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Just wanted to see what kind of home made tools and stuff you guys have... I've already heard of a few.
On guy said a washing machine motor for a buffer. Also seen a drill in a vice and a grinder become a lathe. What else ya'll got? |
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i'd like to hear what guys use instead of to get the job done... i think this would be a good thread...
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Buffer stand. Also holds elecky motor with a wire wheel on it. Buff comes off and a bar bender can bolt to the top. Base is a Leopard tank road wheel.
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I used to have a bench grinder stand made out of an extra wheel and a used driveshaft. Worked like a charm, but would vibrate half way across the room if you didnt keep your foot on it.
All this has me wondering if I could make a decent small scale lathe out of my drill press. Keep em coming, good ideas I don't think I've thought of! Its amazing how you realize you need something when someone shows what they've got. |
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Tubing Bender. Design by Blackjack. Adapted to take a locally produced hatchback hub. I've built several frames with it so far and recommend it highly
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Thank the man for Google. I searched this site for a while and didn't find this thread. Google brought it up though. But only if you spell it "home made" instead or "homemade" pipe bender. Weird. Anyway, I made one of these for making bicycle frames tonight. I used square tube I had, a round pipe, a drum brake shoe (for the die) from an old car, and some pieces of metal from the scrap. The die looks a little rough, but it bent a 1" thickwall pipe with eeeeeeeease. And trust me, mine looked rougher than this one. Took me 3 hours without any plans. If I build one frame, it will still pay for itself! Thanks for posting this. I'll post pics of mine tomorrow.
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This thread is genius, keepum coming................
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So what Hatch back hub do you use with that?
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Here's a tubing notcher that I made got it from some guy off the net. It works well.
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It works very well and will replicate bends easily. I use a high tech method to replicate bends. I mark the hub with a piece of chalk and then bend the next piece to were the chalk mark is. I used a Holden Barina hub which is common as muck here , Blackjack used a Ford Fiesta and I've heard some guys in the USA use Rabbit or Jack Rabbit(memories not so good) hub as well. It's a very flexible design that has at least 12 variants that I know of . It's Low Tech but it works. Here's where to find it.
http://www.thefont.pwp.blueyonder.co...ube_bender.htm |
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This is what I made to put louvers in exhaust tube for making baffels
I use the angle aluminium to shim for different diameter tubing. ![]() ![]()
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![]() BTW, if a guy has a 30 ton press, what the hell will he need fat chicks for? Also, I bought a real cheap dolly, swapped out the pneumatic tires for solid, welded on a chain to retain bottles, a hook for goggles, and added a tube to hold welding rod... DIY welding cart. Sorry, no pics; it's in storage twenty miles away. -Bill Last edited by thecarfarmer; 02-03-2011 at 01:49 AM. Reason: added the cart... |
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