When carrying out repair, construction or plumbing work, it often becomes necessary to use certain tools. But what if there are none at hand, and there is no opportunity to purchase them? In this case, you can make homemade tools and fixtures. Usually they are mounted from materials accessible to all.
Some items are easily modified, improved, resulting in products best quality. So, worn out and unnecessary things acquire new characteristics with an extended service life.
Methods for transforming individual items
- A small diameter drill is easily made from a bicycle spoke.
- Pipes of different calibers, tightly connected to each other, are easily transformed into devices for drilling side grooves. Their rods acquire different cross-sectional indicators. External thickness steel pipe equates to 0.5 mm, the internal bases are made of iron plates.
- In the manufacture of the cutter, knives from electric razors are used. They are fixed in the drill chuck in the same way as the rollers from the lighter are placed.
- The anvil is made from the remnants of old rails using an autogen. With it, the device takes on the appearance of an iron.
- Waste vial left after gasoline lighters, easily modified into a butter dish. Old rod from ballpoint pen with a cut off writing part 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.
- Needle files and files are made from cans for refilling the siphon. Such devices are attached to this container, tightly wrapping around the neck.
- An empty tube after using toothpaste can be converted into convenient fixture for storing lubricant. The bottom of the old container is unstuck, washed and dried thoroughly. After that, the cap is unscrewed and the tube is filled with contents. Then the bottom is rolled, 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 laundered: after work, it is easily turned inside out, 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 fixture is placed.
- You can make a convenient dust collector by taking it from a regular vacuum cleaner. A mesh filter is inserted into it, which allows you to protect it from damage. When using a magnet tiny particles will not be inside, but will be all on the brush. Thus, fallen nuts, washers, screws will not be lost.
- A serviceable motor of an out-of-use fan or mixer can be used to make an important tool in the household. An emery disc with a cross section of 4-6 cm or a circle of wood is taken, on which a regular one is put on. sandpaper. Also, the surface can be covered with felt, this fabric will allow you to grind small-sized parts, polish the cutting edge.
- A level is easily made from an unusable plastic bottle. Water is poured into it, the lid is tightly closed. After calibrating on a horizontal surface, the position of the water bubble is applied with a marker.
Almost every master has a homemade tool. A well-made mechanism affects the result of the work carried out. So, in metal products with a cutting part, the sharpness of the blade becomes an important feature. It is important for saws, axes, chisels. In the process of work, their edges quickly lose their previous indicators, so such products have to be sharpened periodically.
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The sharpening process will be noticeably facilitated if you use homemade devices for this. They help to improve the quality of the actions taken. An important part of such a device is a clamp, which consists of clamping and support bars. These elements must be the same size.
For this you need to take:
- wood trimmings;
- screws, nails.
Such devices are made from wood of any solid grades. Multilayer plywood is taken as an analogue. In the prepared parts, not far from the end part, cuts are made. The grooves should be the same - 50 × 9 mm. The support rail is connected to the base with 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. The device is fixed with clamps on the table top using these elements. To provide the mechanism with an inclination convenient for sharpening knives, you need to put a bar at the junction of the clamp and the base. It can be fixed with screws or nails.
One of the closely spaced faces of the bar is cut off, it is given the desired angle. To sharpen a hacksaw, you need to lay it in the space between the support and the slats with the teeth up and clamp it with bolts. The blade should be set in such a way that the saw tip protrudes 20 mm above the clamping part.
So, the main work on the manufacture of a sharpening tool has been completed. Could do some work to improve it appearance after that it is ready for use.
All carpentry and improvised tools used by a masterful owner in everyday life should be neatly stored in one place. For these purposes, you need a well-equipped home workshop, where each thing has a strictly designated place, all fixtures and tools are laid out on their 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 equip this space.
Where to equip a home workshop
A corner for a tool 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 vise, an electric planer, a grinder and other equipment. With a small amount of hand tool 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 in a small apartment typical 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 machines and tools.
A tool working in a home workshop, being right in the apartment, will interfere with both its family and neighbors living behind the wall, unless it is used 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 likelihood of a short circuit or sparks during machine operation sometimes creates a fire hazardous situation in the apartment. That is why the workshop with equipment is taken out to a non-residential premises.
1. If woodworking equipment is used frequently and makes a profit, and it becomes so much that it is no longer possible to place it at home, then you will have to find a separate place for this. This is especially true for machine tools and other equipment that requires enough space to work. It could be:
- unused summer cuisine or a veranda in a private house;
- a small own or rented garage with electricity;
- attic or basement of the house;
- empty room in ground floor high-rise buildings;
- a dedicated extension to the house;
- one of the rooms of a large private house with a separate entrance;
- solid outbuilding - home workshop: video.
2. In the absence of an alternative, in the form of a farm building or a garage, a small amount household power tool can be marked at home. Home workshop in the apartment can be located:
- on a specially equipped glazed 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 racks);
- in a spacious hallway (allocate one built-in cabinet for tool storage);
- in the kitchen (pencil case or cabinet only for the master, lockers in the soft kitchen corner);
- in the corridor in built-in wardrobes and on the mezzanine (not very convenient, but effective);
- in a niche, capitally 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 convenient only to store the tool, but it will be much more difficult to use it if there is no space. For any workshop, at least 2.5 - 5 sq.m of a separate room is necessary. 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 do not have to work for a long time, then you can refer to 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 at their disposal, agree on an inexpensive lease or for minor repairs.
Attention: If several good machines and expensive power tools are stored in the garage, then it should be insured along with all equipment. Especially if there is a possibility of fire, flooding, theft and other reasons for the disappearance and damage of home workshop equipment and stored property! A light portable power tool that is used periodically is 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 ledger must be kept under the leased instrument, which clearly indicates the date and time of issue, the amount of the deposit and rent, deadline return, the name of the client (passport data and registration are possible) - so as not 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:
- a place for machines near the outlet;
- shelving or shelves for fittings and small tool;
- a corner where a cleaning tool, a container (box or bucket) for production waste is stored;
- various attachments for the home workshop;
- hanger and shelf for overalls;
- free area for storage of finished products;
- wall cabinets for small parts and fixtures;
- a place to store raw materials and materials for work.
In the center of the workshop and working surface equipment, you must have enough space for the free movement of the master and his assistant, if help is needed. The area occupied by the machine or workbench is multiplied by 2 - this is the coefficient of the minimum working area. Plus, you need a place for free movement, change of working equipment and small tools - this is still at least 2-3 sq.m.
Workshop heating and lighting
When arranging a home workshop with your own hands in an unheated room, it is important to consider heating in winter time if there is a job 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. Room heating 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 the glazed loggia;
- in an attic or loft.
Attention: A room without insulation and proper ventilation, which is heated periodically, is high humidity, the formation of condensate and the creation of conditions for the development of fungi and mold. Dry and sufficiently warm air is favorable for storing power tools and metal products. From dampness, the instrument gradually deteriorates, electrical sockets wiring.
The easiest way to heat is to use an electric heater or oil radiator. It is much more efficient to use a fan heater, since it has a directed flow warm air. A convector is also suitable infrared heater. But all these devices use a lot of electricity, and it takes time to create the right microclimate. In an insulated room or central heating the working microclimate is stably maintained.
High-quality lighting is not just comfortable conditions for working and making home-made fixtures for a home workshop. This is another important safety requirement - with poor visibility or insufficient lighting in the workshop, the likelihood of domestic injuries increases. Troubles from using a power tool in low light occur about 40% more often than when comfortable conditions or with additional illumination of the working plane. The best option- additionally equip a place at 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 good for your eyesight. Doctors say that combined artificial light is most suitable for the eyes - universal neon (fluorescent) LBU lamps in combination with conventional incandescent lamps. Only the flickering light of energy-saving lamps and neon lamps not suitable for permanent 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 also important to think over the total power of the consumed electricity so that there is no spontaneous shutdown of the machine, heater and lighting fixtures due to overload. It is better to install several sockets - to distribute the load.
If connecting electricity to a home workshop is only in the 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 bulb from a manually thrown cable is enough, and for a home workshop, the load on it will increase significantly.
Important rules for arranging a home workshop:
1. Each machine tool and power tool must have its own designated place and free access to the working plane from 2-3 sides.
2. Free space should be twice as much as the space occupied by the equipment.
3. Expensive power tool not used in this moment, it is better to keep in a separate closet, especially if numerous customers and visitors drop 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 comply with all measures fire safety, make grounding of machines and equipment, install a powder fire extinguisher.
6. The room must have ventilation and a low level of humidity.
7. It is desirable to have sufficient soundproofing in the workshop.
8. Daily cleaning of the workplace is important for health, it is better to use a powerful vacuum cleaner to remove dust and small debris, and a rag must be at hand to remove oily contaminants.
9. It is advisable to separate garbage containers - for wood trimmings and metal waste, as well as separately for other garbage.
10. It is advisable to have a small supply of drinking water in a closed container in a conspicuous place in the workshop.
11. Paints, varnishes, stains, solvents and other technical liquids should be stored separately. They must 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 time - throw away used containers from flammable liquids and technical lubricants, hand over scrap metal and throw away unnecessary containers.
13. A bucket of dry sand should be in the workshop - it will be needed to extinguish the ignition 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 the workbench must be cleaned, since the accumulated sawdust and technical oils contribute to the spread of fire.
15. In any workshop, in a conspicuous place, there must be a complete first-aid kit (dressings, tourniquet, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, brilliant green, anesthetic, plaster and medical glue for small cuts).
Remember: Cluttering your home workshop is a potential life hazard and can cause fire and suffocation! When using chemical components, use a respirator and goggles!
Necessary accessories for a home workshop
If you have a home workshop, do-it-yourself equipment can also be added to what you already have. The base is a desktop, workbench or other convenient plane where you can fix the necessary fixtures.
1. Workbench - there is a locksmith and 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's easier to buy ready-made inexpensively if it will be used often. For episodic work, it is reasonable to contact the carpentry shop for blanks. Often a lathe is also used.
3. Vices and clamps are the main devices for holding the processed materials.
4. Necessary set of hand tools for woodworking:
- a set of chisels;
- plane;
- hand drill with drills in the set;
- feathers for large diameter holes;
- hacksaws;
- square and tape measure;
- hammer and mallet;
- pincers, pliers, etc.
5. The most common power tool:
- drill driver;
- angle grinder (grinder);
- jigsaw;
- circular electric saw;
- manual electric milling cutter, etc.
6. To work with metal, you need:
- hacksaw;
- chisel;
- a set of files and files;
- anvil;
- metal scissors;
- a set of taps and dies of the main types of thread plus drills for metal.
Nails should be sorted in a separate box different sizes, screws, self-tapping screws and other fixing material.
Today, a multifunctional universal power tool with removable nozzles is quite in demand, which successfully replaces several units of power tools of different directions. At home master also, a complete portable tool box should always be at hand.
The master is not distinguished by the greed that some masters suffer from, who do not want to share their findings 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 gadget with which you will always be on top and can even improve your standard of living. Why, you can put on stream the production of such an instrument and sell it to everyone. Maybe this is too loud, but you should think about automating and mechanizing all the routine work at home.
8 accessories for craftsmen.
You probably haven't seen many of them. Cool tools create DIYs. These devices will help you work more comfortably in the workshop. The video was filmed on the channel “Hands from Shoulders”.
Folding table for the master
1. Let's start with folding table, which will be a great helper in a small workshop. It will help to save even a small area. The table has a compartment for small things. Shelf that can be laid out essential tool. Thanks to a large number holes with 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 inserted into the guide bolts, we get additional emphasis. Having a set of clamps and such a table, you can comfortably perform a variety of jobs.
Folding stand homemade
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 the Samodelkins, 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 the absolute free of charge and ease of 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.
Handicraft apple press
4. If the harvest is large, then the question arises, where to put it? Great option- Apple juice. For purchased juicers, apples need to be cut and peeled, which is inconvenient. The grater below will handle whole apples. Dali only remains to squeeze the resulting mass under pressure. The result is a 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. Having loaded into it everything you need at the moment, we get the entire tool in one place at your fingertips.
What can be done from an electric planer with your own hands
6. Another interesting thickness gauge design is based on an electric planer. With the help of guides, it moves in 2 planes. The movement takes place with the help of an elevator. There are rulers on each side of the fixture for fine adjustment.
Grinding tool
7. Having a jigsaw, you can get a cool grinder. 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 seated on bearings. Adjustment of the tape on the rollers occurs with the help of lambs. The tension is adjustable with a bolt. The structure is set in motion with a drill. You can slightly improve the design by Samodelkin by replacing plastic bottles with polypropylene tubes.
Homemade self-taught shook the network with his video
The self-taught inventor conquered the network community of masters with his video, in which he presented a fundamentally new utility model to improve the efficiency of the work of craftsmen and those who like to work in the garage. The best part is that it doesn't require buying an idea. And moreover, all this can be done by yourself and even a novice master can handle it. All this is for the benefit of every resident of the cities in which the masters settled, because with such high level mastery, now you don’t want to hammer walls at home on weekends or rattle some kind of ultra-decibel grinder for an incomprehensible purpose. With such a device, you can safely make your own separate workshop and live the rich life of a Russian artisan.
DIY tool stirs up the web
This video stirred up the community of lovers of inventions in the global network. The master thought about this idea for years and finally brought to the public discussion a brilliant idea in terms of simplicity and a radically beneficial idea for those who used to hammer walls with a perforator, realize their inclinations of a woodpecker and a brilliant builder-grinder, and now can make themselves rich for free, working in silence workshop in the garage or even in a detached building.
And at the same time, you don’t have to spend money and take out the money saved for beer from the stash. All this is free - the master loves to show the whole world the useful things that he comes up with.
Often, professionals in their field go to various tricks to achieve the desired result. For example, artists may process their work in some medium, 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 utility knives and sharpen their pencils by hand to get the right sharpness. Perhaps it is the ability to adapt other things to work or create more convenient ones that distinguishes the master of his craft from the beginner, and this applies not only to creative people.
This article discusses several instructions for making various home-made devices that can make life easier for carpenters and other people similar in profession.
Hacksaw handle
In the practice of workers, there are often cases when it is necessary to cut down something that is V hard to reach place . Beginners in such cases 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, do the following:
Syringe sprayer
When the carpenter finishes cutting out any shape, the next step is to paint his creation. In this case, a spray from a syringe will help. This tool is a cheap analogue of special pistols. Manufacturing instructions:
When working with this device, there are no difficulties. A syringe filled with paint is placed in the needle body, after which you can safely paint all the necessary details.
Additional arm for electronic board
Very often there are situations when it is extremely difficult without outside help. For example, when both hands are busy editing, but you also need to hold some kind of tool. To solve this problem, you can make an additional "hand" yourself.
You will need the following things: crocodile clips, small plywood, single-core copper wire, the diameter of which varies from two to three millimeters. Manufacturing steps:
Plastic bottle cutting tool
The list of homemade tools and accessories will be replenished with a device called the Bottle Cutter, or the Bottle Cutter.
Plastic tapes have many purposes, however, they are not always available somewhere. Fortunately, with the help of this instruction, you can make a device that allows you to create such tapes from waste bottles at home. For this you will need the following materials: a utility knife that you do not use, an aluminum tube, two M4 screws, having a diameter of six millimeters Part aluminum corner. Stages of creation:
Above were described instructions for creating various useful homemade products and do-it-yourself devices. You can save a lot of money with them, without buying expensive analogues, and also save your time, since you do not have to go around the whole city in search of any rare devices.
“There are never too many tools” - everyone who was engaged in construction or made something heard this phrase. The right tool is invaluable when you need to cut, weld, or join parts. The section on FORUMHOUSE about home-made machines and fixtures, which is called so, is constantly updated with new products that simplify and optimize the work of a builder or a “jack of all trades”.
We have already said, and. We continue the topic. Today we will talk about home-made turning, locksmith and even garden tools and fixtures for construction.
Cutting machine from grinder
Workshop machines are always in demand, but angle grinders (angle Grinder), popularly "Bulgarian", one of the favorites in the arsenal of any home master. But the tool requires a very attentive attitude, because. any neglect can result in serious injury. Therefore, with large volumes of metal sawing (when making a fence or cutting reinforcement), many people prefer to work with a cutting machine for metal.
You can buy a frame for angle grinders online, but to save money, cutting machine you can do it yourself, from the “unnecessary” or “extra” “grinder” in the household, which almost every owner has country house. As we will see, it is not only suitable for sharpening garden equipment!
Ivici FORUMHOUSE User,
Moscow.
I have an angle grinder, weighing 5.5 kg. Once I thought about how to simplify its use. After all, working with her, moving all the time, is inconvenient - hands get tired quickly. I decided to make a convenient cutting machine from what I have.
Looking ahead, let's say that the machine (more precisely, its second modification) was a success: it saws 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 base of the machine.
It also required a steel strip 50x5 mm. With the help of it, the grinder is fixed. It also required a 4x2 cm profile and a 3 mm piece of steel. The "figure eight" bolt serves as a rotary axis.
In the first version of the machine, a powerful door hinge. But, due to welding, under the action high temperature, all the grease burned out in the loop, and play 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) drill for metal.
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 refuse the return spring, just tighten the axle bolt tighter. When cutting the workpiece, there are no backlashes, distortions. You can also cut at an angle of 45 degrees.
Another home-made machine from angle grinders was offered by a portal user with a nickname Bistok.
As usual, at first we start a small construction or alteration, then we understand that we need new Building tools and fixtures, and then the search for the most optimal solution begins. Well don't buy it!
Bistok FORUMHOUSE user
I decided to make a ladder out of metal. To avoid marriage, backlash, discrepancies, when cutting metal parts, maximum accuracy is required. Therefore, I decided, taking the 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 bed for a cutting machine Bistok I used an overlock table.
The swivel assembly is made from a 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 node.
The end result clearly dismantles the photo below.
To turn on the grinder Bistok I made additional wiring - I brought out a regular switch and a socket, and an extension plug comes from this switch.
You can buy a home-made machine from a familiar craftsman, but it’s much more correct to upgrade to the creator of devices of this level!
Bistok
I have a portable machine. I welded a corner to the handle to get 3 angle grinder support points. Fastening on two bolts customized in place. I work only in goggles. I am very pleased with the result of the work done. For the manufacture of the machine did not buy anything extra. The cut goes exactly at 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 fixtures in which conventional drill, as a "drill" of the FORUMHOUSE user with the nickname g8o8r8.
g8o8r8 Member FORUMHOUSE
While drilling many holes of the same type 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 for rigidly fixing 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 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 cage groove. For amateur use, such a 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 on 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 building fixtures 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, conventional tool not enough. A concrete trowel comes to the rescue, which, due to the 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 (it is also called a "wing"), fixed on a long handle. When moving away from the trowel, due to the gearbox, the edge opposite from the user rises. That is, due to the angle of inclination of the “wing”, the trowel slides over the concrete, and does not collect it in front of it. When moving towards you, on the contrary, the side facing the worker lifts up, and the smoother again smoothes the concrete.
ronik55 Member of FORUMHOUSE
I know from experience how difficult it is to smooth concrete perfectly. I did not want to go and buy for 10 thousand rubles. In the end, my father made a cheap concrete smoothing device, practically from garbage - all unnecessary things.
The following photos clearly demonstrate how such a smoothing iron is arranged. We take metallic profile(dimensions depend on the smoothed area), 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 trowel was lifted.
Having carried the trowel to the end point, we rotate the handle in reverse side. The chain is wound again and the end of the trowel facing the user is raised.
We pull the ironing board 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 do it yourself (you will also find a drawing at the link).
Garden sprayer and wyma
It all started with Metamorph it was necessary to treat the area from ticks, and the old hand sprayer died a long time. It was necessary to urgently buy a new device or find a replacement for it. Preparing for processing and thinking about what can be done, the user of our portal stumbled upon an unnecessary fire extinguisher lying around on the farm.
Next, we act like this - carefully unwind the fire extinguisher, pour out the remnants of the powder and rinse the container with water. Instead of a socket, we screw in an adapter into which, depending on the need, you can screw a nipple (for pumping air) or a nozzle (for spraying the mixture).
Metamorf Member FORUMHOUSE
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 to poison the ticks.
DIY carpentry tool
QWEsad Member of FORUMHOUSE
Once I needed to glue a lot of wooden shields. I didn't have clamps. Therefore, I decided to hastily assemble a wyma from wooden bars with a section of 5x5 cm and metal plates with dozens of nuts welded on.
In total, the user made 3 such clamps, which was enough for gluing a wooden shield 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 can protrude, you can put a newspaper or shoot polyethylene with a stapler.
In order not to spoil the workpiece, a gasket must be placed under the plate against which the screw rests. The gluing width is adjusted by moving the stop bar.
