Its a weird thing... But us brits don't like/use table saws. If we need to cut a straight edge we clamp a straight edge to the surface and run a circular saw or jigsaw against it. Quite frankly we don't trust those deathtraps prefering instead to use small children to support the cut end! :p (true story ;) )
@@boli2746 Interesting. I had heard that things like dado blades were outright illegal in European countries, but I didn't realize table saws themselves were looked at with disfavor. I have used clamps and a straight edge for overly large material or if I'm out of the shop, but I have to say I like my table saw. It serves as the heart of my shop.
@@tannersnipes2167 You never know if a falling meteorite's gonna cave your skull in either but that doesn't make meteorite insurance a necessity. As if he's gonna bring the treadmill (a substitute for being outside where they can run freely) somewhere where there isn't any power outlets? It's more likely that a chimp at a typewriter writes the complete works of william shakespeare than charging your phone with a dog treadmill being the best possible option to make an emergency call. Just let it be what it is, a fun project to keep his dogs healthy.
@@ForestWizardLookingForPotion you must be the guy that needs to puke on every satiric comment on The Tube, while simultaneously never having heard of power outages -and- being completely oblivious about concepts like premise, hypothesis and FUN. Get a life, my friend, and your days will be brighter...
I think a lot of people don't realize that dogs have an obsession with fitness and if they have the ability to run without pestering their owner they will definitely take advantage of it
Yeah, this breed of dog is pure chaos. Incredibly hard to train. And as we can see Alec takes good care of dogs. Even riping to shred cardboard boxes that we seen numerous times is wonderful example. You can see that every time there is delivery she (I'm not sure of sex, sorry) is so exited, but waits for Alec's command to absolutely obliterate package is visible in her eyes. It's always heart warming to see Your dogs Alec :)
when my Australian Shepherd was younger she loved to run laps at full speed around my nephew's trampoline whenever he would jump on it. there is still a noticeable ring in the yard years later
@@TheAciddragon069 Our aussie shepard does the same thing in the garden! We decided to let him to run as long as he wanted and the crazy doggo wore down his paw pads to the point he couldn't walk smh
That is an extremely high quality mill from what i can see. I would definitely buy one of those if i had the room for one. Just a tip though, you could also add a break to the mill so it makes it more comfortable for the dog to get actually onto the mill as well as making the mill useful to help with other bits of training such as grip work. Great job on the mill im very impressed
This old tony said : the number one rule of "i spent an entire weekend to build something i could just buy for cheaper" club is we don't speak about the "i spent an entire weekend to build something i could just buy for cheaper" club
DUDE..... This is freaking awesome, she loves it. Isn't it great to see a plan come together. Well done guys. Seeing your excitement and the 🐕 made the whole video. Bad@ss
The honesty of the cost vs building your own. Its a harsh truth. DIY projects usually fail to admit cost of time, tools and resources. But, totally bloody worth it.
Every time he leaves the chuck key in the lathe, it gives me the heebie jeebies. I've seen chuck keys take huge chunks out of structural concrete, which I believe is stronger than the human skull.
Okay, let's all stop and be impressed that he was able to say, "Put a lathe in the steel and thread a turn." without messing up. Do it right now. I dare you.
"The less one knows about engineering the more one overbuilds things" reminds me of a quote from one of my engineering professors. "Anyone can build a bridge, alot of people can build a bridge that doesn't fall over, a great engineer is one who builds a bridge that just BARELY doesn't fall over"
I think having that USB fan on there while she runs, might be good in the long run. Since she will get a bit of air draft to cool her down among other tidbits as she works a sweat.
0:36 what happens every time you think "oh, I'll just make it myself!" ... though sometimes it turns out even better than the commercial version, and that's nice lol. And sometimes you learn something.
I just love content like this. Seeing people go to these lengths for their pets, no matter the species, to ensure they're living their very best lives. All pet owners should care this deeply for their pet's welfare! And this doggo looks super duper happy, you can see how good he is with her (?) By how well trained and taken care of she is. Awesome videos!
@@leafgreenbeast haha! I made mine out of a bicycle instead of a treadmill but I would like to see if a human could charge Alecs phone on that treadmill! lol That dog is so fast!
I'm sure you can find a better generator than that dynamo thing. Maybe do a colab with Big Clive, James Bruton, or maybe even Colin Furze to put something together?
Problem is a bigger "power generating" device would create much more rolling resistance, which i fear could be bad for the dog if not properly done ... Not any dog can be a sled dog (That said, i don't know much about dogs so it might work, though she would for sure have to pull harder on the slats which might be an issue)
Do yourself a favour and stay away from wooden mills. The battering they take from the dog running on it eventually loosens up the timber and it rocks itself into breaking.
Alec when Doggo started running and you realized the treadmill was working as designed you reminded me of Victor Frankenstein's excitement when his creation came to life! Well done!
2:37 I heard a saying from another channel awhile ago: "any old shmuck can build a bridge, but only an engineer can consistently build a bridge that barely stands." what you said made me laugh and remember that.
LOVE IT! Personally, I'd figure out how to gear it to the generator, that way less friction and/or slippage. However, I'd plug a portable battery into that USB and just run what you need.
That's really cool. Hopefully ur dogs get great use out of it for many years to come my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. fab on Weld on. Keep making. God bless
Alec thanks for your video I've been looking into making my own mill but out of wood and there's no how to videos on how to make slatmills an this is a game changer for folks like me who can't afford to pay 1500$+3000$ plus shipping for one so thank you ill be pushing these two videos for you my dude 👍
Glad to see your dog is producing power!!! The look on your face when she powered the fan was priceless, and it felt so good when she started. Also glad to see she can stop it herself, wasn't sure before now if she could do that. (not trolling) maybe a lightbulb is a bit inaccurate in the title
Depending on how heavy your dogs are, you might want a band of strapping down the middle too. I'm worried the plywood might flex and gap and maybe pinch a toe bean.
I really liked the music choices in the B roll in this video. Very good choices. Incredible and unique. It fit in well with the technological metalworking / engineering theme of the video. Keep up the great work!
Its extra impressive considering the circumference of that roller is probably 1/4 that of a standard bicycle wheel it’s designed for. With the correct gear ratio it would probably be way more power!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the contact point of the dynamo is on the outer edge of the wheel, then the diameter of the wheel is irrelevant. The speed at that point of the wheel will equal the speed of the axle relative to a point on the interfacing surface (the ground, or the tread belt in this case). You'll get the same output from the dynamo, whether you run it straight off the road or off the edge of the tire. (This is all assuming a fixed speed, so the dog running as fast as the bike goes)
So, ironically I just got those headphones an hour ago… haven’t been able to take them off, they’re comfy and fitting to my head. Fit perfectly around my ears, and sound great. Noise cancelling is nice but honestly their so well fitting and have a decent sound that it’s kinda noise cancelling either way. But I really like them. Bringing them to work tomorrow. Thank you so much for the discount man, love your videos, hope I can start learning and blacksmithing myself. Peace to you friend 🙌🏻
That's a great idea! Only thing I can think of is if turning more gears would increase load, but if you did the gearing right you could probably multiply the output by a considerable amount, and probably make it take less speed from the dog to make the same amount of power.
I am watching you mill the slots and am thinking to myself "he is running that a little hot." Then you poke the chips and yell I don't think I have jumped that hard from a video 🤣
May I ask how much did everything cost, im studying engineering and this seems like a nice challenge for me to do, but before I start with it I need an idea of the cost of the materials.Thanks in advance
2:38 : "Anyone can design a bridge that stands, but it takes an engineer to design one that _barely_ stands". ^^
Engineering “is the art of doing that well with one dollar, which any bungler can do with two after a fashion." - Arthur M. Wellington
@@glenndarilek520 you forgot that engineer cost you three dollars on top of the one to "engineer it" that you could have done the same for two
@@georgebeer3498 If so, then you are an engineer!
Can confirm, currently writing a thesis in bridge support design
@@georgebeer3498 the $1.00 includes the engineering cost
Mr. Steele: I have a workshop with more tooling and machines than the average person can imagine
Also Mr. Steele: I don't have a table saw...
LOL...
Its a weird thing... But us brits don't like/use table saws. If we need to cut a straight edge we clamp a straight edge to the surface and run a circular saw or jigsaw against it.
Quite frankly we don't trust those deathtraps prefering instead to use small children to support the cut end! :p (true story ;) )
@@boli2746 Interesting. I had heard that things like dado blades were outright illegal in European countries, but I didn't realize table saws themselves were looked at with disfavor. I have used clamps and a straight edge for overly large material or if I'm out of the shop, but I have to say I like my table saw. It serves as the heart of my shop.
@@scotadam They're not illegal. Just not used as much.
Oi, you got a loicens for that table saw?
Ah yes, the classic maker conundrum of “I could make that…“ (for twice the price and untold mounds of time)
And thats the way of Mandalore.
material costs be it steel or timber are horrendous right now :( dont see them coming down soon either
But the part he didn't say out loud was that he was making money by making it on youtube.
@@janbernad4729 this is the way.
At least he gets a video out of it while we just get the satisfaction of a job amateurly done.
Can you put on a mph/kph reader on it so we can see how fast she's running?
That's a great idea, that dog seems unbelievably fast, so im pretty curious as well. Probably 20 to 25mph
THIS!
@@frankierzucekjr about 60km/h
35-40mph
DO IT!!!!
Yeah, this needs episode 2
She has to be one of the most happy dogs I've ever seen. That says a lot about you, Alec. Good for you and your family, that's awesome.
“My dog is charging my phoneeeeee!”…….
never did I think those words would leave your mouth 👄 😂😂
Truly man's best friend.
Lmao right?
He says while having Yogo as his background lul
My question is can that power be used for anything else? Like running a belt sander or hammer
Worlds happiest blacksmith. Now you’re can turn your dogs near endless energy into a 32 second phone call!
Which could save a life...
@@lukearts2954 "oh god my 98 year old grandma is having a seizure! QUICK, LASSIE, GET ON THE TREADMILL!"
@@ForestWizardLookingForPotion hey you never know
@@tannersnipes2167 You never know if a falling meteorite's gonna cave your skull in either but that doesn't make meteorite insurance a necessity. As if he's gonna bring the treadmill (a substitute for being outside where they can run freely) somewhere where there isn't any power outlets? It's more likely that a chimp at a typewriter writes the complete works of william shakespeare than charging your phone with a dog treadmill being the best possible option to make an emergency call. Just let it be what it is, a fun project to keep his dogs healthy.
@@ForestWizardLookingForPotion you must be the guy that needs to puke on every satiric comment on The Tube, while simultaneously never having heard of power outages -and- being completely oblivious about concepts like premise, hypothesis and FUN. Get a life, my friend, and your days will be brighter...
Linus tech tips: "Look at this RGB ram!"
Alec Steele: "I put RGB on my dog!"
Best comment haha
This is a great crossover concept :)
11/10 comment XD
I think a lot of people don't realize that dogs have an obsession with fitness and if they have the ability to run without pestering their owner they will definitely take advantage of it
Yeah, this breed of dog is pure chaos. Incredibly hard to train. And as we can see Alec takes good care of dogs. Even riping to shred cardboard boxes that we seen numerous times is wonderful example. You can see that every time there is delivery she (I'm not sure of sex, sorry) is so exited, but waits for Alec's command to absolutely obliterate package is visible in her eyes. It's always heart warming to see Your dogs Alec :)
@@ktoput7333 he's very good with her, I've seen glimpses of him training her and she follows commands like a show dog
when my Australian Shepherd was younger she loved to run laps at full speed around my nephew's trampoline whenever he would jump on it. there is still a noticeable ring in the yard years later
_Maligator are epic_
@@TheAciddragon069 Our aussie shepard does the same thing in the garden! We decided to let him to run as long as he wanted and the crazy doggo wore down his paw pads to the point he couldn't walk smh
I owned a free range dog daycare for around 10 years. Belgians were the most intensely driven breed of all of them. Those dogs gotta work!
She seemed happy when she’s sprinting and hearing you overjoyed, didn’t even think to bark just all focus
That is an extremely high quality mill from what i can see. I would definitely buy one of those if i had the room for one.
Just a tip though, you could also add a break to the mill so it makes it more comfortable for the dog to get actually onto the mill as well as making the mill useful to help with other bits of training such as grip work. Great job on the mill im very impressed
that doggo looked so happy, also props for getting her to do this without any hesitation it seems! What a cool Malinois
You can tell how such good focus and drive that dog has man I'd love to train her In a month she be grabbing a beer out the fridge from 1 word
The doggo testing it out with you at 2:28 was the cutest thing I’ve seen today
Is that the first time that Crazy has been on a mill? If so, pretty remarkable how quickly she took to it. Congrats!
I love how you transformed your channel from only blacksmithing, which I love, to a variety of projects, which I love even more
“Go ahead and put some lathe in the steel...”
And thread some turns of course
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that noticed that.
Up there with "soak some wood in the log"
1:13 hehehe
You can take the steel from the lathe, but you can't take the lathe from the steel
"why spend the money to buy one when i can spend more money on materials and time to build it myself" ah yes, every makers thought process.
You pay extra for the ability to say "I made that".
If you buy it you can't make a video out of it and therefore can't claim it as tax deductable 🤔🤔
This old tony said :
the number one rule of "i spent an entire weekend to build something i could just buy for cheaper" club is we don't speak about the "i spent an entire weekend to build something i could just buy for cheaper" club
It's totally custom made,you know that it's not gonna break down for a long time and you made it. Totally worth it
This series has been a recording of how much one man can love his dogs
DUDE..... This is freaking awesome, she loves it. Isn't it great to see a plan come together. Well done guys. Seeing your excitement and the 🐕 made the whole video. Bad@ss
The honesty of the cost vs building your own. Its a harsh truth. DIY projects usually fail to admit cost of time, tools and resources. But, totally bloody worth it.
it looks realy professional at the end. good job !!
Do you have any of the specifics of the spring you used to soften the impact? Max compression of each? Spring rate?
Every time he leaves the chuck key in the lathe, it gives me the heebie jeebies.
I've seen chuck keys take huge chunks out of structural concrete, which I believe is stronger than the human skull.
Wish I have this kind of workshop and build my pets this kind of treadmill. Great video!
My chubby little dachshund just looked at me like "You better not be getting any ideas.."
Haha, my mini Schnauzer would run and hide from that thing!
I love how excited she is! Awesome!
Okay, let's all stop and be impressed that he was able to say, "Put a lathe in the steel and thread a turn." without messing up. Do it right now. I dare you.
So smooth, almost didn't catch it.
It's very easy for me, because i don't have much of a metalwork background
We don't get to see the outtakes tho
My mother talks like this all the time, I’m so used to reconstructing sentences it didn’t even phase me until like 2 minutes later
I imagine putting a lathe in Steele, may require some form of medical assistance. All about the spelling, people. 🤣
That absolutely brilliant what u have done for your dog
"The less one knows about engineering the more one overbuilds things" reminds me of a quote from one of my engineering professors. "Anyone can build a bridge, alot of people can build a bridge that doesn't fall over, a great engineer is one who builds a bridge that just BARELY doesn't fall over"
OH MY GOSH! She is so fast and impressive!😍 amazing fab work, engineering, and ingenuity- but truly that speed and those listening skills!!! A queen.
I think having that USB fan on there while she runs, might be good in the long run. Since she will get a bit of air draft to cool her down among other tidbits as she works a sweat.
i think Dogs can't sweat. That is more so a human/horse/donkey thing as far as I can remember
@@Mirro18 Dogs sweat through their huge tongues.
0:36 what happens every time you think "oh, I'll just make it myself!" ... though sometimes it turns out even better than the commercial version, and that's nice lol. And sometimes you learn something.
As an engineer, that's some very convincing "rigorous engineering analysis"
I just love content like this. Seeing people go to these lengths for their pets, no matter the species, to ensure they're living their very best lives. All pet owners should care this deeply for their pet's welfare! And this doggo looks super duper happy, you can see how good he is with her (?) By how well trained and taken care of she is. Awesome videos!
I feel like Crazy needs an armor suit for her inevitable crime fighting career.
Looks like you made a great tool to give your dog a good outlet. Love seeing her having fun like that.
I feel like the more noise he makes the more excited she gets so she runs faster and makes more power. She's a cute doggo.
As a husband of a protection dog trainer, I so appreciate the “YES” with the reward. Not many people do it right with Mals, good work 😁😁
Loving it! Great work man. I made a "wife-powered lathe". Worked well... until she got tired after 2 minutes.
i mean damn, at those speeds im amazed she lasted two minutes
@@leafgreenbeast haha! I made mine out of a bicycle instead of a treadmill but I would like to see if a human could charge Alecs phone on that treadmill! lol That dog is so fast!
0:01 " Honey I made a treadmill for you to power my lathe. "
0:02 divorce papers served
😁
This one just made me smile :) I love how it worked out and how it's just perfect for her.
It always amazes me that Alex still hasn’t figured out that hot metal is hot…
10:00 doggos having the time of her life!
Me: "Mom, can we have a treadmill?"
Mom: "No, we already have a treadmill at home."
The treadmill at home:
That is the least amount of forging I have ever seen Alec do, LOL love it, great work on the treadmill
I'm sure you can find a better generator than that dynamo thing. Maybe do a colab with Big Clive, James Bruton, or maybe even Colin Furze to put something together?
Problem is a bigger "power generating" device would create much more rolling resistance, which i fear could be bad for the dog if not properly done ... Not any dog can be a sled dog
(That said, i don't know much about dogs so it might work, though she would for sure have to pull harder on the slats which might be an issue)
The springs told me I was gonna love this, good on you, thats good canine care
Now the question that still needs to be answered: Can Alec charge his phone with a treadmill?
can we please have more content with Crazy!. you can see the love so clearly, its beautiful!
Wow your dog is incredibly well trained...
Now that is freaking awesome, and she loves running on it, the lights look great as she ran 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘
I've been thinking of building something similar for my dog, but probably out of wood and carpeting to keep the costs down.
Do yourself a favour and stay away from wooden mills. The battering they take from the dog running on it eventually loosens up the timber and it rocks itself into breaking.
Got same weld hood clear as day but the cover shields get scratched so easy
Alec, we would never accuse you of ever over-engineering and building anything like a treadmill or a bed.
Or a dining room table or a motorized scooter.
@@Anino_Makata Oh yeah. I forgot about those.
Don't forget a Vacuum degasser for casting
@@patonb He does seem to like his engineering doesn't he?
Dude, that’s just awesome, I love how happy the dog looks aswell, amazing job… just, wow
Love how he says "Go ahead and put so lathe in the steel ad thread a turn" completely straight faced.
I don't understand
Caught my attention also!
Alec when Doggo started running and you realized the treadmill was working as designed you reminded me of Victor Frankenstein's excitement when his creation came to life! Well done!
love the videos alec keep up the good work 👏
2:37 I heard a saying from another channel awhile ago: "any old shmuck can build a bridge, but only an engineer can consistently build a bridge that barely stands." what you said made me laugh and remember that.
LOVE IT!
Personally, I'd figure out how to gear it to the generator, that way less friction and/or slippage. However, I'd plug a portable battery into that USB and just run what you need.
Nice mill lovely dog project well done
I hate myself for this quote. But in the words of Scrappy Doo...
"Puppy Power!"
Alec, you've inspired me to try and build one! Though one comment, please etch something on the acrylic!
Definitely my favourite so far .
Dog looked WELL happy .
Phone charger is easy peasy.
I’ll pop round with the tug welder shall I ?
That's really cool. Hopefully ur dogs get great use out of it for many years to come my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. fab on Weld on. Keep making. God bless
Alec thanks for your video I've been looking into making my own mill but out of wood and there's no how to videos on how to make slatmills an this is a game changer for folks like me who can't afford to pay 1500$+3000$ plus shipping for one so thank you ill be pushing these two videos for you my dude 👍
Glad to see your dog is producing power!!! The look on your face when she powered the fan was priceless, and it felt so good when she started. Also glad to see she can stop it herself, wasn't sure before now if she could do that.
(not trolling) maybe a lightbulb is a bit inaccurate in the title
maybe. LED? I don't work electricity, but if the dog could power an LED strip, maybe it could power a (slightly higher voltage) LED bulb?
I like the way this video is set up. I’d like to see more videos from you made like this. Good job.
Depending on how heavy your dogs are, you might want a band of strapping down the middle too. I'm worried the plywood might flex and gap and maybe pinch a toe bean.
Nah, it's perfectly fine! This is used for the big rig trailers they can handle some weight.
I really liked the music choices in the B roll in this video. Very good choices. Incredible and unique. It fit in well with the technological metalworking / engineering theme of the video. Keep up the great work!
Its extra impressive considering the circumference of that roller is probably 1/4 that of a standard bicycle wheel it’s designed for. With the correct gear ratio it would probably be way more power!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the contact point of the dynamo is on the outer edge of the wheel, then the diameter of the wheel is irrelevant. The speed at that point of the wheel will equal the speed of the axle relative to a point on the interfacing surface (the ground, or the tread belt in this case). You'll get the same output from the dynamo, whether you run it straight off the road or off the edge of the tire. (This is all assuming a fixed speed, so the dog running as fast as the bike goes)
Awesome project 👊 I really enjoy seeing your practical builds
It is possible that somewhere in this world a dude watched this video and wants to mine BTC with doggo power.
no not Bitcoins *dogecoins* !
@@PermireFabrica excuse me. I meant this dude mines dogdecoins with doggo power
@@buildersbasement9896XD
So, ironically I just got those headphones an hour ago… haven’t been able to take them off, they’re comfy and fitting to my head. Fit perfectly around my ears, and sound great. Noise cancelling is nice but honestly their so well fitting and have a decent sound that it’s kinda noise cancelling either way. But I really like them. Bringing them to work tomorrow. Thank you so much for the discount man, love your videos, hope I can start learning and blacksmithing myself. Peace to you friend 🙌🏻
maybe connect some gears to the dynamo so the dog doesnt have to run full speed to generate electricity.
That's a great idea! Only thing I can think of is if turning more gears would increase load, but if you did the gearing right you could probably multiply the output by a considerable amount, and probably make it take less speed from the dog to make the same amount of power.
Brilliant video what an intelligent and talented young man
Alec I dare you to make a sword without any power tools
You... You understand what blacksmithing is right...?
@@Goodgu3963 oh yeah I want to see him face with a really challenge
That is a very well made treadmill 🐾 🐶 it glides smoothly
Build more knives / axes like in the good old days !
This was a fantastic project … well done. Love the summary of cost analysis … LOL.
aww, and doggo utterly loves running. Alec, this is possibly the cutest thing you've ever made! 😍
That opening explains ever project I do!!
Absolutely brilliant job
I am watching you mill the slots and am thinking to myself "he is running that a little hot." Then you poke the chips and yell I don't think I have jumped that hard from a video 🤣
Any video with the doggos is a video that gets all my love.
Awesome, That was very entertaining... She is one happy (spoiled) girl... Thank you for sharing......
1:13 "Put some lathe in the steel and thread a turn" 😂😂Joking aside, Brilliant project as always!!
Amazing video! Thank you for keeping the puns on the background! Fenomenal work!
Without a doubt my favorite project of yours.
You should make an old fashion hand turning drill
The montages are really, really well done.
9:01 I had a visceral reaction to this. Such a familiar feeling
Brilliant video. Been waiting for a long time for someone to make one so I can try build one myself
Just a quick question Alex here in the UK we can't get borax what could I use instead for forge welding flux ?
1:12 I too enjoy putting some lathe in the steel
Awesome love this! You are very enjoyable to watch!
She seemed to really enjoy herself on that treadmill :)
May I ask how much did everything cost, im studying engineering and this seems like a nice challenge for me to do, but before I start with it I need an idea of the cost of the materials.Thanks in advance
This might be the best video I’ve ever seen in my life 😂😂❤️