Oh yeah! As a carpenter I needed to know how to build concrete forms, run wire, and install roofing. Eventually I learned to lay blocks, wire houses, weld gates and railings. I weld post and beam saddles now because the home depot kind were too flimsy. I found out being a carpenter, I could branch out to other trades easily because I'm there through out the entire process of the house build. I never went to school for carpentry but I've been one for 15 years and I did get a degree in welding recently through a small community college at night. You are an inspiration. Thank you for your knowledge.
@ryanengr6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your videos. As a civil engineer it is fun to see the builder apply the "how to" to the equation. We get questions from contractors often along the lines of well just how were you thinking this or that would get constructed. Sometimes all we can say is the builder is the expert in means and methods. Our job is to address the project constraints for loads, configuration, environment etc.. but occasionally we aren't quite sure how something will be built until the contractor gets involved.
@blaiseronstadt75246 жыл бұрын
I’m about you’re age I love you’re channel totally unique.Many interesting things , for construction people or anyone. I heard you mention your mother was back home being cared for, I wish all the best. I left work to bring my mom back to her home after stroke 3 years ago, and have enjoyed spending this time with her, Peace be with you
@vengefulnewb93916 жыл бұрын
AvE turned me on to your channel awhile back. Subscribed immediately. Haven't regretted it once since.
@harlannorris60355 жыл бұрын
I used one of those tombstone welding machines for the first time about a year ago. A guy who I didn't know called me. My welder was in the shop at the time and that is what he had. It works ok and it can't be beat for the price.
@nakamakai55536 жыл бұрын
Scott, as ever, you walk us through the basics like it's falling off a log - well done for the narrative and explanation for an effort that is anything but trivial. Thanks.
@johnboykin31286 жыл бұрын
Construction and repair job site complexities perfectly articulated and exampled
@samanthamonaghan75796 жыл бұрын
The young people need to be encouraged to look at stuff like this.
@shannonwyatt12866 жыл бұрын
As always another awesome video from a very smart compassionate kind man. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me and all of us.
@jokker036 жыл бұрын
Real talk time, QT convenience stores are a thing of beauty aren't they? They're taking it to the next level and make working out of your truck just that little bit more comfortable, also healthy and less boring. Love it.
@traeburkett77923 жыл бұрын
A little welder tip when you put welding rods in your pocket put the uncoated side in your pocket. That way when you sweat the back side of the rod gets wet and not the starting end. Also if your a heavy sweater like I am by the time you get to the wet end of the rod it should be dry from the heat of the arc!
@johngreco71716 жыл бұрын
Whoa, I expressed an interest in welding in the survey and here's a video about it! :D
@SkeleTele6 жыл бұрын
Haha me too
@vayde6 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@PatrickWagz6 жыл бұрын
and me
@americanaxetoolco20766 жыл бұрын
In drove past your site last week! No one was there it was toward dark! Headed to a friends! We are going to make you an Essential Craftsman Axe with your logo on it! Only making one for you guys not for us to sell !
@irondiver2926 жыл бұрын
Union Ironworker, you did alright, for an ol’ carpenter.
@ryanshepherd64572 жыл бұрын
I caught that Gadsden rattler on the back gate of that truck, sir. Kudos to you. I fly mine as well
@jasonelliott20556 жыл бұрын
This video brought to you by QT (QuikTrip) a local company for me. I love their ice.
@RoseUnseen6 жыл бұрын
This morning just working out great , got up early made some coffee arrived to work a little early now im able to watch some E.C ! Have a good one!
@scottcallister88216 жыл бұрын
My first week working under the company owner, he took me to pick up some 20' lengths of 8" C-channel at the metal yard. I was so in awe of the giant peices being plasma cut that I was almost beaned by the 50 lb dumbbell hanging from the overhead crane chain. I learned to watch my head that day😁
@excusesexcuses17726 жыл бұрын
Vegas , Oregon and now Phoenix... your all over !
@johnhunter2736 жыл бұрын
Convenience is always worth the extra work! What a chunk of steel. Can't wait to see the gate up and swinging!
@Anonymous-it5jw6 жыл бұрын
It’s great to you hear you discuss the different aspects that must be considered in getting a project, or an element of a project, built and installed correctly and with the cooperation of the various subcontractors involved. We may never build or install substantial gate posts, but we will remember your discussion of how to plan it in order to get it done in a timely and cooperative manner.
@brendan876 жыл бұрын
Can you please make a video on the basics of welding. Love your videos, keep up the good work!
@sixshooter76516 жыл бұрын
Nothing better then quick trip gas station. Didn’t know they where out that way.
@AppalachianLife6 жыл бұрын
nice seeing the Lincoln tombstone buzzbox. I inherited a old one and still works like new!
@dadtothebone48596 жыл бұрын
That’s really cool you got to design the gate for Nate
@TheNewton6 жыл бұрын
Like this conversational format general wisdom not bogged down with technicals, similar to a fireside chat series.
@orbitaaltube6 жыл бұрын
Tidy welding. In Ireland we'd have to galvanise those and put an angled cap on to let the water run off or they would rot to bits. Arizona has its advantages!
@matthewhall55716 жыл бұрын
Orbital Tube you're not supposed to weld on galvanized without special respirators. They'll be safe if the guys powder coat or enamel paint them. I would definitely add the angled cap though. Not having that added afterwards is liable to cause trash, bird nests, water, etc pile up on top.
@jobaecker97526 жыл бұрын
I'm going to say it, and I think many would agree - at the end of the evening, your videos are much more enjoyable to watch than any movie theater movie. Pass the popcorn. But I'm also thinking - would there be any advantage to leave the top of the post open (for installation), and fill them (at least partially) with concrete -- much like a bollard?
@ecrusch6 жыл бұрын
I always learn something from you Scot. Thank you. Eric
@justaguy4276 жыл бұрын
Scott, Nice to see you frequenting one of my favorite places! I love buying material there, then never fail me.
@johndowe70036 жыл бұрын
i love my lincoln 225 tombstone, i got mine for 150, came with a bench grinder, helmet, rods, a varmit cage and a hilift jack lol.
@jimzivny15546 жыл бұрын
Nice project. Some amazing things have been designed on diner napkins, pizza boxes and bench tops, you went high end with actual paper!
@jaredwaters46336 жыл бұрын
I think I want an Essential Craftsman hoodie.
@bikeaddict84756 жыл бұрын
Wheat thins and QuikTrip are both good choices!
@krzysztofkacprzak79866 жыл бұрын
If I could learn to plan ahead like that, my life would be soo much easier. Great job.
@justinsweeney51016 жыл бұрын
You are the Bob Ross of How to Videos....and I love every minute of it :D
@stevenrogge72786 жыл бұрын
Hope you accounted for wind load on the gate when you are opening and closing. If you have a gate opener the wind can over power it.
@robertseguin48756 жыл бұрын
I like QT and wheat thins, product placement. thanks for the video
@KarlCarpenter6 жыл бұрын
Loving the Wheat Thins product placement. Hope they paid ya a ton for that!
@drewporter336 жыл бұрын
YES! ha
@dug44256 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always. Be nice to see one on welding tips and tricks.
@dougankrum33286 жыл бұрын
AC welder, well, you can get several good types of rods for that...many guys have done a LOT with these welders before having to move up to a DC welder... I'm waiting to see that gate...It must be HUGE...!
@ColtonBlumhagen6 жыл бұрын
Everybody noticing the wheat thins, nobody talking about the QT cup.. OMG with these sponsors! /s
@72pinebarron6 жыл бұрын
Wheat thins. Love it!!!!!
@michael-michaelmotorcycle6 жыл бұрын
Is there anything you guys can’t do flawlessly? Perfection once again.
@zschudrowitz1556 жыл бұрын
"Because I designed the darn thing!" Yep!
@peladinho7696 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoy your videos thank you
@YUKAUL6 жыл бұрын
Howdy Mr. Scott Sir. It is good to see the Quick Trips are taking care of you out there. I had no idea they had spread so far our West. I am a Kansas City Native and we have had them for 30 plus years or so. I have enjoyed the journey you and Nate have taken us on over the past while. It feels like i am watching Home Movies when i see your videos. Both of my older brothers have worked construction and have built their own Houses over the years. I am not so apt when it comes to the finer points and remembering the local code so i just tinker in the garage. I get by with little home repairs and what not. Oh i almost forgot to say that i used to live out that way after i got out of the Marine Corps back in the mid 90's I would visit my friend down in Philomath and Corvallis Oregon. I was living in Portland at the time. I will follow up as some of the other comments have alluded to. Skookum as frig Would be appropriate i believe. Anyway Keep up the good work and God will provide. Thank You for keeping me sane
@tylerd.94576 жыл бұрын
Random comment, I saw the QT cup and it made me miss home. I don't see them anywhere since I moved to Tennessee a few years back. Great video!
@benm38196 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I think it's great that you can step in and complete tasks that would otherwise become a problem in your project.
@geoffgreen21056 жыл бұрын
I work for a shop that builds ski lifts, and I've lost count of the number of posts like this I've fabbed up. It's good that you had the metal supplier cut those for you- trying to get an even cut in the field is a real pain in the neck.
@matthewhall55716 жыл бұрын
Geoff Green Milwaukee metal cutting circular saw. But for a one off the steel company is way cheaper of course.
@stihltech2066 жыл бұрын
Nice how things work out sometimes.. A brainstorm can turn into a blueprint real quick when you have all your ducks in a row!
@terrymontgomery60056 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! It’s worth while talking about how you think ahead and factor in installation while building/fabricating. I certainly could do more of that in my work. Thanks! God bless
@phi-net24376 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work, cant wait to see that gate fully operational.
@MixtapeXx6 жыл бұрын
Great job!! Like I said in my survey comment its amazing to see an idea that started out as a simple conversation develop into a intricate design and then executed into the final build which ended up being a large gate.
@MichaelPNW19826 жыл бұрын
The "ding" at 5:40 had me all sorts of confused. Couldn't figure out who texted me. :) Great video, as per the usual.
@elffirrdesign20636 жыл бұрын
Having acquired talents is always a plus. So where is quality preserved if it is not when the person who sees what he wants can work with others to show them what he wants instead of just saying "no that is not it" . I love your concept of convenience since really defines the word.
@Joe-bm4wx6 жыл бұрын
Hey Scott, I saw that you picked up your metal for this episode from IMS. There's another Craftsman in AZ (homesteadeconomics here on KZbin) that is sponsored by them, and I'm sure they'd be willing to do a sponsored arrangement on these videos similar to the way companies have done on your special house build. IMS might not be the cheapest metal supplier in Arizona, but they sure have the best selection.
@RambozoClown6 жыл бұрын
Miller helmet and Lincoln welder, covering all the bases there, Scott? Maybe those lifting eyes will get used many years from now when someone wants to remove those posts. I guess you could always use them to attach the "Grand Opening" banner.
@rayeddy5286 жыл бұрын
Very interesting stuff Nate and Scott !!! I appreciate everything that you all bring to the table and share with us !! You all are nice folks !!! Please be safe and may God continue to bless you and your families !!!!!! Eddy
@billbeckett10216 жыл бұрын
Great job on the welding! The Lincoln BuzzBox still do a great job for stick welding!
@edwardkenny23566 жыл бұрын
Looking real good!
@mintslice22146 жыл бұрын
such a great video but devastated we didnt get to see the finished result!!! :[
@44R0Ndin6 жыл бұрын
I'm sure that's coming in a future video.
@diffperspectiveok6 жыл бұрын
Two things I have found with respect to your bottom plate installed to keep the posts from sinking. I have found that making the bottom late wider than the post helps if there is any lift in the post to better hold to the concrete. Also adding a hole in the bottom plate can help drain out any water that might come later from a pin hole. Not a problem in Phoenix but can be a big deal where freezing temperatures are expected. I do both of these when installing metal corners on barbed wire fencing.
@cybersork6 жыл бұрын
Your knowledge, insight and voice is marvelous. Just a fact...
@johncox67946 жыл бұрын
I appreciate they used a Lincoln ac welder
@stefantrethan6 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to see how the hinges will be done, especially on those wires with the turnbuckles. I guess if the eye is exactly in line with the hinge it'll swivel fine but I haven't seen that before. I don't understand how the wires add more stability on top than if they were inside the area of the panel. Large gates like that are these days almost exclusively made to roll on tracks over here, partly to reduce the hazard in windy conditions and partly to save clearance space, so it'll be interesting to see, and also the latch.
@2chipped6 жыл бұрын
As a fence installer ,I have 2 points.. #1 when you haul steel on a steel trailer, wrapping the strap around the posts at least 1 full turn (like you did) is very very important. When you turn and brake a strap over the top only,can be a disaster. #2 when using pre manufactured gates, the distance between, facing,and if the gate is connected to structure (like yours is) is a big deal.. 90% of gates that I install are freestanding, unconnected to a ridgid wall,so when the gate is 4ft wide... it is installed plumb,each foot after that gets set leaning away from the gate on a sliding scale ,due to fatigue/gravity ,(on gates really big they bubble is on the line away from the gate side) when the weight will pull the post down to plumb. The worst thing is a sagging gate,also one that is set to low for the asphalt/concrete driveway that may be installed later.. Scott you had an elevation plan to mitigate this,just a tip for someone that wants to make they're own. As always, great content!
@geraldanderson65616 жыл бұрын
Nice video, I would really like to see more on the gate build and install.
@christopherhill16856 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual Scott! Things seem to be really moving along on this build now.
@Daddypants116 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work old man
@ringerson4x46 жыл бұрын
Nice gate.
@michaelfogarty79216 жыл бұрын
Another great video Thanks Scott.8
@arkansas13366 жыл бұрын
Well done. It's a good feeling to have an engineer stamp your designed work, awesome! ....13
@greatitbroke6 жыл бұрын
awesome Video. Love seeing something like this coming to completion
@TheMrfzr6006 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Spot on thank you.
@JLsoft6 жыл бұрын
Nice, the Google Maps street view for this place is currently of it being an empty lot...will be neat when it updates :)
@fv75946 жыл бұрын
This is great channel. Ive learned alot from you, i think you would be a great tacher🤔
@63256325N6 жыл бұрын
Nice, and thanks for the video.
@labmanme6 жыл бұрын
Good job
@JFatGlentract6 жыл бұрын
Great video! Definitely had to rewind and make sure the text tone was from the video lol! Videos on welding are great!
@tylerw45936 жыл бұрын
QT for the win!!!
@Fir3Chi3f6 жыл бұрын
Darn fine looking gate and posts!
@badlandskid6 жыл бұрын
Another quality video.
@BoilerRoomRadio6 жыл бұрын
Full skookum!! As AvE would say. Job well done as always. Love...LOVE this channel!
@johnboykin31286 жыл бұрын
But will it chooch?
@ajs963506 жыл бұрын
We subscribe to the same channels. You sir are a man of refined taste as well I see.
@unitedstatesofbuild49156 жыл бұрын
The ol' Lincoln 'tombstone'! You bought that just for this job huh? Those are some serious posts! Thanks for the video! (Enjoy those clear AZ skies, you'd prob be socked in with smoke back home)
@vochaalloy336 жыл бұрын
mmm Wheat Thins lol. Keep up the great work
@firedog53396 жыл бұрын
Excellent work, sir. Love the videos. Keep up the great work!
@dougankrum33286 жыл бұрын
I've used a bunch of rocks in the hole to help prevent 'sinking'....or maybe cap the bottom..?
@chriswinter86346 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Love it!
@TheBrewjo6 жыл бұрын
6ft footings and 8x8 square tube.... I got some pesky teens running around my neighborhood, tackling down sale signs and mail boxes the last few weeks. During the middle of the night. Mean as it sounds, wouldn't mind waking to the thud of one of those twits bouncing of a sign or box set on one of those posts.
@johncox67946 жыл бұрын
Very nice
@MattsAwesomeStuff6 жыл бұрын
Random late thought - Did you drill a diagonal, upwards hole anywhere in the posts? If they're sealed airtight, and black, sitting in the Mesa sun, they're going to be a bomb. If there's any pinhole below ground, it'll suck humidity in and rust out, or crack. Almost all steel structures have little purposeful holes drilled to allow for pressures to equalize in an area you want them to, versus in an area you don't. 1/4" steel, not sure if it's necessary, but, *shrugs*.
@harveysmith1006 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's better when the office guys, stay in their office and let the guys who build, build.
@brendandarrow6 жыл бұрын
Very cool! What's with the two little offcuts that came along with the big tubes? Seems like they were already strapped to the tubes before they came off the rack when you bought them.
@michael-michaelmotorcycle6 жыл бұрын
Bren Darrow they most likely had to buy the full 20+’ sticks and then the steelyard cut them to the size needed before storing them until pickup. Most steelyards/suppliers will give you the cutoffs or ‘drops’ since you paid for whatever they had to special order or transfer in to accommodate your project. My local supplier will sell those ‘drops’ by the lb to other customers if the original buyer chooses not to take them.
@brendandarrow6 жыл бұрын
ahhhh gotcha. Thanks Michael!
@Sicktrickintuner6 жыл бұрын
Yep that would be correct, those little pieces are still 50 lbs each
@briantaylor92666 жыл бұрын
5:37 "...he gave it to his engineer, the engineer stamped it..." I'm an engineer, so forgive me if I'm a bit sensitive. I'm sure your design was perfectly suitable and professional, but no competent engineer will just take someone else's design and stamp it without thoroughly checking it first. The way you phrased it kind of minimized the engineer's responsibility and assumption of liability. Having said that, I really enjoy your channel and I really appreciate the way you recognize the roles of municipal inspectors and engineers in your projects.
@DrewToner6 жыл бұрын
LOL Wheat Thins for all!!
@davidwaytwolong53696 жыл бұрын
thanks awesome
@throughmylens51276 жыл бұрын
My first welder like that was $99.00 new 2nd was a AC DC like new bought off the best welder i ever met paid $350.00 3rd was older AC DC paid $150.00 all keep on going use them more than my Miller syncrowave or mig welder
@LTT.Official6 жыл бұрын
What in the world is Nate gonna be storing there, nukes?
@eduardodedios82136 жыл бұрын
ThisIsAPrettyLongUserNameWhyTheFuckWouldHeDoThatSoThatEveryoneWouldThumbsUpIt haha, cool user name and just for that, I’ll give you a thumbs up 👍🏽
@LTT.Official6 жыл бұрын
I see you're a man of culture as well.
@Murry_in_Arizona6 жыл бұрын
Nah, I'd say Nate understands security issues in the USA's 5th-6th largest city just 3 hours from the Mexican border.
@PhiloSage6 жыл бұрын
@@Murry_in_Arizona it's more about proximity to vast numbers of homosapiens not the proximity to arbitrary geographical subdivisions.
@williambell77636 жыл бұрын
You say that, but it really is affected by the distance from the border, illegals coming over will harass a lot of the people they pass, now the proximity to a big city is probably a more practical reason to focus on security, but the closeness to the border does matter.
@user-jh8no1zb9e Жыл бұрын
When i grow up i want to be this guy - problem is , im 53 already