What a gate! Zombies will be forced to eat the neighbors first. 😅

It's refreshing to see someone with far more experience still needing to fiddle with the install. Makes me feel like I'm not a complete moron.

From a beam guy, stiffeners on the web would reduce beam twisting. Fantastic gate, love the look of the side beams. Designed and built many jobs, after years of fabrication you always find a better way after it’s built, and painted. I enjoyed your build, great job.

The sweet smell of success! Looks great! This is why high school physics class should be a required subject.

A couple of gussets in between the flanges where the hinges load the beam would also help immensely to keep the flanges square to the web.

Scott, I know it's not finished yet, but that gate is a thing of beauty, both from a fabricating and an aesthetic standpoint.

I love how you ran into an issue but were able to solve it without sacrificing the look of the final product. Even with proper planning, things still can go wrong! This gate series has been really well put together.

The gate turned out great and will be even better with the wood installed. Wide flange beams are a poor choice for the posts and should've been square tube or pipe for the torsional rigidity. Your extra gussets will help but the best thing is to add is some stiffener plates at each hinge location to tie in both flanges to the web.

It’s going to look like a million bucks with some lumber installed. Can’t wait to see the end result!

Good morning Scott! The gate has turned out beautiful! The only additional suggestion I would make is to weld gussets inside the web of the I-beam columns where you identified the 2 additional rectangular tubing braces.

Brother! Holy crap. I cannot fathom that folks on KZfaq would be lacking the mental accuity to understand the 'NO ENTRY' rule now. What a beautiful behemoth of security. Razor wire and a gate befitting a king! Well.done! Keep up the excellent work!

HOUGEN, that’s the; “Cadillac” of mag drills, Scott!😉 That gate is PROPER!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Your Guy, Roland, ROCKS!!!👍👍

Adding a wheel and a concrete runway for it will keep the gate from sagging; long as the gate remains level throughout the opening arc. Can't wait to see the wood on the gate.

Engineer here. You are on the right track with those horizontal braces. Take it further, cross the I to get to the section that is starting the twist. You could always box in the front and rear of that beam to help resist the twist. Can you come up straight with a 6x6 square beam from the pad your electric comes out of? Then cross brace to the main vertical beam. Or just poor an anchor pad behind that to attach the upright brace post. If you reference heavy wood beam corner post fences, they have both the diagonal and a horizontal brace going to another vertical post to take up the loads.

Someday, I wan to visit Scott's shop and the first thing I'm going to do is stop and marvel at this gate.

Nice gate. It stands like a billboard to the quality of workmanship of the man standing behind it.

My opinion doesn’t matter in the least but I’ve installed fences (and gates) for 21 years. Gotta be honest, the weight of this gate especially adding the wood on concerns me. If that gate comes loose (even if it’s 15 years from now) it could kill someone. A larger 8” thick walled S.S 40 or S.S 80 post would have been my suggestion. Love the channel and all you do ❤

Gate install is a craft in and of itself! I build gates, I have fights with metal on the fab table the same as any other builder, but the install can be the most harrowing experience of the whole process. I would love to get more install tips from builders. Thanks for sharing

Absolutely Beautiful and fantastic work my friend..!! 👍🏼

Stiffeners from flange to flange to keep I beam from twisting, one on each side at every hinge. Keep up the good work!

Good looking gate! Great Craftsmanship, too!

Just the footers and the bond beam you did in the ground was spectacular. Gate is way above above Par. As always, Can't wait to see the finished product.

Looks very VERY good!! I’ve been a structural Ironworker for over twenty years and we would put stiffeners where the hinges are. 3/8 flat stock welded in horizontally between the flanges and along the web will stop that twisting action. Hope that helps👍

Add web stiffeners to the main post aligned to those in-between tubes you welded in place in place to stiffen the main column and prevent twist

What a beauty! A lot of hard work, well thought out and well executed. Good Job Scott! Should do the trick to keep loved ones in, unwanted ones out, and the world marveling at the beauty and craftsmanship!

SO many details! I guess this defines "engineering".

Kudos sir. That gate is rad. Love the videos and how you navigate this crazy world and the humility you do it with. Keep pushin buddy

Really great looking gate. You put a lot of effort and time into it and it really shows.

that is one handsome gate

I've welded up many large gate hinges, connections, and automations. The gate should be welded into its final position before the hinges even come out of their box. A yard of concrete or more and a 6×6 x 1/2" thick square or larger post 5' into the ground for that fella. The operator can be monuted on a pad.

That's a nice looking gate! I've been watching your progress when I head back from town. That wood looks good in there.

what a great looking gate

You should have used square tubing for your gate post, it won't twist

I had no idea how much work goes into a gate like this. I learned a bunch watching this project, looks fantastic

I was watching a different video and seen yours in the side bar and immediately clicked! What a great series

I always appreciate you being honest about the things you would've done differently on your projects after they're done. What a beautiful gate; excellent job. Thank you for your top notch videos and top notch knowledge you share with people.

Great work as usual. I just can't imagine living where that level of security can even be considered!

Coming together great! I did not watch the episode for the footer construction, but my gut engineer says that thing should be at least 6' deep and 18" diameter at minimum, especially in soggy Orrygon! As far as the hinge column goes, the kickers will help, 45 degrees is ideal. What would really help is some depth to the design, but it's a little late for that. I would stitch 4 vertical angles, say 2x2x1/4" , attaching the toes of the angles between the inside flange and web of the column, creating 4 small square "pipes" at the 4 corners. Four inches of weld on each toe, top and bottom and 2" on 12" @ a single 3/16" in between. Weld the ends of the angle to the baseplate while you're at it. It wouldn't hurt to put a horizontal strap connecting the the backs of the angles at each hinge point, and it's only 15 more minutes work. Prep every weld surface by grinding to clean metal, no cleaners necessary, and use only 7018; that 5P not the way to go. The best part is you don't even have to make beautiful welds, just so long as they are sound. It all gets covered up. Next, and most importantly, cut some strips of 1/4" plate and box-out the column by filling between the toes of the beam. For aesthetic purposes you can seal weld the outside face only, stitch the back plate, or seal weld both inside and outside face. I think the torsional stress is what's causing your binding issues, and until you make a box shape, it's going to continue to twist the column when the gate is in the open position. The top and bottom hinges are being forced in opposite directions, and I beams are not good at resisting twisting forces. The 4 angles will give you some additional vertical stiffness without changing the outer dimension. If you start on the back side, you'll have it down by the time you get to the front show welds. It will all be ground smooth in the end anyway. Regardless of the order, all the angles should be securely tacked in place to prevent drawing before stitch welding begins. If you are still having alignment issues at that point, I think your foundation is to blame and you may need to add your kicker bracing.

That is a good looking gate

That's A LOT of weight swinging effortlessly through the air. GOOD JOB!

Scott, the gate is absolutely beautiful, and the build series has been fascinating. At the same time, I’m sorry that people find it hard to understand normal boundaries and fail to respect your privacy, thus necessitating the gate in the first place. That said, I’m looking forward to the series on building a sound wall to get that road noise down to something tolerable!!😉

I just made this gate’s exact opposite! Just to keep the puppy on the front patio, I built a gate from 1x6 redwood slats. It, too, is kept closed by a switchable magnet. It took me less time to build than EC’s beauty, not surprisingly.

Absolutely beautiful engineering, watching from Ireland 🇮🇪

Amen brother I love having a mag drill as a fabricator

Holy cow, Scott! What a phenomenal project. The gate looks great! I have no doubt that you and your subject matter experts will make the necessary tweeks so that the end product looks and operates in a way that meets or exceeds your expectations. This was a great project and one you must be especially proud of.

That is a Beautiful Gate, and an Outstanding Job on the Overall Project Scott! Very Impressive! 👍🏼🇺🇸

A thinga beauty!

Beautiful work

Up here in northern Vermont i have seen gates built by welding both posts to an I beam 4 feet below grade and setting the locally made 1200 pound utility blocks on the I beam, post to post, and the road built over the blocks.

Beautiful!

Amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed this video. All the details, the concerns, the testing. I ate it up!

That's a nice looking gate without the wood.

Congratulations on a great job Scott, your humbleness make You the great teacher that You are. Thanks for sharing your knowledge unconditionally with the Us. The gate is the proof that Function and Beauty compliment each other.

Beautiful gate. It is always a real pleasure to see a project come to fuition.

Looking great! Arm angle,shear weight and rotational forces are very strong with this one. Adding a 3rd hinge ups the complexity, and almost always causes a binding problem. The bottom hinge holds the weight in compression, the top is in an extreme battle with tension. There is a reason the standard is lighter aluminum gates are attached with adjustable hinges on square posts. For any gate ,adjustable hinges are the #1 by 85% best practice. Hinge posts and hinges.... again face enormous fatigue and gravity. Looking forward to the operator and mag latch install. I highly recommend a ground rod at the operator ,lightning is the #1 killer of operators and mag latches.

I would of went with heavy wall square steel tubing. It doesn't flex or twist. But love the look! Always quality craftsmanship.

You could always put a wheel on the end to support the weight. It wouldn’t look bad.

5 p plus is 6010, a newer version of it , that is. 7018 has higher tensile strength for holding power after you apply the 6010 plus, plus it looks very nice when applied by a good weldor. Nice gate. that'll hold up for many decades if the finish is maintained, love it. Peace

great project. As a carpenter, I always learn something interesting watching you.

very, very nice

Beautiful, Scott! Congratulations... ...but now you will have to upgrade your home to meet the "gate" standards. :-)

Outstanding job sir. Looks great. My “I want to be an engineer “ grandson is taking welding next year in high school. I am proud of him.

It looks fantastic, can't wait to see it fully done and see all the work pay off.

Here North-East border of Europe just before Russia where only Finns live the ground is frozen during winter as three to four feet deep. This mean that we have different dilemmas with underground support or base structures . Here structures you during build think that are super solid and heavy duty WILL move around between seasons. So everything must be build so that it is adjustable by bolts but of course main parts can be welded as one. Nice gate and good steel work. 👍

Build that Wall

When I saw this video was out, I made a cup of and sat down and watched your latest update. Love this project. Looking forward to the next instalment, best wishes from Ireland 😊

Looks like you have a fairly secure compound

The gate is beautiful!

It's BEAUTIFUL!!! Good job Scott!!

"That post ain't even gonna know it"? Lol. Welcome to Fort Scott!

My oh my, that gate looks terrific! Great job!

Nice work.

Im looking forward to the gate opener segment. My 12ft gate is about 400 lbs and the opener I have struggles with it especially if the wind is blowing. Im hoping I can learn a thing or two from you.

Good episode

Super! What a great thing to complete. I always appreciate how humble you are, how you always show what you didn't get right the first time and how you can fix any problems that come along.

Pros and cons of life behind a gate

Looking very majestic already!

Great work you Also could have put stiffeners on big post to keep from bowing

Boxing in your post beam would keep it from twisting as the gate swings open. I-beams don't take off-axis bending or torsion very well. Need a closed section like heavy wall square tube. Also could/should have stiffeners where you are tying braces into the beam web. Otherwise the web is pretty flexible (oil canning). On a side note, one job back I had to come up with equipment to install 35,000# and 45,000# doors. They were about 6" thick steel. The nuke building was already built around them so we couldn't use a crane.

Suggestion, if you need more support for that I beam some stiffeners inside the web would help that beam strengthen up its weaker side. Love this build, gate looks great. Love the problem solving stuff

Excited to see how those cedar panels turn out…..

I've watched quite a few of your video's. You nailed the problem with your twisting "I-Beam," a.k.a. Wide-Beam. The extra four braces will help. If you truly wanted to stop the "twisting," make up 8 (eight) pieces (3/8" in. solid plate / bar steel) to fit the three sides of the beam and weld 4 (four) each side, evenly spaced. I would argue had you properly reinforced the "I-Beam," with the 8 (eight) pieces, {stiffeners} the four you had welded extra, would never been needed. The "I-Beam," is designed to take a load from top of the wide flange straight through towards the bottom flange. (I'm in no way a engineer, just a fat 70 yr's old former ship yard welder.) The stiffeners need not be full contact on all three sides, allow a 1/4" - 1/2" radius @ the 2 (two) inside corners, water would / should be able to drain FREELY!!!!!! Also the stiffeners should not come to the outside edge / flush to outside edge. should be short enough to allow a full weld around the edge of the stiffeners. Maybe 3/8" in. to 1/2" in. from the outside edge / flush to outside edge.

The gate design is beautiful. It reminds me of the Tioga Bridge.

Awesome to see this thing in place! I knew it was a big gate, but I didn't really appreciate HOW big until we got to see it in situ. Crazy to think about the force in play when moving that beast around, and the reinforcement needed to keep it true.

I only use 3/8 or 1/2 thick square tubing for gate posts like that. No twisting

That's a large and heavy gate, I hope those post hold, but I wouldn't bet on it lasting more than a few years without problems.

Any plans to put some zerk fittings on the hinges, so you can keep them lubricated?

Very impressive !

Could get a cheeky wheel at the of that. Might help with the bouncing of the gate. All I can hear is overkill by motorhead on this. Didn't realise I beams weren't that great as gate posts.

awesome to finally see this big girl up and swingin! fantastic job man and as for the bending and bowing of the post dont beat yourself up on it its just things that sound good on paper but most the time in the field you always have to make adjustments!

Impressive as always. I still think you should farm it out to a fab company and collect the royalties!

I am happy you know the proper name is wide flange beam, and not I beam. two differant things

Congratulations Scott! Great job!!!

Beautiful gate

Best swing gate I've ever seen. WOW. Did you consider a sliding gate with same structure? I'm looking at options on my 950' driveway. It serves 3 residences.

So inspiring! Thank you for sharing these Saturday morning videos.

She's a beaut, Clark!

Installed already, guess I have some videos to catch up 😅. But what a beautiful gate it has become! Congrats on the design!

I’m excited for you. Can’t wait to see it finished

I had my doubts about this gate design (looks), but all painted up, outdoor, it is quite handsome. Well done!