Just an ole school American Metal Fabricator!!! Don't need any fancy $35K Fab Table with all the little special clamps and fixtures. Just a place to work, some steel, a welding machine and your BRAIN. Oh and if you do end up needing a special press or die, just build it!!! Love it!
Thank so for for sharing all the fab tips in making a quality gate. I need to make one just like it and now I know how to do it faster with exquisite quality. 👍👍😎👍👍
Awesome detail Doug. I need to a build a two-panel gate just like this in the next year or so to upgrade the first welding fab project I ever attempted 25 years ago. It's still holding up well except for some corrosion caused by the neighbors sprinkler. All the fab tips you show will definitely be put to use for a phenomenal outcome. Thank you for sharing! 👍👍😎👍👍
Having just watched this video, I have to ask why you put the diagonal support in from top to bottom rather than the other way round when it would be in compression. Considering that all your processes are very well thought out, this seems counter intuitive.
When I make wood gates I put the diagonal support in compression, but with metal gates, and given the relatively small size of the tubing, I put the diagonal in tension.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Outstanding craftsmanship!
Cutting the one pin a little shorter so you don't have to locate them simultaneously was a genius tip. Many, many great tips here. Thank you.
Just an ole school American Metal Fabricator!!! Don't need any fancy $35K Fab Table with all the little special clamps and fixtures. Just a place to work, some steel, a welding machine and your BRAIN. Oh and if you do end up needing a special press or die, just build it!!! Love it!
Thank you for explaining everything. Made many types of frames with square tubing. But I learned many things here. Much appreciated!
Thank so for for sharing all the fab tips in making a quality gate. I need to make one just like it and now I know how to do it faster with exquisite quality. 👍👍😎👍👍
Thank you!
Awesome detail Doug. I need to a build a two-panel gate just like this in the next year or so to upgrade the first welding fab project I ever attempted 25 years ago. It's still holding up well except for some corrosion caused by the neighbors sprinkler. All the fab tips you show will definitely be put to use for a phenomenal outcome. Thank you for sharing! 👍👍😎👍👍
Having just watched this video, I have to ask why you put the diagonal support in from top to bottom rather than the other way round when it would be in compression. Considering that all your processes are very well thought out, this seems counter intuitive.
When I make wood gates I put the diagonal support in compression, but with metal gates, and given the relatively small size of the tubing, I put the diagonal in tension.
@ thanks for the reply. It’s nice to hear other people’s thoughts.