I snapped the fiberglass handle on my shovel and repaired it with fiberfix just to finish the job I was doing. I bought a replacement shovel anticipating the fiberfix to fail at some point. 5 years later, shovel is still going strong, and The new shovel is in the shed sitting unused. Im still amazed by it every time I dig.
As a mechanic, if you want a true test of the hand cleaner, lather some grease from a grease gun (for fittings), theb rub your hands around a dirty engine. Thats much more representative of our hands at the end of the day than just fresh oil and rubbed in dirt🤣 I've never worked in a shop that had dirt readily available to rub our hands in😂
Yup. Its just GoJo with some hand lotion. You can get something similar by just taking some dish soap and mixing in some clay powder. Lacks the pumice, but does everything you need in a solid cleaner.
How easy it is to break concrete block depends on its age. Fresh block is pretty delicate. It takes 28 days for concrete to reach its rated strength and concrete just keeps getting harder the longer it ages. Concrete is actually a crystal. Like those those crystals you grow in water when you're a child. Concrete is something like that. The crystals interlocking is what gives concrete its strength. Blocks haven't been made out of cinders for a long time now. Just FYI. They're made out of concrete today.
Wood really is about the best chance for that stuff, glue can penetrate and when it dries and constricts has the most chance to compress into and grip it. copper pipe where it is smooth and won't compress showed the other side of that.
26:14 John yells "A hundred dollars" over the price of the carver chain saw, and hilariously an ad comes on and the guys says "they are legally robbing you" talking about car insurance. Epic ad timing.
@@JohnnyAFG81 that's an endorsement right there. Right on. I love things that actually last. So much crap is built shoddy these days. Fix those shoddy things with fiber fix.
Is it a decade old? Uhm... I've used fiber fix on pipes before, where's the putty? They're ruining the integrity. Because it definitely works.. you gotta combine the 2 part putty, then wrap..
Same, used it to fix a broken leg on a cheap desk (broke in half during a move). Thought it would just buy me some time to get a replacement, but it's still rock solid after 8 years.
I bought a few of them years ago after seeing them tested. The ones I used to repair my dad's landing net and a bathroom sink are still holding, but the unused ones unfortunately became unusable (fully hardened).
@18:45 when it seeps through, its probably not intended for pressurized pipes, the demos show it being used for drains. The fact that it took a jet to a few drops is better than nothing though.
I was thinking the same thing hoping someone commented on that. It did a good job withstanding to such high pressure. If it was an actual pipe with a further connection it would have been just fine
I got the grypmat for my husband andhe loves it. The nice thing that john didnt mention was that chemicals will not eat the silicone. And you have a place to put all the bolts, screws, ect that will not roll around and lose them. You can throw it right on the engine if you want. Worth it, but look out for sales or bundles when you buy it.
@@AsylusDon't personally own it, but I'd imagine it should work as well as any other silicone mat on a wet surface; think silicone bath mats, for example. The effectiveness largely comes down to both how wet & polished the surface is though. A wet, highly polished surface is quite slick and even silicone may not grip as effectively if at all.
He's going to knock his tools off into the engine compartment and lose them. A tool belt for tools, and a tackle box for nuts and bolts. Never pile anything around the engine compartment, it's like a black hole. Is this his fancy MAC tools ratchet I found the other day. It cost way more than the Grypmat. Oh well finders keepers.
@ipissed have you ever worked on an engine? While working on it, you want to everything in reach. Tools belts are for carpentry, not mechanics. The grypmat stops the tools rolling around. Between the silicone gripping and the lip on the tray. The reason this brand is a little different than other silicone trays is the chemicals resistant. Silicone is great for heat and sticky things like glues and resins. But sucks with acetone and brake cleaner. Even nail mats which should be acetone safe since how often it is used in nails, aren't. Reason: That type of silicone is expensive. Some things are worth spending more due to quality. (I think the end of your comment was about price. That was hard to understand)
I own 4 of the Grypmat's and absolutely love them. My wife bought them for me as a gift and I use them all the time. I thought it was silly and now I use it every chance I get.
Idk why you popped up on my feed but love the video! Not boring, no wasted time, I didn't fast forward through any of it. You just got a new subscriber!!
Menards has a 3 pack for small medium and large for around $12-15, I got a few on sale for $10. Definitely worth it and it is just silicone so not like there is a big quality difference
6:18 when my daughter was little we did the Home Depot kids workshop every month and I’d hold the nails while she hammered them and got my fingers many times but never bothered me cause little kids don’t swing a hammer that hard. It was entertaining watching the dads that were getting upset every time their kid hit their fingers. Most of the dads there would’ve loved this product.
I just look at tools and get mechanic's tan. I'm forever cleaning my tools too. I'm like a dirt magnet I swear. I see other people they can go all day and never get dirty. 5 minutes in and I look like I've been coal mining all day long. So I end up washing my hands constantly. I don't want to be moving the dirt around.
The turkey cutter is just a standard electric knife with a chainsaw looking case, I'd recommend the Husqvarna 35i or Milwaukee M18 for your turkey cutting endeavors.
Looked it up out of curiosity, Amazon has electric knives for $20, or for $83 you can get a battery powered one. So it's $60-80 extra for a toy version of an electric knife.
That's what I was thinking. I could just grab a Hamilton Beach for $25 down at the Wal-Mart that would do just as well. It's like a tourist trap version of an electric knife. :)
I think the nailing finger protector thing is genius from a crew employer mitigation and insurance perspective. It's just like the knifework chainmail glove you will find in many commercial kitchens that essentially no one uses.
Fiber fix is the same thing the navy uses called e-warp. It’s basically a hardened cast after applying and letting it dry for 30 minutes and has been used for the last 2-3 decades at least.
Uhm... I've used fiber fix on pipe before, where's the putty? You guys are ruining the integrity. Because it definitely works.. you gotta combine the 2 part putty, then wrap..
Man, I ran a produce department with a fresh fruit operation for 3 years and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that you have the most mid way of cubing a melon i've ever witnessed. Almost there, but you should start with cutting the ends off, then you can stand the whole melon on its end, you can see where the depth of the rind is and begin your cut at the top and spin the melon as you're making cuts along the edge, then you can cube the remaining flesh or make wedges or do whatever.
As a mechanic, that tool tray is a useless gimmick. Get yourself a magnetic steel tray. Also, those leather mats are to stop the fenders from getting damaged when we lean over them to work, not for putting tools on.
We use something similar to fiberfix in the coast guard called sytho glass. Been out way longer than fiberfix and is really durable. It is intended to put on leaks on pipes temporarily so the ship can make it back to port to get fixed. I honestly used it on more than just pipes and not just temporary lol
So mason here, cinder blocks break super easy, it doesn’t take much. Drop one from like 3 ft high and they’ll break sometimes. Depends on the maker too.
That fiber fix has been around in one form or another for 20 years. When I did property maintenance, I used it to repair a busted 2” water main supplying a row of townhomes. The key, was to keep moulding in the direction of wrapping by gripping tightly and twisting until it set up and cured. Worked like a charm.
I used fiber fix on a post for a garage shelving unit when it first came out 10+ years ago. Still holding strong. Awesome product for that application.
Liquid soap and sawdust help just as well and cost much less. And for REALLY extreme dirt deep in a worker's callused hand, add some silica sand. Mix everything into a creamy paste, fill it into a can and enjoy the best and cheapest cleaning agent against heavy skin soiling there is. I have been using it for over 50 years and have never found a ready-made product that is anywhere near as good as the cream I make myself from soap, wood flour and a little quartz sand!
@@dennisclayton1225 I have always used beech wood. But the type of wood shouldn't really matter. The only important thing is that it is really dry wood without resin.
That fiberweld stuff is awesome. I ripped open a water pipe in my field and luckily had one of these things in my garage. Fixed the pipe and no issues after over a decade.
Don’t even need to see yours to know it’s the same one my parents had lol. Everyone had one. It’s like they were mailed out to people with tide samples or something
The orange mat is actually pretty useful in finish carpentry. Mother in law got it for me as a gift and I used it everyday in commercial doors. Really helpful when doing hardware
For emergency fixes on leaking pipes just keep silicone pipe sealing tape on hand, $5-10 a roll, doesn't go bad, isn't gross/sticky and works on wet/leaking pipes at pressure.
What John had is a concrete block and how easily a concrete block breaks depends on what kind of block it is and how old it is. That looked like an 8" lightweight to me. Which would be an easy block to break. Especially if it's a young un. Fresh block isn't always fully cured when you get it. It's hard but maybe not full strength yet.
Love how the electric carving knife thing is just a really crappy reciprocating saw, sold at nearly the same price as an almost decent sawzall knockoff
They are a little different, the carving knives have two blades that move opposite of each other but still way overpriced 😂 I’d skip the saw part and just buy a regular electric carving knife if I wanted one
I wouldn't even call it a reciprocating saw, it's basically a bladed version of a vibrator. Although I would definitely advose against using it the same way.
The effectiveness of the drill scrubbers also heavily depend on the capacity of the drill. Some cheapie thing will give up if you try to push it in to get the hard to get guck
@@1pcfred I'm hearing from an older relative, maybe a great grandpa or great uncle, his name had a vowel in it. They want me to tell you "back in my day...
16:10 “I like the convenience of it” my brother in swift, we have flex tape and flex seal now, we don’t have to worry about bowls of water and slime to fix a leaky pipe anymore
Worked at the cutting counter at Joann for years. Yes, we used an electric knife to cut upholstery foam. Cuts right through, but hard to keep it straight.
I bought some of the dirt soap at Walmart on clearance for a few bucks. Honestly one of the better soaps I’ve used for cleaning my hands after a greasy job.
Funny! Once I had oily car black greasy hands working on my old truck, at a bathroom break did not have a towel, or dawn dish soap or such at the best moment!!! Had an outside garden hose, grabbed a handful of dirt from my veggie garden, and rubbed it in!!! And yes oil comes out of the ground, dirt, took the already running garden hose, and amazing hands were spotless!!! so as per your video, someone obviously combined dirt, and dish soap, into a mustard ketchup squeeze bottle and put a label on it. Stupid at any price!!!
I have a similar step thing that I bought off of Amazon a while back, it's magnificent for getting access too my roof rack on my overland rig. I still end up scaling my back tires with my smartcap rack, but to get above the cab... well worth it for my short king self.
We use fiberglass wraps for leak repair in the chemical industry all the time. They hold for years. The key is getting the appropriate size wrap and you have to wrap it a lot tighter than you did in the video.
As an idea - the UK also has a version of Shark Tank, called "Dragons Den". Many tools and hardware products have been featured on the UK version as well, so you could do another episode just looking at the products from the UK show. Loving your work BTW.
Shark Tank is in fact the US version of Dragon’s Den (and then further internationalized as Shark Tank). In Canada it is still called Dragon’s Den and shared Kevin O’Leary with the US version.
I suppose if one really wants their electric knife to look like a chainsaw it's ok. But an electric knife typically costs about $30 - $40 depending on brand and can be readily found for about $20. The chainsaw style body also makes it bulkier and heavier than other electric knives
We use Fiber Weld (formerly Fiber Fix) for our shovels. We get them separated by handles and the blades and we just use the Fiber Weld to connect them.
The issue with that step-up thingy is that it might be rated for a ton, but your locks aren't. Few uses by John and they'll become misaligned (or you'll even leave a dent in the pillar)
A cars door latch is rated anywhere from 1500-2500lbs of vertical force if you bust the latch using that step then either A. Your cars a rusted pos or B. You desperately need to hit a gym. I’ve watched the jaws of life rip a door off a car and the locking mechanism didn’t budge the hinges ripped from the body before the latch mechanism did
New sub today because of this video I've always wanted an update on all the products that they bought into or sold you do such an awesome job new follower for life
back at my grandpa's gas station he used a hand cleaning product called Goop, which I believe is still made. your description of still feeling a bit oily after using that shark tank cleaning product matches exactly with how Goop feels. it's awesome for removing grease and grime, and to get rid of that oily feeling, just follow up with a paper towel or just wash your hands with regular hand soap after
That's how I use mine. For 4cyl motorcycles with 4 carbs I can put the whole rack and keep it separated before I clean em. Also good for loose ball bearings on bicycles and other non-ferrous stuff.
As an IT guy you get one fix with that installed, the next time I just give it back saying I told you don't reinstall it. But to be fair I only did personal work for friends and family not for money, mostly as "will work for home cooked meal".
While the JB Weld fiber fix may not work, we do use a similar product on ships for pipe patching. It's called EWARP - Emergency Water Activated Repair Patch. Works similarly... and takes a hell of a lot less time than doing an old-fashioned pipe patch.
8:15 Any poor person in a third world country or from one will tell you to just use Ajax powder. So many of us use it last minute on the day where we need to go to a wedding, but have work to do at home beforehand.
I personally like to use a product called Fast Orange. I find it very efficient, even on oil or paint. It also has small grains to get things off easily.
That JB weld tape is interesting because they use coban to wrap it in the end. That stuff is good for everything. I always keep a decent aupply of the stuff in the home and workshop.
I used the fiber fix to repair my closet rod because it was cheaper than buying a new rod. It's still holding strong 7 years later. Also the original one I remember having came with rubber that you would wrap the pipe with first and then the fi er wrap to create the "water tight" seal.
You know what I found that works well patching pipes. You get viva paper towels and spray flex seal on it stick it to the pipe then flex seal on top. Both of the places i used it have been leak free for years and still going.
I got a scrub daddy on the log processor I run for pitch on the window. Works great with methyl hydrate. Always use gloves when handling methyl hydrate alcohol.
5:42 I haven’t done that in years because I learned my lesson on how not putting too much pushing force while drilling. Nothing worse than having a Robinson #2 bit going through your thumb nail! It’s been over 15 years since I’ve done that, because I learn how use drills properly.
6:30 The nailer tool, just buy an Ikea wardrobe or something and you get a smaller/simpler version included. Im sure if you go to the spare screws area you can probably pick it up for a few cent. I have several, they are quite nice to have when you have small nails.
I've used the fiber wrap on shovels where the wood meats the metal that would break in hard dirt and the wrapped shovels would hold up 20x as long as just your basic shovel
I have all three size grypmat, they came with a package deal with the toolbox widgets I bought. They’re good, don’t get me wrong, but they aren’t that great for the aircraft I work on. I use them as parts trays for screws, bolts, washers, and nuts rather than tools. The tools can live on the top of a shop cart.
I used some of that fiber fix as a temporary patch on a busted water main. It took it from a huge jet of water to a slow drip until I was able to get the pipe replaced.
I use the gripclean soap 5 days a week. It gets my hand and nails clean. I do use a scrub brush with it to really dig under the nails. Bonus it is only made 50 miles from my house. They selll online and in Walmart (at least the ones near me).
The Scrub Daddy stuff is insanely good, I use the scrubber with the power paste stuff for stainless pans and it takes off the toughest of burnt on garbage and makes them look brand new, was mind blown how good they come out.
I use that hand cleaner and I have to say it is a fantastic product. Far better than Zep or Gojo or Fast Orange, and I've used gallons of each of them.
I've used FiberFix to repair the broken legs of a metal bird feeder stand. After the repair, I hammered the stand into the ground. Recently, a tree cutting crew had to move the stand to work in my yard. They wrenched the stand out of the ground, did their work, and hammered it back into the ground. The FiberFix held everything together just fine.
Can you make a 2x2 hammer like that with just duct tape? Because while it seems impressive, is it actually better than comparable stuff? Especially after the pipe failed.
I mean, as long as it's not dried out; FiberWeld is great to keep around the cabin or cottage as a temporary fix out in the boonies. Also, they probably made a specific water proof version because of those gaps in the fabric which still did a decent job to slow the flow.
With the hand wash stuff, you're doing it in a bucket. So I'd assume the crease and oil comes off, and floats on the top. Since you're dunking your hands in, the last thing that your hands go through is that floating oil and grease, which is causing that feeling. Might work better with running water.
That "fix wrap" orbwhatever has been round for about 30 years under the brand name "Synthoglass". It's used in marine environments for pipe repair all the time. Also, that "mud wash" for your hands seems a whole lot like Gojo Pumice soap.
I snapped the fiberglass handle on my shovel and repaired it with fiberfix just to finish the job I was doing. I bought a replacement shovel anticipating the fiberfix to fail at some point. 5 years later, shovel is still going strong, and The new shovel is in the shed sitting unused. Im still amazed by it every time I dig.
As a mechanic, if you want a true test of the hand cleaner, lather some grease from a grease gun (for fittings), theb rub your hands around a dirty engine. Thats much more representative of our hands at the end of the day than just fresh oil and rubbed in dirt🤣 I've never worked in a shop that had dirt readily available to rub our hands in😂
The hand cleaner was basically GoJo or any other pumice hand soap. Rejected.
Yup. Its just GoJo with some hand lotion.
You can get something similar by just taking some dish soap and mixing in some clay powder. Lacks the pumice, but does everything you need in a solid cleaner.
Some shops just need that extra bit of grime to make them feel manly. I guess.
Worked as a fabricator for a while years ago, and i think the industrial superlube is still interwoven with my fingerprints lol. That and never-seez
Scrubs in a Bucket junkie 🙋♀️@@The93Vector
To be fair, cinderblocks will break if you look at them for long enough
Toated block for a bricklayer and you drop one from 3ft and it breaks you ain't wrong with this comment
How easy it is to break concrete block depends on its age. Fresh block is pretty delicate. It takes 28 days for concrete to reach its rated strength and concrete just keeps getting harder the longer it ages. Concrete is actually a crystal. Like those those crystals you grow in water when you're a child. Concrete is something like that. The crystals interlocking is what gives concrete its strength. Blocks haven't been made out of cinders for a long time now. Just FYI. They're made out of concrete today.
You could do the same application with duct tape. Or just whack it with a 2x4. He was way over impressed
A couple of screws would likely have made the two boards strong enough to break the cinder block, and be A LOT cheaper.
Wood really is about the best chance for that stuff, glue can penetrate and when it dries and constricts has the most chance to compress into and grip it. copper pipe where it is smooth and won't compress showed the other side of that.
26:14 John yells "A hundred dollars" over the price of the carver chain saw, and hilariously an ad comes on and the guys says "they are legally robbing you" talking about car insurance. Epic ad timing.
The fact it is literally just an electric knife with extra plastic is crazy.
@@elizdavidson Seems underpowered and doesn't really cut unless he's sawing with it, too.
Had premium for so long forgot ads were a thing on here
@@1steelcobra Actually seems like the worst electric carver ever. my grandma's carver from the 70's is way better..
I didn't know we all got the same ads 😂😂
I bought Fiber fix years ago at Walmart. Used it once and it’s still holding after a decade.
@@JohnnyAFG81 that's an endorsement right there. Right on. I love things that actually last. So much crap is built shoddy these days. Fix those shoddy things with fiber fix.
The US Navy has been using a similar product for decades. Long before the show Shark Tank was ever thought of.
Is it a decade old? Uhm... I've used fiber fix on pipes before, where's the putty? They're ruining the integrity. Because it definitely works.. you gotta combine the 2 part putty, then wrap..
Same, used it to fix a broken leg on a cheap desk (broke in half during a move). Thought it would just buy me some time to get a replacement, but it's still rock solid after 8 years.
I bought a few of them years ago after seeing them tested. The ones I used to repair my dad's landing net and a bathroom sink are still holding, but the unused ones unfortunately became unusable (fully hardened).
@18:45 when it seeps through, its probably not intended for pressurized pipes, the demos show it being used for drains. The fact that it took a jet to a few drops is better than nothing though.
does not seem to be superior to cheap duct tape...
I was thinking the same thing hoping someone commented on that. It did a good job withstanding to such high pressure. If it was an actual pipe with a further connection it would have been just fine
I got the grypmat for my husband andhe loves it. The nice thing that john didnt mention was that chemicals will not eat the silicone. And you have a place to put all the bolts, screws, ect that will not roll around and lose them. You can throw it right on the engine if you want. Worth it, but look out for sales or bundles when you buy it.
Its also heat resistant, I use one for soldering and the molten solder doesn't even mark it, let alone burn it.
How well does it work on wet surfaces?
@@AsylusDon't personally own it, but I'd imagine it should work as well as any other silicone mat on a wet surface; think silicone bath mats, for example. The effectiveness largely comes down to both how wet & polished the surface is though. A wet, highly polished surface is quite slick and even silicone may not grip as effectively if at all.
He's going to knock his tools off into the engine compartment and lose them. A tool belt for tools, and a tackle box for nuts and bolts. Never pile anything around the engine compartment, it's like a black hole.
Is this his fancy MAC tools ratchet I found the other day. It cost way more than the Grypmat. Oh well finders keepers.
@ipissed have you ever worked on an engine? While working on it, you want to everything in reach. Tools belts are for carpentry, not mechanics. The grypmat stops the tools rolling around. Between the silicone gripping and the lip on the tray.
The reason this brand is a little different than other silicone trays is the chemicals resistant. Silicone is great for heat and sticky things like glues and resins. But sucks with acetone and brake cleaner. Even nail mats which should be acetone safe since how often it is used in nails, aren't. Reason: That type of silicone is expensive. Some things are worth spending more due to quality. (I think the end of your comment was about price. That was hard to understand)
I own 4 of the Grypmat's and absolutely love them. My wife bought them for me as a gift and I use them all the time. I thought it was silly and now I use it every chance I get.
Idk why you popped up on my feed but love the video! Not boring, no wasted time, I didn't fast forward through any of it. You just got a new subscriber!!
Same 😂 as a 26yr old female who plays video games I have NO idea why this video was recommended to me. But damn was it interesting to watch.
Harbor freight has a "grypmat" for a whole lot less and it works great!
If you have a rural king around you they sell a 3 pack (small medium and large) for 19.99 I have 3 sets of them they're awesome and so much cheaper
@@NeoTokyo22 10 bucks for 3 pack at Menards too.
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Menards has a 3 pack for small medium and large for around $12-15, I got a few on sale for $10. Definitely worth it and it is just silicone so not like there is a big quality difference
6:18 when my daughter was little we did the Home Depot kids workshop every month and I’d hold the nails while she hammered them and got my fingers many times but never bothered me cause little kids don’t swing a hammer that hard. It was entertaining watching the dads that were getting upset every time their kid hit their fingers. Most of the dads there would’ve loved this product.
I could've used like a case of them the other year when I was running the woodworking section at a Cub Scout day camp...
Hilarious watching a woodworker trying to get his hands greasy!😆
I just look at tools and get mechanic's tan. I'm forever cleaning my tools too. I'm like a dirt magnet I swear. I see other people they can go all day and never get dirty. 5 minutes in and I look like I've been coal mining all day long. So I end up washing my hands constantly. I don't want to be moving the dirt around.
The turkey cutter is just a standard electric knife with a chainsaw looking case, I'd recommend the Husqvarna 35i or Milwaukee M18 for your turkey cutting endeavors.
Looked it up out of curiosity, Amazon has electric knives for $20, or for $83 you can get a battery powered one. So it's $60-80 extra for a toy version of an electric knife.
You're also approaching the range of a top quality carving knife and definitely in the range of a very good one.
$83? I'm seeing cordless carving knives for more like $50.
Dont forget goodwill lmao. Ive had the same one for 6 years lolz
That's what I was thinking. I could just grab a Hamilton Beach for $25 down at the Wal-Mart that would do just as well. It's like a tourist trap version of an electric knife. :)
I hate electric knifes.
Just learn now to sharpen a real knife, so much less hassle and a lot easier to cut.
I think the nailing finger protector thing is genius from a crew employer mitigation and insurance perspective. It's just like the knifework chainmail glove you will find in many commercial kitchens that essentially no one uses.
Fiber fix is the same thing the navy uses called e-warp. It’s basically a hardened cast after applying and letting it dry for 30 minutes and has been used for the last 2-3 decades at least.
Can confirm. ET1(SS)
@@dangermouse9494 Same ET3. e-warp works better though.
I can confirm, IT1 here
EEEEYYYYYY (former)MM2 here and I just made the same comment. I worked at Lowes when these things came out and I immediately made the connection.
Uhm... I've used fiber fix on pipe before, where's the putty? You guys are ruining the integrity. Because it definitely works.. you gotta combine the 2 part putty, then wrap..
Man, I ran a produce department with a fresh fruit operation for 3 years and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that you have the most mid way of cubing a melon i've ever witnessed. Almost there, but you should start with cutting the ends off, then you can stand the whole melon on its end, you can see where the depth of the rind is and begin your cut at the top and spin the melon as you're making cuts along the edge, then you can cube the remaining flesh or make wedges or do whatever.
Kyle, I appreciate the way that you took offense to that, we all have battles in life Don't let that slip brother go after him
Hey bro, I work in produce too and I respect the correction 🙏 💯
As a mechanic, that tool tray is a useless gimmick. Get yourself a magnetic steel tray. Also, those leather mats are to stop the fenders from getting damaged when we lean over them to work, not for putting tools on.
Agreed
It works well on aluminum bodies where a magnet tray won't stick.
What about a magnet tray with silicone covering the bottom?
@@MichelGoy that might would work
@@MichelGoyyou are thinking too far into the future lmao
We use something similar to fiberfix in the coast guard called sytho glass. Been out way longer than fiberfix and is really durable. It is intended to put on leaks on pipes temporarily so the ship can make it back to port to get fixed. I honestly used it on more than just pipes and not just temporary lol
So mason here, cinder blocks break super easy, it doesn’t take much. Drop one from like 3 ft high and they’ll break sometimes. Depends on the maker too.
Exactly. How about just the 2x2 on its own.
Tap them a few times in the weak direction. No need to drop them….
That fiber fix has been around in one form or another for 20 years. When I did property maintenance, I used it to repair a busted 2” water main supplying a row of townhomes. The key, was to keep moulding in the direction of wrapping by gripping tightly and twisting until it set up and cured. Worked like a charm.
So where do I acquire this?
I used the Fiber Fix to reinforce my lawnmower handle and it is ROCK SOLID. I highly recommend it.
I used fiber fix on a post for a garage shelving unit when it first came out 10+ years ago. Still holding strong. Awesome product for that application.
Liquid soap and sawdust help just as well and cost much less. And for REALLY extreme dirt deep in a worker's callused hand, add some silica sand. Mix everything into a creamy paste, fill it into a can and enjoy the best and cheapest cleaning agent against heavy skin soiling there is.
I have been using it for over 50 years and have never found a ready-made product that is anywhere near as good as the cream I make myself from soap, wood flour and a little quartz sand!
Does it matter the type of sawdust
@@dennisclayton1225 I have always used beech wood. But the type of wood shouldn't really matter. The only important thing is that it is really dry wood without resin.
The electric carving knife was patented in 1939. Hamilton Beach had them for sale by the 1960s, and they were a lot less cumbersome. My mom has one.
Hand carving with a properly sharpened knife is one of the simple joys of life that everyone should experience.
I think it looking like a chainsaw was the gimmick as a "fun" thing.
That fiberweld stuff is awesome. I ripped open a water pipe in my field and luckily had one of these things in my garage. Fixed the pipe and no issues after over a decade.
We had an electric meat carver in the mid 80s, it didn't look so shit and it worked perfect.
Yep, all they did was slap a load of plastic on it, and made it worse for 3 times the price.
My parents have had the same carver since the 80s. Only use it for turkey and ham. But damn does it do a great job at it.
Don’t even need to see yours to know it’s the same one my parents had lol. Everyone had one. It’s like they were mailed out to people with tide samples or something
@@c0lutch Tide samples tasted better back then.
@@OctaApe and they were less addictive. This new stuff has something in it. Freakin China.
I’ll never get over the scrub daddy. It’s my favorite household tool, hands down.❤
The orange mat is actually pretty useful in finish carpentry. Mother in law got it for me as a gift and I used it everyday in commercial doors. Really helpful when doing hardware
I have grip clean rags and hand cleaner and I honestly love them. I think they work amazing
For emergency fixes on leaking pipes just keep silicone pipe sealing tape on hand, $5-10 a roll, doesn't go bad, isn't gross/sticky and works on wet/leaking pipes at pressure.
Just use FLEXTAPE! ;p
Bought the fiber fix when it came out to fix an old broken shovel. We use it in our fire pit and compost. Still rock hard and kicking after 7ish years
Cinderblocks are really easy to break. John was way too excited. 😂
What John had is a concrete block and how easily a concrete block breaks depends on what kind of block it is and how old it is. That looked like an 8" lightweight to me. Which would be an easy block to break. Especially if it's a young un. Fresh block isn't always fully cured when you get it. It's hard but maybe not full strength yet.
100% agree with using Zep... I have a dispenser for TKO in my garage at home... Best stuff ever...
now try 17:45 with regular duct tape.
Or 1 screw...
I have used the 2inX6ft fiber weld on a 6in sewer main and it held for 6months. That is one of the best products I’ve ever bought.
Love how the electric carving knife thing is just a really crappy reciprocating saw, sold at nearly the same price as an almost decent sawzall knockoff
They are a little different, the carving knives have two blades that move opposite of each other but still way overpriced 😂 I’d skip the saw part and just buy a regular electric carving knife if I wanted one
Google Moulinex Electric knife. They've been around since the middle ages.
I wouldn't even call it a reciprocating saw, it's basically a bladed version of a vibrator. Although I would definitely advose against using it the same way.
I would say that a caring knife is more like a electric hedge trimmer. It is good for cutting meat but nothing else.
@@petrolhead0387 It's literally just an electric carving knife. Something that's been available since at least the 1960's.
The effectiveness of the drill scrubbers also heavily depend on the capacity of the drill. Some cheapie thing will give up if you try to push it in to get the hard to get guck
how in the hell did he know im pooping, bro is spot on 19:40
Did you wash your hands afterwards?
The same reason why fortune tellers can tell you about you. Certain things are just going to be true for a certain percentage of people.
You can't even take a shit with out having the cellphone?
Hoping your done by now though, youtube says it has been 6 hours.
@@1pcfred I'm hearing from an older relative, maybe a great grandpa or great uncle, his name had a vowel in it. They want me to tell you "back in my day...
Love how this channel is high effort something doesn’t work you always try make it work gives us what we want always
16:10 “I like the convenience of it” my brother in swift, we have flex tape and flex seal now, we don’t have to worry about bowls of water and slime to fix a leaky pipe anymore
Or just use both. One for rigidity and durability and the other for making it water-tight
Flex seal/ tape has failed me repeatedly
Worked at the cutting counter at Joann for years. Yes, we used an electric knife to cut upholstery foam. Cuts right through, but hard to keep it straight.
dude made a minecraft wooden pickaxe 💀
I bought some of the dirt soap at Walmart on clearance for a few bucks. Honestly one of the better soaps I’ve used for cleaning my hands after a greasy job.
Funny! Once I had oily car black greasy hands working on my old truck, at a bathroom break did not have a towel, or dawn dish soap or such at the best moment!!! Had an outside garden hose, grabbed a handful of dirt from my veggie garden, and rubbed it in!!! And yes oil comes out of the ground, dirt, took the already running garden hose, and amazing hands were spotless!!! so as per your video, someone obviously combined dirt, and dish soap, into a mustard ketchup squeeze bottle and put a label on it. Stupid at any price!!!
Bentonite Clay is used for cat litter
I have a similar step thing that I bought off of Amazon a while back, it's magnificent for getting access too my roof rack on my overland rig. I still end up scaling my back tires with my smartcap rack, but to get above the cab... well worth it for my short king self.
I may be monolingual but I always find it hilarious when they give the option to change the audio to Spanish 😂
Grip clean is amazing. Hands down the best wipes and soap I’ve ever used
The joy on your face when you smashed the cinderblock was priceless!
We use fiberglass wraps for leak repair in the chemical industry all the time. They hold for years. The key is getting the appropriate size wrap and you have to wrap it a lot tighter than you did in the video.
As an idea - the UK also has a version of Shark Tank, called "Dragons Den". Many tools and hardware products have been featured on the UK version as well, so you could do another episode just looking at the products from the UK show.
Loving your work BTW.
Shark Tank is in fact the US version of Dragon’s Den (and then further internationalized as Shark Tank). In Canada it is still called Dragon’s Den and shared Kevin O’Leary with the US version.
@@m_cabral oh ok - even better then! Every day is a new learning opportunity hahaha
@stevewright8150 it's OK. People don't know anything anymore
Grip clean works good af! I bought some on a whim thinking it was a gimmick. Ive been buying it ever since, works better then anything I've tried
I suppose if one really wants their electric knife to look like a chainsaw it's ok. But an electric knife typically costs about $30 - $40 depending on brand and can be readily found for about $20. The chainsaw style body also makes it bulkier and heavier than other electric knives
We use Fiber Weld (formerly Fiber Fix) for our shovels. We get them separated by handles and the blades and we just use the Fiber Weld to connect them.
The issue with that step-up thingy is that it might be rated for a ton, but your locks aren't. Few uses by John and they'll become misaligned (or you'll even leave a dent in the pillar)
i've been using a different brand on my 4x4 for about 5 years. I am 130kgs and it hasn't budged a bit.
This has always been my worry about this type of product, with my luck I"ll bend that lock & mess up my truck!
Well a ton is 2000 lbs, and the door latch will definitely hold a person. They’re made to stand up to repeated closes of a door.
A cars door latch is rated anywhere from 1500-2500lbs of vertical force if you bust the latch using that step then either A. Your cars a rusted pos or B. You desperately need to hit a gym. I’ve watched the jaws of life rip a door off a car and the locking mechanism didn’t budge the hinges ripped from the body before the latch mechanism did
you might be surprised as what the door latch of your car is rated for. remember: it has to keep your doors from flying open in a crash.
Safty nailer would be a lifesaver for tight spaces driving in stubbies when you're putting on the clips and staps for uplift on rough framing.
If that 'chainsaw' carver was like $20 it would be good for Halloween Party's as a gimmick for serving
New sub today because of this video I've always wanted an update on all the products that they bought into or sold you do such an awesome job new follower for life
until it twists your door locks 😂
back at my grandpa's gas station he used a hand cleaning product called Goop, which I believe is still made. your description of still feeling a bit oily after using that shark tank cleaning product matches exactly with how Goop feels. it's awesome for removing grease and grime, and to get rid of that oily feeling, just follow up with a paper towel or just wash your hands with regular hand soap after
That fiber flex is definitely just casting tape. The stuff we use in the clinic activates with water and hardens in 10-15.
I have a grip mat for rebuilding carburetors and stuff like that, they are great as long as you use them on a bench, not so good on a vehicle itself
That's how I use mine. For 4cyl motorcycles with 4 carbs I can put the whole rack and keep it separated before I clean em. Also good for loose ball bearings on bicycles and other non-ferrous stuff.
2:34 limewire the childhood memories come flooding back 😂
I was looking for this comment
Lol Supa’ slooowww computer *now*
As an IT guy you get one fix with that installed, the next time I just give it back saying I told you don't reinstall it. But to be fair I only did personal work for friends and family not for money, mostly as "will work for home cooked meal".
@coreytaggart128 I was an IT kid back when it was a thing. I fixed my own issues 😆
While he said 'scouring'. Before limewire, before napster, there was scour dot net. Thats where i got my very first mp3s from.
Mechanic here. I personally buy grip clean. Its the second best to my shops commercial hand cleaner. It also removes lead for gun guys/gals.
If there's decades of grime on those tires he needs to change his tires more often.
If it's black, round and rolls that's all I'm looking for in a tire.
@@1pcfred after two decade if they are not warn to a hole it has likely has been sitting and gone flat so has dried with a dent, thus no longer round.
@@coreytaggart128 yeah but he's using it.
@@1pcfred good luck trying to break with that rock hard (even harder than that expired fiberweld) and oxidated rubber
@@Trauerdurst_TD3D no one want to break. Braking is for the weak too.
While the JB Weld fiber fix may not work, we do use a similar product on ships for pipe patching. It's called EWARP - Emergency Water Activated Repair Patch. Works similarly... and takes a hell of a lot less time than doing an old-fashioned pipe patch.
8:15 Any poor person in a third world country or from one will tell you to just use Ajax powder. So many of us use it last minute on the day where we need to go to a wedding, but have work to do at home beforehand.
I personally like to use a product called Fast Orange. I find it very efficient, even on oil or paint. It also has small grains to get things off easily.
Isnt it zif now 🤔
"It looks like it hates it's life" while John standing on it almost had me in tears 😅
10:11 Laughs in dutch people..
😂Jup
That JB weld tape is interesting because they use coban to wrap it in the end. That stuff is good for everything. I always keep a decent aupply of the stuff in the home and workshop.
Released one minute ago. Got damn it's my lucky night.
It's the little things.
@@ProfessionalByNoMeans true that. 🤙🏾
Love this content!
Just cracks me up.
Keep em coming
9:15 Everything is chemicals, even you yourself, because "chemicals" are just the molecules that make up everything that exists.
Bet you're a hoot at parties
Water is a chemical
@mikebravo3527 to be fair i love chemicals, especially at parties 😂
@andydriver107 nothin like a good chemical flurry to keep the conversation goin
I used the fiber fix to repair my closet rod because it was cheaper than buying a new rod. It's still holding strong 7 years later. Also the original one I remember having came with rubber that you would wrap the pipe with first and then the fi er wrap to create the "water tight" seal.
You know what I found that works well patching pipes. You get viva paper towels and spray flex seal on it stick it to the pipe then flex seal on top. Both of the places i used it have been leak free for years and still going.
I got a scrub daddy on the log processor I run for pitch on the window. Works great with methyl hydrate. Always use gloves when handling methyl hydrate alcohol.
The navy uses a similar flex fix. We use it for pipe patching. Get it wet and apply it then it hardens
5:42 I haven’t done that in years because I learned my lesson on how not putting too much pushing force while drilling. Nothing worse than having a Robinson #2 bit going through your thumb nail! It’s been over 15 years since I’ve done that, because I learn how use drills properly.
I have a three size set of the gryp mats and as a mechanic I love them use them on every big job
The scrub daddy works best when the water isn’t so hot it burns your hands. More aggressive when cold. Works good on crusty heels as well.
6:30 The nailer tool, just buy an Ikea wardrobe or something and you get a smaller/simpler version included. Im sure if you go to the spare screws area you can probably pick it up for a few cent.
I have several, they are quite nice to have when you have small nails.
I've used the fiber wrap on shovels where the wood meats the metal that would break in hard dirt and the wrapped shovels would hold up 20x as long as just your basic shovel
The king👑 of youtube is back and made another good video
I have all three size grypmat, they came with a package deal with the toolbox widgets I bought. They’re good, don’t get me wrong, but they aren’t that great for the aircraft I work on. I use them as parts trays for screws, bolts, washers, and nuts rather than tools. The tools can live on the top of a shop cart.
Instead of a safety nailer you can use a wooden clothespin. No magnets but the smaller hole will hold most nails.
For the safety nail, when I had to nail anything during the cold or wet months I just used a pair of pliers to hold the nail while I sent the hammer.
I used some of that fiber fix as a temporary patch on a busted water main. It took it from a huge jet of water to a slow drip until I was able to get the pipe replaced.
I’ve used grip clean many times I’ll say it works just as good as all the other scrub hand cleaners out there.
I use the gripclean soap 5 days a week. It gets my hand and nails clean. I do use a scrub brush with it to really dig under the nails. Bonus it is only made 50 miles from my house. They selll online and in Walmart (at least the ones near me).
The Scrub Daddy stuff is insanely good, I use the scrubber with the power paste stuff for stainless pans and it takes off the toughest of burnt on garbage and makes them look brand new, was mind blown how good they come out.
I use that hand cleaner and I have to say it is a fantastic product. Far better than Zep or Gojo or Fast Orange, and I've used gallons of each of them.
I've used FiberFix to repair the broken legs of a metal bird feeder stand. After the repair, I hammered the stand into the ground. Recently, a tree cutting crew had to move the stand to work in my yard. They wrenched the stand out of the ground, did their work, and hammered it back into the ground. The FiberFix held everything together just fine.
A good shop soap is zenek, made from walnut shells. I like it better than the citrus stuff.
Can you make a 2x2 hammer like that with just duct tape? Because while it seems impressive, is it actually better than comparable stuff? Especially after the pipe failed.
I mean, as long as it's not dried out; FiberWeld is great to keep around the cabin or cottage as a temporary fix out in the boonies. Also, they probably made a specific water proof version because of those gaps in the fabric which still did a decent job to slow the flow.
We used to use sand in the army to pre-clean our vark-pan (Dixy can I think the Americans call it) and it worked wonders for grease and dirt
I love grip clean- autobody tech here i think it works wonders personally
With the hand wash stuff, you're doing it in a bucket. So I'd assume the crease and oil comes off, and floats on the top. Since you're dunking your hands in, the last thing that your hands go through is that floating oil and grease, which is causing that feeling. Might work better with running water.
Fast orange is clearly the best shop soap.
For real, that stuff works great.
Biodiesel is my go-to degreaser.
That "fix wrap" orbwhatever has been round for about 30 years under the brand name "Synthoglass". It's used in marine environments for pipe repair all the time.
Also, that "mud wash" for your hands seems a whole lot like Gojo Pumice soap.