SADDLING A BUNCH OF 4 INCH PIPE - BUILDING A PIPE RACK FOR MY BACKYARD PIPE LAYDOWN YARD

I’m saddling a bunch of 4-inch pipe to build pipe saw horses or a pipe rack for my backyard pipe laydown yard or pipe yard. We started this project in last week's video (linked below) and while we did this I thought it was a great opportunity to talk about pipe templates and the ins and outs of using them and getting them to work properly and consistently.
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[@danepiper1]

Austin, I keep a couple of 2 or 3 ft long angle iron around. I put the Template on one end and mark at the seams. Just lay the angle iron edge on a mark and draw a line to the other end. Line Template seam on your line at your proper distance and mark your saddle

[@rogertaylor8615]

Nice job looks great

[@xephael3485]

Not bad for your first time welding! 👍

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great Job Austin, had me scratching my head a couple times then I seen what you were doing. Can't wait till the next video so I can quit scratching. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend, stay safe. Fred.

[@savzsy6225]

What you scratching sonny boi

[@rtz549]

That's a nice stash of pipe you have.

[@robertarguello1115]

It was a pleasure seeing you do such good work!

[@samuelscragg7052]

Learning more each time I watch your videos. The lesson on wall thickness is good. The tip on keeping the torch at 90 degrees while cutting saddles very helpful. Thanks again

[@greasydot]

Great content and thanks for sharing life experiences. An old drunk welder taught me years ago to start in the throat of the fishmouth and hold the torch straight to the ears not point to the center of the pipe and I didn't have to grind so much.

[@stevethornton9117]

Good detailed saddling explanation thanks looking forward to next week’s episode

[@Kelleypaintbody]

Thanks again man.

[@MrJedunlap]

Love your content, Austin! You give me the itch to go out on my own but not quite ready yet!

[@TheRitchieLeeShow]

Thickness of pipe can make a difference. That looks like more than schedule 40, maybe 80. That’s some thick looking stuff.

[@farmercase525]

Thank you sir!! I’ve been looking for this video for a long time!

[@jerrywilder9403]

Great tips bud

[@jefferykingston7985]

Always learning something new Thanks!

[@amirlach]

I found a good rule of thumb for your saddle depth is 1/3 of the pipe .od less the wall thickness. On smaller diameter tube I use old wrap around material for a template. Or gasket material for larger ones.

[@mattcollier1712]

piece of angle iron works good to draw the center line.

[@nickd5943]

Austin, it looked like that bar clamp was given you a fit. If you got time make a v-block with one of the short off cuts from trimming the pipe down to size. Hope that made sense. Thanks for sharing your insight and experience.

[@adrianavelacastillo]

Hello, good videos, I'm learning a lot, your ideas are good, greetings from Bolivia

[@austinhamrick4813]

Austin, belt loop height. Is fairly common. Think of setting up fence pipe in jacks. 9 times out of 10, top of a vee heads hit at a pout your belt/belt loops. Think of you your back, mainlinin’s been hard enough on us as it is when it comes to knees and our lower backs. Slight bend over time will wear a man down in a hurry! Dinner table height is roughly 28” -31” Std. Bar top ht. Is mostly 42” Best height in my experience has been 34-36” fixed heights on fab tables. Just some B2B resource networking, for ya. No puns intended, nor any disrespect!

[@rudyrivera7426]

👍! Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@tyl4045]

Great video austin! I ran into this situation with the wall thickness just yesterday

[@leekollar3298]

Good video Austin!

[@bartbley1269]

good video austin

[@John-ez1od]

Love the videos keep up the good work 👍

[@MBASTOCKDOGS]

Which way to skin the cat? There's always multiple ways to go about it. Whatever works for you & is the easiest.

[@crisis-cast]

cool

[@glenngosline3303]

The best

[@MLDIYSH]

Be nice If can do the same thing with my Plasma cutter. Wish they made tips for you to be able to "see" what you're cutting.

[@gregbetts8057]

you must use a lot of oxy/fuel , wouldnt it be cheaper to get a plasma for home fabs ? great vid

[@rtz549]

Get some shipping containers and build a skyscraper/lookout tower.

[@Dualca]

Saludos compa desde Venezuela monagas

[@Yannic1996]

My metric programmed brain disconnected from my spinal cord at 3:45

[@zenabu80]

Hold the template up to a square and just measure one side

[@raymondquave2843]

Why such big pipe your not stacking a d 11 cat dozer or it LOL , maybe your using what you have is guess, great vid on cutting the birds mouths or saddles

[@downhilldaddy9346]

I always just grind on the ears and never on the throats to get them to fit

[@tomking5822]

Why do you not back bevel the copes on the pipe like you are supposed to

[@rickbrockhouse8187]

Does anyone make a coping template that you can slide the torch against directly and not have to follow a line?

[@amirlach]

We made our own for 2/7 inch tubing out of 3 inch pipe. Just a small set screw to hold it in place.

[@nelsonglass3497]

Was that an antique welder I saw in your shop?

[@donaldspencer7016]

Black eye 👁 in the intro? Your wife beat you up?

[@rtz549]

Anyone who knows; on threaded and collared pipe; how is the collar attached to the pipe?

[@eldongarner787]

Austin, for home projects, would "plasma" be more economical than Acetylene?

[@pseudopus12]

Only if you already own the plasma cutter and you're working in a shop.

[@haroldphipps3457]

If you don't "gas weld" much, you can use LP for fuel. Just different cutting tip. Less money than acetylene. The torch is much more versatile! Plasma is more fun!

[@pseudopus12]

@@haroldphipps3457 I've heard using propane requires more oxygen consumption, enough to make your oxygen bill add up to whatever you're saving with a lower cost fuel.

[@haroldphipps3457]

@Josh Kuehn I haven't seen that at all. I know the REAL scrap guys use the huge ass liquefied O2 tanks because of how much they cut.

[@WelderSkills.1]

A lot simpler way to get your measurements for your pipe rack legs would have been just to clamp your pipewrap around your pipe and measure 21" from the bottom of the throat of the template make a mark at 21" and then slide your template down to your mark to draw a line straight around your pipe. All that measuring the ears and the adding it to the rest of you 21" measurements was kind of unnecessary.

[@arosswelding]

I’m using drop pieces to make my pipe racks so I needed to know what min length of pipe I needed for my short pups. I needed to know how long the ears were to make sure my shortest drop piece would be long enough.