Kite winder stair build Pt4, making metal railings, MAKITA LC1230N Metal cutting chop saw & welding

Not much welding in this video, as always my welding videos are about my continuing effort to try to be a better welder, .. it's taking time to acquire those skills 😂 & despite doing a bit of welding since young, watching every video online & now having a half decent welder in real life it's not as easy as they make it appear 😊 So I don't & can't hide the mistakes 😂
I cut the 40x20mm sq box steel & 20x8mm steel bar using a MAKITA LC1230N metal cutting chop saw. I drilled the holes using an Axminster Professional AP325PD Bench Pillar Drill, & I welded the frame together using an R-Tech 180 Amp Portable Inverter Mig Welder (240v). My welding is still a bit rubbish so I didn't include much but they turned out ok tho & got powder coated.
They get fitted in my next video.
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[@johnmilner4667]

Great job Gid I felt your pain when you realised counter sinks upside down. Easy done pal 👍👍

[@Gidjoiner]

Thankyou, glad your with me on that, easy fixed I just countersunk the other side, nobody'll know but still 😡😡 Much appreciated👍😊

[@blotontheland]

I have to say Gid, there is no end to the skill sets you have, and again no hiding those deliberate mistakes, another great vid where we all learn from. 👍

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks 👍 Yep I can't hide the mistakes, as always my welding videos are about my continuing effort to try to be a better welder, .. it's taking time to acquire those skills 😂 & despite doing a bit of welding since young, watching every video online & now having a half decent welder in real life it's not as easy as they make it appear 😊 😂

[@TonyCarnell]

I love the unvarnished honesty of your videos Gid (and your dry sense of humour). So pleased you're back 👍

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks much appreciated 👍 Glad you understand that & the humour, I try not to swear too much but I do try to keep it real 👍

[@fritzyschannel5942]

i'm glad your back gid & that your better,i saw the crap you were going through last year on your posts on fb you do make me laugh but also educate me i love learning & i love watching your vids cheers mate 🙏

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks much appreciated 👍 & It's good to hear you have learnt, that's why I share 👍😊 Yep last yr was crap, I'm not 100% better yet but I feel 10x better than I did, age & unfitness are the main factors now. This yr I'm going to just take on little jobs to get myself back up n running but I'm not stopping working so I'll keep filming & uploading, slowly things should get back to something like normal. There's a few from 2022 still to come.

[@fritzyschannel5942]

@@Gidjoiner i understand we're pretty much the same age gid,my knees are fkd but still keep tiling lol

[@davidkerr2285]

It's great having you back , love your no fuzz attitude

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks much appreciated 👍 I'm glad you like the down to earth manner of my vids, that's what I like to keep them like,, real life, no fancy intro & no pointless waffle, well I try to keep the waffle to a min 😁 👍. No fuzz, my ex had that attitude but she used a razor 🦵😁

[@darryl-ym2cr]

Nice to see you back Gid.

[@Gidjoiner]

Thankyou much appreciated 👍😊

[@victoriamanson8330]

So glad your back love your videos and how real you are with them real life 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Gidjoiner]

Thankyou, glad you appreciate that 👍 That's it, this vid shows cutting some metal, a bit of drilling n welding but the rest is just real life waffle, I could've cut this vid down to 10mins but then it'd be just like many of the other YT vids 👍😊

[@michaelplays2449]

Yourer a Gifted man Gid !! Great Video, thank you !!

[@Gidjoiner]

Thankyou, I appreciate that & you're welcome 👍

[@weeksyintheworkshop]

I'd have done exactly the same and welded that bar in upside down. So easy to do when your mind is working through how you're going to get the next bit done. Didn't stop me shouting.....NO...NO...STOP..... at my phone when I watched it though. 😂😂

[@Gidjoiner]

😂👍 Yeah I think it was one of those days, welding is just a tad out of my comfort zone, there was a bit of money spent on materials & I was hot 😂. I do the same when editing my clips, that's why sometimes there's added text on screen, just to point out that 'yeah I see that mistake too' 🤦‍♂️😂

[@weeksyintheworkshop]

​@@GidjoinerI know that feeling...it's out of mine too, and I don't feel that I do it often enough to be getting good at it. I just keep telling myself that unlike wood, if I make a mess of it then I can always chop it off and stick a new bit back on. Then hopefully with some creative grinding I can get it to a point where the paint hides my lack of skill. 😂😂 Can't do that with an oak worktop!

[@garvielloken3929]

🤩

[@ZanderKaneUK]

Wow Makita red batteries that's a blast from the past.

[@Gidjoiner]

Yep, 20yr+ old I think, lives in the shed now but still working 👍

[@ianbishop934]

Good 2 see u back buddy

[@Gidjoiner]

Thankyou much appreciated 👍😊

[@paulgreene421]

Fair play for having a go. Another good video thanks gid.

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks 👍 As always my welding videos are about my continuing effort to try to be a better welder so I can't & don't hide the mistakes, but despite doing a bit of welding since young, watching every video online & now having a half decent welder in real life it's not as easy as they make it appear 😊 & it seems to be taking time to acquire those skills 😂 😂

[@markrobinson1458]

Not Jimbo's Garage, but a bloody good effort, and brave to have a go. 👍

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks 👍 Yep he's had a bit more practice than me 😉 As always my welding videos are about my continuing effort to try to be a better welder, .. it's taking time to acquire those skills 😂 I think I'm just trying to show that despite doing a bit of welding since young, watching every video online & now having a half decent welder it's not as easy as Jimbo makes it appear 😊😂

[@leesmall7693]

Great attention to detail mate , all the best mate

[@Gidjoiner]

Thankyou, glad you appreciate that 👍 I try but It's the welding bit that lets me down 🤦‍♂️😂

[@leesmall7693]

@@Gidjoiner no worries mate

[@grahamparsons6620]

Great job mate, I think I got my welder about the same time you got yours and just to cheer you up I think your welding is far better than mine 😂don’t think I would have attempted that job for a customer, hope we get a look of the finish when it gets back from the powder coaters 👌👌👌👍👍👍🇦🇺

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks n yeah I think I remember that, I've welded since I was a teenager & I've had a flux core welder for 20yrs but I got this MIG one a few yrs ago thinking it would improve my welding, nope it's still a bit like 🐕💩, I'll get the last n final fitting of these edited maybe tonight & uploaded asap, It won't be a long vid but was too long to inc at the end of this one 👍😊

[@Toyotaamazon80series]

Outstanding Gid, your a real craftsman. Did you buy a new compressor?

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks much appreciated 👍😊 Yep the 50L Bostitch I had died, it stopped turning itself off, prob was fixable, it did it's job but it was a tad too small soo time for an upgrade,... finally after many yrs of wanting a bigger one I had an excuse to spend some £s 😁

[@Toyotaamazon80series]

@@Gidjoiner Your welcome Gid, 👍 You probably burnt it out spraying. What brand did you get? Does it have a 100 litre tank? Direct drive or belt drive? I'm going to set up a spraying system in my W/S, not Today or Tomorrow but it's on my list. I'm thinking a 100 litre tank would be the minimum I'd need for a pneumatic system...🤔

[@Gidjoiner]

I don't think I burnt it out as such, it wasn't constantly running & it's surprising how much 50L will do but as I say you could tell it was a bit too small, it was 10 or more yrs old, the compressor part worked fine, it was something about the shut-off that stopped working, I didn't look after it tho 😂 I bought this one TH141501 £556, Thorite are just down the rd from me www.thorite.co.uk/products/thorite-th141501-workshop-air-compressor-3-hp-9-cfm?__hstc=181813048.2f3f33a24b44870ec4a577029c49e44b.1714694400075.1714694400076.1714694400077.1&__hssc=181813048.1.1714694400078&__hsfp=892594048 I always thought I bought a 200L but hovering over the pic in the link it says 150L, the 200L one costs a bit more so maybe I took their advice & decided 150L was enough.. Got a pic of when I got it but can't find emails or receipts.. I'm off out to the shed & see if I can see the size, . Yeah there's a welded on plate that says V150L .

[@Toyotaamazon80series]

@@Gidjoiner Nice one Gid, thanks for the reply and information. It's a belt driven compressor, heavier but quieter than a direct drive. I can pick up a SIP 100litre direct drive compressor locally for around €565. It's a vertical model so it would save space as I can park it in a corner. I'll probably build some kind of sound proof garage for it. Would 100l be enough for a pneumatic spraying system though?

[@Gidjoiner]

100L will easily do for spraying, I managed without issue using that 50L & I never noticed a loss in pressure, 1 cup of paint in the gun will spray roughly 1½ 8x4 boards which I could do in one constant spray, no pausing for pressure to build , My spraygun is set at 20psi which isn't much, & when buying a compressor the CFM ''is more important than tank size'' you'd have to Google that but basically it's how fast the tank fills back up. This 150L I bought has 9cfm which is low compared to others & I think it's a fraction higher to the 50L I had (7 - 8.2cfm depending on what site you read 🤷‍♂️) the 150L just takes a bit longer before the air drops to the point that it needs to refill. You'll see in my future vids I spray on site with my 6L compressor, it did the job but I really did have to wait for it to fill after just a short spray 😂😂

[@Garywxm1]

Try anti spatter spray for welding

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks, I've either got some or always meant to buy some but forgot, don't think it'll improve my welding tho 👍😂

[@NE-locksmith]

There’s a company THM I think it is for counter sinks mate

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks 👍 HMT not cheap 😮 might have to stick to the one I have for now, you see it in the cordless it did ok & that was after 10 or more holes. Thanks again I've bookmarked the page 👍 holemaker-technology.com/collections/countersinking

[@NE-locksmith]

@@Gidjoiner that’s the fella. I use it mainly for aluminium when fitting locks but also on stainless steel to counter sink the screw holes in keep plates. Had the same one for a while and does good

[@NE-locksmith]

@@Gidjoiner also just looked on that page. The one I have is the Versa drive

[@Gidjoiner]

👍 That Versa drive is closer to my price range & removes one step in the operation - drilling. 👍 I have this one in the van for thin metal sheet materials, laminates & faced boards where I do want a really clean cut, I haven't tried it on thicker metal, it's the one I think I mentioned in the vid that I didn't want to use in case I knackered it www.amazon.co.uk/Exact-05422-5-10mm-Deburring-Countersink/dp/B003N25BD8/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_1/261-6345637-7258128?pd_rd_w=WWdmZ&content-id=amzn1.sym.46f507f3-7fc1-4bf4-9492-ed026d6e4f68&pf_rd_p=46f507f3-7fc1-4bf4-9492-ed026d6e4f68&pf_rd_r=HD9FCKY5WJEYBEE5F80Z&pd_rd_wg=d9sso&pd_rd_r=9171bec5-b6d6-4480-998a-000a7813fafc&pd_rd_i=B003N25BD8&psc=1

[@mattsan70]

I bet you were still cheaper than any quotes they had from a metal fab shop. At the end of the day a grinder and paint job hides a multitude of sins - just like glue n sawdust in woodworking :)

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks, yep most probably 👍 All my clients are friends, friends of friends etc, I've never advertised & have always had more work than I need & as they got my no' through word of mouth they know I'll make a good job, as good as others if not better & cheaper, I like making these sorts of things, something a bit different so I'm willing to take on the slightly unusual jobs & if the client is not happy with it I'm happy to say fair enough but that's never happened, These turned out a lot better than I thought when making them & the client is pleased with them so it all worked out in the end. 👍 I'll get the finished fitting vid uploaded asap, it'll only be fairly short I think but it was too long to add to this vid, need to edit it first 😉

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍 What is the name of the extendable clamps you used. Thanks Gid

[@Gidjoiner]

😊👍 I have a couple of these that are maybe 20yr old & still going strong so I bought the same , Make sure you get the ones with the little yellow lever which opens the clamp, that's is good for when you've got a piece of wood in one hand clamp in the other, offer it up n the bloody clamp isn't set wide enough 😡😂 www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000P37I2A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[@Pete.Ty1]

@@Gidjoiner Thanks I have a look at them.

[@PeterupNorth]

Dormer for your quality countersink. Price will make your eyes water though. £50 plus. GEO Spence on Tong road may have them or the engineers suppliers behind the Angel building on Hunslet road nest to the fly over

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks but 😮 Just had a look 😮 Yeah not cheap 😮 I think I'll stick with the one I was using, I never tried it in the new keyed chuck in the pillar drill but you see in the cordless drill/driver it did ok. 😊 Was in Spence's yesterday 👍 couldn't spend much tho, got that, got that, don't need that .... 😂 'engineers suppliers behind the Angel building on Hunslet rd ' I'll have a look, don't think I know that one 👍

[@PeterupNorth]

Found it, Mitchell Fox & co. Has (or had) a trade counter

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks, I know that area a bit, I did my apprenticeship on Leathley Rd, 👍

[@peterfido8735]

I can't recommend a good metal countersink bit but can you recommend a decent pilot drill/countersink bit ? I've had a few over the years and never really been able to find any that are any good.

[@Gidjoiner]

Hi, I'm more of a trade joiner rather than a perfectionist type workshop cabinet maker type, if that makes sense, so there's poss really high quality ones out there 👍😊 So all I can share is what I use day to day, I've tried a few countersinks over the yrs, the main ones that I use are Trend Snappy, like you they're all a bit poor quality but these I keep buying, at the moment I've two each set to different lengths & easy to change the 3.5mm drill bit. www.amazon.co.uk/Trend-SNAP-CS-12TC-countersink/dp/B005ASZIJ0/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2970NK9D4N3C2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WvkNwhjDBMEp7Efl8Ocsvc5cZbzYz3h9I3n_QPP71zlRp8p7SyWmuyZjLTPKbVnsMmBhKB2RIM07PRgoVyUz9cS-ellaUAUitaRkzyOcVl0rw0I7bZedNA6EfPiNljKtO2pxTak2i3mtwoop7gCqQO1mxIeWrMEYliKoQxw02Nz-cqdmW3Z0L37mFP-CKFx5WKZ-x0byx-gr4iv8nWOLlqHBXtK19H7CNu_fkd876svEhwjRmraYma-lRm_AwPhbfod-DFqZc5KswOsBJ5JNOqAvS1Pf-0SR10s4t32jYts.YCZppfZSQeCP0heYcVyKWUaHwzXL6R_zfZseQqJD9h8&dib_tag=se&keywords=trend%2Bcountersink%2B3.5mm&qid=1716631660&sprefix=trend%2Bcountersink%2B3.5mm%2B%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-5&th=1 I've got a cheap countersink for bigger stuff, had it yrs so not sure where I got it, I've got a reg hss drill bit in (5mm I think) & I've prob sharpened it, it looks like these, I think mine even came in a set because I've another somewhere. www.amazon.co.uk/kuou-Countersink-Woodworking-3-Pointed-L-Wrench/dp/B08MC6NMZ4/ref=sr_1_45?crid=1C3LXJD7QSHLE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wx-t_Msz1j-BjPxs0yRyCzLzDi6YdsKo20lgknrvMRCziqk25pOQtrC7rHjkFpynf5eywlV04gJOomzVnL41Cpuv7nWWuyfOwqriBVTc2J6-IHQFhLg_8gWP0MFm4LMDmB6hRdVirSkt7R8JU4bcPtiGeavI2P2decvhVAYlj6vV07pe8xeyEfVBNoBYZ3K52xD7slpjUjZMuGsrAKluxBTESrOsXVq1Yn0Avqkfb26yliuEdxJtHf6IzU16RODaI9VPPlG7QBDIDhaZfh6w_U_F-28LhLC6FO0-RLiyEFA.gR3P1sBr51dn7ENUYUFw0ou408ZZKhglPLLHwmks8RY&dib_tag=se&keywords=countersink&qid=1716631850&sprefix=countersink+%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-45 & for really clean holes I've got a couple of these, I've used these types since I first started joinery, these are good quality, can be used in wood, thin metal, laminate but need a pilot hole first as there's no point to them. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003N25BD8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@peterfido8735]

@@Gidjoiner thank you very much for taking the time to reply, ill have a look through the links you sent me and most probably spend some money 🤣

[@Gidjoiner]

👍 I think a diamond file helps, credit card size 😁

[@cobberpete1]

Practice makes perfect ( or better) LOL. Stick to wood Gid, with that you are a master.

[@Gidjoiner]

Thanks 👍 but nah, I'll go with the first one 👍😊