How to Notch Tube with Cheap Tools!
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- Learn to notch tubing quickly using a template and a grinder. This video shows how to create templates for quick notching and how to notch tubing if you don't have access to a tube notcher.
Tube notchers are most valuable in production work where many of the same notch are needed. In this video we discuss why an expensive tube notcher may not be worth the expense for small shops and how you can save time by just notching by hand.
0:00 Intro
1:26 Tube Notching Using a Template
5:10 Creating a Notching Template
7:03 Notching a Tube at 90 Degrees Without a Notcher
9:00 Why Tube Notchers Don't Save Much Time
13:08 Notching a Tube at 45 Degrees Without a Notcher
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There really are a LOT of tube notching videos on YT but this one is by far the most detailed one I found. I’m in the process of building a roll cage(pre cut tubes cuz I’m a noob) and I’ll be making those templates for the next one. Thank you so much!! 🤘
Thank you, Rocky! Pre made tubes is definitely the way to go if you have the option. Cutting and bending is crazy time consuming and tedious. 😩
Dude we were all NUBES! Life. Live it. Learn it. Sounds like a quote from Fast times at Ridgemont high. 🤘🏼🍺.
A chop saw, band saw, or better yet a modern cermet metal cutting saw set at 32 degrees will make perfect notches for 90 degree pipe connections in a fraction of the time with no template needed. You can learn the degrees needed for angles with very little experimentation. I mostly do structural work now, but have built thousands of feet of tube railing using this method. Cut pipe at 32, rotate pipe 180 and repeat. You'll figure out the rest quickly if you have a room temp IQ.
Holy shit!! The trick where you slide the marker on the table to mark a straight line on the pipe is absolute genius!!!
Sometimes it’s the simple things! Thank you my friend!
I have a 3D printer, and this video made me go search for 3D printed tube notching models for templates. Turns out there are loads available. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Nice! Lemme know how they work for you. I’m itching to learn 3D printing.
@@GarageFabBambu Labs A1. Go! But for real, super easy to get into now. That machine will take you places. There are some super simple CAD programs like TinkerCAD if the more advanced ones are a little daunting. If you want a printer that is a little more serious I would look into Bambu Labs higher end models. Could print ABS and Nylon for your projects.
"Keep Moving Forward", I like that.
As do I. Things don’t always go smoothly but you can almost always make the best of it and squeak out some amount of progress.
I love the marker slide trick!
It’s the little things!
A wonderful instructor. Clear and concise. Thank you.
Very kind words. Thank you. 🙏
I'm blown away by all the simple yet ingenious tricks I keep learning from this channel, there are so many projects I can use this on
I’m running out of tricks! What happens then?! 😳 Just kidding. I’ve got a few more.
Happy to help my friend!
@@GarageFab You'll think of more, but even if there are no more tricks there are always more projects
Yes!! 🙌
I have been professionally fabricating for years and I learn every day, every tip even if one nugget of info Helps ! ( the sharpie tip was slick ) great instruction
Thanks for taking your time to share
Best
Charlie
Thank you, Charlie! That’s a good way to live. Always strive to be a know-it-all but always remember we are not. Cheers mate! I appreciate you.
I was thinking about buying a notcher and I’m not. Great video. You earned this welders subscription
Thank you, Howard! I kinda feel bad though. Notchers definitely have their place! I bought a cheap Harbor Freight notcher. It’s not the greatest tool but it comes in handy once every 3ish years. 😉
Ditto
Same 👌🏿😎
I've only seen a few videos on knotching, but gut frustrated. Your descriptive explanation, and examples are amazing. I feel I can now better attempt to start a custom bike build. Thank you so much. Amazing.
Yes! You absolutely can. And if you get stuck on something, I’ll try and help. Best of luck my friend.
Loving the videos!!! I once was a single grinder man too... Lol got me another and it has saved me more time than you'd ever imagine swapping from flappers to cutting discs!!!
Best how to notch a tube video out there. You make it seem so simple because it is after this. You just made my next project come to life. Thank you. GOD bless 🇺🇸
My pleasure, Logan. Lemme know how things go!
Thank You Sir. I LOVE your videos. I'm in the process of doing a frame off restoration of a 1950 chevy pickup. With this and your rear suspension videos give me the confidence that I can do this too.
Nice. Sharing confidence is the whole goal of the channel. Best of luck, and lemme know if you need guidance. Cheers!
I have not yet needed to make any tubing notches but I have about seven or eight of those Grinders so if the need comes up I can certainly handle it thanks to your video. Thank you
Bro! You knock it out of the park when it comes to show and tell! Keeping it simple, hot tips and explanations! I'm learning this for PVC pipe to add structural integrity for a 5'x6'8"work station covered in transparent 5 Mil plastic with a electric heater inside so I can slide it up to my house to replace threshold and sill plate. However, I need to level and pack sections with concrete which needs a minimum temperature to cure properly for durability and longevity! This will help, thank you!
Great teacher! You've put alot of work into simplifying things so they cant be misunderstood. You have a real gift. Thanks for sharing. I'm not a car guy but the way you explain thinks makes it fascinating.
Thank you Mike! That means a lot to me. 🙏
This vid is fantastic- thank you so much for paying it forward. I'm a bit more confident moving ahead with my first roll cage installation.
Right on, Steve! That’s what I like to hear. Good luck and I can’t wait to see what you create!
I watch a lot of videos, you’re right up there at the top of my list. Thanks for sharing.
by far the best notching video.. ty
Thank you! Very much appreciated. 🙏
There are some stores that sell notching templates or they can be ordered, but actually going through the motions is just as important for different angles and fitting different size pipes or tubes.
Best video on YT because you actually show how long it takes to make the notch and point out the difference between DIY and pro tool.
Thank you Dan! Very much appreciated. Are you familiar with blocklayer.com? If not, there’s a pretty fancy tube notching template program there. Check it out!
@@GarageFab I am familiar now, thanks for sharing the link. One can never have enough resources for toys, tools and inspiration!
Clear and precise! Just what I was looking for! Subbed!
Thank you! Pleased to have you. See you again soon. 🍻
Very well explained , you can not beat simplicity
Thank you, Adam! 🍻
Excellent in every way, notcherally!
If you need to develop a notch template for the first time and don't have any pre-notched pipe at the angle you need, you could use something like Autodesk Fussion 360 or any other CAD system to generate the template. You can then export the template lines to a printer or even send them to a laser cutter if you have access to one. 👍
I downloaded Autodesk a while ago. Steep learning curve on that one! I hope to get the hang of it in the future. Sending files out to have cut would be amazing!
Agreed regarding CAD. FreeCad is now a good option without the baggage.
Like your work,subscribed
Thank you, Mike! Times 2!
@@GarageFab Autodesk is powerful, but if you just need simple 2D parts my goto product is Vetrics, it's what I have used for years, and it talks well with other programs.
Man, the teaching is just amazing in these videos. Well done sir
Thank you my friend! It’s been a rewarding job so far.
Great marking tips thank you so much!
Thank you. Best notching vid i have found by far
Thank you, Ricardo! Very much appreciated. 🙏
very informative! Thanks!
I fabricate, repair and weld all day every day on farm and construction equipment and I am learning many many little nuggets of info and tips from you. Thanks.
That’s awesome to hear! I feel like I could probably learn something from you as well.
I bought and repaired a stick welder last year, this video will enable me to do my own exhaust work with the tools I have! Thank you for taking the time
My pleasure! Best of luck my friend.
Great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing these great tips!
My pleasure, Dave. Hope they help you as much as they’ve helped me. Cheers!
Thank you so much for that video.
Now I can easily make my control arms for my car by using templates.
And thanks to you, I found a website thats calculate every values I need for notching.
Big thanks to you !
My pleasure my friend! I’d love to see what you create! Hit me up on Instagram @GarageFab I’ll be starting my own custom control arms in a few weeks! 🙌
Best of luck!!
You are a good teacher. I sometimes have a problem following. I learn immediately from your videos. Thanks this is easy to follow and accomplish.
I’m the same my friend. Always struggled with learning. Thank you!
Great video man. I also have a small garage and one week I might be wood working and the next metal fab. You show some good CLEAR little tricks that will help me out next time when doing tube work.
Thank you, very helpful.
Wonderful tutorial, great thanks.
Thank you, Ali! 🙌
I've just stumbled across a couple of your older videos and they've been very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks a Mint for another jolly good tutorial !!!
My pleasure.
Awesome stuff 🙏
I started making square tubing onto round tube… it was challenging!! Thank you for sharing.
Wait what?! You mean notching square tubing to round tubing?
My pleasure my friend. Happy to be of service.
Pretty darn straightforward. Subscribed to see more
Thank you, Gary! 🙏 Glad to have you. Here’s to a productive week. 🍻
Great video!!! Very well put together!
Thank you, Brother! 👊
Great instructional video.
Thank you, Joel. 🙏
Cheers!
Great video, I've been fabricating for decades and you nailed it buddy, subbed 👍
Thank you for the kind words my man! 🙏 I’ll be seeing you around. 🍻
Thank you! This was awesome and very helpful
Happy to be of service, Bradley. Lemme know how it works for you in the real world. 👊
Genius. That’s all I can say. You’re a genius ! Thank you.
Thank you, Bren! Your kind words are greatly appreciated. 🙏
This video was very helpful and informative, one of the best tubing joint cutting seen yet.
Thank you, Todd! Happy to be of service.
Great video..you have a great way of explaining things.
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Great video.
Keep the videos coming. Video presentation and information is spot on. I hope your channel continues to grow.
Thank you my friend! The recent surge in growth has gotten me pretty excited for the future.
Your words are always appreciated. 🙏
Thanks very much for taking the time to show us how to do that good tricks and tips
Absolutely. Hope it helps you sometime.
Very simple ,but very effective 👍
Thank you, Tony! You are appreciated. 🍻
Thanks for the tips bro!! Its helping a lot.
My pleasure my friend! Thanks for watching. 🙏
omg nice! absolutley awesome. this video help me. thanks
Excellent! Happy to be of service my friend. Thank you.
I used the same method for making sheet metal tees at work at an HVAC shop. Layout takes too long for quick fitting construction! What a time saver!!!
If it works, it works! 🙌
Learned something today. Thanks.
Mission accomplished! Thank you, Mark!
Nice, thank you!
Pferd makes flappy wheels that have the flaps wrap around to the back side of the disk, so they grind PERFECT tube notches.
I’ve seen them! Never used one. Gonna have to give them a shot. 👏
Thank you, awesome video 👏👏👏
Thank you, Hamid! 🙏
Thanks, just started Fabricating. Very good tips.
Nice! How’s the new hobby going so far?
@@GarageFab Semi retired, thanks for asking.
Made a tractor cab, might not be square but close enough to keep the snow and rain off.
Planning a outdoor woodboioler for the summer.
thanks for the tips will follow up on some more Vids.
cheers!
Genius idea with the marker!
Thank you!
Thank you for making a very well produced video. You shared some great tips.
Thank you for watching! I’m happy to be of service.
Respect brother love the vids keep em coming 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
Thank you!
This is gold! Thanks, man!!
I appreciate you, Larry! I think I mentioned it in the video that I came really close to not making it. So far I’m glad I did.
I thought I knew this stuff until I watched your videos, your tips and tricks makes it so easy.
Don’t listen to me. I can’t be trusted!!
Great stuff clear an to the point keep up the good work
Thank you Neil! More coming soon. I appreciate you! 👊
How do you only have 55K subs?!
I found this video looking for notched piping and your video has got to be hands down the best one ove seen so far!!
You've given me the confident to actually use pipe tube instead of square tube to fab a front bumper for my Subi!!
A million thank you's good Sir!!
So very much appreciated, Fred. 🙏
The main reason is I don’t post often enough to make the CZcams Algorithm happy. But I must say the growth over the past year has been more than exciting. So it’ll take awhile but I’m confident the channel will be huge in a few years.
Thanks again my friend! I appreciate your time.
Excellent video production and great content, subscribed. Teaching myself to weld and this has helped immensely with my current project.
Nice! 🙌 Thank you my friend. Thrilled to have you. See you in the next!
Great job with the notching and the video editing… watched all the way through and subscribed!
Thank you, Justin! You are appreciated. We’ll be seeing you around!!
Awesome video. Thank you
Thank you my man! 🍻
Nice . I have a step to repair on a friends truck . This has been very instructive .
Excellent. 10/10
Thank you, Mohammad! 🙌
Loved that. Awesome video mate. Probably one of the best fab videos on CZcams
I’m honored! Thank you Brent. 🙏 Cheers!
You do a excellent job notching tubing Thank you for all the tips
My pleasure, John. Thank you.
Dude this video is awesome thanks for making it
My pleasure. Thanks for watching my friend. 🙏
Really like your teaching style. Learned a lot from this video.
Thank you my friend! Happy to be of service. 🍻
Great bro I love every bit of your teaching thanks a lot
Thank you, Patrick! I appreciate you. 🙏
Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
As a steamfitter I often use a program that allows me to print out a continuous sheet of paper with x's on the sheet that I would then i.e. wrap this template around a 6" pipe, tape it and then take a punch and mark at each x on the sheet to end up with the correct cut line. Next I get the torch out and cut on the line, clean it up and ready to weld.
I can do this in the field very easily for any size or angle and for instance I could put a 3" saddle on a 6" pipe at 45 degrees.
In a fab shop we always have templates for various combinations and sizes or I would just get out the pipefitters handbook and layout according to the formula.
I like your presentation. well done.
Thank you, Dennis! 🙏
what a great video, thanks a lot
Thank you, Daniel! My pleasure.
I am a complete Novice, This is a very detailed and concise Instructional process.
The knowledge of the 1/4 of the tube diameter resolves tons of trial and error.
Fantastic information great job!
Very clear and the sequence of information really makes the process make more sense.
Thank you Sir!
Excellent! Happy to be of service, William. Lemme know if the info is still good when it comes time to do it yourself! Best of luck my friend.
Thank you 🙏 you just saved me a lot of money
Happy to help! Let me know how things went!
Nicely done very good explanation and tips
Thanks Frank!
Knotch yer average CZcams channel
Thanks for sharing your experience
I see what you did, Scott. Thank you. 🙏
Great video! 🙏🏾
Thank you, my friend!!
Excellent video❤
Thank you, Layne! 🙏
We are having a good time too. How have I not heard of your channel since this week. Sheesh. Love it.
Haha! I must’ve pissed off the CZcams algorithm in a passed life.
Thank you Brother!
Solid video! Great tips and techniques. Keep it up!
Thank you my friend!
No luxuries in my work space what's so ever, don't even have 220V or a air compressor. Just started using cordless tools just last year, but I still find my self using mainly hand tools. I have found if you can do things by hand you are more well knowledge in those things you work/build by hand. I've been wrenching on vehicles for a while now without having the finer things while doing it. Not being the best out their, I am pretty dang good at the things I do. Out of all the videos I've seen on this matter, your is the first I've seen to bevel the edges to be welded. Good information for anyone.
I agree! I’m far too lazy for hand tools but I can appreciate the connection with the work piece. 👍
Another tip, if you want fast. Get a second HFT grinder, one for the cutoff wheel, and one for flapdisk...
I’ve got 3 actually! One has a wire wheel. I was worried I was gonna get called out for “cheating” so I just used one. 😆
Your videos are really great thank you very much ,so much really gteat information, and your personality and teaching technique and delivery are tops ounce again thank you very much ,I am really glad I found your channel
Thank you, Jim. I’m glad you found the channel as well! Your kind words are appreciated. See you in the next one! 🍻
Great tips bro, love that little marker trick!
Thank you, Douglas!
excellent video!
Thank you my friend! 🙏
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Thank you my friend! I dig yours. 👊
Nice to see a bit of precision in these vids thanks very helpful
Thank you, Barry!
H there. So this is such valuable information. I've just started building Recumbent Bikes with round 2 inch and inch and a half round tubular steel. Your video is invaluable. Thanks.
Thank you Murray! Your words are appreciated. Good luck with the bike journey! 🍻
Great teacher
Thank you, Warren! 🙏
*Excellent work 🤗*
Thank you my friend! 🙏
Thank you sir for all this invaluable information! Got yourself a new subscriber!
Thank you my friend. Thrilled to have you! See you in the next one.