TIG WELDING a custom-designed 304 stainless steel exhaust pipe. Lifeboat Conversion Ep57 [4K]

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  • @joeldriver381
    @joeldriver381 2 роки тому

    Thanks for pointing out the top one was the new exhaust! I was very confused 🤣

  • @VinceW187
    @VinceW187 2 роки тому

    Plenty of sparks from the grinder, good episode

  • @davecoz4227
    @davecoz4227 2 роки тому +2

    "Weldy Guy", this is a good reason for Guilds to be brought back.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому +6

      After that term wound someone up a few episodes back, it clearly become mandatory thereafter.
      I generally find that people understating their job description are most impressive. Those who artificially pomp them up, less so.

  • @lifttech65
    @lifttech65 2 роки тому +3

    You didn't mess up with the bracket. You just showed another way to install it. I enjoy your videos. Can't wait to see Alan finished and at sea.

  • @bikeforever2016
    @bikeforever2016 2 роки тому

    "The new one is at the top", priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jonathan5354
    @jonathan5354 2 роки тому +3

    A great and funny episode. I started to watch this build because of its uniqueness on yt. Stayed for the unique build and the humor.

  • @KnightsWithoutATable
    @KnightsWithoutATable 2 роки тому

    No bubbles no troubles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @salamander5703
    @salamander5703 2 роки тому +1

    Don't forget some Copaslip on those turbo nuts when you do the final assembly. Will help keep the nuts removable in future and stop them galling if stainless.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому

      Check out the previous Alan episode for all manner of copper grease wonderment.

  • @realsonnysullivan
    @realsonnysullivan 2 роки тому +6

    wow! another awesome video from hibbert! i find his videos very entertaining and extremely informative. original content of this high a quality is good to find. keep up the good work alex! i sat through 4 minutes of ads to help with the welding bill!

  • @bartjohnson8139
    @bartjohnson8139 2 роки тому +3

    An excellent and professional job by all involved.

  • @briangarrow448
    @briangarrow448 2 роки тому +21

    In case someone wants to criticize those welds, I want to point out that the smaller the diameter of the pipe, the more difficult the welds become. Anyone who has welded pipe or boiler tubes will tell you about it.

    • @richardzehrung9776
      @richardzehrung9776 2 роки тому +2

      As a boiler operator I agree with Brian.

    • @DC_DC_DC_DC
      @DC_DC_DC_DC 2 роки тому +2

      As someone that sometimes builds (stainless) exhausts/manifolds for hobby or semi professional purposes, I strongly disagree. The guy can tigweld, that's for sure, and is probably better at it than many. But there is no backing gas used - the tubes are open to atmosphere and no flow of shielding gas is introduced, the welds are burned (darkly discolored) because of slow speed and high current and lack of cover of shielding gas. I find it a waste of expensive materials to not do it the right way. I'm not talking about the lack of pretty rainbow colors here, just tig welding of stainless steel basics. The welds aren't very uniform either. Plenty of good examples to be found on YT on how it can be done much better. Will it hold? Sure. Is this best practice and will it prevent cracks? Only time will tell.

    • @tacedaddy
      @tacedaddy 2 роки тому

      As someone who welds daily... those welds arent pretty but they are fine, i was surprised he wasnt backflowing gas to the inside of the pipe

  • @OldBlindDougArtist
    @OldBlindDougArtist 2 роки тому +1

    As always a great video, I am so glad I found your channel.

  • @thedude2178
    @thedude2178 2 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @kirill42069
    @kirill42069 2 роки тому

    Since the tail end of the exhaust is mounted solid, a second bendy bit would help at the other end should any welds every fail.

  • @_1811
    @_1811 2 роки тому +2

    You can also leak test exhausts by getting someone on the outside with a cloth to muffle the exhaust exit. That way you actually get overpressure on the tube and you'll spot leaks easier.

    • @stco2426
      @stco2426 2 роки тому

      Yes. That’s a useful and typical recommendation.

  • @davidbrown8365
    @davidbrown8365 2 роки тому

    With that helmet I'd say that is STIG welding 😁

  • @yoannjollivet6022
    @yoannjollivet6022 2 роки тому

    Excellent job👍, that's the first thing I would say, however🤔, add a fixing to mount on a silent block on the silencer, to avoid vibrations, it will protect the hull and Alan's turbo, there are external flanges...😁
    PS: Good job!!!

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому +1

      Cheers - will have a look

    • @yoannjollivet6022
      @yoannjollivet6022 2 роки тому +1

      Too bad the thermal protection is already on, otherwise you could have put a copper coil on the pipe to make an exchanger, for an extra heater or a water heater for tea...

  • @michaelyoung7261
    @michaelyoung7261 2 роки тому +2

    Ah yes, weldy boi. I have tampered in being a weldy boi at my job, and have received a sunburn on both arms due to the bright lights and the protective sleeves slipping and exposing bare skin. You most certainly would want to get yourself a suitable welding mask if you wish to watch a weldy boi do their work.

  • @jeremykamel9655
    @jeremykamel9655 2 роки тому

    Well done!

  • @brucechapman1946
    @brucechapman1946 2 роки тому +1

    Nice job on the exhaust Alex, surely that was a zinc anode rather than aluminium? Lucky the boat yard has a weldy guy!

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому

      Zinc has a melting point too low for an exhaust. Some people will criticise an anode in any case, but I went with Alu for the fun factor.

  • @pontuswendt2486
    @pontuswendt2486 2 роки тому +2

    AMAZINGNES!!!

  • @dcallan812
    @dcallan812 2 роки тому

    I thought this episode could only get better too,
    sadly, I was disappointed. 😢
    🤣 just kidding 👌
    great looking silver snake. 👍👍

  • @Jehty_
    @Jehty_ 2 роки тому +2

    This is the second time you gave me almost a heart-attack in two consecutive videos.
    That beep at 9:02 sounds quite similar to my smoke alarm.
    Maybe by the third time my body learned the difference and I won't shoot up from my bed with a pulse of 180 :(
    😂

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому +1

      Ah - it's Alan's low oil pressure alarm.

    • @Jehty_
      @Jehty_ 2 роки тому +2

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals so Alan and I are both screaming in agony together.
      That's comforting 😂

  • @richardzehrung9776
    @richardzehrung9776 2 роки тому

    Trust your dad
    I was a naval engineer in the US Navy, my UK counterparts are as good as us.

  • @SailingSVPipedream
    @SailingSVPipedream 2 роки тому

    I like the lagging rope, I used just glassfibre tape and it is a bit thin. Where did you get the rope from?
    TIG is a great skill to pick up and not too difficult. I bought a 210ext Rtech AC/DC last year to do aluminium and stainless and it has been expensive (£1500 with gas), but I have been amazed at how easy and fun aluminium is (I don’t usually use the word fun to describe work). The other comments on back purging TIG pipe are kind of correct, but in reality it’s not got a nuclear reactor in there (well I assume you do not have a cat and some dastardly plan involving the artic). My stainless exhausts on my boat are at 15 years old now since I MiG welded them with argon/CO2 and they are fine.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому +1

      I got the rope from a chimney and stove company, but it's generally easily available online.

  • @jamesparker2337
    @jamesparker2337 2 роки тому

    Regardless of any possible criticisms you may get, I can assure you that there were no drastic faults with your efforts. And yes, I have had a full and complete career of an "industrial service technician" experience/employment.

  • @jesperxlund
    @jesperxlund 2 роки тому +4

    TIG

    • @dyan1471
      @dyan1471 2 роки тому +1

      Came to say the same thing.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому +1

      Sorry - long week. I even double-checked before typing. Corrected.

  • @BenMilford
    @BenMilford 2 роки тому +2

    Yay

  • @jrsxcase
    @jrsxcase 2 роки тому

    Have you considered integrating some kind of heat exchanger to use the exhaust stream to heat the cabin, unless you intend to use engine coolant for this purpose.

    • @teeanahera8949
      @teeanahera8949 2 роки тому +1

      Interesting concept. Is that a thing, using exhausts as a heat source? Certainly a lot of free energy (heat) there. I guess on a larger boat you could more easily adapt the exhaust to be used this way but with Alan’s engine sitting pretty in the small volume of the boat there should be more than enough heat to keep things cosy.

    • @-HighTide
      @-HighTide 2 роки тому

      @@teeanahera8949
      Dehumidify is worthy of a thought...

    • @jrsxcase
      @jrsxcase 2 роки тому

      @@teeanahera8949 it's a thing for sure, most boats liquid cool their exhaust and dump it overboard. Integrating another exchanger into a closed loop glycol system could extract that heat to be stored in a simple hot water buffer tank.

  • @jonathan5354
    @jonathan5354 2 роки тому

    How about noise level inside of Alen? I must admit that I thought you would add a second muffler.

  • @Entarra
    @Entarra 2 роки тому +1

    Bit of an echo on the VO? maybe you're just sat in a big room, probably quite a fancy one too.

    • @pashimp
      @pashimp 2 роки тому

      Hearing it too. The echo is to short, loud, and sharp to be a natural reverberation. Probably accidentally playing back the VO twice somehow with one of them being delayed slightly.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому

      I've not changed the process - SM7B, two pop filters, proximate speaking distance, and a slight low end boost in EQ.

    • @pashimp
      @pashimp 2 роки тому

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals Did you by any chance make a video recording of the VO as well? If so maybe double check to make sure that video has it's sound muted, assuming the video is in the timeline.
      There is definitely a change in the VO. Sounds like a very short (few milliseconds) delay but could be a phasing thing as well.

    • @greylocke100
      @greylocke100 2 роки тому

      @@pashimp or UA-cam compression algorithm messing with the audio.

    • @pashimp
      @pashimp 2 роки тому +1

      @@greylocke100 No, that's not what's happening this time. :)
      Compression artifacts would not be isolated to the VO and would also sound different. Both phasing/delay and compression can cause loss of bass though you could mistake them that way.

  • @AllanDeal
    @AllanDeal 2 роки тому +5

    I hate to be that guy but that’s tig not mig welding keep up the great work

  • @Koolteer
    @Koolteer 2 роки тому +1

    Being a former owner of a boat with a Bukh enginge, and having done a boat trip with the former Dutch Bukh guru (who was as complicated and useless as the engines are), I can only feel sorry for someone attaching shiny jewellery to a dying corpse.

  • @crestedtern1390
    @crestedtern1390 2 роки тому

    Ever considered a career in psychology ???. Place a couch in Allen post adventures. You have the bedside manner, tone, and dry wit, it would be hilarious as a future you tube channel.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому

      I'd get sacked within minutes.

    • @crestedtern1390
      @crestedtern1390 2 роки тому

      @@AlexHibbertOriginals Just think of the fun You could have, until You got fired.....imagine telling people the truth?

  • @-HighTide
    @-HighTide 2 роки тому

    I'm still hooked to Alans progress,
    but would it really have happened in time for his original voyage / intention? It seem now that you have time to fart around.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому +2

      We had four people working on the project back in 2019/20, and we had proper funding. Also, I prioritised work more brutally then. I'm trying to really enhance Alan as a multi-project boat now.
      Here's to farting around!

  • @s_hietsch
    @s_hietsch 2 роки тому

    There's something slightly off with the voiceover on this one. Like a slight echo or slightly tinny sound.

    • @AlexHibbertOriginals
      @AlexHibbertOriginals  2 роки тому +1

      You're not the first to say this. Weirdly, it sounds fine/normal my end, and I've checked there wasn't an accidental double-track.

  • @pasamelasal8805
    @pasamelasal8805 2 роки тому

    Man I wish I knew how to weld ffs.