SMALL WOODEN VICE WITH YOUR OWN HANDS For my compact workbench, I made a small vice from scrap materials. Of course, they cannot compare with store-bought analogues in terms of strength, but they help me out a lot while working in the workshop. I borrowed the clamping screw for bringing the jaws together/spreading apart from a clamp, and cut off a nut for it from it (photo 1, 2) I picked up a suitable tube...
With my own hands - read more ... DIY mini vice for a workbenchREPAIR AND MANUFACTURE OF WOODEN MALLETS A comfortable and familiar mallet is taken care of and its condition is monitored so that the tool can be used for many years. But often, if handled carelessly, nicks and chips form on the head of the mallet. In this case, repairs are needed. To repair, knock the head of the mallet off the handle, saw off the damaged side and so much...
With my own hands - read more ... Do-it-yourself wooden mallet - DIY repair and manufacturingHOW TO MAKE A HOMEMADE MOUNT FROM CONVENTIONAL FITTINGS I learned from personal experience that a pry bar is a very useful and quite versatile tool when I was renovating a house. And if you also have a personal car, then it will definitely come in handy. You can make such an assistant from reinforcement. For mounting, I recommend using reinforcement that is springy. How to distinguish...
With my own hands - read more ... Do-it-yourself mount from rebarREPAIR OF THE CLAMP PUSHER In the workshop it was necessary to fix the block on the workbench with a Stayer quick-release clamp. I slightly miscalculated the force and broke the pusher (photo 1). As it turns out, this is a weak point in the instrument. He showed ingenuity and quickly returned the clamp to service. Since this is a distribution tool, I decided to share my repair experience. At first I decided to glue the pusher with Dichloroethane, but...
With my own hands - read more ... Do-it-yourself quick-clamp repairA SMALL CIRCULAR SAW WITH YOUR HANDS On the basis of a drill, I made it very unaffected, it can be a convenient and compact machine - a mini circular saw. On it I saw plywood, chipboard, thin slats and bars. In this case, use the drill for its intended purpose. Another advantage of this machine: it can be carried like a suitcase. It took: MDF plywood drill (chipboard can be), door ...
With my own hands - read more ... DIY mini-circular "Suitcase"