Searched through dozens of KZreads looking for how to use unistrut on my Alloy Ute tray. Thank you thank you.

@ultimatehandyman

6 ай бұрын

I’m glad you found the video useful Thanks for the comment 👍

This video was EXACTLY what I was after.... Building a ground mount solar rack... Great information and straight to the meat! Thank you! Bob in Arizona 🤠👍

Thank you for this excellent instructional video on Unistrut materials. I had never heard of them. This opens so many doors for possible projects I’ve wanted to tackle but I was held back by lack of welding knowledge.

@ultimatehandyman

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

Great video! It's the only useful one that I could find that actually demonstrated different methods to attach/connect the pieces in different ways. Very helpful!

@ultimatehandyman

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

Extremely useful...Thanks for sharing your knowledge with others as always. Warm greetings and my respect from Puerto Rico.

This is versatile stuff. I have seen the channeling before bit not the inserts. Thanks, another useful video.

I didn't realise how dear this stuff was, the amount of uni off-cuts, nuts, square washers & connectors we throw away is unbelievable!

@donaldsteele6276

5 жыл бұрын

Wish I had knowledge where to find some like that.

Excellent video. I've been building and making stuff since a kid. I can't believe this stuff was never on my radar. Have seen it used on electrical configurations had no idea how cool the stuff is. Thanks.

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! 👍

I find this video very useful today in 2020 as it did six years ago when it was posted! Thank you for the very well explanations. Cheers.

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Been using Unistrut since 1984, we call the sprung back nut a zebedee named after the character from Magic Roundabout. We also used to use a lot of Speedframe to do lighter jobs.

Thank you for this video. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how to connect two pieces of unistrut in a perpendicular position. Like serval folks, I'm a DYI'er trying to mount solar panels to unistrut without welding. Thanks again brother! Ed from Alaska.

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped Thanks for the comment 👍

Thanks for the video! You've given me loads of ideas.

@ultimatehandyman

8 жыл бұрын

+Dinh Dover You are welcome Thanks for the comment

Brilliant video - just what I needed as a complete novice. Thanks for posting it.

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped Thanks for the comment 👍

Excellent demo.

@ultimatehandyman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

Interesting material Chez - Thanks for the info.

@ultimatehandyman

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Sorry for the late reply, I have just seen this when answering another comment. Thanks for the comment

I definitely have a good setup for portable off grid use I am trying to build the array so I can slide panels underneath the others or make a awning like pole and unistrut construction that I can put the panels level for transport and tild them back again when I get parked.

Thank you so much, I was so confused as to how these worked and it was so helpful!

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment 👍

Thank you this video was exactly what I needed I am currently reinfocing a rack and creating a custom fab and using unistrut as part of the reinforcement

@ultimatehandyman

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you found the video useful Thanks for the comment 👍

This video just answered SO many questions. Thanks!

@ultimatehandyman

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

Thanks ,Rich I never saw this metal product, and its defferent use,s.I,am looking farward toyour future video,s real nice simple presentation sir.

Great video, thanks!

Really good stuff to use. i have been using it for about 25 years. we use chop saw type machines with metal discs to cut it when doing quantity. just in case it wasn't in your vid because i didn't see it all, you can also use it with threaded bar. we bolt the unistrutt to the wall and screw in the threaded bar. this enables us to fit ducting etc as well as mentioned above, cable trays. it's uses are endless. good vid Chez.

Great video. I was given some unistrut and wasn't sure how to use it. Thank you!

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped Thanks for the comment 👍

Now this is one hell of a Unistrut DIY helpful video my friend thank you so very much my cousin from across the pond

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped Thanks for the comment 👍

Good job explaining this. Just what I was looking for

@ultimatehandyman

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 👍

This looks like a great idea for making a platform bed in a camper van, where you want to make the bed platform higher to turn the unused space below into a garage to haul whatever you want...

@ultimatehandyman

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Unistrut has many uses and is very versatile. Thanks for the comment

The factory install I just finished used at least 500m of this stuff, mostly us sparkies under all the hung cable trays.

Awesome, thank you.

@ultimatehandyman

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for the comment ;-)

Washers really help. Good job!!

@ultimatehandyman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

As a guy from Burnley ,unistrut is used very extensively over here in Canada and the USA by electricians ,heating and ventilation contractors and many other trades

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

Great Video!!!

@ultimatehandyman

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks ;-)

excellent introduction to strut channel!

@ultimatehandyman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Thank you. It was helpful.

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Can you do an instructional video showing how to build a metal fence with square pipes and the correct way to solder them?

Cool video

@ultimatehandyman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

Cool video! ... I've seen these all over the place ... is there any website that really explains or goes into depth on how to use these, and maybe examples like your great video here of what other people have done with them? On that linkage you made to join the two stuts ... how resistant to torque, shear or bending is that? That does not seem like it would be too strong?

Brilliant stuff! Just made myself a nice solid gym rack for about £100 worth of materials!

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

What would be the way best way to attach two pieces of unistrut if I wanted them to be at an angle other than 90?

Good stuff. When I fitted my combi in the loft, I used 2 lengths vertically, bolted to the roof timbers, to hang boiler on.

I love unistrut, diy possibilities are unlimited. It's an adult version of LEGO👌

@ultimatehandyman

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, it's great stuff ;-) Thanks for the comment

Great vid! Do you think these are strong enough to use as posts to hang a wooden fence? Idea would be to use 2 of them (maybe the welded back to back ones) them instead of regular wooden posts (which rot) and cement them 6 or 8 ft apart. Then hang 1x6 or 1x4 PT lumber off them.

@ultimatehandyman

6 жыл бұрын

The back to back stuff will be strong enough, but eventually it will probably start to rust- unless it is painted as well. The back to back Unistrut is really strong ;-) Thanks for the comment

really useful video

@ultimatehandyman

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped Thanks for the comment 👍

Thanks for the great demo! This was the exact information I was looking for after searching vids for over a week. Liked and subscribed! Would you happen to know the best way to paint the unistrut under the rolled lip? I’m planning to use unistrut to make a roof rack for solar panels for my van.

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about that 🤔 It will be difficult painting in there! Perhaps powder coating would be a better option?

Thanks!!! I need to build a work bench

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with it ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

Great video! very informative. What is the best method to create a corner with a leg for a work bench?

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Take a look here, at the 90 degree Tee brackets or the other T brackets, as some of these might work- directchannel.uk.com/brackets-clamps/angle-brackets Thanks for the comment 👍

Yet another brilliant video from 'the ultimatehandyman'. I can think of so many uses for this product, not sure (yet) where I can purchase it. I would like to make some shelves with them. Silly question I 'm sure, but how do you drill into a concrete post that has the wire inside it? Thank you

@ultimatehandyman

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Albert. I buy my unistrut from an ironmongers in the next town as they are also a steel stockist, you can even buy it on ebay although postage is expensive. Drilling the reinforced concrete posts is not easy. If you can try and avoid the reinforcing bars. If you can't do that Bosch make some rebar cutter bits for SDS machines but they are expensive. You might also be able to use HSS drill bits once you hit the rebar, then swap back to the masonry bit.

@albertross2142

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks for the quick reply, I confess, I had come to the same conclusion with regards to reinforcing bars, don't know how you can avoid them though; is it pot luck or can you anticipate that the bars are in the centre of the strut? Can't wait to experiment with the unistruts! Just wish I knew where to get some in or near Oldham. Brilliant videos well done.

@ultimatehandyman

9 жыл бұрын

Albert Ross Thanks Albert, It's just pot luck when drilling anything with rebar in it. You should be able to get unistrut from electrical wholesalers, Newey & Eyre should stock it, they have a branch in Oldham. Thanks for the comment

Its available in stainless too, but its expensive!

thank u

@ultimatehandyman

8 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for the comment ;-)

There are other parts too I would like to see how they are used

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

If you check out websites that sell Unistrut, there are normally diagrams showing applications 👍

Fucking love unistrut, and brilliant demonstration well done!

@ultimatehandyman

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

i been looking for something like this for ages. whats it like to cut?

@benjamintucker1964

4 жыл бұрын

cuts easy with a portable band saw

Great video. Cool accent !

@ultimatehandyman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment ;-)

Do they make a 90 degree corner piece that is strong enough to hold square? If i wanna make a large frame out of it?

@ultimatehandyman

6 жыл бұрын

Something like this should work- fave.co/2pXbAQl

@22josta

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! Thank you! I was planning on building a frame for a forced air floating boat lift to keep my Pontoon up out of the water. Would you say this is strong enough to use? The original option was to weld a box tube frame.. but this seem way easier!

Back nut is sometimes called Zebs.

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we often call them Zebs/Zebedees on site ;-)

Love the accent manchester? Also im gonna use it for a roof rack thanks

@ultimatehandyman

3 жыл бұрын

Darwen, not far from Manchester. Thanks for the comment 👍

what are be rough values of tensile force that can break such a joint ?

@ultimatehandyman

3 жыл бұрын

No idea, sorry. You might be able to find some data on this website- www.unistrut.co.uk/

Do you get these curved shape? If they do, you know the smallest depth unistrut with rollers?

@ultimatehandyman

3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. I have only ever seen it in straight lengths. Thanks for the comment 👍

Good shit

@ultimatehandyman

Жыл бұрын

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This is like Meccano for real men :-)

@AMindInOverdrive

4 жыл бұрын

LOL Best decription of it by far!

And you can get trollys for them

@ultimatehandyman

Жыл бұрын

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It's expensive, 15 pound for a 3 meter length. Now it's around 40 dollars for a 10 foot (about the same length). Gotta love inflation...

@ultimatehandyman

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, everything is going up massively in price, sadly many businesses will fail! Got to love the government money printing 😡

Seems like they would be better off, or at least the customer would be to buy in longer lengths and cut to suit. We see these around here a lot when someone has to mount a heater, cooler, fan, etc to the ceiling in a store or business.

Nice

@ultimatehandyman

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Unistrut channel installation for solar panel useful

So if used on ceiling, all the weight is hanging off the edges of the back nut?

@ultimatehandyman

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but they are strong.

@spiritbuu

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Didn't think they'd be strong enough. Good to know, thanks.

@ultimatehandyman

6 жыл бұрын

The M10 channel nuts are quite substantial, I'm not sure how much weight you could hang from them- I guess you would have to check with Unistrut to be on the safe side. Thanks for the comments

I want to build a solar panel array with unistrut for a portable system on a flatbed trailer. I built a custom wind turbine tower from a lift hoist. But my solar panels are 65 inches long 39 inches wide and 1 1/2 inch thick. I have 4 of them. I need to make 65 inch sliders so I can pull these out from under the top panels Do you recomend howto use unistrut to make custom sliding drawer rails that's telescoping so I can pull these out and have support for them or even hinging single ones to unistrut and folding them out?

@ultimatehandyman

5 жыл бұрын

Unistrut is often used for electrical installations/solar panels etc. I guess it all depends on the weight of the panels. You can buy slide mechanisms for Unistrut, but I'm not sure if they would be suitable for your application. Thanks for the comment

@donaldsteele6276

5 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatehandyman the 300 watt solar panels are 65 inches by 39 inches 1 1/2 inches thick and 42 pounds each I have 4 of them.

@donaldsteele6276

5 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatehandyman ok here is the unit . I want to replace the wood with unistrut and want to put the 4 large panels on the trailer and the 6 small ones would definitely benefit being able to be mounted underneath the larger panels and pull out like drawers. The prototype wind turbine tower or scorpion tower will be moved onto the tongue with half inch steel angle supports welded to the frame on trailer and tongue and 3/16 steel plates already drilled for 5/8 bolts for flange. I want 2 large panels behind electronics box long ways next to each other mounted in pairs on unistrut and a 1/1/4 OD aluminum pole.using a ubolt then legs mounded with telescoping poles and hinged flanges for support. So they can lower the front of each array down and vertical for the tower to lower in between the 2 arrays for transport the raise the tower and angle the front array and back array to the correct sun angle. That's the plan kzread.info/dash/bejne/mn9o1NyAdNaycaQ.html the wood is to bulky and heavy. I'm open to ideas send any my way thanks.

@ultimatehandyman

5 жыл бұрын

That looks like a great setup 👍 I'm sure the Unistrut will be fine for that 👍

@donaldsteele6276

5 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatehandyman cool I am totally new to using unistrut so I'm not familiar with the parts needed what would you recommend using for strength? And for sliding applications? Do u think it would be more cost effective to use heavy duty 22 inch 100 pound drawer slides side mount or under mounts? And a pipe clamp or ubolt to attach unistrut to any pipe conduit?

Hi The square washers, what is their purpose?

@ultimatehandyman

8 жыл бұрын

+AISLE3B They enable you to tighten things up against the unistrut.Sometimes you need the square washers, other times you don't. It depends what you are bolting to it.Thanks for the comment ;-)

@AISLE3B

8 жыл бұрын

So I guess any washer would work for that purpose - is there any reason for it being square?

@ultimatehandyman

8 жыл бұрын

+AISLE3B They are square so that they fit flush with the channel without sticking out. They are also pretty thick- about 5mm.

@richardgoss1875

6 жыл бұрын

Square washers are sometimes called square plates, for instance, you would put a short length of threaded stud through the washer and into a the large square shaped nut with a spring as shown in the video, this nut is called a zebedee, then put a normal nut on the other side of the square washer and tighten it up against the unistrut, then for instance, put a pipe clip on the exposed piece of threaded stud, which would hold copper or iron pipes or anything else that needed support. The washer is square, so that it sits on the unistrut correctly.

Unistrut has good products. Have you seen Hilti products?

@ultimatehandyman

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Hilti make some really good products, but they are often too expensive for DIY'ers Thanks for the comment 👍

Why we use this thing

@ultimatehandyman

5 жыл бұрын

It is used widely in industrial buildings for electrical installations. Thanks for the comment 👍

sort of like industrial strength meccano ebay again then :)

@jk1362

4 жыл бұрын

Herculean meccano

North Manchester accent?

@ultimatehandyman

8 жыл бұрын

+hfdpayner Not a million miles away. Darwen,Lancashire ;-)

Wuifste el guantes para trabajar

@ultimatehandyman

3 жыл бұрын

🤔

Very informative, I have just started looking at it as the basis of a garden shed frame. It should be strong enough for that.

@ultimatehandyman

2 жыл бұрын

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