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Like any professional equipment, a router costs a lot of money. It is mainly used in the manufacture of furniture. For use at home, it can be made on the basis of an angle grinder (angle grinder).

The convenience and versatility of this device is that the expansion table from a circular saw is used as a support for the milling table. As a result, a standard rip fence can be used for both a circular saw and a router. Wherein

Such a homemade machine will make the life of craftsmen much easier, who often have to cut metal by hand with a hacksaw. The main drive is an electric meat grinder. The machine itself is made from rolled metal.

The amount of work and the quality of the final result depend on the accuracy of the markings.There are many factory devices for this, but you will have to pay a considerable amount for them. In order not to waste money, we will make homemade markings that replace

If you don’t have a factory clamp on hand to secure the hose to a pipe, tap or pump nozzle, then this can be done using annealed steel wire and pliers. But the reliability of such a connection will be low, since the sharp edges

In carpentry and plumbing, clamps are often used, which take a long time to compress and unclench. Their quick-clamping analogues hold workpieces weakly, so they are not applicable everywhere. However, there is a design for a powerful quick-release clamp,

Without a vice, many jobs will become difficult to complete, while others will remain unrealized. The price of an ordinary bench vice is from 5,000 rubles, which is a considerable amount. It makes sense to make them yourself, because this does not require special skills, tools and

Sometimes, after purchasing a hand tool, it turns out that it is of low quality due to flaws in the hardening at the factory. Let's consider a method of heat treatment of screwdrivers, chisels, drills, knives, etc. at home. But it should be noted that hardening

Of two mallets of the same size, the plastic one is heavier than the wooden one.It is convenient for working with thin sheet metal. Therefore, roofers and tinsmiths readily use it, especially since it is less “noisy”. You don't need any special tools to make it.

The convenience of hand tools is a concern for every craftsman. The traditional handle for a hammer is wooden, but the advent of modern materials has improved its performance characteristics. We offer one of the simplest manufacturing methods

It is not difficult to melt tin or lead on a regular gas or electric stove, or even over a fire, since they begin to flow at 232 and 327 degrees Celsius, respectively. This is more difficult to do with aluminum, which only melts at 660 degrees.

Good crafts can be made from literally anything. An example of this is a cross-cutting machine for a grinder made from a parent’s handle from a child’s bicycle. This is a removable part, the need for which disappears when the child begins to ride

Files, like any other cutting tool, become dull over time as the cut wears out and becomes clogged with particles of the material being processed, fat and oil deposits, dirt and other undesirable ingredients. How quickly and

Although the universal or one-piece door hinge is not particularly intricate in design, it often serves as the basis for the manufacture of original and useful homemade devices and devices. Today we will try to transform the loop into

Everything contributes to such a metamorphosis: metal, size ratio, the presence of straight or oblique teeth, etc. In a word, a timing gear from a passenger car can serve as an ideal blank for making an end mill for wood.

A worn-out diamond blade for concrete or tile can be converted into a universal tool capable of sawing plexiglass, laminate, boards, plywood, drywall and other materials. The resulting cutting wheel is safe, which distinguishes

Dowel connections are very popular among carpenters; this is the only way to make the places where parts are fixed completely invisible. But there is one problem - it is quite difficult to accurately center the holes for the dowels. Professionals do

With frequent use of an ax for chopping wood, its handle begins to break. The wood in the eye rots, causing the ax handle to become loose and the wedge to fall out of it. As a result, the ax flies off, so before chopping wood it has to be

Sometimes it becomes necessary to machine the outer ring of a bearing along its diameter or end. Given the high hardness of bearing steel, which cutter should be selected for this operation on a lathe?

An anvil is a supporting forging tool, which is used to perform cold and hot processing of metals associated with plastic deformation. It is not necessary to buy a small anvil, you can make it yourself mainly from

It happens when a bearing crumbles in the mechanism body, so when removing it, it is impossible to catch on to its cage. In this case, neither pullers nor breakdowns will help. However, there is a clever way that allows you to remove the clip even if it is left without

At home, only a grinder will help you quickly and accurately make a large-diameter hole in steel. Of course, you can drill it around the perimeter with a thin drill, and then grind the perforated edge for a long time, but this takes time.

Not everyone can afford to buy a drilling machine for the garage for amateur use, so for the DIYers, I offer my step-by-step instructions for making a wooden stand for a drill, with the bonus of being able to process using

Many people know how much time is wasted searching for this or that tool, hardware, etc. Each item should have its own permanent place, one should be convenient, universal and accessible. There are some tips on how to do it