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TIG welding the outside of the 4x4 UTV while MIG welding the inside. I just started learning TIG welding so this is very new to me. So welding something that has to hold liquids is a great task. But I hope I achieved what I was looking for but I will not know before pressure testing this homemade fuel tank. But TIG welding is cool and I hope to take it to another level. A lot of practice is needed though. :) This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

In this episode I'm fabricating mounts for the McPherson strut both front and back of my homemade 4x4 off road UTV and making new seat mounts as well since the homemade CNC plasma table makes it possible to R&D parts and make changes really quickly. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

In this video I'm fabricating front mud guards and parts so I can attach the steering wheel, brake booster / clutch & brake pedal assembly. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

In this video I'm fabricating a battery box rack so I can use the original (yet modified) plastic battery box to house the battery behind the driver's seat. Why there you may ask... It is due to weight distribution since the engine is located on the passenger side (on the left) and all the weight put on the driver's side will help to balance the vehicle out in addition to my own 100 kg / 220 lbs body weight. I'm also making the wheel wells / mud guards for the rear of the UTV so I'm not getting plastered with mud in the future. Everything has to be compact and roomy at the same time. I don't like to feel cramped when working or maintaining a vehicle. This build will let me do things to my own liking. Now some of you will probably say I'm mad for doing this but I've decided to put the fuel tank near / almost on top of the battery. Well, not really, but they're really close. It's like sitting on a firecracker if for some reason the homemade tank starts to leak for example and the battery is short circuiting at the same time. But no worries! I have a solution for that which I will reveal in a future video. Stay tuned and thanks for watching! This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

In this video I'm completely welding the tubular frame of the UTV and adding some of the needed reinforcing diagonals. LED light mounts are made and starting to fabricate the floor / footwell while waiting for parts that still haven't arrived. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Continuing the fabrication of the steel tube frame of this homemade off road 4x4 utility terrain vehicle (a.k.a. UTV). This is not a SxS (side by side) as you will find out in this video. Why? I like to keep it really small and nimble but very capable at the same time. Thus the small width and length of the vehicle. It will not be a fast vehicle (it's not for racing that's for sure) and it has to fit on the trailer I have (1.5 m / ~5 feet wide) that I can tow around behind my work van. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

In this video I'm drilling holes and bolting down the wire mesh cargo hull divider from the old Peugeot Partner to the still-not-welded-yet roll bar. To mount the driver's seat level to the ground I have to consider the slope I gave the tube frame bottom half couple of episodes ago and fabricate the seat mounts accordingly. Then I continue with the boxy tube frame construction on the front and finish the week off by building the roof frame which still has to be connected to the front end. I already ordered lights for this UTV and hopefully they'll arrive next week and I can incorporate the shape and size of the LED lights into the project. This project will continue next week. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Continuing the work on the tube frame. Customizing new car struts of the Peugeot Partner to fit the lighter Volkswagen Golf 1 rear axle springs on them. Starting work on the roof structure / roll bar of the UTV. Utilizing old parts such as the cargo hull framed divider wire mesh as a divider on the UTV as well. Realizing that the new shock absorbers are a bit taller than the older ones and that it requires a light redo on the tube frame as well. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Beginning of the steel tube frame / chassis fabrication. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Creating a layout of the off-road 4x4 utility vehicle by setting parts on the floor of my workshop and building a wooden frame for width, height and length reference. I want this vehicle to fit in a 1500x3000mm car trailer so that sets some limits to how big this vehicle actually can be. I also don't want it to be as big as regular UTV-s or SxS-s so I can easily drive it around in the overgrown bush. I can barely drive a Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA around in the bush without having to create new trails. :) Thanks for watching. Next episode next week. Stay tuned! This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Taking apart the old struts with spring compressors to see how many of them are still usable and start hacking and modifying them for bigger ATV tires, custom rims and Volkswagen Golf 1 rear axle springs. The rims I'm using are original Peugeot Partner 14" steelies that I modified quite a bit to make them work with the Kenda Executioner 28" ATV tires on original Peugeot struts. I'm also fabricating a functional tire bead breaker out of scrap metal which I attached to the workshop ceiling support post so I don't have to drill into the floor to anchor it. Now I can break tire beads on various wheels. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Widening steel rims / steelies on a homemade cutting & welding jig. This jig let's me cut the steel rim, grind it clean for welding and finally weld it properly while the rim is in the jig. This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

A four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. In this second video I'm pulling apart the 1.4 petrol Peugeot Partner to get the engine, swing arms, half axles, struts etc. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Introduction to a new fabrication and metal working series - a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side by sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV. "How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be quadrupled via the FWD differential I'm using to transfer power to front and rear diff. "It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads. In this first video I'm disassembling two BMW E39 independent rear suspensions to get the differential and half axles out, scraping together parts I have laying around and looking for an engine donor. Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching! My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #4x4 Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Building a workshop extension for the DIY 1,5x1,5m CNC plasma table so I can free up floor space in the main room of the workshop so I can continue with other upcoming steel working projects I have planned for the end of the Summer and for the Fall season. Let's hope the CNC plasma will be working soon and I can start cutting parts on it for the future projects. The wooden floor is temporary which I plan on replacing with concrete in the future but for now it has to do. I still have the doors to build, electricity and ventilation to install. The workshop extension is built from OSB (Oriented Strand Board) and homemade lumber which I cut on my homemade bandsaw sawmill. When getting this CNC plasma cutting properly I hope to make lots of interesting steel working projects and improve the craftsmanship. My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #workshop Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Building a workshop extension for the homemade 1,5x1,5m CNC plasma table so I can free up floor space in the main room of the workshop so I can continue with other upcoming steel working projects I have planned for the end of the Summer and for the Fall season. Let's hope the CNC plasma will be working soon and I can start cutting parts on it for the future projects. The wooden floor is temporary which I plan on replacing with concrete in the future but for now it has to do. I still have the ceiling to build, doors, electricity and ventilation to install and the whole room to paint so it reflects more light. My other videos: www.youtube.com/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #workshop Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

After I processed all of my firewood using my homemade firewood processor and belt conveyor and filling all the IBC totes with wood I hauled these totes to the field where our firewood was usually stacked. Someone on the almighty Internet pointed out that this field might get really wet during the Fall and Winter so I couldn't even get to the totes with the micro skid steer loader so I decided to relocate the totes on a hard packed gravel road behind my barn. One mayor contributing factor to moving the totes was the fact that the IBC crates were in rows in North-South direction behind each other and not getting any sun. Now the totes are aligned in West to East direction and every tote gets the sunshine during the day which should increase the speed of drying/seasoning of the wood. But we'll see. This is the first season I'm using this setup so I have zero experience with this. Stay tuned for future videos! Thanks for watching! Check out my other videos on my channel page: https://www.youtube.com/c/DonnDIY #donndiy #firewood #homemade Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

CNC plasma table electric box tear-down, refurbishing and installation, Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP base fabrication and mounting, water table Check out my other videos on my channel page: https://www.youtube.com/c/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #cnc Soundtrack: Demon - JVNA (YouTube Audio Library) Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

The CNC plasma table build continues and it's alive! In this episode I'm fabricating (MIG welding) the water pan which parts I ordered from a local steel shop. The pan is bent from a 3 mm / 8th inch metal sheet. I don't have adequate equipment for bending thicker sheet metal, any sheet metal to be honest, so that was my only option. Also the water table has to be perfectly straight because the material will rest on it so I didn't want to goof it up with angle grinder relief cuts and free hand bends. It is not your regular DIY/do it yourself project since I'm outsourcing a lot of things. But I personally think this plasma cutting CNC machine will be a great addition to my workshop / machine shop. Thanks for watching! Consider subscribing if you haven't already. More metal fabrication videos will come! Check out my other videos on my channel page: https://www.youtube.com/c/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #cnc Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Building a CNC plasma table from scratch with a friend from Blackloop CNC. I'm doing the easy part of steel work, fabrication and welding. He's the specialist who builds CNC tables, routers and 3D printers too, on his spare time currently still as a hobby. This is the first episode in a series of upcoming episodes about this plasma table. I still need to add water pan with sheet holding ribs in it, install the electrical box somewhere, make some usable surface underneath the plasma table etc. And finally build an addition to my workshop only to separate the plasma table from the grinding dust in the workshop. I hope you enjoy and thanks for watching! Blackloop CNC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMA892d_1n3HtFvsDYgBBw Check out my other videos on my channel page: https://www.youtube.com/c/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #cnc Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Making a liquid cooled circular steel chop saw base mobile keeping in mind the "do it yourself" mindset, using simple materials and fast fabrication processes. Instead of welding a complicated frame underneath the chop saw stand I thought this would be more simple, thus a better idea to bring to life. The mobile base consists of the original base cabinet or a stand and two heavy duty rectangular tubes that have angle iron tabs welded to it with the almighty MIG welder. Via the tabs the tubes/legs are then connected to the cabinet with simple fasteners like nuts and bolts. The legs have swiveling wheels in the front and fixed wheels in the rear. To keep the steel saw from moving around while in use I welded two nuts on the sides of the legs and cut two pieces of threaded rods with T handles on top that go through the nuts and finally put pressure on the ground via the special pads. This lifts up the swiveling front wheels, makes the whole base level (rear fixed wheels are lifted with washers) and stable for use. Making workshop tools/machinery mobile is nothing new. There are plenty of videos about it on YouTube and internet. This was just my version of it. Thanks for watching! Check out my other videos on my channel page: https://www.youtube.com/c/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #firewood Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

It's not all fun and games. Before you get to be lazy you have to build stuff! This is a closure video for the series "Log Splitter To Firewood Processor" and "Belt Conveyor Build" which are contained in the playlist "Firewood Processing" here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkmF7FAZBzkVRPU6b-IeJVu91-frjF8v3 As a result of my laziness in firewood chopping, splitting and stacking by hand I spent a couple of months building a firewood processor around a 7 tonne capacity electric log splitter, a belt conveyor and forks attachment for the micro skid steer loader so I can move around the IBC - Intermediate Bulk container crates that are, as of now, full of firewood successfully made on my homemade firewood processor. No more back bending firewood chopping with a handheld chainsaw or splitting wood with a regular axe. Nor the most annoying thing to my liking - firewood stacking. As someone said in the comments, and very spectacularly I might add, people go through a lot of trouble and work to be lazy afterwards. And it's true. Stay tuned for the next build! Thanks for watching! Check out my other videos on my channel page: https://www.youtube.com/c/DonnDIY #donndiy #homemade #firewood Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter