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Title: Home made tools web site
Post by: K.H on May 05, 2013, 08:35:01 AM
http://www.homemadetools.net/category/automotive?utm_expid=57824293-1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemadetools.net%2F
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Julian on May 05, 2013, 09:36:08 AM
http://www.homemadetools.net/category/automotive?utm_expid=57824293-1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemadetools.net%2F

 Really excellent website, bet you've spent hours on there.

You posted only the automotive section though, there are many others here ... http://www.homemadetools.net/?gce=ttrig15&utm_expid=57824293-1

Rather reminds me of old Popular Mechanics magazines.  I have a couple dating back to the 30s and 40s and they are stuffed full of ideas like this, makes fascinating interesting reading.

Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: julianf on May 05, 2013, 10:00:34 AM
Im liking the look of this one -

http://www.homemadetools.net/acid-rust-bath?gce=ttrig15&utm_expid=57824293-1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemadetools.net%2Fbandsaw-wheel-brush%3Fgce%3Dttrig15

its a pity that the links on some of the items are dead.  Would have been nice if they had have cached them.
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: photoman290 on May 05, 2013, 04:50:01 PM
Im liking the look of this one -

http://www.homemadetools.net/acid-rust-bath?gce=ttrig15&utm_expid=57824293-1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemadetools.net%2Fbandsaw-wheel-brush%3Fgce%3Dttrig15

its a pity that the links on some of the items are dead.  Would have been nice if they had have cached them.

thats a good one. now i can have derusted unidentified bits of scrap iron.
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Julian on May 05, 2013, 05:53:59 PM
I've been looking at this ...  http://woodgears.ca/reader/alois/press.html and thinking about glogs.

Strangely Keith's site links to the woodgears site which I flagged up with the gimbal mounted router a little while back ... small internet (as the saying almost goes!)
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Tony on May 05, 2013, 09:14:32 PM
I've been looking at this ...  http://woodgears.ca/reader/alois/press.html and thinking about glogs.

Strangely Keith's site links to the woodgears site which I flagged up with the gimbal mounted router a little while back ... small internet (as the saying almost goes!)

That is very cool.  I'd love the time (and workshop space) to build a decent glyc log maker :)
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: julianf on May 05, 2013, 09:32:24 PM
2nd'd -

A local mill will give me as much sawdust as i can take (they load dumpy bags onto my trailer with a forklift!)

Next winter i dont intend to be using the bio-boiler much at all!
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Julian on May 05, 2013, 10:19:10 PM
I've been looking at this ...  http://woodgears.ca/reader/alois/press.html and thinking about glogs.

Strangely Keith's site links to the woodgears site which I flagged up with the gimbal mounted router a little while back ... small internet (as the saying almost goes!)

That is very cool.  I'd love the time (and workshop space) to build a decent glyc log maker :)

Dont wish too hard, see ... http://www.biopowered.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1233.new.html#new
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Julian on May 05, 2013, 11:09:10 PM
God, there are some great ideas on that site.

This one ... http://www.tantel.ca/Sand%20Blaster.html  shows a sand blasting cabinet similar to the the one KH made and posted on the VOD, but this chaps idea is to use an old liferaft canister.

Perhaps a little bigger than most people would need but most of the hard work is already done for you ... brilliant!
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: greasemonkey on May 06, 2013, 12:05:54 AM
I wish I had some of these handy when some scallywag pulled my car out the way with his tractor and parked his dirty great trailer outside my house.

http://www.homemadetools.net/tire-deflators
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: knighty on May 06, 2013, 02:37:14 AM
some good stuff on there

This one ... http://www.tantel.ca/Sand%20Blaster.html  shows a sand blasting cabinet similar to the the one KH made and posted on the VOD, but this chaps idea is to use an old liferaft canister.
Perhaps a little bigger than most people would need but most of the hard work is already done for you ... brilliant!

I've been looking at sandblasting cabinets for a while, but... the decent ones seam to go for a fortune, I only want one for a few bits when I restore my camper van

there's a few with bits missing... but not knowing how they're made I'm not sure what's missing....

when the shot falls down into the bottom of the cabinet, and is sucked back up to blow around again... anyone know how it's filtered out from the bits of rust etc.. ?
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Head Womble on May 06, 2013, 06:55:44 AM

when the shot falls down into the bottom of the cabinet, and is sucked back up to blow around again... anyone know how it's filtered out from the bits of rust etc.. ?

It's not, well the fine particles are drawn out in the dust extraction, but the larger bits get cycled around with the shot.
Or that's how the one I used to operate worked, but that was a proper industrial one, 5m x 4m, self loading using screw feeds in the floor, you didn't just put your hands in, you stood inside it !
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: homemadetools on August 29, 2015, 05:10:46 PM
Jon here from HomemadeTools.net.

I know this thread is an old one, but thanks for the kind words :)

To celebrate our 20,000th homemade tool, we made a new ebook featuring our top 50 homemade tools. You guys are welcome to it for free:

http://download.homemadetools.net/50MustReadTools.pdf (http://download.homemadetools.net/50MustReadTools.pdf)

(http://download.homemadetools.net/50mustreadebook_300.png) (http://download.homemadetools.net/50MustReadTools.pdf)
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Julian on August 29, 2015, 07:16:02 PM
Jon, many thanks for that, I'm sure it will be closely scrutinised by many members.

Congratulations on your 20,000th entry and on running such a great site ... keep up the good work.

Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: dgs on August 30, 2015, 12:26:05 PM
Hi Jon, Thanks for the comments. It would be nice to see you getting into a bit of bio making, I'm sure it would lead to some extra pieces of equipment being made that none of us have thought of.
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: K.H on August 30, 2015, 12:56:37 PM
Nice one Jon, is this something i could share or only for this forum?
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: photoman290 on August 30, 2015, 07:36:02 PM
thanks jon, i remember spending hours when it was if posted up a couple of years ago. just the thing for a wet sunday afternoon. all the stuff i am doing ATM is outside of course.
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: homemadetools on September 04, 2015, 05:32:41 AM
Thanks for the thanks guys. Yes, feel free to share it (http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/images/smilies/hat_tip.gif)
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: homemadetools on November 03, 2017, 05:49:39 PM
Hey guys - we have a new ebook out: How to Make a Belt Sander. 100% free of course. Click the graphic below to check it out:

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/hmt-newsletter/how_to_make_a_belt_sander.png) (http://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-belt-sander)
Title: Re: Home made tools web site
Post by: Julian on November 03, 2017, 07:27:52 PM
Funny you should mention belt sanders ... it's on the list!

I'll take a look.  Thanks for the heads-up.