In this article, the author of the YouTube channel "colinfurze" will tell you how he made a very unusual homemade product. Namely, due to damp British weather, he created a gas-heated umbrella
It so happened that at the moment it is raining outside, the temperature is falling. And what to do ?! the first thought is to use an umbrella. Oops! Well ... you can catch rain now!
Well, here ... you can protect yourself from the rain with an umbrella. But from the cold ... in general, you won’t get an umbrella in such weather!
But if you attach a gas heater to your umbrella and combine the two into one, you get the thing! As you may have guessed, this fabric umbrella will most likely melt if there is an oven under it. All that remains is to create a metal umbrella.
Materials
- Sheet stainless steel
- Stainless steel strip, pipe
- Outdoor gas heater
- Aluminum round
- Bolts, screws.
Instruments, used by the author.
- Bulgarian
- CNC machine with plasma cutting head
- Drilling machine
- Bending machine
- Screwdriver
- Lathe
- Disks for metal
- Cleanup disk
- Riveting machine
- Pliers clamp with fixation.
Manufacturing process.
I'm afraid the author will have to guess this curvature of the surfaces, because the fabric material itself stretches a little, but this will not work with steel plates. So, parses an unnecessary umbrella and takes off its size.
Then he starts programming the contour for the CNC.
Sets stainless steel sheet in the machine and makes two test blanks.
On a bending machine bends them.
Further does test welding.
The curvature of the surface turned out to be normal, cuts the remaining workpieces and bends them.
Welds the seams of the first half of the dome.
Finishes the second half and welds them together.
A few tests of the dome for strength. It turned out very reliably.
And now its real look is an ungrateful steel umbrella! Now he just has to attach a pretty pen ... And here we are Mary Poppins, heartbreakers. And the umbrella is so glorious and light.
The next step, the author parses the infrared gas heating pad.
Now disassemble the burner head.
Ideally, the author would not want this burner to come out large in size.Another thing, if it were somewhere in a small courtyard in Haiti, it would be pretty sweet. One could sit two three feet away from her. And such a kind person sits there. And you told him: “Hey, sir! Quench a smokehouse. We want to take a break from this heat.
Saw off some parts, drill holes for fasteners.
Secures the burner pan.
Now it reduces the mesh in height, sets screw rivets, they will play the role of nuts.
Sets the grid, makes mounts for the dome in the lid.
He grinds an adapter, drills holes for fasteners in it and cuts the thread.
Collects the bottom of the burner.
I had to grind another adapter and make holes for the gas tube in it.
Now it welds the cylinder mount to the pipe, cleans the seams.
Continues assembly, makes a handle, carefully processes the seams.
It fixes the handle to the main tube with a screed, boils, cleans.
Installs the cylinder, conducts tubes and electric ignition cable.
Fastens the dome, closes the seams with a steel strip. A hard metal brush causes decorative scratches.
Here is the umbrella and assembled!
Also, because of the considerable weight, it was necessary to attach support for the shoulder. And in the lower part of the umbrella handle set the ignition button.
Well, the first launch. Yes, do not look at the burner.
Something now suddenly became much warmer. Probably, it needs to be taken outside, because it is for the street! We designed this umbrella just for the weather, when it pours out of the bucket and also dog cold. And we are under such a glorious warm tent ...
But what is! The author came out, but there is no rain! That's why we started to make it, because it was raining. But all the while the work was going on, there was no rain and it got warmer! No, this is not global warming, it is because of the author, probably. He closes the sliding roof and installs a garden spray, because how else to test the umbrella?
It’s cool, it’s already steam from the umbrella! It’s interesting, but if you take a walk in the snow and -15, steam will pour from above, and icicles will hang on the edges of the umbrella?
Yes, all the same a dangerous umbrella turned out. We need a more global solution. This version of the umbrella needs to be improved so that it can be used in tropical climates. Of course, this umbrella is not entirely safe, the author would say, completely unsafe. What you can see especially at night. This thing can burn all your hair. It weighs well and cannot be folded like a regular umbrella.
If there is no rain, and the sun is shining, you can use the invention for something else.
For example, fry fried eggs with bacon! It doesn’t work very well with the egg, the temperature is not very high.
While the dish is being prepared, you can take a walk!
The first piece of bacon in the world, cooked on an umbrella, takes on a completely different piquant flavor. WD-40 gives it very strongly.
Thanks to the author for a very interesting and beautiful design "umbrella", now you can surprise your friends with a cool garden heating pad!
Good mood to you all!