For anyone who cares. Check for square before you weld! Especially for people who don’t have a weld table like his. Tack the whole square together checking each measurement (H) and (W) then check for square then clamp it down good and finally weld complete. If you need help finding out the weld sequence look up the videos from Fireball tools.
11:53 The part where you said you leave it open-ended makes such much sense lol. I can hear the raddle. I have never weld before but it was on my list of skills to learn. Listening to you talk about your process is awesome. It's obvious you care about the little details and take pride in your work. Thanks for making these.
Just got back from Industrial Metal Supply in Irvine,CA with my gate metal. Watching your video one last time before getting busy building it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
This answers all the questions I had about welding a gate. I've made some out of wood so this is something new. Especially regarding welding thin-walled tubing. Thanks for the informative demo!
Learning new things every time I watch your videos, thank you! On those formulas you mentioned, the way I learned from my father in law which he is 89 years old and still welds is; find the center, from there go about 4 inches, give or take. Couple of gates I built have come pretty good, no fancy formulas for me. Im about to build a gate for my generator shed and I'll try your system.
Love the welding table & clamp set up you have. Makes working much more nicer & precise. LOL I noticed all of your grinders conveniently set up. I too keep many grinders each with a different purpose instead of changing blades. Speeds up the project when you have a great set up. ThankQ for sharing, I'm getting ready to build a gate for our farm. I recently have been welding small repairs & projects, this will be my 1st gate build. I'm trying to learn as much as I can to save me from making costly errors. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge & experience.
You remind me of my dad. Hardcore old school worker with lots of cool tips and EXPERIENCE!! God bless and I hope you and your family stay safe during the pandemic. Please recommend a paint/coating you would use for the gate.
Not sure if it would be the same as pickets for railing like on a deck however I always started at the middle and used a 2x4 spacer to work my way out and it always looks nice
Nice. An easy method of measuring spacing is to use an engineer’s scale tape measure. It’s in decimal ft, so just divide the overall width by the number of sections you want. Have done this for years. Works great. Lufkin makes an engineer’s tape measures that has both imperial and decimal feet on it. Seriously recommend you try it. It’s easy to divide on your smartphone and saves a lot of time.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Great videos. Can you cover your prep for paint? Do you remove mill scale? I saw on another video that you used Rustoleum- how long is it lasting?
Got some advice from a lifetime builder.. Benjamin Moore DTM or Shewin Williams DTM Sand then apply chem prime Sand again Prime with Shewin Williams kem kromik Then roll with small roller
It’s EASY. He’s MIG welding. I’ve been a fabricator for 25 years. Tig welding is a little tougher. Welders are cheap. Just buy one and watch RUclips videos. Or go to a local shop and ask if you can watch someone weld. It’s fun.
I just got that saw! I can't wait to try it. The cast aluminum base is much more table than the lower model made from stamped steel. The cast alum base won't flex and the cuts will be square. This is a common complaint with the Evo saws.
I heard you talking about spacing the pickets out. The "formula" I use when trying to find the spacing, is pushing all the pickets to one side and take that measurement. Count out how many pickets you have and divide your previous measurement by however many pickets plus one. For example... If you pushed your 8 pickets to one side and had 32 inches. Youd dive 32 inches by 9. One more than the amount of pickets you have. Hope that helps.👍🏻
Nice job Jim. I've watch each and every one of your videos and apart from other great projects you've done, in my opinion you are really an expert gate builder and I've learnt a lot from just by watching you at work. Although you have really great equipment in your shop, it still requires a real "Craftsman" to ensure these projects turns out professionally and great. Well done !
I haven't been keeping up with the channel much lately, but glad to stop in today. I'll add 2 suggestions for spacing. This stuff really appeals to my nerdy side. IMHO, the easiest way to perfectly space pickets is to stack all the pickets into the completed frame, use a tape and measure the empty space. Divide that measurement by the number of pickets PLUS ONE. Get out your digital caliper, and cut a pair of wood spacers to the exact dimension, and then you can use your usual workflow. If you label them, you can re-use them. Instead of cutting blocks to size, you can make a pair of this pretty cool tool (and make a video about making the tool) -- a "spacer book" - cut 1/8" bar stock into 3~4" squares... enough pieces so they stack up to 4". Then cut one 1/16" thick square. Drill a hole in the corner and bolt them all together. Be sure to put the 1/16" piece on the end. Now you can space out to the nearest 1/16" by flipping the "pages" of the book. If you want to be closer than 1/16", use masking tape shim on it. On the one I made, all the "pages" are the same and I have to measure it every time I use it. IMHO, it would be smart to mark the stack so you can read the stack height easily, maybe shorter and longer "pages" like the tick marks on a tape measure.
Exactly!! 👍👍👍If you have 9 bars totaling 180mm you take that off the empty space then devide that by 10.always round the number up rather than down aswell
Hi Jim I love your Video I've beam watching it for while its grate and love it , I'm a retired machinist and I want to convert a solid fence to make a gate a I have a 1" square a balcony fence and I want to cut a section and hinge it so I can open and close when needed so as I was watching your video I understood the way you did it on the pin type hinges., I just found some hinges on my garage its 1-1/4" wide and I'm going to use that do you think I should leave about 1/4" clearance after I cut it for swinging it to install the hinges? I'm going to use screws to install the hinges, any recommendations will be greatly appreciate it. Again super grate Video Il keep on watching your videos, Thank you Jimbo.
I’m a pipeline welder by trade, I’ve had lots of requests to build gates and other stuff. My biggest problem is knowing how much to charge. What do you suggest?
You can measure the gate's inside width and write down that number, then add up the widths of all the 9 bars and write down that number. Subtract the width of the combined bars from the width of the frame and divide that number by 10 (there are 10 spaces in total between all vertical members, including the frame plus bars). Now that you have your spacing you can make a spacing block of that dimension to go between each bar.
I saw a tip where you could use a regular piece of waistband elastics, you can measure out whatever guideline widths for that area and then lay it out over the piece and stretch it out to the nearest picket. Roll it back up and throw it in the tool box for next time.
Hi there jimbo just got myself my own cold cut slugger love the look of it can’t wait to start cutting with it love watching your videos you have inspired me to get back to cutting and welding cheers bud keep Making videos
Hola jimbo!! Soy de Argentina. Quiero hacerte una consulta tecnica. Que tipo de disco usas en la ingletadora para cortar los caños?? Agradeceria que especificaciones tiene que tener. Muchas gracias!!!
How do you handle the weld splatter on that table. I was going to order one of them but I never could get a hold of them (plus I was reading about other people having issues not getting their orders) I went with a build pro but splatter is splatter. How do you handle it?
question out here for you guys and gals. i built some metal gates for the sides of my home. Anyhow do you guys typically set your post in concrete or set anchors in concrete and weld a floor plate to secure posts?
Great work as always Jimbo, love to see you on your new project!!! Keep it going, they all different and enjoyable. Thank you kindly for sharing of your big knowledge with us.
I am wanting to redo my metal fence in backyard. It’s 50 ft so big job. The metal you used was it 11 or 16 gauge? Trying to figure out thickness to use
It's pretty simple to calculate equal spacing between pickets...if you have 9 pickets to fill inside the frame just add one for the calculation, so divide the space by 10 (not 9) and they will always be equally spaced in the frame. Inside frame divided by 10 = equal space between all 9 pickets. So if it were 12 pickets always divide by 13 etc...
I have a small pedestrian gate to make similar in size to this that matches the style of the double drive way gates. One of the pillars is off plum by 25mm over 1300mm. The builder I'm working for said I can just make it straight. But I was thinking I'll be hanging it off the plum pillar, and I could just cut the top horizontal 25mm shorter and have the gate at least parallel to the pillar. Any thoughts or recommendations anyone could offer. I'm just concerned if I make it straight like the builder said it would look pretty noticeable, having those two lines converging it's leaning in.
I been following your video for few months now. I want to weld a plant stand like one of your video but what machine would you suggest me to buy so I can weld multiple metals and thickness. Where do I go to learn what setting to set a welding machine to weld without having to buy a oxygen tank?
If it was a side access gate for a house that was going to be locked for security, would you weld the hinges on so the gate could not be lifted off of the hinges?
hi jimbo quick question for security reason why don't u weld the one hinge the other way around because that metal gate u can just lift it off its hinges
Could you do a comparison between the Fein and the EVO ? I'm mostly interested in miter repeatability and/or differences in the base. Seems the EVO S380CPS is not available which has the cast base, this must be the EVO S355CP ?
You could weld up a jig based on the picket dimensions so all you have to do is lay in the pickets and well them . this way it keeps it level , and speeds up the process.
For anyone who cares. Check for square before you weld! Especially for people who don’t have a weld table like his. Tack the whole square together checking each measurement (H) and (W) then check for square then clamp it down good and finally weld complete. If you need help finding out the weld sequence look up the videos from Fireball tools.
11:53 The part where you said you leave it open-ended makes such much sense lol. I can hear the raddle. I have never weld before but it was on my list of skills to learn. Listening to you talk about your process is awesome. It's obvious you care about the little details and take pride in your work. Thanks for making these.
I'm a fabricator myself and really appreciate you videos, you have the dream shop and you are a true ironman👍👍👍
I admire how you keep it old school, and don't sweat the small stuff. kick ass gate man. 💪🏼
Just got back from Industrial Metal Supply in Irvine,CA with my gate metal. Watching your video one last time before getting busy building it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
This answers all the questions I had about welding a gate. I've made some out of wood so this is something new. Especially regarding welding thin-walled tubing. Thanks for the informative demo!
Learning new things every time I watch your videos, thank you! On those formulas you mentioned, the way I learned from my father in law which he is 89 years old and still welds is; find the center, from there go about 4 inches, give or take. Couple of gates I built have come pretty good, no fancy formulas for me. Im about to build a gate for my generator shed and I'll try your system.
God...is he still able to weld at 89? How is his doing in terms of health.... cause welding is pretty dangerous?
love the table with the extra grinders stored below, nice gate, nice work.
Hey, I really appreciate that you took the time to make this. Trying to help my dad with his business so this will help greatly.
Nice work. Your work table and clamping system is top notch!
Love the welding table & clamp set up you have. Makes working much more nicer & precise. LOL I noticed all of your grinders conveniently set up. I too keep many grinders each with a different purpose instead of changing blades. Speeds up the project when you have a great set up. ThankQ for sharing, I'm getting ready to build a gate for our farm. I recently have been welding small repairs & projects, this will be my 1st gate build. I'm trying to learn as much as I can to save me from making costly errors. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge & experience.
Great and timely Jim. Have to make two of these for my house in Orange County, CA. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Man that came out really nice. Great job!!!
Part on the top, make it so much better, floral motif as well, smart. Great job.
Excellent job, glad i found this video. thanks for sharing.
Love the table. From Ireland
You remind me of my dad. Hardcore old school worker with lots of cool tips and EXPERIENCE!! God bless and I hope you and your family stay safe during the pandemic.
Please recommend a paint/coating you would use for the gate.
I always learn something from your videos. Thank you. Gate turned out good.
Not sure if it would be the same as pickets for railing like on a deck however I always started at the middle and used a 2x4 spacer to work my way out and it always looks nice
its all in the little details and a craftsmans tallent that makes it look easy
Did you make that table that's awsome
*One Nice Clean Job, Jimbo*
I love your working table
I watching every episode - thank you for knowledge. Regards from Poland :)
Amazing craftsmanship 😁. Thank you for sharing your videos 🙏
I've just started watching you. Your work is outstanding. That fab table is GREAT!
Nice. An easy method of measuring spacing is to use an engineer’s scale tape measure. It’s in decimal ft, so just divide the overall width by the number of sections you want. Have done this for years. Works great. Lufkin makes an engineer’s tape measures that has both imperial and decimal feet on it. Seriously recommend you try it. It’s easy to divide on your smartphone and saves a lot of time.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Great videos. Can you cover your prep for paint? Do you remove mill scale? I saw on another video that you used Rustoleum- how long is it lasting?
Got some advice from a lifetime builder..
Benjamin Moore DTM or Shewin Williams DTM
Sand then apply chem prime
Sand again
Prime with Shewin Williams kem kromik
Then roll with small roller
Have you ever done any videos on Painting Raw Ornamental Iron? I'd love to see one, prep to finish.
That table is glorious. I need one
I don't know how to weld and you made it look like even I could do this. I've always wanted to learn though. Great job!
It’s EASY. He’s MIG welding. I’ve been a fabricator for 25 years. Tig welding is a little tougher. Welders are cheap. Just buy one and watch RUclips videos. Or go to a local shop and ask if you can watch someone weld. It’s fun.
Can you put a video up on how to calculate the angles of some of your more complex jobs?. Thanks, Massive fan in the UK 🇬🇧
VERY NICE JIMBO!!
Hey Jim, don't mess about with math, just get an equidistant layout divider. Lay it on, mark and weld. Job done
I love it, nice work and the precision was spot on.
I just got that saw! I can't wait to try it. The cast aluminum base is much more table than the lower model made from stamped steel. The cast alum base won't flex and the cuts will be square. This is a common complaint with the Evo saws.
I like to tack my middle bar in first then work my way out with a spacer. Each to their own though. Looks nice.
Great video Jimbo... I'm still after your custom "bench dog's". I keep checking your store. I'd buy a dozen..
I heard you talking about spacing the pickets out. The "formula" I use when trying to find the spacing, is pushing all the pickets to one side and take that measurement. Count out how many pickets you have and divide your previous measurement by however many pickets plus one. For example... If you pushed your 8 pickets to one side and had 32 inches. Youd dive 32 inches by 9. One more than the amount of pickets you have. Hope that helps.👍🏻
Great stuff Uncle Jimbo!
Nice job Jim. I've watch each and every one of your videos and apart from other great projects you've done, in my opinion you are really an expert gate builder and I've learnt a lot from just by watching you at work. Although you have really great equipment in your shop, it still requires a real "Craftsman" to ensure these projects turns out professionally and great. Well done !
I haven't been keeping up with the channel much lately, but glad to stop in today. I'll add 2 suggestions for spacing. This stuff really appeals to my nerdy side.
IMHO, the easiest way to perfectly space pickets is to stack all the pickets into the completed frame, use a tape and measure the empty space. Divide that measurement by the number of pickets PLUS ONE. Get out your digital caliper, and cut a pair of wood spacers to the exact dimension, and then you can use your usual workflow. If you label them, you can re-use them.
Instead of cutting blocks to size, you can make a pair of this pretty cool tool (and make a video about making the tool) -- a "spacer book" - cut 1/8" bar stock into 3~4" squares... enough pieces so they stack up to 4". Then cut one 1/16" thick square. Drill a hole in the corner and bolt them all together. Be sure to put the 1/16" piece on the end. Now you can space out to the nearest 1/16" by flipping the "pages" of the book.
If you want to be closer than 1/16", use masking tape shim on it.
On the one I made, all the "pages" are the same and I have to measure it every time I use it. IMHO, it would be smart to mark the stack so you can read the stack height easily, maybe shorter and longer "pages" like the tick marks on a tape measure.
Exactly!! 👍👍👍If you have 9 bars totaling 180mm you take that off the empty space then devide that by 10.always round the number up rather than down aswell
Hi Jim I love your Video I've beam watching it for while its grate and love it , I'm a retired machinist and I want to convert a solid fence to make a gate a I have a 1" square a balcony fence and I want to cut a section and hinge it so I can open and close when needed so as I was watching your video I understood the way you did it on the pin type hinges., I just found some hinges on my garage its 1-1/4" wide and I'm going to use that do you think I should leave about 1/4" clearance after I cut it for swinging it to install the hinges? I'm going to use screws to install the hinges, any recommendations will be greatly appreciate it.
Again super grate Video Il keep on watching your videos, Thank you Jimbo.
Really great work. Thanks for sharing your ideas. 👍
Nice work!
I’m a pipeline welder by trade, I’ve had lots of requests to build gates and other stuff. My biggest problem is knowing how much to charge. What do you suggest?
What i do is ring people up ask for a quote see how much they charge , for a certain size gate and then you can work around that ?
Jimbo
love to watch your videos
were do you get your decor pieces?
Sweet gate, nice job.
I love your videos! You're detailed but to the point. THANK YOU!
Awesome job! Where on earth did you get that piece of decor?
You can measure the gate's inside width and write down that number, then add up the widths of all the 9 bars and write down that number. Subtract the width of the combined bars from the width of the frame and divide that number by 10 (there are 10 spaces in total between all vertical members, including the frame plus bars). Now that you have your spacing you can make a spacing block of that dimension to go between each bar.
Thanks for another great vid! Is it always best to do the bottoms at 45degree cuts?
Nicely done Jimbo! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
I saw a tip where you could use a regular piece of waistband elastics, you can measure out whatever guideline widths for that area and then lay it out over the piece and stretch it out to the nearest picket. Roll it back up and throw it in the tool box for next time.
Great video thank you! Nice table as well! Would love to have one of those some day!
Excited to make my own gate. Im just waiting my welding machine arrive. Thank u Jim i have learned a lot with ur projects.
Jimbo you're good!
Damn. Nice shop. I would love to work there.
That welding table sure makes that job go faster.
Nice job as usual Jimbo!
On one of your gates you cut and installed security screening. Where did you purchase the screen where you can see out but not in?
I like your videos keep going man good job
Great job 👍
Quality. Thanks learnt loads as always
Hi there jimbo just got myself my own cold cut slugger love the look of it can’t wait to start cutting with it love watching your videos you have inspired me to get back to cutting and welding cheers bud keep
Making videos
Great videos Jimbo!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge !
Hola jimbo!! Soy de Argentina. Quiero hacerte una consulta tecnica. Que tipo de disco usas en la ingletadora para cortar los caños?? Agradeceria que especificaciones tiene que tener. Muchas gracias!!!
How do you handle the weld splatter on that table. I was going to order one of them but I never could get a hold of them (plus I was reading about other people having issues not getting their orders) I went with a build pro but splatter is splatter. How do you handle it?
Easy to assemble,fun to use
Great job! You have inspired me.
Hey from Argentina, I hope to meet you soon!!!
Could you please make video about dubble bed?
question out here for you guys and gals. i built some
metal gates for the sides of
my
home. Anyhow do you guys typically set your post
in concrete or set
anchors in concrete and weld a
floor plate to secure posts?
Great video Thanks for sharing
Great work as always Jimbo, love to see you on your new project!!! Keep it going, they all different and enjoyable. Thank you kindly for sharing of your big knowledge with us.
Gracias por las exelentes clases Señor saludos de Mexico
Chingon pa la herrería el viejon vdd
Great video, thank you!
Good work 👍
Nice job
I am wanting to redo my metal fence in backyard. It’s 50 ft so big job. The metal you used was it 11 or 16 gauge? Trying to figure out thickness to use
G'day Jimbo cool gate.
It's pretty simple to calculate equal spacing between pickets...if you have 9 pickets to fill inside the frame just add one for the calculation, so divide the space by 10 (not 9) and they will always be equally spaced in the frame. Inside frame divided by 10 = equal space between all 9 pickets. So if it were 12 pickets always divide by 13 etc...
For repairing ranch gates whats my best welder by Lincoln Thanks for your help
I have a small pedestrian gate to make similar in size to this that matches the style of the double drive way gates.
One of the pillars is off plum by 25mm over 1300mm.
The builder I'm working for said I can just make it straight.
But I was thinking I'll be hanging it off the plum pillar, and I could just cut the top horizontal 25mm shorter and have the gate at least parallel to the pillar.
Any thoughts or recommendations anyone could offer. I'm just concerned if I make it straight like the builder said it would look pretty noticeable, having those two lines converging it's leaning in.
I been following your video for few months now. I want to weld a plant stand like one of your video but what machine would you suggest me to buy so I can weld multiple metals and thickness. Where do I go to learn what setting to set a welding machine to weld without having to buy a oxygen tank?
Hi from Costa Rica Jimbo, what steel cutting blade saw you recommend? I bought a crazy expensive one and it didn't last more than 2 weeks. Thank you.
Hey Jimbo, how’s it going?
Are you using C25 for this job?
Nice job!
Do you fit the gates yourself Jimbo?
I do loves me a fine barrel hinge ;) Very nice!
New welder almost certified
If it was a side access gate for a house that was going to be locked for security, would you weld the hinges on so the gate could not be lifted off of the hinges?
If you don't mind me asking how do you quote gates and security doors
Where do you get those "table dogs" also known as table stops. I have a certiflat table with 5/8" holes.
Thanks for watching Joe, I sell them on my website, ( Jimbos garage.com)
hello Jimbo, dont you have some twisting from not securing it down when you welded the inside of the frame? thanks
With those bullet hinges, it's not a worry to just lift the gate out of the hinges?
hi jimbo quick question for security reason why don't u weld the one hinge the other way around because that metal gate u can just lift it off its hinges
Could you do a comparison between the Fein and the EVO ? I'm mostly interested in miter repeatability and/or differences in the base. Seems the EVO S380CPS is not available which has the cast base, this must be the EVO S355CP ?
You could weld up a jig based on the picket dimensions so all you have to do is lay in the pickets and well them . this way it keeps it level , and speeds up the process.
Show us the installation process ..
door came out great.. wanna do something like this for my parents house.
Thanks 🙏