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  • čas přidán 10. 12. 2023
  • In this video, I make a heavy lift hook for a big CZcamsr. Mike from Dirt perfect, helped be out last year on a big problem I was having while building a big retaining wall. I had messaged him, but I did not really expect that he would respond back to me. But to my surprise he did. He was so helpful in answering my questions. I decided to make him an upgraded version of the heavy forklift hook that I designed and use a lot. I meet up with him and Aaron and gave it to him at the Utility Expo Show in Louisville, KY. He is one of the nicest and down to earth people you could ever meet. He introduced me to about a dozen other CZcamsrs that I watch, and all those guys are great. It was one of the greatest experiences.
    #dirtperfect #heavylifthook #metalfabrication #cncplasmacuttingmachine

Komentáře • 185

  • @DirtPerfect
    @DirtPerfect Před 7 měsíci +107

    We used this hook the other day and worked great

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +15

      I’m glad you like it and it worked good for you. Let me know if you ever have any problems with it.

    • @Sjanzo
      @Sjanzo Před 7 měsíci +3

      Its just gonna take 3 months before we get to see it on the channel 😅

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      He’s a busy man. 😀

    • @IT_Dinosaur
      @IT_Dinosaur Před 6 měsíci +2

      Just saw you guys use it on yesterday's video. Seemed to work really nice indeed.

  • @nevillewomersley7841
    @nevillewomersley7841 Před 7 měsíci +12

    I watch most of D.P.'s videos, I am sure he will appreciate the time and effort you have put into this "hook". Nice work.

  • @mischef18
    @mischef18 Před 7 měsíci +18

    Thanks for doing this for Mike bro, he has a big heart and would help anyone. Safe travels over the festive season. Ken in NZ. 🎄

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +10

      I was so surprised how nice and down to earth he was when I met him to give him the lift hook. Both him and Aaron are really nice and easy to talk to. I wound up spending most of the day with them. I told him I was about to give up on CZcams and he told me to keep going and just give it time. That meant a lot to me.

    • @ChrisAWright
      @ChrisAWright Před 7 měsíci +1

      I'd like to echo the don't give up the CZcams! Found you by accident due to CZcams's algorithm and I'm glad I did. You've got a great way of explaining things and you sound like you're explaining a real passion rather than just out to make a quick buck on CZcams. Basically, you're real!!
      It does take time to build up a following, but to quote a certain saying, "build it and they will come".
      Keep up the great work.
      Hope you've had a fantastic Christmas and here's to a great 2024.
      Regards Chris (from the UK). PS. Can't say you've not got a decent reach, in from the UK replying to a comment from New Zealand. That's some distance you are covering!! ;)

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@ChrisAWright thank you so much. You don’t know how good that makes feel. Someone commented this morning that I basically don’t know what I’m doing and that I need to go to school. That has bothered all day. I know I’ll never be as big as letsdig18 and dirt perfect and the others, but I would like to think I’m doing it for something. I started this channel to try to show the diversity and abilities of the people from the region where I live. I’m working on some projects right now about the coal industry and a video about a friend of mine that has a large bee keeping business. In my earlier video; I tried to avoid talking as much as possible because I didn’t think people would want to listen to my voice. I hate the way I sound. I even bought one of those AI text to speech programs. I tried it on a video and it sounded like a documentary so I didn’t even finish it. I may use the AI thing in the future but I don’t know. Thanks again for reaching out to me. I have heard from several people from other countries in the last few weeks. I love it.

  • @michaelhalfman9844
    @michaelhalfman9844 Před 7 měsíci +12

    I like the way you acknowledge the helping hand of DP. Common courtesy that is all too uncommon.

  • @leer-winnobbeefarms2131
    @leer-winnobbeefarms2131 Před 7 měsíci

    Yep, John! Mike's good people! As nice in person as he is on screen! Been watch'n him for three and a half years.

  • @DanielSchuch
    @DanielSchuch Před 7 měsíci +21

    MBTS will let you know how good of a weld you made. I'm sure he will approve.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +4

      He seemed to like it when I gave it to them at the Expo show. At least he didn’t say if he thought it was bad. LoL

  • @blockadeboyz
    @blockadeboyz Před 7 měsíci +2

    Nothing better than having the mindset to make something you need and solve a problem… good stuff. Cheers from Alberta.

  • @michaelbooth1097
    @michaelbooth1097 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Well done John DP is an awesome guy. He will so appreciate that! 😊

  • @rxnxxandxrson
    @rxnxxandxrson Před 8 měsíci +10

    What a great gift!

  • @caesar1295
    @caesar1295 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Jut found your channel and subscribed that was a good idea for moving the blocks around. After making anything you’ll find the weak or improper design with use, you’ve improved on the tool you’ve created it wasn’t a mistake just a improvement. Good job Sir and I appreciate listening and watching someone who doesn’t curse and get mad when things don’t always go your way.

  • @pauldillinger2286
    @pauldillinger2286 Před 7 měsíci

    Thats a great idea. Nice work John.

  • @CalamityKim1
    @CalamityKim1 Před 7 měsíci

    We met Mike just before the show and spent time with them at the show. What a really nice man. Along with Aaron and everyone else that was there.
    Good work on the hook, I subscribed 😁

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yes they were all so nice. Mike and Aaron introduced me to about 8 other CZcamsrs and they were all great. Thanks for subscribing. I had seen you on some of the other guys channels and wondered what your channel name was. Now I know. lol. I subscribed also.

  • @davidsnyder2000
    @davidsnyder2000 Před 7 měsíci

    Just now finding your channel. I liked and subscribed 👍👍🙂 Nice work.

  • @johnetuckerjr6775
    @johnetuckerjr6775 Před 7 měsíci

    Nice. You done an awesome job. Excellent. ❤

  • @dans_Learning_Curve
    @dans_Learning_Curve Před 7 měsíci

    New subscriber.
    Great idea!

  • @rickduquette3399
    @rickduquette3399 Před 7 měsíci

    Cool video. Good luck at the farm expo in Louisville, hope the handoff goes smoothly.

  • @rbhe357
    @rbhe357 Před 7 měsíci +4

    If you do this again make the vertical portion a LOT shorter, then make a rubber (piece of an old tire, etc) cleat behind it.
    Tip down to hook the block, then tip up to transport it. The rubber cleat contacts the block and keeps it from swinging and spinning around.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +3

      That’s a good idea. I had thought about making an attachment that I could slide the block against to do that but I was going to make it out of metal. .

  • @ciaranxr8
    @ciaranxr8 Před 7 měsíci +2

    hey mate from AUS . grinding guards are not for the weak ...they do a great job of not cutting fingers off or burning stuff from sparks

  • @snowskier13
    @snowskier13 Před 7 měsíci

    Subscribed from Union, KY.

  • @karrolstover6773
    @karrolstover6773 Před 7 měsíci

    Just found you by accident brother and subscribed immediately love down to earth stuff by ordinary people, and I think you sound great so talk away, good luck from a wv boy,and God Bless.

  • @charlesbrunner258
    @charlesbrunner258 Před 7 měsíci

    Great work

  • @garytnew7504
    @garytnew7504 Před 6 měsíci

    What a fantastic design and even better idea glad you made it so great to watch

  • @robertpitkanen4194
    @robertpitkanen4194 Před 7 měsíci

    Nice work looks great.

  • @brian7327
    @brian7327 Před 6 měsíci

    Just found your channel brother keep your head high and do what you love

  • @stanwooddave9758
    @stanwooddave9758 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Welding 101 dash one. When welding a metal tempered (Temper = Case Harden) hook, the heat from the welding anneals (anneal = softens) the hook. this is indisputable facts. You even stepped up to using 400 steel versus plain Jane A-36 steel. To Re-Harden the Hook, you needed to heat the Hook, the Weld(s) and surrounding area (approx., 1" in. up from welds) cherry red, then quench in oil or water. How to test if your "Cherry red," is truly cherry red, using just an every day magnet, if you can still feel the pull of the magnet to the metal, (a.k.a., known as Magnetic Attraction) your cherry red, is not hot enough. It should feel the same as putting a magnet to wood, aluminum etc. NO PULLING WHAT SO EVER. The down side of this test, is HIGH HEAT Kill's the magnet, if you leave the magnet close to the heat in excess of a few seconds. FYI. A magnet that you would use to hang say a Childs picture on a refrigerator, is more than enough, for testing purposes.
    As for your "STICK-OUT," on your Mig-Wire, PLAY WITH YOUR WIRE SPEED. HINT SLOW IT DOWN. Let's say you presently have your wire speed set @ 120 inches per minute, try slowing it down in increments of 10 seconds. My guess is you will only need to slow down maybe another 10 - 20 seconds inches per minute at most.
    Your welds do look very good, I'm just curious because of the Lens of the Camera, your starting stick-out of the wire looks to be almost 1.5 inches. In my humble opinion, using your welder in the "OFF-Position," place a 1/4" in. (0.250" in.) plate material on your welding table, place the edge of the Mig-Welding-Cup on the very edge of the material @ approx., 45 degree angle, allowing the wire to just touch the surface of the the welding table itself as if you were going to start a weld. This would show you your proper Mig-Wire-Stick-out. Some of the Keyboard warrior's are screaming from the Mountain tops use 3/8" in. (0.375" in.) material, for Mig-Gun-Setup. Choose what makes you feel warm & fuzzy.
    I'm hoping as well that your using at minimum 0.045" in. wire for when welding 1/2" in. plate. HINT 1/16" in. (0.0625" in) wire for 1/2" in. plate would be better. For what it's worth. If your welder is a true 200 amp , no problem running the bigger (0.0625" in) wire.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Thanks for the tips. I had heard that about magnet but have never tried it. I figured out the stick out problem. That was only the second time I had used that new welder so I used the preset setting and it had the wire speed at 420. I slowed it down and it quit doing it. I almost never weld anything that thick so I only .035 wire in it.

  • @Mopar-Pioneer
    @Mopar-Pioneer Před 7 měsíci +3

    A bit of grinding
    A bit of paint
    Makes my welding
    What it ain't !
    Courtesy of Matt at Diesel Creek .

  • @fredberry1342
    @fredberry1342 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I think you do a good job of editing. I like this video.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you so much. I probably put more time in on editing than I should but I want to try to make the videos as good as I can. It pretty tough where I’m a one man operation. Lol.

    • @fredberry1342
      @fredberry1342 Před 7 měsíci

      @@Janderson-AppalachianCreative Hopefully it will all pay off.

    • @dans_Learning_Curve
      @dans_Learning_Curve Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@Janderson-AppalachianCreative being a new video creator and knowing the work that goes into making a quality video that actually gets viewing hours is a lot of work!
      I've got 572 subscribers. Very low viewing hours. Very few returning viewers.

  • @stoker7211
    @stoker7211 Před 7 měsíci

    Good work, my friend.

  • @johnsmith-xr6qy
    @johnsmith-xr6qy Před 3 měsíci

    I watch a few channels & skip the others but I clicked on this one and so far, I like it. Problem solving and "how to do it" always gets my attention. Too old to do it but used too. I agree X it off. Go back to Harbor Freight & buy a stamp set. Make it say MADE IN KENTUCKY!

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 3 měsíci

      Thank you. I’m still trying to figure out the right balance. Sometimes I fell like I’m talking too much when I’m explaining what I’m doing. Then sometimes I fell like I’m going into more detail than I should. I want my videos to be informative but I know if it’s not entertaining, then people won’t watch. I’m still learning.

  • @stewartalbert3523
    @stewartalbert3523 Před 7 měsíci +3

    When the trigger is released a small amount of wire will still come out due to inertia in the system . Try holding weld gun in welding position a second after releasing trigger , if that does not help try checking motor brushes and commutator. Also there may be an adjustment on welder to maintain current for about a second after trigger release . Not familiar with your machine , been retired 20 years , spent 40 years repairing welders in a truck manufacturing plant . Hope this helps >

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +5

      Thanks for your comment. I finally figured it out. That was only the second time I had welded with that welder so I just used the preset settings. I went into the menu and looked and the wire feed was set at 420 inches per min. I turned it down and it quit doing it. It did fine after that.

  • @jimdaly5077
    @jimdaly5077 Před 7 měsíci

    Hi it’s nice to be nice, and then it’s great to be nice back, well did ( I know what you mean about the batteries 😤) all the best👍🐝🌞

  • @alanbierhoff6831
    @alanbierhoff6831 Před 7 měsíci

    I like that! Very cool

  • @billbyrnes9505
    @billbyrnes9505 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Honesty equals Respect. No mumbo jumbo.
    Most everybody else would spend three hours in editing making it look like they were the greatest welders/ fabricators in the world.. Now, as an added gift, you know what would really make this a great gift? A quart jar filled up? Ya think. 😂

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +2

      I know I’m not a great welder. I wish I knew all the metals and types of rod or wire to use but I just know enough to get the job done. Anything else I go to CZcams and watch videos. Any person that thinks they can’t learn anymore than they already know is not being honest with themselves or others. I assume by quart jar you mean moonshine right. lol. That would make it better but DP don’t drink as far as I know. But I could probably get my hands on some if I needed to.

    • @ep9360
      @ep9360 Před 7 měsíci

      If their aint no shine in Kentucky, well it's a cloudy day. Forget about it.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      @@ep9360 you wouldn’t have any problem finding any if you wanted it.

    • @dansbrown1313
      @dansbrown1313 Před 7 měsíci

      He doesn't drink anything but Pepsi.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      LOL. Same here. I switch back and forth between Pepsi and Mountain Dew.

  • @machinemoverman4614
    @machinemoverman4614 Před 7 měsíci

    Good job!

  • @9Antonian
    @9Antonian Před 7 měsíci

    You’re a good man John Anderson, just good people!

  • @bobbywelch6035
    @bobbywelch6035 Před 7 měsíci

    I can't wait to see DP using this.

  • @sharpshorts
    @sharpshorts Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great fabrication project. Hope DP can use it.
    The issue of the wire continuing to run after shut down - If nobody solves the problem
    you could try using/modifying/making a longer tip cover or have it telescoping so there's no
    need for wire trimming ... (longer by the average amount of wire overshoot? ).

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      I have noticed sense I shot that video that it does not do that at lower wire feed speeds. I think I might have had the wire feed too high. But that setting was a preset in the welder and it seemed to weld really good at that setting. That was the first time I had used that welder so I will just have to get used to the way it welds and what settings work best.

    • @TheMakiwerem
      @TheMakiwerem Před 7 měsíci

      Look up your wire feed roler if ist at perfec tension (to much or low presure ) or usin the wrong wheel​@Janderson-AppalachianCreative

  • @maggiebloom833
    @maggiebloom833 Před 7 měsíci

    Adding you to my subscribe list.

  • @ToddKing
    @ToddKing Před 7 měsíci +1

    "had me pinned inside it" That's why you get a skid steer with lift up door like DP prefers. 😁 I don't care for hinged doors either. You have to have them closed to operated the loader. Sometimes it's very helpful to be able to talk to someone out in front and on nice days I like the fresh air and the sense of being outside. This doesn't work with closed door.
    P.S. I know that sometimes you have to buy what is available and what you can afford.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yeah I took the door of if it after that happened. It really wouldn’t have been a problem but I was in a place where it was hard for me to back up. It didn’t hit the skid steer but it was standing up on its end right in front of me. But I wiggled around and got away from it.

  • @rudyrivera7426
    @rudyrivera7426 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Those are great welds! Don’t sell yourself short on your welds! Great job and video! Mike , will like it! Thanks for sharing! “ new subscriber” 👌👍

  • @richardellis3141
    @richardellis3141 Před 7 měsíci

    nice tool and gift,

  • @rickster366
    @rickster366 Před 6 měsíci

    Lookin good , fabricating to own needs is the best way to go if you have time.
    If I may suggest, on areas you have alot of wear use hardface rod to build up those wear points of rubbing.
    Platinum 943 series is a great rod for this Continental also makes some great high tinsel hard facing rod. Enjoyed your video so going to follow!

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I’m guessing that rod is something I’d have to order. I don’t remember seeing them at any of the welding supply shops around here.

    • @rickster366
      @rickster366 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Janderson-AppalachianCreative most bigger welding supply shops have them usually have to ask as they tend to keep them in the back , if not you can definitely order them.

  • @pharmmech
    @pharmmech Před 7 měsíci +1

    I do not know what type or brand of welder you have but some mig welders have a burnback adjustment. If you have this try adjusting the settings . This setting can cause the wire to do what you have going on.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      It’s the Vulcan 220. I figured out the problem. It has digital presets you can use, and I didn’t look at the parameters. It had the wire feed set at 420 inches per minute. I slowed the wire feed down and it worked great with no stick out.

  • @ep9360
    @ep9360 Před 7 měsíci

    If I said the least bit i know about Plasma , welding, cutting, or metallurgy in general, well this comment would be blank. However i know great workmanship when i see it. Very thoughtful of you Sir. ❤

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you so much. I will never claim to be an expert at anything but it try to learn as much as a can about anything that interests me.

  • @jaysanders7472
    @jaysanders7472 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hold the welder in place till the burn is finished

  • @g-rock6329
    @g-rock6329 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Sirz I'm amazed at your weld. You are using arc welding techniques as you mig weld. You do the same as you are the only difference is you push so you can see where you are going. Just a heads up I used to do the same as well. Give it a try I think you will make some super great welds. I can't believe you got it that good pulling. Great job budy.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I started stick welding when I was 10 years old. I guess it hard to teach an old dog new tricks. I grew up helping my dad and we done a lot of equipment rebuild. I can’t tell you how many loader buckets and dozer blades that we rebuilt. I always got stuck doing the welding. I think another reason I might weld like that is I can’t see good up close I probably compensate by pulling the weld.

    • @g-rock6329
      @g-rock6329 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@Janderson-AppalachianCreative I understand when you get use to doing something a certain way that's how it goes. I AM NOT CRITICIZE YOU. just saying I'm impressed, when I started mig I done the same thing and couldn't see where I was going at all.

  • @joeheilm
    @joeheilm Před 7 měsíci

    That is a neat design. New sub. Cheers

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thanks. It was a design of necessity. I had to move and set over 100 retaining wall blocks. Seemed like the best solution.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I also subscribed to your channel. Looks like some interesting videos you have there.

  • @IT_Dinosaur
    @IT_Dinosaur Před 7 měsíci +1

    Nice fab work

  • @NAMCBEO
    @NAMCBEO Před 7 měsíci

    The Amish have it right, in that, when the commuity comes together in time of need, all are better for it !
    This sort of thing makes me proud to be American ! This is what we are and what we are made of.
    Thanks John, your thoughtfulness and generosity shows the way !

  • @curtomg2588
    @curtomg2588 Před 2 měsíci +1

    😊

  • @Old-bold-pilot
    @Old-bold-pilot Před 7 měsíci +2

    Excellent video, I may copy your idea. Cheers 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @46rambo49
    @46rambo49 Před 7 měsíci +1

    my MIG has a feed adjustment inside the box.............. most hooks are grade 10 material and much more durable

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      I finally figured out what the problem was. That welder has the digital controls and I used a preset. I started looking thru the menu and the preset I used had the wire feed speed set at 420 IPM.

  • @mrbakerskatz
    @mrbakerskatz Před 7 měsíci

    Looks great , seems strong enough ….even for DP 🥃 subbed

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thanks. I moved and stacked over 100 of the retaining wall blocks with the one I made before this one for DP. The one for DP is made heavier than the one I used.

  • @kevinmurray7135
    @kevinmurray7135 Před 7 měsíci

    Very cool hook DP should like it but about the the feed of the wire on welder DP has a friend Aaron is a Boilermaker by trade maybe he could help out with some information the hook works very well 👍😎🇺🇸 NY

  • @davidfickle2687
    @davidfickle2687 Před 7 měsíci

    Had the same trouble myself, wire stickout, discovered I was pulling off the work before I let go of the trigger. Suspect it was a habit left over from stick welding.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yeah I think mine was a combination of that from stick welding and also I had the wire feed set way too high. I just stated using the Vulcan 220 welder so I just used one of the presets and it had the wire speed set at 420 inches per minute. I turned it down and it stopped doing it.

  • @Thunderstixx77
    @Thunderstixx77 Před 7 měsíci

    I just ran across this. You did fine. Check out On Fire Welding. He really knows his stuff. He also got me to try 3M Cubitron abrasive wheels. They are more the Gold Standard of abrasives. A little pricey but they last ten times as long as Harbor Freight abrasives.
    You did fine

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Thanks. I’ll check them out. The Harbor Freight wheels said they last 4 times longer. I think they are just 4 times thicker is all.

  • @austinavery4772
    @austinavery4772 Před 7 měsíci

    I like your channel man! .. I watch dp also and am now adding you to my list

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you so much. I’m trying my best to build the channel up. I have a lot of stuff coming up but it’s so hard to get time to put toward the channel. Me and my wife are trying to run 2 family owned business. Let me know what kind of content I’m doing that you like and tell me if you would like to see more of one type than the other.

    • @austinavery4772
      @austinavery4772 Před 7 měsíci

      Just let your thing flow.. Its working. Listen to dp podcast about channél marketing and purpose.. It sums it up well.. The first 10k are hard to get. Then it compunds

  • @sallybrokaw6124
    @sallybrokaw6124 Před 7 měsíci

    If the tension on the wire drive rolls is to loose the drive rolls will coast after you let off the gun trigger. AL B.

  • @russellgnuse
    @russellgnuse Před 7 měsíci

    That run out is your cater fill at the end

  • @johnmccuish4834
    @johnmccuish4834 Před 7 měsíci

    what are your settings to cut the thick plate? ipm on the program and amps on the plasma? i have the same table that your have and software, never cut thick plate though, Thanks

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      I had the turned all the way up. Set at 60 amps and the IPM was set at 20. I probably should have turned the speed down a little because it beveled the cut a little. The thickest I have cut on it was 3/4 and it was set at 10 IPM and it barely cut it.

    • @dans_Learning_Curve
      @dans_Learning_Curve Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@Janderson-AppalachianCreative having ran a CNC plasma table, I find the height of the head is crucial in minimizing the bevel of the curf. You did say you were having trouble with the height control. How long have you had the unit?
      Clean dry air is important too. Dry air will give you cleaner cuts and save big time on your consumables. When moisture is in the arc stream, the electroid will burn up fast.
      Hope some of these tips will help you save tips! 😂

  • @kidkv
    @kidkv Před 7 měsíci +1

    You should be using stick welding, mig sucks for welding higher carbon metals. DP made the same error on the tile plow.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I was thinking about using stick. I’m an old stick welder at heart anyway but I opened up my box of 7018 and they were wet and couldn’t find anything other than cast iron rods so I just decided to try out the Vulcan 220.

    • @harveylong5878
      @harveylong5878 Před 7 měsíci

      well technically, wouldnt that been MBTS Aaron decision? as I recall, Aaron did 99% of the welding

    • @dans_Learning_Curve
      @dans_Learning_Curve Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@harveylong5878as he should as he is a welder.

  • @ccswede
    @ccswede Před 7 měsíci +1

    Dirt Perfect uses the excavator a lot to set these blocks. Can it attach to the excavator?

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      I put the thing on top to be used for a safety chain but I think it could be used to connect it to other lifting devices.

  • @martineastburn3679
    @martineastburn3679 Před 7 měsíci

    Thought I spotted the cad program - Yep - I have that machine myself. Since 2005 or thereabouts.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      It’s been a good one, but it’s starting to have some problems. I love working with it, but I don’t get to use it as much as I’d like to.

  • @glennspreeman1634
    @glennspreeman1634 Před 7 měsíci

    laser tables are incredible!!!!

  • @brimanco
    @brimanco Před 6 měsíci

    Are u selling these now that they have gone viral? If so how much shipped to NC?

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yes I’m planing on making some for sale. Let me do some checking on weight on shipping prices and I’ll get back to you.

  • @BADHABIT571
    @BADHABIT571 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Subbed #754

  • @eastkywelding
    @eastkywelding Před 7 měsíci

    Sometimes in cold weather them micro switches in the mig handle stick you can try spraying some wd 40 or what ever kind of lube you have and also it may have a piece of slag that has gotten in it at some point and made a spot on the trigger if none of that is problem then it's probably just a bad micro switch them is easy changed lso I'm in breathitt co ky. What part of ky are you in . Keep up the great videos .

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I’ll look at that. It’s about a year old but I’ve only used it twice. I just kept using my Lincoln welder for some reason. I did notice the trigger felt funny now that you mention it. I’m in Johnson Co. Just outside Paintsville.

    • @eastkywelding
      @eastkywelding Před 7 měsíci

      @@Janderson-AppalachianCreative ah yea your not that far from me then about an hour yea them micro switches is bad to stick when sometimes they are just slow to release when you let off trigger they may have screws to tight in handle best to check it with welder off and just work it to see if it's sticks sometimes I've got a 135 miller it's 20 years old I've put one switch in it over them 20 years I got a new eastwood 250i and trigger would stick on it I took it apart filled allplastic pieces havnt had no issues since good luck

  • @NotmeGK123
    @NotmeGK123 Před 7 měsíci

    Hopefully it works good old DP is good people

  • @terrylutke
    @terrylutke Před 7 měsíci

    4.5" razor wheel with guard removed..that's how I roll, got finger scars to prove it:)

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      lol. Yeah me too. I know I should use the guards but man I hate them so much. I cut my left hand first knuckle about 6 month ago because I forgot that I took the guard off and I laid the grinder down with business end down and it spun around and jumped up and then flipped into my hand before I could get way from it.

  • @davidwatsonii9469
    @davidwatsonii9469 Před 7 měsíci

    +HELL YEAH, HEY KY, EAST, KY HERE, FLOYD CO, I SUBBED TO HELP OUT A FELLOW KENTUCKIAN

  • @richardholloway3894
    @richardholloway3894 Před 7 měsíci

    ARE YOU USING FIRST GENERATION PLASMCAM MACHINE. IF SO HELP

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Mine is the standard DHC. So I think that is the second generation. Some of the settings are the same tho. What was you needing help with.

  • @prinzeugenvansovoyen732
    @prinzeugenvansovoyen732 Před 7 měsíci

    1st you should preheat anything above 8mm thick 2nd try push welding rather than pulling, gives better penetration and a shallower weld that ends flush with both sides
    Get leather gloves

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Yeah I’ve had several people mention that. I stick welded my whole life until the last several year so I do it without thinking. I stated welding when I was around 10 years old. I push weld sometimes and then pull others. I guess old habits are hard to break.

  • @TheMr9fingers
    @TheMr9fingers Před 7 měsíci

    You need to watch a bunch of Welding videos or go to school your plate joints need to have a few stacked welds on them to strengthen as for the hook nice idea but with all the heat you have put into it will have taken the temper out of the hook as for the idea nice but would be better if it can rotate

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      I never claimed to be a professional welder. As fare as my stacked welds. I had 4 layers of weld on it. How many do you suggest. And I used the hook to move and set 125 of those 4,000 pounds retaining wall blocks with it and pulled my 26,000 pound tire truck sideways with the boom to test it out before I gave it to Mike. It didn’t even have a scratch in the hook. I talked a man this morning that works for a company that build truck beds and loader buckets. He said it take 1200 degrees for at least 30 minutes to fully lose the temper. I didn’t put nowhere near the that temp or time.

  • @fredberry1342
    @fredberry1342 Před 7 měsíci

    What welder do you have?

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      In the video I was using the Vulcan 220. I have had it for almost a year but had not done any welding with it. I also have 2 Lincoln welders. I had been primarily using my Lincoln 180. I have to say I am surprised that the Vulcan is a lot better welder. I have a miller Bobcat but I rarely use it.

    • @fredberry1342
      @fredberry1342 Před 7 měsíci +1

      OK. I was wondering. Thanks

    • @2nickles647
      @2nickles647 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      I run a harbour freight welder myself. The green machine. I bought it because it's a multi process machine. I had bought it for stick. I couldn't get it to weld. There is no starting for arc. I was running into the stick sticking to the pipe. I finally loaded it with a big spool of 0.30 and I finally got my pipes welded.
      Anyway,
      I believe there is a small switch you flip up or down. It's on the far right on the panel.
      That switch allows the wire to stop when you let go of the trigger.
      If it's not setup. When you stop welding. The wire runs for a sec or two.
      Then the far right dial also helps. See what the setting is. Try turning it down a bit. Try welding with Sir. I was having similar problems with mine.

  • @user-ki5qn4gh5j
    @user-ki5qn4gh5j Před 7 měsíci

    I can not say anything about somebody else's welding, but my welding always looks good.... especially after I douse it with some spray paint...... just saying

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Like I always say; if you can’t weld like a pro then grind like a pro.

    • @user-ki5qn4gh5j
      @user-ki5qn4gh5j Před 7 měsíci

      Spray paint covers a multitude of sin also........@@Janderson-AppalachianCreative

  • @chuckgray7749
    @chuckgray7749 Před 6 měsíci

    I hope the welding and grinding didn't take all the temper out of the hook

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 6 měsíci

      I checked the hook with a file before and after , and it seemed like it still had the same hardness. I talked a guy that I do truck tires for at a place that builds truck beds and equipment buckets and he told me that tempered metal has to be heated to over 1200 degrees before it losses enough temper to weaken it. I moved 125 retaining wall blocks with it to make sure it was strong enough before I have it to Dirt Perfect and it did not even make a mark in the hook.

  • @mrsock3380
    @mrsock3380 Před 7 měsíci +1

    You have too much stick out, you want the contact tip 3/8 from the weld pool with solid wire, it looks like you have about 1 to 1 1/4 in most of the welds you did in this vid. Every manufacturer I've seen recommends to go by the "if it slags, you drags", meaning you travel in the opposite direction to which you were travelling with solid wire, you push solid wire.
    You're losing a lot of amps with that much stick out, the welding wire doesn't carry current as well as the leads.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Ok, I see what you’re saying. I did not even notice I was doing that. I’m so used to using flux core that I keep forgetting I was welding solid. That would explain why I’m getting wire run out Thanks for the advice.

    • @sshep7119
      @sshep7119 Před 7 měsíci

      Real life welding doesn't follow anything that you just mentioned. The manufacturer reccomends a lot of things, what you wrote follows the guidelines however hardly any welding ever follows perfect parameters that allow for the manufacturer reccomendations. The idea of slag and drag is outdated and has been disproven through a lot of testing. As long as the proper welding techniques are used direction of travel is irrelevant. The amperage "lost" is also redundant as the voltage is also a consideration that is not taken into account, when you set your MIG welder do you set it by amps or by volts?

    • @mrsock3380
      @mrsock3380 Před 7 měsíci

      @@sshep7119 I'll just run a bead with 6 inches of stick out seeing as the amperage "lost" is redundant.
      Which youtube channel disproves slags you drags?
      You should go tell GE that welding procedures don't matter and you will show them how to weld up a reactor pushing dual shield with 6 inches of stick out.

    • @LoBeau53
      @LoBeau53 Před 7 měsíci

      @@sshep7119yeah you go with that theory if it makes you feel good. Real world welders know that if you push flux covered elderly beads, you will trap slag and lay down a compromised weld bead. Yes you can drag solid wire but your bead profile will not be optimal so unless circumstances demand that you do so,why would you.

  • @LoBeau53
    @LoBeau53 Před 7 měsíci +1

    However flawed, I understand your reasoning, but I question your choice of AR ( abrasion resistant) 400 steel for this project. The 400 is a designation of hardness and west resistance, not strength. A better choice would have been QT 100 (quenched and tempered) but but regular mild steel with a tensile strength in the neighbourhood of 44,000 psi tensile strength would be ore that adequate and less susceptible to cracking.
    I like your grinder rack.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +2

      I know what you’re saying. I have a bunch of the AR 400 and Hardox 450 and not very much mild or anything else in the thickness I needed. The most the hook would ever left would be 4000 pounds so it should be fine. I made the grinder rack a few years ago when I was building a big metal gate for someone and I got tired of looking for my grinders.

  • @josephisaac3603
    @josephisaac3603 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Modified tool now you need a engineer stamp or something

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I was thinking about checking into having it load tested and rated but I’m not sure how to go about it. All I know is that I hooked 2 of the testing wall blocks together and it lifted them fine. That’s almost 8,000 pounds.

  • @RonSales
    @RonSales Před 7 měsíci

    No spark/grinder shield ='s fire

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      Tell me about it. But the flap disks I was using was thicker than would fit the guards. I need to get some more grinders so I don’t have to change out between cutting wheels, flap disks and wire wheels do much.

  • @SPUDHOME
    @SPUDHOME Před 7 měsíci

    Other guys using your batteries, and not charging them. Time to go to harbor freight and get a can of whoop ass.

  • @PapaRug.58
    @PapaRug.58 Před 7 měsíci

    As others have said “grinder and paint make us the welder we ain’t “ lol good job

  • @beyondmiddleagedman7240
    @beyondmiddleagedman7240 Před 7 měsíci

    It isn't the welder, it's the technique.
    (And the unsupported tanks in the way in the work area is classic home handyman.)

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      When I was editing the video, I seen the tanks and figured someone would notice them and say something. I had just got them filled that day and it was pouring the rain so I didn’t put them on my service truck like I was supposed to.

  • @theman-gg7hp
    @theman-gg7hp Před 7 měsíci

    i like it, but u cant spin it.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I made it that way. If you watch my videos of me using it for the wall, I had to carry them a long distance to the wall. If it was allowed to spin, it would be going all over the place. Any time I needed to be able to spin it, I would set them down and hook the chain with a swivel up to it.

  • @jackgunter5413
    @jackgunter5413 Před 7 měsíci

    I don't think it's going to work very well ,,,, It's not DP green ,,, Just kidding ,,, Great job

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yeah was thinking the same thing when I painted it. If I could have found the color green in time I would have painted that color for sure.

  • @bombardier3qtrlbpsi
    @bombardier3qtrlbpsi Před 7 měsíci +1

    Problem with hook is... The word(h*na on it

  • @srenjensen3817
    @srenjensen3817 Před 8 měsíci

    Nice hook🪝

  • @sshep7119
    @sshep7119 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Using your own designs is not a problem, building your own designs then giving them to other people to use is a huge liabiity. Espically things that lift and hold weight. Just remember that is isn't necessarily the person who got injured that files the lawsuit against the designer, it is also the insurace company that has to pay the medical bills of the person that got injured as the party that files the lawsuit. I dont like it either, but thats just the way it is.

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci +11

      I agree with you but I don’t think my design is in any way less safe than wrapping a chain around skid steer forks and hoping they stay attached.

    • @proave
      @proave Před 7 měsíci

      Thats pretty cool​L​@Janderson-AppalachianCreative

    • @bobdavis430
      @bobdavis430 Před 7 měsíci

      You sound like my old boss he was safety anal if an accident can happen he believed it would happen I was a volunteer firemen for 26 years we took risk every time we geared up.but I do understand your point but if we never try anything you never get anything done

    • @Janderson-AppalachianCreative
      @Janderson-AppalachianCreative  Před 7 měsíci

      @@bobdavis430 that is so true. I have been a firefighter for 39 years. I am an instructor here in Ky. Thank you for your service in the fire department. Always nice to meet another firefighter.

  • @exwldr6945
    @exwldr6945 Před 6 měsíci +1

    You Spend Money on Precision Plasma Cutting & Nice Heavy Steel And then you Buy a Chinesium Lift Hook 🪝 made Of Cheap who knows what Metal , REALLY ??😂😮

  • @kenactofkindness4017
    @kenactofkindness4017 Před 7 měsíci +1