new episode out
new episode out
Excellent!
I came here to post the same thing
At this point I think they're looking for excuses for overly complicated fabrication projects, and I appreciate them for it.
Ed China, sweeping the floor and making tea! LOL
If you get to the end, make sure you go to about 31:10 for a bonus
Yes! I'm going to sit down with a pint of whiskey and enjoy the night tonight.
Think I need to figure out how to get this up on the 4k 60". You know, for the biscuit crumbs.
LifeIsStout said:I came here to post the same thing
X4
That is a beautiful PS pump mount. It is perfect, even elegant. And way too complicated for anything I will ever build. My version of that PS pump bracket would have been finished in an hour and serviceable, but in no way elegant or pretty. The aluminum HVAC box will be a thing of beauty, but I would have called vintage air and tried my best to use something off the shelf.
I love watching them build, but I have zero interest in try to equal it. Perfect is the enemy of good and I'm a firm believer in good enough. I guess that's why they have a show people want to watch and I don't.
Aww yiss.
Jesus that HVAC box is amazing. Even my wife laughed at the fully functioning mockup.
Pornography.
That was a crazy amount of work.
Awesome as usual.
Having delusions of my own about stuffing more modern HVAC into a space that wasn't meant for it, I really look forward to Episode 17.
Too early on a Saturday morning for me to get wound up watching that. Saving it for tonight.
Good lord it took them long enough!
The delay was due to them having to completely re-engineer and redo something they had already done and documented. They didn't film the do-over due to time constraints or this episode would have been even more delayed. I'm guessing they also left out the teeth gnashing as they worked through various iterations so they wouldn't have to.
Nick's brackets are works of fabrication art I can only dream of attempting to duplicate some day.
The cutting .....shortening .......rewelding of hydraulic connections I found to be somewhat implausible. Wont the heat compromise the 'rubber' portion?
759NRNG said:The cutting .....shortening .......rewelding of hydraulic connections I found to be somewhat implausible. Wont the heat compromise the 'rubber' portion?
Umm... they said about a dozen times the pressure hose is just a fabricated pattern so they can get a proper one made by a 3rd party vendor.
wheelsmithy said:
It’s a very short article.
Make quality content people will enjoy.
I wonder how many people will get the Eric the Half-A-Bee reference.
I loved the fact that they timed the fabrication on that bracket. I wish more people knew how long that stuff takes.
I get half a dozen friends contacting me each month about little things they would like me to machine or fabricate for them and I tell them to just buy the item as it is always the cheaper option and they act like I am being a dick and not wanting to do them a favor.
Here is an excellent example
Notice that the video is sped up in spots and doesn't cover all the steps. In reality with tool setup I am guessing it would take two hours if you were really jamming on it. If you had to purchase the brass it would cost around $25.
Now look at this drip oiler
Sure it is a cheap import, but it will be functionally identical for less than 12 bucks. Would I make my own for myself? Yes, but that is on my own time, when I have the time.
I get asked twice a week to make wheel spacers and adapters. The cost of the raw aluminum is always more than buying premade and I will have 3-4 hours into the job before it is done. I'm not being a jerk when I tell you to order them online.
So thank you Nik and Richard for the entertaining and excellent fabrication and the public service you provide.
In reply to Jumper K. Balls :
The only time it's worth having something custom made is when either an off-the-shelf solution isn't available or if that solution would obviously look out of place on a particular build.
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