post your homemade tools for building!

[JunkPile]

Note to Self: need bench hook. Thanks Joe.

[Twokidsnosleep]

This is the hard drive out of a dead computer

Around here we drop old computers off at a recycling depot and they are sent to Asia to be gutted

Wise to destroy the hard drive so not readable, but I found it makes an excellent turntable for painting, working and displaying. I add the small round wheel as a "step up" and then glue a larger base on top

In this case a chunk of recycled ply from an old shelf at work

The painting clip glued on the stick is an underwear clip from a new pair of ginch....those plastic alligator clips are awesome

Thus you can do a diorama and spin it around as you work.....while your puppy watches

Edited February 1, 2015 by Twokidsnosleep

[midlineqb]

On 10/25/2014 at 4:39 PM, deuces wild said:

Here's one for ya's...

On your next top chop session, try a little candle wax on the teeth of your razor saw...

You don't need much, just lightly drag the saw across the candle twice and your ready to start cutting.. It helps the saw cut better with the least amount of heavy burrs.. Happy cutting!

 

Let me know how it worked for you... Try it out on a piece of scrap sprue first!!

You can also lightly drag the saw across a bar of soap a couple of times and you're ready to start cutting.

[deuces wild]

That works also!...??

[Straightliner59]

I made this bender on a lathe. It does a decent job of bending 1/16" and 3/32" tubing, without kinking..

I made this drill from a battery powered eraser. I needed to use a couple of layers of heat shrink, so the metal clip that holds the eraser can grasp the carbide bits. This is perfect for these bits, because it's high speed, and ultra-low torque. If the bit grabs, the motor stops turning--tiny bits, too. I used it to drill through the thin aluminum of the wing of my Supermod, quickly and easily! Sometimes, I have to reset the bit in the clip, to eliminate the wobble, before drilling.

Finally, I superglued brass strips to this sheet metal bender, with just enough offset to clear the sheet I was messing around with. Once the sheet was aligned, I gave it a squeeze, and ended up with smooth lap joints. It'll be mostly, and especially useful for dragster body side panels.

 

[Aaronw]

1 hour ago, Straightliner59 said:

I made this bender on a lathe. It does a decent job of bending 1/16" and 3/32" tubing, without kinking..

 

 

I have a selection of nuts, bolts and washers to help with bending rod and tubing, but this is easier once it is made. Adding it to my to do list. ?

[Straightliner59]

23 hours ago, Aaronw said:

 

I have a selection of nuts, bolts and washers to help with bending rod and tubing, but this is easier once it is made. Adding it to my to do list. ?

Once you get the hang of it, you can make longer bends, too. I've used it a lot, over the years!

[Scott Colmer]

Love that lap joint tool!

[Straightliner59]

8 hours ago, Scott Colmer said:

Love that lap joint tool!

Thanks, Scott! I'm going to try making matching dies, so I can do the curved lines for a dragster cowl. It should work, well, and I have just the project, in mind--it needs a new body. And, to be completed!?