Restoration of a very old wrought iron gate pt1

[@RA30st08]

One of my favourite KZbinrs. Keep up the work and I promise this channel will be bloody huge! You're a very admirable person.

[@radcow]

I'll second that

[@optimist3580]

It was a pleasure to listen to someone who fully understands what wrought iron is. Most people seem to think that any metal that has been bent to be wrought iron when it’s in fact mild steel that has been bent!

[@gilbertsprojects2954]

Another great video, no fancy graphics or music, just straight to the point and informative 👍🏼

[@RobertsBulgaria]

Super Video - I never realised you had such a workshop and all powered off grid. Well DONE.

[@johnsavage248]

I could watch you working all day Max (from the comfort of my chair, of course). Love it, keep them coming

[@Dave-cw9ie]

this channel is going to be huge what a legend and what a funny bloke and so knowledgeable jack of all trades

[@mitchellcleland5478]

One of my favorite channels. Beautifully humble about the knowledge you hold and share and always as heartwarming as it is inspiring.

[@TimBox]

That squeal of the moser welder takes me back to my days as a architectural metal worker.

[@maximusironthumper]

Chap I bought it off said due to new noise regs, they're not allowed on site anymore!

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

Ahhh jeeezzz... You could have warned me initially..... A bleeding ' Zorro' climax "stay tuned"..... Who knew that a wrought iron gate restoration would be so gripping! Great stuff Maximus. Thanks for cheering my day.

[@wayneparris3439]

Old video but within the first few seconds I knew you were the real deal VS the home video posers out there. I have 50 plus years with hot metal work and in addition over 36 as an aerospace jig and fixture maker and tooling inspector. You can't hide the or fake the look of a true metal worker! Nice video. That was exactly the way I would have done the job, hope the customer is happy!

[@peted7295]

Nice to watch someone else doing the hard work, this weather is making it mornings only for me.

[@YllaStar95970]

Thoroughly enjoyed that. Tremendous experience, skill, knowledge, and noise! The Owner of the gate has a unique insight, to the process of sympathetic restoration that they simply wouldn't find from a non you tuber . I admire your dedication to the job too. Treating it as yours, so ensuring , you are happy with the finish, and knowing it was your best effort, carried off with thought.

[@terrybullock3140]

excellent video mate. love all the little snippets of knowledge that you share. never knew that was why it was called 'blacksmithing', for example

[@jetblackstar]

Immensely satisfying to see the careful restoration. Cutting out the bad bits feels like flossing your teeth after ribs and the care and attention to detail with the reconstruction and repairs just feel good to watch. Good stuff as always. Also, of course your going to hate the sand blasting/gear, your doing it in Britains driest heat wave in hundreds of years lol. :D

[@aidanscapeing]

Always a joy to watch, looking forward to the next video.

[@T.A.C.S.94]

excellent as always max, look forward to every upload

[@stevehughes7224]

Great craftmanship

[@AfricanSouthernCross]

Were all the replaced bits wrought iron, great video, thank you for sharing.

[@gutsngorrrr]

Love the restoration and totally agree, restorations such as this should always keep its character, otherwise you might as well go and buy a new gate. I did something like this a few years back in exactly the same way keeping as much of the original as possible.

[@growingknowledge]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing your skill and knowledge. Good to see more videos coming along.

[@stephendavies923]

Great job and looking forward to the gripping conclusion. Time for beer!

[@curtrotar5446]

I know you're working outside, but still no concern for lead paint hazard? Fearless! Nice work.

[@mjallenuk]

Got me some learning done there... and picked up a few great tips. Cheers!

[@Polecat54941]

I bet the owner of this gate had no idea how much was involved and perhaps watching this video will see what they got for their money which is always a good thing! nice well done :)

[@cazyoung5887]

I love it your talents are amazing tfs x

[@tonybostrom9480]

Somewhat confused. A piece of information which has remained with me since 'O' level metalwork (1968) is that wrought iron cannot be welded. I suppose I now realise that this means that with the technology of the day when the item was made, there were no techniques available. Your video, educational and entertaining as ever, has give real food for thought, thank you.

[@allenhuling598]

Always a pleasure to watch someone skilled in his craft! Lookin' forward to the thrilling conclusion! :-)

[@davidbutler4363]

Brilliant as usual,well done max👏😁👍

[@VinceOHall]

Gripping! Good to see some more video output from you`

[@aucourant9998]

Great job, so interesting. Can't wait for next episode.

[@bonnie8441]

Excellent.Always interesting posts on this channel .

[@gaz0463]

All that PP equipment, although essential, is no joke in this heat!

[@sarkybugger5009]

Long time, no see. Just the right weather for a boiler suit and sand blasting kit. :o(

[@dragontattooee]

Nice work Maximus

[@vicj3343]

Great video mate. Always love the practical stuff :)

[@bluedimitri]

Who watches this and says hmm didn’t like that. What’s not too like. I think if you click the dislike button you have to provide an explanation or it’s not allowed. Anyway rant over. Excellent video 😀

[@irnbruo3]

Totally thrilling as usual max ,been watching out for you uploading for a cpl of weeks ,you sir are the man !! 👍🍺👍🍺👍

[@twocvbloke]

I always wondered why some things rust in layers like that...

[@willstonvelo8100]

Nice one Max, I used to do sandblasting, boil in the bag!🍻

[@tonixxl]

Was actually going to bed but then you uploaded Max... ok then... thanks!

[@grandadz_forge]

That was the weirdest sounding arc ever. Lol MASTERFUL WORK!

[@AddictedtoProjects]

Metal working archeology. Love it! 😁

[@williamhall3933]

Superb video. V informative

[@chantaldavies8042]

Have missed you Max!

[@rustedoakhomestead]

Always a treat my friend!

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Awesome restoration.

[@KennethNicholson1972]

This was brilliant.

[@dewexdewex]

Thanks for this. May I ask, how do you crush your glass for blasting, please?

[@maximusironthumper]

I buy it ready crushed! I have considered crushing it myself (a powered pair of rollers with teeth would do it) but for the amount I use it's just not worth it.

[@dewexdewex]

Maximus Ironthumper Thanks, I will do some Googling.

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Really enjoyed watching this Max. I agree with you 100% about the finished look. I much prefer something looking original....ok an example. My Nuffield is at Heckington show this weekend. Now it's not original, but it doesn't look new. Just can't understand why people would take a car, tractor etc with 60? plus years of age that can't be faked, to make it look like a new one on the forecourt.

[@lazylad9064]

A massive amount of Man hours and labour goes into this project, would it not be easier to just make a new gate.👍 although your very dedicated and committed to your cause 👍👍👍

[@spiderdad00]

Great video

[@binksy69]

Cracking vid man. Cheers

[@jo7er7]

Good evening, Can you tell me a bit about your sand/shot blaster. I'm looking to get something to clean up some old oak beams and stone work. Chris

[@maximusironthumper]

If you can do the work outside a blaster will bring beams up lovely (if you do it inside the mess is incredible), I've always found stone a bit tricky but with care it can come up well. To give you an idea of the kind of air supply needed, I'm running off a 2 tool road towable compressor giving about 125cfm (some of which is lost running the breathing kit). My blaster will take over 250kg and will empty that in 20-30mins. The breathing apparatus is a must and it must be highly filtered (compressor air contains oil mist which is bad stuff). I keep meaning to make a video on it but I'm always put off as it's such a horrible thing to use!

[@jo7er7]

Thanks for the speedy reply. It's all in-side so will be messy - just had some horrendous quotes so looking to do it ourselves.Still in the research stage as have plenty to keep us occupied. Video would be interesting well to me ;)

[@maximusironthumper]

As it's indoors, you might want to look into a blaster/vacuum system. There's an example here (about 3.40 into the video), it would be much slower then my one but that may not be a concern if you are doing it yourself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoKtpH1rgq6Cq7c

[@go-farm]

Brilliant vid as per usual, but does the crushed glass not get into your skin if you touched it without gloves in the way glass fibre does?

[@maximusironthumper]

I've not had a problem with it. It's actually much nicer to handle than the copper oxide I used to use (that's filthy stuff!).

[@lrdisco2005]

Brilliant content as ever.

[@moreteavicarfromengland8299]

Cheer Max grand job sir

[@billrimmer5596]

Very nice work!! Just wondering why u use the stick welder versus the mig? It seemed that it was a two stroke engine on the welder. Thank u!

[@paulcahill5976]

Hi, have recently found your channel and would like to ask what you would recommend for a rookie welder now living totally off grid, what type of welding set up would you consider. We have a maximum of 2.5kva AC output form our PV inverter, we also have a 4,5kva diesel generator which I would be happy running for the short time I would envisage welding. I would like to be able to weld steel from 1-5mm, occasionally thicker and also aluminium, 2-8mm again occasionally thicker. I'm thinking of repair work and light fabrication. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Meanwhile keep up the great work on your varied and interesting videos. Thanks in advance, Paul

[@maximusironthumper]

For comparison, I have a 6kva (4kw) diesel generator and it can just about manage to power the mig welder at 130-140 amps, trouble is with welding via generator is the welder calls for power, the sudden loading will bog down the engine and it struggles to recover. Just as a rule of thumb you would want a generator twice as powerful as the the welder input rating on it's plate. So I really need a 10-12kva generator here so weld heavy stuff. I bought a engine powered welder (mosa) but it's not a reliable solution! A better idea would be a p.t.o. generator running off the tractor engine - the tractor engine has a massive flywheel so I think it would cope well with sudden loads. More efficient than the transformer welders would be an inverter welder (usually tig and stick in one) - an AC/DC one will also suit ally welding, but make sure it's 'generator friendly' as some of them are rather sensitive to the generator power. Hope that make some sense! Some things to think about anyway.

[@edgeeffect]

I love those little bubbles of rust you get on old iron gates. (shrugs) Fab spacesuit. When you patch up the scrolls do you use steel or is there somwhere you can still score wrought iron?

[@Littlegreenlightweight]

Top job Max. How's the hot water system been doing with all this sunny weather?

[@maximusironthumper]

Doing well thanks! I'll do a proper follow up video at some point.

[@derrickfelix503]

Just brilliant. How is your beer? Cheers

[@jackking5567]

Whilst I love old items being saved like this, I do worry about sparks and fires in the shed. Something could be smouldering until you leave the building. Please take care dude.

[@nonnith]

Looking forward to part 2, but can't help wondering, is there anything left of the Ironthumper Ale or has that first batch been annihilated already?

[@maximusironthumper]

That's long gone!

[@nonnith]

Excellent! I will be on standby for the next Ale video, including the mandatory Q&A, and I expect you to keep to the high standard you did last time :)

[@carolyngilpin2367]

Hi , Im restoring a good condition wroght iron very old gate , Id like to keep it the original iron colour . What do you recommend that I paint/varnish it with if anything.

[@maximusironthumper]

It depends on what you mean by original colour. Iron (and steel) will always oxidise in the air so the grey colour that appears after blasting for instance will only last a few hours before rusting (red oxide). When Something comes out of the forge it's got a layer of black oxide on (hence the term blacksmithing). This black layer can be burnished and protected with bees wax and that's what I do for all my interior pieces and it looks great, but such a finish would not stand up to the weather if outside. If you want a rusted finish you can coat the bare gate in linseed oil and it will end up a russet brown but it will shorten it's life. I would not recommend spraying with lacquer as it dosen't last well and yellows, not would I recommend galvanising as the acid treatment can destroy wrought iron. Personally I would do just what I did on the gate in the video (they would have always been painted originally). Hope that helps!

[@luketallant3571]

Flash Gordon, blacksmith! More good things sir, thank ya!

[@slippery547]

Old estate fencing is a good source of wrought iron for repair jobs like this ;-)

[@maximusironthumper]

I've never had much luck with it myself, I've found estate fencing to be very coarse stuff, maybe some of the later stuff is better.

[@benspeedschannel888]

You mentioned powder coating, have you had experience of water tracking underneath it?

[@maximusironthumper]

Yep and it just peels off. In my opinion a classic case of a process being marketed as better when in fact it's just cheaper (labour/skill wise).

[@benspeedschannel888]

Maximus Ironthumper shocked me when I first saw it 😳

[@pamjohnstone7415]

Ground control to major Pam.

[@MultiRobin1971]

Brill job

[@LarsKiel]

👍

[@williamhall3933]

What do you do with the waste cuts?

[@maximusironthumper]

I gave most of them to the customer to show them how bad it was!

[@mrsmith9079]

Chemical inertness does not translate to eco-friendly or safe for one's health - asbestos is chemically inert but when enough particles lodge in one's lungs, then one's likelihood of cancer increases. The same argument could well apply to glass powder, it's probably better to err on the side of caution and not spray a huge cloud of fine glass particles into the air.

[@billrimmer5596]

Is that propane and oxygen or acetylene?

[@maximusironthumper]

Oxy-propane, (it's cheaper!)

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏

[@grenvillephillips6998]

Less filthy capitalism and more like anarcho-capitalism, in that you own yourself, the means of production, and no one is confiscating your surplus value, while you are operating in the free market. And, what larks Pip, what larks!

[@TheCoinPursuit]

Hey Max, Want to collab and build a underground bunker if I can get planning permission?

[@maximusironthumper]

Sorry, I've already too many projects on the go! Good luck with tho, bunkers are cool!

[@TheCoinPursuit]

Maximus Ironthumper 😢 no worries good luck on the projects though max!

[@davidbutler4363]

😁👍👏👏👏

[@jolly1084]

Create a Patreon Max!

[@tobywalker2904]

If you don’t mind me asking what is your job ?

[@maximusironthumper]

This is my job!

[@AllenORourke1954]

👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧...

[@nickuk1978]

Glad you're back, worried about the radio silence (you western imperialist running-dog lackey you!).

[@nickuk1978]

Halfway through, looking forward to seeing how you deal with the offset in hinge rotation moving the bottom hinge point!

[@888johnmac]

not first & don't care, but completely off topic.. Max how's your water supply i guess with no rain for the last month it's a challenge ??

[@maximusironthumper]

Coping ok but looking forward to rain!

[@888johnmac]

good, well there's always your homebrew ale in case

[@lefzer7713]

first like!!!....make more videos

[@julianbeesley5059]

I’ll just pop it on me little trolley

[@lukaarizan43]

1st i love your vids

[@chrisrix7645]

luka arizan =

[@Horizon344]

Why do you always refer to "paid" work as if you find the term distasteful?

[@maximusironthumper]

It gets it the way of doing the unpaid work (like Project Awesome)!

[@Horizon344]

It's not anything more than that?

[@siegmundsieg6852]

huzzah

[@no_handle_required]

I thought Boba Fett retired and started sandblasting

[@chantaldavies8042]

Have missed you Max!

[@montydavies1969]

👍

[@chantaldavies8042]

Have missed you Max!