I admire your engineering. My Dad would call it "barnyard engineering" and he did a lot of it and you do too. lol . Might put some thread locker on those wing nuts when your all done. Great vid, Lee
Thank you Lee. The (barnyard engineering) is fun and keeps a challenge going in your mind. It is exciting to figure things out. Even if they do not work the first (or tenth) time. Glad you are enjoying this project. Take care my friend.
You may not be a film school nerd who makes hi fi vids, but you are very enjoyable to watch. Moments of screw this, we are going to do it differently now, and enthusiastic excitement when the flange fits perfectly makes you real and human. Great Job Man!
Thank you Dave. I got very excited as this project progressed and really enjoyed building it. It is so much fun to see something come together. Glad you are enjoying this project brother. Take care.
Thank you and I agree that having the intake at the center would make better flow, but (my thoughts were) it would also become a choke point to catch your leaves and grass and actually plug up the impeller as the debris passes through it instead of around it (again, just my thoughts). Glad you are enjoying this project and Thank you very much for your suggestions. Take care.
That's awesome Stephen! You're good at figuring out things. Can't wait to see it in action. How much does that plasma cutter make your air compressor work? I never did hear it running.
Thank you Tybo. I really like challenging my thought process while building things. It is exciting to try working things out and designs change constantly as you work through the problems. My Plasma cutter uses a lot of air and kicks on my compressor after about 20 to 30 seconds of use. Although the compressor itself can keep up with the plasma cutter I generally stop cutting until it has built up full pressure because it is hard on my limited power in the shop. Glad you are enjoying this project my friend. Take care.
That come up very nicely Stephen. I saw other design where input is at the center if impeller. Just like dust collector impeller. Did you thought if that design?
Thank you SK. Glad you are enjoying this project. I actually build my own dust collector a few years ago and have the intake at the center. My thoughts were that while it works very well for dust, that it would cause problems with plugging up as grass and leaves try to move through the impeller itself with all the flat surfaces and edges. That was my thought. I could be wrong, but it works really well. Take care my friend.
@@StephenOgle I agree with you, having center input may choke leafs and other lawn debris. But I saw others mitigate that issue by having tractor multch it in in its deck using its regular blades. Glad to hear your design is working effectively.
Greaty job looking to do this myself. All the impellers I have seen have the intake at the center of the impeller they also give the impeller blades teeth to mulch all the crap up
I sure love your videos and ideas. Made in America by hand.
Hi Stephen,
I really enjoy your videos and the effort you put into your projects.
Thanks for sharing & God bless
Man that was GREAT !! It runs like a striped ass ape !! That housing is a killer fab job !!! Very nice work !! Can't wait for part 3 !!
Thank you again Robert. LOL!! It was fun building the housing and seeing it work. Glad you are enjoying this project. Take care.
I admire your engineering. My Dad would call it "barnyard engineering" and he did a lot of it and you do too. lol . Might put some thread locker on those wing nuts when your all done.
Great vid,
Lee
Thank you Lee. The (barnyard engineering) is fun and keeps a challenge going in your mind. It is exciting to figure things out. Even if they do not work the first (or tenth) time. Glad you are enjoying this project. Take care my friend.
Just came across your video i love your work
That’s beautiful
Amigo blessings
You may not be a film school nerd who makes hi fi vids, but you are very enjoyable to watch. Moments of screw this, we are going to do it differently now, and enthusiastic excitement when the flange fits perfectly makes you real and human. Great Job Man!
Very impressive awesome job Stephen see you on the next one . Take care stay safe god bless
Thank you Donald. Glad you are enjoying this project. The next is coming as soon as it is edited up. Take care.
Good job Stephen! I could tell youre like a little kid on Christmas morning!
Thank you Dave. I got very excited as this project progressed and really enjoyed building it. It is so much fun to see something come together. Glad you are enjoying this project brother. Take care.
Beautiful work.
Wow, made great progress, fascinating to watch. 😁
Thank you Ann. It came along quite nicely and works very well. Glad you are enjoying this project.
A great project and some very nice welding and fabrication
Thank you Frank. I really appreciate it my friend. Take care.
Great project Stephan.
Thank you Jack. Glad you are enjoying this project. Take care.
Awesome Stephen You Da Man
Thank you Ron. LOL! Glad you are enjoying this project my friend.
Usually you get better suction and flow when the intake pipe would be in the center of the impeller. Another thing is get the impeller balanced.
Thank you and I agree that having the intake at the center would make better flow, but (my thoughts were) it would also become a choke point to catch your leaves and grass and actually plug up the impeller as the debris passes through it instead of around it (again, just my thoughts). Glad you are enjoying this project and Thank you very much for your suggestions. Take care.
Very cool.
Thank you Doug. Glad you are enjoying this project. Take care.
where did you get that circle cutter
That's awesome Stephen! You're good at figuring out things. Can't wait to see it in action. How much does that plasma cutter make your air compressor work? I never did hear it running.
Thank you Tybo. I really like challenging my thought process while building things. It is exciting to try working things out and designs change constantly as you work through the problems. My Plasma cutter uses a lot of air and kicks on my compressor after about 20 to 30 seconds of use. Although the compressor itself can keep up with the plasma cutter I generally stop cutting until it has built up full pressure because it is hard on my limited power in the shop. Glad you are enjoying this project my friend. Take care.
That come up very nicely Stephen. I saw other design where input is at the center if impeller. Just like dust collector impeller. Did you thought if that design?
Thank you SK. Glad you are enjoying this project. I actually build my own dust collector a few years ago and have the intake at the center. My thoughts were that while it works very well for dust, that it would cause problems with plugging up as grass and leaves try to move through the impeller itself with all the flat surfaces and edges. That was my thought. I could be wrong, but it works really well. Take care my friend.
@@StephenOgle I agree with you, having center input may choke leafs and other lawn debris. But I saw others mitigate that issue by having tractor multch it in in its deck using its regular blades. Glad to hear your design is working effectively.
I had a leaf vac that had only two blades. It would suck up 3/4-inch rocks.
This gives me a good idea for cleaning rock mulch. -) thanks!
What thickness of steel plate did you use?
11ga for the impeller and the rear housing. 16ga for the outer housing and chute. I hope this helps. Take care.
Way over kill
Greaty job looking to do this myself. All the impellers I have seen have the intake at the center of the impeller they also give the impeller blades teeth to mulch all the crap up