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To glue furniture panels you need a lot of powerful large clamps. They are expensive in the factory version, so even professional carpenters have to make do with homemade devices. We offer designs that are reliable and cheap in

There is always a job for a drilling machine in a home workshop, but it costs from 20,000 rubles. With some skill and perseverance, you can assemble it yourself, and it will be no worse than the factory one.

For precise cutting of sheet material, it is most convenient to use a jigsaw rather than a manual jigsaw. Such a device can be assembled with your own hands based on the engine from a washing machine. The result will be a trouble-free machine, much

Many people try to switch to cordless power tools, as it allows them to work away from an outlet. If you are also inclined towards it, but due to the presence of an old network tool you are not in a hurry to buy a new one, then this idea is for you

To cut small pieces of wood, plywood, plastic, aluminum and even steel, you can make a mini tabletop miter saw. It is very compact, convenient and quite quiet. This is a simple design that even a person can repeat

Although the grinder is a universal tool for cutting, sharpening and grinding, it can also be made even more functional simply by connecting it with various devices. One of such consoles is this homemade product. It allows you to cut using

For drilling printed circuit boards, parts for modeling and other small things, a miniature hand drill is enough. This tool can be made by hand. This will require inexpensive parts that are sold on Aliexpress.

Factory cutters and side cutters usually have little strength, so they require frequent sharpening, and when cutting hard metals, damage to the cutting edges is possible. But with a little time and effort, you can make an almost eternal instrument.

Diamond tile bits for drilling holes for socket boxes, pipes and ventilation are expensive. If you lay tiles for yourself and no longer plan to do so, purchasing them will not be advisable. In that case, do this

On drilling and milling machines, workpieces are fixed in a vice. It's reliable, but not entirely convenient. It's easier to use an electromagnet. It allows you to instantly fix workpieces at any point on the platform, accurately positioning them under the working

To trim the workpieces strictly at a given angle, a miter box is used. The usual store-bought plastic one allows for cutting only at 90 and 45 degrees. The proposed homemade design allows you to place the workpiece at any angle and

To drill various surfaces at right angles with a drill, a drill stand is required. It allows you to direct the drill strictly perpendicularly, eliminating its distortion. You can make such equipment for a drill from scrap materials.

Old or cheap soft pliers made from bad metal can not be thrown away, but converted into another specialized tool. There are many options for such homemade devices that are really useful in the workshop. Some of these

The quality of machining of parts strongly depends on the reliability of their fastening. In everyday life, this is usually done using a hand vice, the use of which requires time and effort. But you can make an instantaneous electric vise driven by

The hose connected to the tube or fitting must be tightened with a clamp so that it does not break under pressure. It can be used as a piece of wire, which just needs to be tightened correctly. She will keep even better

An old electric hair clipper with worn-out knives can get a second life, just make a jigsaw machine on its base. It cuts thin sheet materials with blades from a manual jigsaw, so it allows you to do very

You can get a right angle from a corner without a welding machine. To do this, you just need to bend it in a cunning way and reinforce it with an insert. The result will be a very strong, neat connection, completely comparable in strength to welding.

The gearbox from a burnt grinder can be used to make a hand drill. This tool is useful for drilling wood, plastic and soft metals. Although it is not as productive as an electric drill, it is silent and autonomous.

During the sanding process, the surface of the sandpaper becomes clogged with sawdust and dust. As a result, the abrasive stops working. To solve this problem, special rubber bars are sold for cleaning them. You don’t have to buy this consumable, but replace it

Self-clamping drill chucks, although very convenient, tend to jam. In this case, it is difficult even for a weightlifter to untwist them with bare hands. Adjustable pliers and vices simply spoil it. Let's look at how to unscrew the cartridge without damaging it, and

If you have a steel rod, you don’t have to buy a chain and bend it from it. To do this you will need to make a simple machine. It can literally be assembled from scrap metal and pipe scraps.

To make it convenient to work in the workshop, you need to properly organize the workplace and storage of tools. You can start arranging it by making a wall stand for grinders. It is convenient to store angle grinders, as well as cutting, grinding,

Wooden dowels are used for assembling furniture, gluing panels and other joinery products. They are usually found on sale in sizes 8x30 mm and 8x35 mm. Sometimes dowels of a different diameter or length are needed. Make yourself such a device, and you

On the back side of most electric motors the shaft is cut off, but there are situations when it is needed. In this case, it can be increased. This is done in an accessible way that does not involve welding or using a lathe. Everything is possible