Metal crafts. Page 8

When making a feed conveyor, the main part is a screw auger, which is not so easy to find in a suitable size, and is expensive to order from a turner. In addition, the machined auger is heavy, so in most cases it is better to weld it with your own

Almost everyone has an angle grinder, but they may not have a hand-held circular saw or miter saw. If you still need them, then it’s enough to make a special attachment for the angle grinder and it’s a very good idea to replace them. It's simple and doesn't require lathe or anything else.

You can make a special bed for the grinder and use it as an emery machine if necessary. Unlike a conventional sharpening machine, it has higher speeds, and therefore its productivity is higher. Making such a bed is elementary.

Metal gates in a fence or garage that are not securely locked in the closed position and cannot be opened by unauthorized persons will not fully perform their functions. Factory products are expensive and are not always able to withstand for a long time

A garden wheelbarrow without a cargo capacity in a country house or farmstead is not suitable for anything. It cannot be purchased separately in the store. But it can be made from 1 square meter sheet metal. m, which can be purchased from a thrifty neighbor or at a recycled metal shop.

Nothing cuts sheet metal as quietly and quickly as a good pair of shears. Neither a jigsaw nor a grinder can compare with them. High-quality table scissors are too expensive. Therefore, if they are not used for professional activities, then they are better

If, when joining round pipes, the saddle is precisely cut, the welding seam will lie flat and the connection will be strong. Not everyone can make a cutout with a handy tool, and the factory model is expensive. But you can assemble such a cutter yourself.

To join two pieces of angle at right angles, almost all welders cut the workpieces at 45 degrees. The result is excellent, but only if the trimming is done with a miter saw. When you have to cut with a grinder, then

In the manufacture of parapets, stair railings, fences and other metal structures, various decorative strength elements are used. The use of such artistic forging products is very expensive. However, you can do

Often, when repairing a car in a garage or disassembling household appliances, it is necessary to remove the bearing from the shaft or remove it from the seat. This can be done with an expensive factory puller or using a homemade analogue assembled from hardware.

When doing carpentry you need a lot of clamps, especially when gluing. A good tool is expensive, so you can’t buy it in the required quantity. However, you can make a high-quality clamp with your own hands, and for a symbolic price

There is always a job for a benchtop drill press in the home workshop. The problem is that the factory model costs from 15 thousand rubles. But you can get by at much lower costs and make your own version of the machine, which in its own way

There is no more convenient machine for grinding and sharpening than a belt grinder. They can bring planes to perfection. Such machines are not the cheapest, so not everyone has them in their workshop. If you are not ready to buy a grinder, then make it your own

Full-fledged good bench vices are expensive, and cheap ones are extremely unreliable. If your budget is limited and you don’t want to buy a useless vice, then you can weld them from scrap metal. This requires a minimum of materials and time.

Many people cannot imagine outdoor recreation without barbecue or barbecue. When preparing them, purchased compact barbecues are very helpful. Unfortunately, they are made of very thin sheet steel, so they burn out quickly, and in a couple of seasons they become worn out.

When assembling structures from profile pipes, it is most convenient to use welding, but not everyone has it. In its absence, you can use various techniques to bend pipes and twist them with self-tapping screws. Such methods provide no less accurate and

If you don't have a waterjet or erosion machine that can quickly cut any hole in thick steel workpieces, then don't worry. This master class will discuss how to make a hexagonal

The vast majority of car enthusiasts use bottle hydraulic jacks. They are reliable, compact, have a large load capacity, but are slow. To lift the car, you have to swing the lever dozens, or even a hundred times.

There is always a job for a drilling machine in a home workshop, but it costs from 20,000 rubles. With some skill and perseverance, you can assemble it yourself, and it will be no worse than the factory one.

For precise cutting of sheet material, it is most convenient to use a jigsaw rather than a manual jigsaw. Such a device can be assembled with your own hands based on the engine from a washing machine. The result will be a trouble-free machine, much

At home or in the country, you do not always need high flow and pressure of water created using a powerful electric pump. It can be replaced with a manual pump and at the same time save a lot of water and electricity.

Many gardeners and gardeners pick seedlings into glasses. When planting, the plants are removed from them along with a cylindrical lump of earth, which is very convenient to plant in holes of the same shape. To do them, special hand tools are sold.

Although the grinder is a universal tool for cutting, sharpening and grinding, it can also be made even more functional simply by connecting it with various devices. One of such consoles is this homemade product. It allows you to cut using

Manually bending a strip flat into a ring is not difficult and does not require much effort, while bending it on an edge (along the narrow side) is not so simple and is quite labor-intensive. This job is for a strong man, especially if the transverse dimensions