Metal crafts. Page 12

Rotors from broken electric motors can be used as rollers in the manufacture of pipe benders. Their use in this capacity will significantly simplify the assembly of the machine.

If the chimney from the stove indoors is a metal pipe, then most of the heat simply goes into the atmosphere. To delay it, you can install a radiator on the chimney. It will increase the heat transfer of the stove, thereby saving wood or coal.

When working in a workshop, you often need to squeeze something so tightly that a regular vice is not enough for it. In this case, you should think about assembling a press vice. If you have an extra hydraulic jack, it will cost little at all,

If your workshop equipment is limited to just a drill and other basic power tools, you can collect a lot of accessories that will allow you to do much more with it than just drill. Let's look at how to make 5

An ordinary screw jack can be equipped with an electric drive, and it can lift the car with the press of a button. With such equipment, car maintenance will be faster and easier.

You can put a homemade lock on the gate that will latch when it is closed. This is a fairly simple device that can be made in a couple of hours, and it will last almost forever, since there is nothing in it to break.

There is no more convenient and effective equipment for cleaning metal surfaces from paint and rust than a sandblasting machine. If you have a powerful compressor, you can do it yourself, investing mere pennies in comparison with

When welding gates, railings, balusters, beds and other structures with high demands on the decorative component from a profile pipe, you can try to design the open ends as follows.

In hard-to-reach places, where you can’t even turn around on your own, working with a large tool is extremely inconvenient and unsafe. For example, working with a hacksaw. There will always be a place where you can’t get to with a regular hacksaw. It won't work even if it's small

An excellent lightweight and convenient hatchet can be made from ordinary rebar lying around the corner. This item is perfect for fishing, hunting or tourism. It's very simple, so even a novice DIYer should be able to do the project.

When using profile pipes as a guide for any machine, you have to spend a lot of time trying to remove the internal protruding seam. If the profile is short, then it can be knocked down with a sharp chisel or sanded with a file; on long ones

When using welded pipes as a guide, you have to spend a lot of time trying to remove the seam that sticks out inside them. If the tube is short, then it can be knocked down with a chisel or polished, but this is impossible on long workpieces. They need

If you don’t have enough space to store a large purchased garden wheelbarrow, you can make it foldable with your own hands. So it will turn out even cheaper. Of course, you can’t use it for concrete, but it’s suitable for soil, leaves and sand.

For quick, comfortable drilling at right angles, you can make a drill stand for a drill. Many parts for this are easy to find at a metal receiving station, so the cost of a homemade product is several times lower than its factory counterpart.

When assembling various frames from a profile pipe, it is most convenient to use a welding machine, but in its absence it is quite possible to make do with ordinary rivets. They will even help in the corners of the connection of three pipes, the main thing is to do the correct trimming.

If there is no pulley of the required diameter for a belt drive, it can be turned at home, even without a lathe. At the same time, its quality and balance will be almost perfect.

If an old hacksaw has become dull, you need to update its tooth alignment and sharpening. After this it will cut like new. Sharpening a hacksaw is much more profitable than changing it, so this skill will definitely come in handy.

When assembling an electric heating system with a small volume of coolant, you can get by with a budget solution by replacing a purchased electric boiler with a homemade one. This will not affect the ease of use of the heating in any way, but will allow you to save a lot.

If you want to assemble a band saw with your own hands, use this design.It provides all the necessary adjustments, and most importantly has reliable components.

To sharpen drills on an emery machine while maintaining a consistent angle, you can make a special attachment template for this. With it, sharpening will take 1-2 minutes, and after that the drill will be able to cut into the steel like butter.

If a larger wrench is needed to perform complex dismantling, it can be literally made “on the knee” from scrap metal. To do this you will need a basic set of tools and electric welding.

To make cheap animal feed pellets, you need a pellet mill. This is quite expensive equipment, with a long payback period, so if you do not plan to sell granules, then purchasing a unit is not practical. However, you can buy

Owners of large lawn and garden areas spend hours almost every weekend cleaning up fallen leaves or grass clippings. This takes a long time to do with a rake, so to speed up the process, you can make a mechanical brush with a large hopper. With her

If your old tin snips don't work well, they can be converted into a more productive device. Improved shears allow you to cut thick sheet steel faster and with minimal effort.