You Need One of These in Your Shop!

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4 жыл бұрын

We've heard it called many things; a third hand, a grasshopper... Whatever you call it, you need to make one for your shop because they come will save you in a pinch and they cost almost nothing to build.
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@Welddotcom 4 жыл бұрын

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@johndowe7003 4 жыл бұрын

when are yall gonna make a grasshopper like they use on (some ) pipelines? very underrated tool i didnt know existed until i got in. ? maybe do a video on a bevel machine, the kind you hook up your torches to and hand crank it making a decent bevel on pipes, perhaps try and find one of them high dollar ones that mill the bevels ? just some video ideas :D love the vids keep up the great work !

@jakerogers6562 4 жыл бұрын

What about a third leg? Thats the model ill build

@normanrhone2791 4 жыл бұрын

There will always be wannabees whose only skill in life is to wake up eat, and back to sleep, and thumbs down sensible information on KZfaq.

@chrisboek2346 4 жыл бұрын

Where are y'all located at

@Welddotcom 4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisboek2346 Largo, FL

@anthonyscott16 3 жыл бұрын

For a complete rookie, like me, this was more helpful than you could imagine. Thanks!

@thomasarussellsr 3 жыл бұрын

And, if you don't have a giant steel table, then these types of helper tools can have an added copper or silicon-bronze stud added to the back end to put your ground lead clamp onto as well. What a great idea for holding smaller items. The "third hand" just might become a forth, fifth, and sixth hand in both my metal and wood shops in the near future. Thanks for the inspiration and "kick in the pants" needed to build more shop tools. Much appreciated!

@KSMike1 4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t struck a single arc yet and I love this channel. You’re a good teacher.

@ahobimo732 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have thought of using a hole saw to cut the profile for that weld. Cool stuff.

@WhiteFox011 4 жыл бұрын

I am not much of a welder, but when you figure that I learned to weld in 1960-61 when I was in high school, that I can weld at all give credit to my teacher. Your video shows that you enjoy what you do and that you try to help others when you can. GOOD ON YOU!

@ronbelldvm 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Would love to see Bob Moffatt back.

@elishinn6010 4 жыл бұрын

You should make more videos on in house custom tools, this was awesome!

@mattpolitzer2920 4 жыл бұрын

Easy to follow presentation with a simple yet effective bending jig included. You included easy shop math, measuring tools and several other tools/equipment demonstrated. Thank you.

@chandlersgarage 4 жыл бұрын

So cool to see someone build something that was just in their head. Nice work!

@johnloughrey1636 4 жыл бұрын

Why is there always someone who has to be a jackass,and put thumbs down on informative information. Fabricator for over 40 years, and have built similar hold downs over the years. Basically because I never liked magnets, Arch interference is always there when placed to close. Teaching others is to be looked at as being commendable. Nice job in my book,

@brianostwald802 4 жыл бұрын

John I like it

@thobert 4 жыл бұрын

Because they probably don't have an interest on such video, thinking that clicking the thumbs down will give them lesser videos that has the same content as this one. BTW, it's the first time I read such word combination. "informative information"

@vizionthing 4 жыл бұрын

Just remember that the thumbs downs take many attempts, and much dribbling makes it harder, while they are distracted for almost half and hour it gives the carer a well earned break for a cup of tea.

@fluffykittynoodles 4 жыл бұрын

Ok boomer

@jasonjones4695 4 жыл бұрын

Just get a heavy piece of flat bar . Why all the work? College educated idiots smh

@thunder60076 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool project. Soon I will retire and have more time to “play”... Thanks for sharing your skills with others..

@markharrisllb 4 жыл бұрын

I’m only a hobbyist and because of disabilities I only do small jobs, so I think I was be scaling down a bit. However, that doesn’t take away from the value of the information and guidance, thank you.

@gearyvickers4747 4 жыл бұрын

Love this site! I'm new to welding/fab work and I really like all the cool things you use in the craft. I'm learning a lot of tricks from you.

@aussiemanlyman2138 4 жыл бұрын

When you need a heavier hand, I fill the pipe with sand before welding ends on, or make it from solid bar instead of pipe.

@titaniumdiveknife 4 жыл бұрын

"they called me Mr glass"

@Mcss-lu5hv 2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about using a piece of sucker rod.

@1stuart1 4 жыл бұрын

Knowing what these were right away, I assumed that I'm not even close to needing this as I just start to learn. I watched the video anyway, and still learned something else tangential to the project, so glad I did. Thanks.

@Cheapfreezedriedcandy 3 жыл бұрын

Something about welding makes me so happy. When I flip my hood up it like an artist taking a good look at his art.

@KINSHELLAKUSTOMS 4 жыл бұрын

🙀absolutely brilliant I’m gonna make one tomorrow you rock

@Etol1963 4 жыл бұрын

I made my third hand from an big old 12 ton D-shackle and the end of a stainless sewage manhole cover hook. Welded the stainless to the D-shackle with 312 stick electrode with some preheat on the D-shackle.

@dmadere1 4 жыл бұрын

Abom sized third hand!!! Awesome

@oddjobbobb 4 жыл бұрын

Entertaining, yes. But mostly informative. Thank you.

@hypersmudge1 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Good combo of explanation and demo. And in the end... you get a good "helper tool".

@SeaCreature_ 4 жыл бұрын

I been glued to your videos for few hours how :) great videos and thank you for helping us out

@jeremiahhebner8593 2 жыл бұрын

While its a video for making a third hand I really appricate some of the tips you gave while fabing this up. I always try to learn something new every day, can definitely take some of this knowledge to the shop with me. Thanks again for the content.

@ronvi4539 4 жыл бұрын

I always learn something from watching your vids. Thank you..

@dangol6848 4 жыл бұрын

Do you need help? Your flag is upside down.

@ronvi4539 4 жыл бұрын

@@dangol6848 This nation is in dire straights as is most of the countries on this planet. Do I need help that is an understatement. Or are you aware of what is going on?

@buildanother68chevelle75 4 жыл бұрын

Love the flag.

@shawnboggs4984 4 жыл бұрын

Love your weld cap Devildog!

@nategreycanopywelding8679 4 жыл бұрын

The beak. Yeah the beak 🤣🤣🤣. I'll have to try it before Christmas break.

@tomwagemans1872 4 жыл бұрын

Even having a third hand for building these would have been handy. Nice build

@craigmonteforte1478 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting , i’m a retired Woodworker who has been interested in learning more about metal fabrication i did work at a company for a short time that did both Architectual Woodworking and Metal builds most of their metalwork was in decorative Aluminum with some type of Wood accents i enjoyed learning more about metal since growing up i had only learned how to weld structurally but not necessarily decorative or pretty my Dads father,my Grandfather was a professional Welder untill they forced him to retire at 67 years old ? and he was very Artistic as well plus had some Machinist background in his past that was some of the reasons my Father didn’t have all the skills to teach me as when he and my Uncles needed something welded they dropped it off to my Grandfather to do

@dannyl2598 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great idea. I always learn something here.

@madeddiesman-stylemonsterm6662 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! They are very practical helpers to have on hand. Thank you for sharing this.

@tectalabyss 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing these two awesome helpers. Liked,shared. All my best.

@rarbaugh07 4 жыл бұрын

Brings a tear to my eye when I hear a welder give a shit about bearings lol.

@campbellpaul 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks for the upload!

@bcc2a 4 жыл бұрын

You could use an off the shelf saddle washer or unistrut washer instead of making one from scratch. I know not everyone has those parts on hand, but they are cheap, easy to get, and save a little fan time. Thanks for the videos.

@rexmericle5068 4 жыл бұрын

This is a slick trick. I'm 67 and was a certified welder for over 20 years before becoming a quality engineer. Never saw one of these! I'll be making several of these different sizes over the winter. Well do sir!

@fryscountrylifechannel4437 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job Marine!

@ToddLarsen 4 жыл бұрын

I know what my next diy build is gonna be! I need these for art projects. Thanks for sharing and as always keep building👍

@jamesbarratt593 4 жыл бұрын

I have a question. To me its very important too. Really can't wait to hear your answer. So here is the question. What camera are you using to film the whole thing and how come it has no issue with the TIG light?

@SamSamuylik 4 жыл бұрын

On the second one I would weld the head of that bolt to the bent piece of metal. So it doesn't spin when trying to tighten the wing nut.

@jameswyatt1304 4 жыл бұрын

My table can use a third hand, but yours seems to need a third *arm*. Love the scale y'all work at.

@mattgaming8717 4 жыл бұрын

Love that mark al pencil. I use magnets to tac only. But to each their own. Build them anyways. We all know. Theyll be that one day... Im glad a take care save and find new ideas like this. Nice! Im building them.

@tobywilliams414 3 жыл бұрын

By the looks of this video, I obviously need more than that in my shop. This tool is the least of my worries.

@jeffmetaldemonz 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I’m going to make one of these tomorrow!

@handmade3681 4 жыл бұрын

Buddy of mine made a wooden one. His shop smelled nice when he tried to use it.

@onemanswork9248 4 жыл бұрын

great Idea, thank you, "need a tool, build a tool".

@walterwjr947 3 жыл бұрын

I APPRECIATE the video, I learned a lot. Thank you so much for explaining what you were doing as you did it. That allowed me to analyze WHAT and HOW you did things and later when I try to do something LIKE that, I can change it a little and build what I NEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I am going to build something like the second piece today. A SUGGESTION, BUILD IT SO THAT YOU CAN TWEAK THE ANGLE OF THE "FINGER". I hope my meaning is understood, instead of the of the force from the finger being at one angle it can be fine tuned to come from a slightly different angle.

@artsmith103 3 жыл бұрын

Love the bottle jack pipe bender!

@marcsheldon6512 4 жыл бұрын

Who else watched the grinder safety video where it said to use both hands with the auxiliary handle....lol. just teasing you!! Thanks for the great informative videos...keep it up! Stay safe...Doc

@ifell3 4 жыл бұрын

I liked the level V punch thing, bet that comes in handy...... Stocking filler for me!!!!

@buildanother68chevelle75 4 жыл бұрын

ifell3 Yup. Paused the video, searched “tubing centering tool” on amazon and $56 bucks later, my wife can actually wrap a stocking gift I’ll use. Yay me.

@ifell3 4 жыл бұрын

@@buildanother68chevelle75 hahaha no way, surely the Chinese have not copied it lol

@thomasgreen1688 4 жыл бұрын

Great ideas and craftsmanship! 👍🏻

@502deth 4 жыл бұрын

so much fancier than what i use. i just get an 8" piece of rebar, bend it in half, little more than 90 deg, then point another piece of rebar, bend the point 90 deg back about 2", then weld the 6" leg of the point piece to the apex of the bent piece.

@camilookuinghttons2690 4 жыл бұрын

Great ideas!!!! Thank you!

@CSSIandAssociate 4 жыл бұрын

Very Good video. I put both of these on my to do list for next week thanks....

@craigsymington5401 3 жыл бұрын

I made my first one yesterday! Three large bolts and a bit of solid rod tacked together, I only need to sharpen the point!

@How2Wrench 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thank you.

@michaelidarecis 2 жыл бұрын

Good video and wanted to mention if you want to center something really simple then just measure one side approximate where the end of the pipe meets your base and then duplicate that dimension on the other side. You don't have to worry about math and it will line up between the two marks and easily adjustable if you overshot the measurement. It is so fast once you try it you won't believe...

@nyvinchenz9430 4 жыл бұрын

Cool the perfect tool when you need a helper and the boss say sorry he busy cleaning my truck . But thanks for the video

@joemccoy412 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I seen these ideas when I was younger!

@everlastgenerator 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video gents 💚

@jjwiii1432 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent and well articulated vijeo!

@jayjackson597 3 жыл бұрын

can't tell you how many times I have used these doing welding since the early 70's, once you realize what a great thing they are you will never not have some. magnets have their place too. but you might go a week or more without using a magnet, but I used these 3rd hands almost every day

@cheffsolo7739 4 жыл бұрын

Great video ! Thank you SIR.

@robertsanchez3785 Жыл бұрын

Red beard you are my favorite instructor I’ve seen on here, funny thing is I watched your grinder safety video yesterday. Then watching you over hand that grinder 😂 . I get it I’ve been there I just wanted to give you a hard time

@dmeemd7787 4 жыл бұрын

'Misogynist' nut welding.. I'll have to remember that one, lol 🤪 Thanks for another great video!

@Armedlegally 4 жыл бұрын

My God, thats for ever going to be engraved in my head now!

@OakLawnSpeedShop 4 жыл бұрын

Word means being prejudiced against women. Not sure how that applies to the weld he was doing. Nice tool though. Own a fab/setup table that has adjustable movable clamps. If I didn’t have that I’d make me a couple of those.

@brucemohon740 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!Clear and to the point!

@jimgam730 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Gonna have to make me these two.

@r3d33m3dn78 2 жыл бұрын

Have had those for years, called a third finger. They are handy for sure. Solder some copper to the tip and base for better conductivity to help with grounding.

@TrillMurray 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice he showed how to make one without welding. Now I can make one to use for my

@Accumulator1 4 жыл бұрын

Good video and ideas. The first one requires flat clean surface at base or it would rock. Instead I would simply make a horseshoe fork out of 3/4 rod, weld a hook on it with a point at end. Also a vertical peg at top so a heavy metal weight (with hole) can be slipped onto the peg when additional weight needed at point.

@KorysRides 4 жыл бұрын

Great scrap metal project for beginners or teaching kids how to weld.

@silvermediastudio 4 жыл бұрын

No such thing as scrap :)

@stevesloan6775 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. On that last 3rd hand it would be interesting to see how vertical you can get the point pressing straight down on the work. Maybe use an extension block off the bottom... possibly magnetise a third hand.

@pgraham3760 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@Todd66 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool!! Thanks for sharing.

@robeggers5560 4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@EricMineer 2 жыл бұрын

Like how at 4:17 you attached 2 galvanized nuts to your pecker. That's the kind of craftsmanship I appreciate in our line of work.

@jkwo2007 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing.

@cawa2576 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how to weld yet. But I think you're videos are very informative and interesting.

@blogidaho36 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, very informative, no BS... Liked and Subscribed.

@johnsamsungs7570 3 жыл бұрын

Ever thought of counting to ten! It's much easier than Imperial measurements and more than 7 billion people use metric. I'm old enough to remember those oldie type measure things but only use them when dealing in small things "thousands of an inch"

@bearsrodshop7067 4 жыл бұрын

New to the channel, and the hold down's concept of the one fab'd from pipe just gave me a way to get use out of the treadmill frames setting around the scrap bend. Most have that same bend already, and only needs the adjustable "Pecker", (@@) ! Thx for the great idea's, Bear

@markb.1259 4 жыл бұрын

Great projects! I thought there for a bit those projects were being built for the space shuttle with all the measurements you took. :-)

@tommycox9411 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@212ntruesdale 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks.

@petermarsh4993 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Sir, nice video and a couple of innovative ideas to solve a problem that I didn’t know that I had. I do now because you answered why my welds with magnets holding the pieces together didn’t seem to run well. As you can guess, I am only a beginner with welding. I’ve done a bit of blacksmithing and love seeing you bend the cherry red metal like it was a piece of plasticene. Beautiful smooth curves and symmetrical results. Try doing that with cold metal, a hammer and a forming tool. Total mess. Cheers and all the best.

@bobnorthcott3037 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Jk-ot9qm 4 жыл бұрын

I like it! Time to go the garage and build something.

@DudleyToolwright 4 жыл бұрын

Nice project, well explained.

@barnzYT 4 жыл бұрын

"Thatll be his pecker...his beak." Nice save jason

@Senkino5o 4 жыл бұрын

I think its a reflection of our culture how I knew as soon as he said that 1 minute into a 16min video that the top comment would be about that. Like a bunch of rabid 15yr old boys. The adults left the room about forty years ago.

@barnzYT 4 жыл бұрын

@@Senkino5o Bet you're fun to work with

@DanielCastillo-uf2cj 4 жыл бұрын

@barnzy104 😂😂 frlsss

@martindesrocher4528 4 жыл бұрын

has soon has i heard it i laugh so hard and i came to see, was sure it was gonna be the first comment ! hehehe

@bradymoore1943 4 жыл бұрын

@@Senkino5o Sense of humor is an acquired trait. If that didn't get atleast a little chuckle then you have fucking none. I'll make sure you aren't around next time I have a party...

@catherineharris4746 3 жыл бұрын

Simply outstanding!👍👍

@mrfrank5757 3 жыл бұрын

One minor suggestion. Before you cut through the threaded bolt, run a nut above the cut to help form the thread at the end by taking the nut back off. Given your experience and tools it is a don’t care, but for some DIYers it can help.

@SouthernGround 4 ай бұрын

What's funny is I fabed for over 40 years and never thought to build one nor needed one, and after I retired decided to build one out of 1/4 and 1/2 stock. kind of handy, but those are beasts.

@tinahaynes696 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@TheBeardedGarage 4 жыл бұрын

When people make things look easy, it usually isn't.......great video! I'm definitely going to try to make one

@rockymountainfinishing466 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work...you have taught me so much I didnt know I needed to know...thank you...i have one question regarding removing mill scale...what do you use and have you ever tried muriatic acid...I did with amazing results and it was so EASY!!..was wondering why you didn't....I guess that was two questions...thanks in advance for your reply and keep making these awesome and informative videos for noobs like me..✌

@lmj420 4 жыл бұрын

Ok. Some might find this as a "dumb question"! But I see you guys do a lot of stuff as "budget builds"! What is a good tuning bender (like you use in this video) that will also accommodate square tubing up to possibly 3x3 11 gauge? We need a bender at our shop but I would like to start "basic" so I can teach the guys that have not used more complicated systems (like a decent electric/hydraulic bender). Thanks in advance!