Hello mister V see him this is J C I am retired and I enjoy your videos I enjoy watching your videos even though I would never do it but I enjoy watching you. God bless and have a great day.
8:09 can't beat a metal saw for cuts. When i got my first one (aaabout 2013ish) i was a bit scared to use it, on account of the forces involved, but once i got over my chicken self, it's my best cutting implement and go to tool. Better than plasma, better than arc, better than grinders. Best part, you can get a beam saw, do a little bit of modifications to the cooling and slap a chop saw blade inside, which makes cutting big stock a breeze. It's scary as, but it's really clean cuts all the way.
What a real privilege to have an expert welder come and give you proper quality training something that you have always wanted to do! Good luck and all the best with working with this gentleman!!
I was just remembering when I was just beginning to view your videos, you sounded a bit skeptical about cordless power tools, stating that you trusted your Snap on one’s. At least with my poor English. You came a long way since and praising your Milwaukee tools kkkkk great video and greetings from Brazil.
I've never done a Frame Stretch before but I have put on Cranes & Beaver Tails etc (I'm from the UK) I do like to see how other People work & the problems they overcome-keep on with the good work 👍👍👍
The one thing I'm amazed every time is how you two manage to work on same project together. I'm trying to find something that will allow my wifey to join in on my junking ventures.
There is a gentleman mechanic here on YT that calls the missus "Wife Unit". She seems to have taken a liking to the moniker perhaps you should buy a "Wife Unit" t-shirt for your wife unit?
You seem to really know what your doing and I agree with you telling people who do know enough to stay away from this kind of work and leave it to the professionals
Jc I'm not going to lie I probably have lots better to do but I will stop to watch your videos which are highly informative and show off your professionalism and how you and your wife work and what should be done
All your videos are entertaining yes but also very informative and educational I personally learn quite a bit from your knowledge sir keep up the great work
You always want a cross member where your splice for the stretch is going to be. You don't want the splice flexing. Just a friendly tip 10 year stretching and shortening frames. 🤙 greetings from Houston Tx love the content
Great that you reminded people to seek professional assistance, too many dangerous modified vehicles through ignorance. We never stop learning until we push up the flowers…..
I've always found your videos informative and also entertaining. And I look forward to them when you post them on RUclips . You're building the trucks the best, and as safely as possible and I know that a budget is always a concern . Having a collection of parts trucks and a stash of other parts a plus too.
That’s an incredible amount of holes you had to drill, but it’ll all be worth it when it’s all finished up. Great work J.C. Looking forward to the next one👍
I’ve seen you use the mag drill before, but remind us again what bits you use to run 200 holes? Are you going through and resharpening, or do you have a carbide type boring tool maybe?
Very interesting to see how much work actually goes into stretching a frame , that truck will be very strong once you are done and will last a very long time too
I like the way he builds them too , this world needs more people like him . Builds things right strong and doesn’t cut corners , that’s the way it should be .
Great job really respect how you explain your methods of how your stretching this frame and how particular you are about doing it to the best of your abilities. Thank you.
G'day JC.. I really enjoy your videos , but this one was a classic . Your level of skill is obvious, the quality of work you produced is very satisfying to this old marine engineer . Respect ...!
As always, thanks for the video. I’m stuck out in California waiting on a ship inbound from Japan. Ship got bumped and pickup has been pushed to Friday. I was so glad to see I get to start my day with part 2. Can’t wait for the lesson vid.
Some advice for future, plunge cut into the frss as me couple inches from each end and make both cuts. That will allow the frame to stay together and you can finish your cuts with a grinder. Seems to make it lil easier to work with for me.. love the vid
Nice, I just spent four days in the hospital with pneumonia and come home to watch you take a saw blade to metal.,. quite unnerving to think about a saw blade that cuts like a razor. Thats some good stuff. I know about them but never ever got to try one. This is one tuff build but your the guy for the job... fine work JC
Jc great job of fixing a supply problem and if you would of had them made wouldn't have fit or super tight your probably better off doing it this way anyway could control upcoming problems before they arise
Fantastic that Peter is coming to help with this and demo the HTP220 ProPulse welder. I just got one of those 4 months ago after wanting one since the 200 model was out and seeing Peter use that one. Still learning it so I know I will pick up a lot watching you two working on this project. Thanks so much for your videos as I always enjoy them.
Great intro "Don't try this at home kids" You are going to have a ton of welding to do on that frame. Are you worried about those liners getting distorted from all the heat?
i am. as you see in this video, i have clamps set up to hold it flat. i ordered more clamps to help me with this. there is too much work in these liners to ruin them by warping.
Great job, that saw is absolutely amazing. I'd like to see you do that key hole style sometime. I think your minds definitely in the right place. Great video
i am going to make a reversible pattern. this way all the cuts can be the same. i will try it on something when i have more time to focus on it. i need this truck done fast. yeah, i know...there is never a "fast" project with me.
👍👌👏 I really hope that you will get the permission to film the professional welder showing new tricks and devices. I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the next video of this series. Best regards, luck and especially health to all of you.
Dear @@j.c.smithprojects Thanks for replying and especially for another heart. As you know I always totally appreciate both very much. 2) Uuuuh, that's good news. I like to learn new thinks to improve skills. Until then: Sincerely yours.
Looks great. This will be stronger than when it was new. Look forward to seeing more on the dual shield process. And you reminded me I need to order one of those saws. I was actually going to get one just before the end of the year as a extra write off but got busy and forgot...lol
i am grateful for each and everyone that i do have and all the folks that watch. you have been a loyal subscriber/ viewer for a very long time and that never goes unappreciated. thanks for being one our best mike!
Love your vid's wishing that I could do the same, except my health doesn't allow it, so please carry on what you are doing and enjoying your experience and love for trucks
I typically wind up doing a liner and a cap (probably overkill but better than underkill) then lay out wholes and bolt it all together like a battleship. Love the work man.
I’ve got a steel shop local to me in Kenton that makes custom frame rails for me in a timely manner, if didn’t have that I’d definitely be doing it differently
Looks like you have these frame jobs down to a science in the order that works best for drilling and lining everything up. I've seen some zila welding videos yrs ago. I'm guessing he's going to run some type of dual shield wire similar to what I run. There's several types that I don't even know about, but I run e71t-1 .045 wire with standard 75/25 gas. Be interesting to see what he has up his sleeve... In my short time working in a fab shop we used a dual shield wire with CO2 gas but you couldn't weld vertical with it. It was a very fast and liquid wire though. That's where I originally learned about dual shield wire. If you tack weld a t joint with regular er70-6 mig wire and then do the same thing with a dual shield wire and hit both with a hammer to break the tack weld you'll find it takes a lot more to break the dual shield. I'm guessing the pulsed mig will help with the warping also, which might be an issue. Anyway cheers, I'll try to catch the next episode...
he showed me pulse mig with 90/10 and dual shield flux core pulse mig with 90/10. that dual shield is HOT! this dual shield process is what i use to splice the frame. yes it is an uphill weld.
@@j.c.smithprojects yep It's hot. I seen large I beams warped from welding gussets down one side of a long beam. Supposed to have a higher deposition rate as well, so it's a little faster. Never ran it on a pulsed machine though...
I buy grinding disks (I mostly use flap disks) online or via my local welding supply. I ignore DeWalt and othe chain hardware store stuff. Quality flap disks like Norton are well worth the money. So are 6" thin kerf cutting discs for angle grinders ideal for cutting hardened steel. I never found a reason to run a grinding rock or especially the deadly flesh-eating knotted wire brush without a guard but cup knotted wire wheels and (small, so slow edge speed) flap discs are no issue. All my cutting discs get guards and I stay the hell out of plane of rotation. Complacency can hurt anyone and bleeding is embarrassing! If you need an assembly or parts blasted white a monument company is a great resource since they have towable compressors and blast pots for cutting names and dates on tombstones. I get truck and motorcycle frames and trailers blasted that way.
Great video, very thorough. Thanks for taking the time to show us your projects! Oh, have you ever used Ospho? Great stuff! Completely kills the rust! Works well for this frame work that will eventually be inaccessible!
I weld together then cut out a diamond shape from butt up and welded spot . Cut out a diamond shape to insert then weld out . This increases weld area plus adds more angles to frame cut area . My certify is hy pressure boiler tube and pipe all the way to XXX main steam line . tig n stick . Also mechanical Engineering sciences degree . No sweat I’m just lookin over your shoulder on this .mgood to see how u young guys are dealing with this !
many different ways to do it. keep watching. you will see the method i prefer. doesnt mean its the best...just the best i have found that i am able to complete with confidence.
Jc if you was going to have frame rail inserts broke what kind of metal would you use to have them broke out of. Tia. I love your videos on your frame repairs.
I watched all 12 parts of your video, I am wanting to stretch a 1997 dodge 1 ton to build a custom service truck but am having trouble finding anything on pickups, the pickup frames are not straight like 18 wheelers so unsure on how to proceed
Freaking AWEOME! You are an Incredible Teacher, Thank you for sharing your Insights and Design SKILLS. BTW How often do you change the Batteries on that SAW?
i have had this saw for well over a year and cut unknown lengths of truck frame. i think the diablo blade lasts longer than the original. the diablo blades are around $40. well worth it to me for such a fast and clean cut.
i cut all this frame with 3 batteries in all. the first one was only at 2 bars. the other 2 were fresh off the charger. that is about 65ft to 70ft of truck frame that we cut.
hello from the Netherlands . at 4:43 in the video : could you make that "puzzle piece" very precisely if you make a cutting-template from a piece of steel plate ? because then you still have the positive and the negative cutting-jig to pass the plasma cutter? or does that not work? I don't know and I don't have a plasma cutter and have never worked with it, so I have no idea what you have to take into account in terms of cutting width that you lose . it looks great that "puzzle-piece" hihi . i love your videos man . everything so well thought through and thought out before you do something. and want to do and make everything as safe and good as possible, also under budget. no hack jobs i love that . thanks for the video JC . Sincerely Hollandduck
i am going to make a template like you are saying. i want to do the key hole idea on a truck when i have some more time to focus on it. i will weld a flat plate on the top of the template so that it can be used on either side. the big obstacle is that truck frame is never perfectly 90*. so the centerline of the template could be off as much as a 1/4". i will have to manipulate the flanges of each piece before i cut them.
You’re doing good work! Question about your mag drill, does it have a feature where you can walk away from it and it slowly continues to advance itself through the steel? Second, how many holes is the bit you’re using good for? I’m always amazed how much you can do on your own and there doesn’t seem like there’s a hurdle you can’t figure out how to get over.
no. it is not a self feeding mag. not sure i have ever seen one that was. i have well over 300 holes on this 5/8" annular cutter i am using now and it still works very well. we use lots of oil while drilling. i see it like this, they are not hurdles....they are opportunities to learn something new.
Your videos never a waste. I could watch all day. I have a question. Doesn’t pertain to video. I’m replacing a hub seal on my 03 f250. Got a new hub nut. Some are telling me the torque spec recommended will not work. Wondering how you do it. I trust your work. Thanks
I would get a service manual for that pickup and follow it. They're handy for torque specs and all sorts of things. Those wheel bearing nuts are a bit different than the traditional jamb nut types.
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Hello mister V see him this is J C I am retired and I enjoy your videos I enjoy watching your videos even though I would never do it but I enjoy watching you. God bless and have a great day.
Mr JC Thanks for another informative video. Stay safe
Watching your videos is never a waste of time.
Agreed 100%
Agree 💯 % !!
I love your opening disclaimer! BUT in no way am I wasting my time watching your videos, you are a great "entertainer".
Not a waste of time for me
I enjoy all you and your wife's videos
I woke up to waste my 30 min.....love it.
Good thing you have your helper for the light work....
J.C. Smith that intro, lmao, love it bud. Keep up the good work.
Found a shop to do my frame, thanks to your video, I now know they do it right. They took me into the shop and explained the process
Excellent video
U don't need to put urself down on ur videos I like ur videos of ur alot
Can’t wait to see the next part of the series
You have stepped up your game on this project! This old Pete will be light years ahead of the junker you are replacing!
Really nice to proper weld preps on the butt weld down the centre. Lovely job !😊
I learned frame stretching, for the India truck channel! Lol
Pakistan?
Those videos are awesome!
Talk about "Don't try this at home".
Your videos are not boring, I enjoy watching I learn stuff and I don't do that kind of work. Great videos.
Great video J.C.Smith looking forward to your next video on this truck stay safe Mr & Mrs J.C.Smith
8:09 can't beat a metal saw for cuts. When i got my first one (aaabout 2013ish) i was a bit scared to use it, on account of the forces involved, but once i got over my chicken self, it's my best cutting implement and go to tool. Better than plasma, better than arc, better than grinders. Best part, you can get a beam saw, do a little bit of modifications to the cooling and slap a chop saw blade inside, which makes cutting big stock a breeze. It's scary as, but it's really clean cuts all the way.
Sweet! I love Peter Zila!
Fantastic work J.C! 🙂👍 Glad to hear about the welder and lessons. 🔧🔩
What a real privilege to have an expert welder come and give you proper quality training something that you have always wanted to do! Good luck and all the best with working with this gentleman!!
it went well. i learned a lot and built a great relationship with peter and the company he is with.
@@j.c.smithprojects
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Congrats!
Like always j c awesome job, ur wife is pretty strong 💪
I enjoy watching this kinda stuff thanks for the content👍
I was just remembering when I was just beginning to view your videos, you sounded a bit skeptical about cordless power tools, stating that you trusted your Snap on one’s. At least with my poor English. You came a long way since and praising your Milwaukee tools kkkkk great video and greetings from Brazil.
yes sir! i was a hard person to convince about the battery powered tools but once i gave in.....i went all in!
Definitely interesting to see, a lot more goes into these then one would think
just trying to do the best i can with what i have available.
@@j.c.smithprojects it’s wayyyyyy better then I could do
if i can do it.....anyone can.
You do better work than most professional frame shops!
I love these how-to videos you do. ❤❤
'THIS IS NOT A HOW TO OR INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO! THIS IS PURELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY!" i think your comment was in good humor though....
Awesome video J.C. you da man
Your disclaimer is funny. I understand why you say it, but still funny.
Great video Mr.J.C., thank you. I really like Ur way of thinking & getting after it. Thx also for showing that saw, I need one of them.
Great video bud .looking forward to your next video .
I'm always learning while watching your videos
Thanks for sharing
I've never done a Frame Stretch before but I have put on Cranes & Beaver Tails etc (I'm from the UK) I do like to see how other People work & the problems they overcome-keep on with the good work 👍👍👍
Nice work JC!
Very nice saw. Wish they would have had them when I was doing this stuff. Very nice work
The one thing I'm amazed every time is how you two manage to work on same project together. I'm trying to find something that will allow my wifey to join in on my junking ventures.
There is a gentleman mechanic here on YT that calls the missus "Wife Unit". She seems to have taken a liking to the moniker perhaps you should buy a "Wife Unit" t-shirt for your wife unit?
Most everyone can see they are a perfect match.
she doesnt want to do to do this but she knows i need help at times.
You seem to really know what your doing and I agree with you telling people who do know enough to stay away from this kind of work and leave it to the professionals
Looking really good JC can't wait to the next part
Looking good.
Nice work as always!
Jc I'm not going to lie I probably have lots better to do but I will stop to watch your videos which are highly informative and show off your professionalism and how you and your wife work and what should be done
All your videos are entertaining yes but also very informative and educational I personally learn quite a bit from your knowledge sir keep up the great work
Cool stuff! I have the 110v flavor of that saw, it is quite amazing!
I would never try something like this but i like watching you do it. You’re very knowledgeable about it all.
Lessons you teach us are great . Awesome work J.C . Great video .
Excellent and very informative video. I now know exactly what to not to do on my own. Thanks again
All your videos are great what I seen so far. Never seen that millwaukee saw. But probably going to be the next toy I buy
Never a waste of time JC👍👍
You always want a cross member where your splice for the stretch is going to be. You don't want the splice flexing. Just a friendly tip 10 year stretching and shortening frames. 🤙 greetings from Houston Tx love the content
Great that you reminded people to seek professional assistance, too many dangerous modified vehicles through ignorance. We never stop learning until we push up the flowers…..
Awesome job Mr. J.C. Y'all take care.
Thanks heaps JC SMITH, I really look forward to your videos.
hello jc and mrs .smith and its is randy and i like u video is cool jc thanks jc friends randy and cool peterbilt 349 cool randy
I've always found your videos informative and also entertaining. And I look forward to them when you post them on RUclips . You're building the trucks the best, and as safely as possible and I know that a budget is always a concern . Having a collection of parts trucks and a stash of other parts a plus too.
Very interesting, would have loved to be on-site to learn first hand, even as just a helper
That’s an incredible amount of holes you had to drill, but it’ll all be worth it when it’s all finished up. Great work J.C. Looking forward to the next one👍
I’ve seen you use the mag drill before, but remind us again what bits you use to run 200 holes? Are you going through and resharpening, or do you have a carbide type boring tool maybe?
unibor or hougen. we use lots of cutting oil while drilling and that seems to help. i can usually do
Its never a waste hanging out with JC
That truck frame is going to be built like a tank and that saw is impressive as heck. More stuff to add to the want list for sure!
Very interesting to see how much work actually goes into stretching a frame , that truck will be very strong once you are done and will last a very long time too
He generally makes it far stronger than it has to be, which is exactly the way I like things built!
I like the way he builds them too , this world needs more people like him . Builds things right strong and doesn’t cut corners , that’s the way it should be .
We pick your videos over a sitcom on TV!
Excellent video Mr. Smith..!
Thank you sir.
Coming along nicely,hope you are able to show some details on the welding
GOOD BAD OR UGLY....i will be showing what i do.
You do great work and your videos are very informative and helpful. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for sharing
Great work this should be very strong and lady a loooong time
Looks good to me 👍
Thanks again for the great work love it
Looks like fun
Great job really respect how you explain your methods of how your stretching this frame and how particular you are about doing it to the best of your abilities. Thank you.
G'day JC..
I really enjoy your videos ,
but this one was a classic .
Your level of skill is obvious, the quality of work you produced is very satisfying to this old marine engineer .
Respect ...!
just trying to do the best i can with what i have available.
As always, thanks for the video. I’m stuck out in California waiting on a ship inbound from Japan. Ship got bumped and pickup has been pushed to Friday. I was so glad to see I get to start my day with part 2. Can’t wait for the lesson vid.
Some advice for future, plunge cut into the frss as me couple inches from each end and make both cuts. That will allow the frame to stay together and you can finish your cuts with a grinder. Seems to make it lil easier to work with for me.. love the vid
Nice, I just spent four days in the hospital with pneumonia and come home to watch you take a saw blade to metal.,. quite unnerving to think about a saw blade that cuts like a razor. Thats some good stuff. I know about them but never ever got to try one. This is one tuff build but your the guy for the job... fine work JC
hard to imagine at first but it works and works well.
Jc great job of fixing a supply problem and if you would of had them made wouldn't have fit or super tight your probably better off doing it this way anyway could control upcoming problems before they arise
Fantastic that Peter is coming to help with this and demo the HTP220 ProPulse welder. I just got one of those 4 months ago after wanting one since the 200 model was out and seeing Peter use that one. Still learning it so I know I will pick up a lot watching you two working on this project. Thanks so much for your videos as I always enjoy them.
Great intro "Don't try this at home kids" You are going to have a ton of welding to do on that frame. Are you worried about those liners getting distorted from all the heat?
i am. as you see in this video, i have clamps set up to hold it flat. i ordered more clamps to help me with this. there is too much work in these liners to ruin them by warping.
well..........watch the next video.
Great job, that saw is absolutely amazing. I'd like to see you do that key hole style sometime. I think your minds definitely in the right place. Great video
i am going to make a reversible pattern. this way all the cuts can be the same. i will try it on something when i have more time to focus on it. i need this truck done fast. yeah, i know...there is never a "fast" project with me.
👍👌👏 I really hope that you will get the permission to film the professional welder showing new tricks and devices. I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the next video of this series.
Best regards, luck and especially health to all of you.
i think we got some good video of each process
Dear @@j.c.smithprojects
Thanks for replying and especially for another heart. As you know I always totally appreciate both very much. 2) Uuuuh, that's good news. I like to learn new thinks to improve skills. Until then:
Sincerely yours.
Looks great. This will be stronger than when it was new. Look forward to seeing more on the dual shield process. And you reminded me I need to order one of those saws. I was actually going to get one just before the end of the year as a extra write off but got busy and forgot...lol
you wont be sorry you bought it.
I love the disclaimer
I don't know how you don't have more subscribers
i am grateful for each and everyone that i do have and all the folks that watch. you have been a loyal subscriber/ viewer for a very long time and that never goes unappreciated. thanks for being one our best mike!
Love your vid's wishing that I could do the same, except my health doesn't allow it, so please carry on what you are doing and enjoying your experience and love for trucks
I typically wind up doing a liner and a cap (probably overkill but better than underkill) then lay out wholes and bolt it all together like a battleship. Love the work man.
I’ve got a steel shop local to me in Kenton that makes custom frame rails for me in a timely manner, if didn’t have that I’d definitely be doing it differently
Looks like you have these frame jobs down to a science in the order that works best for drilling and lining everything up. I've seen some zila welding videos yrs ago. I'm guessing he's going to run some type of dual shield wire similar to what I run. There's several types that I don't even know about, but I run e71t-1 .045 wire with standard 75/25 gas. Be interesting to see what he has up his sleeve... In my short time working in a fab shop we used a dual shield wire with CO2 gas but you couldn't weld vertical with it. It was a very fast and liquid wire though. That's where I originally learned about dual shield wire. If you tack weld a t joint with regular er70-6 mig wire and then do the same thing with a dual shield wire and hit both with a hammer to break the tack weld you'll find it takes a lot more to break the dual shield. I'm guessing the pulsed mig will help with the warping also, which might be an issue. Anyway cheers, I'll try to catch the next episode...
he showed me pulse mig with 90/10 and dual shield flux core pulse mig with 90/10. that dual shield is HOT! this dual shield process is what i use to splice the frame. yes it is an uphill weld.
@@j.c.smithprojects yep It's hot. I seen large I beams warped from welding gussets down one side of a long beam. Supposed to have a higher deposition rate as well, so it's a little faster. Never ran it on a pulsed machine though...
I buy grinding disks (I mostly use flap disks) online or via my local welding supply. I ignore DeWalt and othe chain hardware store stuff. Quality flap disks like Norton are well worth the money. So are 6" thin kerf cutting discs for angle grinders ideal for cutting hardened steel.
I never found a reason to run a grinding rock or especially the deadly flesh-eating knotted wire brush without a guard but cup knotted wire wheels and (small, so slow edge speed) flap discs are no issue. All my cutting discs get guards and I stay the hell out of plane of rotation. Complacency can hurt anyone and bleeding is embarrassing!
If you need an assembly or parts blasted white a monument company is a great resource since they have towable compressors and blast pots for cutting names and dates on tombstones. I get truck and motorcycle frames and trailers blasted that way.
Great video, very thorough. Thanks for taking the time to show us your projects! Oh, have you ever used Ospho? Great stuff! Completely kills the rust! Works well for this frame work that will eventually be inaccessible!
nio i have not.
I use it quite a bit and also the POR-15 Metal prep.
@@j.c.smithprojects ospho is a true game changer. Ace hardware sells it.
That looks like fun,,I'm gonna buy a truck like that and do what j c has done in the video,,,,,,thanks j c...
Me too! I’ll also buy a shop, the tools, the lifts, and marry a wonderful woman to help me. 😀
Awesome entertainment!!!
I weld together then cut out a diamond shape from butt up and welded spot . Cut out a diamond shape to insert then weld out . This increases weld area plus adds more angles to frame cut area . My certify is hy pressure boiler tube and pipe all the way to XXX main steam line . tig n stick . Also mechanical Engineering sciences degree . No sweat I’m just lookin over your shoulder on this .mgood to see how u young guys are dealing with this !
many different ways to do it. keep watching. you will see the method i prefer. doesnt mean its the best...just the best i have found that i am able to complete with confidence.
Mrs JC has some muscles
Jc if you was going to have frame rail inserts broke what kind of metal would you use to have them broke out of. Tia. I love your videos on your frame repairs.
i would look up the specs on the truck i was needing them for and find out what it has. then contact a shop that is an actual frame rail bender.
Best 1/2 hour I ever wasted!
I don't think your welding leaves anything to be desired now but we will see what the expert can show you. Thanks for the video.
I watched all 12 parts of your video, I am wanting to stretch a 1997 dodge 1 ton to build a custom service truck but am having trouble finding anything on pickups, the pickup frames are not straight like 18 wheelers so unsure on how to proceed
Freaking AWEOME! You are an Incredible Teacher, Thank you for sharing your Insights and Design SKILLS. BTW How often do you change the Batteries on that SAW?
Depends on what size battery i use. the 12ah batteries work the best.
We love your videos. Great saw. What blades are for frame rails? Thanks.
watch the video again. i show the exact blade in the package.
Great video. How long will one of those saw blades last?
i have had this saw for well over a year and cut unknown lengths of truck frame. i think the diablo blade lasts longer than the original. the diablo blades are around $40. well worth it to me for such a fast and clean cut.
@@j.c.smithprojects thanks. Im gonna try them out.
How’s the 6ah battery last on that Milwaukee circular saw? Awesome video jc.
i cut all this frame with 3 batteries in all. the first one was only at 2 bars. the other 2 were fresh off the charger. that is about 65ft to 70ft of truck frame that we cut.
@@j.c.smithprojects not bad, I had a couple 9ah that I used and had issues with them holding charge, and ended up getting the 12s.
When you cut a frame, does that then make you responsible for that frame ever breaking for the rest of that trucks life ? No matter who owns it.
hello from the Netherlands .
at 4:43 in the video :
could you make that "puzzle piece" very precisely if you make a cutting-template from a piece of steel plate ?
because then you still have the positive and the negative cutting-jig to pass the plasma cutter?
or does that not work?
I don't know and I don't have a plasma cutter and have never worked with it,
so I have no idea what you have to take into account in terms of cutting width that you lose .
it looks great that "puzzle-piece" hihi .
i love your videos man .
everything so well thought through and thought out before you do something.
and want to do and make everything as safe and good as possible, also under budget.
no hack jobs i love that .
thanks for the video JC .
Sincerely Hollandduck
i am going to make a template like you are saying. i want to do the key hole idea on a truck when i have some more time to focus on it. i will weld a flat plate on the top of the template so that it can be used on either side. the big obstacle is that truck frame is never perfectly 90*. so the centerline of the template could be off as much as a 1/4". i will have to manipulate the flanges of each piece before i cut them.
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You’re doing good work! Question about your mag drill, does it have a feature where you can walk away from it and it slowly continues to advance itself through the steel? Second, how many holes is the bit you’re using good for?
I’m always amazed how much you can do on your own and there doesn’t seem like there’s a hurdle you can’t figure out how to get over.
no. it is not a self feeding mag. not sure i have ever seen one that was. i have well over 300 holes on this 5/8" annular cutter i am using now and it still works very well. we use lots of oil while drilling. i see it like this, they are not hurdles....they are opportunities to learn something new.
Maybe I’ve watched too many bank heist movies or something w/ regard to the self feed drill.
Your videos never a waste. I could watch all day. I have a question. Doesn’t pertain to video. I’m replacing a hub seal on my 03 f250. Got a new hub nut. Some are telling me the torque spec recommended will not work. Wondering how you do it. I trust your work. Thanks
I would get a service manual for that pickup and follow it. They're handy for torque specs and all sorts of things. Those wheel bearing nuts are a bit different than the traditional jamb nut types.
i have a video of doing rear superduty bearing sets. it was an f250. back a few years ago. it should have the procedure i used in it.