When carrying out repair, construction or plumbing work, it often becomes necessary to use certain tools. But what to do if you don’t have them at hand and there is no opportunity to purchase them? In this case, you can make homemade tools and devices. Usually they are mounted from materials available to everyone.
Some items are easily modified and improved, resulting in products best quality. Thus, worn-out and unnecessary items acquire new characteristics with an increased service life.
Methods for transforming individual objects
- A small diameter drill is easily made from a bicycle spoke.
- Pipes of different calibers, tightly connected to each other, can easily be transformed into devices for drilling side grooves. Their rods acquire different cross-sectional indices. Outer thickness steel pipe equal to 0.5 mm, internal bases are made of iron plates.
- When making cutters, knives from electric razors are used. They are fixed in the drill chuck in the same way as lighter rollers are installed.
- The anvil is made from the remains of old rails using an autogen. With its help, the device takes on the appearance of an iron.
- Unnecessary bottle left after petrol lighters, easily modified into an oil can. Old rod from ballpoint pen with the writing part cut off, it allows you to make a hole in the lid of the taken container, then it is glued to this place. This oiler is designed to supply oil in small portions.
- Needles and files are made from cans for refilling the siphon. Such devices are attached to this container, tightly clasping the neck.
- An empty tube after using toothpaste can be converted into convenient device for storing lubricant. The bottom of the old container is peeled off, washed and thoroughly dried. After this, the cap is unscrewed and the tube is filled with contents. Then the bottom is rolled and the lid is put in place. To ensure maximum convenience, the cap can be drilled.
- A disused ball will become a convenient vessel for stirring any composition. Such a container does not need to be washed: after work, it is easily turned inside out, and the solution leaves the elastic walls.
- Old engine from washing machine or a vacuum cleaner can be modified by welding the mount and fixing the shaft on which the grinding device is placed.
- You can make a convenient dust collector by taking it from a regular vacuum cleaner. A mesh filter is inserted into it to protect it from damage. When using a magnet in it tiny particles they will not end up inside, but will all be on the brush. This way, fallen nuts, washers, and screws will not be lost.
- A serviceable motor from a disused fan or mixer can be used to make an important household tool. Take an emery disk with a cross-section of 4-6 cm or a circle of wood, on which a regular emery cloth. The surface can also be covered with felt; this fabric will allow you to grind small parts and polish the cutting edge.
- A level can be easily made from an unusable plastic bottle. Water is poured into it, the lid closes tightly. Having made the calibration on a horizontal surface, use a marker to mark the position of the water bubble.
Almost every craftsman has a homemade tool. A well-made mechanism affects the outcome of the work performed. Thus, in metal products with a cutting part, the sharpness of the blade becomes an important feature. It is important for saws, axes, and chisels. During the work process, their edges quickly lose their previous performance, so such products have to be sharpened periodically.
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The sharpening process will be noticeably easier if you use homemade tools for this. They help improve the quality of actions taken. An important part of such a device is the clamp, which consists of clamping and support bars. These elements must be the same size.
To do this you need to take:
- wood scraps;
- screws, nails.
Such devices are made from any hard wood. Multilayer plywood is used as an analogue. Slots are made in the prepared parts, not far from the end part. The grooves should be the same - 50x9 mm. The support rail is connected to the base using card loops.
The length of the main part of this tool will be 10 cm longer, given that the length of the protrusions on each side corresponds to 5 cm. Using these elements, the device is fixed with clamps to the table top. To provide the mechanism with an inclination convenient for sharpening knives, you need to place a block at the connection point between the clamp and the base. It can be secured with screws or nails.
One of the closely spaced edges of the block is planed and the required angle is given to it. To sharpen a hacksaw, you need to place it in the space between the support and the slats, teeth up, and tighten it with bolts. The blade should be positioned so that the saw tip protrudes 20 mm above the clamping part.
So, the main work on the manufacture of the sharpening tool has been completed. Could use some work to improve it appearance, after which it is suitable for use.
All carpentry and improvised tools used by a skilled owner in everyday life should be carefully stored in one place. For these purposes, you need a well-equipped home workshop, where each thing has a strictly designated place, all accessories and tools are laid out on their own shelves. In the workshop it is convenient to make something with your own hands, to repair broken things, but in order for the work to take a minimum of time, it is important to properly arrange this space.
Where to set up a home workshop
A corner for tools can be allocated anywhere in a house or apartment, but it is much more difficult to attach a small woodworking machine, a workbench with a vice, an electric planer, a grinder and other equipment. With a small amount hand tools, when there is no separate room, you can find some space in your own apartment. Of course, it is unlikely that it will be possible to equip a small apartment standard layout a full-fledged carpentry workshop, if there is no specially designated room for this. Therefore, you will have to find another place to place the machines and tools.
A tool working in a home workshop, being located right in the apartment, will disturb both your family and the neighbors living behind the wall, unless you use it occasionally and for a short time. In addition, the voltage required to operate the tool may cause power outages. When working with wood, sawdust, shavings and fine wood dust are formed, which are difficult to completely remove after working on the machine. The possibility of a short circuit or spark during operation of the machine sometimes creates a fire hazard in the apartment. That is why the workshop and equipment are moved to non-residential premises.
1. If woodworking equipment is used frequently and generates profit, and there is so much of it that it is no longer possible to place it in your home, then you will have to find a separate place for this. This is especially true for machines and other equipment that require sufficient space to operate. It could be:
- unused summer cuisine or a veranda in a private house;
- a small private or rented garage with electricity;
- attic or semi-basement of the house;
- empty premises in ground floor high-rise buildings;
- a specially designated extension to the house;
- one of the rooms of a large private house with a separate entrance;
- thorough outbuilding - home workshop: video.
2. In the absence of an alternative, in the form of an outbuilding or a garage, a small amount household power tools You can mark it at home. A home workshop in an apartment can be located:
- on a specially equipped glassed balcony(convenient when there are two of them in the apartment at once);
- on the loggia (equip one side wall with shelves);
- in a well-lit pantry (on shelves);
- in the spacious hallway (dedicate one built-in cabinet for storing tools);
- in the kitchen (pencil case or cabinet only for the master, lockers in the soft kitchen corner);
- in the hallway in built-in wardrobes and on mezzanines (not very convenient, but effective);
- in a niche equipped for storage under the stairs of the first floor (next to the apartment).
Let’s make a reservation that in the indicated places it is only convenient to store the tool, but using it if there is no space will be much more difficult. For any workshop you need at least 2.5 - 5 sq.m of separate premises. For these purposes, it is most advisable to use a loggia, but, again, neighbors will complain about the noise of the instrument. If this is a temporary matter and you don’t have to work for long, then you can refer to the repairs, but you will have to simultaneously look for a separate room. For example, if you have friends who have an empty garage next to their house, negotiate an inexpensive rental or for minor repair services.
Attention: If several good machines and expensive power tools are stored in the garage, then it is worth insuring it along with all the equipment. Especially if there is a possibility of fire, flooding, theft and other causes of disappearance and damage to home workshop equipment and stored property! Lightweight, portable power tools that are used periodically are best stored at home - in the pantry or on the mezzanine.
If you are going to earn extra money by renting workshop equipment, strict accounting is important. A special accounting journal must be kept for the instrument issued for rent, which clearly indicates the date and time of issue, the amount of deposit and rental, deadline return, the client’s name (passport details and registration are possible) - so as not to have to search for your property.
How to organize space in the workshop
When choosing a place for a workshop, it is important to take into account the minimum area, without which it is impossible to fully work. The workshop space, ideally, should have several functional areas:
- place for machines near the outlet;
- rack or shelves for accessories and small tool;
- a corner where cleaning tools and a container (box or bucket) for production waste are stored;
- various attachments for the home workshop;
- hanger and shelf for workwear;
- free area for storing finished products;
- wall cabinets for small parts and devices;
- a place to store raw materials and materials for work.
In the center of the workshop and work surface equipment, it is necessary to have enough space for the free movement of the master and his assistant if help is needed. The area occupied by a machine or workbench is multiplied by 2 - this is the coefficient of the minimum working area. Plus, you need space for free movement, changing working equipment and small tools - this is at least 2-3 sq.m.
Heating and lighting of the workshop
When setting up a home workshop with your own hands in an unheated room, it is important to think about heating in winter time if there is work all year round. Heating appliances will be needed to maintain comfortable working conditions. This is also important in order to periodically warm your hands, especially when working with metal, even if you have work gloves. Heating of the room will be needed when the workshop is located:
- in an unheated garage;
- in the attic;
- in the basement of a private or multi-storey building;
- on a glazed loggia;
- in an attic or attic.
Attention: A room without insulation and proper ventilation, which is heated periodically, is high humidity, the formation of condensation and the creation of conditions for the development of fungi and mold. Dry and fairly warm air is favorable for storing power tools and metal products. The instrument gradually deteriorates due to dampness, electrical sockets wiring.
The simplest heating method is to use an electric heater or oil radiator. It is much more efficient to use a fan heater, since it has a directional flow warm air. A convector or infrared heater. But all these devices use a lot of electricity, and it takes time to create the desired microclimate. In an insulated room or with central heating The working microclimate is stably maintained.
High-quality lighting is not just comfortable conditions for working and making homemade devices for the home workshop. This is also an important safety requirement - with poor visibility or insufficient lighting in the work shop, the likelihood of domestic injuries increases. Troubles from using power tools in low light occur approximately 40% more often than when comfortable conditions or with additional illumination of the working plane. The best option- additionally equip the place near the machine or workbench with a lighting device.
Tip: If you have to work all day in a closed garage or basement without natural light, it is important to provide interior lighting with the right spectrum that is beneficial for vision. Doctors say that combined artificial light is most suitable for the eyes - universal neon (fluorescent) LBU lamps in combination with ordinary incandescent lamps. Only the flickering light of energy-saving lamps and neon lamps not suitable for constant lighting of the workplace.
When illuminated working area It is important to provide diffused light so that there is no sharp shadow, distorted proportions and sizes. It is important to think over the total power of electricity consumed so that the machine, heater and lighting fixtures due to overload. It is better to install several sockets to distribute the load.
If connecting electricity to your home workshop is only in your plans, then it is important to consult with a specialist so that there are no such problems when fully loaded working equipment. To illuminate an ordinary garage, one incandescent light bulb from a manually laid cable is enough, but for a home workshop, the load on it will increase significantly.
Important rules for setting up a home workshop:
1. Each machine and power tool must have its own designated place and free access to the working plane from 2-3 sides.
2. There should be twice as much free space as the space occupied by the equipment.
3. Expensive power tools not used in this moment, it is better to keep it in a separate closet, especially if numerous customers and visitors look into the workshop.
4. The floors in the room must be level and hard for the stability of the equipment.
5. It is important to follow all measures fire safety, ground the machines and equipment, install a powder fire extinguisher.
6. The room must have ventilation and low humidity.
7. It is advisable to have sufficient sound insulation in the workshop.
8. Daily cleaning of the work area is important for health; it is better to use a powerful vacuum cleaner to remove dust and small debris; be sure to have a rag on hand to remove oily contaminants.
9. It is advisable to separate waste containers - for wood scraps and metal waste, and also separately for other waste.
10. It is advisable to have a small supply of drinking water in the workshop in a closed container in a visible place.
11. Paints, varnishes, stains, solvents and other technical liquids should be stored separately. They need to be removed as far as possible from heating sources, places of possible wiring short circuit and open flame.
12. It is important to remove all waste in a timely manner - throw away used containers containing flammable liquids and technical lubricants, hand over scrap metal and throw away unnecessary containers.
13. There should be a bucket of dry sand in the workshop - it will be needed to extinguish the fire of a machine or power tool. For the same purposes, you can use a tarpaulin, a thick blanket or an old outerwear- to block the access of oxygen to the flame.
14. Upon completion of work, the machine and workbench must be cleaned, since accumulating sawdust and technical oils contribute to the spread of fire.
15. In any workshop, there must be a complete first aid kit in a visible place (bandaging materials, tourniquet, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, brilliant green, painkillers, plaster and medical glue for small cuts).
Remember: Cluttering your home workshop is a potential threat to life, it can cause fire and suffocation! When using chemical components, use a respirator and safety glasses!
Necessary home workshop equipment
If you have a home workshop, DIY equipment can also be added to what you already have. The base is a work table, workbench or other convenient plane where you can attach the necessary devices.
1. Workbench - it can be metalworking or carpentry, it is twice as long, and you can make it yourself - video.
2. A woodworking machine is the basis of a carpentry workshop. Sometimes they are made by hand, but it is easier to purchase a ready-made one inexpensively if it will be used often. For occasional work, it is wise to contact a carpentry shop for product blanks. A lathe is often used.
3. Vices and clamps are the main devices for holding the materials being processed.
4. Required set of hand tools for woodworking:
- set of chisels;
- plane;
- hand drill with drill bits included;
- feathers for making large diameter holes;
- hacksaws;
- square and tape measure;
- hammer and mallet;
- pliers, pliers, etc.
5. The most common power tool:
- drill-driver;
- angle grinder (grinder);
- jigsaw;
- circular saw;
- manual electric router, etc.
6. To work with metal you need:
- hacksaw;
- chisel;
- a set of needle files and files;
- anvil;
- metal scissors;
- a set of taps and dies for the main types of threads plus metal drills.
Nails should be sorted in a separate box different sizes, screws, self-tapping screws and other fastening materials.
Today, multifunctional universal power tools with removable attachments are quite in demand, which successfully replaces several units of power tools for different purposes. U home handyman You should also always have a stocked portable tool box at hand.
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. Shelf that can be laid out necessary tool. Thanks to a large number holes using a clamp, you can conveniently and quickly fix the workpieces being processed. 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. 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? Great option- 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 delicious 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. Used as rollers plastic bottles. 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 to improve the efficiency of work of craftsmen and amateurs working 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 to the public discussion an idea that was ingenious in its simplicity and radically profitable for those who used to chisel walls with a hammer drill, realize their inclinations as a woodpecker and a brilliant builder-grinder, and now can make themselves rich for free, working in silence 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.
Often, professionals in their field go to various lengths to achieve the desired result. For example, artists can process their works with some means, the direct purpose of which is not to process paintings. There is another example from this area: experienced artists rarely use sharpeners. Instead, they use craft knives and sharpen pencils by hand to achieve the desired sharpness of the lead. Perhaps it is the ability to adapt other things for work or create more convenient ones that distinguishes a master of his craft from a beginner, and this applies not only to creative people.
This article discusses several instructions for making various homemade devices that can make the life of carpenters and other people with similar professions easier.
Handle holder for hacksaw
In the practice of workers, there are often cases when it is necessary to cut down something located V hard to reach place . In such cases, beginners wrap the hacksaw blade with some kind of rag so as not to get hurt, and begin to saw. This is extremely inconvenient, so it is better to make a special handle. Of course, its creation will take some time, but the result is worth it. To create a holder you need to do the following:
Spray from a syringe
Once the carpenter has finished cutting out a shape, the next step is to paint his creation. A syringe spray will help in this matter. This tool is a cheap analogue of special pistols. Manufacturing instructions:
There are no difficulties when working with this device. A syringe filled with paint is placed in the needle body, after which you can safely paint all the necessary parts.
Additional arm for electronic board
Very often situations arise when it is extremely difficult without outside help. For example, when both hands are busy with installation, but you also need to hold some kind of tool. To solve this problem, you can make an additional “arm” yourself.
You will need the following things: alligator clips, small plywood, single-core copper wire, the diameter of which varies from two to three millimeters. Manufacturing stages:
Tool for cutting plastic bottles
The list of homemade tools and devices will be supplemented by a device called “Bottle Cutter”, or “Bottle Cutter”.
Plastic tapes have many purposes, however, it is not always possible to purchase them somewhere. Fortunately, using these instructions, you can make a device that allows you to create such ribbons from unwanted bottles at home. For this you will need following materials: a utility knife that you don’t use, an aluminum tube, two M4 screws, having a diameter of six millimeters Part aluminum corner. Creation stages:
Instructions for creating various useful homemade products and devices with your own hands were described above. You can save a lot of money with them, without buying expensive analogues, and also save your time, since you don’t have to go around the whole city in search of any rare devices.
“You can never have too many tools” - everyone who has been involved in construction or making something has heard this phrase. The right tool is invaluable when you need to saw something off, weld it, or connect parts. The section on FORUMHOUSE about homemade machines and devices, which is called that, is constantly updated with new products that simplify and optimize the work of a builder or a “jack of all trades.”
We have already told you, and... Let's continue the topic we started. Today we will talk about homemade turning, plumbing and even gardening tools and devices for construction.
Grinder cutting machine
Workshop machines are always in demand, but angle grinders Grinder), popularly “grinder”, one of the favorites in the arsenal of any home craftsman. But the instrument requires a very careful attitude, because any neglect may result in serious injury. Therefore, when cutting large volumes of metal (when making a fence or cutting reinforcement), many people prefer to work with a metal cutting machine.
You can buy a stand for an angle grinder online, but to save money, cutting machine you can make it yourself, from an “unnecessary” or “superfluous” “grinder” on the farm, which almost every owner has country house. As we'll see, it's good for more than just sharpening garden equipment!
Ivici FORUMHOUSE user,
Moscow.
I have an angle grinder weighing 5.5 kg. One day I thought about how to make it easier to use. After all, working with it, moving all the time, is inconvenient - your hands get tired quickly. I decided to make a convenient cutting machine from what I had.
Looking ahead, let's say that the machine (more precisely, its second modification) was a success: it cuts smoothly and without distortions.
Ivici I made it like this - I took a piece of channel No. 6.5 (65 mm wide and 36 mm high). This is the basis of the machine.
A steel strip of 50x5 mm was also required. With its help the angle grinder is secured. A 4x2 cm profile and a three-millimeter piece of steel were also required. A figure eight bolt serves as a turning axis.
In the first version of the machine, a powerful door hinge. But, due to welding, under the influence high temperature, all the lubricant in the loop has burned out, and a backlash has appeared in the assembly.
According to the user, the hardest part was precisely marking and drilling the three 14mm diameter holes to bolt the angle grinder to the threaded holes for the side handle.
To do this, I had to use a stepped (conical) metal drill.
I also had to work with a round file. A small bore of the holes, due to the play, allows you to move the grinder a little during the assembly process and install it accurately. After all the details are ready, the user grabbed the “piece of iron” that fastens the grinder by welding, assembled the entire structure in draft, verified all the corners and, making sure that everything was mounted as it should, finally scalded the entire structure.
Ivici
The machine is attached to the support table (a piece of slate 1 cm thick) with six self-tapping screws. You can dispense with the return spring, just tighten the axle bolt more tightly. There are no backlashes or distortions when cutting the workpiece. You can also cut at an angle of 45 degrees.
Another homemade machine from an angle grinder was suggested by a portal user with the nickname Bistok.
As usual, at first we start a small construction or alteration, then we understand that we need new Building tools and devices, and then the search for the most optimal solution begins. Well, don't buy it!
Bistok User FORUMHOUSE
I decided to make the stairs out of metal. To avoid marriage, backlash, discrepancies, when cutting metal parts, maximum accuracy is required. Therefore, I decided, using an angle grinder as a basis, to make a sawing machine.
Everything that is usually lying around in the home workshop (and it’s a pity to throw it away) of a zealous owner went into action in anticipation of his finest hour. As a stand for a cutting machine Bistok I used an overlock table.
The swivel unit is made from the hub from the “nine”, because it has a bearing.
As in the above version, the most difficult thing was to "catch" the right angle between the cutting disc and the stop angle. After all, the accuracy of sawing metal depends on this unit.
The end result is clearly demonstrated by the photo below.
To turn on the grinder Bistok I made additional wiring - I brought out a regular switch and socket, and an extension cord comes from this switch.
You can buy a homemade machine from a craftsman you know, but it’s much better to upgrade to a creator of devices of this level!
Bistok
I got a portable machine. I welded a corner to the handle to get 3 support points for the angle grinder. The fastening with two bolts was adjusted to the location. I work only in safety glasses. I am very pleased with the result of the work done. I didn’t buy anything extra to make the machine. The cut is exactly 90°.
Budget drilling machines
In addition to cutting machines, various devices for drilling holes in metal are popular. Starting from stationary drilling machines and ending with devices in which regular drill, as a “driller” of FORUMHOUSE user with the nickname g8o8r8.
g8o8r8 FORUMHOUSE Member
While drilling many similar holes in thick metal, in order to relieve my hands, I made a simple device based on a clamp welded to a metal support and a pair of clamps to firmly fix the drill. Now drilling a corner or channel has become much easier.
According to the user, it takes no more than 30 seconds to drill 1 hole with a diameter of 4-5 mm. Having decided to repeat such a design, it should be remembered that the load on the drill increases significantly due to the increase in the amount of work. g8o8r8 I've already rebuilt my drill twice.
Also, the user, based on an electric motor, made a small machine - a “vertical machine” for drilling holes with a diameter of up to 4 mm in printed circuit boards.
g8o8r8
The long spindle compensates for the inaccuracy of the bearing race groove. For amateur use, this machine is quite suitable. Drilling accuracy remains at an acceptable level.
In case of absence welding machine You can assemble the device you need on the farm using bolted connections.
Hand trowel for concrete
No less than home-made machines for the home workshop, fixtures for construction and repair are important. And we can easily make many construction devices with our own hands.
Anyone who has ever dealt with concrete work knows how difficult it is to smooth a freshly laid mixture to perfect condition. If on small areas you can get by with the rule, then when filling the site in front of the house or parking for a car, ordinary tool not enough. A concrete trowel comes to the rescue, which, due to its long handle (from 3 to 12 m), allows you to smooth concrete over a larger area without stepping on the surface being leveled.
The principle of operation of such a device, somewhat reminiscent of a mop, is simple. There is a working profile (also called a “wing”), attached to a long handle. When moving away from you at the ironer, due to the gearbox, the edge opposite to the user rises. That is, due to the angle of inclination of the “wing”, the trowel glides along the concrete and does not collect it in front of itself. When moving towards you, on the contrary, the side facing the worker is lifted up, and the trowel smoothes the concrete again.
ronik55 FORUMHOUSE Member
I know from personal experience how difficult it is to smooth concrete perfectly. I didn’t want to go and buy it for 10 thousand rubles. As a result, my father made a cheap device for smoothing concrete, practically from garbage - all sorts of unnecessary things.
The following photos clearly demonstrate how this ironer works. Let's take it metallic profile(dimensions depend on the area being smoothed), we weld transverse stiffeners to it, on which, in turn, hinge joints made of pipes are fixed.
Most main element, due to which the angle of elevation of the “wing” changes, this is a rotating gearbox with a chain.
When the handle was rotated, the chain was wound around the pipe, and one edge of the smoother was raised.
Having carried the stroker to the end point, we rotate the handle in reverse side. The chain is wound again, and the edge of the smoother is raised, facing the user.
We pull the ironing iron towards ourselves and repeat all the steps until we finish the job.
ronik55
Due to the “pipe-in-pipe” connection and fixation with a cotter pin, you can increase the length of the handle at your discretion. This design is easy to assemble yourself.
See how to make it yourself (follow the link and you will find a drawing).
Garden sprayer and clamp
It all started with Metamorph it was necessary to treat the area against ticks, and the old manual sprayer had given up its life. There was an urgent need to buy a new device or find a replacement for it. While preparing for processing and thinking about what could be done, a user of our portal came across an unnecessary fire extinguisher lying around the household.
Next, we proceed as follows - carefully unscrew the fire extinguisher, pour out the remaining powder and rinse the cylinder with water. Instead of a bell, we screw in an adapter into which, depending on the need, you can screw in a nipple (for pumping air) or a nozzle (for spraying the mixture).
Metamorf FORUMHOUSE Member
Using a homemade sprayer is very simple: fill the fire extinguisher halfway with a special spray liquid, then pump it with air, screw on the sprayer and go poison the ticks.
DIY carpentry tools
QWEsad FORUMHOUSE Member
One day I needed to glue together a lot of wooden panels. I didn't have any clamps. Therefore, I decided to quickly assemble a clamp from wooden blocks with a cross-section of 5x5 cm and metal plates with welded nuts in “tens”.
In total, the user made 3 of these wedges; this was enough to glue a wooden board measuring 1.5x1.7 m and 18 mm thick. To prevent the bars from sticking to the workpiece, under those places where there is a seam and glue may protrude, you can put a newspaper or shoot polyethylene with a stapler.
In order not to spoil the workpiece, you need to place a gasket under the plate into which the screw rests. The gluing width is adjusted by moving the stop bar.
