Scaffold build, part 2

[@izeugirdor]

I really appreciate your videos. Especially because you show doing large projects by yourself. I have to work by myself most of the time and find motivation from your videos to continue on. Thank you for what you do.

[@gergemall]

Beautiful work ❤. Impressive work. I still wear a fall harness

[@chainmaillekid]

We have a large shop, and last year we installed a large number of big skylights. I highly recommend it, much brighter than any number of fluorescents could hope to compete with. Improves the work environment tremendously. Definitely something to explore.

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

Until the snow comes in the Canadian winters ... When I was a child in Ontario (many, many decades ago) it was not unusual to see snow one to three meters deep.

[@pnukup91]

Make sure to add a ladder that is mounted on the inside of the frame as well so you don't risk tipping the scaffold climbing it.

[@durlydurl]

Great! I literally applauded when you showed the installed wheels and dolly to move it. Now that cake has icing.

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Good job Matthias, that scaffolding tower will last years. Well done. Looks very safe to me. In some countries they still use Bamboo for scaffolding.

[@JeremyBuehlerJWB]

A while back I had a job in the renovated Gooderham and Worts Distillery in Toronto. I was in building 5, which was also 5 stories tall. One of the things I always liked about it was that the builders left a lot of the old machinery in for accent pieces. I worked on the top floor, where the grain would be augered up and across the building to fall into the machines on lower floors. When I saw this video, I imagined the mother of all marble machines in your new space, starting at the roof. Imagine the noise (with the echo)! :D

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

Man, you've got nerves of steel! My was getting nervous just watching you climb that thing. I was thinking "please don't let Matthias get hurt". Greta job though. Your amazing solutions and fearlessness never cease to impress.

[@RoyNinety7Ward]

How many videos does it take for Matthias to change a lightbulb?

[@MotiveFilms]

+Roy Ward get a life troll.

[@RedAngelS60R]

MotiveFilms life? Troll? He just joking. Get a sense of humor, asshole.

[@paullogieri248]

Glad it wasn't a tripped breaker...

[@MVPartStore]

I would never question your abilities after seeing the projects you have built. However, I would question my own sanity if I was ever to climb one something that high. Be safe and keep up the amazing job.

[@llaneelyort5599]

i think thats just it. If you build it yourself THEN you know the limits. lets face it... you know 10-50 years ago scaffolding was put together by site scraps and nails. And then 100-200 years ago, scaffolding was held fast by rope. PERSONALLY this guy(Matthias Wandel_) is by far the most exact, competent builder ive seen. He shares his work and explains what he does and how he does it. I appreciate his attention to details and willingness to share.

[@donjohnson24]

Matthias, you make it look so easy! Even avoiding potential disasters! I must say I wasn't so sure about your first climb whilst saying 'Its pretty stable already' LOL

[@PJL1281]

Looks like you're having some fun. Can't wait to see how you will put it to further use.

[@Petertronic]

I built a scaled down version of that so I could plasterboard a ceiling myself. Sometimes if you don't have anyone to help you and the job needs doing you don't have a choice! By the way, now you have ceiling access could you put up some sort of acoustic panels to kill the echos Matthias?

[@redtambourine6271]

Glad it worked out. You're a braver man than me. You might consider laminating another 2x4 to each of the ladder legs to add extra rigidity in case you ever use it with more load than just yourself and some lights. The 2x2 cross braces scare the hell out of me.

[@charliegra]

Really enjoy your videos. Ignore the safety hecklers, they can not help themselves.

[@MRrwmac]

Nice build. If its your building, perhaps build a loft or put the lights together on one board and a raise/lower system which when lowered will give you more light and ability to maintain.

[@ProphetOfIsa]

That's actually not a bad idea with a roof that tall lol.

[@thomasjowett9764]

Bungee Jump time! Yahoo! Great job Matthias! Wish I was there.

[@christopherweaver5657]

Matthias, those LED bulb replacements (Costco sells them for $12 for 2) work without having to fix the ballast and last for many years. I replaced all my florescent bulbs with led replacements and its solo much better, it would also improve lighting for your videos, LEDs have a better spectrum. Keep up the great work!

[@christopherweaver5657]

Oh, and my fixtures have faulty ballasts but the LED bulbs work great with no repairs required!

[@gregl2249]

Would love to see you show how to make outdoor scaffolding for working on 2 story home

[@Michaelsmith1952]

very impressive! If I ever need a scaffold, I will rent one though. It would be faster, less expensive and safer too. Keep up the great work. Your creativity is awsome!

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

If I ever need to use a scaffold, I will hire someone else to do the work!

[@nealandersen4867]

Nice build. I want to make a fairly tall observation tower and your design is great

[@whayden001]

Matthias I enjoyed the build very much, thank you. I also appreciate you not feeling the need to edit out the goofs. It helps remind us we are human and we all make a few mistakes. Excellent job.

[@kristophermiller4805]

I am impressed with what you have to work with, witch is more than what I have to work with. I'm slowly am moving my hobby to woodworking from auto restoration. But I won't give up auto restoration all together. I did buy a set of your plans (tenon-jig) off line and will start to assemble it soon. I will make videos as I build it to show you the progress. Like I said I have less to work with than right now. Great video. Take care and make lots of videos. You are the only woodworking channel I'm watch right now.

[@sdselopez1981]

Matthias good stuff man you always have fun trying new things. That's what life is all about. God bless you mane, stay safe.

[@HBSuccess]

There comes a time when DIY is not advised. I normally enjoy your contraptions but this time you should have used clear, straight grain stock- maybe Douglas fir or hemlock, which is what Babcock ladder used to build all their wooden ladders and scaffold from. . Anything other than flat-sawn # 2SPF. That stuff is totally unpredictable and will break suddenly with no warning. You saw what happened when you ripped it. Plus - You can buy an OSHA-rated steel interior scaffold tall enough to reach your lights brand new for under $500 or used for prob $150. $50/section for 6' mason pipe scaffolding. It's just not worth the chance of a fall building it out of construction lumber. I would at least have left them full 2x4 and hand-picked carefully. I've taken a 20' fall to concrete from homemade rigging giving way - it's not worth it.

[@TheBrick2]

Good job. Another safety tip, on the platform consider having a kick board of sorts. It stops things being kicked off of the platform which is good for safety and the annoyance of having to go down to pick up something you accidentally kicked off!

[@videogalore]

Love the build, but at the risk of making this beautiful scaffold obsolete, might I suggest replacing the fl tubes with LED replacements, that way, you'd have cheaper running costs and less need for fiddling with them in the future? :)

[@manuel.elaprendizdetodo.4309]

Además de admirar tus trabajos, está claro que todos velamos por tu seguridad Matthias, en determinados momentos te vendría bien un ayudante. Cuidate. Te felicito por tu magnifico taller. Un saludo.

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

Interesting build ... and Much higher than _I_ would be comforable with!! Although, if I were up there, it would be with the intention of replacing the flourescent fixtures with LED ones. Then I most likely would never have to go up there again, and I could repurpose the wood for other projects! (A "jungle gym" for the children?) And the electicity cost of LED fixtures would be noticeably lower. And I would guess that your scaffolding is likely to be stonger and safer tthan the sets from places like Harbor Freight and the "big box" shops.

[@colinwilson7524]

Matthias... Good effort. I enjoy watching all your videos and how precise you are all the time. I am glad you were okay after both your "oops!" moments. However as a total novice when it comes to building and DIY it is nice to see even a pro having some calamitous moments :)

[@themaconeau]

Another valid way to get the top bracers on would be to lay the scaffold on its side until the bracing was at least done. Because you have the room and floorspace for it, it would be ideal. You can still work on the ground yet, assemble the scaffold. Having said this, you pretty much know what you are doing and your limitations so, great job :)

[@PayneMaximus]

It turned out very nice. It just so happens that you have more than enough space to store it without needing to dismantle it completely. But, some of us don't have such luck...

[@mikkosha]

This makes me want to build a scaffold even though I have absolutely no use for it :D

[@SwallowForge]

Hello Matthias, love your videos but I do have one small, and I'm loath to use the word safety so I'll go with common sense recommendation. ( I do KZbin videos on blacksmithing so I also hate the KZbin safety police) it's a bad idea to climb up the outside of a tower as you shift the centre of gravity and it could topple ( unlikely I know but seen it happen too many times to ignore) that's why commercial towers have a trap hatch on the platforms so you can climb from the inside. Also a couple of outriggers would mean its totally stable. Other than those minor (and probably arbitrary) details, I love the simplicity and function of the design. I hope you take my comments as they are intended (with the greatest respect) I wouldn't like to be thrown in with them... :) Thank you for sharing. :)

[@adshwartz]

Happend to me once... A guy climbed on a scaffold from the outside and tilt the whole thing to his side, I was standing by a pile of building materials so I jumped over it and the tower went down right on the spot where I was...

[@Mekchanoid]

There should be no stigma around safety tips! Thanks for this. Although given the rise in the price of lumber in the 2020s I think most of us would rent rather than build a scaffold (I mean what do you do with it once you've fixed the lights?).

[@chihuahuaverde425]

Fun video. I appreciate your narration and video editing.

[@TheLaoruga]

You let me down, man. Where is the wooden elevator? You are a great craftman, brother.

[@Campitor]

Nice scaffold. the only design change I would make is adding removable stabilizers to keep it from tipping on its short axis.

[@philipdj10]

3:29 "Here is when I'm climbing onto my scaffolding, and here is oops number 3" Great build really impressed.

[@SteveCarmichael]

Woah, that's really tall! Good call on the railings at the top.

[@rrwoodworksmore9239]

that's getting high there, that cross bracing was a good idea, my knees knock enough way up, let alone what I'm standing on wobbling lol

[@kght222]

i'm looking at this cold, not sure your intentions with it, but it looks like a theater scaffold, i could see it used for numerous plays, romeo and juliet being the most obvious. looks versatile though either way.

[@Hexxoone]

Hmm.. I believe he needed it to repair the light bulbs.

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

716saint That part in Act 2 Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet where Benvolio needs to change the projector bulb in the media room of the Montague condo...this scaffolding would be perfect for that!

[@kght222]

Tom Nally lol

[@aserta]

Or Rapunzel. Then new version. "Wolfram, Wolfram, let down your electrical 2 gauge wire."

[@leftturn99]

good job, will you store rough cut hardwood lumber on the scaffold when done?!

[@obxallen]

Nice job, shows that you aren't too afraid of heights, and you have a bigger set than I.... Woof, I nearly threw up from watching when you were holding the camera looking down and when you were intentionally trying to wiggle the scaffold. Had I been up there, it would have been wiggling even more just from me shivering with fear. Looking forward to your next video, keep up the great works...

[@sbtoolman12123]

LOVE it when you show us your "oh shit and dammiit " moments..makes me feel better about all of mine.lol

[@blueskyredkite]

I've been watching your channel for several years now Matthias, and I have always thought you a genius... and then you nearly break bones with that step ladder fail :( I hope your wife/family do not watch these videos because I'm sure they'd have something to say about you using that scaffold without another person in attendance. Still worth a watch though. Thanks for the laughs in this one, and the information/eduction in all your others.

[@Wordsnwood]

Good job. Looks strong and versatile. Another place for interesting camera angles as well...

[@cityuker]

That's the coolest bunk bed I've ever seen.

[@mgafMUAT]

Escuse me, but about the cross pieces: If the end of each one at the legs are at the same distance from it, and no tenons or dados at where they cross, they are forced to bow to fit. Isn't that a problem, nor there is any danger of those breaking?? Couldnn't help notice, and is kinda bugging me.

[@carr60ick]

Matthias, nice work, and for us mere mortals it's nice to know you are human too. Take care

[@gjdewald]

I saw a radial arm saw. I thought I would see Matthias using a blue pocket hole jig before ever seeing him using a radial arm saw. What made you decide to buy a radial arm saw?

[@matthiaswandel]

Had it all along. Used it in articles for my website in t he past.

[@drawvenmusket]

go take a look at the old videos he has had that radial arm saw for a very long time just doesn't use it, last time might have been a stair project at his brothers house,

[@gjdewald]

Matthias Wandel Have you ever considered converting your radial arm saw into a thickness sander? I bought a used radial arm saw for $35 for the sole purpose of doing this but so far, it’s just sat in the corner of my garage. A company used to sell a conversion kit but the job can be done better and cheaper without their kit.

[@Docdaugh]

I think I would design a lighting system that could be lowered on pulleys for bulb changing...especially since I ride in an electric mobility chair! Sort of like the old chandeliers in the castle days!

[@QImpact]

Great project, although I have already invested in commercial scaffolding. The most interesting part was the penta? router. Never saw that before, any suggestions on how it was made/works?

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

You need to look as some of Matthias' older videos. He has a set of them on the deisign, development and buld of his pantorouter. (Also a lot of other tools, such as a bandsaw and a jointer.)

[@builtrodewreckedit]

I could see the lower part made into shelves stacked with junk. Would make a nice storage unit and the extra weight could probably make it feel more stable. Shelves with small triangle plywood braces in the joints and a thin plywood back panel would make you one hell of a solid structure without much need for the cross brasses

[@CWR032]

If you haven't replaced a lot of the light hardware yet, I'd recommend replacing them with 4' T8 fixtures instead. you can get a whole fixture for the same price as a ballast, they're about twice as bright per watt as your 8' T12, they're almost silent, and they start easily at 0°F.

[@joseorlandomota5992]

As usual, you perform a great work! Excuse me but I would like to make a advice: you have to request some help. I did the same a few years ago and now my back is in ruins...

[@mgeez9641]

what about some sort of small tripod -- to level the legs -- small tripod on each leg-- to make adjustments for strange heights on ground -- you are working on concrete

[@henrikostling804]

I would put some weights at the bottom to stabilize that thing. Seems rigid enough though.

[@musFuzZ]

thanks a lot for taking the time to make, film, edit, and upload this. i really love your videos and i appreciate them so much!

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

When you made the tenon joints 3/4", how did you arrive at that? Just because you already had the template? I would have thought the bigger the better Is there some sort of rule of thumb?

[@matthiaswandel]

I had a 3/4" wide bit

[@THOMASTHESAILOR]

For safety rails and diagonal bracing, You can use cable, or "Tie Down" straps, the tie downs for diagonal braces are light, quick, and strong..

[@savir35]

Many comments to read now, so sorry because may be somebody already told you, but this is a must: please, please, always climb INSIDE this structure. A man's weight is enough to overturn the whole thing climbing outside.

[@EitriBrokkr]

how many Morris and tenons does it take to change a light bulb :)

[@scott98390]

Why don't you add a ladder to the side, so you don't have to use that aluminum one?

[@jbrnds]

That will make a hell of a future storage rack!

[@zendell37]

That worked out great. I do have a question, though. Did you just wing the space between the horizontal braces on the sides, or did you have a specific measurement you wanted? That distance seemed to work out well for your height when climbing up and crawling through, so it made me wonder if it was a coincidence, or if you just know everything.

[@matthiaswandel]

Just winged it.

[@zendell37]

Matthias Wandel Awesome. You are a god amongst wood workers and engineers. I know I only speak for myself, but I really enjoy all the projects you do and share with us. I hope I can do the same thing one of these days. Thank you, Matthias.

[@Peteworth]

love that confidence in your work.

[@TheChrisPineWorkshop]

There is nothing you won't build ! :) I love it! Would lvd to have the height you have in your shop. Fun video to watch! Thanks

[@Robbiethewoodturner]

Great job Mat that's some size work shop. Build a loft and use it up safe & Health Here would lock you up for life here! for building scaffold LOL

[@jakegevorgian]

He needs a helper :)

[@wolfy1]

I'd use nylon locking nuts instead of wing nuts. Wing nuts will come loose eventually under moving load.

[@squidboy0769]

I appreciate the exercise but, you could have just rented a ladder or scaffold to change your lightbulbs, yes?

[@RubinGnoni]

Scary. I've been watching your videos and when you stop posting, we'd sure know what happened. Take it easy man.

[@NJNJorgensen]

Nice big workshop you have there, I could use one like yours.

[@antraxxslingshots]

holy sh...a propper mallet ! Nice result, too bad it´s so far away from your home. It is safe to keep all that stuff out there?

You made ​​the same mistake that I made a while ago in a project I did! In his video at 4:12 minutes of tell he moves a lot! I advise you to put two strips in the form of x in width, as you did in the length of your scaffold Congratulations for your project

[@hayden925]

How much does or did it cost to do these projects

[@plasmamac]

climb inside your scaffold matze ! make a passage flap and built some side support !

[@charleschoy1226]

Wonder how much that would cost to make? You can buy one of mine for much less and is a lot safer.

[@rapsokoi]

very good carpentry skills and DIY machineries

[@nobuckle40]

Looks like you should have worn your brown pants that day. Very well planned and constructed.

[@willpower3544]

what kind of ceiling fans are they?

[@PuchMaxi]

Great project, better keep an eye on those woodworm though!

[@CodeFoxAus]

Very cool. Please don't fall off it - the world would not be the same without your unique styling. I did notice however that you didn't do your usual jump test like you do with your work benches. ;)

[@Nerijus_Monkus]

In the base of it you can store wood or etc.

[@RedowlMB]

Why does that space have such a high roof? Seems like a lot of wasted airspace to heat. Be a great place to build a large sail boat...except for the getting it out of the building part.

[@danallen9931]

seriously son.... how much time and effort to change a couple light bulbs??? I see a tall step ladder against the back wall.

[@matthiaswandel]

yes, bought that. Feels quite unsafe climbing that, even though it's actually too short for the lights.

[@stephenhumphriesArtist]

Also this is a really, really useful thing to have, there are loads of applications other than just changing light bulbs. Like when you need something high to throw things to the ground and break them!

[@kountrymike1]

When is the open house?

[@escalaN08]

If you want this huge scaffold only to fix the light tubes you can make an up/down system with a rope and a couple wheels ,like a train layout hidden on the ceiling . You can attach the lights to a 2x2s and work with the lights at different heights too , just pulling or loosing the rope , saving a lot of space and $$$ , sorry for my english , cheers

[@mrsillywalk]

A good answer for heating this high roofed building is a pipe that goes from the ceiling to a foot above ground level with a fan in it to recirculate the air. A old 12v PC fan would do.

[@matthiaswandel]

A much simpler and more effective solution: use a ceiling fan. Note the shop already has some.

[@bouybouy95]

Hello. im french operator of boom-lift and cherry-picker. Im work all time in high lvl. Im looking your video, il manque au moins un barre horizontale en bas et en haut qui doivent être soit fixés aux échelles, soit y être bloqué avec une goupille. Le plateau peu être divisé en deux dans la largeur, mais surtout la plaque doit être solidaire des bois qui la soutiennent. Il manque bien-sur deux ou quatre bras de contrefort. ... lacks at least one horizontal bar at the bottom and top to be secured to or scales, or be blocked with a pin. The little tray be divided into two in width, but also the plate must be secured to the wooden support. It is well-sur missing two or four arms buttress.

[@travisthechimp7857]

For your next project you can build a nice hospital bed with traction and a matching motorize wheelchair !

[@keits96]

Epic work! You should build a foldable bench/picnic table, you can add your touch to it, should be interesting :P

[@callumBee]

You need outriggers for that kind of height!

[@jda1961]

now you can line those very high walls with shelves to get things out of the way.

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

Matthias, how long before the structure you made drys out an loses its integrity of strength ? My vote goes to making a bulb changer pole out of wood . TY .

[@letsgobubblegum]

Unfinished wood doesn't lose structural integrity as it dries. If that were the case everyone's houses would collapse after a few years.

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

Notice that the scaffold has no shelving to it . It takes a long time look at old barns .

[@letsgobubblegum]

old barns fall apart due to weather and moisture damaging the wood. a structure left indoors will last forever.

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

Exactly HOW do you change four-foot-long flourescent tubes with a pole, from the ground?

[@2020Bandit]

wow scary scaffold. ok for in the shop but would be no good on site. just a little tip, always climb up scaffold on the inside and have 2 crawl boards 1 higher than the other. Also if you are working at height use a kick board on the top crawl board to stop things falling off. Otherwise a good job :)

[@ryanramirez6594]

I wouldnt even know where to start. Great job

[@MattTrevett]

Footprints on the ceiling? :)

[@renbooth4147]

now you are on top of the world!! theirs now way you get me up their.

[@Frostbain]

**ladder slips** Well, at least you had that scaffold to grab on to!

[@yaxiongzhao6640]

Hi guys, dont worry, I can confirm from 2020 that this guys is alive... But he sold this workshop...

[@sheet-son]

Any reason you didnt just build like a 12 foot a-frame ladder? be careful on that thing

[@stefanstef9233]

Se a intenção é apenas dar manutenção nas lâmpadas, talvez fosse melhor produzir uma luminária em que as lâmpadas fossem trocadas a partir do solo com algum tipo de cabo extensor. De qualquer forma, gostei muito de ver construir esse andaime de madeira.