i grew up in a desert, and every time I watch your videos the sheer amount of water around you is mind-blowing

@pcka12

3 жыл бұрын

That is the West of the British Isles for you (the Romans named them), however we do have the occasional drought when the leaves fall off the trees and dry crisp & green.

@Convolutedtubules

3 жыл бұрын

This is Ireland. When I see deserts I am amazed how it can be so dry and humidity so low. An average day is 88% relative humidity.

@grantmcinnes1176

11 ай бұрын

😂. There are a few days a year it doesn't rain

Very handy having reverse on the drill

@Theorimlig

3 жыл бұрын

Don't all drills and electric screwdrivers have that? How else would you get screws out?

@Chr.U.Cas2216

3 жыл бұрын

Dear Rodger R. 😱 Maaan, that was close! He almost would've had scrambled eggs. ;-) Best regards, luck and health.

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

@@Theorimlig - Now they do. Years ago there was only one speed and one direction. 🤔

@VanderlyndenJengold

3 жыл бұрын

@@samvalentine3206 Even further back you had no other recourse but to do it manually. Imagine that.

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

@@VanderlyndenJengold - I remember using the manual drills in wood class in school. We'd have a handle to crank or an auger to twist!

That was quick, no hanging around, supper job chaps.

Fantastic Tim - I'm sure you'll get plenty of use for the pipe roller. Maybe even offer it as a service locally?

This comment is here to boost your standing in the youtube algorithm.

@martialme84

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@CraigsWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

@@martialme84 I concur!

An absolute triumph of persistence, intelligence and skill................well done................again

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Roy

Ooops there go the family jewels 🚑

@What..a..shambles

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I said the same

@VanderlyndenJengold

3 жыл бұрын

That's probably the only area I've managed to miss this year. Almost chopped my hand off already. That's going to leave a scar.

Oh the memories I spent weeks making polytunnels such as yours in Israel in the 90s the ones we made were 100 meters long we dug the end in and tightened the plastic carefully with a tractor the buried the sides great work

Aside from the brilliant inventions on this channel, who wouldn't love to have stories narrated by Tim for their children to listen to?

@JasminnnnnnE

Жыл бұрын

Was about to say his voice could be a character in the Magic Roundabout!

1. Level stuff with a ¼' id clear plastic water pipe. Accurate to about half a zillionth of a millimetre. ( and one doesn't even need to waste time with all the calculations necessary to compensate for the curvature of the Earth !) 2. Stack timber on old corrugated iron sheeting ... if you have some. Decreases drying time amazingly.

40mm flat bar at head hight on the inside sides with tac screws and welded full length is a mighty job and a must for bigger tunnels, it wouldnt do any harm with yours either to weather the storms, good job as always 👍🏻

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

You're right, except what's to stop it buckling under compression? I think I'll use more thin pipe if it comes to it. Very cheap and can take compression too (well, some, anyway!)

@What..a..shambles

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 it's what I've seen others doing and I did myself , especially on 30ft wide hoops , materials are expensive got,there is a man beside me that lost 6 out of ten mushroom houses with the beast from the east be thankful you don't get that much snow down there ,ever since I put my tunnel up there seems to be more gales every year🤔roll on spring , can't come quick enough

Nice! What a great idea for a solar wood kiln. I will admit, when the drill slipped I cringed. ;)

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

The joy & delight of burning dry wood makes almost any effort to guarantee a supply worth it. Thanks for sharing!

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Dry wood is a pleasure - anything else is a disaster. But this is also for drying planks..

Another triumph! Very well done boys!

Amazing! So cool to see this take shape. I would love to have something similar on my property.

I almost had a heart attack when you slipped the drill towards your thigh, this just shows everyday is a different day, love your vlogs

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, everyday is an adventure!

@Convolutedtubules

3 жыл бұрын

Accidents happen, fortunately he was wearing appropriate clothing and the de-burring bit did no damage. I have seen and even experienced worse incidents with heavier tools but thanks to my ppe I have only relatively minor scars to show for it.

The way that you talk about your poly tunnel is the way I often feel about plastic bottles, throughout much of human history these bottles would have been treasured for their amazing utility & robustness, we chuck them away after a single use!

@excellentcat3878

2 жыл бұрын

Good point. Also how light they can be for their capacity.

@grantmcinnes1176

11 ай бұрын

See clay urn remains in ancient cultures. Discarded after one use. People never change

I made a smaller one for a raised bed to protect my tropical plants last year and it worked great

I wish I lived nearby, I've craved my own poly tunnel for years and would gladly pay for the pipe curving machine use! :)

@NoreenHegarty

2 жыл бұрын

Angle, why not put an advert in your local newsletter asking if someone has an old trampoline which they no longer need. You could use the metal for a poly tunnel.

Aah beautiful. Thanks Tim. Gives me an idea for a miniature version. Blessings to all

Whew! I’m exhausted. That was a good day’s work! 🥰

Beautiful video. Thanks and best wishes for the future 🇮🇪

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You too!

Tools are always worth making. you never know when you will need them again.

Well done!! That was very satisfying to watch.

Congratulations on a project well done and with such ingenuity! It must feel so satisfying to have it completed!

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!

It is a real one! Great job 😊

Thank You

I love it when a plan comes together. That's a great idea for drying lumber, or even firewood. Very inexpensive compared to many other options.

Great job!

Really lovely!

Great design. I love it.

It looks great!

love your Channel. and your country! well Stay Safe and healthy sending love From phx Az

Great job as always Tim 👍🏻

Can’t wait to see it working as a kiln!

I could sure use one of these! Well done!

Great job. On a nice warm day you could re tension the poly.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

awesome

Great job

Great Polly tunnel!

So funny 🤣

I've watched a lot of hoop building videos... yours is very well done.. good job on your building.

@WayOutWestx2

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much : - )

Fair play....Great vlog,really wnjoyed

This was a wonderful video. I enjoyed watching your projects come together. I live so very far away from you and would never get to see this type of thing so thank you so much for making these video's. I always look forward to what you are coming up with next. I am sure people will want to buy those curved pipes from you so that machine was a great idea. I would still love to see more of the metal corrugated machine getting used as well. Those small curved shelters are great.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott. I'm hoping to make new things with the corrugated iron machine soon, but there are many other things going on as always

02:25 Tim, during my professional hospital career, I have known this technique to strip off more than a layer of clothing ...

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Arghhh!

@rubygray7749

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 Indeed!

@Convolutedtubules

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely perfect time stamp!

Love it

Exelent job mate FairPlay.

I wish my tunnel was looked that good. Mines 8 years old now and needs some new clothes.

Possibly, some plastic on the floor? I did that in my cellar. What a difference! So much dryer. I only used old tarps and plastic sheet... Nice job!

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, for sure. I'm just using some silage plastic... Thanks.

lOVE YOUR WORK.... I HAVE A LARGE TUNNEL HOUSE..

Very impressive!!

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looks better than bought

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks!

What a yachts

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

I fancy making me one of them pipe benders😁 fill the place with caterpillar tunnels

If you make another tunnel. You might get longer life from the plastic with ptfe foam ( glazing ) tape stuck on the outer rim of the arches. This is supposed to isolate the plastic from the metal and slow ageing due to heating and abrasion. As you say the plastic is the most expensive material. I believe comercial tunnel systems do use isolation tapes, though I’m not sure what they use . Great work, the machines you make are brilliant and inspiring.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

We've decided it's not really needed here - we just don't get such high temperatures. (Yet! I've put that on a few tunnels in my time, but we couldn't see any advantage over the years.

That's excellent! How many years have you found the plastic to last in your earlier tunnels?

@johnstephen7557

3 жыл бұрын

I grow commercially in polytunnels....big ones 28' x 80'...it's not uncommon to have plastic last for 18 to 20 years or longer.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ben. The tunnel we made from scaffolding finally blew out last winter. I think that was 10 years old - and the lowest grade we could buy at the time (because it was an experiment). We shall see what happens to this one : - )

@VanderlyndenJengold

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 As an accident prone DIYer I'm encouraged to see a man of your skills manage to drill your leg. I seem to do it every time I pick up a power tool though. So much so I have now invested in an array of safety clothing, some of which I remember to wear.

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnstephen7557 Or Stephen Hoey?

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnstephen7557 Yes Steven, how's things?

amazing😍

Hope it can cope with the snow and strong winds. Looks really quite nice 👁👁 🇬🇧

This is grand, Sandra and Tim! It looks like it will hold up nicely! Noom! Noom! (Happy eating sounds!) 👍

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! Nom Nom!

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 - Thank you for reminding me of the proper way to spell "Nom Nom!" 😆

Plenty of things you could grow in there😉

Oh god that was close, 😲

Well done and quite fast! Can i suggest you look at investing in adhesive felt tape for the arches in future tunnels, you will increase the life of the plastic film.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

We've used that before and find it's just not worth the trouble/expense. Maybe in hotter places?

Hand made, from go to woah! :D

That machine has worked a treat. It's great to see the end result used in another project. Are you drying firewood or wood for woodworking? Thanks, Craig

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Both!

Hello from Romania by Ferma Gradina Bio

Could you use a draw string to create the end openings instead of framing? Might be a bit of a trick to get the length and shape of the end of the poly just right... great work all the same.

I hope it never snows there. I built mine with the ribs every three feet, and a little over a foot of snow crushed it.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Oh dear. Do you mean it broke the plastic or bent the pipes? In the fifteeen years we've been here the most we've had is 3" of snow. But it could happen.

@WilliamAlanPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 I got heavy duty greenhouse plastic which withstood nearly 2 feet of snow in some places, but that was so much weight, it completely crushed the PVC ribs. I used 1 1/4 PVC. We don't usually get THAT much snow. Yours is much stronger with steel pipe. I was surprised how much the snow stuck to the plastic. That was the real culprit. If I had put a heater in there for that snow storm, it would probably still be standing.

Regarding levels. Why not use the old fashioned water level? Before the days of laser levels. A length of 10mm plastic tube.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do that too sometimes. But a spirit level is good for checking uprights too

Tim, your comment about if the pipe-bender was worth the time invested: have you thought about bending pipe for curved sections of your rail track? I'm not sure if the transition from angle to pipe is practical but might be worth considering.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

But you'd need special flanges on the wheels for a round track, surely?

@normkirkland1999

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 Maybe, but it would depend on the wheel profile. If the flat part of the wheel was wide enough it might not need any changes. Anyway, it was just a thought I had.

You should make and sell polytunnel framing kits Tim.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Well maybe. I'm not sure how I'd deliver them, though. Hen houses are difficult enough!

Did you forget heat spot tape? I'm not sure if it adds life to the plastic but I think that's what it's for

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

We've decided it's not really needed here - we just don't get such high temperatures. (Yet!)

Bolts sticking through polythene use inner tube

"down just half an inch, no, less, a centimetre" - how to confuse the entire of America and mainland Europe at the same time.

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

We Irish are ambidextrous when it comes to Metric & Imperial measurements!

@gramursowanfaborden5820

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonygrimes13 as are we British, i often find myself mixing them too. we also seem to be the only ones to use stone to measure weight.

@pcka12

3 жыл бұрын

Quite right too!

That is a great looking polytunnel, and quite big really. Is all your heating done off of wood that you will need so much dried wood or are you drying wood for other uses too? Just as well you planted so many trees quiet a few years ago now.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes we burn logs, but this is also for planks and chips. We plant trees every year and now we have plenty of wood.

@blackwater4707

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 It's definitely a long game getting to the point of sustainability with trees, but well worth it.

Outstanding work. How much did it set you back overall? Also, I really like your tube roller. Can I ask what county you are in?

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

thanks, we're in Ireland. €170 for the plastic and €120 for the pipes

@Convolutedtubules

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 That's a good deal for such a solid construction! And my apologies but may I know in what county in Ireland you are building this little heaven on earth? I am curious if you aren't too far from myself in limerick/Co. Tipp. I always dreamed of such projects like some of yours and so it is very cool and inspirational for me to see this kind of stuff being done not too far from where I live.

Hi Tim. Great build,nice and simple! What is the width of the tunnel using those 6 meter pipes? You should consider making these for sale.👍

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

3.8 metres (You could have worked that one out, Rastislav!)

Hi, everything absolutely great, but please don't say that You live in cold climate ;-) in West Poland we have currently -7 Celsius degrees and next night propably down to -13 which isn't cold at all considering the continental part of Russia for example... You lucky people ;-) A little wind and rain every day isn't so bad at all... Just kidding... I try strongly to accept and respect everything that appears in life. Greetings from Poland Cesar

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Well, yes, you may be colder, but I'm sure we're wetter. We were just thinking what it would be like trying to survive outside here in the winter, how difficult it is to make a water-proof structure using only natural materials. Basically, how lucky we all are these days.

I wonder if a torch or heat gun would shrink the film down, and take some of the slack out.

@johnstephen7557

3 жыл бұрын

I've witnessed a friend try that....instead of patiently waiting for a warm day to stretch the plastic he put a heater inside hoping to warm things up. After only a few minutes the plastic directly above the heat became distorted....after that, no matter how much tension was applied there was forever more a big bulge on the top!

Hello! I am here to report that the bramble has been beaten as the largest carnivorous plant by the pisonia tree that stands 70-80 feet tall! It hunts mainly nesting sea birds by creating copious amounts of sap ridden seeds that glue the birds feathers together, stopping the birds from flying starving the poor things to death.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

thank you. Yes, you're probably right, except that one's contentious too, because they make the seeds sticky so they're carried by the birds

@kwhalord3311

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 So it would be on its way to be a full blown carnivorous plant, gotcha! Anyways thanks for responding, have a wonderful day!

Whats the plan for the floor? Around here (ohio, u.s.) I use old railroad ties to keep drying wood off the ground, but it doesn't stop the grass growing up around which can mess up some of the bottom layers. You could use old carpet on top of cardboard to keep the grass away from the lumber

@gramursowanfaborden5820

3 жыл бұрын

dry grass won't do any harm surely?

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to put some black plastic down. It's mostly to stop water being drawn up from the soil.

Really enjoyed the video (as always!), but I just can't help seeing the first log of timber with a bit of a twig sticking out going right through the plastic cover . . . Perhaps sections of pallets or similar protecting the first couple of feet of the side walls?

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Or neat stacks of drying planks?

How long is that Foil supposed to last until sun and wind will turn it into garbage? It looked quite rugged while you pulled on it...

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

About 10 years, we hope.

Out of curiosity, how far apart are the hoops? All the hoop house builds I see on KZread that are in America seem to be much closer together - I'm guessing for snow load.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, these would be closer if we expected snow. About 8 feet apart (2.5m)

Your supposed to put polythene on on a warm day so it will stretch further

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

Most times waiting for a warm day in Ireland seems like eternity!

Excellent work 👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing. But what do you mean? " Homemade Polytunnel looks just like a real one!" Is it not a polytunnel. Oh I see . It does not have a brand name like ACME Inc.😯😯😯

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's what I meant. the ones you buy tend to have fancy details too. But ours is just as good, I think

@yeagerxp

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 It is just as good, it was hand made. Once again Excellent work 👍👍👍

I would put polytunnel on wheels or rails so you could move it on a hot day

@jasperedwards3341

3 жыл бұрын

Also use it while band saw in rain

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

Then it would become a big kite!

Judging by the hoop spacing you don't get snow there?

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. (Well, occasionally, but never very much.)

What happen to the clock work doughnut machine?

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

It was too heavy and needs a complete remodel : - (

@stubbenmonkeyfencingtractors

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 thats a shame i thought it was a brilliant idea.

1 year on how did it last??

@WayOutWestx2

Жыл бұрын

3 years on now - and it's a bit saggy but otherwise fine

Hey can you not get curved pipe? X

Ouchie with drill.

What kind of plastic is it?

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

UV resistant, designed for just this job

@andersdoverud9046

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayOutWestx2 Thank you, where can I buy it?

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

just google polytunnel covers/plastic

Plastic would last longer if you put tape on the pipe as the metal will heat up in sunny weather and melt the plastic.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

We've decided it's not really needed here - It just doesn't get that hot. (Yet!)

Get quite a bit of weed in that polly tunnel...

No wonder You Tubers are losing views i have just realised i need to go to subscriptions now to see my subscriptions rather than realying on You Tube to forward them ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

@WayOutWestx2

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's frustrating for everyone. For some reason you need to click the bell button as well as subscribing