This article discusses homemade machines and devices for the home workshop. Here we detail the features of the most popular and necessary DIY tools, as well as tools for the workshop or garage, step-by-step technologies their manufacture and other useful recommendations on this topic.
Homemade machines and devices for the home workshop: general information
Each owner of a garage or workshop, depending on his needs, selects the equipment himself. Many of them know how to make homemade machines and devices for garages, so they make do with their own resources when arranging the premises, customizing them to suit themselves technical features designs.
So, when creating metal mechanic's workbench With your own hands, the drawings and dimensions of the product on them can be adjusted to the parameters of the room and other conditions. Even for a small home workshop, you will need to allocate enough space to accommodate at least the design of a universal folding workbench and a minimum set of tools. Required area for this is a minimum of 3-5 m?.
Manufacturing of tools storage devices: shelves, racks
In fact, it is very difficult to achieve optimal operating conditions. It is desirable that the size of the room be at least 6.5 m. To equip a workshop, you can make an extension to the house or garage. This solution will be the most profitable in any case.
Before designing a drawing of a folding workbench with your own hands, which has the largest design (therefore its dimensions are taken into account first), it is worth deciding on some points:
- indicate what types of work will be performed in the workshop;
- determine a list of necessary tools and equipment.
By mounting the tool on the wall, you can significantly save useful space in the workshop. Shelves or racks are perfect for this. You can successfully arrange these structures, achieving the most rational distribution of area.
In order to save space, you can get a special device for a circular saw with your own hands, made on the basis of a conventional drill. Such a universal machine can perform several functions at once, combining the following capabilities:
- circular saw;
- grinding machine;
- sharpened;
- mini lathe for wood;
- cutting machine.
The work table can be combined with a vice for a carpentry workbench and equipped with drawers to store small tools.
DIY tool shelves: popular designs
Metal structures are more durable and reliable, while wooden ones are affordable.
There are several options for rational storage of tools:
- wall shelves;
- DIY tool racks;
- suspended ceiling shelves;
- Shelves-boards for hanging small tools.
Technology for making a shelf for tools with your own hands (shield):
All that remains is to fix the shield shelf on the wall. To prevent the lugs from sliding off the anchors, it is recommended to fix them with special washers.
Making a carpentry workbench with your own hands: drawings, videos, technology
The drawing of a carpentry workbench should include the following details:
There are several modifications of workbenches:
- mobile;
- stationary;
- folding (universal).
Having familiarized yourself with the structure of a carpentry workbench, you can begin to manufacture it.
Technology and drawings of a do-it-yourself carpentry workbench: how to make a simple design
Step-by-step technology for manufacturing the structure:
- To make a lid for a wooden carpentry workbench, you will need to take thick boards. The size must be selected so that, as a result of their connection, a shield with parameters of 0.7x2 m is obtained (the length can be less than 2 m). Long nails should be used as fasteners, which must be driven in from the front side and bent from the back.
- You can finish the lid by securing a beam with a section of 50x50 mm along its lower perimeter.
- Depending on the size of the carpentry workbench (its cover), vertical supports are located. To make them, a timber (12x12x130 cm) is taken. At this stage, it is necessary to take into account the height of the working surface, because it should be comfortable. The upper limit of the support should be at the level of your lowered arms. Subsequently, due to the installation of the cover, about 8-10 cm will be added to this indicator. Markings for installing the beams should be applied to the ground and these elements should be dug to a depth of 0.2-0.35 m.
- Next, we install the frame part and the cover of the wooden workbench with our own hands. The installed support bars must be connected in pairs. For this purpose they are used wide boards, fixed at a height of 0.2-0.4 m with long self-tapping screws. The cover is secured to the ends of the supports using the same fasteners.
Technology for making a universal wooden workbench with your own hands
Despite the fact that the technology for creating this design is in many ways similar to the previous version, for the manufacture of a composite carpentry workbench, drawings with dimensions will be required. But in in this case Bolts are used instead of screws.
In addition, you can install drawers for storing tools in a folding universal workbench with your own hands.
Technology for making a folding workbench with your own hands:
DIY carpenter's vice design for a workbench
Usually workbenches are equipped with a vice. Many garage workshop owners know how to make such a device with their own hands. For a homemade design you will need special studs. Such fasteners are sold in hardware stores.
To work, you will need a special screw pin. This threaded part is the main operating component of the structure. The minimum pin diameter is 2 cm, the cutting length is 15 cm. The longer this part is, the wider the vice can be spread. If you take into account exactly these dimensional parameters in the drawings of a vice with your own hands, you can get a design that is set apart by almost 8 cm.
The jaws of the tool are made from a pair of boards. One part of the part will be fixed. To make it you need to take pine. The second part measuring 2x1.8x50 cm will move. In each of these boards you need to drill a hole for a screw. Using a drill with a diameter of 1 cm, holes for the studs are formed in all boards at the same time. To prevent the holes from moving relative to each other, you can connect them using nails.
After all the holes are made, the screw and all the studs are inserted into them along with the washer and nut.
Additionally, you can use the video material posted below to create a vice with your own hands.
Making a metal workbench with your own hands: how to make a metal structure
For plumbing work, it is better to make a metal workbench with your own hands, because a wooden one will not be suitable for this. The fact is that wood is not that durable. Moreover, when working with metal blanks A tabletop made of this material will be constantly damaged and will quickly become unusable.
In the general drawing of a do-it-yourself bench, you can identify five main components of the design:
- For longitudinal rigidity of the product, horizontal beams (3 pieces) measuring 6x4 cm are used. Length – slightly exceeds 2 m.
- Rack-mounted small-sized beams (9 pcs.) made of profiled pipes measuring 6x4 cm. They are used to assemble the frame part of the cabinets. In the corner area there are welded spacers made of steel strips. Due to all these elements, the frame is rigid and very durable.
- Rack beams (4 pcs.) 9-10 cm long (section 6x4 cm). To do this, it is better to use metal profile pipes with thick walls (more than 2 mm).
- Corner No. 50 (4 pcs.), which will be used as vertical posts. The height of these elements is 1.7-2 m. Working tools will be attached here.
Dimensions of the bench:
Do-it-yourself workbench manufacturing technology: how to assemble
Making a universal workbench with your own hands begins with assembling the frame. To do this, you need to take a couple of short and a couple of long beams. During the welding process, these elements may become twisted.
To prevent this, you must:
Then the rear vertical racks and the rear beam (long, one of three) are attached. You definitely need to check how evenly they are placed in relation to each other. If there are any deviations, the beams can be carefully bent using a hammer. At the end, the remaining vertical rack elements are assembled, as well as elements that provide rigidity.
When the frame is ready, corners can be welded to it to strengthen the structure. The tabletop is formed from wooden boards. They must first be soaked in a fire-resistant liquid. Then a sheet of metal is laid on top.
On vertical rack elements You can attach a plywood shield for tools. The same material is used to sew up the cabinets. Can be used for boxes metal boxes or make wooden structures.
You can use the video below to understand in more detail the technology of making a workbench with your own hands:
Features of creating a wood lathe for a home workshop
In the technology of making a wood lathe with your own hands, the bed occupies a special place. The operation of other parts, as well as the stability of the entire structure, directly depends on this part. It can be metal or wood.
To create a wood turning and copying machine with your own hands, you can use an old manual milling machine, which is no longer needed. This tool is placed on a plywood platform 1.2 cm thick and 20x50 cm in size. You must first make holes in it for the cutter and fasteners. Stops made of bars will also be mounted here. They are necessary to ensure that the cutter is in a fixed state. The router itself is secured with two nails between the clamps.
In fact, it is absolutely not difficult to make a copy design of a homemade wood lathe with your own hands - there are enough video materials on the Internet.
The main parts of a simple lathe (on the left - only with a leading center, on the right - with a leading and driven center): 1 - frame; 2 - drive; 3 - leading center; 4 - workpiece; 5 - stop for the cutter; 6 - tailstock; 7 - driven center (center-bolt); a - height
An example of a homemade wood lathe with your own hands
For the base, it is better to take a steel profile with thick walls. To make the structure reliable, it is recommended to use two supports. A frame will be installed on top of them. To fasten parts, a groove type of connection is used. First you need to make support platforms intended for the headstocks (rear and front).
List of parts for a wood lathe (it’s easy to understand how to assemble the structure yourself based on this list):
As supporting information, you can use a video detailing this process to assemble a wood lathe with your own hands.
The second example of a DIY woodworking lathe
An alternative solution would be to make the design of a simple mini-wood lathe with your own hands based on an electric drill. This example of technology can be used as a test before building a more serious tool.
This type of machine is suitable for processing small-sized wooden workpieces. The material for the frame can be wooden beams. The return headstock can be replaced by a combination of a shaft mounted on a support bearing. To fix the workpiece, you will need to take out the appropriate attachment for the drill.
This design has its drawbacks, they are associated with:
- high probability that errors will occur in milling;
- low level of reliability;
- inability to process large-sized wooden workpieces.
But you shouldn’t give up this option, because it forms the basis for technologies for creating more advanced and complex turning tools. To correctly calculate the design, determine for yourself the necessary operational properties and technical characteristics.
The principle of making cutters for a wood lathe
The technology in this case is complicated only by the correct choice of workpieces, which not only must have a level of cutting edge hardness that meets the requirements, but also be correctly installed in the clamp - the holder.
The machine can provide the ability to change cutters. For this purpose, a special modification of the housing is made with the necessary mounting parts. These elements must be strong enough to withstand the loads during operation and at the same time maintain the original location of the edge part.
When the cutter is made, it is sharpened and the cutting edge is hardened. After the cutting part is heated, the cutter must be dipped into machine oil. Using slow hardening technology, the surface of the product can be made as hard as possible. In this case, the heated workpiece should cool naturally.
DIY knife sharpening devices: drawings and recommendations
To make a sharpener from a washing machine motor with your own hands, you can limit yourself to a motor from an old Soviet design, for example, SMR-1.5 or Riga-17. A power of 200 W will be enough, although you can increase this figure to 400 W by choosing a different engine option.
The list of parts needed for a DIY sharpening machine includes:
- tube (to grind the flange);
- a nut for fixing the stone on the pulley;
- metal for manufacturing protective casing for a sharpener with your own hands (thickness 2.-2.5 mm);
- whetstone;
- an electrical cable cord having a plug;
- starting device;
- a corner made of metal or a block of wood (for the frame).
The diameter of the flange must match the dimensions of the bushing on the motor. In addition, a sharpening stone will be placed on this part. On one side, this element is threaded. The indentation should be equal to the thickness of the circle multiplied by 2. The thread is applied with a tap. On the other hand, the flange must be pressed onto the motor shaft using heat. Fixation is carried out by bolting or welding.
The working winding of the motor is connected to the cable. It has a resistance of 12 ohms, which can be calculated using a multimeter. The starting winding for a DIY knife sharpener will have 30 ohms. Then the bed is made. It is recommended to take a metal corner for it.
Some people need a chainsaw chain sharpener. You can make such a structure with your own hands from a frame with 3 supports, two spindles, a stepper motor (2 kW) and pipes used as holders.
Instructions for creating a stationary circular saw with your own hands
Creating a table for a hand-held circular saw with your own hands is the most important stage in creating the machine, since this structure will house the main parts of the equipment in the form of:
- power unit;
- control block;
- cutting component;
- other components.
The support bed on the hand tool table doubles as a guide for your DIY circular saw. It controls the direction in which the cut is made and fixes the workpiece.
The sawmill is a modification of the circular saw. The only difference is that the disk is located at the bottom. The design of the table for a circular saw with your own hands is assigned the function of a bed. The power unit, block, fixing disk and control system are also installed here.
At the design stage for DIY circular saw drawings, you should take into account some factors:
How to make a circular saw from a grinder with your own hands
First, the tabletop is made from sheet material. Markings are applied to it in accordance with the dimensions of the instrument. Using these markings, cutouts are made to install the saw.
For a DIY circular saw machine you will need legs. They are mounted taking into account the dimensions of the tabletop made of wooden beams with a section of 4x4 cm. The use of steel corners is allowed. To provide additional stability, stiffeners should be installed between the supports. A control unit is placed next to the workplace. You should not refuse to install RCDs and devices that protect the engine from overloads.
Variant of a circular saw from a drill. Layout diagram: 1 - drive (electric drill); 2 - work table (duralumin, sheet s5); 3 - circular saw; 4 - stand (St3, strip 20?5, 4 pcs.); 5 - support holder of the mandrel shaft; 6 - mandrel; 7-electric drill holder; 8 - base plate ( furniture chipboard, s30)
Technology for creating a wood cutting machine
Manufacturing technology of a homemade cutting machine:
All that remains is to mount the motor on the short arm of the rocker arm. The cutting element is placed on the long arm. The shaft and motor are connected using a belt drive. For the tabletop you can use a sheet of metal or a planed board.
Assembling a drilling machine with your own hands: video on how to make a structure, recommendations
Nice drawing drilling machine from a drill with your own hands is the main condition for acquiring the necessary tool. To create such a machine, you do not need to use special materials or buy additional components.
Components for the construction of a homemade drilling machine with your own hands:
- bed (base);
- rotation mechanism (drill);
- device for supplying;
- vertically located rack for fixing the drill.
In mastering the technology of making a drilling machine from a drill with your own hands, video material can provide invaluable assistance.
Guide to creating a drilling machine with your own hands (how to make a simple design):
A self-made mini drilling machine requires a rotary tool feeding mechanism. Classic scheme The design involves the use of a spring and a lever. The spring is fixed between the block and the stand.
There are many devices for drill sharpening do it yourself, video material will help you understand this topic.
Features of DIY CNC milling machines
Software is considered an important component in a DIY wood CNC router. Drawings of a conventional design, taking into account this condition, must include additional elements for it:
- LPT port;
- CNC block.
Assembling a wood milling machine for a home workshop
At the first stage, drawings are drawn up for a wood milling machine with your own hands, which include information about the placement of all structural components, their dimensions, as well as methods of fixation.
Next, the support frame is assembled from pipes pre-cut into parts required size. For fastening you need to use a welding machine. Then the dimensional parameters are checked in order to begin manufacturing the working surface.
You need to act within the following scheme:
Be sure to test the machine before work. When the router is turned on, it should not vibrate too much. To compensate for this drawback, it is recommended to additionally install stiffeners.
Assembling a metal milling machine with your own hands
Step-by-step instructions for making a homemade metal milling machine:
Diagram of the milling machine device (a - general view, b - kinematic diagram): 1, 5 - guide rulers; 2 - gear sector; 3 - cutter; 4 - fence; 6 - control panel; 7 - additional spindle support; 8 - bracket; 9 - handwheel for lifting the bracket; 10 - belt tension handwheel; 11 - electric motor; 12 - spindle; 13 - handwheel for adjusting the spindle height; 14 - bed; 15 - spindle speed switch; 16 - switch; 17 - table
After this, you need to attach a cone (Morse 2) to the spindle and install a collet or drill chuck on it.
Features of making a thicknessing machine with your own hands
Do-it-yourself thicknesser drawings with a complex design involve the use of expensive components:
- bearings with increased wear resistance;
- rolled steel sheets;
- cog;
- pulleys;
- powerful electric engine.
As a result, the cost of producing a homemade surface planer increases significantly. For this reason, many try to limit themselves to the simplest design.
Instructions for homemade thickness planer on wood:
| Design element | Data |
| bed | Frames (2 pcs.), made using welding based on a corner (4-5 cm). The frames are connected using studs (ground hexagons - 3.2 cm). |
| Broach | Rubber squeezing rollers from a washing machine. They are machined to the size of the bearings and put on an axle with a diameter of 2 cm. It operates through rotational manual movements. |
| Table | The sanded board is attached to the frame using a bolted connection; the heads must be countersunk. The boards need to be treated with oil (already used). |
| Engine | for 3 phases, power – 5.5 kW, rotational speed – 5000 rpm. |
| Protective cover | Made of tin (6 mm) placed over a frame corner (20 mm). |
Assembling a thickness planer from an electric planer with your own hands
To create a homemade thickness planer, you need to place the plane on the block, secure it with a device such as clamps, not forgetting to leave a gap.
The scheme for making a surface planer from a plane with your own hands is very simple:
- the support beam is fixed on a convenient surface;
- the required gap size is selected by adding layers of plywood;
- The surface planer structure made from an electric planer is attached to the resulting base with clamps.
Two clamps hold the base on the table, the other two hold the plane. After making sure that this fastening is secure, you can start using the tool.
Scheme for creating a wood grinding machine with your own hands
- The optimal width of the sanding belt is 20 cm.
- The sanding cloth of the tape is cut into strips.
- The abrasive tape is applied end-to-end.
- To strengthen the seam, you need to place dense material underneath.
- It is not recommended to use low-quality glue, as it will cause the material to tear along the seam.
- The diameter of the tape shaft in the center should be 2-3 mm wider than at the edges.
- To prevent the tape from slipping, it is recommended to wind it with thin rubber (a bicycle wheel).
Calibrating and grinding machines for wood belong to the group of drum structures. This category is broad and includes many varieties of equipment.
To make a drum sanding machine for wood with your own hands, you can choose the following designs:
- surface grinding – the workpiece is processed within one plane;
- planetary - with its help a flat plane is formed on the workpiece;
- cylindrical grinding – it is used to process cylindrical workpieces.
From the video below you can learn how to make a grinding machine with your own hands.
Rules for operating a wood jointing machine with your own hands
In the designs of a hand-made jointing machine, it is very important to correctly set the equipment settings so that errors do not exceed the permitted values:
- perpendicular – maximum 0.1 mm/cm;
- plane – 0.15mm/m.
You can familiarize yourself with the technology of making a jointer with your own hands using a video.
If during operation a mossy or scorched effect appears on the surface being treated, it means it has become dull. cutting elements. To make processing parts with dimensions less than 3x40 cm more comfortable, they need to be held using pushers.
The curved surface of the workpiece after processing indicates that the correct placement knives and work surface. These elements need to be set again.
All of these machines can be useful for home renovations or basic repairs. Therefore, their presence in the home workshop will be useful. Regardless of how the garage is equipped, all machines require careful and attentive handling. You should never forget about safety while working.
Crafts made from old objects and things that can be given a second life can make your home much more comfortable. Some homemade products made for household DIY projects can significantly save your home budget, make your work easier, or make the surrounding interior more interesting. And even if difficulties arise in the process, overcoming them will be worth it.
Homemade crafts for the home workshop
In almost any home there is always some set of tools necessary for farming. But sometimes situations arise when working in your own workshop or garage requires some kind of device that cannot be purchased in a store or is very expensive. In this case, you can find a way out by making it yourself.
Forge from a balloon
This device for heating metal will become an indispensable assistant in a home workshop. The forge can be safely used for making original items using artistic forging. These will be truly unique forged items.
For the forge, it is best to use an empty 25 liter gas cylinder. Its ends are cut off with a grinder, and the door of the forge and its back part will be made from the cut parts. The inside of the cylinder is covered with fire-resistant ceramic wool, which can withstand temperatures of more than 1200 0 C. On top it is coated with fireclay clay (lined), which can withstand temperatures up to 1500 0 C. After lining, fireclay slabs or fire-resistant bricks are laid on the bottom of the hearth.
A hole is drilled at the top and a small squeegee is inserted, allowing the nozzle of a gas-powered burner to be inserted, which can create a temperature in the forge of more than 1000 0 C - quite sufficient to heat the metal to a certain temperature suitable for forging.
Collapsible garage crane
When manufacturing such a lift, the cash costs will be much less than purchasing a factory model. To make it, you will only have to spend money on materials, half of which may be found in the garage.
Materials required to assemble the lift:
- Two racks - profile pipe 100x100x2350.
- Cross rod - steel pipe arbitrary length with a diameter of 100 mm.
- Four supports for the rod - profile pipe 100x100x600.
- The base and braces are a corner with 100 mm shelves.
- Two metal rollers for the cable.
- Four wheels for movement.
For lifting mechanism it is best to use hand winch with a worm gear with a maximum load of up to 500 kg, which is attached to one of the racks of the crane beam.
The design does not take up much space in the workshop, is easy to move on hard surfaces and is quite convenient for removing the engine from the car.
Mobile tool rack
The main highlight of this rack is its small size
, but at the same time you can place a large number of tools on it, and if necessary, quickly move it to any place or an adjacent room. It is very convenient to use such a rack in your workshop or when carrying out construction and repair work in large rooms, especially when you need to frequently carry tools.
The rack can be assembled on the basis of a collapsible plastic rack installed on a homemade platform with wheels (trolley). The platform is made exactly to the dimensions of the rack from a metal corner with shelves 45x45 mm or a sheet of plywood with a thickness of at least 10 mm. Furniture metal wheels are used for movement.
Additionally, you can make and attach fasteners to the rack for building levels, extension cords and other tools that can be stored in a hanging position.
To help the hostess
It is not always possible to financially buy, for example, some new furniture in a furniture showroom or place an order for its manufacture. But you can always get out of this situation by making the right thing with your own hands, while making it attractive and unique, using available means for this.
Kitchen apron made of corks
The kitchen apron is the surface of the wall located between the countertop and wall cabinets. Usually this part of the wall is tiled. But it is possible to use many other materials to cover it, for example, gluing wine corks to the wall.
This exclusive decor looks quite magnificent.
Before sticking, each cork is cut lengthwise into two halves with a sharp stationery knife. It is advisable to paint the wall black, which will highlight the seams between the plugs.
Corks are glued to the wall using liquid nails in a checkerboard pattern or with a certain pattern, since it is unlikely that they will be laid out perfectly evenly, and curved rows will visually look disgusting.
The plugs themselves are not afraid of moisture, but they quickly get dirty and are difficult to wash, so it is best to cover them with a glass screen made of tempered glass. True, you will have to spend a little money on it and order glass from a special workshop, where they will cut it to a given size and make holes for sockets and fasteners.
The glass is fixed to the wall with anchor dowels, which can be purchased at almost any hardware store.
Although the apron, decorated wine corks, may turn out to be an expensive pleasure, but the result achieved will be worth it.
The surface of the tabletop, as well as the wall, can be decorated with corks and covered with tempered glass.
Hanging folding table
A folding table mounted on the wall allows you to save some space in the apartment. When folded down, it can protrude from the wall at a distance of no more than 10 cm and does not bother anyone at all, but when unfolded it can replace a full-fledged table.
There are many options where you can use a wall-mounted folding table. Here are just a few of the most basic:
Shower for the cottage
There is probably nothing better than cooling off under running water on a hot summer day, especially if it was spent working in the garden. Naturally, only a shower will solve this problem and relieve the fatigue that has accumulated during the day.
You can install a shower yourself without involving outside help; the main thing is to choose a place for it and decide on the type of shower stall.
Among the summer showers, three types of cabins stand out:, which you can freely build on your own:
Installing a simple shower is done as follows:
- A shower cabin frame is made, which can be assembled from metal, wooden beams or other available materials.
- A metal or plastic container for water, which can be from 50 to 200 liters.
- It is advisable to paint the metal container black for better heating of the water. Additionally, several heating electric heating elements can be installed in the container, then you can take a shower even in cloudy weather.
The booth can be sheathed with boards, plywood, slate, or simply covered with tarpaulin or cellophane film with folding curtains.
For construction on your own
The topic of construction or renovation probably worries everyone. And, naturally, everyone who is involved in it wants to finish it quickly with minimal financial costs. Therefore, if you want to save money, you can make some construction materials yourself. For example, these could be wall SIP panels or something like this useful tool, like a vibrating plate, the need for which often arises for many owners of a personal plot.
Homemade SIP panels
To make them, you need to prepare a flat, hard platform. Place a sheet of OSB 10-12 mm thick on it using a rubber spatula with teeth, apply glue to it.
Then lay sheets of grade 25-30 foam plastic on the glue. After this, an adhesive mass is applied on top of the laid foam, as well as on the bottom OSB board, and a second sheet of OSB is laid on top.
If several stacked slabs are being made at the same time, work should be done quickly until the glue hardens. Typically, no more than 4-5 panels can be prepared in this way at a time.
After preparing the formed slabs, you need to create pressure using a press. Since at home, naturally, hydraulic press no, it can be replaced with a thick plywood sheet, laid on prepared SIP boards over the entire plane and loaded for 2-3 hours, for example, with several bags of cement, sand or other weight. You can even use a passenger car by driving onto a plywood sheet along a pre-made overpass.
After the glue has completely dried, homemade panels When they are ready, you can put them in a separate pile and start preparing new panels. The manufactured panels should lie unloaded for another day, after which they can be used for their intended purpose.
Making a vibrating plate
To make a homemade vibrating plate, you will need to prepare:
- An electric motor with an IV-98E eccentric, which is the main part of the vibrating plate.
- Steel sheet, at least 8 mm thick, size 450x800 mm. It can be ordered at any metal warehouse.
- Two pieces of channel no more than 400 mm long.
- An inch pipe for the handle and two rubber bushings for attaching it.
- The tools you will need are a welding machine, a grinder and a set of wrenches.
On the narrow sides of the slab, stepping back 80-100 mm from the edges, make an incision with a grinder to a depth of about 5 mm. After this, bend the edges towards the cut at an angle of approximately 25 0 and weld them. The bends are needed so that the vibrating plate does not sink into the material it compacts and moves freely along its surface.
Then, across the slab at a certain distance calculated for mounting the electric motor, two channels are welded with the shelves down. Through pre-drilled holes in the channel, using M10 bolts, an electric vibrator is attached to them.
The handle, made of pipe, is attached to the vibrator through soft rubber bushings, which can be purchased at an auto parts store or hardware store in the hardware department.
Thus, you can make a lot of useful household things with your own hands, spending only a fraction of the money that you would have to pay when buying a finished product. You just need to put in some effort and have certain skills.
DIY making various crafts, furniture, and DIY car repairs are popular not only because of our people’s innate ability to create. This is also a good saving family budget.
However, such a hobby requires special equipment. Every home has basic hand tools, including electric ones. Drill, screwdriver, grinder, hand-held circular saw, jigsaw.
These devices make work easier home handyman, but with their help it is impossible to perform work professionally. The home workshop should be equipped with compact machines.
Review of homemade machines for the home workshop - video
Such equipment is offered in abundance by specialized stores.
Having equipped your workplace with such an arsenal, you can make anything you want. But the high cost of the tool negates the savings in the production of crafts.
There is only one thing left - to make the machines yourself. Homemade equipment can work no worse than the factory one. In addition, constructive know-how can be contributed to expand capabilities.
Homemade machines for a home woodworking workshop
Wood lathe
It can be made from existing tools. A strong table is enough, or just solid board installed on legs. This will be the stand.
A clamping spindle is not necessary for wooden workpieces. As well as a separate drive motor. There is a simple comprehensive solution - an electric drill.
If there is a speed controller - generally great. A feather drill for wood is fixed into the chuck. It needs to be modified: sharpen the working edge in the form of a trident.
The next required element is the tailstock. In metal lathes, it is necessary to support long blanks. When processing wood on a machine without a clamping spindle, the tailstock is a locking element. She presses the blank against the trident and supports it on the axis of rotation.
Typical design tailstock in the illustration. 
The cutter in such a machine is not fixed in the support. Wooden blanks processed with a hand chisel, which rests on a tool rest.
Homemade wood milling machines
The complexity of the tool depends on the type of work performed. For elementary facing Simply install a hand router under a flat tabletop.
The power tool is mounted upside down, the working attachment protrudes above the surface. Such homemade machines are widespread among home craftsmen.
Important! Industrial tools are designed and built with safety measures in mind. A rotating router can cause serious injury, so the mounting must be secure and the processing area must be protected from the operator's limbs.
If the bracket for a hand router is equipped with a device for changing the height, you will receive semi-professional equipment.
The master is not distinguished by greed, which some masters suffer from, who do not want to share their finds with others and, like a dog in the manger, neither to themselves nor to people. And this self-taught inventor came up with a great device with which you will always be at your best and can even improve your standard of living. Why, you can put such a tool into production and sell it to everyone. Maybe this is too strong a word, but it’s worth thinking about automating and mechanizing all routine work at home.
8 tools for craftsmen.
You probably haven't seen many of them. Cool instruments are created by DIYers. These devices will help you work more comfortably in the workshop. The video was filmed on the “Hands from Shoulders” channel.
Folding table for the master
1. Let's start with folding table, which will be an excellent assistant in a small workshop. It will help save an already small area. The table has a compartment for all small things. A shelf on which you can lay out the necessary tools. Thanks to the large number of holes, a clamp can be used to quickly and conveniently fix the workpieces. Stops are inserted into them. It is convenient to fix the parts in a vertical position. If we insert it into the guide bolts, we get additional stops. Having a set of clamps and such a table, you can comfortably perform a variety of jobs.
Homemade folding stand
2. Very original idea folding stand for hand tools. Everyone is in their place. It doesn't take up much space. The design is based on furniture guides. The stand is held in the upper position. Neodymium magnets prevent instruments from falling out of their stocks. A great idea for DIYers who love to do everything with their own hands.
Apple puller
3.Gardeners will be interested in the fruit puller. Its advantage over analogues is that it is absolutely free and easy to manufacture. It is not at all difficult to find a plastic bottle, a rope and cut a stick. 5 minutes and you can go for apples.
Homemade apple press
4. If the harvest is large, then the question arises, where to put it? A great option is apple juice. For store-bought juicers, apples need to be cut and peeled, which is inconvenient. The grater shown below can handle whole apples. All that remains for Dali is to squeeze out the resulting mass under pressure. As a result, we get natural, tasty juice and almost dry cake.
Tool trolley
5. The mobile tool cart is very convenient for the workshop. When, for example, the workbench is littered with parts. Or it doesn't exist at all. By loading everything you need at the moment into it, you get the entire tool in one place at hand.
What can you make from an electric planer with your own hands?
6. Another interesting planer design is based on an electric planer. With the help of guides it moves in 2 planes. The movement takes place using an elevator. For precise adjustment, there are rulers on each side of the device.
Grinding device
7. Having a jigsaw, you can get a cool sanding tool. Interestingly, it is not the abrasive that moves, but the workpiece itself.
Cheap homemade grinder
8. The most budget version of the grinder, created by the Samodelkins. Plastic bottles are used as rollers. They are mounted on bearings. The belt on the rollers is adjusted using thumbwheels. The tension is adjusted with a bolt. The structure is driven by a drill. You can slightly improve Samodelkin’s design by replacing plastic bottles with polypropylene tubes.
The self-taught self-made man rocked the network with his video
The self-taught inventor captivated the online community of craftsmen with his video, in which he presented a fundamentally new utility model for improving the efficiency of work for craftsmen and those who like to work in the garage. The best part is that it doesn't require you to buy an idea. And what’s more, you can do all this yourself and even a novice master can handle it. All this is to the benefit of every resident of the cities in which the masters settled, because with such high level mastery, now you won’t want to hammer the walls at home on weekends or rattle around with some ultra-decibel grinding machine of unknown purpose. With such a device, you can safely create your own separate workshop and live the rich life of a Russian craftsman.
Homemade tool rocks the internet
This video shook up the community of invention lovers on the world wide web. The master thought about this idea for years and finally brought it to public discussion, brilliant in its simplicity and radically profitable idea for those who used to hammer walls with a hammer drill, I am realizing my inclinations as a woodpecker and a brilliant builder-grinder, and now can make myself a rich man completely free of charge, working in the quiet of a workshop in a garage or even in a separate building.
And at the same time, you don’t have to spend money and take money saved for beer out of your stash. All this is free - the master loves to show the whole world the useful things he comes up with.
Uprooting of seedlings and weeds from a square for homemade people
Good afternoon My long absence from the channel was not in vain; during this time I managed to do a lot of household chores. And of course, I stocked up on a bunch of homemade products that I will show you, my dear subscribers and guests! There is no point in posting everything at once, because this also takes a lot of time, but if possible I will try to post at least one per day. Not only am I sitting at the computer, I can’t leave my workshop. Messing around in the garden is another hobby of mine; I spent a lot of time there in the summer. Caring for plants and weeding, although a pleasant activity, however, also requires a lot of effort. And how I would like to make a lot easier. Wanting alone is not enough, so you need to make useful things yourself that will make your work easier and make it a pleasure, rather than hard labor with a farmhand.
Today I’ll show you a device that I successfully used almost all spring and summer and will, God willing, last for more than one season. Do-it-yourself uprooter To make it, I took a square with walls 40 by 40 mm, 220 mm long. I didn’t cut this length on purpose; I had a lot of such scraps left over from other construction work. 
I drew two oblique lines along the walls to the corner of the square. Having cut it out, it turned out to be such a spear. In inner part welded a pipe with a diameter of 25 mm using an angle. From the outside I welded a square right in the middle of the square. Instead of a square, you can weld a square, but it seemed to me that it would be more convenient. 
A metal handle was installed in the pipe so that it would not break under load, because the force falls mainly on the handle. When working with a flat cutter, some types of weeds still germinate after a certain time, especially after rains. And having ripped it out by the roots, I eliminated this possibility and my garden became well-groomed and beautiful. Without damaging root system, they can also remove seedlings for replanting, which is what I did at the beginning of the season with strawberries and other plants. 
A simple cheap homemade device for picking berries
Gooseberries are a tasty and healthy berry. The plant itself is quite unpretentious and does not require any special care. The berries grow large and are quite convenient to pick. And everything would be fine if it weren’t for the prickly gooseberry branches. Because of these garden “cacti”, previously our hands were constantly in minor scratches. And several times you will think “do you need it - there are so many berries” before you climb deep into the bush for the harvest. But a few years ago my husband made my life easier. He spotted one very simple but useful device for picking berries on the Internet. What is it used for and how is it useful? 
In fact, such a picker can be used not only for collecting gooseberries. I also use it to collect any other berries/fruits in hard-to-reach places that I can’t easily reach with my hand. For example, to remove plums, cherries or apples from high branches. How to make a device for picking gooseberries? Everything ingenious is simple! Take a plastic bottle and cut a droplet-shaped hole on the side. Depending on what berries/fruits your picker is intended for, this is the diameter of the drop. For gooseberries, 5-7 cm is enough, for apples and plums, more so that you don’t have to aim for a long time and try to hit the fruit. The volume of the bottle will also depend on what you are collecting. For berries would be better suited bottle 0.5 l. 
The droplet's nose should be directed toward the bottom of the bottle. You can also make a cut a couple of centimeters in continuation of the spout so that the branch can be better grasped. That's it, our device is ready! We will pick berries by holding it by the neck.
It really is much easier to do this with him. Not only do your hands remain scratch-free, but the work also goes faster. After all harvested will pour into the top of the bottle. Accordingly, there is no need to “climb out” from the bush after each berry, put the harvest in a can or jar and climb again. Plus, we can get berries even from the most inaccessible places. And the most important thing is that such a device is made in 3 minutes, does not cost a penny, and makes life much easier. If it gets lost or gets dirty, no problem – we’ll do another one without any problems! So, gardeners, take action! If the article was useful to you, give it a “thumbs up” and subscribe to the channel for summer residents and gardeners “SADOёZH”.
For work around the house or in the garage you need professional tools. But in some cases it is more expedient to make the equipment yourself. As a basis, you can take factory models adapted for performing a specific type of work in the workshop.
Metal processing machines
The most popular are machines and equipment for processing metal products. They are used not only for manufacturing and repair, but also during the maintenance of other tools.
In addition to manual tools, to complete the repair base of a private garage or workshop, you will need mini-machines of various types, made by yourself. We are not talking about professional factory equipment, but about its analogue of lower productivity. However, despite this, it must have an optimal set of functions to carry out all types of work.
Grinding equipment
Grinding equipment is considered an essential machine tool. It is intended for processing metal surfaces- sharpening, grinding, polishing.
To make it yourself you will need a minimum of tools and components. The design consists of a power unit (electric motor) and grinding stones. The optimal option for the machine is to have a double-sided shaft. This will allow you to install two grinding wheels for various types of processing.
Components for the manufacture of mini-equipment for the garage:
- electric motor with power from 0.8 to 1.5 kW. The optimal speed is 800 rpm;
- base. This can be a factory-made frame or one made independently. It is important that it ensures the stability of the structure;
- emery fastening block. Grinding wheels can be mounted on the motor shaft or in a separate unit.
It is important to choose the right types of emery and other equipment. For sharpening tools made from special grades of steel, corundum or diamond wheels are most often used.
For stability, a homemade structure must have mounting elements, with the help of which the sharpening machine will be attached to the work table.
Milling (drilling) machine for metal
Another type of work is drilling holes on the surface of metal products. To perform this you will need a milling machine. As a basis, you can take a drawing of a factory model, which is later adapted for manufacturing with your own hands in the workshop.
Since the device will perform a number of specific functions, it is recommended to think about the layout of the tool. Most often, an electric drill is chosen as the power unit. It is installed on a removable mounting element and, if necessary, can be quickly dismantled to perform other work.
- The steering rack can be used as a lifting mechanism. According to its dimensions, the remaining components of the equipment are calculated;
- do to increase functionality. After securing the part to it, it will be able to move relative to the cutting part;
- Additionally, you can install a corner milling drilling mechanism.
If you need to drill thick workpieces using the machine described above, it is best to use a powerful electric motor instead of a drill. Then a torque transmission unit must be installed.
Some manufacturers offer milling table with a support stand, specially designed for mounting a drill.
Homemade woodworking machines
Three types of machines are needed for woodworking: cutting, grinding and turning. If they are available, you can carry out all types of work at home. However, design differences specific to each type of equipment should be taken into account.
Before choosing optimal model you should decide on the type of work to be performed. The parameters of the future design are influenced by the size of the workpiece, the required degree of processing, and the type of wood. The best option tool will be the manufacture of a universal tool with your own hands based on the analysis performed and the dimensions of the space in the workshop.
Wood cutting machines
The simplest model of mini-cutting equipment for wood processing is an electric or chainsaw. With its help you can make cuts of varying precision and configuration. However, due to the relatively heavy physical exertion, work time will be limited. Therefore, for processing large volumes of wood, it is recommended to make sawmills with your own hands.
Such machines can be of several types:
- disk The simplest version of the device, consisting of a support table, a cutting disk and a power unit. Can be used for cutting sheet materials, bars and boards;
- . Designed for processing trunks. Used for forming boards and beams. They are distinguished by relatively low manufacturing complexity;
- band sawmill. Has the same functions as chainsaw designs. The difference lies in the speed of processing the log.
For curved cutting, you can use jigsaws. However, making this tool with your own hands will be problematic.
During production homemade sawmill should be considered maximum size logs - trunk diameter and length. Based on this it is calculated optimal size and characteristics of the device.
Sanding equipment for wood processing
To sand wood, you can use homemade machines similar to devices for processing metals. The difference will be in the abrasive material, as well as the processing area.
The simplest model of the device consists of a work table, a motor and a vertical grinding shaft. The latter may have a blade or mounting elements for installing an abrasive tape. Using this equipment, you can process the end edges of wooden workpieces and sand them.
The video shows the optimal set of tools for DIY housework:
Examples of machine drawings
Making various crafts, furniture, and car repairs yourself are popular not only because of our people’s innate ability to create. This is also a good saving for the family budget.
However, such a hobby requires special equipment. Every home has basic hand tools, including electric ones. Drill, screwdriver, grinder, hand-held circular saw, jigsaw.
These devices make the work of a home craftsman easier, but with their help it is impossible to perform the work professionally. The home workshop should be equipped with compact machines.
Review of homemade machines for the home workshop - video
Such equipment is offered in abundance by specialized stores.
Having equipped your workplace with such an arsenal, you can make anything you want. But the high cost of the tool negates the savings in the production of crafts.
There is only one thing left - to make the machines yourself. Homemade equipment can work no worse than factory equipment. In addition, constructive know-how can be contributed to expand capabilities.
Homemade machines for a home woodworking workshop
Wood lathe
It can be made from existing tools. A strong table or just a massive board mounted on legs is enough. This will be the stand.
A clamping spindle is not necessary for wooden workpieces. As well as a separate drive motor. There is a simple comprehensive solution - an electric drill.
If there is a speed controller - generally great. A feather drill for wood is fixed into the chuck. It needs to be modified: sharpen the working edge in the form of a trident.
The next required element is the tailstock. In metal lathes, it is necessary to support long blanks. When processing wood on a machine without a clamping spindle, the tailstock is a locking element. She presses the blank against the trident and supports it on the axis of rotation.
Typical tailstock design in the illustration. 
The cutter in such a machine is not fixed in the support. Wooden blanks are processed with a hand chisel, which rests on a tool rest.
Homemade wood milling machines
The complexity of the tool depends on the type of work performed. For basic end processing, it is enough to simply install a hand router under a flat tabletop. The power tool is mounted upside down, the working attachment protrudes above the surface. Such homemade machines are widespread among home craftsmen.
Important! Industrial tools are designed and built with safety measures in mind. A rotating router can cause serious injury, so the mounting must be secure and the processing area must be protected from the operator's limbs.
If the bracket for a hand router is equipped with a device for changing the height, you will receive semi-professional equipment.
There are more complex designs. If you install a reliable hanger for a hand router, you will be able to perform complex shaped processing, including using templates. 
Homemade drilling machines. There are handy drill attachments that turn hand-held tools into stationary equipment. But such racks again cost money. 
Such devices are easy to make with your own hands. One option is to use guides for furniture drawers. In a drilling machine, the main task is to ensure the rectilinear movement of the chuck along the axis of rotation.
The simplest machine is a guide device, and movement is carried out without additional levers.
With one hand, the machine is pressed against the workpiece, and with the other, the drill is lowered along the guides. These homemade machines are suitable for working with wood. To process thick metal, you will need heavier equipment.
How to make a homemade drilling machine, watch this video
Our “Kulibins” have learned to use steering racks from Zhiguli cars as a drilling machine mechanism. You can use a hand drill if you attach a clamp clamp to the steering arm mounting points.
If you need a truly powerful machine, you will have to use a separate electric motor. The same steering rack is taken as the basis, only instead of a clamp and a hand drill, a frame with a chuck, a belt drive, and a powerful engine is mounted. The power plant can be taken from an old washing machine or a powerful fan. 
The base of the machine must be massive so that the heavy motor does not overturn the structure. By installing pulleys of several diameters on the chuck and electric motor, you can regulate the rotation speed.
Important! By changing the pulley ratio, you not only reduce the speed. At the same time, the torque increases.
Using this secret, you will be able to use powerful drills with a medium motor.
In addition to working with application tools, there is often a need to perform mechanical work when servicing a vehicle. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to purchase equipment for a car service.
Homemade garage gadgets
Press from a hydraulic jack
Perhaps the most common machine for the garage is a homemade press. This is more than necessary. There is a typical regulatory operation for which car services have to pay.
Pressing in (extracting) silent blocks. The procedure is simple, but requires hundreds of kilograms of effort. It is enough to weld a frame from an old profile, and you get a powerful press with a force equal to the lifting capacity of a jack. 
All you need is some pipe pieces different diameters(bearing cages are excellent), and a professional remover for silent blocks is ready.
A simple and clear example of a jack press for garage work
Important! Such equipment can cause injury. The applied force is 2-10 tons, imperceptible by eye. If a crookedly placed part jumps out of the frame under pressure, trouble cannot be avoided.
Another simple helper is a support, or “fixed jack”. All car enthusiasts know that working under a car while it is supported by a jack is dangerous.
Therefore, you should substitute supports after first lifting the body with a jack. In order not to spend money on a purchase, you can make the device yourself. 
Need a quality pipe square section, and stud bolts with a strength of at least 8.0. Otherwise, they will be cut off under the weight of the car.
Ball joint remover
From a piece of pipe and scraps of steel sheet, you can make a homemade ball joint remover. This item is simply irreplaceable for the garage.
And for straightening drills, screwdrivers and knives, you can make homemade sharpening machines.
Ball joint remover necessary thing in the garage. Manufacturing details in this video.
We just take a small electric motor (no power is needed for the sharpener), select a suitable bed, and attach the tool rest. The support must provide access to both the radial and end parts of the emery wheel.
You can attach any sharpening jig to the tool rest. For drills and screwdrivers, this is a guide groove. For knives – a plane with a fixed angle of inclination.
Result:
It doesn’t take much time to make any machine or device. Similar processing machines may be needed. You can rent them, or ask familiar craftsmen.
To keep your home comfortable and convenient, sophisticated technology is required. It greatly facilitates household work, but its maintenance requires certain skills and knowledge. Not everyone knows all the capabilities of modern tools and does not use them to the fullest. If you change them a little, you can get convenient homemade tools for the workshop.
If you gradually acquire models from popular brands, they will turn out to be durable and reliable assistants. In addition, devices are needed for positioning and securing workpieces during processing. It will be at the dacha
As the home craftsman's inventory accumulates, it should be sorted into groups:
- plumbing and carpentry tools;
- devices;
- electrical equipment.
Drawers and cabinets allow you to place everything. Keeping equipment clean and tidy makes it possible to create a comfortable working environment and ensure long-term preservation of tools.
Homemade tools for woodworking
Wood processing is most common in the household. Useful homemade tools for the workshop primarily include a workbench. It should be at a comfortable height. Its lid is located at the level of bent palms. If you need to raise it, bars of the required thickness are installed on the dowels below.
Making a modern workbench
The classic workbench consists of a lid with front and rear vices. This design is more suitable for manual work. It is poorly suited to working with power tools due to the fact that workpieces can be difficult to secure. You can buy a modern compact workbench MASTER cut 1000 worth 12 thousand rubles, which folds. You can install hand tools on it: a circular saw, a jigsaw and a router. But then it will have to be redone. Good characteristics has a Festool MFT 3 workbench. However, the price of 30 thousand rubles makes you think. The master will be able to make homemade devices for the home workshop that work just as well.
To make a workbench, you will need smooth plywood without knots. The thickness must be at least 20 mm. By installing a jigsaw on it from below, you can cut boards and small bars along, across, at an angle, as well as complex curved profiles. The tool performs additional functions of a circular and band saw.
First, the tabletop is made. An arc-shaped groove is cut into it to install a guide for workpieces, which can be mounted at any angle. A guide with a slot is also made under the jigsaw. Its width is selected to match the size of the tool sole.
The sides should be cut out of plywood and glued to the tabletop to give it rigidity. The legs of the workbench are made of timber. Can be made metal carcass, and then attach the tabletop to it with screws. Then the structure will be light and durable. The guides from below are attached to the tabletop with furniture nuts.
The jigsaw is installed from the bottom of the workbench lid - “upside down”. Only the file remains visible from above. For ease of use of the jigsaw, an additional switch is installed. The guide should also be easy to remove so that the tool blade can be easily replaced. For easy access to the underside, the tabletop can be made folding and hinged.
The workbench takes up little space and can be installed even at home. To do this, it is made foldable so that it can be easily disassembled and stored in a closet or pantry.
How to make a workbench for a summer house
To work in the country or in a country house, you need a powerful workbench. The tabletop is knocked together from a thick edged board up to 2 m long. It will not be superfluous if it is additionally secured with self-tapping screws. The bottom perimeter of the table top is sheathed with timber. The table legs are made with a square section of 120x120 mm. They can be buried in the ground or attached to a reinforced concrete base. The entire structure is treated with an antiseptic and covered with drying oil.
When the workbench is installed, do-it-yourself devices are mounted on it: guides, devices for fastening workpieces and power tools.
How to make a pipe bender with your own hands
In a subsidiary farm it is necessary to have a bending device metal pipes and profiles. The simplest homemade tool for bending pipes with a diameter of up to 20 mm is a steel plate with welded pins. By inserting a workpiece between them, it can be bent to the desired curvature. In such simple devices, the pipe is crushed at the bend. To prevent this from happening, you need to fill the pipe tightly with sand. Warming it up will also help. blowtorch, which any master has.
To improve the quality of bending, instead of pins, 2 profiled rollers and a locking element are used. You can also make a special profile from a steel angle and plate and attach it to a workbench that has a solid base. In the picture, the structure is attached directly to the boards. You can make it portable by mounting it on a steel sheet and securing it to the bottom of the tabletop. Then the pipe bender, which has to be used quite rarely, will not interfere with carpentry work. The portable device, like other homemade workshop tools, can be used in the garage. It is convenient to secure it there, and it may be needed not only for pipes.
Homemade circular saw
Branded machines have great prices, and for a private user, a homemade tool for a home workshop is quite suitable. It can be made on the basis of manual, cheaper models.
The workbench for the circular saw must be stable. A frame with a slot for a disk is attached to the tabletop. The best material is a sheet of metal or durable wood that can withstand heavy loads. It has a slight thickness, which makes it possible to use most of the disk and cut products of sufficient thickness. In addition, the tool itself and the attachment for the machines are attached to the frame. The guide bar is made to slide on a steel or aluminum slide, or fastened with clamps.
Installed from the bottom of the tabletop on the frame. You can also use a grinder or drill, but they are not as effective and do not allow you to use the entire working area of the disk. The fastening can be anything as long as it is reliable.
When working with a circular saw, remember that it has high speeds and safety rules must be followed.
Homemade bow saw
Homemade woodworking tools can be very simple yet effective. These include a bow saw. The thin blade makes it possible to quickly cut a large log. It is easy to replace it with a new one when the saw becomes dull. You can make your own bow saw from 3 blocks of durable wood. Two handles with cuts at the ends are connected in the middle by a crossbar using a “tenon-socket” connection. The blade is inserted into the slots and secured with two nails. On the other hand, it is tensioned using a rope loop thrown over the handles and twisted with a knob.
How to sharpen a knife
Hand sharpening for knives is more effective because it produces a strong cutting edge. To facilitate the process, it is widely used homemade device. It consists of a bar with a clamp for the bar, a base for fixing the knife and a stand for adjusting the installation angle.
When the rod with a bar attached to it moves back and forth, the blade is sharpened. The abrasive surface is pressed against the blade only when moving from the heel to the tip. By slightly changing the design of the knife sharpening base, you can also straighten the blades of carpentry tools.
Homemade garage gadgets
A garage is not only a place to hide a car, but also a workshop where you can store tools and carry out repair work.
Shelves and racks
Do-it-yourself devices provide order in the garage. To do this, a rack is made, which is usually placed on top. Then it will not interfere with movement inside. A small workbench is installed below, in which tools are also stored. It is most convenient to place everything near the back wall of the garage. Then the side passages will be free.
The inspection pit is lined with bricks or concrete is cast, and then covered with a lid so that it does not interfere with the passage.
Making a puller
Normal work on a car is done using a standard set of tools. Craftsmen make special equipment. A puller is often required to pull bearings together. The most convenient is the three-valve design. Standard device may not be enough. If you make a puller with your own hands, it will last for many years.
Small devices are made from steel sheet 10 mm thick. A pattern is drawn on it and the legs are cut out with a gas cutter. They are processed on an emery machine, adjusting the dimensions. The core is turned out of round timber, the claw holders are welded, threads for the knob are cut and the necessary holes are drilled. The legs are held on by bolts with a diameter of 8-10 mm.
The job of making a puller requires skill with many tools. Helpers may be needed here. Convenient solution is the manufacture of removable feet of the desired configurations, which can be changed on a product purchased in a store.
Conclusion
Homemade tools for the workshop allow you to solve many problems in the home and farmstead with minimal effort and expense.
It's nice to see when a person made all the furniture and other household items with my own hands. To simplify the process of cutting metal or sawing elements from wood, they build homemade machines and devices for the home workshop. This solution saves not only time on manufacturing products, but also money on the purchase of finished tools. Several practical and interesting options Let's look at it below.
The use of homemade machines and devices for the home workshop is aimed at solving several problems:
- Simplifying the metal processing process. When creating household items, a metal cutter or press is often required.
- Improving wood processing. Even to build a small shed or make wooden shelf for the home, you need a power saw and other woodworking equipment.
Buying a ready-made tool is quite expensive, so the use of homemade machines and devices for the garage is becoming more and more relevant every day. Among the most common options home tool highlight:
- carpentry workbench;
- device for quickly sharpening knives;
- device for sharpening metal drills;
- drilling machines;
- press;
- cutting disc machines.
Here are a few photos of do-it-yourself tools and devices from “homemade” people:
Practical DIY tool shelves
Before creating devices and tools for working with your own hands, determine the storage location for all the devices, so that later you don’t have to search throughout the workshop or garage to find out where everything is. It’s not difficult to make a shelf for tools with your own hands; the main thing is to decide on its dimensions and material of manufacture.
The easiest way to make shelves is to assemble them from wood. Do not forget about the need to coat the finished structure with a protective varnish or paint to prevent rotting and swelling of the wood.
You can create combined option shelving made of metal support and wooden shelves. Here detailed instructions to create such a homemade model:
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When the frame is completely assembled, proceed to making the shelves. They can be made from wood or metal, as well as from other dense materials at hand. It is enough to cut the canvases of a suitable size and attach them to a metal base. |
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You can find other interesting projects and drawings for making tool shelves. Watch the video on the topic:
And also do it yourself useful devices for household:
We make a carpentry workbench with our own hands according to the drawings: video instructions and photo examples
Among the common tools for a do-it-yourself carpentry workshop is a workbench. A durable and dimensional table that allows you to securely fasten the workpiece is useful for high-quality cutting of wood and creating various elements.
The device package includes:
- Working surface. Hard wood is used for it to increase the life of the device. The thickness must be at least 6 cm.
- Supports. Collected from wooden beams or metal plates. The main task is to ensure the stability of the entire mechanism.
- Vise for securing the product. If the table is long, you can install two vices at once.
- Tool box. A useful recess or pull-out design that provides quick access to needed small parts.
To assemble a carpentry workbench for your workshop yourself, you should choose a drawing and purchase materials for the work.
DIY carpentry workbench drawings
Before purchasing materials to assemble your own workbench, you should think about a detailed drawing. It should include the dimensions of the machine itself; it is advisable to note the dimensions of the materials used and their quantity.
For example, finished drawing A DIY folding workbench may look like this:
Whatever model you choose to create, take into account several features of the workbench that ensure ease of cutting wood:
- height and length of the master’s arms: the height and width of the tabletop depend on these parameters;
- which hand is working: place the vice on the right or left;
- what blanks will be made: choosing the shape of the table;
- how much space in the room do you allocate for the workbench?
Taking into account all these parameters, it will be easier for you to decide on the drawings of the carpentry workbench and the dimensions of the machine. Here are a few interesting examples:
Instructions for assembling a wooden workbench with your own hands
You can buy a wooden workbench in a store or through online catalogs, but it’s cheaper to make it yourself. Let's take as a basis a simple option with typical tabletop dimensions: length - 150-200 cm, width 70-120 cm.
The manufacturing work will include several stages:
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Make the top cover from thick boards to create a shield with a width of 70 to 200 cm. You fasten the elements with long nails, and you need to drive them in from the outside and carefully bend them from the inside. The working surface of the workbench is made only of wood or chipboard. |
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Sheathe the lid along the lower perimeter with a 5 by 5 cm beam. This will make it more convenient to attach the vertical supports. The location of the supports depends on the size of the tabletop. It is better to make them from thick rectangular timber at least 120 by 120 mm. |
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The carpentry workbench must be installed correctly. Be sure to secure it firmly. If it will be mounted outdoors under a canopy, dig holes for supports. Indoors, use other fastening methods. |
When the structure is assembled, install a vice on it. To fully understand how to assemble a carpentry workbench with your own hands, watch the video:
Making a carpenter's vice for a workbench with your own hands
Professional “homemade craftsmen” assemble not only tables for work, but also handmade notes according to drawings. Any design of such a clamp will include several elements:
- Supports, where each one has a sponge for clamping.
- Moving jaw.
- Metal guides. The sponge moves over them.
- Lead screw for moving elements.
- Collar. Necessary for rotating the screw.
When making a homemade vice with your own hands, you can use various available materials. For example, there is a design option made from a profile pipe. To do this, prepare several pieces of pipe of different sizes, a steel stud with large threads and double nuts.
Instructions for creating a bench vise from a profile pipe:
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The largest pipe acts as a body. Supports are soldered to it from below. A 3-4 mm steel flange is put on the back side. A hole for the running nut is drilled in the center, and a rear jaw is welded opposite the front support. |
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A front steel flange is welded onto the internal moving part. A stud is mounted in it, with lock nuts attached to it. Thrust washers are placed on both sides of the flange. The last element is a movable tube attached to the front jaw. |
And also watch the video “do-it-yourself vice at home”:
DIY metal workbench drawings
A metal carpentry workbench is not much different from a metal workbench. It is based on a rigid metal rather than wooden frame. A vice is attached to it, and the entire workbench is designed to withstand the force of a sledgehammer.
Do-it-yourself metal workbenches can have one, two or three cabinets, and also not have shelves or drawers for small parts. In terms of strength for working in a garage, you can make a regular table made of metal up to 5 mm thick and a reinforced structure where sheets from 10 to 30 mm are applicable.
Here are some useful drawings for making metal workbench for your workshop:
How to make a device for sharpening knives with your own hands: drawings and photo examples
No home is complete without a knife in the kitchen. It is quite difficult to sharpen correctly without special tools: it is necessary to maintain the desired angle and achieve the ideal sharpness of the blade.
For each knife, a certain sharpening angle must be observed:
- A razor and scalpel require an angle of 10-15⁰.
- Cutting knife bakery products– 15-20⁰.
- Classic multifunctional knives – 25-30⁰.
- For hunting and hiking, take a device with a blade angle from 25 to 30⁰.
- If you want to cut hard materials, then sharpen at an angle of 30-40⁰.
To ensure the desired angle, it is worth buying or making a sharpening device. For example, you can assemble a sharpener from washing machine motors with your own hands.
To assemble such a machine, you will need a motor from a washing machine with a power of 200 W. If you do not use sharpening every day, then 1000 rpm is enough for high-quality results and a long service life of the device.
To create a sharpener from a washing machine engine, prepare:
- the motor itself;
- metal for the casing with a thickness of 2 to 2.5 mm;
- flange tube;
- sharpening stone;
- nuts;
- trigger mechanism;
- cable for connecting to the electrical network;
- a metal corner or a wooden beam for the frame.
You can watch a step-by-step description of the manufacture of the machine in the video:
There are simple do-it-yourself sharpening machines without motors. For example, you can make a device from bars. To do this, prepare two abrasive bars. same size and a sharpening stone.
The progress of work on creating such simple device will be as follows:
- Sand the wood blocks with sandpaper, removing any burrs. Make markings depending on the desired angle.
- Attach a stone to the drawn line to give the blade a sharp edge. To do this, attach it to the block and mark its width. Then, make cuts on the markings, up to 1.5 cm deep.
- Attach abrasive stones to the resulting recesses so that the grooves coincide. Then, install the sharpening stone by screwing it onto the bolts.
There are many ways to make a homemade knife sharpener. Choose the one that suits you and try to create a convenient and useful tool for your home.
How to make a device for sharpening a metal drill with your own hands
They make their own not only a sharpener for blades, but also a machine for sharpening drills for metal. Here are a few drawings useful for work:
To understand how to correctly assemble your own drill sharpening machine according to the drawings, watch the video
