381. DIY Boat Canopy: Tube Bending
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- The first step after designing the boat canopy is to make the frame which consists of 3x 22mm aluminium tube. I’ll be using a Rothenberger motive bender to create the angles.
#diy #boat #tubebending
Well James, never thought we'd see you "on a bender ...." in a video. When I was fitting out our narrowboat, I'd spend a considerable amount of time watching UA-cam videos on how a job should be done. I found it better to copy someone who knows what to do rather than reinvent then wheel. But good job young man, you're a braver man than I am!!
Gotta do what you can to get the job done. This video shows the Never Give Up spirit you have. Great example James.
I recognised the look at the beginning of the vlog. That look in my house is usually accompanied with..."rub beard..pause Right...tea, Look back more beard rubbing ...time for a smoke and more tea. okay I know...UA-cam video... 15mins late ...okay more confused that ever!" But I havent bulit a NARROWBOAT!!! looking forward to you progress!! Be well and be safe!
Loved reading that!! LOL. Cheers bud
The editing at the beginning when you were struggling to bend it was fantastic. Glad you were able to use Will’s workshop for a bit. Once this is done it will be great extra space for the kids when the weather isn’t too cold. You are a brave and innovative man James. Great work. Hope the rest of the supplies come soon.
🙏😊🤗 Kathy
Glad you liked the struggling scene. Here’s hoping today will be better
Rothenburger tube benders are good kit, having served my apprenticeship many years ago as a plumber I know them well and the hydraulic ones too used for mild steel pipes. Your aluminium 22mm tube is on the limit for that type of hand bender so we'll done for achieving your first pram hood frame great work fella very impressive 👏 and your ingenuity with the lock gate acting as a support structure. You've got this beaten just stick with it there 😉
Thanks for this and glad to hear what you’ve said. It does feel on the limit but just about doable. Let’s see how it turns out
Awesome James improvise adapt and overcome your a legend mate. You will succeed I like your style. If you can't get round it go over it if you can't go over it go through it. Good man.
Well James I give you ten out of ten for ingenuity,you must have loads of patience. It will look very smart when finished. I wonder how your shoulder holds up on these kind of jobs. Can’t wait to see it finished. Have great week 😊
I was really wanting to jump through the computer screen to help you bend that pipe, but in the end it worked. Happy Days!
That’s what I needed at the start of that bend - but as you say, got there in the end - ta
one of his best videos, and timely, given context, etc., and very well received by certain friends, etc. [and to be sure, james seldom sees fit to prove for more than a few how "truly experienced experts" can bring home the bacon without mooting such efforts like many who should know better, etc.]
I’ve seen a advertisement for that type of bender and they make it look so simple but obviously it isn’t,well done James 👍
Maybe thin walled copper is easy but this Ali is proving not to be
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good job mr mguiver
temporary bender 🤣🤣 love it James like i have said before legend
Cheers pal
Nicely done!
Excited to see how it turns out. 🤞👍
Ah yeah me too - cheers
Nice one mate great job and fun t watch 👏👏👏👏
Great job Enjoyed the blog like usual big thumbs up
Cheers bud
Brilliant 👏 you are so determined I admire you having a go at that, well done x
Cheers - should work out
Fair play too you doing that on the tow path 👍👍
Just seeing this Saturday morning Eastern USA time. I've done some pipe bending myself and it can be tricky. Where to start the bend and have it come out the way you want takes practice. Your minor twist should be able to be bent/twisted straight. As for increasing angle to each side, I suggest thinking about increasing the center angle, which would give a tiny bit more center height (one bend vs two). And finally, it does not seem that the bending tool is setup incorrectly. I've bent steel electrical pipe which is tougher with less effort than you are putting forth, although the bender I used slightly different.
i admire your determination well done
For my part, as you know I have no fix-it talent, I just give you credit for knowing such tools exist and then how to use them. You impress me as always. Leigh. (P.S. how is Carol?)
top job geezer
Is there anything that you can't turn your hand to? Great effort with the frame. Good luck with it all. You deserve to succeed 🙂
Aww thanks / it may work out - let’s see more tomorrow
Looking great
Top Bending Young James. 🙂
Pipe bending is always fun, little tip the radius is always 2.5x the diameter of the pipe to the centre of the bend or 1.5x to the inside centre from the throat of the bend on that type of bender, had a carbon steel job once, destroyed three of them alu stok benders in a day, one word cheater bar, ok maybe two
Great video as usual James, this is something I’ve looked into on my boat, definitely going to give it ago in the summer after your inspiration , thank you 👍
Well let’s see how it turns out but even if I give it a few goes it’ll still cost a fraction of a new one. I have a tube bender you can borrow when you do yours
@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt that’s really kind of you mate, i think the boat yard has one where I’m moored , but thank you anyway, looking forward to see how it turns out
I also need one but am I brave enough to have a go myself? Or do I blouse out and call a company 🤔 James is amazing he doesnt get defeated, he makes it work, if I did want to use a company who's good value?
well done mate
Cheers bud
Hi James.
I have to admit I enjoyed watching you struggle. Is that thick walled tube, by any chance? 22mm copper can be a sod to start, too. Now you know why I gave up plumbing. 😁😁😁
Mate, get a plumber's folding rule, or an adjustable bevel to set the angles. Measure to the back of the bend, not the start of it. You'll also need a square, or a good eye.
I'm busy this weekend, or I'd come and give a hand / advice.
Good luck.
@@IDKline There's still a place for pulled bends in plumbing. There's less flow restriction than in a sharp 90 degree fitting, plus you can pull angles other than 90, and it's also quicker than making two joints. It's best kept out of sight, for purely aesthetic reasons.
Mind you, copper is horrendously expensive these days, so everyone uses plastic, where they can.
Good to read your advice - here’s to a good eye 😉
@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt My best advice would be to watch an instruction video on pulling a double set, as that involves angles other than 90 degrees.
Enjoy! 😃
Great as always...the 2 poles off the centre need to be long enough so when there is no cover on they just fall/lie down towards the back and not hit tiller. Mine aren't and have to take them off every time I move.
Now that is where my head explodes. I think I’ll have to take mine off too for cruising but I’ll see once it’s all in.
Keep up 5he great work I have tried pipe. Bending I think it is voodoo
You could be right - dark magic exists here
When sizing that part that you mentioned was the limiting factor, remember the fabric hem needed for the edge treatment or joining seam will need to be subtracted from the overall width.
Yes I’ve got that covered excuse the pun. The fabric has a 5mm hem to attach the sides to
Hi James, watched you bending the tube, how does the tube connect into the swivels, drill and pop rivet? Don't forget the joint stitching will reduce the width of 1,5m of the canvas your putting over the roof.
Are you buying a sewing machine?
Pity i didn't see these videos earlier , I could have got a conduit vice and bender for you to loan. Spent a lot of time installing conduit in the past.
Cheers for that Dave - now on to more important things - IVE RUN OUT OF KINDLING xx
Try bracing the straight end of the bender and apply force to the bent arm of the bender.
I tried pretty much everything
Iove how you just do it Nike sponsor this guy top guy
I could do with some new running shoes. My last pair broke in 1987
Operation use what you can fin👍
Welcome to the narrow boat that James built. On this weeks episode james turns into uri geller
If only it were that easy - wobble into shape
good video, james! exasperation did not mean you could not upload a great video! i remember disney had an animated character named goofy. he carried an old-fashioned beach chair into place, and tried for about ten minutes to open it and set it up. at the time, it was hilarious! but seriously, i want to see you get that canopy the way you want it! be sure to watch electricians do bends on youtube!
I’ve watched all there is. It’s mostly copper tubing of 15mm not what I’ve got. They also have vices and people to help. I’m hoping today will work out better
Shame I don't live closer to you James as I have a bending machine in my back shed, which I can bend up to 50mm schedule 40 Stainless Steel tube. It in powered by air over hydraulics, plus it has a stop disc for all degrees for angle and you would have been able to use for free.
Well that is a shame. Have you thought of selling up and relocating to Tring this weekend ???
@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt lol
With your red shirt and black hat on it was a bit hard to see where one bender started and the other one finished 😁
COMMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO…….
That was brilliant. Classic suck and see. Ha ha
Lubrication lubrication lubrication!
Lubricate what? The tube? I’ve not seen anyone do that in all I’ve watched and can’t quite see how that would help
@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt Lube the tube! It reduces friction between the bender and the tubing as it slides over
By hook or by crook you'll get the job done--no matter what the job is! Good you're moored near a lock--CRT has no idea how useful those stout timbers can be.
ya did well to bend ali in a copper pipe bender they are not very strong you can buy cheep hydraulic ones not much more cash if you do run in to problems bending the rest
Where you are sourcing all the fixings information would be nice.
Bet you miss north kilworth for this job. Lol
Hi James You should have Hired a Hydraulic bender for a week instead of buying one which you are struggleing with.
For me on my own a hydraulic one would have been far harder lugging about
Tenacity...
😊
you need stronger tubing
Stronger in what way. I’ll upgrade it to stainless steel once I’ve done it right
You certainly make yourself look daft on purpose, gets views I suppose. Good luck.
Actually that look comes quite easily David
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Good work here!! Do not waste another day - Promo sm .