I really appreciate your videos. Especially because you show doing large projects by yourself. I have to work by myself most of the time and find motivation from your videos to continue on. Thank you for what you do.
We have a large shop, and last year we installed a large number of big skylights. I highly recommend it, much brighter than any number of fluorescents could hope to compete with. Improves the work environment tremendously. Definitely something to explore.
Until the snow comes in the Canadian winters ... When I was a child in Ontario (many, many decades ago) it was not unusual to see snow one to three meters deep.
Man, you've got nerves of steel! My was getting nervous just watching you climb that thing. I was thinking "please don't let Matthias get hurt". Greta job though. Your amazing solutions and fearlessness never cease to impress.
A while back I had a job in the renovated Gooderham and Worts Distillery in Toronto. I was in building 5, which was also 5 stories tall. One of the things I always liked about it was that the builders left a lot of the old machinery in for accent pieces. I worked on the top floor, where the grain would be augered up and across the building to fall into the machines on lower floors. When I saw this video, I imagined the mother of all marble machines in your new space, starting at the roof. Imagine the noise (with the echo)! :D
There comes a time when DIY is not advised. I normally enjoy your contraptions but this time you should have used clear, straight grain stock- maybe Douglas fir or hemlock, which is what Babcock ladder used to build all their wooden ladders and scaffold from. . Anything other than flat-sawn # 2SPF. That stuff is totally unpredictable and will break suddenly with no warning. You saw what happened when you ripped it. Plus - You can buy an OSHA-rated steel interior scaffold tall enough to reach your lights brand new for under $500 or used for prob $150. $50/section for 6' mason pipe scaffolding. It's just not worth the chance of a fall building it out of construction lumber. I would at least have left them full 2x4 and hand-picked carefully. I've taken a 20' fall to concrete from homemade rigging giving way - it's not worth it.
I built a scaled down version of that so I could plasterboard a ceiling myself. Sometimes if you don't have anyone to help you and the job needs doing you don't have a choice! By the way, now you have ceiling access could you put up some sort of acoustic panels to kill the echos Matthias?
I would never question your abilities after seeing the projects you have built. However, I would question my own sanity if I was ever to climb one something that high. Be safe and keep up the amazing job.
i think thats just it. If you build it yourself THEN you know the limits. lets face it... you know 10-50 years ago scaffolding was put together by site scraps and nails. And then 100-200 years ago, scaffolding was held fast by rope. PERSONALLY this guy(Matthias Wandel_) is by far the most exact, competent builder ive seen. He shares his work and explains what he does and how he does it. I appreciate his attention to details and willingness to share.
Hello Matthias, love your videos but I do have one small, and I'm loath to use the word safety so I'll go with common sense recommendation. ( I do RUclips videos on blacksmithing so I also hate the RUclips safety police) it's a bad idea to climb up the outside of a tower as you shift the centre of gravity and it could topple ( unlikely I know but seen it happen too many times to ignore) that's why commercial towers have a trap hatch on the platforms so you can climb from the inside. Also a couple of outriggers would mean its totally stable. Other than those minor (and probably arbitrary) details, I love the simplicity and function of the design. I hope you take my comments as they are intended (with the greatest respect) I wouldn't like to be thrown in with them... :) Thank you for sharing. :)
Happend to me once... A guy climbed on a scaffold from the outside and tilt the whole thing to his side, I was standing by a pile of building materials so I jumped over it and the tower went down right on the spot where I was...
There should be no stigma around safety tips! Thanks for this. Although given the rise in the price of lumber in the 2020s I think most of us would rent rather than build a scaffold (I mean what do you do with it once you've fixed the lights?).
Matthias, you make it look so easy! Even avoiding potential disasters! I must say I wasn't so sure about your first climb whilst saying 'Its pretty stable already' LOL
Además de admirar tus trabajos, está claro que todos velamos por tu seguridad Matthias, en determinados momentos te vendría bien un ayudante. Cuidate. Te felicito por tu magnifico taller. Un saludo.
Nice build. If its your building, perhaps build a loft or put the lights together on one board and a raise/lower system which when lowered will give you more light and ability to maintain.
Matthias I enjoyed the build very much, thank you. I also appreciate you not feeling the need to edit out the goofs. It helps remind us we are human and we all make a few mistakes. Excellent job.
I am impressed with what you have to work with, witch is more than what I have to work with. I'm slowly am moving my hobby to woodworking from auto restoration. But I won't give up auto restoration all together. I did buy a set of your plans (tenon-jig) off line and will start to assemble it soon. I will make videos as I build it to show you the progress. Like I said I have less to work with than right now. Great video. Take care and make lots of videos. You are the only woodworking channel I'm watch right now.
Glad it worked out. You're a braver man than me. You might consider laminating another 2x4 to each of the ladder legs to add extra rigidity in case you ever use it with more load than just yourself and some lights. The 2x2 cross braces scare the hell out of me.
I've been watching your channel for several years now Matthias, and I have always thought you a genius... and then you nearly break bones with that step ladder fail :( I hope your wife/family do not watch these videos because I'm sure they'd have something to say about you using that scaffold without another person in attendance. Still worth a watch though. Thanks for the laughs in this one, and the information/eduction in all your others.
very impressive! If I ever need a scaffold, I will rent one though. It would be faster, less expensive and safer too. Keep up the great work. Your creativity is awsome!
Matthias, those LED bulb replacements (Costco sells them for $12 for 2) work without having to fix the ballast and last for many years. I replaced all my florescent bulbs with led replacements and its solo much better, it would also improve lighting for your videos, LEDs have a better spectrum. Keep up the great work!
It turned out very nice. It just so happens that you have more than enough space to store it without needing to dismantle it completely. But, some of us don't have such luck...
Love the build, but at the risk of making this beautiful scaffold obsolete, might I suggest replacing the fl tubes with LED replacements, that way, you'd have cheaper running costs and less need for fiddling with them in the future? :)
Good job. Another safety tip, on the platform consider having a kick board of sorts. It stops things being kicked off of the platform which is good for safety and the annoyance of having to go down to pick up something you accidentally kicked off!
Another valid way to get the top bracers on would be to lay the scaffold on its side until the bracing was at least done. Because you have the room and floorspace for it, it would be ideal. You can still work on the ground yet, assemble the scaffold. Having said this, you pretty much know what you are doing and your limitations so, great job :)
Matthias... Good effort. I enjoy watching all your videos and how precise you are all the time. I am glad you were okay after both your "oops!" moments. However as a total novice when it comes to building and DIY it is nice to see even a pro having some calamitous moments :)
Interesting build ... and Much higher than _I_ would be comforable with!! Although, if I were up there, it would be with the intention of replacing the flourescent fixtures with LED ones. Then I most likely would never have to go up there again, and I could repurpose the wood for other projects! (A "jungle gym" for the children?) And the electicity cost of LED fixtures would be noticeably lower. And I would guess that your scaffolding is likely to be stonger and safer tthan the sets from places like Harbor Freight and the "big box" shops.
i'm looking at this cold, not sure your intentions with it, but it looks like a theater scaffold, i could see it used for numerous plays, romeo and juliet being the most obvious. looks versatile though either way.
716saint That part in Act 2 Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet where Benvolio needs to change the projector bulb in the media room of the Montague condo...this scaffolding would be perfect for that!
Many comments to read now, so sorry because may be somebody already told you, but this is a must: please, please, always climb INSIDE this structure. A man's weight is enough to overturn the whole thing climbing outside.
I could see the lower part made into shelves stacked with junk. Would make a nice storage unit and the extra weight could probably make it feel more stable. Shelves with small triangle plywood braces in the joints and a thin plywood back panel would make you one hell of a solid structure without much need for the cross brasses
I think I would design a lighting system that could be lowered on pulleys for bulb changing...especially since I ride in an electric mobility chair! Sort of like the old chandeliers in the castle days!
I saw a radial arm saw. I thought I would see Matthias using a blue pocket hole jig before ever seeing him using a radial arm saw. What made you decide to buy a radial arm saw?
go take a look at the old videos he has had that radial arm saw for a very long time just doesn't use it, last time might have been a stair project at his brothers house,
Matthias Wandel Have you ever considered converting your radial arm saw into a thickness sander? I bought a used radial arm saw for $35 for the sole purpose of doing this but so far, it’s just sat in the corner of my garage. A company used to sell a conversion kit but the job can be done better and cheaper without their kit.
what about some sort of small tripod -- to level the legs -- small tripod on each leg-- to make adjustments for strange heights on ground -- you are working on concrete
Great project, although I have already invested in commercial scaffolding. The most interesting part was the penta? router. Never saw that before, any suggestions on how it was made/works?
You need to look as some of Matthias' older videos. He has a set of them on the deisign, development and buld of his pantorouter. (Also a lot of other tools, such as a bandsaw and a jointer.)
If you haven't replaced a lot of the light hardware yet, I'd recommend replacing them with 4' T8 fixtures instead. you can get a whole fixture for the same price as a ballast, they're about twice as bright per watt as your 8' T12, they're almost silent, and they start easily at 0°F.
If you want this huge scaffold only to fix the light tubes you can make an up/down system with a rope and a couple wheels ,like a train layout hidden on the ceiling . You can attach the lights to a 2x2s and work with the lights at different heights too , just pulling or loosing the rope , saving a lot of space and $$$ , sorry for my english , cheers
Hello. im french operator of boom-lift and cherry-picker. Im work all time in high lvl. Im looking your video, il manque au moins un barre horizontale en bas et en haut qui doivent être soit fixés aux échelles, soit y être bloqué avec une goupille. Le plateau peu être divisé en deux dans la largeur, mais surtout la plaque doit être solidaire des bois qui la soutiennent. Il manque bien-sur deux ou quatre bras de contrefort. ... lacks at least one horizontal bar at the bottom and top to be secured to or scales, or be blocked with a pin. The little tray be divided into two in width, but also the plate must be secured to the wooden support. It is well-sur missing two or four arms buttress.
A good answer for heating this high roofed building is a pipe that goes from the ceiling to a foot above ground level with a fan in it to recirculate the air. A old 12v PC fan would do.
Nice job, shows that you aren't too afraid of heights, and you have a bigger set than I.... Woof, I nearly threw up from watching when you were holding the camera looking down and when you were intentionally trying to wiggle the scaffold. Had I been up there, it would have been wiggling even more just from me shivering with fear. Looking forward to your next video, keep up the great works...
Matthias, how long before the structure you made drys out an loses its integrity of strength ? My vote goes to making a bulb changer pole out of wood . TY .
That worked out great. I do have a question, though. Did you just wing the space between the horizontal braces on the sides, or did you have a specific measurement you wanted? That distance seemed to work out well for your height when climbing up and crawling through, so it made me wonder if it was a coincidence, or if you just know everything.
Matthias Wandel Awesome. You are a god amongst wood workers and engineers. I know I only speak for myself, but I really enjoy all the projects you do and share with us. I hope I can do the same thing one of these days. Thank you, Matthias.
Escuse me, but about the cross pieces: If the end of each one at the legs are at the same distance from it, and no tenons or dados at where they cross, they are forced to bow to fit. Isn't that a problem, nor there is any danger of those breaking?? Couldnn't help notice, and is kinda bugging me.
Very cool. Please don't fall off it - the world would not be the same without your unique styling. I did notice however that you didn't do your usual jump test like you do with your work benches. ;)
Se a intenção é apenas dar manutenção nas lâmpadas, talvez fosse melhor produzir uma luminária em que as lâmpadas fossem trocadas a partir do solo com algum tipo de cabo extensor. De qualquer forma, gostei muito de ver construir esse andaime de madeira.
When you made the tenon joints 3/4", how did you arrive at that? Just because you already had the template? I would have thought the bigger the better Is there some sort of rule of thumb?
As usual, you perform a great work! Excuse me but I would like to make a advice: you have to request some help. I did the same a few years ago and now my back is in ruins...
Why does that space have such a high roof? Seems like a lot of wasted airspace to heat. Be a great place to build a large sail boat...except for the getting it out of the building part.
When it finally comes to replacing the lights, I would recommend replacing them with T8's (and matching ballasts--VERY IMPORTANT) Higher efficiency, and more light. and if you can stand the color , go with cool white bulbs/daylight. You won't be sorry.
Also this is a really, really useful thing to have, there are loads of applications other than just changing light bulbs. Like when you need something high to throw things to the ground and break them!
From watching these videos I get the impression that the only useful stuff you do is to improve your workshops. Do you actually make furniture or stuff?
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I really appreciate your videos. Especially because you show doing large projects by yourself. I have to work by myself most of the time and find motivation from your videos to continue on. Thank you for what you do.
Beautiful work ❤. Impressive work. I still wear a fall harness
Make sure to add a ladder that is mounted on the inside of the frame as well so you don't risk tipping the scaffold climbing it.
We have a large shop, and last year we installed a large number of big skylights.
I highly recommend it, much brighter than any number of fluorescents could hope to compete with. Improves the work environment tremendously.
Definitely something to explore.
Until the snow comes in the Canadian winters ... When I was a child in Ontario (many, many decades ago) it was not unusual to see snow one to three meters deep.
Man, you've got nerves of steel! My was getting nervous just watching you climb that thing. I was thinking "please don't let Matthias get hurt". Greta job though. Your amazing solutions and fearlessness never cease to impress.
Great! I literally applauded when you showed the installed wheels and dolly to move it. Now that cake has icing.
How many videos does it take for Matthias to change a lightbulb?
+Roy Ward get a life troll.
MotiveFilms life? Troll? He just joking. Get a sense of humor, asshole.
Glad it wasn't a tripped breaker...
A while back I had a job in the renovated Gooderham and Worts Distillery in Toronto. I was in building 5, which was also 5 stories tall. One of the things I always liked about it was that the builders left a lot of the old machinery in for accent pieces. I worked on the top floor, where the grain would be augered up and across the building to fall into the machines on lower floors. When I saw this video, I imagined the mother of all marble machines in your new space, starting at the roof. Imagine the noise (with the echo)! :D
Good job Matthias, that scaffolding tower will last years. Well done.
Looks very safe to me. In some countries they still use Bamboo for scaffolding.
There comes a time when DIY is not advised. I normally enjoy your contraptions but this time you should have used clear, straight grain stock- maybe Douglas fir or hemlock, which is what Babcock ladder used to build all their wooden ladders and scaffold from. . Anything other than flat-sawn # 2SPF. That stuff is totally unpredictable and will break suddenly with no warning. You saw what happened when you ripped it. Plus - You can buy an OSHA-rated steel interior scaffold tall enough to reach your lights brand new for under $500 or used for prob $150. $50/section for 6' mason pipe scaffolding. It's just not worth the chance of a fall building it out of construction lumber. I would at least have left them full 2x4 and hand-picked carefully. I've taken a 20' fall to concrete from homemade rigging giving way - it's not worth it.
I built a scaled down version of that so I could plasterboard a ceiling myself. Sometimes if you don't have anyone to help you and the job needs doing you don't have a choice! By the way, now you have ceiling access could you put up some sort of acoustic panels to kill the echos Matthias?
I would never question your abilities after seeing the projects you have built. However, I would question my own sanity if I was ever to climb one something that high. Be safe and keep up the amazing job.
i think thats just it. If you build it yourself THEN you know the limits. lets face it... you know 10-50 years ago scaffolding was put together by site scraps and nails. And then 100-200 years ago, scaffolding was held fast by rope. PERSONALLY this guy(Matthias Wandel_) is by far the most exact, competent builder ive seen. He shares his work and explains what he does and how he does it. I appreciate his attention to details and willingness to share.
Hello Matthias, love your videos but I do have one small, and I'm loath to use the word safety so I'll go with common sense recommendation. ( I do RUclips videos on blacksmithing so I also hate the RUclips safety police) it's a bad idea to climb up the outside of a tower as you shift the centre of gravity and it could topple ( unlikely I know but seen it happen too many times to ignore) that's why commercial towers have a trap hatch on the platforms so you can climb from the inside. Also a couple of outriggers would mean its totally stable.
Other than those minor (and probably arbitrary) details, I love the simplicity and function of the design.
I hope you take my comments as they are intended (with the greatest respect) I wouldn't like to be thrown in with them... :)
Thank you for sharing. :)
Happend to me once...
A guy climbed on a scaffold from the outside and tilt the whole thing to his side, I was standing by a pile of building materials so I jumped over it and the tower went down right on the spot where I was...
There should be no stigma around safety tips! Thanks for this. Although given the rise in the price of lumber in the 2020s I think most of us would rent rather than build a scaffold (I mean what do you do with it once you've fixed the lights?).
Woah, that's really tall! Good call on the railings at the top.
that's getting high there, that cross bracing was a good idea, my knees knock enough way up, let alone what I'm standing on wobbling lol
Matthias, you make it look so easy! Even avoiding potential disasters!
I must say I wasn't so sure about your first climb whilst saying 'Its pretty stable already' LOL
Would love to see you show how to make outdoor scaffolding for working on 2 story home
Really enjoy your videos. Ignore the safety hecklers, they can not help themselves.
Además de admirar tus trabajos, está claro que todos velamos por tu seguridad Matthias, en determinados momentos te vendría bien un ayudante. Cuidate. Te felicito por tu magnifico taller. Un saludo.
Bungee Jump time! Yahoo! Great job Matthias! Wish I was there.
Looks like you're having some fun. Can't wait to see how you will put it to further use.
Fun video. I appreciate your narration and video editing.
Nice build. If its your building, perhaps build a loft or put the lights together on one board and a raise/lower system which when lowered will give you more light and ability to maintain.
That's actually not a bad idea with a roof that tall lol.
Matthias I enjoyed the build very much, thank you. I also appreciate you not feeling the need to edit out the goofs. It helps remind us we are human and we all make a few mistakes. Excellent job.
That's the coolest bunk bed I've ever seen.
3:29 "Here is when I'm climbing onto my scaffolding, and here is oops number 3"
Great build really impressed.
I am impressed with what you have to work with, witch is more than what I have to work with. I'm slowly am moving my hobby to woodworking from auto restoration. But I won't give up auto restoration all together. I did buy a set of your plans (tenon-jig) off line and will start to assemble it soon. I will make videos as I build it to show you the progress. Like I said I have less to work with than right now. Great video. Take care and make lots of videos. You are the only woodworking channel I'm watch right now.
LOVE it when you show us your "oh shit and dammiit " moments..makes me feel better about all of mine.lol
This makes me want to build a scaffold even though I have absolutely no use for it :D
Glad it worked out. You're a braver man than me.
You might consider laminating another 2x4 to each of the ladder legs to add extra rigidity in case you ever use it with more load than just yourself and some lights.
The 2x2 cross braces scare the hell out of me.
I've been watching your channel for several years now Matthias, and I have always thought you a genius... and then you nearly break bones with that step ladder fail :(
I hope your wife/family do not watch these videos because I'm sure they'd have something to say about you using that scaffold without another person in attendance.
Still worth a watch though. Thanks for the laughs in this one, and the information/eduction in all your others.
very impressive! If I ever need a scaffold, I will rent one though. It would be faster, less expensive and safer too. Keep up the great work. Your creativity is awsome!
If I ever need to use a scaffold, I will hire someone else to do the work!
Matthias good stuff man you always have fun trying new things. That's what life is all about. God bless you mane, stay safe.
Matthias, those LED bulb replacements (Costco sells them for $12 for 2) work without having to fix the ballast and last for many years. I replaced all my florescent bulbs with led replacements and its solo much better, it would also improve lighting for your videos, LEDs have a better spectrum. Keep up the great work!
Oh, and my fixtures have faulty ballasts but the LED bulbs work great with no repairs required!
It turned out very nice. It just so happens that you have more than enough space to store it without needing to dismantle it completely. But, some of us don't have such luck...
Love the build, but at the risk of making this beautiful scaffold obsolete, might I suggest replacing the fl tubes with LED replacements, that way, you'd have cheaper running costs and less need for fiddling with them in the future? :)
Good job. Another safety tip, on the platform consider having a kick board of sorts. It stops things being kicked off of the platform which is good for safety and the annoyance of having to go down to pick up something you accidentally kicked off!
You let me down, man. Where is the wooden elevator? You are a great craftman, brother.
good job, will you store rough cut hardwood lumber on the scaffold when done?!
Another valid way to get the top bracers on would be to lay the scaffold on its side until the bracing was at least done. Because you have the room and floorspace for it, it would be ideal. You can still work on the ground yet, assemble the scaffold.
Having said this, you pretty much know what you are doing and your limitations so, great job :)
climb inside your scaffold matze ! make a passage flap and built some side support !
Nice build. I want to make a fairly tall observation tower and your design is great
Matthias... Good effort. I enjoy watching all your videos and how precise you are all the time. I am glad you were okay after both your "oops!" moments. However as a total novice when it comes to building and DIY it is nice to see even a pro having some calamitous moments :)
Interesting build ... and Much higher than _I_ would be comforable with!! Although, if I were up there, it would be with the intention of replacing the flourescent fixtures with LED ones. Then I most likely would never have to go up there again, and I could repurpose the wood for other projects! (A "jungle gym" for the children?) And the electicity cost of LED fixtures would be noticeably lower. And I would guess that your scaffolding is likely to be stonger and safer tthan the sets from places like Harbor Freight and the "big box" shops.
i'm looking at this cold, not sure your intentions with it, but it looks like a theater scaffold, i could see it used for numerous plays, romeo and juliet being the most obvious. looks versatile though either way.
Hmm.. I believe he needed it to repair the light bulbs.
716saint That part in Act 2 Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet where Benvolio needs to change the projector bulb in the media room of the Montague condo...this scaffolding would be perfect for that!
Tom Nally
lol
Or Rapunzel. Then new version.
"Wolfram, Wolfram, let down your electrical 2 gauge wire."
Many comments to read now, so sorry because may be somebody already told you, but this is a must: please, please, always climb INSIDE this structure. A man's weight is enough to overturn the whole thing climbing outside.
Good job. Looks strong and versatile. Another place for interesting camera angles as well...
For safety rails and diagonal bracing, You can use cable, or "Tie Down" straps, the tie downs for diagonal braces are light, quick, and strong..
That will make a hell of a future storage rack!
I could see the lower part made into shelves stacked with junk. Would make a nice storage unit and the extra weight could probably make it feel more stable. Shelves with small triangle plywood braces in the joints and a thin plywood back panel would make you one hell of a solid structure without much need for the cross brasses
I think I would design a lighting system that could be lowered on pulleys for bulb changing...especially since I ride in an electric mobility chair! Sort of like the old chandeliers in the castle days!
Matthias, nice work, and for us mere mortals it's nice to know you are human too.
Take care
Nice scaffold. the only design change I would make is adding removable stabilizers to keep it from tipping on its short axis.
I saw a radial arm saw. I thought I would see Matthias using a blue pocket hole jig before ever seeing him using a radial arm saw. What made you decide to buy a radial arm saw?
Had it all along. Used it in articles for my website in t he past.
go take a look at the old videos he has had that radial arm saw for a very long time just doesn't use it, last time might have been a stair project at his brothers house,
Matthias Wandel Have you ever considered converting your radial arm saw into a thickness sander? I bought a used radial arm saw for $35 for the sole purpose of doing this but so far, it’s just sat in the corner of my garage. A company used to sell a conversion kit but the job can be done better and cheaper without their kit.
I would put some weights at the bottom to stabilize that thing.
Seems rigid enough though.
I'd use nylon locking nuts instead of wing nuts. Wing nuts will come loose eventually under moving load.
what about some sort of small tripod -- to level the legs -- small tripod on each leg-- to make adjustments for strange heights on ground -- you are working on concrete
love that confidence in your work.
Great project, although I have already invested in commercial scaffolding. The most interesting part was the penta? router. Never saw that before, any suggestions on how it was made/works?
You need to look as some of Matthias' older videos. He has a set of them on the deisign, development and buld of his pantorouter. (Also a lot of other tools, such as a bandsaw and a jointer.)
If you haven't replaced a lot of the light hardware yet, I'd recommend replacing them with 4' T8 fixtures instead. you can get a whole fixture for the same price as a ballast, they're about twice as bright per watt as your 8' T12, they're almost silent, and they start easily at 0°F.
Great job Mat that's some size work shop. Build a loft and use it up
safe & Health Here would lock you up for life here! for building scaffold LOL
He needs a helper :)
thanks a lot for taking the time to make, film, edit, and upload this. i really love your videos and i appreciate them so much!
If you want this huge scaffold only to fix the light tubes you can make an up/down system with a rope and a couple wheels ,like a train layout hidden on the ceiling . You can attach the lights to a 2x2s and work with the lights at different heights too , just pulling or loosing the rope , saving a lot of space and $$$ , sorry for my english , cheers
Looks like you should have worn your brown pants that day. Very well planned and constructed.
Hello. im french operator of boom-lift and cherry-picker. Im work all time in high lvl. Im looking your video, il manque au moins un barre horizontale en bas et en haut qui doivent être soit fixés aux échelles, soit y être bloqué avec une goupille. Le plateau peu être divisé en deux dans la largeur, mais surtout la plaque doit être solidaire des bois qui la soutiennent. Il manque bien-sur deux ou quatre bras de contrefort. ... lacks at least one horizontal bar at the bottom and top to be secured to or scales, or be blocked with a pin. The little tray be divided into two in width, but also the plate must be secured to the wooden support. It is well-sur missing two or four arms buttress.
In the base of it you can store wood or etc.
A good answer for heating this high roofed building is a pipe that goes from the ceiling to a foot above ground level with a fan in it to recirculate the air. A old 12v PC fan would do.
A much simpler and more effective solution: use a ceiling fan. Note the shop already has some.
There is nothing you won't build ! :) I love it! Would lvd to have the height you have in your shop. Fun video to watch! Thanks
Nice job, shows that you aren't too afraid of heights, and you have a bigger set than I.... Woof, I nearly threw up from watching when you were holding the camera looking down and when you were intentionally trying to wiggle the scaffold. Had I been up there, it would have been wiggling even more just from me shivering with fear. Looking forward to your next video, keep up the great works...
now you can line those very high walls with shelves to get things out of the way.
Looks like an IKES set up wing nuts no washers etc!!!
Matthias, how long before the structure you made drys out an loses its integrity of strength ? My vote goes to making a bulb changer pole out of wood . TY .
Unfinished wood doesn't lose structural integrity as it dries. If that were the case everyone's houses would collapse after a few years.
Notice that the scaffold has no shelving to it . It takes a long time look at old barns .
old barns fall apart due to weather and moisture damaging the wood. a structure left indoors will last forever.
Exactly HOW do you change four-foot-long flourescent tubes with a pole, from the ground?
For your next project you can build a nice hospital bed with traction and a matching motorize wheelchair !
That worked out great.
I do have a question, though. Did you just wing the space between the horizontal braces on the sides, or did you have a specific measurement you wanted? That distance seemed to work out well for your height when climbing up and crawling through, so it made me wonder if it was a coincidence, or if you just know everything.
Just winged it.
Matthias Wandel Awesome. You are a god amongst wood workers and engineers. I know I only speak for myself, but I really enjoy all the projects you do and share with us. I hope I can do the same thing one of these days. Thank you, Matthias.
Nice big workshop you have there, I could use one like yours.
Great project, better keep an eye on those woodworm though!
Why don't you add a ladder to the side, so you don't have to use that aluminum one?
holy sh...a propper mallet !
Nice result, too bad it´s so far away from your home.
It is safe to keep all that stuff out there?
Escuse me, but about the cross pieces: If the end of each one at the legs are at the same distance from it, and no tenons or dados at where they cross, they are forced to bow to fit. Isn't that a problem, nor there is any danger of those breaking??
Couldnn't help notice, and is kinda bugging me.
I appreciate the exercise but, you could have just rented a ladder or scaffold to change your lightbulbs, yes?
You need outriggers for that kind of height!
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very good carpentry skills and DIY machineries
Very cool. Please don't fall off it - the world would not be the same without your unique styling. I did notice however that you didn't do your usual jump test like you do with your work benches. ;)
Reminds me of the wall barricade the orcs used in lord of the rings
Se a intenção é apenas dar manutenção nas lâmpadas, talvez fosse melhor produzir uma luminária em que as lâmpadas fossem trocadas a partir do solo com algum tipo de cabo extensor.
De qualquer forma, gostei muito de ver construir esse andaime de madeira.
When you made the tenon joints 3/4", how did you arrive at that?
Just because you already had the template?
I would have thought the bigger the better
Is there some sort of rule of thumb?
I had a 3/4" wide bit
As usual, you perform a great work! Excuse me but I would like to make a advice: you have to request some help. I did the same a few years ago and now my back is in ruins...
Why does that space have such a high roof? Seems like a lot of wasted airspace to heat. Be a great place to build a large sail boat...except for the getting it out of the building part.
I wouldnt even know where to start. Great job
When it finally comes to replacing the lights, I would recommend replacing them with T8's (and matching ballasts--VERY IMPORTANT) Higher efficiency, and more light. and if you can stand the color , go with cool white bulbs/daylight. You won't be sorry.
seriously son.... how much time and effort to change a couple light bulbs??? I see a tall step ladder against the back wall.
yes, bought that. Feels quite unsafe climbing that, even though it's actually too short for the lights.
Also this is a really, really useful thing to have, there are loads of applications other than just changing light bulbs. Like when you need something high to throw things to the ground and break them!
Scary. I've been watching your videos and when you stop posting, we'd sure know what happened. Take it easy man.
how many Morris and tenons does it take to change a light bulb :)
When is the open house?
3:23 hey didn't your ladder ever teach you not to step on the top step?
now you are on top of the world!!
theirs now way you get me up their.
I would hang the lamps on chains. then a simple rope around the lamps from below deigning.
From watching these videos I get the impression that the only useful stuff you do is to improve your workshops. Do you actually make furniture or stuff?
Take a look at his site: woodgears.ca - He makes all kinds of crazy stuff.
You haven't seen enough of his videos--Head over to his website and you will get your answer! :)
Nothing wrong with that.
"What do you make in your workshop?"
Tools, mostly
"What do you need all those tools for?"
To make more tools
Uses his bandsaws to make more bandsaws.
Always position the ladder towards the work area.
**ladder slips** Well, at least you had that scaffold to grab on to!
Well done keep up the good work mate,