Home made tools, equipment

[spudmab]

Hi everybody, i love messing in the workshop. Making bits and bobs ect, i built a vice stand the other day.

Then i came across grizz's post of his vice stand. Got me thinking that we should have a post of other peoples tools or equipment they have made or modified.

Please post below with what it is and what you built it for. This will hopefully be come a good resource for others who maybe be stuck.
The top 2 pictures are of grizz's build. Also added a link to his build.


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[spudmab]

Well after my vice stand i have now started to make a stand for my bench griders and maybe my belt sander.

I have cut up my old propshaft from my truck build and ground up some 50mm box then welded the 2 parts together.

Next i have marked and cut plates for the grinders to mount to. Followed by some stubs to slot into the 50mm box section.

Still waiting for another drum to arrive then i can cut the propshaft to length and weld it to a plate mounted to the drum brake.

[grizz]

Does this count?

Simple.

Built a carport with the intent to be able to lift and move stuff.

Roller came from Nigel Alpina99

Works wonders.

[biturbo228]

Man I love this stuff here's some of the ones I'm proud of

Collapsible rotissery for the Spitfire:





Spitfire suspension-o-matic for testing camber change including leaf spring deflection:





Home-made trailer from a caravan chassis:



Jag spring compressor tool with a roller bearing from the rear suspension to make tightening easier (it helps a lot!)




Oh, and an engine support stand from an old scaffold pole

[nickwheeler]

Tools don't have to be fancy to get the job done, although a lathe and welder are a big help!

Hub extractor for changing Omega rear wheel bearings:



Made out of Scrapbinium^Tm and snotted together on the car, so no precision was wasted. Works a treat, and has done at least five different cars.

I also made a jig for repairing the diff mounts, which have been NLA for years:





And a tool for undoing the propeller on a Stinson:

[spudmab]

Some good stuff everyone.

I took a screenshot of this cam shaft lock tool someone had come up with. Not tried it myself but looks like it would work

[raceyrover]

Here's a couple I'm proud of, a trolly for my welder and a fixture table designed, drawn in cad, and welded up by me.

[lazeruspete]

it's not made of metal or anything but i did construct a suitably sturdy workbench during 2020 lockdown.

[spudmab]

Oct 20, 2022 11:36:17 GMT lazeruspete said:

it's not made of metal or anything but i did construct a suitably sturdy workbench during 2020 lockdown.

Looks good, it doesn't matter what tools or equipment is made off, its all about giving other people ideas ect.

Work bench looks nice and strong 💪

[Davey]

Oct 20, 2022 11:36:17 GMT lazeruspete said:

it's not made of metal or anything but i did construct a suitably sturdy workbench during 2020 lockdown.

Slowly gathering materials to make something similar, lovely job and great inspiration.

[gazzam]

Been fiddling with a big old bandsaw I’ve had for years. It is/was a meat saw and was way too fast to cut steel. Just burnt the teeth of the blade.
So I had to gear it down ( a lot ) to make it work on steel. That involved a lot of work with aluminium.
Made one large pulley ( about 320mm ) by cutting a circle and a strip from 5mm plate.












Roll the strip to the diameter of the circle.








Cast several blanks to make hub and other, smaller pulleys.








Weld a hub to the plate circle and true it up in the lathe.













Weld rolled strip to outside and turn to form a vee groove. Weld is extremely ugly mainly because of lack of ability. Also right at the limit of my welder capacity.

Also in the photo is one of the small pulleys made from the previous castings.









Used an old bike wheel as a pulley. Filled the bead well with epoxy.









All the brackets bolted into place.







The whole contraption.







And the saw









Bought a roll of bimetal sawblade and made up a few - tig welded. Works a treat.

[bstardchild]

Some of mine can be found in this thread - not so much tools more organisation / facilities

forum.retro-rides.org/thread/216238/thing

Rather than cross post I thought it easier to link to it

[spudmab]

Not really a home made tool but a useful tip. I had a socket holder that was magnetic. I cut the back of it and the magnet now holds my angle grinder spanners some chuck keys ect.

[spudmab]

Well i have had my welding wires in some 40 ish mm waste pipe. The end was just a block of wood with some holes cut in to slot the pipes in.

Well the wood kept falling off so i ordered some end caps.

Some of the pipe i have seems to be bigger than 41mm, so i had to turn the caps down. Glued ends on the pipes so the wires have a proper base.

I plan to get some inline joints and cut the pipes down. Glue 1 end of the inline connector to the longer pipe. The shorter pipe will have a cap glued on. Therefore i should be able to cover the complete wires from dust ect.

[martin42006]

Many things in my workshop have been built by myself, including the workshop.

Swing out pillar drill stand

Welding trolly

Welding table. Made from an ikea table frame, 1inch mdf top with a 3mm steel sheet ontop

Also made a blasting cabinet that runs off my pressure pot.

To name a few things

[mr2fc]

Swing out pillar drill stand is genius

[spudmab]

Some good tools and workshop ideas.

I have made a bit more progress on my Tig welding rod storage idea. I have now cut the pipes down by 8". The 8" part has an end cap glued on to it.

I machined 1 end of a straight connector so the 8" part slipped in and out with out much effort. I then glued the straight connector on to the longer pipe.

I hope this makes sense. Just need to get some more straight connectors to finish the other pipes.

[martin42006]

Latest one for me i finished at the weekend is a shrinking stump. Fun project and I'm sure it will be very usefull