Master classes:
Making a new handle for a hammer
If the wooden handle of your hammer or ax is broken or you decide to just upgrade it, then this workshop is for you. I found an old broken hammer and decided to restore it. It all came down to replacing his pen with a new one. The process is not complicated and
Anchor grinding head from engine
There is such a situation when the desired tool or consumable is missing. Broke, end - no matter. And it’s good if the store where you find the necessary item is nearby. In today's master class, we will focus on
Dust canister
Almost every circular saw has an outlet for ejecting chips during operation. Usually a fence is connected to it from a specialized vacuum cleaner designed for collecting large amounts of technical waste.
How to clean sandpaper
When processing various materials such as wood, plexiglass or plastic, the abrasive surface of sandpaper quickly clogs. Replacing it with a new one is very expensive. This trick, which will be discussed now, will help you save
How to make a sawmill from improvised materials
Not everyone has the financial ability to purchase a factory-made power-saw bench for households. But if you look around, you can find a lot of materials from which you can assemble a home-made sawmill. There may be some
How to make soft and removable vise linings
The clamping force, which develops a hand screw with a lever on a conventional bench vice, reaches a value of 1000 kg to 2000 kg. Given the hardness of the jaws and the presence of notches, not only risks can remain on the workpiece, but also
Drill centering attachment for precise drilling
If necessary, drill a central hole on the part that will rotate, usually using a lathe. In this case, the drill is clamped motionlessly, and the workpiece itself is pushed onto it. However, not everyone has a lathe, but each
How to bend a plastic pipe
For turning or bending the axis of the pipeline, a certain type of fittings is usually used - angles with a standard angle of rotation of 30, 45 and 90 degrees. But they can not always be at hand, and they are expensive. Sometimes to provide
How to braid the end of a cable into a loop
The most difficult, but also reliable way to create a loop (ogon) at the end of the cable is weaving. This method is better known as chalka. The technology of binding to the fire is not complicated, but it requires physical effort. You can weave any cable, most importantly,
How to make a handle for a tool from a plastic pipe
Sooner or later, the hand tool wears out. Craftsmen, scoops, chisels or knives, all this familiar to us equipment suffers from damaged handles. But replacing them is easy and short-lived. In this case, you do not have to cut wooden halves for
Screwdriver gear from a broken grinder gearbox
Any instrument has its own deadline. But this does not mean that it needs to be thrown into the landfill, because some of its parts can still be used.For example, as in today's case with a failed grinder (angle grinder). Let's try to make it interesting
Do-it-yourself wire rope casting
Often there is such a problem - a boss has come off at the end of the cable, fixing it on the gas handle. Usually the problem is solved by replacing the cable assembly, but you can try to restore the latch, which I did with pleasure.
Wood milling cutter for through and blind blind holes
Imagine that you are facing a specific task: to make a dull hole in a tree under a bearing. To press it in, you need a certain diameter of the cutter, not the fact that a tool of this size will be in the store. Therefore, it’s easier and cheaper to do
How to accurately drill a side hole in a round workpiece
Sometimes in the manufacture of various homemade products, it is necessary to drill a hole that is ideal in accuracy of location on the side of the tube or rod. To do this without preliminary preparation and tools will not work. Main difficulty
How to make a ring glass cutter
The holes in the glass are cut with special tools: drills, countersinks, crowns, some of them with diamond spraying. Sometimes you need to drill one or more holes in the glass. In order not to make an expensive purchase, you can perform
Restoring the bearing seat
Small 2-stroke single-cylinder low-power engines are widely used in everyday life. They are used on chainsaws and motor mowers, in motor-ice drills and gas-electric units. As well as in other models of technology.
How to remove a dent in wood
The strength and hardness of wood is several times less than that of metals, even as soft as aluminum. Therefore, when working with wood, especially at the final stages of its processing, you should be especially careful.
Connection of a three-phase electric motor to a single-phase network
A 3-phase motor can be used to operate from a household AC network of one phase with a voltage of 220 volts. Alteration is possible, even if there is not much experience in electrical work with a minimum installation skill. Additional costs
How to prepare a fuel mixture for two-stroke engines
Many people are afraid to buy a motorized tool driven by a two-stroke gasoline engine. They are frightened by the constant prospect of mixing gasoline with oil. They suggest that this is a rather problematic operation, although nothing
Making a wood cutter from a wrench
Experienced craftsmen to sample the bowl (recess) in a wooden spoon, and this is perhaps the most difficult and critical operation in the manufacture of such a product, can do with a semicircular joiner's chisel. If you do not have work practice on
How to make a flexible shaft for a drill
A flexible shaft for a drill or screwdriver, a thing used extremely rarely. However, if you need to drill a hole, or screw the screw in a hard-to-reach place where the screwdriver does not fit, this tool is best to be available. Even if the place
Garage heating system on a gas boiler exhaust from a house
Heating of outbuildings and utility rooms is accompanied by significant additional costs, which is not suitable for everyone. However, it turns out that they can maintain a positive temperature almost for free. Of course, this is possible.
Do-it-yourself bor machine
The device boron cars are not the most difficult; engine and start button in the housing. But bor machines are of different types.It all depends on the manufacturer. Many manufacturers also mount a button to reduce speed. This is not an electric button, but a clean one.
How to burn a hole in hardened steel
Any hardened steel is not easy to machine. Therefore, it is often released in advance, and after the end of processing it is again quenched, if necessary under the operating conditions. Tempered alloyed are particularly difficult to handle.