ScoutCrafter Just watched that - I've only ever set posts into wet concrete, never used the dry stuff. I'd never heard of foam, but it is available in the UK, so next time I need to install a post I'll try it.

[@RickyB418]

After doing this would you recommend PVC or a protected steel for the base?

[@michaelkearney8146]

Great video! 😃👍

[@electromechanicalstuff2602]

Think 30' would be too much? 2*2" then reduce to 1.5"?

[@darrellmacnall3776]

Beautiful job… I’m sorry I missed it .. what size pipes did you use

[@Jaspel]

Which video was the temp pole in?

[@stevebark4873]

Great job. I have a flag flying in front of my house too. But due to the Oklahoma winds it has taken a slight lean. You should do a segment on the contents of the gold ball stop the pole. It’s said it contains some things to defend the flag if needed. Don’t remember exactly what all but it’s interesting.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Urban legends suggest that there are symbolic items placed in the ball to ensure that invading enemies would not capture our nations flag. The items themselves vary, as do the stories. The most popular items claimed to be stored in the ball are a razor blade, a match, and a bullet. 😃👍🇺🇸

[@bobjoncas2814]

....good one, nice job, keep safe and enjoy..

[@briansworkshop01]

Great job thanks very very much for sharing ☕☕👍👍🇬🇧

[@peteshakes7349]

Beautiful install Thank you for sharing

[@sitasaeed]

Cool I will make it right now by my own

[@ironhead65]

Someone told me about that cold galvanizing stuff a while ago. I live near the ocean, everything rusts. I use that spray often and it really does work well.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Dan- That salt air by you is tough! I’m glad you have tried it and like it! Thanks! 😃👍

[@ironhead65]

@@ScoutCrafter thanks! I also nearly religiously use the Vaseline+ Mineral Oil mix on my tools. Wonderful and amazing what that stuff does for my tools. Thanks to you for showing how to make that stuff!

[@awilliam1]

What is the point of the sleeve at the bottom, other than letting you take the entire pole out when needed for maintenance? Why can't the pole just be put in concrete? Isn't that how industrial poles are done?

[@patkane5018]

Nice job SC!! But... a lot of weeds in that lawn!! Hahahah. Nice to see you using the tools you fix up too!😀👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Pat- That’s Clover! I have been letting it grow for the lightning bugs! They love the stuff!!! 😃👍

[@buddynewman8949]

Got one in my front, have for years.

[@tonylenge424]

Great project! Thanks for sharing.