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Furniture assembled without dowels will be fragile and shaky, since dowels are designed to withstand shear forces, and if they are attached to glue, then also tear-off forces. This fastening element, and even the required size, is not always available

A screw clamp in a vice is considered a reliable way to fasten workpieces. The design flaw manifests itself in the multiple rotational movements of the clamping handle to change parts that vary greatly in size. The article describes

When assembling solid wood furniture, such as tables, chairs, stools, tongue-and-groove joints are often used. The sawn tenon fits into the prepared socket, where it is securely held with glue. Over the years, furniture dries out and becomes loose, which is why

To make precise cutting of lumber, it is most convenient to use a circular table. It is not necessary to buy such a machine. If you have a grinder, then it can be made from it, and without spoiling the angle grinder itself.

If you don’t have large-diameter electrodes or filler wire on hand, and you need to weld a large hole, then you can get by with thin electrodes. To do this, it is enough to use two “secrets” that are practically

To quickly, reliably and as cheaply as possible connect boards, bars and slats, the “oblique screw” method is used. To do this, the workpieces are drilled using a special jig. But even its use does not guarantee that you will be able to drill

It is not always convenient to drill metal workpieces on a drilling machine, clamping them in a vice. When using them, it is difficult to position the part at a certain point. It is much more convenient if it is held by a powerful electromagnet. Make the last one

The idea for the original device came from neighbors who asked not to cut rolled metal with a grinder during the child’s nap. To implement it, materials were required.

When making coffee tables and chairs on one leg, it becomes difficult to connect that very leg with the crosspiece.It should be very reliable, while looking neat. Even knowing how such a connection should be arranged, make

A jigsaw does not cope well with a clean cut of sheet materials, since cutting it with a nail file has many chips. However, it still cannot be called exclusively a tool for rough cutting. When using some techniques, the incision can be

There is always a use for such a tool in the home workshop: it is easy to mark the places for drilling holes, draw a line at 45 degrees, and find the center of the circle. Even a high school student can make it from simple and cheap materials.

It is very easy to make a small-sized circular saw powered by a battery with your own hands from PVC pipes and a medium-power electric motor of the 775 series. The engine power is quite enough to cut not only plywood, but also boards according to the size of the disc.

A home handyman may need round wooden sticks for his work. Finding ready-made ones for sale is problematic, and not everyone has a lathe. Let's share a simple way to make pegs from improvised materials. The main material will be

It is quite difficult for a novice welder to simultaneously monitor the correct fixation of the parts to be joined and the start of the welding process.Usually, when the electrode touches the welding site, the fixation is broken. To make the welding process easier, you can do

Woodworking is a great activity that can be just a hobby for a pleasant pastime or a craft that brings not only positive emotions, but also income. In any case, a true master must have

Making an even cut with a hand-held circular saw is not so easy. Due to the heterogeneity of the wood and for other reasons, the saw always tends to move to the side. Of course, you can buy a guide bar in a store, but a factory branded product is priced

To clean small steel parts from rust, you can make a simple tumbling chamber. In it they will be mixed with sand, which will effectively remove the corrosive layer. This device can be made easily, literally in 5 minutes.

A cordless screwdriver is a useful tool that can greatly simplify your work. But if you know certain tricks, then working with a screwdriver will be easier and simpler.

In a home workshop you have to process large ceramic tiles, long metal pieces, lumber, which without reliable fixation are not only difficult, but also dangerous to work with.You can make a universal clamp without a special

It is not so easy for a novice welder to weld thin sheet metal or thin-walled pipes with a conventional welding inverter. The electrode burns through the product, resulting in a sad picture instead of a strong connection with a neat seam. Actually

Welding round pipes for a novice amateur welder may raise questions, primarily regarding the marking of a curved surface. Each of the two pipes must be cut at an angle that is half the angle of the connection, that is, for a right angle -

A situation often arises when a hole in a part needs to be repaired or moved due to an error in planning or a discrepancy between the actual dimensions and the design ones. This problem can be solved by welding. The method consists of layer-by-layer surfacing

To drill or tighten self-tapping screws in hard-to-reach places that cannot be reached with a drill, you can use a homemade bevel gear. It is more maneuverable, and also allows you to reduce the rotation speed of the cartridge, thereby increasing

Drilling involves precision work. The hole in the workpiece must be drilled evenly. Otherwise, the parts will not match correctly and you will have to redo everything all over again.In a home workshop, not everyone can afford to have a drill