Home made tools

[IronFreak]

you're dead on........let me make one suggestion. get a smaller bolt.......I had to put a pretty big hole in the sq. tube because the head didn't offer much clearance once I attached the gauged metal. If I build more, I'd go for something in the #8 or #10 range, maybe even with a standard screw type head, that way the shim plate would have a nice little seat. And don't waist your money on buying gauged metal, if you know anyone or work somewhere with a steel banding machine.......the banding works great! Make sure you have a high speed drill when you drill it.

 

[Mike S.]

I don't mean to hijack, but here's how I made mine.

 

[Sunnybeach]

Would there be a problem if aluminum tubing was used for the but clamps?

My thinking is that the aluminum tubing would be easier to cut, especially the slit, on a table saw.

 

[Neverdone]

I would think aluminum would be OK. Don't know if it would give you trouble crushing it down the road?? [S

 

[Dirtyrat]

I would think aluminum would be OK. Don't know if it would give you trouble crushing it down the road?? [S

I would not use aluminum, even the steel ones deflect and have to be re-aligned at times.

 

[Neverdone]

I would not use aluminum, even the steel ones deflect and have to be re-aligned at times.

Never used a set, wouldn't know.

 

[IronFreak]

I don't mean to hijack, but here's how I made mine.

MIKE!!!!!

I found this picture on the other site..........much thanks!!

I built mine from Mike S. I can't take credit for it.

 

[Mike S.]

MIKE!!!!!

I found this picture on the other site..........much thanks!!

I built mine from Mike S. I can't take credit for it.

No problem, I am glad they worked for ya. They sure are handy little suckers!

I was gonna add...initially I couldn't get a decent straight line cut across the bottom of the tubing so I made a little table saw fixture for my cut-off wheel. It worked really well and sped the process up a lot.

 

[IronFreak]

holy crap........yeah, I straight lined and just hand cut it........most likely a lack of patience......

 

[Neverdone]

Sweet little jig ya made there!!! I am about to make some, but I am also impatient, so I think I am going to slit them with the band saw....

 

[IronFreak]

I did mine in 2' sections. Layed out the slot on one side, and drilled the holes on the other side. Then cut them into the separate pieces.

 

[echnidna]

they're easy enough to slit with a 4" angle grinder using a 1mm thick stainless steel cutoff disc. Just mark it out with a pencil line and follow the line, golly you only gotta do a slit 1" long . [

 

[Coffee Freak]

No problem, I am glad they worked for ya. They sure are handy little suckers!

I was gonna add...initially I couldn't get a decent straight line cut across the bottom of the tubing so I made a little table saw fixture for my cut-off wheel. It worked really well and sped the process up a lot.

Now we are talking - a home-made tool to make.......

home-made tools!!!!

 

[2.3Turbo_T]

Here's mine.........1" square tubing, allthread, washer & wingnut, 24 ga sheetmetal (side of a junk microwave) and an 8 penny nail.

 

[IronFreak]

Here's mine.........1" square tubing, allthread, washer & wingnut, 24 ga sheetmetal (side of a junk microwave) and an 8 penny nail.

Love your signature man!

 

[Neverdone]

Looks like most of us have made their own butt weld clamps....

 

[IronFreak]

home-made tools are the best........even better when they actually work! My next venture is going to be a ring roller, then a modified HF bead roller.

 

[Neverdone]

My next will be a slip roll and a small break...

 

[jmlcolorado]

I didn't post to this one?!
Hum.

Well here's my contribution. I didn't make it, but I bought it from an old timers son. Apparently the old timer was pretty handy
$50

 

[YBeNormal]

So you just move the belts around for different speed

Honestly took me a minute to figure out what it was. I was over thinking it