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Learning to Weld So My New Boat Shed's Roof Doesn't Fly Away - No. 42
25 July 2026 · 39 min · 87K views
What this video covers
Joshua constructs a roof support system for a boat shed by mounting 2x4 wooden rails onto two shipping containers.▶ 0:09 To avoid drilling holes through the container walls, he welds bolts directly to the steel top edges to serve as mounting studs.▶ 0:32 He uses a circular saw with a chainsaw attachment to cut the lumber and a flap disc on a grinder to remove rust from the container surfaces.▶ 1:45 Powering the welder requires a Blue Eddy Elite 400 portable power station, which he lifts onto the container roof.▶ 12:05 Initial welding attempts fail due to incorrect amperage settings and overly thick flux-core wire, requiring him to grind off the faulty welds and re-attach the bolts with thinner wire.▶ 18:53 He treats the wood with a mixture of linseed oil and pine tar, a traditional preservative, and labels each component for future disassembly.▶ 34:06 The project concludes with the rails secured and the containers prepared for roof framing.▶ 38:37
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