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.
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?
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
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.
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
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...
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!
When people space bars like that, they tend to think of the number of bars to install. That is misleading. You should think of how many numbers of spaces between bars. Example using your gate. You want 9 bars and that means that the number of spaces is going to be 10 (number of bars plus one). You then divide the length by the number of spaces to get the correct spacing between bars. S = Spacing between bars L = Length N = Number of bars S = L/(N+1)
Metal super market🤣 Those guys are on some serious drugs at that business. I recently sent an email to their Tampa,FL location for a quote on 12" x 12" 3/4" thick Mic 6 aluminum plate and they said over $700. I called them up because i was under the impression they must have misread my email and they quote me the same price over the phone.
I saw your video really nice your working style and system is fantastic and i was thinking in chilhood to work like you Sir but unfortunately I become chef now in dubai and I am from India 🇮🇳 🙏
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?
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.
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.
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 !
How much would you charge in labor to build a gate like that, I went to go look at a job for a simple side door, but I’m stuck on how much to charge in labor, I need some help thank you
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?
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.
Ja jebie niesamowite są te hamburgery coś niesamowitego....może jakby ciał mała kątówka i spawał magiem z marketu to byłoby to ciekawe a tak...brakuje jeszcze sentencji na końcu że to w hołdzie komuś tam co kiedyś był heh slabe
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.
For the spacing. Measure total inside width, we will say 1200mm in this case. Decide how many spindles/uprights you want to fill your space you measured in the first step, let’s say 8 in this case which means there will be 9 spaces, there is always one more space than there is actual spindles. Measure the diameter of the material you will use for your spindles, let’s go with 25mm in this case, so you have 8 spindles at 25mm diameter, that total is 200mm. So you take away total diameter of spindles from width of gate. 1200-200=1000mm Then you divide your 1000m by the number of spaces remembering the spaces will always total one more than you spindles. 1000/9= 111.12mm So spacing is 111mm
Good Job! Only issue was 67 and 9/16. I would have caught seven kinds of hell on a job site if I conveyed one tic past the half mark to another hand. Consider you just caught one kind of hell from me on this one.🤠
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.
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!!!
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 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.👍🏻
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.
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.
Hello everyone... or anyone that will see this. I live around the Charlotte North Carolina/Rock Hill South Carolina area and am a beginner welder and is in search of some cheap square tubing or angle iron. Does anyone know of any tips or good places to buy steel from? I checked out Alro but no luck
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
Hi jumbo if you have 9 bars to space out you get your inner measurements and divided by 10. If you have 5 bars always divide with the next number up like if its 6 then by 7 and so on will give you your centres .
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.
Can you please tell me what kind of welding table that is? Model# etc I would love to buy one. Also what’s the name of those clamps you are using that fit into the holes on the table. If anyone knows this info pls respond I would love to have this setup thanks!
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 ?
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.
A 1/16 over a half is called 9/16” so you know next time.
Fr 😂 man just keep it simple
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 ?
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
I'm a fabricator myself and really appreciate you videos, you have the dream shop and you are a true ironman👍👍👍
Man that came out really nice. Great job!!!
Hey Jim, don't mess about with math, just get an equidistant layout divider. Lay it on, mark and weld. Job done
what is the thickness of steel?
Since I started watching your videos I have wanted to make a gate, the problem is that I have no place to put a gate XDD
Nice work. Your work table and clamping system is top notch!
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?
Where can someone get that fab table
That welding table sure makes that job go faster.
I watching every episode - thank you for knowledge. Regards from Poland :)
Can the Lincoln 225 ac box welder do this
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 🇬🇧
What type of gas and wire do you use?
Did you make that table that's awsome
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
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 always learn something from your videos. Thank you. Gate turned out good.
Really great work. Thanks for sharing your ideas. 👍
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!
How much would something like this sell for. Just curious.
When people space bars like that, they tend to think of the number of bars to install. That is misleading. You should think of how many numbers of spaces between bars. Example using your gate. You want 9 bars and that means that the number of spaces is going to be 10 (number of bars plus one). You then divide the length by the number of spaces to get the correct spacing between bars.
S = Spacing between bars
L = Length
N = Number of bars
S = L/(N+1)
Excellent job, glad i found this video. thanks for sharing.
Metal super market🤣 Those guys are on some serious drugs at that business. I recently sent an email to their Tampa,FL location for a quote on 12" x 12" 3/4" thick Mic 6 aluminum plate and they said over $700.
I called them up because i was under the impression they must have misread my email and they quote me the same price over the phone.
Great video Jimbo... I'm still after your custom "bench dog's". I keep checking your store. I'd buy a dozen..
love the table with the extra grinders stored below, nice gate, nice work.
I like your videos keep going man good job
Great and timely Jim. Have to make two of these for my house in Orange County, CA. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
You should measure before start welding. Much easier
I saw your video really nice your working style and system is fantastic and i was thinking in chilhood to work like you Sir but unfortunately I become chef now in dubai and I am from India 🇮🇳 🙏
And I will share your video to my brother and my father they will see it and and they are really like to this kind of work🤟
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?
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.
9/16 ??
14,29 mm
Could you please make video about dubble bed?
You have over 50 grand invested in that with machines tables and othe equipment nice shop
Quality. Thanks learnt loads as always
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.
Great video, thank you!
*One Nice Clean Job, Jimbo*
I’m in Orange County. Could I pay you to take classes on how to build gates? Looks like a good way to support my family.
Great stuff Uncle Jimbo!
How much would this cost overall? I am trying to see if I am getting quoted correctly for a similar job?
Jimbo
love to watch your videos
were do you get your decor pieces?
Great videos Jimbo!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge !
Nice job!
Do you fit the gates yourself Jimbo?
I guess I don't understand the problem with the spacing its just simple measuring division and subtraction?
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've just started watching you. Your work is outstanding. That fab table is GREAT!
How much would you charge in labor to build a gate like that, I went to go look at a job for a simple side door, but I’m stuck on how much to charge in labor, I need some help thank you
Hey Jimbo, how’s it going?
Are you using C25 for this job?
jim im new to welding and in 57 years old. can i make a living making small gates
robert brant I am 50 and want to start welding. Researching a good affordable welding machine.
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?
Awesome job! Where on earth did you get that piece of decor?
Great video Thanks for sharing
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.
What's the name of the machine or type, I usual know the ones you use rods? Pardon me, I am not that much of a handy-man?
Nicely done Jimbo! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
what protractor do you use?
What’s the thickness of the tube you’re using? Thx!
Ja jebie niesamowite są te hamburgery coś niesamowitego....może jakby ciał mała kątówka i spawał magiem z marketu to byłoby to ciekawe a tak...brakuje jeszcze sentencji na końcu że to w hołdzie komuś tam co kiedyś był heh slabe
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 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.
If you don't mind me asking how do you quote gates and security doors
G'day Jimbo cool gate.
Is it bad for my eyes to see the brightness of your torch when you weld 😬🥴🤔🤔
VERY NICE JIMBO!!
Great job! You have inspired me.
For the spacing.
Measure total inside width, we will say 1200mm in this case.
Decide how many spindles/uprights you want to fill your space you measured in the first step, let’s say 8 in this case which means there will be 9 spaces, there is always one more space than there is actual spindles.
Measure the diameter of the material you will use for your spindles, let’s go with 25mm in this case, so you have 8 spindles at 25mm diameter, that total is 200mm.
So you take away total diameter of spindles from width of gate. 1200-200=1000mm
Then you divide your 1000m by the number of spaces remembering the spaces will always total one more than you spindles.
1000/9= 111.12mm
So spacing is 111mm
Can I buy these devices from your country and send them to my country?
Good Job! Only issue was 67 and 9/16. I would have caught seven kinds of hell on a job site if I conveyed one tic past the half mark to another hand. Consider you just caught one kind of hell from me on this one.🤠
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.
11:44 Well don't use sockets. Use nut drivers.
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!!!
I love it, nice work and the precision was spot on.
Love the table. From Ireland
Nice work!
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 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.👍🏻
Muito bom. Like Brasil!
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.
What kind of steel is it? Stainless steel or galvanized steel?
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.
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.
Hello everyone... or anyone that will see this.
I live around the Charlotte North Carolina/Rock Hill South Carolina area and am a beginner welder and is in search of some cheap square tubing or angle iron. Does anyone know of any tips or good places to buy steel from? I checked out Alro but no luck
What’s the table your have called
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
how many days did you finish that including painting?
Great job 👍
Hi jumbo if you have 9 bars to space out you get your inner measurements and divided by 10. If you have 5 bars always divide with the next number up like if its 6 then by 7 and so on will give you your centres .
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)
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.
Can you please tell me what kind of welding table that is? Model# etc I would love to buy one. Also what’s the name of those clamps you are using that fit into the holes on the table. If anyone knows this info pls respond I would love to have this setup thanks!
Amazing craftsmanship 😁. Thank you for sharing your videos 🙏
why not put all the seams in?
Does anyone know where he gets the decorative metal
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 ?
Sweet gate, nice job.