Insulated Dog Watering Station

A really short project overview for a self filling insulated dog watering station. You can see the prototype in the background. The new and improved version is fully insulated and is made from mostly commonly available parts. This solves a few design challenges I mention in the video. Enjoy! Carlos the wiener dog approved.

[@joell439]

Tom, Yep - I've never missed an episode. Always excited to see what your clever mind is up to now. Thanks for sharing. 👍😎👍

[@EverettWilson]

Got into hobby machining barely over 10 years ago. I definitely remember watching your backlog of videos on the train to and from work. It's always blown my mind that people like you have spent so much time sharing your work experience (not just the basics -- the in depth, nitty gritty). And then it blows my mind that it's available to so much of the world.

[@edkeniston4786]

Of course we like watching you yap! You are a wealth of knowledge and most of us learn something new in every video. Glad to see the dogs rate your valuable telents. Thank you.

[@larsjensen7958]

Hej Tom There are a simple explanation on people watching your videos. They are mostly full of good stuff and good informative talk about the subjects that you working on without hiding any tricks. So thanks very most for that. With great respect from Denmark. 👍 Lars

[@FlandersKen]

Put water in bucket or bowl, freeze overnight, add veggies and fruit in before freezing. They can chew on a tasty block of coolness. Love the design ❤

[@jorgeconcheyro]

The magic is in discovering those design constraint and how to solve them. Still learning from you Tom after 10 years watching your videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@arcrad]

For the record I love watching you yap and seeing your silly projects. Thanks for sharing all these years!

[@jantman]

Cool project, and thanks so much for sharing! As to "watching you yapping" - when someone is willing to share as much as you are, there's so much to learn! Always really appreciate it, whether it's a complex project or a rolly cart hitch mount or insulated dog waterer!

[@alexcroteau8726]

Love it Tom! I certainly wouldnt have thought in the Benecia arsenal days id ever see you designing something like this, but life changes and the toolmaker adapts, thats the beauty of it all! Cheers Alex

[@RambozoClown]

I had some of the same problems with the water digging. To the point that the reservoir would be emptied. My solution was to put a stainless wire grating below the water level. That took all the fun out of playing in the water and that behavior went away. No more dirty water.

[@rgmoore]

Very nice. My brother had a similar need on his farm. His dogs are large. I joked that he should pick up a used toilet and hook it up to a hose, then use a brush every now and then to clean it and flush it. He took my joke seriously and did it. Loves the results.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Well done Farmer Tom. Typical over thought but well done, love it. And not silly at all.

[@bkoholliston]

Great to see you back with *any* project! Love the "hotel pan" for the water bowl.

[@robertoswalt319]

Great idea Tom. I appreciate your sharing your thought process when designing items.

[@RaysGarage]

Well thought out and nice design Tom, I am sure it will work great as long as the big dog does not make it his play toy.... Take care bud!!!

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

It is always a treat when you show up on youtube. I have never felt friendly with rattle snakes they give me the creeps. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on..

[@AWDJRforYouTube]

Great video Tom, super watering station but I was hoping to see some of the cute lil doggie antics in the thumbnail lol!🐕‍🦺

[@summerforever6736]

Me too

[@columjevens4612]

Enjoyed the video , cool project😊👍

[@WoodNMetalWorkshop]

Great teaser Tom, now you NEED to make a build video for us dog owners. This is exactly what I need for the Woodnmetalworkshop! Our new Bull mastiff puppy goes through a bowl of water in minutes or decides it's evil and just spills it.

[@gamozolabs]

Ahahah. I just got a puppy 2 months ago for the first time! You're one of the reasons I bought a 10ee and bridgeport 12 months ago, I'm scraping in the 10ee right now! Thanks for all the inspirations, and I love seeing dog stuff right now!

[@IlhanNegis]

there is no such thing as silly project, that's a real solution for a real problem, I'll hang out around another 10+ years, keep it up man, thanks for all the fish!

[@shotgunreloader4964]

You were the first person I subscribed to on you tube, thanks for the many years

[@sjoemie_himself]

Glad to see you're still working at these "overengineered" projects Tom, i've missed them. On the matter of missing, seems that KZbin is doing funny things again since I totally missed your two previous uploads. Oh well, OxTool binge it is. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

[@paulcooper9135]

I like it! Unless the algorithm fails to notify me, I never miss an episode. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@hasletjoe5984]

Tom, thanks for the video! Always interesting to how some can "simply" solve problems of our four pawed population! Great solution. Word of caution, looks like Igloo snuck in and rebranded the OxToolco water cooler. Might need to get ye olde lawyer on it. Hopefully the fires are not close. Thank you and glad you shared this simple solution, bet the dogs are grateful !

[@ROBRENZ]

Very nicely done Tom! I hope the dogs appreciate your efforts ATB Robin

[@genecarden780]

Nice design. Now you need a thermostatic controlled drain so the pan refreshes when it gets warm.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnmcdyer1573]

Love the hse sign on the bandsaw Tom like this sign has sharp edges 😂😂😂😂😂 cheers from wales uk

[@edsmetalworks8426]

Like the design, the battle with the little furry creatures is never ending!

[@henrikskott]

I love the videos. In periods, I'll browse through the archives and watch the gold nuggets again, like the drill chuck restorations. And the wabble drive for the etching press(what happened to the press, by the way? I don't remember seeing how it turned out). And seeing how the three plate method is actually done, that was awesome. What would I like to see? More filing. You briefly showed us some straight edges you were making, things like that fascinates me. Using just elbow grease and some jigs that I certainly could make, you make tools that can then be used to restore an old junker machine that anyone could get for around scrap metal price. Kind of start-from-scratch machining.

[@angelramos-2005]

Good project,Tom.Thank you.

[@jeremylastname873]

We all need an insulated dog! 🐕

[@apt40444]

Glad to see a new video! Always get excited to see you posting.

[@Desertsparky79]

Hi Tom! Been viewing for quite a while! I love all of your projects! Take care.

[@Carl-sh7kf]

Nice work, Tom. 👍👍👍

[@ravenbarsrepairs5594]

The simple solution to keeping the big dog away from the little dogs bowls is to locate the bowls in a space with an entrance the big dog cant get too. I'm not sure how cold it gets where you are, but they do make water container heaters for livestock to keep it warm/not frozen in the winter.

[@kirkstewart2616]

Hi Tom, glad to see you are still making videos. After seeing the interview you did a couple weeks ago, I thought you might have had enough of you-tube and its terrible algorithm.

[@billdlv]

That's pretty neat Tom. I like the mod bin as the base for everything. I'm sure your dogs appreciate you efforts!

[@ckvasnic1]

Nice show Tom…. You have a future in the boutique dog care market. All the best. Chuck

[@adamm4158]

Always happy to see you’re well Tom, thanks for the content 🍻

[@richardsweet5068]

Here in the UK I use the stainless Gastronorm Pans for all sorts, My plating tank, My homemade sous vide set up and just for storing stuff. Almost infinite range of sizes, they stack well and are reasonably priced.

[@nobbysworkshop]

Excellent idea Tom. Brilliant design, could be a commercial product! We keep a bowl of water in our front garden for our cat. Our camera has picked up other visitors to the bowl as well. Hedgehogs, an urban fox and various other neighbourhood cats. Fortunately no rattle snakes so far 😅 Cheers Nobby

[@richardellis3141]

great stuff, been with you from the beginning, cool project, thanks for the video

[@snowgorilla9789]

That is GREAT. We have a motion controlled dog fountain that runs off 4 C batteries about 15 years old that is attached to the hose. The dog walks up to it stands there for a couple of seconds and the water turns on for about 10 seconds. If he wants more he just moves a little and the cycle repeats. Am AMAZED that they are no longer available. So as a dog guy I am constantly on the look for a solution for when this thing craps out.

[@robertwatsonbath]

Thanks Tom, greetings the UK. The first Ox videos I watched were Man vs Washing Machine Rounds 1/2. Yep, 10 years ago, wow 🤩

[@bcbloc02]

The highlight would have been seeing it in action! Doggies drive views you know. 😊

[@phillipyannone3195]

It would nice to see it in action.😊

[@R50_J0]

Where’s the cute dog? Don’t care about how clever you think your dog water dish is, want to see the dog use it. That’s why I clicked.

[@pauljoseph8338]

You could also make a small dog watering enclosure with an opening that the big dog couldn’t get into.

[@hasletjoe5984]

Yeah, with a retina scan and scale for additional security! Good suggestion!

[@oriwittmer]

One youtuber had an RFID tag on their pug to close the door to the kitty litter tray when it came nearby to stop it from eating the cat poo.

[@littlejackalo5326]

The chicken watering troughs are also difficult to clean. They're bolted too the wall. I have them for my goats and chickens, and bigger versions for my cattle, and they're all hard to clean.

[@snazzlecat]

The base looks like a cover off an Apollo electronics module! 🚀 (Saw some videos recently of guys restoring the Apollo radio and navigation electronics hardware.) Designate it the Command Module Canine Hydrator - CMCH 🐕

[@bradley3549]

Nice execution. Always fun playing the game of building a better mousetrap!

[@Letsmakeitgreatagain.]

Hi Tom, Always fun to watch and learn! Sorry I missed the Bash, maybe next year!

[@richardsweet5068]

You are going to test it, Can't wait for the video of you lapping up water.😀

[@JustinAlexanderBell]

I look forward to the followup when it's solid concrete.

[@Smallathe]

Very cool. Unlike normal mortals, even the foam is so elegantly cut... Of course! ;)

[@toolbox-gua]

Not silly at all. Looking forward to every thing from you. tks.

[@twobob]

Good stuff, you could maybe use pressure plate to figure out which dog type was present and provide the relevant liquid. However I had visions of the big dog holding the little dogn the plate and all 3 little digs stacked on the big dogs platen to get beacou portions lol.

[@MJQAZ]

As for revisions on this particular project ie Mark I and Mark II I would use Bark I and Bark II

[@SteveMelissaMcAdams]

I've been with you for about 7yrs now and wouldn't miss what you have to offer.

[@petemclinc]

I would consider building 2 watering station enclosures. One with a small opening so that the big dog can't get to it and the other high enough that the small dogs can't reach it.

[@memyselfandeye1234]

Quality ... glad to see your all good. peace

[@mm9773]

Me: “What a great place Tom has, I’m a little jealous” Tom: “Snakes” Me: Tom: “108°” (42° Catholic) Me: Tom: Me: “Anyway, cool watering station”

[@jjbode1]

Plumb a yard hydrant in the dog area. That's what I said at first but today 😁 I need a freeze-proof one.

[@aserta]

Ey, now there's channel i'm always happy to see a video from. Hope all's well in the old Ox shop! :)

[@mechanicalTurk0]

Gotta keep watching just in case the next video has something about the etching press.

[@bin_chicken80]

I think the first video I watched was your "Hammer addiction" video. I have no idea why 😅 I only own 2 hammers but there is room to expand my collection. 😉

[@scottsession7789]

Great video thanks for sharing Scott

[@mattholden5]

@OxToolCo I have thoroughly enjoyed your machining technical deep-dive vids over time. The content in this one is precariously close to the self-serving no-job-to report vids Adam Booth as been pedaling for the last few months. Please bring us some novel machining problems to mentally dissect to make us better machinists.

[@thomasdickey356]

What did you use for the foam? Always good to see you!

[@kevCarrico]

great video, tom - thank you!

[@PaulSteMarie]

Are you going to set that into the ground to keep the ACD from knocking it over? Seems like the little ones might have trouble reaching over the rim.

[@bw6378]

If you want to keep with the over engineering, you can add peltier coolers and heat sinks to cool the water too. lol Thanks for sharing.

[@summerforever6736]

I thought you would show the dogs using it??

[@billmoran3219]

The dogs requested their anonymity .

[@clydecessna737]

Interesting about the snakes.

[@mikeschaefer9516]

Q: Why create a valve body that 'raised the outlet spigot' when you could have just bumped up the igloo container floor to make the offset? Seems like you went up to go down on the spigot side when you could have just gone up on the whole cooler and possibly raised the shoulders of the cooler container a bit higher? Was that then offsetting the CG of the full container to make it too unstable for the hinging?

[@kennethelwell8574]

Cooler wouldn’t need a hinge if raised enough to add 4 inches of Tygon, then just flex it to remove the hotel pan.

[@DavidWatson-lq9sd]

thanks for the video

[@Pithead]

I had to stop what I was watching to watch this.

[@Timeonabike]

Heelers, hot weather and snakes? Sounds like Australia. Nice design.

[@andyhillis6779]

Fantastic

[@paulmace7910]

Pretty cool! Thanks. Keep it up.

[@mjwint]

When Ms. Ox sends you outdoors, how do you get a drink of water?

[@RoyShillinglaw]

Everyone I know favors a different breed , Me I'm a plott hound guy I love all dogs but if I ever get a chance at owning a plott hound🎉 again ohhh... I will there country dogs for sure, I spoil my dogs sleep usually under my feet but... good solution Tom after a few mile run in the clear cut he'd drank that whole jug like he's part water buffalo.... good to see ya Tom good job explaining all the variables on this job too...

[@aserta]

8:46 what can i say, i found your videos ages ago and i've been stuck like glue. Would be interesting to get an update at some point to see how it sticks.

[@suzu9404]

I’m definitely in the 10-year club, just not on this account. Remember stumbling across your channel and saying to myself “wait, that’s the same guy that wrote ‘Metalworking: Sink or Swim!’”

[@Unrivaledanime]

Now add a heater for the winter and your all set

[@outsidescrewball]

WOOF!!!❤

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Sup Tom this sounds like a cool idea

[@dirtdart81]

I must have missed it, what is the main body made of? The bin that holds the bin and cooler?

[@EitriBrokkr]

Dogs will chew off a refrigerant line... So you gave them a big plastic bucket and a block of Styrofoam?

[@jae878]

The lid seems fairly dog proof too. Lol. Too bad the lid on the water cooler doesn’t seal good. That project would have been a lot simpler with no need for the float valve. But where’s the fun in that tho right. Thanks for sharing.

[@orijimi]

Part of my solution would have been an enclosure that only the little dogs can get into alongside a bowl only the cattle dog can comfortably reach.

[@johnwilleford7715]

Which dog is going to take the lid off??

[@amateurdesubaru]

my father was a 45 lb blue heeler and my mother was a 100 lb rottweiler

[@christurley391]

Thanks again

[@bertwacaser6719]

Sounds like maybe you need some feral cats. I've always had outdoor cats and have minimal snake problems. That dog waterer looks like a great idea though.

[@timturner7609]

Anyone have a time stamp for the insulated dog? I know I seen it, but I've scrubbed around and can't find it.

[@aerogfs]

The dogs are just re-engineering the hoses with extra holes.

[@billmoran3219]

I think you should call it the Tom2

[@kevinreardon2558]

It's content like this I just like to lap up.

[@budbrady3289]

I'd love to see an update on your wife's "printing" press. Thanks