Will My DIY Pool Float Survive?

[@BrockGregor]

This video was a wild ride, and I’m here for it. “The Bob Dog” earned its place in the lexicon of ILTMS lore.

[@slavetabitha]

I appreciate the time portal in the background

[@skullbasherj8886]

was like aint no one going to comment about the portal in time and space being ripped open in the back....

[@andojay]

14:42 I love how Bob is so excited about the flat iron.

[@BrianSargent]

"I Like To Melt Stuff"

[@TheNewJankyWorkshop]

I didn't know this was a thing. I am glad it is a thing. I need to get one now. For what, I have no idea.

[@ethanaed]

You haven’t been in my algorithm recently but they’ve all come back and I’m here for it. Love your content

[@mattrinne]

If you subscribe and choose the "All" notification option you don't have to worry about that. Mansplain complete!

[@TheGreatRandom]

Same. I’m subscribed but haven’t been served a video in awhile. On app or TV

[@AlieNateInc]

​@@mattrinnethat doesn't always work. I'm subscribed to so many people that I alot of times I completely forget that some channels exist

[@risk_it_4_the_biscuit]

I never once had an issue with missing videos from channels I subscribed to. They're all in my subscription tab every day. I do have notifications off. There would just be so many, I don't want to be bothered at work.

[@ethanaed]

@@mattrinne true but I also don’t have notifications on for any KZbin channel it just keeps my phone screen cleaner from the notification badges

[@JacobShepherdEngineer]

I interned as a manufacturing engineer at a company that made evacuation slides for airplanes. We used a strip of material on the inside of the seams, essentially like seam tape. That allowed us to make curved objects and still have a flat seam.

[@jamesevans1601]

Likewise, I used to work for a manufacturer of helicopter floats, the larger panels of material overlapped each other, but the seam tape was adhered on the outside.

[@mercutiojb]

I've commented before, but I'm loving this new style where we "join you on the journey". So many content creators show only the perfect version of the process and never what went into it. Videos like this one are a breath of fresh air

[@HawkWorley]

As a person who sews, I've found its easier to seal the ends and leave a hole to turn it right-side out along a straight edge. Its easier to close a straight line.

[@maximillianzorn6085]

"Glossy Hotdog" is a great band name.

[@MontgomeryWenis]

Glizzy Hotdog

[@jasonkarels6202]

A Bob and David supergroup, perhaps?

[@GrantLangley]

My family used to be in the vinyl manufacturing business making inflatable medical equipment. The industry standard for this process is called RF welding (radio frequency or high frequency welding). The thermoplastics were sandwiched on a die/press, and high frequency waves would pass through the die for a few seconds which would essentially friction weld the plastic seams. Usually a knife edge was implemented in the die to trim the seams in the same operation.

[@LoganLovell]

Its funny you mentioned dry bags, because that was actually how I learned how to do a lot of this. They sell kits online to make your own dry bag similar to what we use when running rivers and such. You basically make a tube, and then add buckles to the top/side so you create a roll top. That's what most commercial dry bags use and its a very effective method. Nice video!

[@SlickPickle88]

So i work in swimming pool vinyl liner manufacturing and i would assume that pool toys are made in a similar way as the liners, though a thinner sheet of vinyl. Liners are made from PVC Vinyl and are actually sealed together with either radio frequency welder or hot air. For RF, think of a narrow bar of metal that the vinyl sheets gets smashed between and has the RF shot between them to bond the vinyl. Hot air is similar to the flat iron method, its just a pressure wheel following a hot air nozzle, so you can follow shapes pretty easily.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Excellent insight, thank you!!

[@deelirious]

It feels like you needed this content. Happy to share the playfulness.

[@thesplinteredfinger]

I’ll bet there aren’t very many videos like this on KZbin, nice job Bob!

[@oliverbrunt1]

This is so gloriously daft, I love it.

[@RobWalsh]

I love all of this! The best of Bob and ILTMS. 🙂

[@mitb]

I don’t usually comment but after hearing the podcast I thought I would come back to say keep it up! I and my family love this kind of of content and we don’t always watch them when they release. I usually save it to my watch later list until we can gather around together like the old days and watch some TV in the evening.

[@gilliesuarez]

I haven't tried ironing vinyl, but i it works well with TPU backed fabric. I ordered a kit from a company called DIY packrafts, and they are half way between a whitewater raft and kayak. From what I saw 120-480d ripstop or Oxford fabric like cordura is used, but thicker would work as well. These are often used for tents or backpacks, and be found at online outdoor fabric retailers such as ripstop by the roll in a variety of colors.

[@TheJunkernaut]

The portal gag persisting into the next shot was *chefs kiss*

[@jamesevans1601]

I used to work for a manufacturer of helicopter floats. This is impressive work! Advice: Since you have multiple valves left, consider a multi-chambered floaty for when you need to stay afloat longer, say for like a pontoon, kayak, or canoe. When preparing your mouth valve, you can cut out two discs of vinyl (larger than the mouth valve and with holes in the center to allow airflow) and sandwich the valve between them to strengthen that area and improve the seal. Context/Mumbo Jumbo: We used panels of polyurethane coated nylon scrim and bonded those panels together with a urethane cement. Curling and shrinking of the materials was a fact of life, especially once coated with cement. Funny enough, everything was built inside to outside, but never inside-out. The main body panels overlapped each other, then strips were applied to the outside that further seal ed those seams. Another big difference were the prebuilt bulkheads that were painstakingly installed before the outer body was sealed together. If you built an inflatable with polyurethane coated fabric, there are marine paints intended for inflatable dinghies that may be suitable. It is possible to incorporate sewing if using a coated polyurethane fabric, say for straps and handles.

[@TheNewJankyWorkshop]

Always love when you put out one of these "oddball" projects. This is one of the main reasons I love the channel. Keep it coming Bob! More hot dogs! And the portal in the background of the next scene was *chef's kiss*

[@Mortivore05]

Your energy in this video is fantastic and really makes this video something special. I do have to ask, we haven't seen much of the others, did something happen I missed?

[@forby_]

Most of the others have moved on to other opportunities. Still keep in touch, all on good terms 👍

[@Mortivore05]

@@forby_ That's good to know, thanks for filling me in!

[@SpencerPaire]

I love to imagine Rockfort sponsored the video with their Vinyl cement, and Bob asked "Perfect! You guys must be experts on vinyl! Please, tell me how to make this pool floaty." And they just replied, "Bob, we gave you the money AND the cement. What more do you want from us?!"

[@seancox2911]

Love the smosh food battle test at the end, very fun

[@troycogan1030]

You’re an absolute Nutter Bob with some of the things you come up with. I think this takes the cake, fantastic tutorial can’t wait for what’s next on the horizon. Great show 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@damienbrand9422]

Love the process - love the video - love ILTMS!! Thank you Bob!!

[@tomim7187]

Bob, this is the most funnest video yet!

[@TheCatanzaroShop]

This really makes you think how they can produce these at a massive scale and sell them for a few dollars! Makes you respect the process engineering side even more. Great video Bob!

[@paulovgha]

That "can it do X" montage was a delight, Bob! 🤣

[@Doc_Fartens]

There was a bit of dust or something on one of the camera lenses that was distracting me. That aside, great video, very informative.

[@RaccoonHenry]

glad to know I'm not alone in that camp 😅

[@sgsax]

This worked surprisingly well. Fun project and video! Thanks for sharing!

[@CodyKhaoz]

I have wondered this myself 😮 thank you love the video!

[@iceunicorn3707]

I was on the Eurofurance like a year ago. There the creator of Plushify showed how it worked. It's an amzing tool. I absolutly love it!

[@cuteboi1226]

This was a fun video. I loved it

[@ananunleysmith]

I think a swimsuit fabric type cover, like a pillowcase, would be the best to get the bread look!

[@bernabegarcia2962]

My brother use to work repairing bladders for kite surf. He used vinyl and a bunch of these technics, but also others. Also kite valves are what you're looking for. It's probably a good idea to look at videos for repairing kite surf equipment

[@adamglendye]

There are so many possibilities of what that hotdog bun can do. Love the playfulness in this video

[@seanbucklar7527]

As a more robust seam maybe, would a 1.5” seam allowance that you glue as you were doing, then fold in half over itself and reglue under clamping - like you were doing on the last edge after folding inside out, give you a more secure bond? And add strain relief on the adhesive seal under load? Bit expensive in terms of adhesive and extra material for the seam allowance? Maybe less effective, but I imagine you could use scrap offcuts to kind of taco over the seam at wrinkle points? I think if you were ok with storage being more space consuming - you could also experiment with more aggressively robust/over built designs with floating foam - either crumbling up pieces of a pool noodle, or a pool noodle as a spine? Maybe oppositional captive loops of off-cut strapping type pieces vinyl on the inside to align it yo the centre when inflated? Maybe a towed or powered inflatables that might need a ruggedised skin around the bladder and pool noodle interior? You get interesting next iteration options then - like adding a towing eye and figuring out how to make that sustain towing safely. Maybe a spliced eye of rope that use as a guide when making the towing eye around it - then rated rope spliced or otherwise fixed onto the rope to make a rebar style mesh - again with the oppositional loops of vinyl strapping inside the bladder to distribute load? Or figuring out how to add grip handles for people riding the inflatable. Adding cup holders would also be a pretty rad next iteration. And maybe less ambitious 😅

[@ShadowBomber19]

Nice magic portal!

[@benaimjacob]

great project! if you find yourself working on vinyl as a fabric a again, from a Theatre major studying costume design: Rit Dye for synthetic materials works on vinyl (but i would definitely swatch test, who knows how those chemicals might react depending on slight variations in composition of your specific vinyl), For seams that require vinyl cement over hot-melt: i would consider a flat felled seam- there are better tutorials online than i can describe in a comment, but the seam ends up looking something like ₪, or for curved seams I would try cutting notches into your seam allowance, this is tricky though since you’re reducing surface area for the cement, but the reduced bulk should help with the ripples that were causing pinhole air leaks.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

That is really cool. I can see many uses for that type of glue and material.

[@cjnesi]

This looks like a super fun project and it looks like you had a lot of fun making it! 🎉🎉

[@LittleShadowWoodcraft]

What a fun make! That’s hilarious and so cool! Great job! I wonder if this vinyl and glue would work to make your own custom vacuum bag for pressing veneers? 🤔

[@PearlJam2k6]

A potentially easier to shape to work and do a...well..2nd test with, would be a piece of toast. There reason behind that is that you have the "vertical" height of the bread, the crust essentially, that will hold better seam pressure since its in 3 parts (so like bottom face, crust and top face) instead of 2 like the dawg'. Plus you can make cute "butter slice" pillows for it.

[@kyleh6962]

What a fun video! Looks like you had a great time with this one.

[@RaccoonHenry]

the sketch got an unexpected but very welcome laugh out of me!!

[@MCsCreations]

Really well done, Bob!!! 😂 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@manwithbeard9712]

"Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? I just want a picture of a got dang hotdog. "

[@mikesilluzio9399]

Super fun video, Bob. Hilarious too 😂

[@c.a.g.1977]

Very cool project, Bob! Have you seen the mythbusters episode on the helium raft? It's on KZbin somewhere, and they tested out making huge tubes in a similar way by melting the edges.

[@lfcbpro]

using smoke blown into the 'thing' you are trying to seal helps, you can see where it is leaking a lot easier.

[@ryanjones7342]

Bob - cool hair and fresh feeling video! Love it

[@sapelesteve]

Fun video Bob! I wonder if putting a little of the adhesive between the vinyl first before you heat sealed it would have made an even stronger seal? 🤔🤔

[@franciscopeebles8884]

So happy you are back to making this kind of content. I want a hot dog bun float!

[@SomeMorganSomewhere]

FWIW PVC Pipe dope will work for gluing PVC sheet together (you need to weight/clamp the seam while it goes off) ;)

[@sky0kast0]

I'd always try to tape the outside inch just because you're going to glue it together anyway or you could tape the edge radius anyway, (however much you are going to use to glue,) because a quarter inch might be good, and just a note for future projects I guess

[@patbird9694]

Bob is just a big kid. Thats what I love about him.

[@simonplayer3406]

Hey Bob. I was listening to you talk about the 3d scanner on the making it pod cast. To combine some of your strengths could you scan your face, mesh it onto a Lego head in fusion then 3d print your own custom Lego figure?

[@richardkieser9468]

FYI how that seal the real thin is with RF, I worked at a place that made binders.

[@jamesokane1739]

Bob's got buns, hon!

[@Bicketybam68]

Something I never thought I would say in reference to Bob... but, nice buns mate. 👍🌭

[@twistersolutions8931]

I've seen pool floaties now that are just filled with styrofoam balls. You know like the 1/8"-1/4" dia ones they put in beans bags. Would seem easier to cut some fabric to a certain shape, sew it, and fill the thing up with Styro-balls. Even if you don't know how to sew, a guy of your aptitude could easily learn. Plus then you can incorporate things like netting (between the buns) that sags down and lets you at least touch the water.

[@MrMsal1984]

You can seal most of it inside put so that you can reach in and turn it outside out. Then sealing the last little bit is easy

[@Alex_Voss]

Love the content

[@kevindove9987]

Nice time portal in the background… are you expecting Deadpool and Wolverine might be jumping through it? 😂😂

[@stilllife8]

I was hoping the portal in the background would go completely unexplained.

[@sirlikealot]

Great video! You're doing something not a lot of people were doing, but now some are going to be ;)

[@troymattson3973]

Jeff Koon’s early sculptures were madeinflatable vinyl. I have thought that would be fun, you show that is is possible. Just would be nice to find colored vinyl.

[@SkittleKicksPlays]

The Bob Dog floats! Next up mustard and ketchup floaties! LOL

[@m.maclellan7147]

Great ! Now I want to make one, lol 😆

[@JonAthan-ln2wn]

My kids loved this one 😅

[@ifiwooddesigns]

I usually buy the cheap ones every year because they don’t last long. My favorite floats are the foam and they are much more expensive. Maybe I can CNC something fun on insulation material or other type of foam. That would be a cool video and product that as long as it doesn’t sink, could last forever.

[@mindshelfpro]

That hotdog looks soo comfy

[@BDGilly1990]

Good stuff, Bob. 🎉

[@3dPrintCreator]

Hey, I have been missing a lot video's from you lately.... Something with the KZbin algorithm... Anyway, great build again. And... What happened with your glasses... Did you laser your eyes, or do you have lenses now?

[@Prairiesentry]

pool liners? for raw vinyl?

[@meetv7700]

Good job on your first inflatable project, IMO Overlapping joints may have worked better.

[@makeitkozi]

Did that open a Sonic Prime portal in your backyard!?!

[@forby_]

😮

[@Kernowwoods]

The whole time I was thinking “why the f would u make that”. Until I saw u in the pool. Then it made total sense dude 🤙

[@woogaloo]

New t-shirt idea: "No don't do that, no don't do that, no don't do that..." That was a fun little journey!

[@BillCondo]

Bob as the hot dog needs to be on stickers and shirts! 🌭

[@benjaminjonholman]

There's a company called DIY pack raft. They sell fabric/material for that purpose. Might be overkill, but maybe you can glean some info from their site or customers.

[@AlEpp1834]

Gotta love the multi uses, that’s basically a thneed

[@Lolliegeethatsme]

This is so awesome and funny. Looked like it'd be quite comfortable too. 😂🌭🏊

[@jimmylovesbikes]

Just an awesome video

[@Uncle-Quinns-Garage]

Great brother!

[@JonathanRansom]

Love the silliness.

[@destinycaptain247]

Pool liner is a great source of the vinyl you’re looking for.

[@leonarddiaz2199]

This Glizzy bun is all I need

[@joel6376]

Bit late but there is a lot of info on making "surf mats" since noone makes these really anymore. There are small boutique manufacturers that talk about their process.

[@not.sure.yet.]

Okay cool video as usual but that little black shadow in the almost middle of the video had me thinking it was on my tv more times than I'd like to admit 😂

[@robertmcevoy24]

Great vid Bob I’m curious if you could have used shower curtains and saved $ maybe a rubber ducky one 😂😂

[@JointerMark]

Aaaaggghhhh!!! You left the portal open and unguarded!

[@soulscreme]

Black dot on the camera at 16:57 had me doing diagnostics on my screen, lol.

[@nitababcock3977]

1/4 " is used in quilting & 5/8 " in sewing clothes. Would it hv been easier to turn over your seam allowance & glue it that way... rather than turning it? Shoe sole repair is like that glue, also but idk if it works on vinyl. Loved the video

[@joshuakunze8319]

I wonder if an impulse sealer would work for this....Same kind of device used to seal food grade bags and for shrink wrapping.

[@RFMongoose]

Been toying with doing this recently. I'm not trying to make it inflatable though. I came across one that was basically a PVC ladder with pool noodles on the "rungs".

[@ShaneDavisDFTBA]

Did you determine that the vinyl cement would withstand prolonged submersion in water and wasn’t toxic? I recall a video of someone making a leather water skin who couldn’t use the equivalent leather cement because, even months after drying, it was toxic when mixed with water.

[@Zarlax]

Should have made a giant whoopie cushion with that thing and the glue and a whoopie cushion. Hell - you could have added like 10 different “outlets”. Screamy chicken, whoopie cushion, etc.

[@CoffeeStreetWC]

No-one: Bob: Proceeds to make a hot dog floatie. Me: Wants to know where to buy one.

[@alanwasserman8176]

Brad, you should of checked with a waterbed comp, what is a waterbed it's an inverted pool float with the water inside, I have seen how waterbeds Shells are made they are sealed using ultrasound waves that melds the 2+ shells together