Hydraulic Power Unit Build Part 2

This is Part 2 of building my Hydraulic power Unit from scratch.
Here is Dan's website owner of Blue Feather Torch......let me know if you have any trouble finding him. Best torch I've ever used
bluefeathertor...
Dan's KZbin channel demonstrating the Blue Feather Torch
/ @bluefeathertorch1328
My Friend Kent VanderVelden's KZbin channel check him out
/ @kentvandervelden
Jim Pytel's Information Highway
/ bigbadtech
Amazon Links to tools I use
Smith gas saver (this is the torch hanger shut of valve from the video make sure you get the acetylene one not propane) amzn.to/3Aniotu
Silver solder black flux amzn.to/3tPR7i0
Harris 56% silver solder amzn.to/3fLh4r1
Best cordless grinder out there IMO amzn.to/3fMc05o
Wago wire nuts (no one should have to use regular wire nuts anymore these are epic) amzn.to/3IvpIX0
Dump trailer remote I used for the power Pack amzn.to/3FRMLJy
Awesome Knipex wire strippers amzn.to/3qQLhuR
These are my favorite ceramic flap discs 40 grit (fast removal rate) amzn.to/3FTEYep
this is the 37 degree flaring tool I used and it works great! amzn.to/3GRpWqT
#westweld #bluefeathertorch #fabrication #welding

[@kentvandervelden]

Aaron, you are a rare renaissance man, combining art and the trades equally easily. We're excited to watch your progress. And brother, you made me tear up with the shout out. Thank you :)

[@westweld]

You're a great guy Kent I really appreciate the help.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

You demonstrated why KZbin can be great. Hours in, research, fabrication, and SHARING. ✌

[@sendit220swift3]

That vintage looking torch is really neat. Awesome video as always.

[@matthewmoilanen2413]

Ya those are beautiful pieces. It is a new design but the guy that builds them is quite the craftsman!

[@timothyschumann]

Ok I just finished watching this... Dude you're giving me the willies ramping up that hydraulic pump for the first time.

[@westweld]

Your telling me haha

[@АлександрИванов-о5о8ц]

I still do not understand why people idolize and love actors, singers and all sorts of other clowns who deceive them, they call them stars! But the real stars are such simple men with golden hands and a clear head like you! Pedantry, accuracy, accuracy, thoughtfulness of every detail and line! Sometimes I see that it is not the goal of the final product that is important for you, but you enjoy the most expensive way to this goal! Thanks for your work!

[@JC-un4bg]

Actors👎 singer song writers 👍

[@prodigy750]

That’s hilarious about that strong sense impending doom lol, not only do I know that feeling but I felt it for you while you were running the RPM’s up lol, glad it was for nothing lol, great job man!!

[@Isaacmantx]

I don't understand how you get to THIS level of perfection in producing something so innocuous as a hydraulic power cart. I have been binge watching your channel. This is not fabrication, it is all straight up ART!!

[@sidetrackmetalworks2058]

So many uses for a power pack. Well done, sir! I'll echo Mr. Smiths comments as well. The videos are great, no-nonsense affairs. Keep it up!

[@sergioayala8964]

I can see a deep sense of appreciation for tools here. My kind of thing. Thumbs up.

[@woodscreekworkshop9939]

Opens so many possibilities. I don’t know what I like more, the hydraulic power unit, custom wooden stool or the cool square body Chevy 🇺🇸

[@westweld]

The wooden stool obviously 😀

[@Rigg57]

Some of your tooling is as beautiful as your work itself, that blue feather torch is 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@westweld]

It’s an awesome torch I love it

[@mxcollin95]

So many things to love about this channel from the super high quality craftsmanship to the proper tool worship/appreciation to the badass projects to the great no BS info on stuff to the really well done edits, I think this channel will be huge if you stick with it (and KZbin doesn’t f*ck things up for you like they have for so many amazing content creators.) I learn things every single time I watch one of your videos. Thanks man!

[@4n2earth22]

I am a perfectionist as well. My sweet wife tells me it is it's own punishment. Sometimes she's right, but she does love the final product, even if it takes longer than my optimistic prognostication. You, sir, are exceptional with your mind and hands. Keep up that excellence. Thanks!!!

[@CurtisGurley]

As always, top notch work, information and editing. Thank you for taking the time for these videos.

[@jamjamamam4139]

Your level of craftmanship and atention to details is realy admirable!

[@TheGrowingStack]

I love your videos brother! You are a true craftsman, a master, and it’s an absolute joy to watch your projects. I truly mean that… Nice work man 👍

[@westweld]

I really appreciate that man

[@josephwaldner7752]

You are a lot like tot decent humor and immaculate filming, great video

[@Chris-bg8mk]

Your videos and your workmanship are awesome!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, that’s an awesome hydraulic system, I really enjoying binge watching your channel mate

[@leonpelao4806]

Great video and excellent hydraulic power unit. I would have used a manual proportional directional control valve instead of the solenoid-actuated one. Instead of pushbuttons, you'll use a lever to change direction and flow. You would have more control of the speed and flow this way without the jerkiness.

[@johnfry9010]

That power unit is a work of art , Beautiful job !

[@bigblockization]

Absolutely fantastic, what a job, and as usual the craftsmanship is over the top, unreal.

[@kreglamirand2637]

You are destined for youtube greatness my friend. Top notch content as always.

[@timothyschumann]

Yay! Was waiting to see this finished.

[@DanLance100]

Wow ! A Hossfeld ! Good Man ! Great video !

[@tfildaed]

Functional art! Very nice work.

[@lrich1179]

Love it! Keep ‘em coming!

[@phillipchambers8487]

Dude, I just found your Channel last night from your Fixture Table Video. I immediately Subscribed, and started Binge Watching your Videos. I don't think I've ever found someone so quite like myself = OCD about doing everything the absolute Best that you can possibly do it. This Pump is just over the Frigging Top! The Flow Control Knob alone is a work of Art, Pure Mechanical Porn. I got hooked on Welding years ago, and caught the Machining Bug about 4 years ago. I am in the process of getting ready to build a new Shop in which will be going a brand new Lathe, and am currently looking for a Bridgeport in great shape to purchase also. Your Table Video is gonna save me a lot of money. I had no idea anyone in China was making these Tables to this level of Quality, so I will be reaching out to your Contact to purchase almost the Identical Package that you have. I will be binge watching the rest of your Videos. I would really like to chat with you about the Fixture Table when you have the time. I am including my contact info. Would like to say Thanks for such a Top Shelf Channel for all the stuff that I love, Welding, Fabrication, Machining, etc, etc. The Video work is second to none that I've seen, and I follow about everyone on KZbin that have a good Fab/Weld/Machine Channel. Keep up the Stellar work. It is actually Therapeutic for people like us.LOL Email: [e-mail], Cell: 540-407-0339, Instagram: @pchambers379 Thanks, Phillip Chambers

[@matthewmoilanen2413]

As usual great video with excellent workmanship. Something that works well for me is to use some alum angle to clamp those thin guage sheets with a bit of a gap. When tacked the weld won't stick to the alum angle and you can run a nice fillet weld. Again great job.

[@blaisegoldman]

Super awesome build! Thanks for sharing! I’m thinking of building a forging press and this really helps!

[@kingpin76110]

Sir you are a combination of Q and Arthur Fonzerrelli. When you release new material everybody in my house knows to shut the hell up while I’m watching it. Really nice work on this new gear. Very interesting. Take care.

[@westweld]

😂 thanks

[@brandonshudy789]

You can run most three phase vfds on 220 single phase without running through the phase converter! Here’s the catch, when they build a single phase to 3phase vfd they beef up the front end. But if you size up a vfd 1.8x (in the industry so go 2x) you can just run it on single phase 220 which is less work for you and wear and tear on the rotory phase converter (you can still run it on three phase as well then which is why I use this method) Love your videos and how you dig into each craft before you attempt any of it you really do beautiful work! and that torch is beautiful!

[@jksintl]

Another amazing build and excellent video!

[@matthewmoilanen787]

Okay that Blue Feather is a welders fashion accessory. But if you're a professional welder you have the right to treat yourself to something fancy that does an excellent job as well!

[@handdancin]

i like getting an ip rated vfd and putting outside the enclosure, good for passive heat dissipation. and those inverteks are too big, so you end up getting a really big enclosure if you want it inside

[@stevencolbert2304]

Damn that's clean. I would have used braided hose for all of that bent stainless tubing. Respect!

[@stevencolbert2304]

You can cut 5-10thou with carbide inserts, you just need to find a positive rake insert (like a TNMP or a TNGG) and run it fast.

[@westweld]

Guess I should have said with the inserts I have currently.....ill try them out thanks

[@TBJK07Jeep]

Another good video. FYI most VFDs will take single phase & create a 3 phase output. Almost all the drives I have worked with in my 22+ year career have a common dc bus that the IGBT’s(or enter your other load side firing device) fire the outputs to the motor. You will get a DC bus sag & potentially a low DC bus alarm.

[@TBJK07Jeep]

Forgot to mention, Ive used Kennametal ccmt21505lf with light passes & pretty good surface finishes.

[@westweld]

I will give them a try thanks

[@handdancin]

you have to derate the vfd tho

[@mzlittle]

That was a bad ass build!

[@memorynscars1985]

That was an awesome build!!! Keep up on the videos!

[@6miler]

As usual you don't disappoint, awesome work man!

[@kentuckytrapper780]

I see your useing benchmark abrasives, my favorite there cutoff wheels are the best I've ever used and I use alot, great video man, keep'um coming .

[@westweld]

Thanks man.....they are a good company

[@AleGlessner]

As always, thanks for sharing!!!

[@martyn639]

Great job as usual. Really enjoy your videos.

[@wrenchbender01]

Dn that thing sounds good! Sounds like a 12v71 pulling a hill.

[@RabidBadger_]

That is some impressive work.

[@Walenchak]

Privet from Russia!! Как давно тебя не было видно! Мы скучали... Классное видео. Талантливый человек талантлив во всем: и сложный станок изготовить и круто смонтировать крутое видео. Удачи и не пропадай так надолго!!

[@westweld]

Thanks man..... I will try not to take so long on the next one.

[@davidclauson5256]

Hey Aaron, saw you on the live chat with Jimmy. Came over and subbed. Cool power unit and video. Gotta a lot of videos to catch up on.

[@westweld]

Hey thanks man I didnt expect that

[@Mustachedmedic]

i appreciate your videos! great work done and takes my mind off current events.

[@westweld]

Thanks man

[@ryanmurphy4208]

Awesome work Aaron!

[@westweld]

Thanks Ryan!

[@Handscheu]

Good job, think Tony is proud of you

[@juanpedrogarcialopez2599]

Maravilloso 😍 trabajo 👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@ivanwalker3391]

Man, you do freakin great work. Keep 'er lit Bro!

[@lawmate]

Such a cool project. Also love your torch setup. With insert tooling, look out for finishing or super finishing inserts if you wanna take a small DOC. Most iso inserts come in those edge profiles. The benefit of the inserts is that the coatings they use mean you can have a much higher surface speeds for steels than bare, uncoated carbide. There's loads of surplus inserts on ebay, but it sure wouldn't have made such a good video!

[@westweld]

Thanks I will have to give them a try

[@joell439]

wow - amazing content and beautiful results 👍👍😎👍👍

[@westweld]

Thanks man!

[@seanmchristen]

@westweld when are you going to post a video showing the sweet miter saw stand you made

[@JW-qd4ig]

Who else checked #westweld each day for this next video!!!?? Thumbs up and like his video if you have been waiting with excitement for this one to be posted!

[@fluxburner1636]

Keep up the great work.

[@RestorationAustralia]

Cool project.

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good job west weld

[@yvesf5355]

wow ,buddy gave you a torch ,by the look's of it, you could have made your own ,great work thanks

[@BeckTools]

Nice build!

[@micmoslof1461]

Your videos are great.. Thank you!!

[@cafeypentagrama7790]

Piece of art...!

[@MadeInMichigan]

FYI, there's no worries when applying single-phase power to multi-phase units. You wouldn't want to run it that way (doubtful if it even would run), but it's not uncommon when repairing electronic units like that to apply a single phase and bring it up slow, just to get the control circuitry to come up and proceed with troubleshooting.

[@dadoboss3322]

keep going..you are amazing man

[@homemadetools]

Excellent!

[@westweld]

Thanks man....if its good enough for homemadetools.net its good enough for me

[@jp8479]

amazing build! ... are you finding the hydraulic pump getting too hot since it's mounted on the outside of the reservoir tank (and not dipped in the oil as normally recommended)?

[@darkorkodi3582]

Wow, what a stunning build and informative guide, my burning question tho is - what is the build cost compared to an off the shelf unit, not including time and effort of the maker, is it cost effective to self build one of these, i certainly could not achieve such perfection but could cobble together a working machine

[@westweld]

You can buy some that are cheaper than what I spent but not as capable. If you just want a basic power unit that's only for one tool with no bells or whistles I would just buy one.

[@Preso58]

I was wondering if you were going to hydaulicise, hydraulicate, add hydraulics to the Hossfeldt, and you did. Good one!

[@westweld]

I looked around the shop and didn't have anything else to test it on haha.....press is coming but im a little tired of hydraulics at the moment

[@greybeard3759]

As beautiful a tool as the Blue Feather Torch is I'd be interested in seeing what it does better than my Smith Airline. No offense it's just we've seen torches like this come and fade away before.

[@westweld]

No pressure from me I dont get anything for selling them, I just found a cool tool and wanted to show you guys.....I will say I've used a Smith airline and I wouldn't trade 10 of them for this one 😉

[@greybeard3759]

@@westweld Hah! Mine just understands me I guess! Thanks for your channel too. VERY good work.

[@greybeard3759]

Eight months later, finally pulled the trigger and ordered a torch. Looking forward to it!

[@user-bf9qj3im7j]

Beautiful build, loved all the clean design and implementation. Quick question, it looks like a burr in the tubing end right before you flair it at 6:19 ? But no leeks so I guess whatever it was was fine.

[@westweld]

It was just a test bend 😉

[@ChristophLehner]

what a great video :) love it which lens are you using?

[@westweld]

Thanks man.....nothing fancy just the kit lens that came with cannon m50 EF-M 15-45mm. Ive been thinking about a new camera actually.

[@ChristophLehner]

@@westweld crazy what you are getting out of it :) you are a really talented videographer. I've had the M50, and now the A7C. in Lowlight and AF is Sony better, but you will struggle big time with the sony menu, it's cumbersome, and plain stupid compared to the M50

[@westweld]

@@ChristophLehner ya I keep reading all the cool kids are getting sony though haha

[@Cretan-un6ul]

You the best thanks

[@Amagys]

For the quality of the pair of videos and the ambition of the project, it's almost criminal these pair of videos have only 13k views. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into both the project and videos (Part 1 and 2), and I want these videos to get more views. So you can take what I say with a grain of salt but it should help. First, you can rename the video and change out the thumbnails. KZbin will recognize the change in name and thumbnail and will optimize engagement (algorithms) for changing them: meaning it's a good idea to change the video title and thumbnail to attract more viewers on under-performing videos. I've binged watched your last 15 videos and even though these are more recent, this pair of videos were the last for me to watch. I believe it comes down to two things. The title on both videos actually don't really convey what you're trying to accomplish or the ambitions of the project. I was actually surprised to see just how much you fabricated on your own and how much you had to put together this project as a DIY project--that's what the title is missing entirely and it leaves the impression it's about something far less ambitious. The other aspect is the thumbnail, the quality of your work is actually too good. I genuinely thought you bought what was in the thumbnail as it looks like it was manufactured by a large team of workers in a big company. The common trend of maker videos, and maybe even KZbin videos is that you want to convey that you're embarking on something ambitious. If you note the most viewed videos in your channel all have titles say you are creating something (from scratch). I would probably rename the videos, "Making my own Hydraulic Power Unit - Part 1/2" (you want to keep the parts in there as KZbin will auto-append videos in parts at the top of the recommendations). That being said, changing your thumbnails to also show a split view of a before (parts laying around) and after (from pre-fab to near completion) would do a better job at conveying that you set out to do an ambitious DIY project along with the video title. You don't have to leave a thumbnail and video title set in stone after you upload, and changing things up would help bring in views in something you've obviously put a lot of time in. I'm not sure if it matters to you that much, but I think it wouldn't hurt to try a few variations so that your hard work can be seen by more people who definitely would enjoy it.

[@westweld]

Thank you I really appreciate you noticing the time that went into these.....I do think you're right my thumbnail game is pretty weak, I will try what you suggested and make some new ones, I actually have photshop and that was one of the main reasons I got it, ive just been putting off learning to use it, ive just barely figured out premere pro haha. You have one of the oldest youtube accounts ive seen, 14 years I'll take that as a sign of wisdom and give your suggestion a try. Thanks for checking out my videos....I must warn you the farther you go back the worse they get haha

[@rickhaass1133]

Cool project, and i really do like that set of small torches... checked him out. Is your torch stand/lighter a homebrew or did you purchase it? Thanks for taking the time to publish the vids.

[@ChirpysTinkerings]

theyre called a torch gas saver.

[@westweld]

Its called a Smith gas saver.....I just built the arm and 3d printed the torch hanger

[@GurpreetSingh-xd6mv]

Great Project, How much time it took You to make it from design to production?

[@westweld]

I try not to keep track of those types of things or I might discover it would be way cheaper to buy one……..maybe 2ish months but I didn’t know what I was doing in the beginning so lots of learning at first

[@zackebel2973]

Awesome job and great torch, I have the same one! Totally dig your gas saver setup. Any chance you’ve got a 3d print file for the torch holder part that you’d be willing to share? That looks 1000 times better than what I made 😅

[@westweld]

Thanks.....sure send me your email or send it to me on an Instagram private message if you have instagram

[@zackebel2973]

@@westweld I sent you a message on Instagram. Thanks for the help!

[@ChirpysTinkerings]

nice hydraulic unit man, cant wait to see what you use it to power, lol.

[@westweld]

Thanks Chirps!

[@ryjack26]

Hey you can feed the vfd with single phase and get 3 phase out, you just get about half of the hp rating of the drive.

[@ryjack26]

I run my mill and my lathe off of vfd’s with single phase feed

[@Skebtik]

Any way to get wiring detail on this? I've been trying to figure out for a while . I found a hydraulic unit and retrofitting a solenoid. It's so difficult to find information about trying to get three-phase turn into 24 volt where did your white wire come from when the power goes into the box at the 18 minute mark?

[@garyjones2582]

Very nice work W.W.. What's next on the agenda?

[@westweld]

Thanks......well I need a press but not sure if I'll jump right into that....im a little sick of hydraulics at the moment

[@garyjones2582]

@@westweld lol.. I can understand why.. I don't have the talent to build the things that you do, so I have to purchase them.. Well, I look forward to your next video.. Take care my friend and God Bless you and your family...

[@westweld]

@@garyjones2582 thanks Gary you too 🙂

[@allenhunt3070]

Aaron, I wasn't clear on how you saved a thousand dollars. Would you mind helping me understand this? Great video! Another question is how the tapping arm knows how to use the right amount of torque to prevent breakage for the size of tap and the material you are tapping. A third question is whether the bender you use is more flexible that the Rogue unit, if you have any familiarity with that unit. I wondered if you could make those same tubes with the rogue unit? Thanks!

[@westweld]

A similar sized vfd that was single phase to 3 phase brand new from invertec would cost 1500 to 2000 dollars but the one I bought used was only a few hundred (I actually saved more than 1000) the downside was the one I bought was 3 phase input and 3 phase output so I have to use my rotary phase converter to run it. As for the tapping arm, there is a different holder for every tap and each one has a built in adjustable clutch that is set from the factory but can be adjusted for different materials. 🙂

[@handdancin]

fwiw you can get a 5hp single to 3 phase vfd for like 200-300 bucks, they are chinese imports but they work fine@@westweld

[@aromatdziada6233]

funny edit films I subscribed to :)

[@westweld]

Hey thanks🙂

[@bryanford1139]

yo, how many gigawatts be that motor fella? looks ginormous!!

[@westweld]

1.21 gigiwatts Mcfly.......its 5 hp

[@bryanford1139]

@@westweld haha Sweet....this thing looks like a real performer...just what I need to outfit my (future)shop btw, totally got sucked down the hydraulics rabbit hole with Jim Pytel's Information Highway...thanks!!

[@JC-un4bg]

You should try to get on with a special effects crew lots of fabrication and hydraulics . Maybe hit up Adam savage he could point you in the right direction

[@ossiepadrino4513]

Who's guitar was that?

[@westweld]

I just use epidemic sound

[@daveanderson2316]

If you are going to do it, do it right...and he did.

[@JC-un4bg]

You may or may not know this . But never check hydraulics for leaks using your hands use a piece of paper or card . Look up hydraulic injection . I did not know about it well into adult hood

[@mxcollin95]

Dude perfect timing...could really use a good video right now. 🤙

[@westweld]

Thanks man sorry it took so long

[@mxcollin95]

@@westweld no worries...always worth the wait.

Im going to delete my video. This's how it should be done.

[@westweld]

Ha we all know you could make a better one if you wanted to.

[@ericmattinen4728]

Not a straight piece of stock or tube left in the shop after this build...lol

[@genenall1223]

Dig_it