This is cool to see this old house and diresta in one video. I’ve watched this old house since I was a kid and found diresta a half dozen years ago and enjoy watching both.
Diresta’s finishing touch with the 2” piece of wood at the top. So awesome. Also letting Tom put in the last screw. This is a combination of the two best makers on the internet!!!
So much to like here! Obviously having Jimmy on again - he's such a great teacher. And love seeing Tom, with all his knowledge, learning a skill. - Jim
That was a really great video. Fun to see Tommy working on a slightly different kind of project, and learning a new skill in the process. Really impressed he picked up welding so quickly, but Jimmy is a really great teacher... Thanks for the video TOH team!
Jimmy Diresta to the rescue! Love all you do, and love TOH! Always been a fan of both, and love to see the honest good hard work all those wonderful professionals can do. Jimmy, you always make it look so easy!
This is the secret of the master... In order to be the best teacher, you have to be the best student. The will to learn and the inspiration to share knowledge has the same root values
Jimmy is an excellent teacher. Let the student do, observe, give key teaching points, observe, demonstrate, and again let the student do! Great job. Yah the rack is ugly and would scratch the floor but the teaching was excellent!
John wire welding, mig(metal inert gas welding)is the easiest type/ form of welding to learn and master you can pick up a decent 120 volt wire welder at any Harbor freight or you could get a Eastwood for about $600 offline but if you really want to learn how to weld and you don't have time to go to school for it or the money to buy a cheap welder get on UA-cam and look up welding tips and tricks.com and Jody will pretty much teach you the basics of welding and what you need to do a good job and be happy and safe while working that being said he doesn't know everything about welding but he does know a good deal.
I wouldn't have cut the spikes but made holes wide enough to introduce their points and then weld them in place. If that coat hanger is ever dismantled, they could be easily reused. Nice to see Tommy learning something, though it's quite clear he is just adjusting, not learning from scratch.
@@Stillnapie rather because I prefer to be "non-destructive" if possible. And also, the way I see it, doing it my way it's a stronger connection as you do not depend only on the welding but being the spike in the hole adds some strength to it. Not that it should be that important in coat hanger, but I think it's a good practice.
@@fadetounforgiven So.. destroying the tubing is fine but common RR spikes not so much? As to the strength of the connection, you answered your own question. You are really making sense.... Make a lot of stuff do ya??
@@Stillnapie you wouldn't be destroying the tubing, just making one hole for each spike. It's easier to fill that hole than to re-weld the spike with pieces that you wouldn't actually have anymore or having to re-make the point of the spike. Also, I'm not in nor from the US, we don't have RR spikes around here. I don't know what you think I answered, but I'll say it again: the way I would do it is stronger. Not that the difference may matter in this particular case, but it's a way of thinking. Moreover, making the holes (and assuming the spikes have a relative uniform size among them, which is a bit of an assumption but...) in the tubing allows you to know you are placing them in the exact place you want them to. It also helps you as you won't probably need anything to keep them in place while you're welding or, at least, you don't have to worry that much about filling what, as it's mentioned in the video, you may need from not cutting the spike at the right angle. As for me doing many things, not actually, but my father, two uncles and grandfather were all blacksmiths, and back in the day I used to help my father and one of my uncles, as they worked together, every now and then. But there is no need for that, just a bit of thinking. It's not that the way it's done in the video is wrong or anything, of course not, it's just that I would prefer my way because I think it's a bit better in terms of reusability, strength and easiness.
Interesting how people in American use leather jackets for weldig. I have never seen this in Europe. The dewalt grinder is definitely powerful when you see how the sparks are flying
Actually 4 is also stable on the vast majority of real-world plane surfaces if you allow for a bit of rotation: ua-cam.com/video/aCj3qfQ68m0/v-deo.html Proven by a group of mathematics professors.
if this is a comment on the simplicity of the project you are correct we shot this in 50 minutes. all the time we had. time often dictates the project in tv land.
@@jimmydiresta I understand. I'm sure you could make much better with more time, and I doubt it was easy to teach him how to mig. I was just expecting more from TOH, not you. Thx for the reply BTW.
I am less and less impressed by Jimmy DiResta each time I see one of his projects. As a career flooring guy, I would never recommend placing that coat rack on any floor covering. The legs will damage the flooring.
@@jimmydiresta Editing that out doesn't help your case. This is not the first time you have omitted important information. I know you're not the editor and not in charge, but you have your own voice/channel where you are.
First time seeing Tom Silva learning a skill
Took the words out my mouth...i thought he knew it all🤣
Bro, it’s a coat rack.
More Jimmy! He's such an awesome teacher.
xoxoxo
Feels weird seeing Tom as the apprentice!
FABULOUS!! more of Jimmy DiResta with Tom Silva!!
Tom & Jimmy.
Man, that's a lot of combined talent right there.
Jimmy is the absolute best, I totally love it when my favorite maker is showcased on my favorite TV show... you guys are the best !
This is cool to see this old house and diresta in one video. I’ve watched this old house since I was a kid and found diresta a half dozen years ago and enjoy watching both.
Diresta’s finishing touch with the 2” piece of wood at the top. So awesome. Also letting Tom put in the last screw.
This is a combination of the two best makers on the internet!!!
The man has a thousand skills! Master of all them.
Awesome instruction Jimmy; Tommy is also an awesome teacher, but he is also an awesome student too...
So much to like here! Obviously having Jimmy on again - he's such a great teacher. And love seeing Tom, with all his knowledge, learning a skill. - Jim
That was a really great video. Fun to see Tommy working on a slightly different kind of project, and learning a new skill in the process. Really impressed he picked up welding so quickly, but Jimmy is a really great teacher...
Thanks for the video TOH team!
Jimmy Diresta to the rescue! Love all you do, and love TOH! Always been a fan of both, and love to see the honest good hard work all those wonderful professionals can do. Jimmy, you always make it look so easy!
Jimmy is a great guest. Hope to see more of him.
Love it. Jimmy has a no BS communication style just like Tom and they work together well.
WOW ! M. Silva ! Tradesmen with no limit !
Even masters learn something new now and then
As a wise man often says,
"A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't."
Doesn't have to be pretty, just has to hold.
That wise man = AvE
That wise man also once said , it don't have to be pretty just effective.
Great teaching and good learning, right before our eyes. Now Tommy's a pro of another creature, metal.
I was waiting for him to spraypaint "DIRESTA" on there somewhere lol
Tommy would have covered it with 'Silva Brothers' in yellow
And it wasnt at 4x speed either!😂
Who else thinks Tommy will have a mig welder in his home shop before the end of the month?
Silva and Diresta! Great pair.
I sure did like mig. Oxy-acetaline was my favorite though...stick in one hand, torch in the other...love it
WHOA! Jimmy taught Tommy something?!? I thought Tommy knew how to do EVERYTHING!
Every time Jim makes a video I learn something I didn't know before!
This is the secret of the master...
In order to be the best teacher, you have to be the best student.
The will to learn and the inspiration to share knowledge has the same root values
Wow, seeing my teacher learn humbly brings it full circle. Great Video! Thank you TOL & DIRESTA, good stuff!
Its cute that Tom pretended to not know how to weld... We all know that he knows all :-)
Exactly! If he can stick weld I'm more than confident he can Mig weld. Only difference is you're pulling a trigger instead of burning rod
No. He's a noob. Shines through
Tom is a woodworker
Not a metalworker
brilliant as ever!! nice to see Tom Silva in the shop!
Jimmy is an excellent teacher. Let the student do, observe, give key teaching points, observe, demonstrate, and again let the student do! Great job. Yah the rack is ugly and would scratch the floor but the teaching was excellent!
More of this content please. A lot of us enjoy metal working
I made something just like that about 10years ago. The only difference is that I used huge lag bolts for the hooks. I still have it to this day.
Two of my favorite channels at once, awesome!
Much respect to Tommy for learning a new skill on camera.
Tom " I could go either way" Silva.
We all knew that, bout time he came out. Lol.
You go Tommy. Reminds me of when I was first welding. Though he was way faster to pick it up lol.
Jimmy is an awesome creator.
Jimmy you should join the This old house team !
Jimmy is such a great teacher!!!!! Excellent video guys!!!! Love content like this!!!!! -Brian
Jimmy is pretty good at teaching an old carpenter new tricks.
thats funny I just welded a steel coat rack. Looks good Tom
Great teaching skills
Tommy and Jimmy. Two legends.
Omg tommy used a welder instead of pocket screws
Another great episode with Jimmy! Can't let Kevin have all of the fun, right?
Imagine if this was the first video someone saw ever saw of Tommy. They would totally get the wrong impression of Tommy.
Always enjoy a DiResta & TOH collaboration!!
MORE JIMMY! MORE JIMMY! MORE JIMMY!
Ask Jimmy to frame a roof with two guys and a skillsaw Tommy. Put him in his place! 😂 Great job guys. These two could teach each other the world.
Hi TOH , I love the coat rack that Jimmy built , I wish I knew how to weld , I would try to build something , nice job !!! 👍😃🛠
John wire welding, mig(metal inert gas welding)is the easiest type/ form of welding to learn and master you can pick up a decent 120 volt wire welder at any Harbor freight or you could get a Eastwood for about $600 offline but if you really want to learn how to weld and you don't have time to go to school for it or the money to buy a cheap welder get on UA-cam and look up welding tips and tricks.com and Jody will pretty much teach you the basics of welding and what you need to do a good job and be happy and safe while working that being said he doesn't know everything about welding but he does know a good deal.
@@mattsprayberry0 Thanks for the information Matt , I really appreciate it ! 👍😃
Love seeing the Skull and Spade in the background. Sad to know Brett isn't in the shop anymore. Good luck fella 🤜🤛
Was waiting for Tom to attach the top wooden shelf with 16 penny nails
My flux harbor freight welder doesn't give that clay stuff to chip off is that bad?
No one’s to old or to good to learn ☝️👨🎓
Bobby Duke Arts should be on the show one day!
I wouldn't have cut the spikes but made holes wide enough to introduce their points and then weld them in place. If that coat hanger is ever dismantled, they could be easily reused.
Nice to see Tommy learning something, though it's quite clear he is just adjusting, not learning from scratch.
Because there is a shortage of railroad spikes...?????
@@Stillnapie rather because I prefer to be "non-destructive" if possible. And also, the way I see it, doing it my way it's a stronger connection as you do not depend only on the welding but being the spike in the hole adds some strength to it. Not that it should be that important in coat hanger, but I think it's a good practice.
@@fadetounforgiven So.. destroying the tubing is fine but common RR spikes not so much? As to the strength of the connection, you answered your own question. You are really making sense.... Make a lot of stuff do ya??
@@Stillnapie you wouldn't be destroying the tubing, just making one hole for each spike. It's easier to fill that hole than to re-weld the spike with pieces that you wouldn't actually have anymore or having to re-make the point of the spike.
Also, I'm not in nor from the US, we don't have RR spikes around here.
I don't know what you think I answered, but I'll say it again: the way I would do it is stronger. Not that the difference may matter in this particular case, but it's a way of thinking.
Moreover, making the holes (and assuming the spikes have a relative uniform size among them, which is a bit of an assumption but...) in the tubing allows you to know you are placing them in the exact place you want them to. It also helps you as you won't probably need anything to keep them in place while you're welding or, at least, you don't have to worry that much about filling what, as it's mentioned in the video, you may need from not cutting the spike at the right angle.
As for me doing many things, not actually, but my father, two uncles and grandfather were all blacksmiths, and back in the day I used to help my father and one of my uncles, as they worked together, every now and then. But there is no need for that, just a bit of thinking. It's not that the way it's done in the video is wrong or anything, of course not, it's just that I would prefer my way because I think it's a bit better in terms of reusability, strength and easiness.
@@fadetounforgiven Really? Just how would you go about filling a hole in 16 ga. tubing?? What method would you suggest?
This week on TOH: How to build the world's largest stool
So was Jimmy giving props to the Podcast, or the TV show? Great video, thanks for another.
Tommy was out of his comfort zone because that mig welder wasn't a Festool😁 Turned out great!
Diresta, the best
☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗 he did weld
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More Jimmy!
Interesting how people in American use leather jackets for weldig. I have never seen this in Europe. The dewalt grinder is definitely powerful when you see how the sparks are flying
Does the linseed oil cure on the steel? I’d have thought you’d just wind up with oily coats
My dad relied heavily on linseed oil. Heaven knows why.
@@dlamarsobotor4573 That can't be healthy.
BLO air dries. A bit slow. But it does.
Though he may not be an expert, there’s no way Tom Silva doesn’t know how to weld. Still good content for those of who aren’t that familiar with it!
Nice video
would be fun to see Mr Diresta learn something on TOH!?
Do people still use free standing coat racks?
Really enjoy reading the comments. Actually flamed out on this segment early. Welders are much needed but mostly boring.
I miss welding it was fun and hot lol
Go jimmy, go jimmy, go jimmy...
I’d like to see one of these DiResta videos edited by Jimmy
3:56 he forgot to yell REDEYE
👍👍
I've always been told that 3legs work better than 4.... 4legs makes it wiggle and 3legs, dont....any truth in that?
Definitely, there is no way with three legs it could rock, only lean.
A triangle lies flat on any plane.
Actually 4 is also stable on the vast majority of real-world plane surfaces if you allow for a bit of rotation:
ua-cam.com/video/aCj3qfQ68m0/v-deo.html
Proven by a group of mathematics professors.
Great video but I wish they tried to tip it
Tom u have mad carpentry skills
Welding not so much
😃👍🏻👨🏻🏭👊🏻
I learned to weld in under 9 minutes
Thin Jimmy and no glasses. Thought Tom was with a GQ model at first.
Not to often someone can teach Tom something
How do a 14 yr old have more experience on welding then a 71 yr old
Tom starting to talk slower... We saw this in Roger...
Lol, I made something just like that in high school.
if this is a comment on the simplicity of the project you are correct we shot this in 50 minutes. all the time we had. time often dictates the project in tv land.
@@jimmydiresta I understand. I'm sure you could make much better with more time, and I doubt it was easy to teach him how to mig.
I was just expecting more from TOH, not you.
Thx for the reply BTW.
Next week - Tom sews some curtains.
Tommy seems very low energy. Hope he’s okay. Difficult seeing your idols grow older
Tommy needs a set of cheaters
Great skills,but that is ugly
He forgot to paint it white and put his name on it
I am less and less impressed by Jimmy DiResta each time I see one of his projects. As a career flooring guy, I would never recommend placing that coat rack on any floor covering. The legs will damage the flooring.
we did put felt on the bottom but it was edited out. 😉
@@jimmydiresta Editing that out doesn't help your case. This is not the first time you have omitted important information. I know you're not the editor and not in charge, but you have your own voice/channel where you are.
@@TFPadmin Well then.. how about you set up your own UA-cam channel since you know so much...
@@Stillnapie What are you, 10?
@@TFPadmin Says the "flooring guy"... From what I can tell you are just envious. And no not ten, retired, quite successfully.