Home build tools

[TurboDieselWeasel]

Hi!

Since I got my welder, a whole new world of DIY tool fabrication opened up on me.

For example, a sliding hammer that cost me - nothing. Consisting of two Mini pot joints (old and worn out), a Mini head stud and a Mini diff output shaft and a piece of scrap construction steel. To add some weight, I left the old drive shaft joint inside. Weights about 4.2kg ;D



Old nut & bent nail for pulling dents with welded on metal strips:




And a tool to remove the first motion shaft of a Mini gearbox, made of two nuts, a pushrod and a washer:



Very hand tool! I welded on the output shaft to have a grip and avoid smashing my fingers - like I did with EvoI of my sliding hammer... ;D


^no good design ;D

So - this is by far the most purposefull tool I made so far. And I'm sure others have fabricated very handy tools too. Show them (and maybe this thread makes it into "Usefull & FAQ" )

EvoIII of the sliding hammer will have a spring stabilised uni-joint to add a bit more flexibility...

Jan

[Deleted]

The only one I've got photos of is my spring de-archer, for lowering cars with leaf springs. You can either de-arch the leaves or flip the main leaf over and re-arch it the other way up. This isn't my design because I copied it from somethign I saw on the HAMB but Seth tells me it worked on his Hillman

[Dez]

^^ive made one too^^






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I make loads of stuff, pretty much none of it ive got pics of. there was discussion on my model A thread about starting a homebuilt tools thread, ile have to get some pics done to add.
oh, and if you think getting a welder opens it up, try getting a lathe- suddenly pretty much everything is home-fabbable!!

[jonomisfit]

Fill yer boots.....

www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235784

[vonthrash]

I made a thingy to go on a jack so i cold lift my car without the springs falling out;





And i made an arch roller;



I cut down an old wheel



The rest is mainly box section and a pallet truck wheel







After using it, i thought of a few improvements to make, but a mate wanted to borrow it, and i haven't seen it since!

[Deleted]

Apr 17, 2012 17:21:55 GMT jonomisfit said:

Fill yer boots.....

www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235784

That thread is inspirational. I'm not one for reading big page-count threads, but I'll make damn sure I get through all 69+ pages of that one!

[Copey]

this needs to be put into readers other modifications and everyone add their home brew tools!! very cool thread

[Dez]

I agree johnny, thats my bedtime reading for the next few weeks! ive just gone through to page 7 and theres some awesome stuff. I think I need a louver press in my life once ive finished the ring roller ive started.

copey, I think it risks getting lost in other mods, , as to be honest theres a lot of rubbish in there. id personally prefer to see it as a sticky in the tech section as i don't see why its not 'on topic'.

[Copey]

yeah, possibly, i figured it moved a bit slower than the main page, but yeah, sticky in the tech section would be cool

[chairchild]

this is an awesome idea for a VERY simple homemade tool/mod



and, hotrodders.com made a damned good website with their "best" homemade tools/etc

www.homemadetools.net/


(after peeking through the jalopy thread, it seems to be the same thread? And the hotrodders website now directs back to the jalopy forum? odd)

[datsundrew]

learning and having a welder and pile of curse word has got me out of so many situations, its is one of the most useful skills I have learnt.

[captainmatt]

Shonky old picture but I own (as many here do) a generic-own-store-brand Dremel knock-off.
It has a pendant attachment.
I sometimes make fiddley small scale stuff and needed a drill press.

So make one


Left side:


In operation:


And as you can see I made a little drill vice too:


I have a couple of other things I've made but I've not got pictures of them (I have a chisel at work that I made out of a piece of car spring, forged to shape and tempered) as well as other things I've made for home.

[spiny]

that hamb thread is ace, the grinder 'bench' was such a neat idea i made one

[MWF]

Loving these frankentools, great thread!

[Bob the Fish]

I did a post in the HAMB thread of some bits 'n pieces,
www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6467596#post6467596

No pics but just been making some wood slappers out of a breadboard.
Can always knock up a dolly when you need one


Home made hammer, got loads of these, and half a tool rack lash-up. I can lift it off my table to make room etc




Pillock drill = po'boys lathe:

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I'm loving Spiny's grinder 'bench'. Why didn't I think of that

[TurboDieselWeasel]

That drill press is awesome!!

[luckygti]

Apr 19, 2012 10:43:29 GMT TurboDieselWeasel said:

That drill press is awesome!!

Seconded, that is pretty impressive Some other very neat stuff in here as well. What drills do you guys use to go through the thick stuff?

[TurboDieselWeasel]

Apr 19, 2012 11:38:28 GMT luckygti said:

Seconded, that is pretty impressive Some other very neat stuff in here as well. What drills do you guys use to go through the thick stuff?

Various drills in increasing sizes And lots of drilling water...

[Dez]

right, we gunna keep this one going then boys?

heres a little one I did to start with. ile dripfeed some of the others later on to keep it going

when I first got my lathe id not done any turning for a few years, so I needed a little project to ease me back in so to speak.
conveniently (or inconveniently) id just bought a die I needed for something on my model A, bit the supplier as listed it for a 1-3/8" die stock(which I had), but when it turned up it was actually for a 1-1/2" one(which I didn't). so, a bit of 2" bar, and 2 lengths of 10mm bar stock, a bit of spinny spinny, a bit of weldy weldy, and a few drilled and tapped holes, and we have-


perfect fit-