Metal crafts. Page 9

Factory cutters and side cutters usually have little strength, so they require frequent sharpening, and when cutting hard metals, damage to the cutting edges is possible. But with a little time and effort, you can make an almost eternal instrument.

On drilling and milling machines, workpieces are fixed in a vice. It's reliable, but not entirely convenient. It's easier to use an electromagnet. It allows you to instantly fix workpieces at any point on the platform, accurately positioning them under the working

To trim the workpieces strictly at a given angle, a miter box is used. The usual store-bought plastic one allows for cutting only at 90 and 45 degrees. The proposed homemade design allows you to place the workpiece at any angle and

To drill various surfaces at right angles with a drill, a drill stand is required. It allows you to direct the drill strictly perpendicularly, eliminating its distortion. You can make such equipment for a drill from scrap materials.

Many summer residents and gardeners give up their hobby due to back pain when digging and loosening the soil. The size of the plots is often too small to make it worthwhile to buy a tiller for it. To cultivate your land manually and minimally

When going on a picnic or fishing, you have to come up with a stand for skewers on the spot or drag a large barbecue along with you. An alternative to this would be a homemade trellis with legs. It will allow you to fry meat and vegetables over high heat, and even put

Metal structures from profile pipes can be made without a welding machine. There are various tricks that allow you to reliably fasten elements with metal screws. Let's look at how you can connect 3 pipes at a 90 degree angle.

The appearance of quails on the farm is inevitably accompanied by the cleaning of dozens and hundreds of small boiled eggs. This is a long, painstaking process that quickly gets boring. Having made such a machine, you can clean them 100 times faster.

Almost everyone loves grilled meat, but they are too lazy to light the coals and constantly control the heat. Having made such a grill, you will cook with pleasure. It ignites simply and quickly, is easy to clean from ash, and has cutting

If you have a steel rod, you don’t have to buy a chain and bend it from it. To do this you will need to make a simple machine. It can literally be assembled from scrap metal and pipe scraps.

To make it convenient to work in the workshop, you need to properly organize the workplace and storage of tools. You can start arranging it by making a wall stand for grinders. It is convenient to store angle grinders, as well as cutting, grinding,

Fans of real homemade sauerkraut know well how difficult it is to chop it with a hand shredder. After shredding a whole bag, the hands simply fall off. Having made such a mechanical shredder, you can ferment cabbage in barrels without spending

On the back side of most electric motors the shaft is cut off, but there are situations when it is needed. In this case, it can be increased. This is done in an accessible way that does not involve welding or using a lathe. Everything is possible

Steel rings are used to decorate metal gates, fences, gates, balusters of stairs and balconies. They are welded between the rods, allowing you to get an original, beautiful lattice. Such rings are inexpensive, but since they are often needed

Various homemade products may require springs of non-standard sizes and lengths that cannot be purchased. In this case, you can make them yourself. To do this, you will need a special homemade device made of bolts and nuts.

Smooth, smooth wooden tubes can be made at home using only a powerful drill and a special tool that is not difficult to assemble with your own hands. Such blanks are subsequently used for the manufacture of bushings, tabletop stands

Metal structures from profile pipes can be assembled without welding. For this purpose, many methods for connecting them have been developed. Let's consider a method of rigid T-shaped fastening of pipes at right angles.

When burying posts or simply planting plants from pots, it is convenient to use a garden auger. It is easier, faster and more accurate to work with than a shovel. Making a drill with welding and a grinder is not difficult.

For quick pruning of branches in the garden and rough cutting of small-section wooden pieces, you can use a miniature chain saw of your own making. This tool runs on a regular 12V battery. That is, it is autonomous and

To ensure that the gate is blocked when closing, you can put a very simple, reliable homemade lock on it. It, unlike store-bought ones, works flawlessly and can withstand heavy loads, including mechanical stress. Make a castle like this

Trying to bend metal without a bending machine usually ends in failure. In the absence of such equipment, you simply need to trim the product at the bend and then weld it to avoid creasing or folds. It's longer than bending, but

Just a vice in the workshop may not be enough. It is convenient to fix large workpieces with a clamp. You can make it from unnecessary valves and strip scraps.

To maintain heat in a greenhouse or tent, various types of stoves are used. One of the most profitable is working on working off. This homemade stove can burn for up to 10 hours on one refill. It heats up easily

To place one profile pipe into another to obtain a telescopic connection, it is necessary to remove the seam from the outside. Grinding it off on short tubes is not a problem, but on long ones it is impossible without special equipment. Let's consider