Making Wooden Gates for My House
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2021
- There was these openings on the side of my house that were begging for some wooden gates! So I built gates, because I AM AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER!!
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By: Mehdi Sadaghdar
I like how you used logic when constructing this gate. It's a logic gate.
I see what you did there.
@@berniesupino7857 There was a knot in the wood so technically it's a knot gate.
HAH!
So build a table also...a truth table...
I'll get my coat
Goddammit it, Dave
I hope you can financially recover buying all that wood.
To recover from something like that he has to sell his Car :D
He will have to sell all his creations just to pay for a 2x4
He owns a single home in the Vancouver area, I'm guessing money is not an issue for him.
@@ProSimex84 is a house that expensive in vancouver?
@@andrefreitas2431 ya
What I learned from this video:
To make something level, shove gravel underneath.....
nice, a verified youtubrr
i dont know who you are!
It's honestly kind of relaxing watching Mehdi build gates.
Mehditative
@@ClayDress tis indeed
All I want is the 'bill' for that project 😂😂
Far fewer electric shocks than most videos.
Thief: “There’s a door now where there wasn’t one before. They must’ve bought something worth stealing!”
Yeah, lumber
It's the door that's worth stealing
Yup, my neighbour has a carport that was open before where he parked his van. Nothing ever happened but he installed a gate anyways to prevent people going around the back of the house. 2 Months later that gate was forced open and all his tools were robbed from his van.
@@Candisa Sorry about that, that was me
he's in a very nice neighborhood in Canada, I doubt people steal much there
The fact that we watched a man build gates just shows how valuable this man's personality is on this platform.
Dude that's so true, Mehdi is an awesome person to watch and learn from.
Nice profile pic
Always nice to see him around every now and then
@@dgajardo18 Men of culture in this comment section i see
I was telling my wife exactly THAT and I'm not sure she cared much about it so I'm happy I found your comment. 😅
"look at this beauty, carpenters hate him" lmao
The door design's explanation was super nice. I loved this one!
Do more woodworking stuff!
Maybe Mehdi should start a woodworking channel.
Medhi got da sawed off DeWalt
Except he confused nails and screws. I don't know if it was for comic value. But of course screws are better for grip, not for sheer strength.
mehdi never fails to make me anxious everytime he uses power tools.
the circular saw yes, the rest doesn't seem so bad.
i was just thinking that when i saw him with that circular saw xD
24 minutes of watching mehdi that's what all i wanted
yes
WHAT ?! this was 24 min. ? ;D
it felt like 10 for me
or less...
@@palamontus1037 dude its been like 27 mintues after posting this comment and yeah those 24 minutes felt not more than 10
@@palamontus1037 plus:- look at the first guys dp named:waterbiscuit
😅
I find his relaxed work videos really relaxing.
You know the semiconductor shortage is real when Mehdi has to build gates out of wood instead
Chips not available. Wood prices are 400% over normal, hmm
@@monkey32z Maybe this is part of a global conspiracy to slowly get rid of all gates!
We're gonna blow this thing wide open!
Gate-Gate 2021! 😁
It's not because of semiconductor shortage, he just wanted to be able to use the gate both ways - to enter and exit
lmao
My favorite part of this video is the little aside to talk about why the diagonal is facing a certain direction.
I would never have thought about the direction it going making a difference besides the triangle purpose.
Love your vids!
Yup one way will make the gate collapse one way keeps it nice and sturdy/square.
Or you reinforce the opposite diagonal with other support pieces and get double the triangle strength.
@@ConcernedCitizenPPCA If you make X you got 4 times the triangles so 4 times as strong
As a former fence builder myself, you did a magnificent job
As a former fence builder myself, you did a magnificent job
lol professional fencer lmao is that a real thing now? Who can’t put a fence come on now
Although he made mistakes like putting screws into the front face of the timber.
Can we take a minute and acknowledge the fact how much eletrocute's piano skills have improved over the years? Bravo! 🎹🎼
i dont think she did all of his music?! Did she?
@@ericbower2256 lol, of course not, just from 17:08 - 18:22
@@rabik_dev she has improved a whole lot, glad you pointed this out and bravo to her
“This is the LockpickingLawyer and today we’re gonna have a look at Mehdi’s gates”
That lock looks easy to pick. Click out of 1, nothin on 2, 3 is bin....ZZAPP
The crossover all we want to see
lol
@@andreimiga8101 LPL wouldn't even need to pick the lock. Three vulnerabilities are obvious:
1. The hinges are on the outside. Just get a hinge pin remover and you're through.
2. The door can be unlatched from the outside by reaching into that gap there.
3. Just get a ladder and climb over.
@@edderiofer All but the last one fail if the metal parts are electrified.
I love this guy!! “I’m an electrical engineer so I can do ANYTHING!” New subscriber!👍
11:55 This kind of noise imitation must be internationally used and understood.
Mehdi, you need to finish off the gate with either “Full Bridge” printed across the top, or an image of your rectifier / cape persona printed on it.
Rectify your fear ,do whatever madness u want!
Maybe a warning "Intruders will be shocked "
maybe made of acrylic glass like in Plasma Channels videos ;-)
Wife would kill!
@@Mehditation lol
wonderful and relaxing project 😌 loved the example with the small paper door layout
Now I find a creative person in the comments of another creative person 😂
That small paper door making me realise he really is a engineer 😂
Im a fan marsgizmo
Yes, I don't think it was that relaxing for him... 😂
He's 3d printer guy
"I'm an electrical engineer, so I can do ANYTHING." Never has so much been explained about my father in a single sentence.
I grew up to be a software engineer, so I can merely _describe_ anything. ....No, I'm kidding. I have a machine shop in my basement. I can also do anything.
I've never done anything close to hands-on DIY work like this, so everything is new to me. This is so fascinating. I've learnt so much.
0:35 Speaking of doing -sujeries- surgeries, you should make an alternate medicine channel, call it MehdiCal Malpractice
This made me laugh so much
Mehdication more likely :D
@@anttitenhunen4725 😂😂
Well that's quite an idea to come with if you don't know how to spell ssujarie
@@denisa10 i forgot an r :P sue me
"I need a ... . Ah this ... will do!"
- The monologue on which engineering is based on
"Ehhhh, yeah we can make it work."
Imagine you called a carpenter and he rings the door bell😂😂
I actually love these videos. The longer ones with random pojects. They are both entertaining and relaxing.
"I'm an electrical engineer, I can do anything"
**Flashbacks to Mehdi fixing a car**
The Electric Engineer Should make a Electric Fence.
damn. this is some big brain stuff
but he just wants to flex playing with his wood i think
Playing with wood??
He does carpentry the way a carpenter does electrical work.
I am a newbie to working on my own electronics, and love watching your channel. I've learned a lot from you. I've been a carpenter for 25 years. I had fun watching you build a gate. Probably like you would watching me work on electronics! LOL Keep it up!
Before cutting any wood or whatever you need cutting, always remember: Measure twice and cut once! Handy tip to save your time and effort!
Oh...and Electrocute's playing is REALLY coming along well!
Oh yeah i was about to say that 😬
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@@qrillionaire new glitch ????
@@qrillionaire He's a Patron, so he can see videos before it's made public for the rest of the subscribers
@@henlo7815 how do people still not know this? lmao. This has been a common Patreon reward for like 5 years at this point.
"I can do Surgery if I want to, The Patient may not Survive but it does not stop me". 😂🤣
Hahahaha 😐
Mehdi looking at the patients he failed at surgery
*Let's make Frankenstein then*
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Not what he said though, you were rushing to comment for likes so fast that you forgot to turn on your ears.
@@baddierater8214 wrong guess dude. I just laughed so hard on that line so i expressed here. 🤗
Hey medhi, you and ur channel electro boom were one of the main inspirations to pursue my electrical engineering degree! Thank you so much!
Mehdi Sadaghdar: professional builder
"I can do Surgery, even if the patient doesn't survive"
This man is too pure.
Nope.
@@ivankirola2707 *I can do surgery if I want to... the patient may not survive, but hey, doesn't stop me
careful with not damaging the lumber with the tesla, the lumber is expensive!
Cars are replaceable, lumber isn't 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Me as a Mechanical Engineer watching an Electrical Engineer executing a structure project. well done!
Why not making electrical gates ...
Is that legal?
imagine the neighbours not knowing about his youtube channel listening to this dialogue
I was thinking about that while watching this. If i did the same in my garden people would think i'm crazy talking to myself
@@Chyronn not a bad thing, keeps people at bay.
Mehdi: "thieves have easy access"
Also Mehdi: *hinges on the outside ready to be unscrewed*
Its just a decoy to pull thief inside, like doorknob at outside and self locking mechanism inside (means this door are only for the exit and not to get inside), means, second door got FBR trap.
If a thief is willing to unscrew a door from it's hinges, they're getting in the house anyway
You can just as easily vault over the fence
@@NomdePlume337 why don't they just jump over? Would be easier, less time consuming and probably not as loud.
@@Ownage4lif31 that's what I'm saying, there's tons on easier ways to enter this property than taking the door off it's hinges. They could jump it, smash a window, kick the door in, etc.
Loved the video! One small note, nails are the better option for sheer strength, whereas screws are much better for grip/clamping strength. Overall fantastic work!
23:05 , "Pre drill PILOT holes especially on small pieces to prevent cracking". Pilot was the word you were looking for. Lol
Something to be aware of: The glue on the post affixed to the chimney is gluing the wood to the stucco. Structurally, it's only as strong as the bond between the stucco and the brick/concrete underneath. Just like Command Strips are only as strong as whatever it's on (paint, wallpaper) sticking to the surface underneath. I've had plenty of Command Strips come off because the paint separates from the wall. So really, the screws are doing almost all the work.
How are the screws holding the wood after he drilled all the way through to mark the concrete? This part still confuses me lol
@@fun-guycomics3872
probably some part of the screw is still sticking out of the concrete so that it is in the hole in the wood
@@fun-guycomics3872 the hole is probably smaller than the screw so threads can still be made. If you are talking about the really big hole, that only goes through half of the wood
@@fun-guycomics3872 He just used a smaller drill bit to mark the holes.
To a degree that's true however the glue is still locking onto all the micro and macro dips, valleys, grooves in the cement/brick wall. But yeah the glue alone wouldn't have been sufficient and wouldn't have lasted. The screws are most important but I bet the glue adds resistance to movement over a million times for es are applied to that post. Might help prevent the wood from gouging around those screws from all the decades of slamming gate. Note, I'm not a structural engineer.
As someone who lives way north of the Arctic Circle, seeing a chimney outside of the house seems like a waste of heat energy. Gives me chills!
My old house, built in the 60s had a brick chimney that wasn’t attached to the walls. When it was really dry in winter we could see daylight in the gap!
13:19 yes mehdi i agree with you , i hope that earth moves only for your gate
You probably already realized this, but the reason that there is a loop at the top of the lock is for tying a chain/rope to, add a pulley above (doesn’t have to be far), and drop the free end of the string/chain onto the opposite side for opening the latch from the opposite side. Just make sure that the string weight is lighter that the latch so that the weight of the latch can relock itself when it drops back into place.
"We should be fine."
...
"Will we?"
2 weeks later the house has become a steel and concrete bunker.
@Burger bet
@Butter hmm
@Butter bet
@Butter bet
I never thought about the practical function of the angled piece of wood on doors. This whole video was a lesson and a half and gave me confidence on fixing stuff up myself, thanks Mehdi
It is pretty common these days to use a cable going the other way (tension) instead of the diagonal piece of wood. It is easier to adjust the tension of the cable using a turnbuckle to square up the door.
@@travcollier what kind of cable? Im a carpenter who makes doors and gates and ive never seen or heard of a cable.
@@pulloutski01 Just a little wire rope. Doesn't need to be super strong or anything. Anchor with some eye-bolts.
I've seen custom gates and kits which use that, but how common probably varies by reigion.
A piece of wood and some screws are cheaper, but the wire way is a bit easier to make and adjust. You know I'm sure, but the issue with the wood brace is that it needs to be cut pretty much exactly right.
This was seriously entertaining. Especially with the smooth background music. You have shown everybody exactly how you think, which is pretty awesome.
As someone with decent carpentry skills and poor electrical skills, watching mehdi do this made me feel how he would feel watching me when I do my wiring.
Good content.
lmao... The 'diagonal piece of wood' section had me grinning hard
@@joshuabastion995 Care to explain?
@@joshuabastion995 yes, please explain :D my basic structures knowledge had me understand that was functional
"Hey sir, you cant build an UFO"
"Im an Electrical engineer"
UFO is an unidentified flying object so I don't know how he would be able to make that..
@@RepublicOfIraq spraypaint a cat green, then cover it in clay and throw it with a catapult, with enough clay nobody will notice it's a cat.
@@Alex_Vir why a ca tho😭😂😂
@@fakboi6569 Cause he's a psychopath and wants to hurt animals for no reason.
@@fakboi6569 cause it’s fun
So awesome! I'm an electronics/physics nerd too but I'm about to venture into the world of STRUCTURES and WOOD by designing and building a shed, inspiring to see an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER building gates!
rule one of ANY public facing door,
Put the hinges on the INSIDE, you never want the screws for the door hinges to be unscrew able from the outside, it makes any lock you decide to put on the door, irrelevant when they can with a screwdriver take the whole door off
Don't rely on the door locks to hold the door from swinging inwards. Add a thin piece of wood as a door jamb, for the door to butt up against when you close it. Or you will tear off the door lock in a short time. Well done otherwise. Cheers from Winnipeg.
Also replacing the 1" end panels with 3" one will hold it flush to the face of the frame.
Another cheer from winnipeg!
Mehdi: builds a door, lock himself out, then finds out that he can reach the lock easily, but still it’s pretty nice door heyyy. Best 24min of my week, thank you for the content !!
ElectroCUTEs piano skills have improved a lot ! (17:10)
This was a great video, I enjoyed all the process of making this from scratch.
“Carpenters hate him.”
Lol! No, I’m enjoying this.
I was watching this and thinking of all the things he could have done better, but I'm just proud he did it for himself, and it was pretty decent.
@@Azivegu yeah. we all start somewhere.
the begning after the end
Many months later
Mehdi: my door fell off due to some stupid weather conditions
Viewers: more content😂😂
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks
"we could make a giant cross and crusify someone! Hehe."
"I can do anything i can even do surgeries the patient may not survive but hey"
-Mehdi 2021
Grapes: *visable sweating*
Engineer logic: The patient would not survive, but the reasons why not would be fascinating.
“I can do surgery if I want to. Patients may not survive, but hey, doesn’t stop me.”
The doors are more than beautiful ❣️
I like that typical woodwork !
One thing that bothers me is the iron spikes you left at head level 😅
Please find some other locking mechanism before someone is seriously injured
Your little girl plays the keyboard very well. She's lucky to have a supportive and talented father.
Mehdi: makes a joke about crucifying someone
Also Mehdi, 10 minutes later: "Carpenters hate him!"
👀👀
Jesus Christ, you're right!
You nailed it.
This comment made me cross.
24:03 "There was no door here to start with. We should be fine"
Funny thing is… when there was no door, it was sending a message: there's nothing worth to steal here.
Now the door sends a message there is something of worth behind this door.
Just something to keep in mind ;)
May 2nd was actually ortodox easter, you're on point with the crusifix
Thanks! This really helped me out today!
I can imagine one day “hey guys I’m at the hospital to perform brain surgery”
*patient catches fire*
Rectifying free energy minds
@Kemthur Suraj
_kills them_
@@SreenikethanI 😶😁
"let's plug it in" sparks and a sound of the flatline...
Next video: how to properly dispose a body
I love just watching Mehdi doing his own thing, just vlogging. It's weirdly relaxing.
I thoroughly enjoyed all of this.
I love all the landscaping!
15:50 quite the opposite. screws are good when you want to pull things together, nails are good for shear forces. Nails are not hardened and will not break apart under load, good for shear resistance. Nails are terrible for holding 2 pieces together. You could add some glue to the screw if you are worried that it might come loose, but then you will never get it out without a drill.
Hardened fasteners are stronger in all loads than non-hardened. Shear to tensile ratio is about 0.6 of tensile for steel fasteners. A low carbon steel fastener is about 60k psi tensile, with a hardened fasteners being 100K+. A mild steel fastener may yield before failing, but a yielded fastener has already failed.
Couldnt tell if he was trying to be funny or not lol
Sometimes it is better to see yielding before total failure. Nails give you that indication by yielding before total collapse. That's why they are used in structural joining. If you want more strength, you can use a bigger fastener, there are many to choose from.
Mehdi: walks a thin line of danger any time he’s near electricity
Also mehdi: gracefully puts a saw right next to his hand and didn’t even injure himself the entire video.
I think he’s in the wrong field of work lol
The way he was using that circ saw... I'd say he's in the exactly correct line of work, It'd only be a matter of time.
he is going to hurt himself on that improperly installed latch.
Nice gate/door , awesome work!
need more of these videos!
You gotta start a new channel ElectroCarpenter and upload a new video with the title how to make an electro-made fence Door 101.
@Greenish Man mostly he got to see it first before the public does
@@Mizu14. haha patron gang!
True LMAO
ElectroWood
@@thelordfourth yep... I knew it
His last words will for sure be “but hey, I’m an electrical engineer, so I can do it”
No i think it will be ' alright lets plug it in '
@@ameyrathod864 or ,,now the cercuit is hot and ...
This guy is hilarious. Very easy to watch and learn
Lmao I love the way he says “Deck Screws”… yea man that’s exactly what they are! Love your channels man!
I'd recommend you use that 3rd hinge because after a couple years the door will sag from the weight of itself the more you add the more surface area you have to support your door.
I have been building fences and gates for a many of years, personally I would have recommended an aluminum frame with wooden boards attached to the front. This would create the least amount of sag. Aside from that this was a great video, and you built that gate like you had done it many times before. Very well done.
I was born in Iran but grew up in Austria/Canada never learning Farsi. Thank you for teaching me the word for dog! I will never forget it now.
2 years and it still surprises me that nothing explodes in this video
"Why did i do this"
Mehdi everytime something blows up,burns or does something it was not supposed to
That type of latch usually can fit a padlock of some kind. Even a cheap one I imagine would be hard to pick from the other side. Also, security hinges are a thing. Or just weld the hinge pin to the rest of the hinge. Your supercaps and some carbon rods might be able to do that.
There's no need. The gate is for privacy, not security. He lives in a nice neighborhood in Vancouver afaik. If he were going to be stolen from it would be through a phishing attack or a data breach, not a burglar. Besides, there are locks on the doors and there was no gate there before.
Beautiful work!
Wow... Thats some hard work man.
15:38 nope screws are very good at holding pulling force and weak at holding shear force, because they are not elastic enough and can basically break. The nails are the best at holding shear force but you can use them only when you work with wood and they're also weak at holding pulling force.
I was searching for this comment, thank you 😅
"Eh, not terrible..." . I'm delighted when I can say that about my projects or tasks!
Really, I like your style to explained how to make the gate... Thanks
absolutely love your channel !
Mehdi: *buys the wood at 28th April, 2021*
Also Mehdi: *brings it back home at 2nd May, 2021*
Where were you Mehdi?
I watched the whole video, every single minute of it, and it's amazing. Haha. Funny af
Guy is a genious!! Love your vids
So freaking funny and you actually learn stuff! Congrats!
I love how it took him a few months before he started installing it.
You just gotta play Minecraft in real life! haha
*Boom*
FUUUUUUUUUU-My car!!!!!
Mehdi, you generally want to put the latch at the same height as the door handle, its stronger for the gate over the long term. Putting it up high like you did gives you alot of leverage on the latch from where you are pulling on the handle, making it much easier to break the latch or rip it off the door. Plus they make door handles with thumb buttons that you can link to the latch to open the gate.
Putting the latch in backwards is a terrible idea. Especially at head height. You just don't so that.
You are the funniest guy on RUclips I've seen in a while keep up the good content
Nice install!
A: Very neat woodwork, that was fun to watch indeed! :oD
B: That catch for the latch protruding to scratch is an accident waiting to happen. It´s on head height. Eye-height, even. Only a question of time someone gets hurt, and we both know who that someone will most likely be. Get a different lock, Sire. The one you have there is but shite.
Yo that rhymed