Building a Homemade ELEVATOR in our Abandoned Backyard FALLOUT Shelter! | Part 2
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2022
- Let's restore my 1960's era bomb shelter and have fun doing it! This is the second episode where we are building a home-made elevator for the fallout shelter.
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Your side comments about your work is great comedy while dealing with serious equipment! 🤣 Keep it up. Enjoying the videos
Thanks Jacob, I get a laugh out of it, glad there's a few weirdos like me!
I don't know how, but the intro feels almost like a Hugbees video
Holy shit, I'd never seen any of your videos before, but this showed up in my recommended feed and sounded interesting. So glad I clicked. My guy, you are a master of deadpan sarcasm and wit. Had me audibly laughing multiple times. My hat's off to you, you've got yourself a new fan and subscriber. Thanks for the entertainment!
You got it man, I'm working on the next one now!
Once installed, there really should be a rotating yellow emergency light, like from a cop car, that goes off while it's in motion. Not *just* for the safety warning aspect, but *mainly* for the fallout shelter vibes.
That's a really good idea, just tie it in with the voltage at the motor! Thanks PWE!
And a message saying "Watch the tram car please". It's a NJ shore thing. 😀
First video I've seen of yours. Was not ready for the amount of perfectly stoic sarcastic comments. 10/10 keep it up!
Thanks Man, I appreciate it! My whole live grandma was slapping the back of my head calling me a smart a. She was the biggest of them all!
I love your sense of humor, dry like mine!!!
Thanks John, I can hear your wife's eyes rolling.
Very uplifting video! With that dual line mode, you, and an arcade machine can be lowered into the base! Very cool!
Excellent angle grinder safety as well. ..... .. .
If your cable broke, it might break you. You can make two, quarter circles attached to the base plate, turned towards the main frame on pivot pins. Then attach a bar between the quarter circles at the top also on pivot pins. Drill a hole for the cable and a spring. The cable pulls up, the spring pulls down. If the cable breaks the spring pulls the bar down. The bar turns the quarter circles into the frame at their bottom wedging them into the frame. The more weight on the platform, the better it works.
I think Otis's patent is past it's exploration date by now.
Meh, as long as you aren't making it to sell, the Patent isn't really an issue.
@@toadman506 It was a joke as the Otis elevator break patent probably gave up the ghost in the 30's.
@@tayro7265 Gotcha, it wasn't a bad idea though TBH, I like it a lot better than what he ended up using, frankly
@@toadman506 As a side note, you don't have to sell a patented item to illegally infringe a patent. If you profit from the use...
You could add extra cross bracing, which could also be a ladder to climb out or down to if the power was to fail.
I was just going to post something like this. Remember, it's supposed to be an Emergency Shelter, you NEED to be able to get in and out Without Electric.
This is truly one of the best builds ive seen......great work man!
Thanks Man, I appreciate it. It's a ton of fun like being able to ride the stuff you build out of K'Nex or Erector as a kid.
subtly hilarious. love the content .
Thanks Johnathan!
Loving the content. From a fellow bunker owner in Ireland.
Thanks man, I've got that same CDV 700. You've got a ton of content, I'll have to check out!
Good to see my ladder is going to good use!
Who is this? Stop calling my ladder late at night
nice video 👍
i would prolly add a few more cross supports that way when you're in the shelter and the bombs hit theres no electricity to lift the elevator up you can climb out like a ladder.
Great work 👏 👍 👌 🇬🇧
Thank you! Cheers Wayne!
love the interesting content a comedic relief
Thanks Novagunner, thanks for hanging in the shop. Starts to feel like the camera is a bunch of neighbors drinking bear and watching me get hurt!
loving this content, keep it up. made my day seeing this notification :)
Thanks Lozza! I'm grinding out more content every chance I get.
Isn’t the other Jack stand out holding the door in the closed position?? 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
I figured that out later, thanks Ray!
@@HerbOMatic I figured that you had forgotten lending it out to your buddy that had a jack, but just needed to barrow one jack stand to get the job done. And that was 6 months ago.
That's where I assume most of my tools/equipment that came in a set but is now missing something have gone to. It's nice having friends 😂
@@HerbOMatic if you got a 4ft length of tube then a 5ft poll that fits inside it. If you cut a channel in the tube so you can fix 2 bolts about 1.5ft apart to the poll allowing it to slide up & down with in, also cut side slots for the bolts to swivel in to when it is as full extension acting as a lock. You could fix the tube to the side frame of the lift about 3-4 inch from the top, so it can be pulled up & locked in place & used as a steadying handle. So when you slide open the door you reach down & pull the poll up so when you step in to the lift you have support also when stepping out of the lift at the top? 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
All worthwhile projects *Require* a blood price that *Must* be paid.
That's too Rick, blood blesses the project
What will you do when the power is out and you are stuck down there? I think a stair is easyer, cheper and saftier.
If anyone was wondering what the lifts original purpose was. It was for racking out Medium Voltage 13,000 Volt Breakers in an industrial facility. That is why the front of the platform has hooks so you can latch the platform into breaker bay then roll the breaker out onto the platform. I have done this a few times for testing and inspections.
Thanks Bryan, that's pretty interesting! I always thought 13,000 was "medium voltage" Lol.
I'd build some manual redundancy into the system such as a ladder on the other side of the shaft. The electricity may end up running out in one way or other.
That's pretty much the plan!
You all most have to add a ladder. As any nuke comes with a limited EMP effect. This should also be factored in with any air or water systems.
I took “AG Shop” in high school in the far north panhandle of Texas and this was about as close to that as I can recall. Please keep up the videos and valuable safety tips!
Thanks Zac, I'll keep it up if I survive.
Man, I really like your content and humor lol!
You need a manual mechanism added to it. If an emp hits you don’t want to be stuck in a hole with no way out
I'm going to bolt a ladder to the wall as a backup. Thanks John!
I guess You Toob suggested your video because I watch that British bloke who is building an underground bunker/tunnel whose name I can never remember. Great video. I'll be back for more!
That's Colin! He's got some cool projects too. Thanks Joe see you soon
Remember on groove welds nothing above base metal adds any strength. You can grind all the welds flat to the top of the base material, as long as you dont grind under flush it will be just as strong.
Thanks James, that makes since!
I was thinking the same thing, good comment!
"safety ladder, so we can jump to safety"
I love the puns 🤣
Thanks Spencer! They kind of just ooze out uncontrollably.
Great work tips! I'm going to try using the paint thinner soaked rag as a mask idea tomorrow.
Look for my follow-up comment for my review!😂
Sounds great! Hello Shademan? Hello.......
Until the 33 minutes mark i was shaking my head thinking about your safety. Then like any good project engineer you thought of your own safety and I was happy. Please continue adding butt scenes they are hilarious.
Excellent.
Thank you! Cheers!
Not trying to be a worry wart. But putting enough cross ties in to be a ladder for emergency escape might be an idea.
I was going to do that but what happens if the carriage is stuck above you? I'm going to add a ladder to the wall near the elevator. Thanks Lester!
@@HerbOMatic unless it's stuck at the top. Then again unhooking the cable and letting it to the bottom. The ladder will then be usefull. It's all based on the lifting cable. So unhooking it allows it to drop. Accessing the ladder.
So this is what Doctor Strange does in his free time!
In an event, you need to be able to access the inside FAST. Put the stairs (or ladder) back in. Then make them fold up so you can use the space under them for storage. Other option is to install a removable ladder on the lift, this way you can still get in quickly in an emergency, but can use the lift to move heavy items in or out.
Was thinking the same type of thing in case power was out. Maybe weld ladder rungs on the back of the frame so you can drop the platform and use them for access. Guess it would depend on how close you are to the wall. As a extra bit they may also work as bracing for the frame so it does not warp out of shape after a while.
Working on a backup ladder that will be bolted next to the lift. Thanks Boliver!
That's a good idea but the carriage could be in the way if it's stuck above you.
@@HerbOMatic Yep, that is why I mentioned drop the platform. Disconnect he cable and let it drop then climb down.
Love your content.
One question, couldn't you extend the limit switch to the top for extra safety?
Hey Marco!, Yeah that's a project for part three definitely need a limit switch so it doesn't tear itself apart and send me or the wife plummeting!
Can't wait to see more of ur bomb shelter bit
The opening voice-over dialog made my day. LLOL. Legitimate Laugh Out Loud. ;)
Keep up the amazing work.
Glad to hear it! My first voice-over. I had to figure out how to get a speak hole hooked up to the puter.
@@HerbOMatic you done did good.
Good video very cool
Thanks Texan!
amazing content mate!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Alessandro!
I'd just go with a hay bale at the bottom for safety, works great in the 7dtd video game!
Good call! Let's test it!
i can imagine a kid or someone up in those apartment windows just watching go in and out of the bunker
Could have added some more crossbars to act like a backup ladder in case of a power outage during the apocalypse.
Don't worry. The EMP pulse will totally disable your elevator no problem.
Want to see what u do next in it and how it looks with all the old stuff out of it
I'm thinking the entire thing needs a glow in the dark paint job now. or maybe some led back lighting :)
and a wing!
A spanner set that doesn't include 17? those are like the most common size if you work on any Japanese car lol, standard M8/M10 bolt head size. 18 is basically unused as well!
With regards to 27:05 - not sure if you do this - but using the over/under coil technique usually eliminate those sort of snags :)
Had me rolling with the wife and the freezer! 🤣🤣🤣 Are you in Phoenix?
I feel like at some point it would have been easier to just scrap the original frame and use 2 new pieces of c channel bolted to the walls. You wouldn't need the front legs/wheels, wouldn't have as many Weld seams, and could fabricate a new mounting plate for the hoist instead of using the brackets like you did
That is not a bad point at all! I truly didn't think of it!
Great stuff, try if you can to cut on the short faces when practical to help prolong your blade life on the little band saw, chips rolling along the cut between the teeth without discard from the cut kills the the tooth some cutting edge. I am sure you already knew that but there might be some leaners here. I know you wanted to maintain the important face of the cut.
watching the platform sicking in top travel makes me reconsider my design and incorporating tension rods and adjustability in my scratch build, I am not settled on this part of my build yet.
I might just tack on that butt joint like your guide rails, and counter cut for beads after securing in that weight class, wont know if I care when I get there.
If you care and build brake fall into it, I look forward to your design, I was considering not to do it, but I am on the fence.
Have you considered a manual override for lift?
Have you considered a manual jack screw set up for lifting without question hatch should it covered with debris?
and I assume to dog house goes over the hatch in the future? 🙂👍
Thank you for taking us along on your build and working through things as the process went along, it offered allot.
Please list a source for you snubber bushing material or that bushing assembly make, might cut some time for a build, I had considered some Delran, or some of my large diameter nylon rod stock.
I truly look forward to the rest of this, it means a lot, I won't go into details on it, but my timing in finding this is excellent.
looking forward to seeing your instal with gin pole, stanchion or some such💪👍👍👍
Awesome, you are funny as, new sub👍🏼
Thanks Outdoors!
Hi again, ok 2 more suggestions.... oh, and I realize I may be getting ahead of the next videos, and/or your thinking... 1) If you are going to use that upper bolt to make it a 1300 pound lift... I would really, really consider using a GRADE 8 Bolt there!!!!! 2) Backup plan... ok, let's face facts, at some point, the power WILL go out, and you certainly do not want to be stuck at the bottom, or for that matter half way out with no way to get out!!!!! So, I would seriously recommend that you attach a couple of hooks on the side wall and keep a ladder permanently hooked on those hooks, close enough, so that if the elevator quits half way up, you can reach over, grab the ladder, pull it up to height and be able to get out!!!
Safety first!
Oh, a third suggestion if you have not already done so...
You should really get down in the shelter, and close the hatch - then both in the shelter and in the 'vestibule' (entrance section); try your cell Phones - both your and hers and see; i.e. make sure whether or not you can call out in case you should ever get stuck down there, for whatever reason!
Hope this helps.
Good Idea about the cell phone reception, and the ladder suggestion is exactly the plan for the backup. Thanks JP
@@HerbOMatic You're welcome... : )
If you kept the bottom wheels on. You could clean gutters in the neighborhood, put up and take down holiday lights. Wait since I use a mobility scooter and can’t walk up stairs. I could drive on then lift myself to the upstairs. I went on something like this to go down inside a under Titan underground launch center. It’s south of Tucson AZ. Not really an elevator and made strange noises.
On a positive note. Your bomb shelter is ADA handicapped accessible. Maybe even get a grant for your work.
This intro was funny as fuck !!!
Can't say as that's how I'd have extended it, but hopefully it works ling term. I'd have just gotten new uprights of the right length and added them in front of the existing, thereby further stiffening the structure, and allowing more space behind to bracing. I'd also have added braces back to the wall on both sides rather than just in the center to prevent twisting of the uprights.
Hahahaha this guy is amazing, what a comedian 🤣😂🤣
Thanks David!
Ohhhh man lord for bid that cable break , your in for a nasty ride down
Could the winch/hoist be adversely impacted by EMP?
Are you going to make a latching safety brake if something gives at the top?
Yeah, that's on the "to-do" list you know how that goes!
More cross bars so it acts as a ladder when the power grid collapses 😜. Keep the hand winch and tools in the shelter to put it back after you have no power for the electric hoist.
Can't use the back as a ladder if the lift is stuck at the top or middle. A simple ladder bolted tot he wall near the hoist will work.
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I can get you a toe by 3 this afternoon! Thanks Reid, my dog is named "The Dude" or "Dude" for short. He's the black dog.
@@HerbOMatic I see you're into that whole brevity thing. Nice!
Are you considering a fork lift safety cage instead of this cart? Not only would it be much safer, but it might add another few inches of platform height bringing it closer to the top so you wouldn't need to step down as far getting in. They have them on Amazon for about $200.
I didn't know about those, I'll take a look! Thanks Steven!
Is the weight limit on the cable or the winch motor?
I would have placed a cross tie every 1' or so to use as a rung to climb if for any reason you lose power or the elevator breaks and you need to climb out.
Steven, I was going to do just that! Then I thought about what if the lift failed above you, then you would have to climb around it. I guess you could cut the cable and let it crash down then climb out. I will probably bolt a metal ladder to the wall next to the elevator as backup.
That works too. Or there's always the trampoline option. 😉
What is the power goes out. Now you can’t get in your bunker. Better put this on solar or something or should’ve just made stairs to walk down.
agreed
I consider switching from The wire cable to one of the new synthetic ropes that some winches come with now.
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Should welded and cut it in the shelter. Sp you had a way to get out. Kinda like some serious motivation
You might want a safety ratchet catch like car hoists have.
Check episode 3, thanks Robert!
@@HerbOMatic just saw! Using one of those seemed easy but if you don't glhabr a couple thousand to waste maybe not
Be sure to add some hydraulic oil to your entire cable. It’ll cut down on the crunchy sound and if you routinely oil it, it’ll stay rust and oxidation free extending it’s life.
Also if the winch doesn’t have a cable tensioner plate you should consider that so it’ll make the cable spool nicely
I know I keep commenting but I mention this because I drive a rollback tow truck and that cable is my livelihood so you take care of your cable and it’ll pay off and take care of you.
I oiled the cable, Ill look at the cable tensioner plates! Thanks Darius!
@@HerbOMatic haha I seen that later in the video I commented as I first seen the winch. But yeah a tensioner will make it wind up nice and neat. Good luck and keep up the good work.
Just found this channel....... where have you been all my life 😂 subscribed before you do get a sponsor 🍑🤣
Lol Alan, I've been here, it's ok, we found each other now!
One jackstand outside for use on blocking door……..🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
What would happen if a nuclear blast knocks out all power, how will you get down to your bunker quickly and safely?
The voice over is hilarious...
Thanks iWin!
So the very first question I have, is how to you get out in a power outage?
Backup ladder bolted to the wall is probably my backup. Don't know yet! Thanks Aussie!
16 mm is equal to 5/8 inch wrench.
I see solar and battery backup in the near future. People comment "what if the electricity goes out". Where you're going you won't need city electricity.
I have some old APC or UPS power supplies that will do just what you're saying for the critical things like lights, air, elevator! Thanks Robert!
OMG!! you're funny!! Hoping I am the 5th comment!!
What you going to do without power champ?
I plan to install a ladder bolted to the wall near the elevator. Thanks Sport!
Do you have a plan in case the electricity goes out?
A backup ladder bolted to the wall next to the lift
@@HerbOMatic could also have a deep cycle battery and power inverter running this with a float charger on it from the utility power to keep it topped off...
Love the whole stairs are dangerous so we decided on a lift.... that is not meant for people. I wonder where your logic comes from, at least with stairs they can no fail and lose power.
It was a bit of a joke, I'm working on backup system incase of power failure, stay tuned!
Like a lot of others on here, I build shit for a living. So we are full off useless suggestions. I have built a similar set up for guides, or ways. Consider two loops from an engine valve spring in the holder behind your new “ Delrin” rods. It will put them under tension so it’s less shake and more controlled.
That's an interesting Idea, I wonder if it would allow too much rocking, it would allow for minor variations in my track. Thanks!
This video should have been titled: How to over engineer a problem for dumb reasons 101.
could have made the cross bars into a ladder
You have an odd number of the jacks because you’re using one to hold the door shut remember??!!
Yeah that slipped my mind for the time being! Thanks Anthony!
What happens if, while you are in the shelter, the wife rides it up to go get some snacks, leaves it up, and then the power goes out permanently because of the war and all the bombings and stuff? Will you have enough snacks down thee to survive?
If you don't almost lose a finger to a project .. is it really a project? 😂🤣 - be safe .. lol.
Gotta risk it to gain! I try to minimize loss of digits.
Tell u what, in case of bombing scenario - you are dead, your elevator is TOO SLOW XD
I think it's like 20 seconds to the bottom, or you could use the backup ladder.
Ah Yes the Nukes are coming but i gotta wait for a very slow elevator to come up and go down first ah yes.
Or use the backup ladder!
Am I the Lucky fifth comment??
I think you just missed it Jon, I mailed it out, Number 5 is going to have baby smooth skin! (This product is not been evaluated by the FDA to provide baby smooth skin.)
You and ThisOldTony must be related. Sound identical...dare I say you have the same hands? Lmao #ConspiracyTheory
Talking about reverse birthing videos, my daughter had a sex ed class where they watched the miracle of birth video. When it ended the teacher pressed fast reverse on the VCR instead of pressing rewind. They got to see a doctor shove a baby feet first into a woman.
Just so you know safety first your skirting elevator safety big time a fall from 13 feet is often deadly. There is no safety preventing a fall if cable breaks there is no weight rating on that line putting any riders life at risk
If you need a new ass model, my hourly rates are quite reasonable.
Kind of like bulk pricing ... like Costco
Did you ever find out the history behind the bomb shelter? I will subscribe just to see some more on the shelter, If the war in Ukraine takes off you may need the shelter for real.
Hey Les, it was built in the 1960's I would guess between 61-64. Other commenters figured it out by the political signs cast into the wall.
I don't know what to think of this video, it has too many ups and downs. 😑
It took me a second and then I burst out laughing, thanks Steven!
Using your mig as a Mig with CO2 will eliminate many of those weld balls and the need to chip off the slag from the flux core wire but I guess you already know this.
I need a 220V Welder, this unit is 110V and punches above it's weight better using flux core. I love it on mig way better. Thanks Richard!
thats how you can tell noone completely watched. Because of his potty break.
Fantasm, the band saw was making a weird noise.