Building an Elevator in my Dream Garage! Officially Moving in!
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2023
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We are moving into the new garage and fabricating a custom shop elevator this week! It was sad to say bye to the old Grind Hard Plumbing Co shed but we are so happy to have a flat floor and more space to build bigger and better machines!
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I bet Will just gives’er when he’s not at work
I have watched all for years and y'all have came a long and I like what you do with all your projects
for insurance, you don't have a elevator, you have a materials lifter
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a dumbwaiter. idk how to spell it.
I hoping they add a fireman's pole and ladder.
#insurancefraud
@@robmanueb.Definitely need a pole haha
the old shop would be really good as a paint booth so that you wont have paint dust everywhere in the new shop
That's actually a really solid idea!
I was thinking a fan and filter system for the new shop, and an office, editing room/bunkhouse b&b for the old building.
Having a dedicated place to make a mess is great, especially when you want to paint but it's cold out.
Also would probably be great for parts storage so they can move some of their stuff inside
Will's a goof ball, I love it. We got a guy at work like him, we call him Tism, cause he might have a touch of the autism
you should paint the floor red under the lift so things dont get set under it then broken when going down. i know it seems unlikely but its a really easy safety practice.
I've never squashed anything under the lift, and yet reading this I kinda want to do this.
Idk about anyone else but I think safety tape/visual queues and visual deterrents look really rad. So a red square underneath the elevator, maybe with horizontal lines, would look pretty rad.
This idea needs more hexagons obviously...
I've crushed a toolbox and a chair under the lift....oops
@@906MediaProductionsin my head I feel like it might be easier to see when you drop a nut or bolt so you don’t spend ten mins looking for a nut somewhere in the floor (I drop shit a lot)
I saw the dust on your tool box.I have been building things in my garage for years , dust might be a problem . in June (around my birthday)I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma I’m not sure where I got it or how , but that type of dust is worth thinking about. With building a new shop it might be worth considering some kind of dust filtering system or ventilation . For the last five months I’ve been useless ,I can’t work or do anything that requires some effort. Chemo isn’t a good time but that is now the highlight of my weekly activity, stem cell replacement is coming sometime after Christmas . (So that’s probably what I’ll get for Christmas) so please consider some way to protect your selves from the dust please learn from my experience . Thanks for doing what you guys are doing you keep a lot of us going , and are keeping some of us looking to the future.
You need to install limit switches for the up and down travel limits wired in line with the up and down buttons. That way the winch doesnt over travel. For the push button station you can install a coil cord and mount the button on the elevator, or mount 2 seperate switch stations. One upstairs , one downstairs
Also I'm concerned about the pinch points at the top of the window, the floor portal and the beam interacting with that pipe handle, it needs a bit of sheet metal as a guard, that'd solve it easily.
It's big enough to fit a hand in just fine, but if someone slips and gets an arm in there it'll probably wreck your day.
@32:34 you can see what I mean.
@906MediaProductions yeah I was concerned about that too, almost needs a cage around it with a door that has a safety switch
In work we have a machine with a lift and it uses a car seat belt just so if the chain drive breaks the seat belt snap locks and stops the lift from dropping suddenly maybe something ye can incorporate 👍 but in normal operation the seat belt just extends and retracts as normal 😁
That’s actually pretty ingenious
Great idea! Seems like something they’d have on hand in the boneyard too
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That's a great idea
A guard around the edge might be useful too, before someone looses a foot.
I'm constantly impressed with overall quality of your production. Accross the board, good music, interesting camera work, timelapses and slomo, everyone's likable, and I learn things every episode. I think this is one of the best things on the web.
The timelapses on the slider are just top notch, they take a good amount of skill to set up to look good and they nail it every time.
Much appreciated!
@@GrindHardPlumbingCowas cool to get a glimpse on the whole setup in this episode, when Will and Steven started the bike builds.
It's beautiful to see how authentic Grind Hard's journey has been, and to see Will gaining roots there and as a person is whole heartedly awesome to experience
Will and Steven. The whole thing just feels like progressing very naturally. I can't see the guys stalling soon, which is something you see with a lot of build channels.
add limit switches at the top and the bottom that way it will auto stop at the spot u set for it. then just have a button on the wall down below and up top when u wanna go up or down. no need to keep up with remotes and able to hold onto what ever your transporting with both hands. also add a roof thats level with the second floor when lift is down so no matter what the opening is closed in the floor weather lift is uptop or down below
Now that the garage is done what do you want us to work on first?
Firetruck would be a fittingly sized project for all that extra room 😎
@@goosenotmaverick1156100% yeah
The rotary trike!!
Finally Finnish the 2j mower
Definitely 2jz mower
Use a pulley to reduce the winch load. Angle brace the elevator floor to disperse the load angle.
this was my thought too! pulley system would make it even smoother and like you said less load on the winch directly!
I'd only be worried about load on the winch brake, but if they got a winch ment for lifting then I'm not worried.
A pulley would half the speed though.
You could also use latching relays with limiter switches, so one press would give full travel
A vibration dampener between the winch and the beam might be a welcome addiction, as well as top and bottom limit switches. Maybe you could even implement a strain gauge somewhere just in case something gets caught below it, the strain gauge would suddenly register less weight hanging and can trip an emergency stop. Also is installing a car lift a planned idea? Either way, amazing work :) I can't wait to see more!
I have a suggestion... I think a fireman's pole would be SICK🔥! I mean you already have a firetruck so i think it's only fitting. 👨🚒
Super jealous of the shop fellas. Y'all deserve it! Cant wait to see the premium contraptions that come out of that door!
That would be fun!
Need to install an automatic fall arresters or 2 to make that lift super safe.
You should make the window shelf bigger. I would gusset the beam so it does not twist as much and maybe use so rubber isolators to reduce noise.
I was thinking the same thing on both suggestions. The I beam flexing is kind of sketchy and the noise could be reduced a ton if they just rubber mount the winch.
Huge part of the success this channel was the old shop and used machinery since its relatable to most of us. And so is the new shop as we all get better equipment and make our workspace better over time.
Five years of incredibly hard work!
It's incredible the quality and amount of projects you accomplished in that little garage, y'all are going to be able to do so much more with all that room!
That's the plan!
Elevator switch:
Us the spool from a cheep shop drop light. Take out a peas from the ratchet mechanism to alow it to move freely. Make sure you get with a ground wire you will need 3 conductors. 🤟
For the elevator, you should have the ascend/descend buttons be foot pedals in different corners by the rails. Then you can access them if your hands are full.
You should wire the elevator up with some limit switches at the top and bottom so it stops automatically when you reach the top or bottom, and wire in some legit elevator buttons just for fun! Hahaha
The shop looks incredible and I’m stoked for you guys!
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I thought about this too.. but accidents happen and when they do it will be nice to be able to just let go of a button. would hate for a leg or a foot to be hanging off when its reaching the top and get pinched... that winch isn't gonna stop on its own..
When you use limit switches you can still let go of the button and it stops. Its just against overtravel. I would however advise to install some emergency stop buttons somewhere, just in case the up button gets stuck in the on position because of some debris or something.
I'm excited to see all of the shop infrastructure projects. Finding efficiency in a workspace gives me the fizz
33:00 you could also wire another button on the elevator, as well as another one at the bottom, so you can control the elevator at the top/bottom/inside.
If it's just a button you can wire multiple other remotes in parallel
Y'all need to dig a tunnel from the new shop to the old shop or house. So ya can go between without getting wet in the rain. That would make a PREMIUM video!
Sounds like a Colin Furze collaboration.
Exactly!
Ethan you could wire the lift like a garage door opener with limit switches. That way you have one button at the top and bottom.
Awesome vid. Im in the elevator union and work for otis. We use polyurethane coated steel flat belts for ours. Smoother and stronger than steel cables.
The heat input was more consistent with his dominant hand. Consistency is key in welding.
Won't hurt to add a gusset or 2 above the winch on that H beam . Good work as always. Keep yer tip clean
@GrindHardPlumbingCo If you ever decide to re-imagine the elevator you should consider using the front of an electric forklift. Definitely Osha approved!
Who cares about osha
The music was dope during the time lapse of Ethan on the arc weld. Great to see him in his design and fabrication happy place! 😊 As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Should’ve made the elevator bottom have a big hinge and used chains to stabilize it. That way you could fold up the platform out of the way more. Can never have too much shop space
Cool ideas here. A few potential improvements to the elevator: Move the winch to the ground and use a pulley on ceiling. That reduces the mass falling in case of failure. Also, you should definitely have some secondary retention systems, plus a brake that engages at high acceleration. And definitely add limit switches as others have suggested. You can put overrides on them, but definitely worth having.
I love that grind hard is so relatable. Most youtubers are like "like at my lambo". Ghpc? Will is going to live in a old garage in a suburu because he doesnr have a working car. Never change GHPC, never change
It is impressive how ramshackle their operation is for a channel with so many subs and no reasons to be demonetized. They don’t cuss, theres no guns or politics. Nothing. Like they’re doing so well that they live how they do because they want to not because they have to. Like they are always scrounging for parts and wires but they don’t have to
Incredible build, keep the dream going. Never so elated than when a new show is notified, love all of the builds 🎉
Great work on the elevator ended up being very robust. With the controls it may be worth considering fixing the control box someplace firm and operating it from a string like a retro light switch.
Could make the string attach to a rocker system that could also be connected to push rods to make a mechanical limit switches to stop at max rise and max low positions. Cables could be used if a straight rod is not viable.
Hey Will, come here to Australia we have plenty of spiders you can collect in cups.
Yep, we have redbacks (apparently more dangerous relative of black widow) everywhere.
you should try putting foam or something between the beam and winch to see if it makes it quieter. LOVE THE VIDEOS 👍👍
Elevator is sweet but I have 1 area to improve. Weld some sort of plate to mount the winch to that has the bolts horizontal. This puts the bolts in shear which is stronger than pulling bolts in tension. If you think about how a winch pulls on a truck or whatever the bolts are 90° to the pulling force not inline
For bolts, the tensile strength is greater than shear strength. There may be a risk of the bolts pulling through the I-beam - which may be what you're referring to - but, in general, tensile strength is higher than shear strength.
@@JayRussellDuramax you’re right I had my formulas backwards, school was a long time ago lol. Still slightly worried about the bolt pulling through that beam, a nice fat weld washer/plate up top to spread that load would make me feel better
@@jordanharris3749 Definitely! The stress under the bolt head is not something to be ignored. It doesn't matter how strong your bolts are if the base material can't hold up to the bolt tension.
I'd like to see a safety interlock on the lift platform, that prevents it carrying on up past the mezzanine floor. The risk of crushing anyone standing on the platform is not desperately high, but the upper runner might get high enough to come out of the track, and tip the load (e.g. passenger) off of the platform all the way down to the concrete floor. Either that or get everyone a Colin Furze safety tie.
Awesome shop. You should make that corner by the bathroom a grinding area with curtain around it to keep abrasives off you projects and machine ways. Love you guys.
So happy for you guys you deserve it man
cracking job as always...! starting to come together nicely
For the dogs, get a piece of carpet that can fit on the elevator. Also, I hope all those "Go karts" will be stored in the old shop.
Commercial elevators have safety mechanisms built in so that unlike what is shown in the movies they don't come crashing down if the cable breaks. The original Otis patent from the 1870s used a spring loaded ratchet system that was kept open by tension on the cable. Modern elevators have a similar design but they use brake calipers on the rails. It's much smoother stop than jamming a steel rod into a notch. Oh and remember to keep all arms, legs, and head inside the vehicle unless you like playing with fate. In which case maybe you should have built a paternoster instead.
Dude this videos timing could not have been more premium today 😎
I'm a little concerned you placed the belt grinder against a wooden wall. Not the safest place I would have thought. Sparks could fester on that wall? Apart from that, it's so exciting to watch your dream shop take shape. You guys are the most fascinating channel on all of UA-cam. Your innovation, madness and skills make an absolute must watch
you could probably discharge sparks from the grinders for days against the wall and never set it on fire. we grind on a wooden bench within inches and it doesn't even burn it. so fear not for the wooden wall
wood bench has sealant
@mathieusynnott8915 osb has chemicals in it to make it flame retardant. As if someone as broke as me seals a bench anyway 🙃
Ah yay, you guys almost are at 2million. I remember telling people about these crazy dudes making power wheels with ATV engines. Now look at you all. :D Moving up in the world.
So I love the comment about now having to walk way more from one area to another. My first shop I built was a 40x50 and built some amazing projects with so little. My next shop was a 80x100 and let me tell you that was the beginning of the end of my feet! I now have 5 shops, over 25k square feet and my feet just kill me with how much walking I do. Love seeing the progression with your projects, tools, skills, and how much effort you put into this. GRIND ON!!
So awesome! Congratulations and well done!
Now THATS some ELEVATED content...this will really bring Grind Hard to the next LEVEL
plz don't hurt me for this sick joke haha
Love it
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@@GrindHardPlumbingCo haha thanks! I know it wasn't my best moment! Greetings from Germany
You can easily make an emergency brake for the lift. Lookup the original Otis lift patent. It is a simple design and will lock the lift in the event of a cable failure. Similar to most 4 post automobile lift systems.
29:10 that knot thingy is called a splice and holds even more load than a knot. but they can slip over time due to repeated loading and unloading. you should do a locked brummel splice or cross stitching.
the shop and the elevator look amazing
I have always thought that Ethan's terminology. has always been better than the original terminology.
It's not going to come loose over time 😂😂.
I'm curious are you going to pour a concrete pad in front of the garage doors of the new building to keep down on the dust pulling In-N-Out building it's going to be a lot more comfortable even though it's bigger you'll probably be able to heat it easier to 👍👍
You guys deserve this more than most. Congrats you guys!
Maybe put runner wheels on the outside of your guides to 'pinch' the metal lips, it will stop the rails possibly spreading to far and releasing the bearings. Also could extend the axle on the winch to a bearing mounted on the wall to give it more strength
I could definitely see a drawbridge style ramp lowering down from the attic that you can drive your vehicles up.
You guys have enough space to build a hayabusa helicopter now.
There is no possible way that could ever go wrong, I love it
Fantastic idea 👍👍. I wouldn't trust Ethan to get his pilot license tho . Too much of petrol head 😅😂
Hope the new pad gets a fireman's pole and ladder to accompany that material lifter!
Glad to see the move finally happening! It's exciting to start fresh for sure.
One thing I always do is put a 6' whip on the air compressor tank drain. That way draining the tank is easy to do so there is no excuse of it being annoying to do.
im the first this time!!! posted 4 secondsa ago i love your guys channel!
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Nailed it thanks!
@GrindHardPlumbingCo I can't believe you guys actually responded! Love your vids
Bro I can't believe the first comment is actually something worthwhile.... Premium! And these dudes are freaking legends. I don't know where they find the time for such things.
@@goosenotmaverick1156 thank you! Premium!
As the lift rope is so long the winch could also easily be used to tow stuff into the shop with a few remote pullies! 😀 One on the inner wall, and one to direct the rope there.
With one pully on a swivel in the roof you could direct the rope in different ways, one for towing, and also one in the roof off the edge of the loft to lift things up that are too large for the hole in the floor.
Well deserved boys. Thank you for sharing with us.
Put a pully on the lift cart and double the lift capacity and slow down the speed. Might have to weld in a few stiffeners in the beam to stop the roll. Anyways, awesome work again guys.
Congratulations on moving in to the new shop. Can't wait to see what comes next. Thanks again for bringing us along !!! Love your channel 😊
GREAT THINGS were done in that lil wood and corrugated metal lean to shop! MORE GREAT THINGS to come in that really nice great big insulated metal building shop with lift! PREMIUM!!! Hexagons already in the house! Been a long time coming and well deserved! As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Man i just love the vibe you guys have going here! So enjoyable to watch, the 45mins just flew by
A well deserved upgrade for this group!!!! Damn I wish I could build something with this guy's.
Congrats bois
Spring nuts for the strut improves integrity and they come in 1/4 1/2 and 3/8 bolt sizes . We ise them for hanging heavy electrical equipment even hanging transformers
A sheet metal enclosure with some sound deadener/insulation might be handy over the winch motor
You guys are doing a great job with this channel. The projects, production, it's fun to watch.
Did an elevator system pretty much identical to this last year for my dad's garage. Cool to see more people adopting to do this than stairs, which significantly reduce your working/floor space.
Nice work on the elevator! If you got a Variable Frequency Drive, some sets of limit switches, and a controller, you'd be able to ramp up and down the speed of the winch and automatically stop at each level. You could do two limit switches per level, one signals approach and to decelerate, and one signals arrival and to stop the winch. The acceleration control might also really help when you're trying to start and stop with a heavy load. I wish I didn't live across the country, I'd love to help make that happen!
LOVE your channel and all the amazing builds you all create & send! One tip for keeping your new shop floor clean = SWEEPING COMPOUND. Sprinkle it around the floor and just sweep it up using wide stiff broom. I used it way back in the day when I worked as a construction laborer rehabbing science lab facilities. Works great.
I’ve been waiting for this video! That dream shop is soooo cool, I can’t wait to see what you guys build in there. Loved the challenge with the electric bikes too! So much awesomeness! 👏
This shop project is amazing! I am so excited to see even bigger and badder projects from you guys. The elevator is really neat! Super simple and elegant solution to stairs taking up to much square footage. I love spiral staircases, but they are not practical at all for moving things to a storage loft.
Just a thought, maybe add a nice knee brace on either side of that elevator so there's less bending stress on the bottom welds. Looks like there would be a big stress concentration right there. Not doubting Ethan's beautiful welds, but it will fatigue over time. Most elevators have an FS of at least 11.
Keep up the good work!
The new shop is looking great fellas! Be proud of how far you have come. Another great episode!
31:04 would be a good idea to add two pieces of flat stock on the H beam's flanges for the bolts to go through. While it's more than capable of taking the load, it's about the graph over time. Metal fatigues and the load on that smaller area will flex the beam (even if you can't see it, you can use an indicator to notice it tho), so spreading the load with two pieces of flat stock, across a larger area will mitigate that issue.
Well done guys your finally moving in I've been waiting for this episode for soooo long. Just awesome from land down under Australia. Good on yea mate.
Grind hard was one of the first channels I subbed to a couple years ago & out of all the UA-camrs building shops grind hard was the one I wanted to see the most ! Not that you even need a shop cuz you'll build it in the driveway 😁😁😁 awesome to see it finally come together can't wait to see the first build in the new shop 👌
Install a shorted coil magnetic fall arrestor device as a safety if the winch fails. It will lower the platform slowly.
Waist hight fence around that elevator guys. So nothing gets trapped under it while it's going down.
You fullas will definitely hit 10m one day! Just a matter of time, keep up the fantastic work!
Love from Sydney Australia ❤
For shop cleanliness you could always do some basic filtration. Evan a box fan with a filter attached to the inlet would work.
Y'all are amazing, it's been fun to watch all of the progress
This is going to be a wonderful shop to work in. you guy's will probably notice that on the first projects that you are going work on. but it's true the memories of the old shop will never be forgotten. as a viewer that has been with GHPC since first started on YT. I now for me there was a shitload of memories made there. I'm curious if Ethan is going to test the elevator to establish a maximum weight rating for the elevator? and once established it should marked in plain view to avoid any future accidents operating the elevator.
Even with a “materials lifter”, you still need a fire pole for rapid descent!
Nice new shop you’ve realized guys so I wish you lots of nice and amazing tech developments in there. Look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands
If it’s possible to change out the wire for the controller you could see about getting one of the ones that’s twisted like a phone chord used to be so it can extend down with the lift and then also help to pull itself back up so it’s not getting caught in anything, you could even make the mount for the controller in a way so it can be taken off the lift and used without anyone on it for just bringing big stuff up and down too
Awesomeness! 🤙 Congratulations on the beautiful new shop! Killer work!
This has been great watching you guys grow over the years.
Really happy for you guys and thanks for the many hours of doing nothing myself, except watching you guys....lol.
Take care and thanks again 🍻✌😊
You should mount the remote to the elevator platform with just a longer cord! Then you always know exactly where it is
you are loving new improved shop! congrats!
Great design for a shop elevator, just what I needed to see for when I add the new mezzanine in the shop.
That elevator is going to make a great adjustable height welding table :)
The new shop look amazing, definitely is going to improve the new projects so far so good... ✌️😎
PLEASE get some Rustoleum spray bomb and touch up those rusty beams. My OCD will thank you! 😁 Two remotes for the lift would be the perfect solution. One always upstairs and one downstairs so no chance of anyone not being able to access up or down anytime. Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Id fix the buttons to the car. You can put the cord in a fine wound spring that adds rigitity to the excess. When it goes up the lengths doubles over. Or maybe somethings similar to how old electic power wheels tracks where with the electrical connections on the car. Run a rail up with leads that ride on thin connection strips.
I know a tensioned spool eill probably be simple but i like thinking outside the box.
If you want it a little slower with more capacity (just the pulling power of the winch) you can put a snatch block on the elevator cart and rout the cable back up to where the winch is attached to make 2 parts of line. Idk if the amount you trimmed the winch cable down to will work, but it’s an idea if you run into the winch bogging down or anything.
Dudes, applying paint and stripes for safety is a good start, but please, please, please consider wiring in limit/ kill switches to the elevator. It moves fast and a slightly overhanging hand/ foot could be instantly crushed or severed, and a stray piece of steel could become lethal when levered by the moving platform. Perhaps 4 bumper rails with contact strips, along the underside of the mezzanine elevator opening, and limit switches at the top of the guide rails, and under the elevator platform itself? I’ve unfortunately seen first hand how difficult it is to keep one’s presence of mind and press a button when things go badly wrong…
Can we just take a moment to recognize how great of a job Edwin did on the soundtrack for this video! 👍
I love seeing the enjoyment on Ethan's face as each little bit gets moved and set up