Building an outdoor umbrella base

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  • @TightwadWorkshop
    @TightwadWorkshop  2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for stopping by! Please feel free to like/subscribe/unlike/comment, we've got to feed The Algorithm.
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    • @chatkat9765
      @chatkat9765 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beautiful work!!

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chatkat9765 Thanks! If I was making another one I think it'd be about half the size though - this one is so heavy that it's tricky to move around.

  • @rickyweird01
    @rickyweird01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s a fantastic solution, I plan to build this but I might screw 4 wooden blocks on the mould base to make pockets so I can put hidden caster wheels on, awsome build👍

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good idea! Just don't use as much concrete as I did - I got carried away and emptied the whole blue tub into the wheelbarrow, and now my base is twice as heavy as it needed to be. 😀

  • @mrhristv
    @mrhristv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect

  • @erikjm
    @erikjm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahhh that circle geometry was very helpful. I made a hexagonal trash cover several years ago and had to make a hex by hand, I wish I knew this trick back then. I think I ended up printing a template because I could freehand it

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, I'm happy that it was helpful! :-)
      My nephew has been out of school for about 7 years, he called me last week for help with a trigonometry question on a job interview/exam question. 30 years after leaving university with my mathematics degree, I was still able to remember SOHCAHTOA without having to look it up. It seemed helpful to him, so I think I might make a few "geometry" videos in the future.
      (He passed the test with 85% on his second try). :-)

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, I really like your timelapse videos - Liked and Subscribed! :-)
      I've only tried a couple myself, the one that turned out best was the "rising dough" sequences in my "Bread" video:
      th-cam.com/video/s7Lz4Qfk82I/w-d-xo.html

  • @jenna6256
    @jenna6256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job. I might add wheels on mine or put on a dollie

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      To be honest, this base is at least twice as heavy as it needs to be. I got a little carried away with using up all the old concrete materials... :-)

    • @samsen3965
      @samsen3965 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why? To make a sailing umbrella wandering in the yard with every wind? But then if you would say: "I might add wheels to the side walls for bend and move" then I would be with you one hundred percent.

  • @clariceclarice3852
    @clariceclarice3852 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Mistr_A
    @Mistr_A 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will you secure the umbrella to the tube? it may not blow over but a wind gust will blow it out of the tube.

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That hasn't been a problem so far (and I've kept the umbrella unfurled for a couple of weeks now to check).
      If it becomes necessary, it should be a simple matter of drilling a hole through the tube and the umbrella pole, then fitting a pin.

  • @doctorderpage2848
    @doctorderpage2848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How would you feel about doing a welding tutorial?

  • @samsen3965
    @samsen3965 ปีที่แล้ว

    This stand looks windproof.

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well it hasn't blown over YET, but on the other hand it's not hurricane-tested. :-)

    • @samsen3965
      @samsen3965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TightwadWorkshop Hah hah. Enjoy and cheers

  • @pamelafrancais4650
    @pamelafrancais4650 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know what .? I swear I could smell those fumes while you were welding 🤔

    • @TightwadWorkshop
      @TightwadWorkshop  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're very bad for your health, and don't even get you high!

    • @pamelafrancais4650
      @pamelafrancais4650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TightwadWorkshop Either way it looks extremely spiffy 🤠