I tried to make a Chain...

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In this video I challenge myself to make a chain from old rebar I find in the barn! I've been thinking this one for a while and I happy with the final results. I learned a lot about the production of chain making.
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[@honey_bee_live]

I liked this style of video… little classic Diresta, little teaching, little iteration. Thanks!

[@macedindu829]

13:30 Animals are so fun. It's really crazy to see how much personality various animals actually have.

[@dpmakestuff]

Immensely satisfying to see the process. The rebar gave a beautiful texture too!

[@jpalarchio]

The slo-mo of the Bridgeport eating up that straw was great. Excellent work on the chain, loved seeing your process!

[@dougLinker]

Love it -i think I’d be welding one side to the gate or you may have someone looking to snag a Diresta chain souvenir

[@-Kreger-]

Be fun to see Doug and Jimmy do a collab. Bet there would be some great banter between you 2.

[@wmillios]

Shhhh! :)

[@bcbloc02]

Not many people can say they made their own log chain. The machines that do this in production are very cool and fun to watch.

[@aserta]

Interesting method. When we remade links for an old gate from the 1800's we indeed made a hydraulic multi part and multi stage bending setup. Faster and simpler, but this works just fine. edit: i feel that you can continue on this, but you have to mix it up. With the back pin in place, make 50% of the links closed, then make the other 50% with the links closed just wide enough to let a link slip in. Then use the oxy without the pin in place to assemble the lot. The tool does splendid work. Those first individual links? Chef's kiss.

[@onionhead5780]

Looks like a chain you’d see on a pirate ship. Very cool and old timey looking. Like really, really badass. Cool for decoration. 👍👍👍

[@laser-on-off]

I really enjoyed how you showed the milling machine run and the lathe... even more. Thank you. Long time subscriber. Cheers from France.

[@LittleShadowWoodcraft]

Watching the lead up to this video on your Patreon made this video so much more interesting! Loved seeing the process! Thanks Jimmy.

[@jurdekoning6052]

Seriously cool stuff! Thanks for sharing!

[@xpndblhero5170]

3:10 - Should have made that into a MASSIVE Razor Blade.... 😂

[@lgerback34]

Excellent work Jimmy. Loved seeing the jig evolve. Great stuff.

[@LaraCroftCP]

Your bending Jig is very inspiring. I made two weeks ago D-rings for my St. Andrews Cross and needed the help of my dad because to forge the 8 mm round bar around the mandrel i needed four hands. But with a bending Jig like this i think i could manage it by myself. So if i have the desire to sell forged Hardware i know what to build.

[@sapelesteve]

Fantastic work on the process involved in making that chain Jimmy! Well done! 👍👍

[@davebauerart]

Awesome as always to see your thought process of the problem solving, using whatever is around.

[@5in1killa]

Really cool to see literal cast off scrap become a useful item, you're an artist and artisan.

[@joselrodriguez5999]

Is kind of refreshing and entertaining your "eyeball machining" after watching Adam Booth and Keith Rucker spending half of their videos taking measures :D

[@lastralla]

I like this video format. Nice to get some insight into the thought process.

[@andyc972]

Thanks Jimmy, that was a fun project, didn't guess what it was for - great idea !

[@rodwhite4492]

Very cool. I was going to suggest using the chain to hang a big light fixture or something in the barn but using it for the driveway entry is perfect.

[@Bill89p3]

Really enjoy watching your videos. Your curiosity and knowledge are unmatched

[@jabonthemoon]

That is a great link forming jig for one at a time. If you do it again though, you might just try heating the rebar with the torch and wrapping a long tight coil around a long bar (clamped at one end in a vise) that is the profile of the negative space you want in each link. If you wanted perfectly round links, you can just use a length of black pipe. Once you wrap the whole length of the bar or pipe, just cut all the links off at once with a cutoff wheel in an angle grinder. Each link already have a bit of a twist built in by the coiling and then you can just heat and twist a bit more to connect them all as you did. Awesome video!

[@Kernowwoods]

Well. Never thought I’d sit through half hour of someone making a chain lol. Glad I did jimmy. I love the newer style of vid where we get to see your process 🤙

[@hoosierkent1640]

Very Cool & a nice, original Project Choice. I learned some great tips -you're such a Creative Problem Solver Jimmy -thank you!

[@OlaKarlsson-01]

In s very adult, non baby voice -I like it! Loving these new process videos with the voiced explanations, learning a lot, thank you!

[@OriginalRaveParty]

Awesome 👍

[@00schralf]

So cool to see the process of constructing the jig and all your thoughts about the single steps 👍 Cheers

[@vastyesaltydog]

Cool process. Thanks Jimmy

[@mattkent655]

Jimmy. You make me feel good that my shop isn't squared away military style. I have crap all over too. You're one of the best and you're not afraid of a bit of disarray

[@MCsCreations]

That's just brilliant, Jimmy! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@thesplinteredfinger]

Another Diresta first added to the resume. Great job Jimmy!

[@3RNHRT]

"It is the chain I forged in life... Link by link..." Great video. I really enjoy your "exercise" projects. Very inspirinig!!!

[@dennisbracci9212]

Your talent always amazes me. Thanks for sharing

[@springwoodcottage4248]

Fabulous! So clear, instructive & inspiring to see the whole design process through to final product, especially using stock that is often hated for its awkwardness, but second hand it is low cost, this time free & with the right tooling it formed magnificently, the outer rebar pattern adding a delightful look to the finished chain. Thank you for sharing!

[@chrisauer5644]

Thank YOU. 😄

[@Nissimus]

Anyone who’s ever made Something or even just wanted to make something will be inspired by the work process. Hands on, trying , checking , correcting , making way ! Awesome as always. ❤

[@thedeloachsdoyoutube8377]

Amazing job dude. Alec steel. He got a video where he upgrades his torch. One of those automatic on off gas light switch contraption deals. It’s pretty awesome. I’m sure you know about it but it might speed up the torch lighting process a little bit. Make On Brother

[@Batsy77]

Love the handcrafted touch. Wanted to say, one option you may consider (if you haven't already), make rebar loops, heat them up and stretch them into the "race track," shape you're looking for. Great video!

[@brysonalden5414]

This illustrates why working with metal is so satisfying for me. I think people who've never tried it have no idea how gratifying it is to get steel to conform to their planned shape. (And how frustrating it is when it doesn't!)

[@jeremyspecce]

Jimmy, I LOVED this video ❤. So much more went into it than I could imagined from seeing the jig in use on Instagram. I learned so much and I really enjoyed this style of video, talking your way through the process. I would LOVE to give this jig a try when I’m up there for the timber in or something. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@jimmydiresta]

💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great film. It's always the process that's fascinating. Glad you had an intended use for it. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@chrisdubois641]

Making something just to see if you can is why I make stuff! Very cool to watch Jimmy!

[@garthbutton699]

I tend to over engineer all of my projects and thought the links should be welded,not so for this application a perfect addition to a makers residence ,Jimmy you rock🤗😎🤗😎

[@matthewhamlin9872]

Cool project!

[@nicksoehren4812]

Some people really can learn from this man, he didn’t know how to do it but he went for it anyways. I feel like that what holds back a lot of people is the fear of failure which is understandable.

[@andyabraham7269]

Wow Jimmy! You are the chain master.

[@ericnicastro]

When you said another tool could have it done faster but this is better to help you understand how it works, that spoke to me. There’s a time and place for speed. But most of the time I would rather do the longer method when it will teach me something.

[@TheTgranber]

Nice ending! Jigs are awesome when they work.

[@girliedog]

I've always wanted to make a chain, now I know that I can. Thank you Jimmy!!!

[@CrudeButEfficient]

Now that is a nice looking gate! 😎

[@cynrich1]

I love to watch this kind of work. My late husband worked in a machine shop that made pins of all sizes and shapes. Fred was a thinking man and made all his own pin bender tools for each different size and shape of pin. It was pretty cool. He brought home some of his prototypes and I loved them and his story of creating them. He often had to make 80,000pins for an order and sat doing them one by one with his tools, thinking of ways he could improve them for the next order. Don't the links have to be welded solid?

[@CaneyCreekCreations]

I'm curious how many pounds the chain can hold before it starts to break apart. Awesome video and I love this style.

[@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549]

Nice when an idea comes to fruition! Nicely done Jimmy-D

[@jamesbuchanan3439]

Can't wait for a battleship anchor video..!!

[@jetthe2nd105]

So cool! Would also make a great gutter down spout.

[@craiglyons3975]

Excellent work Jimmy. Jacob Marley would be proud to wear your chains.

[@aestheticsinger]

Love this! Great video sir.

[@gregmullins1296]

You ALWAYS amaze me. Your inventabilty is amazing. Thank you!1

[@jmk7104]

I wish dirty money was still on. Your skills and your brothers humor was seriously unmatched. Love your videos!

[@brilog69]

I admire what you do!

[@DigiLab360]

An induction heater will be perfect for reheating the chain. As always, very informative.

[@BulatsSchmiede]

Hi Jimmy my friend !This chain is very good !Well done !Thank you for showing!Greeting Bulats forge from germany 😊🤙

[@chrisdimase6401]

Another great video. Thanks

[@Sword-Shield]

🎶Thats the sound of a man ...working on a chain gang !🎶

[@chicagovasko]

😂

[@-joe90]

Bread and water 😂

[@tobymilo8625]

It’s perfect! Always great content! I love the way you will try to make something by making something else first.

[@cassia_cries]

Top notch Diresta content! ✌🏼💜

[@davestinyworkshop]

so good, well done!

[@Ironman-harmonica]

Looks like fun ,Now I have to make a chain , great content Jimmy

[@marianorg8426]

Youre the best! I love you jimmy! I'd love to have 1% of your resourses to do something similar in Argentina. I thing there is no one doing this kind of stuff in my country I'd love to be your assistant, student or employee

[@Slikx666]

Having seen a video of a team making a chain, i think you've done a really good job. When the team were making it there was one person heating the rods and two people forming the links. Basically you did the same but it was just you. 😀👍

[@mooseboy66]

Hey Jimmy, put a sacrificial link on that chain. If you don't, sooner or later someone is going to run into it and when that happens it won't tear up their vehicle or your posts. We just use zip ties now to hold up the chain at our property because so many people have run into it over the years 😂

[@JDeWittDIY]

So..... use the chain as a visual deterrent, not as a physical barrier?

[@martinarcher1503]

just make the diresta sign much bigger, more visible

[@guye7763]

That was really handy , thanks!

[@frankkelly2245]

Awesome as always.

[@saginawdan]

That was very interesting, Jimmy. Thanks ⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥

[@franksmodels29]

Great build 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheNewJankyWorkshop]

That was cool, thanks for some of the behind the scenes on this on Patreon! Approve of the Jankiness :)

[@bry1299guy]

I swear when you were laying the chain in half to measure it, it looked like you were getting ready to do jump rope with it. 😂. Awesome vid, as usual!

[@MYEVILTWIIN]

I used to know a guy that had a big chain like that , one end was staked in to the ground and the other was sat inside a big dog kennel … he didn’t have a dog but when you saw the size of the chain and the opening of the dog kennel it kept people wondering 😂

[@jeffreysmith5018]

Very cool 👍

[@Oldtimeytools]

Oh come on we need to see how much weight that chain can take! Pull something!! Haha. Awesome build as always 👌👌

[@bigbird2451]

Well done Sir! I was going to jokingly suggest that now you just need to find a big and vicious enough guard dog to chain up.

[@matthomer1224]

Bloody hell, that has got to be some of the most dangerous machining I've ever seen in my 35 years experience as machinist/toolmaker. I'm amazed you still have all of your fingers, and haven't lost an arm yet. OSHA violations galore.

[@jimmydiresta]

Ain’t it fun 😀

[@dirtyshirtinfo]

🙄

[@dougrandall2704]

I agree very dangerous way to cut the radius on the end of those bars. If that cutter grabs your going to have a bad day. A rotary table is the best way to make that cut. When using a milling machine clamp the material down as much as possible.

[@jonathandesharnais3671]

OSHA? Never heard of her

[@jonathandesharnais3671]

@@jimmydiresta big fan. I love watching your videos. Long time watcher first time commenter. I relate to you in a lot of ways. You make do with what you have until you can get what you need to make. People done realize anymore that you have to start from somewhere and starting from nothing is what most people do. Well anyone not born with a silver spoon in their mouth that is.

[@PearlJam2k6]

i dont know what it is about it, but rebar chain looks awesome for some reason.

[@calholli]

The word is: texture

[@markduggan3451]

That was really interesting.

[@PaigeMaker]

Awesome Jimmy! I’d like to use some chunky chain like this as my gutter downspouts. 😊

[@dodeboy6932]

What a fine looking turkey!

[@AndrewMcQuillen]

i didn't know i wanted to know hot to make a chain, buy i know how to now. Thanks Jimmy.

[@2wheelzdown180]

Looks great 👍 is it possible to weld a piece of flat bar on one side of your bender ? So as you bring it around it would make it twisted open/ your offset .Then just need hammered flat as you connect the links kind of like the premade connectors links you get at stores

[@I_M_Nonno]

When I started this video, I thought "This won't be very interesting" Then I found myself at the end having enjoyed the whole process.

[@reforzar]

Looks like a great chain to me!

[@dalelamont1361]

This is a hand made piece, all its imperfections give it character, and I am sure all hand made chains 200 years ago weren't perfect on every link

[@nooralkhateeb21]

What a nice sl coupe !!

[@tjkoker]

One of your better videos. Cheers!

[@billwoehl3051]

Put the pin back in the jig, creat each link individually, every third one leave open enough for a link to slip in, close em with torch and vice.

[@bobflores]

Now you have to weld each link and then do strength test. Thanks for a glimpse into how your mind works.

[@bigtexguttersllc]

Jimmy keep inspiring people

[@stfurems]

Jimmy i need season two of your netflix show my cousins wont stop watching season one 😅

[@vinceianni4026]

Hello Jimmy good job well done

[@Qwerty.Asdfgh-Diode]

By heating and bending one link You can always connect other two unbent links. In other words - You bend every second link (single next and previous with longer chain)