Metal crafts. Page 21

During the manufacture of products from metal sheets, there is an urgent need to evenly bend the sheet to the specified dimensions. With a sheet bender, work is much simplified, but not all craftsmen have such a device. There is an easy way to do this and

Everything contributes to such a metamorphosis: metal, size ratio, the presence of straight or oblique teeth, etc. In a word, a timing gear from a passenger car can serve as an ideal blank for making an end mill for wood.

A worn-out diamond blade for concrete or tile can be converted into a universal tool capable of sawing plexiglass, laminate, boards, plywood, drywall and other materials. The resulting cutting wheel is safe, which distinguishes

Manual splitting of wooden blocks, especially knotty ones, is quite difficult and quite slow. Today, this physically difficult work can be accelerated by transferring it to the shoulders of a factory-made mechanical wood splitter. There's just one problem:

To crimp tubular terminals on a wire, a special crimping tool is required. Usually only those who do professional electrical installation have it; in other cases, purchasing it is not advisable. To do a small

When working on a homemade device, you may have a bearing that is smaller in diameter than the existing socket or support. An adapter housing will help you get out of this situation, which will compensate for the discrepancy between the actual dimensions

Sometimes it becomes necessary to machine the outer ring of a bearing along its diameter or end. Given the high hardness of bearing steel, which cutter should be selected for this operation on a lathe?

Electric rivet welding is widely used in industry for joining structures made of thin sheet metal. For household purposes, it is often easier to weld using a regular seam, but there are exceptions. Spot welding may be necessary when

An anvil is a supporting forging tool, which is used to perform cold and hot processing of metals associated with plastic deformation. It is not necessary to buy a small anvil, you can make it yourself mainly from

After many sharpenings, the teeth of a wood saw lose their shape, become smaller and become ineffective. Do you really have to buy a new saw tool? But you can wait a bit with this and try cutting new teeth on an old saw, after sharpening

The easiest way is to cut a small-diameter pipe into a pipe that is obviously large. To do this, we place the first one perpendicular to the second one and draw the outline of the smaller pipe on the surface of the larger one. Cut out a circle, insert a small pipe into it and scald the area

At home, only a grinder will help you quickly and accurately make a large-diameter hole in steel. Of course, you can drill it around the perimeter with a thin drill, and then grind the perforated edge for a long time, but this takes time.

Milling cutters are widely used in furniture production and, since they are professional equipment, are not cheap. Among them, the most versatile and widely used is a plunge-cutting (vertical or rod) milling cutter, which can be made

Everyone wants to protect their area from the penetration of unauthorized persons; for this purpose, various fences are erected, gates and wickets are made. A lock is installed on the gate; it is used when leaving home for a long time. Used daily

Purchasing a factory-made belt grinder is associated with high costs. Also, the industrial grinder has large dimensions and may require a significant area for its installation. But it is possible to make this

Many people have an old rusty ax without a handle lying around in their garage or pantry, which should have been thrown away or brought to life a long time ago. I propose an interesting solution for restoring it and turning it into a stylized Viking axe.

The grinder is an excellent tool for improvement. Its design is well suited for connecting various accessories that completely change the functionality of an angle grinder. Many of these attachments can be made with your own hands. An example of this is the removable

Sometimes it becomes necessary to restore the thread in the hole of a body part, a nut, or even cut it into metal that is not too hard. When you have a suitable tap with accessories at hand, performing these operations is not difficult. But how

This is a very convenient clothes dryer that will not bother anyone since it easily folds when not in use. Very simple design to repeat. To extend the life of clothes and linen and at the same time maintain their presentation, they should not be

If you have an angle grinder, you can saw, grind and cut many materials - wood, metal, stone, tiles, etc. But what to do when you need to cut long strands into pieces and ensure precision trimming. This requires complex and

Industrial production of chains is carried out on automated machines, but before their appearance, links were bent manually using a special jig. Let's look at how to make such a conductor to make chains at home.

Some crafts are interesting not only for their purpose, but also for their original technical design. These, of course, include a combination lock. The work consists of three stages: production of parts and assemblies, assembly and installation of the code combination

The versatility of an angle grinder or grinder can be judged at least by the most popular equipment for it - discs, which are divided into cutting (abrasive and diamond), roughing (cord brushes), cleaning, sharpening (from 6 mm thick), grinding and

The rose itself is a very beautiful, luxurious plant. Ordinary roses do not last long and quickly wither. The rose could be made from many other materials, but it seemed to me that a metal rose would look the most graceful and