Holy smokes I had no idea someone could make such an informative and entertaining video on heat welding vinyl seams. Well done.

your timing, voice, explanation. mannerisms and video production skills are perfect. some youtubers are annoying and very overt. your videos are straight forward and highly educational. ty for your time.

This is very informative and I’m very interested to see you make a simple inflatable! I use vinyl now and this has been mega helpful!

Thanks so much for this, it's been very helpful! I experimented with making a small inflatable recently using vinyl from some small beach balls I had. I simply used glue to glue the vinyl pieces together in a similar manner to a pinch seam, technically inverted as I left the frill on the inside. It worked well-enough, but it has a bunch of leaks, which I've mostly sealed. Then I remembered this video, and gave it another watch to see how to properly weld the seams together. I will be trying your method of doing a pinch seam with my next inflatable project. :3

Thank you for the video!!! I'm looking to make my own inflatable for a project but didn't know how to start with the seaming process

This was insanely information dense! Thanks for the great visual examples.

Oh, I love this! Thank you so much! This inspires me to make my characters as inflatables.

Thank you soo much this video cured my headache from studying too hard, i plan on making realistic inflatable mannequins and this video nailed my question of "how to" head on!! Well informative!

Nicely done - this got me started in the right direction with an important project. Thanks man.

thanks for the effort! only good source I could find so far!

Absolutely Awesome. I'll never throw out an inflatable again.

This gives me some great ideas for creating an inflatable puffa jacket. Thank you.

Great video - a lot of good information here on how the welds are and the process of making them

This is so cool I could use this to help repair seam splits

This is super helpful. Thank you for making it!

Thank you for making this video! It was very informative!

Personally I'd recommend overlap joints made using adhesive. You get a lot of strength that way and "it just works". At the time I used Evo Stik Pipe weld, which isn't intended for soft vinyl but works well if you keep the layer really thin. Oh and it used to be much cheaper than proper soft vinyl adhesive. It was very slow curing so I had a bunch of little clips to hold it.

Thank you so much for making this video I have been searching this exact information for a long time and your video is extremely helpful thank you so much very grateful

Great film. Thanks for making it.

This is so informative!! Thank you!

Always great information and greater lesson.

Excellent presentation. Very helpful!

Thank you for demonstrating how blow up pool toys are made!

Great rundown on vinyl seems. Cheers.

Okay, this is absolute mint content.

Fantastic! Thanks

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing :)

That was super informative! Thank you so much! I want to make my own inflatable and I think you have been the best resource so far :)

Thank you so much for making this video.

Very thorough. Thanks for the info it was very helpful.

Awesome and informative video! I never really realized how many types of vinyl seams there are.

Great video thank you

Thanks! Its a big help!

Now THAT was educational! 😅

Use parchment instead of wax it won’t stick to your iron or your material

It was very helpful!

A few weeks ago, I tried my hand at welding a beach ball with an iron, but my results were less than impressive. I searched KZfaq for a tutorial video, but found none. So, thank you very much for making this video! In a future video, could you give some details as to the temperature settings on the iron or more of the ironing technique for creating a good weld? Like how long is long enough to cause a good bond? Also, I think you did the voice-over very well. You didn't sound monotonous at all, in my opinion.

Thank you for the information. Very useful. And yes, I watched the full “monotonous presentation” and saved for future reference. 😁

I love it. Can you build an inflatable chair?

Quick question if you have an inflatable that has a seam split on the part were the wing joins the body how would you repair it?

Thank you for a great video. Is there a typical iron setting you recommend so I'd hot enough to bond but not melt through?

I have a heavy duty pool inflatable with an inside pinch seam on the part that split. How do I go about repairing this from the outside? Am I putting the lap band and them “welding “ vinyl over that?

Hello, I'd first want to thank you for this great video. I'm also looking into inflatables and wanted to know if you knew a method or software to help me get the flat pannels I need to cut out from the vynyl to achieve a desired shape.

Thank you so much for your information!

Thank you so much, this was very informative. By any chance, do you know how to make/seam those baffles in inflatable pool mat or just any kind of internal seaming? I've been searching for this for a while and still got nothing. Thank you in advance :D

Thank you so much for your video ! gretting from Chile

Intresting.

wow!

single overlapped, weld flat seam is actually the strongest. Butting and double overlapped seam makes the seam too thick, and butting can never been perfect, so the strength is only half of the overlapped band strength. Any side of the double overlap fails, it fails. The info here is very helpful.

Is that an IW gryphon? I wish they still made them Also nice Aaron's dragon, I want one of those too

Thanks for the vid interesting. Can you also show a repair to a toy where it has split and how to fix that would be useful.

Hello mister, I am currently working on a smart jacket with back support. I plan on using an inflatable pad and I want to get an opinion on what material should I be using. The material *must* be heat and tear resistant and will be subjected to constant mechanical pressure. And please keep in mind that the jacket will be for commercial use so please suggest an economically appropriate material.

this is a okay video, I would like to see more of what type of vinyl to create a inflatable, a little more details on where can you get your supplies... thanks

Wow nice! which is the type of vinyl? I will buy and try a cushion :) I am not clear which are vinyl/ welding fabrics and where to buy them :) thanks

Interesting and helpful. Thanks for sharing with the community.

What kind of final would I use if I wanted to make my own?

I’m working inflatable for my project, that is my 3D design beginner.

Nice tutorial, could this actually be used to fix a seam split though?

Where do you get all of your inflatables

Thank you for the informative video!

Awesome video Heath Dragon, thanks for posting! I just have one question. What temperature was the iron set to?

Ok im doing what u say and i cant seem to get it right ...any tips

Can I do this on an inflatable pool?

This is so cool

What are your thoughts of using chemicals to weld vinyl together to make an inflatable? Also ho do you print on vinyl?

Ah, something I wanted to ask! How did you put together the wax paper and the aluminium foil?

please tell me. what is the name of material.

Can’t believe you’ve put so much time and effort into this channel, it’s awesome! Do you think it’s possible to install an inner tube valve onto an inflatable?

Hey again! I was wondering where you bought your PVC from? I've been looking around online, and all i can find is PVC and Vinyl for roofing :/

I will try with my beach balls. If it works, I will not rid beach balls. Thanks for this video.

Where do you get this information? It is very interesting!

Btw how to make a beachball by heat welding ?

Educational

I'm surprised a clothes iron would be hot enough to do this. Also, I'm looking for a way to do this with rubber (as opposed to vinyl) to create inflatable clothes shaped air bladders for drying garments. Any ideas?

Where do you purchase vinyl from? And what thickness works best for making inflatables?

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If you still reply and all I'd like to know where I can get somewhat large sections of vinyl

Amazing video!!! Do you think you could create a video of you making an actual inflatable?

Hi plz can u try this on the inflatable pool

Genius!! Now ppl can make their own toys!! ;D

+Heath Dragon Thanks for the informational video and have you ever had to use one of these techniques to fix an inflatable???

what store did you go to to get the pvc sheets

Are you planning on making anything with these? I'd love to due that if I could.

This would be very helpful, if you could add the temperature setting on your iron, please?!

Can you show me how to make a beach ball

My hole is in the middle of my floaty thing. Not on the outside. But only on one side, not through the *hole* thing. ...yeah that was bad...

what heat are you using on the this ?

Is there a stretchable fabric that can do this?

thanks my inflatable alligator karl has a punctured paw surgery is necessary

Thank you so much for this video! It is extremely helpful info for me!

so the pvc inflatable is the same right?

What thickness of vinyl did you use?

What kind of vinyl is used?

Where can I buy this green material?

Hi, can you explain to me what type of material do you use? Vinyl 0,9mm? thanks!

What matérial use? Thx

Do more vids on this

how to prevent large inflatable toys from tearign when many adults are jumping over it...like an inflatable water park? I really liked your presentation.....

i can repare my red dino ?

Please build a beach ball next