Despite its look, this is no Mickey-Mouse project. This shopbuilt router plane is sure to become a favorite tool in your shop, and one that will get used often. Combine a 6" ruler with a few pieces of wood and brass to create a sweet tool to simplify tool adjustments. Did you know you can design and 3D print your own custom leather tooling stamps?
In this Make: Project , Sean Michael Ragan shows you how to build your own router trammel attachment for cutting circular disks from, or boring circular holes in, sheet stock. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. Our websites use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Some of these are essential for the basic functionalities of our websites.
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Make Your Own Shop Calipers In this project, you make a set of clever wooden and metal shop calipers out of a shop ruler and a few pieces of wood. Turn Your Hammer Into a Multitool Easily turn your everyday hammer into a multitool that adds a ruler, bottle opener, 2 screwdriver bits, and a magnetic nail carrier. Not shop made but here's a picture of one that would be easy to copy, it's for a multifix tool post.
The wrench is not shown but attaches to the hex in the rear of the holder. Made 30 magnifying glasses and kept one for myself. The others were gifts. Aluminum, brass, wood. Made about 20 custom Olfa Knives for gifts. Aluminum, fleece bag. Attached Thumbnails. This week. COM Blog Article. Which is a way to accurately locate holes with just a drill press. It's a easy way to do your own version of Mr Fords website.
Unfortunately it's underused and under viewed. James Kain , crashtestdummy , swisstech liked this post. Here are a couple of my shop built tools. With the horizontal vee its always on center, regardless of shank size. The vise grips with the movable rods are mounted on Wilton PowrArm Juniors. They work good with tig or silver solder repairs. To date I have sold 30 of them to other mechanics and machinists. It is an interchangeable face machinist's hammer which also includes a long nylon face for installing pistons.
It is made from T6 and The handle is shrink-fit into the head in Liquid Nitrogen and gun-drilled to lighten the handle and improve balance. ALL materials are of US origin, which has proven quite a challenge to obtain. I've been using the prototype every day in the shop.
Are we allowed to ask about pricing of items made here? They cost a couple of dollars each and last months. I use this tool to pierce holes in paper signatures and book board before sewing. If you buy one with a tapered shaft, the size of your holes and stitching will be uneven. Buying recommendation : Small Bone Folder. And as you know, cutting paper and boards accurately is super important in bookmaking. So, I always use a mechanical pencil because it has a nice sharp tip.
I use a small utility knife by Olfa to cut through book board and large sheets of paper. I like this type of utility knife because of the snap-off blades and sturdy handle. Tip : Create a sharps container — cut a hole in the lid of an empty sour cream container and use it to store your discarded blades. Buying recommendation: Olfa Utility Knife. Before covering book board with paper or book cloth, I gently smooth off the edges with an emery board.
You can use a fine grit sand paper too, but nail files are easy to find and store.
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