I am good with my hands, tools, diy etc but in almost every of your videos I learn something new and I see a technique which I haven't thought or seen! Really like it!! Good work mate!
Thanks, glad you appreciate it. I'm trying to add a few tips into each video where I can. I've been building stuff for a while and like to think I have a few random things to share. Loads more coming soon.
3:53 for the WIN - Sceptical old git (65) here in the You Kay who's very impressed..... you're reminding about lots of things I knew and did in my 20's Crack on...
soooo great skills that i have learnt from you specially bending u shape aluminum so many time and efforts wasted while i am doing wrong now just with a cheap torch the magic will happen thank you so much
That turned out great, I also found skylights to be over priced junk so made my own but I didn't know how to bend the alloy like you so I made it square, its a great feeling when you put it in after a closed box has been so dark.
A sooty flame imparts carbon that will truly aneal the aluminum and to retu4n its temper simply reheat and air cool to re-temper. You are doing great sir. One of these days I will have to send you a pic of my 16' cargo. Home is 50 sq ft rear 88 sq ft is my shop
Hey, would love to see it! I haven't had the same experience as you with ali. I'm not sure carbon has much effect on the properties of ali temper? Everytime i've welded ali and let it aircool it is soft af.
best of luck with that - unless your a F/T forester (I used to sell spares for them - back in the day but I'd Never own one unless I had a commercial use for it - each to their own I guess)
Appreciate the comment Mitchel, hopefully will be able to put a bit more time into the truck in the next few months. Sorry it's been so slow so far. Thanks
Building a camper and the missus is obsessed with cutting a giant hole in the roof for whirly bird/light whatever. I just want to duct some stuff out of somewhere, anywhere but cutting a hole in the roof of a 5 year old hiace! 😅😅😅
Great video, I’m looking to buy a 2150 L38 once I have the money and build. I was curious to understand how many hours you’ve put in and how much it’s cost on average?
I'm not really keeping track of investment in time or money. But both add up a lot faster than you'd likely think. The box was about $2.5k USD, everything takes me a day to do.. no matter how big or small. The box took me a day, the roof took me a day, the deck took a day(twice), the doors took a day. Bending the skylight trims took a day. Installing lights took a day. I expect the total build will cost somewhere around $20-30k USD and a LOT of time. But the investment totally depends on how you want it to come out.
Brendon Tait yeah I’m budgeting now but i live in central London so nowhere to work on it sadly. I may have to get the box built but for the basic structure companies here are charging 20k
@@nlomas use any commercial refer body builder - It's not rocket science - IF you're on a budget you can find them reeeeeealy cheap sometimes but they'd probably need a wrap to look neat - good luck..
Hey, glad you took something away from it. When I told the guy at the aluminium shop that I was going to bend the flatbar on its long axis, he was like - that wont work, even if you have a great bender it will split. I'm going to be including a bunch of other useful tips in my other videos too.
Hello Mr Brendon! Don't want to bother u too much but I'm dying to see the progress on your rig. When can we expect to see some of your excellent work?😋
Hey Erick, I know it's been a long time sorry. I'll try get one up in the next cpl weeks. The next two aren't that creative, but I think you'll enjoy what's coming up!
Love your videos fella! The alu forming tips blew my mind. I'd never imagined you could do that without splitting it! Are you going to fit any kind of locking device to those hatches?
Thanks mate, appreciate the comment. The guys at the aluminium place I bought it from didn't think I would be able to bend it like that either. The hatches actually have little locks on each handle. If I get the time, I may modify the outside handles so they don't work, irrespective of if the handles have been locked.
Thanks... but the fuel economy isn't the killer. It is probably the most affordable aspect of this truck. Don't get me wrong... the fuel economy isn't great and if you compare it with something like a car, it's quite offensive. But with the category that this truck sits in over here... the road taxes are what kills it (more expensive than the fuel it uses). Repairs are also spendy.
like the aluminum bending tutorial, but I don't think he really accomplished anything by putting that ring around the skylight on the roof. Because at the end of the day you still have a seam between the bottom of the aluminum and the rooftop, no different than the seam between the skylight and the rooftop. To be honest you have just introduced a bunch of new areas for water to get in. One additional layer or seams all the way around the skylight for water to get in, and if the piece of aluminum is not perfect then it can introduce a water spot to get in. The only way to accomplish what you were setting out to do would have been to cut the hole smaller than needed, then roll the edge up somehow.
I mentioned that I was going to put a skin/membrane over the whole thing. Am likely to post a video in the next day or two showing this so keep an eye open for it. Cheers.
@@brendontait6968 will do, I am really enjoying the build so far. What type of company did you source the walls from. I live in Canada and cannot find anyone that sells laminated wall panels like that.
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I am good with my hands, tools, diy etc but in almost every of your videos I learn something new and I see a technique which I haven't thought or seen! Really like it!! Good work mate!
Thanks, glad you appreciate it. I'm trying to add a few tips into each video where I can. I've been building stuff for a while and like to think I have a few random things to share. Loads more coming soon.
3:53 for the WIN - Sceptical old git (65) here in the You Kay who's very impressed..... you're reminding about lots of things I knew and did in my 20's Crack on...
Cheers mate
Still going back to your videos mate! Thanks.
soooo great skills that i have learnt from you
specially bending u shape aluminum
so many time and efforts wasted while i am doing wrong
now just with a cheap torch the magic will happen
thank you so much
No problem, glad you learned something. I've got a bunch more techniques to show for things so hopefully you'll be able to pick up a few more skills.
That turned out great, I also found skylights to be over priced junk so made my own but I didn't know how to bend the alloy like you so I made it square, its a great feeling when you put it in after a closed box has been so dark.
That pen is a great idea! I'll have to get one
A sooty flame imparts carbon that will truly aneal the aluminum and to retu4n its temper simply reheat and air cool to re-temper. You are doing great sir. One of these days I will have to send you a pic of my 16' cargo. Home is 50 sq ft
rear 88 sq ft is my shop
Hey, would love to see it! I haven't had the same experience as you with ali. I'm not sure carbon has much effect on the properties of ali temper? Everytime i've welded ali and let it aircool it is soft af.
You are a magician and have convinced me to get a unimog
Thanks, and good luck. They can be a lot of work.
best of luck with that - unless your a F/T forester (I used to sell spares for them - back in the day but I'd Never own one unless I had a commercial use for it - each to their own I guess)
Loving the Unimog build so far! Also I like the tips that you incorporate into your vids as well.
Appreciate the comment Mitchel, hopefully will be able to put a bit more time into the truck in the next few months. Sorry it's been so slow so far. Thanks
Amazing! Thank you for this lesson.
Ultimate offroad Rv nice build man subbed!
Thanks man, been really busy with other projects lately but will work on some update vids in the next cpl weeks.
Yay, excited for another update
Marine looks/sounds like the way to go.
Build something nice, that might last.
(Repair/maint on my RV seem never ending.)
Agree totally, most of the rv accessories I've seen so far are so cheaply built I can totally see why you would have to continually be fixing things.
awesome stuff
Cheers
What he said. Halfway my bingwatching. Great skills, great videos.
Thanks Wouter
Building a camper and the missus is obsessed with cutting a giant hole in the roof for whirly bird/light whatever. I just want to duct some stuff out of somewhere, anywhere but cutting a hole in the roof of a 5 year old hiace! 😅😅😅
Amazing
way cool thanks for showing us how.
No problem, will be showing lots more little tricks in the future
How about a link to where you bought the hatch?
I bought from www.smartmarine.co.nz, but NZ is such a small market didn't think it was worth linking it.
Great video, I’m looking to buy a 2150 L38 once I have the money and build. I was curious to understand how many hours you’ve put in and how much it’s cost on average?
I'm not really keeping track of investment in time or money. But both add up a lot faster than you'd likely think. The box was about $2.5k USD, everything takes me a day to do.. no matter how big or small. The box took me a day, the roof took me a day, the deck took a day(twice), the doors took a day. Bending the skylight trims took a day. Installing lights took a day. I expect the total build will cost somewhere around $20-30k USD and a LOT of time. But the investment totally depends on how you want it to come out.
Brendon Tait yeah I’m budgeting now but i live in central London so nowhere to work on it sadly. I may have to get the box built but for the basic structure companies here are charging 20k
@@nlomas use any commercial refer body builder - It's not rocket science - IF you're on a budget you can find them reeeeeealy cheap sometimes but they'd probably need a wrap to look neat - good luck..
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Well I will be fuxxxx i didn't know alloy could be manipulated like that cheers for the lesson.
Hey, glad you took something away from it. When I told the guy at the aluminium shop that I was going to bend the flatbar on its long axis, he was like - that wont work, even if you have a great bender it will split. I'm going to be including a bunch of other useful tips in my other videos too.
Hello Mr Brendon!
Don't want to bother u too much but I'm dying to see the progress on your rig. When can we expect to see some of your excellent work?😋
Hey Erick, I know it's been a long time sorry. I'll try get one up in the next cpl weeks. The next two aren't that creative, but I think you'll enjoy what's coming up!
I was just thinking the same thing!
Love your videos fella! The alu forming tips blew my mind. I'd never imagined you could do that without splitting it!
Are you going to fit any kind of locking device to those hatches?
Thanks mate, appreciate the comment. The guys at the aluminium place I bought it from didn't think I would be able to bend it like that either. The hatches actually have little locks on each handle. If I get the time, I may modify the outside handles so they don't work, irrespective of if the handles have been locked.
Did you end up resolving your glue issue, or did I miss that video?
It's sorted... the video regarding it will be the one after the next. Cheers
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Love the truck but the poor mpg would kill me
Thanks... but the fuel economy isn't the killer. It is probably the most affordable aspect of this truck. Don't get me wrong... the fuel economy isn't great and if you compare it with something like a car, it's quite offensive. But with the category that this truck sits in over here... the road taxes are what kills it (more expensive than the fuel it uses). Repairs are also spendy.
like the aluminum bending tutorial, but I don't think he really accomplished anything by putting that ring around the skylight on the roof. Because at the end of the day you still have a seam between the bottom of the aluminum and the rooftop, no different than the seam between the skylight and the rooftop. To be honest you have just introduced a bunch of new areas for water to get in. One additional layer or seams all the way around the skylight for water to get in, and if the piece of aluminum is not perfect then it can introduce a water spot to get in.
The only way to accomplish what you were setting out to do would have been to cut the hole smaller than needed, then roll the edge up somehow.
I mentioned that I was going to put a skin/membrane over the whole thing. Am likely to post a video in the next day or two showing this so keep an eye open for it. Cheers.
@@brendontait6968 will do, I am really enjoying the build so far. What type of company did you source the walls from. I live in Canada and cannot find anyone that sells laminated wall panels like that.
@@Gantzz321 search google for metalcraft insulated panels, he mentions it in earlier video comments
I'm surprised you didn't just make your own marine hatch!!! Those things are way overpriced @ $600 (for about a 550x550 model).
Hey Andrew, I agree with you about their price... However time is often a bigger factor for me.