Splitting Hatches

Ship's hatch modified the suit tug boat customer 's needs, we have to narrow a stock hatch to fit the 24" flange width requirements for his project. We start off with laying out, cutting, and tacking the two half's of coaming back together. ;{)

[@xenaco]

Once again you provide a challenging project. Not just watching a machine repetitively cut like other channels. You have a real working metal shop with real-world projects. I am a loyal and avid fan of your channel. You give us something to think about. I would not have imagined that a jig saw would cut the heavy metal frame. My choice would have been a portable ban saw or a grinder. Learn something from you every video. Thanks.

[@KeithFenner]

Cool, thanks!

[@elaudon6553]

Amen! I thought I was the only one feeling this way! Love to see projects and not the same old thing.

[@catsupchutney]

I remember as a teen trying to use a bedframe that I found in the dumps as angle iron for a project. That stuff was hard and a high speed steel bit just skidded around. I guess some alloys are just tougher than others. I suppose a hatch isn't really a load bearing part (most of the time).

[@donaldnaymon3270]

Great video Keith. Those little blade are awesome I see. Looks like there much better than the old style. Great work. Thank you for sharing.

[@tomhendricks316]

Really good to have you back in action. As a hobbyist it is nice to learn from the master. Thank you for respecting our flag! Made in USA!

[@evilbrat5376]

Have used Lenox metal blades for many years and swear by them. This is promoting them as should be. Taking me back to when I worked for the USCG civil service on one of their bases in NC. Hatch work - bulwark - hull repair that their MK's weren't allowed to do. Thank you Keith for the remembered memories and knowing that that tug is getting the "Best" repair it can get.

[@marklatham5692]

You did the thing with the welding ground and I cracked up laughing ... I do that every time.

[@michaelogden5958]

Saturday morning coffee with Mr. Fenner. Hard to beat that! :-)

[@JohnLeder]

An honest review of a blade is enjoyable to watch.

[@davidrussell8689]

Dead right about using the face screen , I’ve had some hot chips in my eye even with my safety squints on ! Nice job .👍

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. I am really impressed with those Lenox blades, next time I'm out I am going to pick a couple packs up.

[@digger105337]

Lenox/ American Saw is in East Longmeadow, ma. Its right down the road from me. Nice to see an American company that still manufactures locally. I've had American saw as a customer when my family sold lawn care equipment, they bought American when possible ( Allis Chalmers tractors). My grandfather built their first building . I was spoiled with having quality lenox cutting blades and hole saws from them most of my life.

[@joepie221]

I'm impressed with the performance of that blade. If I hadn't seen it with my own eye's, I'm not sure I would have believed it. You do get some interesting work.

[@robertsteven5755]

Heat is the enemy of the blade .Oil will keep it cool and make it last .Lenox should send me on on a cruise for all the blades I have purchased over the last 35 years. By the way, great job on my prop shaft last year .I didn't get to see you when I picked it up. Thanks Keith

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

A cruise is a form of punishment now.

[@audimaster5000]

robert steven in a pinch I’ve successfully used a file (if the blade was cooked and no longer as hard) or diamond sharpening stone to touch up the teeth on a blade just to get by and finish whatever project. Ya don’t need to worry about being very precise like say sharpening a table saw blade or hand saw as it’s insignificant to how the rough and tumble life a sawsall or sabersaw blades sees. Just a thought if ya into tinkering

[@catsupchutney]

I think I would have been slopping on the used motor oil, but what a mess that would be. I suppose even water would have helped cool that blade.

[@WAVETUBE84]

...an awesome trial for the product. I think Keith wanted to show the Lennox blade under (semi) "200 Lb. Gorilla" treatment. Reason why he donned the crash gear, possibly. All good!

[@gorillaau]

@@tiredoldmechanic1791 Ghost ships

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Keith, Awesome video great content & thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.

[@jwaterous224]

Video and audio quality really good now. Nice substantial piece of metal to show your steady handed craft and shop learned ingenuity.

[@kevindavis6042]

Those blades are cutting that heavy metal like the proverbial hot knife in butter even when dulled up Nice Great video Keith as always

[@robertsteven5755]

@rats arsed The saw will need oil next.LOL With all due respect!

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Keith, glad your doing ok, I'm realy impressed whith those Lennox blades, I didn't expect it to last for all the cuts, looking forward to you slicing up the hatch, stay safe mate , and getter done, best wishe's, Stuart.uk.

[@scruffy6151]

Back in production Sweet. Good test for jigsaw and blades. Did a good job cutting the iron in a timely manner and clean cuts.

[@mranthonye]

Those blades are awesome Keith. They made light work of those cuts.

[@GibClark]

👍👍👍👍 Wow, never expected all 4 cuts on one blade

[@xenonram]

Wow. That was impressive. I thought that blade would have been ate up after 1" of cut.

[@justinrutledge1221]

The master is back ladies and gentlemen.

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

I met him at his old shop a few years ago. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. A true master of his craft.

[@13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51]

its always the earth clamp ,,, Far out Keith them blades are great ,,,, can't wait for the hatch

[@howder1951]

Hey Keith that jig saw was almost as fast as a zip cut, nice job, cheers!

[@vincei4252]

Personally I thought it was a hatch for a submarine :-) Good to see you doing well and getting it done, Keith!

[@ramosel]

Before the job began I hit like... for the Pledge.

[@MikeBramm]

That saw blade worked great. That's going to be a pretty narrow hatch. Nice work.

[@paulhammond7489]

XXL crew not allowed :)

[@loydsa]

An interesting project Keith, I look forward to seeing how you split the hatch itself whilst dealing with the horizontal strengthening bars on the back. Best Regards Sarah

[@Cataskew]

I watch this three times just for the pledge of allegiance, I believe it should be a requirement to be and stay a citizen, to take this pledge every 10 years starting at 10 years old, I believe many people Born in this country have never taken this pledge, listening to it doesn't mean anything but it does bring up memories of taking it in school every day

[@catsupchutney]

An oath to uphold the constitution has more meaning than any pledge to the flag. How many people would have the guts to defend the poor victims of the Mai Lai Massacre as Hugh Thompson Jr. did? The United States is at its most beautiful when it encourages critical thought over simple repetition of a pledge that was only used after 1892.

[@shadowfox929]

Wow. I timed those cuts on the frame at about 30 seconds or less per cut. 4 minutes of actual cut time ....not bad at all. Thanks for the demo.

[@LarryDoolittle]

What a saw blade. You do take on the interesting work and get her done.

[@dheujsnrhfydhehehshshhdggsd]

Appreciate your display of respect for our Republic.

[@Canopus68]

Back in the early '70's when I was in Scotland the "breakers" were busy breaking up the old small oil tankers. The new super tankers were just coming. You could buy the whole hatch system just like this one for £5.00. Bet they are more than that now!

[@eggnogfrog]

Love the shower of chips at 12:50. That's a good blade.

[@janeblogs324]

If only we knew which brand

[@dan-o9746]

@@janeblogs324 I think he said Lennox?

[@Fabes002]

Thumbs up! I've been "moving into" my shop for over a year now. Maybe when I'm old it'll be done. I personally prefer the longer project videos vs the choppy TBC videos but I'll take my Keith fix any way I can get it.

[@tedsykora1858]

While I will never work on a boat, this video is more similar to the types of projects I get into on my hobby farm.

[@PhilGoldblum]

Thanks for the video Keith.

[@itg3d582]

Loved the intro

[@phooesnax]

Looking forward to part two.

[@johnjoines1732]

Keith, you might also try a Diablo metal cutting blade. it works in a standard 7.5" skill saw. This might save you some time on the hatch. Thank you for all you do. John

[@shaftwood]

Saying The Pledge of Allegiance gets you a like from me. Thank you!

[@shortribslongbow5312]

Quite the challenge thanks for sharing.

[@eastcoastwatch672]

OUCH!!! Man you nailed the wrong nail, that thumb looks like it hurt, I feel your pain as that happened to me before, I was up on a utility pole and almost blacked out from the pain.

[@gorillaau]

Swearing like a sailor would have been appropriate there.

[@TheMot616]

Master indeed. Precisely Cut

[@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj]

I would have started with a torch and then ground a bevel on the edge, but you used a saw with a good blade. Outstanding!

[@helicopterjohns]

LOVE your new intro!!!!!! John

[@mrgarconjimmenald3821]

I cut a bit of angle I have learned to clamp an aluminum speed square, oil up the blade, slow down. Sometimes I finish a whole project on one blade. I doubt you'll get thru the hatch with one blade. lol. nice work, thanks!

[@KeithFenner]

Great tip!

[@bigunone]

He is really back!!

[@69woodburner]

Impressive saw blade. My first thought was 1mm cut off wheels.

[@rfelllner]

They better have skinny sailors on that boat

[@yt66228]

Keith you should use the Diablo metal cutting ccarbide circular saw blade. Cuts fast and smooth. Cuts a 1/2" I beam in about 10 seconds with ample depth.

[@throttlebottle5906]

them pesky grounds, always good for making the welder look silly :)

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

very good video..thanks for your time.

[@williamsquires3070]

Hi Keith. Could you have used your plasma cutter (head) for this? Seems a lot safer than trying to use a jigsaw held in that awkward vertical position; I half expected the saw blade to break off and go flying across the shop.

[@1ttanker]

An 18 inch hatch? boy , that has got to be a tight squeeze there .

[@KeithFenner]

My first thought, no fat chicks aloud! LOL ;{)

[@marcellemay7721]

@@KeithFenner I think you meant allowed. What you wrote means you gotta keep the fat chicks quiet. But either way works....lol

[@Bluuplanet]

I like that blade. I suspect the curve probably backs most of the blade away from the cut during the up stroke so it can plunge for the next stroke without dragging the teeth backward. When I use a jig saw cutting metal, I wince a bit when the motor jumps up from the work; that's always an indicator that some teeth are getting hammered on the wrong side.

[@ferrumignis]

That is not going to be an Abom compatible hatch.

[@larrysmall3521]

How about a link or a part number for the blade you used. I never dreamed that a jigsaw could cut 5/16" steel like that. You have just given me a new tool for my little shop. Thank you!

[@KeithFenner]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gamXdn6FmsqSm7M

[@oetken007]

11:39 You also can remove the plastic glider or build a thicker glider, so you can switch between them to use at least three sections of the blade.

[@williamsquires3070]

(@16:18) - Okay, I admit that I thought Keith was going to weld his C-clamp to the workpiece, here. Anyone else wanna chime in? 😂

[@FishFind3000]

I can’t believe how fast that zig saw cuts through 1/4” steel.

[@bcbloc02]

Could you not split the door into 3 on the plasma cam? Could have nice parallel cuts that way.

[@TSKseattle]

You can order that hatch online? I'm imagining the Amazon gut dragging that out of the van....

[@erikwestrheim804]

LOL

[@july8xx]

At 17:35 why it's called stick welding.

[@chrisosowski8531]

get that man a portaband!!

[@videolabguy]

It's sad to think that most American "males" can not fit through that new hatch. Great work as usual. When my brother and I were kids, we were rough on our toys. Dad would say, "I could buy you boys an iron canon ball and you'd have it broke in half in twenty minutes!". So.... My question is.... how much do you charge to weld a canon ball back together? :) )

[@KeithFenner]

LOL

[@mastermaker666]

Sub 20" opening, ok sideways, if you don't have a gut... Side note: ouch on that thumb...

[@stephenpeterson7479]

I can't even imagine how bad my cuts would be.

[@timohaavisto8491]

18 inches "walkthrough" door? Ah well, customers do ordering, we do delivering... ;)

[@routeoneauto]

What would you expect to happen if you clamped before the final cuts?

[@honeycuttracing]

Thought you was dealing with aluminum until you started grinding on it, those must be some tuff lil blades!!!!

[@garybouchard827]

Face shield is good but hows the chips in the socks & boots

[@KeithFenner]

Must be doing something right, didn't notice it to be an issue, maybe try aiming the other way! LOL ;{)

[@Pgcmoore]

outstanding!!!

[@matttradie1341]

Keith, had a word with the boys at Pakistani truck channel. They said they would put you on, but as you tend to use clamps rather than your foot to hold stuff and like to work on tables rather than the floor, they regret to say your not qualified. Sorry bloke.

[@karlhrdylicka]

Matt Tradie, Such a good comment and observation .Those guys on that truck channel with their lack of equipment and blatant disregard of personal safety certainly are qualified to make any H/S inspectors have a nervous breakdown.

[@janvisser2223]

mister kluge “some safety issues” now that is the biggest understatement of the week!👍😂

[@Kowalski301]

@mister kluge Boots? They use the latest in steel toe sandals you know.

[@Hoaxer51]

Kowalski K, along with frameless safety glasses!

[@vick.2018]

Christopher C. You should get a hold of them and send them some top notch PPE.

[@keithparady2594]

Good stuff im surprised that blade made it that far

[@TheMadawg67]

we all know lenox makes great products but great advertising lol

[@pierresgarage2687]

You're working harder than you should!!! I had an EX wife that could shrink anything only using a washer and dryer... Worked every time...!!!! 😂😂😂 Is it possible to reduce the speed on the saw, the blade would probably last much longer if it wasn't heating up like now.?

[@KeithFenner]

Yeah I was thinking the same! ;{)

[@sandy1653]

That's a really narrow hatch, hopefully it's into a space nobody is going into or out of a lot because that'll suck. Though I've seen hatches like that as the access into machinery spaces before, but they had bigger hatches (well removable deck sections more like) in the overhead to get big things in and out.Those blades are pretty impressive though, and so is that jigsaw.

[@C2DSolutions]

That's big... we have to climb through 14" x 18" eliptical manways to get into steam generators... in a plastic suit.

[@steamtrainmaker]

Keith I got a earth clamp that no works at all on wood yet! Work bench have you thought about bit of plate on car lift arms any height table Kevin the artist's sculptor got a single post lift table. Are 3 phrase welder running of rotary inverter? First time seen it done. Steve in UK

[@ericchilton3781]

its always aggravating trying to weld on something painted or primed ........i make me a shiny spot for the ground .......

[@janvisser2223]

With a proper shopprimer you normally have no problems with welding. I suppose that the door and coaming were delivered with a shop primer only.

[@BedsitBob]

Wouldn't a Portaband be a better option, for cutting that hatch frame?

[@KeithFenner]

Most likely if you had one, with a Lenox Blade ;{)

[@lilo2469]

Ty for showing me how YOU Do it👍

[@KeithFenner]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Bluuplanet]

"18 inch ... walk through access" I don't think they'd be walking very fast, and if the width restriction also means the door can't open 180 degrees, they're in trouble. Maybe they should have asked you to take some of the 6" out of the outer edge of angle frame flange.

[@Daledavispratt]

Impressive performance for the blade..were you able to do all four cuts on one battery though? :-)

[@KeithFenner]

The battery is still ready for more.

[@RagsdaleCreek]

All I can say is WOW! GREAT JOB. Is that DEWALT A 331B OR 334B I am looking at buying one.

[@KeithFenner]

DCS331 ;{)

[@k1mgy]

Who in blazes will fit through that 18" wide hatch? (other than me!)

[@rodeo11]

Not me....I get claustrophobic just thinking about sealing myself inside something like that.

[@bjre.wa.8681]

I was reading down the comments just for that reason. Don't understand the reasoning either.

[@Redfoot9]

Someone marked on the piece 25" x 49", not 24". What am I missing?

[@KeithFenner]

That was the markings of the manufacture sock boys. ;{)

[@joeylawn36111]

Plasma Cutter for the hatch door?

[@outsidescrewball]

hmmm....will the hatch see the plasma table...just guessing🤔🤯 or sawsall slice😳😂😂😂

[@paulatkins894]

Use the plasma table to cut a dovetail joint in the hatch!

[@cms3424]

Awesome thumbnail...looks like it hurt!

[@curtisvonepp4335]

Keith . Try useing 1/8" or maybe 3/64" E7018 set on the hot side. For tacks for easier strikes and gives better penatration .

[@jamiebuckley1769]

kieth was using 1/8 and i think you mean 3/32 not 3/64ths and your right about tacking on the hot side. i always tack hotter.

[@gordbaker896]

Pass me my Plasma Torch. I thought it was to be 25"??

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

East Longmeadow

[@KeithFenner]

Yes I know, but it wasn't right on my tongue at that second. You got it though! LOL ;{)

[@robwatkins4356]

Wow never seen a blade last that long on steel. Very nice. Ever get any shavings in your boots? Your boots look like the same thing I wear. Are those Keen's? I been wearing them for years like wearing house shoes.

[@KeithFenner]

Yes they are, first pair, going to buy more of them. ;{)

[@peterwill3699]

Hi Keith,I have a DeWitt but with a terrible blade locking design that won't hold the blade in.

[@ypaulbrown]

Keith, impressive cutting with a battery sabresaw. Are you using 7018 fasteners on this. Cheers, PB...I have not watched to the end yet ...like the concrete action for clearing the rod, I do the same or keep a brick handy so I don't have to bend over...

[@gordbaker896]

6018 gives better penetration. Ground clamp attached to Vise~Grip works very well. Keep a piece of scrap on the table to strike arc and keep electrode warm. Ground clamp as close to weld as possible.

[@jboos6256]

Sehr gut mach weiter so!!👍👍👍✌

[@donpetrey8007]

Why not use a .045 cut of wheel??? Just curious is all. What made you choose the jigsaw and Lenox blade.

[@KeithFenner]

I have both and the swarf flying and noise , was a great change up. ;{)

[@donpetrey8007]

Keith Fenner ok thanks so just more of a change of pace gotcha.

[@gregsmht40]

🇺🇸🦅👍🏼

[@gotyaa8527]

You would think that the standard size hatch would be the minimum size.

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya Keith