Custom Studio Backdrop Deploys in Seconds

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2 жыл бұрын

I customized a seamless backdrop with a tailor-made pulley system, so I can convert my workshop into a photo studio at a moment's notice, whenever I need to document my large-scale projects.
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@cablecallen 2 жыл бұрын

The edit of the one drill bit going into the wood and different being pulled out didn’t go unnoticed! Nice job!

@MrPhotodoc Жыл бұрын

This whole show is similar to a magician slowly revealing the secrets to his trick thereby making you want to stay to the last minute. Nice trick.

@mikededmon 2 жыл бұрын

For me it was the photo shoot with Andy the shop assistant. Chefs kiss. ❤️🏳️‍🌈❤️🏳️‍🌈❤️

@ZWBenedict Жыл бұрын

Just loved the photo shoot at the end. Your content is the best. Thanks for posting

@robschaffer2189 2 жыл бұрын

I’m still trying to figure out why you didn’t just jump off of the ladder and grab the middle of the backdrop to then ride it gracefully to the ground like a pirate - cutlass (or other implement of art/destruction) clasped firmly in your teeth… alas, that opportunity has passed now that you have created this system. 😂🤪 I always look forward to seeing your videos!

@videogalore Жыл бұрын

There was me thinking the hot glue in the shrink wrap was genius! 😁😉

@tree_carcass_mangler 2 жыл бұрын

This ought to work better than your previous "system." Regarding fitment of that bearing, a trick I've used successfully is to heat the bearing - I've wrapped it in a wet towel & stuck it in the microwave; also used a toaster oven. Learned this from AvE's videos. (I've also stuck the axle/rod/shaft in the fridge or freezer.) PS: Thumbs up and thanks for posting!

@JV-pu8kx 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are a real _treat_ to watch!

@tracybowling1156 2 жыл бұрын

If you're not my fav runway model, I don't know who is! I really like what you did with the thumbnail.

@AndrewSetters 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work! Glad to see my namesake get the full workshop photo shoot treatment.

@chrisdupont1195 2 жыл бұрын

Andy needs friends! I would suggest a policeman, a soldier, a biker, a cow boy and a native American. 😆

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

I have the cowboy and a farmer, so I'm partway there. 👍

@paulwestlake4278 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@JasonPeltier 2 жыл бұрын

and they could all be eating nachos, man

@gregmize01 Жыл бұрын

Where would they possibly stay?😳

@GibClark 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻for the future, harbor freight sells marine grade heat shrink kits that already has glue in it ,that melts when you shrink it. As well as most electrical supply houses.

@kbendle1556 2 жыл бұрын

Paper is ‘always’ strongest at the perforations!!

@charlesenfield2192 2 жыл бұрын

I've found the perforations in Charmin toilet paper to be very reliable. Not perfect, but about as good as can be reasonably expected, I think.

@theturtlehead4780 2 жыл бұрын

great video! Colby would be proud

@dwwoodbuilds 2 жыл бұрын

very nice build Wesley. Thanks for sharing the dumbs! We are all dumb, we just hide it..

@girliedog Жыл бұрын

You are one clever dude.

@SchysCraftCo. 2 жыл бұрын

Wesley this turned out very well. Hopefully you get great use out of it for many more years to come. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep Making. God Bless.

@JTWoodworks 2 жыл бұрын

Nice upgrade!! Good idea to loop the end weight it with a pipe

@BScatterplot 2 жыл бұрын

In case you didn't know it already, they make adhesive lined heat shrink that's basically just regular heat shrink with hot glue on the inside that melts when you shrink the tubing. They have it on McMaster but you'd probably have had to order like 6 feet of it lol.

@donaldasayers 2 жыл бұрын

There is also the euphoniously named Star Brite 'Dip and Whip' which you dip the end of the rope in and it forms a tough covering on the end. Much used by the sailing fraternity and the dipping and whipping brigade too. Thou I wouldn't know about that.

@FullSailDale1 9 ай бұрын

Hint for cutting rope: Wrap the rope with painter's tape (enough to go around the circumference maybe twice or three times) at the place you're planning the cut. Cut in the middle of the tape, heat the ends to melt, then remove the remaining tape.. The tape wrapping holds the fibers together, keeping them from fraying while the rope's being cut.

@davebauerart 2 жыл бұрын

Cool results, always fun to see the problem solving design process.

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 2 жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant 👏👏

@robertelliott44 2 жыл бұрын

Cool man ! Really like your stuff ! 👍👍👍👍👍

@timmymartin317 2 жыл бұрын

That’s dope! Well done sir.

@jimpritz4169 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and presentation. I'm not sure what you do for a living but I am sure that you must be very good at it. Thanks for the video.

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@fixins 2 жыл бұрын

Nice design! I worked at a video post facility and we had something similar in front of the cyc. Used it all the time.

@ashleighfarnham5586 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video! I need one of those signs for my workshop. Keen to see what is next

@semillerimages Жыл бұрын

I am sure you know, but you can get photo backdrop vinyl which granted is heavier, but it lasts a lot longer and you can clean it. I forget where I bought mine years ago, but it was a 10-12' wide and 30 some odd feet long. Lasted for years and was in good enough shape when I closed my studio, I sold it.

@nicklebeezy 2 жыл бұрын

Very good!

@mickspencer4171 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, huh, I totally get you on the perforation thing.

@SuperVoodude 2 жыл бұрын

7 seconds, give or take a few hours to build the whole thing :P I really gotta put in the work one day to up my backdrop game. Nicely done!

@pileofstuff 2 жыл бұрын

There is "outdoor" heat shrink that had hotmelt clue pre-applied to the inner surface, which works well for the end of ropes. (I'm going to assume Wesley already knows this and just didn't have any in stock)

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

I did not, thanks!

@pileofstuff 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyTreat searching McMaster-Carr for"adhesive-lined-heat-shrink-tubing" will find it, but it's available at less costly suppliers as well.

@behindthemistakes 2 жыл бұрын

@@pileofstuff These ropes does not always need glue, as the bond you get by just melting the ends and squeeze them together really makes the ends meet (sorry, needed to use the last one there...).

@sprint955st 2 жыл бұрын

Matthias Wandel would approve of this solution

@garagemonkeysan 2 жыл бұрын

Great film and build. Way better than the original. Mahalo for sharing! : )

@Ernzt8 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you Andy! Where's the Indian, cowboy and police officer?

@virtualfather 2 жыл бұрын

Can you put multi colored led lights behind paper to give you different colored backgrounds?

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Fun idea. I'm not sure how well it would work, though, because the paper is very thick.

@TheGrayfrog100 2 жыл бұрын

You got a like and subscribe just from the hot glue oops mement :D Im not alone in doing that. PS I really want a dumb moments sign for my workshop now as well.

@Artichoke4Head 2 жыл бұрын

@8:20 yes mate, postal stamps!

@TheGAutomotiveAndMore 2 жыл бұрын

I remember Andy, he was in the Village People

@stevejohnson1685 2 жыл бұрын

There's an Isaac Asimov short story about the imperviousness of perforations, and speculating that medieval armor could be made entirely of perforations!

@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@dtacklind 2 жыл бұрын

HI ANDY!

@Muffinrando 2 жыл бұрын

Good name

@cavamanara 2 жыл бұрын

kudos, love it. Hose clamps in lieu of zip ties?

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That occurred to me, but I didn't have any. I doubled up the zip ties and I couldn't move the bearings without a lot of effort.

@darkdevilfish Жыл бұрын

Another great project. And another great video. I have an off topic question. I have the same type of shop you do . I was wondering if you could tell me what the white insulation stuff is on the walls. My shop is plain metal and to darnn hot to work in. Thanks for any advice or help you can offer. And thanks for the great content you provide.

@WesleyTreat Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's some kind of spray-on insulation my dad had done when it was built about 15 years ago. That's all I know, sorry.

@SeraphimKnight 2 жыл бұрын

"Oh hey hot glue in heatshrink, that's smart! Glues AND shrinks at the same time, why didn't I think of tha- oh."

@SeraphimKnight 2 жыл бұрын

Like I always say, nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution!

@catlingunn4768 2 жыл бұрын

Is that a 15ft long bois lélé?! Please say you're going to do a video on making that.

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Well spotted! It's going on a tiki sign here in Dallas once I finish it, and there should be a video. 🍹

@sanderj8784 2 жыл бұрын

You could have simply heated up the bearing (or chilled down the aluminium rod) to make that fit work. (Maybe :-) )

@jeffy911 2 жыл бұрын

Always love your videos! I noticed your work pants and saw how functional and dapper they were. If you don't mind sharing what kind they are? I'm guessing DOVETAIL Workwear? Do they sell men's sizes? How do I size and fit for men?

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

They have size charts that will help you figure out what you need. I wear the Britts and they fit great. 👖

@rogerlove7588 Жыл бұрын

What size of bit did you use on the CNC to cut the teeth on the pulley? I don’t have a CNC, but I’m thinking that I can replicate your design with the tools I have (I.e., band saw, router, drill press, etc). An elegant solution to a common studio problem!

@digitaIgorilla 2 жыл бұрын

My roll has a bend in it. My wife likes it.

@Jehty_ 2 жыл бұрын

She just doesn't want to hurt your feelings. I think it's called a "white lie"

@MadixLP 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice solution! Why did you choose paper as the material and not (washable) cloth/fabric? I'd love to understand your choice

@Jehty_ 2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to ask the exact same question. Especially because he puts it on the floor and puts stuff on it. I would imagine that it doesn't stay clean for long. -And I would assume that such a huge roll of paper isn't inexpensive.- Edit: they are surprisingly cheap. A 2.7m x 11m roll (I guess that's approximately the size in this video) can be get for just 80€ or so including shipping.

@IAMSatisfied 2 жыл бұрын

Tyvek housewrap would work well, provided you can find it blank/un-printed on at least one side.

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Cloth is good for portability, but in general, photographers prefer paper for its smoothness. Cloth ripples and wrinkles more easily.

@Geeksmithing 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, what timing! I am currently wrestling with this very thing, just on a smaller scale. 😆 Love it man, keep it up! Also.. FIRST!!!! So how does this work do I get a customized plaque or something??!

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

You get a Post-It with an ink stamp

@Geeksmithing 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyTreat Promises Promises. 🤪💌📬

@zeroy 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work Wesley! Im curious about that candy machine you showed in the beginning of the video, is that for a restauration?

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've done a number of them for a client. (Search my videos for Big Green Smoke Machine.) This one belongs to them and I've been storing it through the pandemic.

@zeroy 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyTreat Excellent, it is a machine that was used in a Video game :) - thanks for the quick reply

@tedwingate 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think another free hanging pully on the bottom with a bungee cord you can step on to give tension to the rope loop would make it easier to use?

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to add a pulley with a weight. The pulley I had didn't fit. 😢

@colinprincipe6293 2 жыл бұрын

I need the workshop dumb counter sign

@gregmize01 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@nemo4907 2 жыл бұрын

Let's see..... sand the hardened bearing race or the soft conduit to fit? I've got time....😆

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

It took about 30 seconds to sand the bearing. Sanding 12 feet of tubing evenly would've been a challenge.

@nemo4907 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyTreat Fair answer.

@joell439 2 жыл бұрын

👍😎👍

@rhenry7949 2 жыл бұрын

If you're looking for your "Red Makers Knife", watch Jimmy's latest video about the wood and leather chair. It shows up twice.

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, he's got the full red edition. Mine had only one red face.

@eo151 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work. You could have saved your burnt fingers and just connected the rope by heating both ends and smashing them together. But then, how would you segue into a Starbond promotion? You're dedicated to your craft my friend. Your new roller needs a new sound. brr......brrrrr.......brrRRRRR....BRRRR...BRRRRRRBRRRRRBBRRRRRBRRRRBBRRRR!

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I tried that, but unfortunately it didn't work. The core didn't melt very well. The glue and shrink tube worked surprisingly well.

@deemstyle 2 жыл бұрын

What is the horizontal drilling machine at 3:51?

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

My dad's old Shopsmith 👍

@thewatsonian8111 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get Andy? I’m a teacher, and I was looking for workshop mascot.

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

A buddy sent him to me. Search "Fisher Price Husky Helper" on eBay. 👍

@TheKimmer1969 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Wesley. What happened to GONK....?

@rfdave3980 Жыл бұрын

Xyla Foxlin would be a better assistant... hehe

@mrtnsnp 2 жыл бұрын

You are aware that you can melt the ends of nylon rope to each other to create a connection that is about as strong as the rope itself?

@WesleyTreat 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, as long as the rope doesn't have a shitty, unmeltable core like this one.

@mrtnsnp 2 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyTreat That is hard to judge over the video. By the way, while a melted joint (when possible) is usually as strong as the rope itself, it is also brittle, so it snag or break on the pulley regardless.