home made tools and equipment...

[Dyce]

Here is a picture of my mounting of the shear. I fit the tubing to the metal part of the shear and used a cutoff wheel to put 2 slits for a hose clamp to hold it.



It was preaty simple.
Here is a vice grip I modified to spread for one of my projects last winter.

It has a nice range of adjustment and still has some power.

[fitzee]

Originally Posted by youngster

Saw this at a metal shaping meet last weekend. Stopped at HF on the way home. Built this one yesterday. It clamps to a flat surface. Works like a charm.



Ron

Oh i got to build myself one of these.. great idea!!

[DamnYankeesKustoms]

Home built metal cutting band saw...investment about $100 and it cuts just as good as a $2-3000 band saw, except for a tilting table.

[DamnYankeesKustoms]

Originally Posted by Dyce

Nice John. I had the one mounted to the post at Dan's meet. I used a hose clamp to mount it and it worked slick. I'll post pictures of the mounting soon.

1938ute I've been going to make a roller like that for a while, just need the right project to come up I need it for.... Nice job!!

This is aproject on my list, I thought about mounting one of these shears when I first bought it a year or two ago.. can you cut curves with it mounted like this??

[youngster]

You sure can!

[LSR 2909]

Originally Posted by Nicholson

Good post kustombuilder! Here's one I came up with about 10 years ago. I had to get it out again recently for a '37 Ford. The base frame is made with 1 1/2" square tube and the removable legs are 1 1/4" square tube. It only takes one person to tilt a body over. It sure beats lying on your back working on floors. I also welded on some plate for some bigger tires in addition to the small casters.

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'37 Ford body
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'28 Model A ..................................'38 Ford Conv.

That is way too cool!

[sekter1]

Made this from a discharged and cleaned fire extinguisher and a 1/4 inch NPT schrader valve.
Only used it with water for a test but it holds about 180 psi when it's undercharged on the gauge and blasts water about 15 feet into the air. I'm gonna try baking soda when I get time. The only downside is that it's not easy to quickly refill the blasting soda. Why anyone would need it to be portable, I don't really know. Or care, just was bored.

[salf100]

Originally Posted by sekter1

Made this from a discharged and cleaned fire extinguisher and a 1/4 inch NPT schrader valve.
Only used it with water for a test but it holds about 180 psi when it's undercharged on the gauge and blasts water about 15 feet into the air. I'm gonna try baking soda when I get time. The only downside is that it's not easy to quickly refill the blasting soda. Why anyone would need it to be portable, I don't really know. Or care, just was bored.

Did you make this just for fun? I like it !!

[sekter1]

Yeah it was gonna be a flame thrower but I decided against it for safety reasons. But wouldn't that be cool. A fire extinguisher... that starts fires.

[Motorbreath]

I have wanted to make a flame throwing fire extinguisher, would be simple, just replace the powder with Coffemate and get it re-charged with nitrogen. Spray it at a fire and hope your up wind of it.

[screwshiney]

Built this gantry crane w/ an 8k lb winch to make life easy. What was not so easy... Building it in NJ, cutting it down and having to put it back together here in Indiana.

[Black Primer]

Here's my adjustable creeper backrest. I covered a 5/8" piece of plywood with foam padding and a piece of vinyl cut from an old tonneau cover. The headrest has 3 positions, and also folds flat.

Very stable and comfy!

[Black Primer]

I made this vise stand from a torque tube and carrier out of a big dually rear end. Its anchored to the concrete.

[salf100]

My two contributions! Rim and brake drum from semi tow truck for the base!!

[davidfe]

Originally Posted by GAB-KC

Scootermcrad,

I've built my own Bandsaw. It has a 24" throat and is suitable for metal cutting. It is a pretty easy construction as most of the base frame work is in a flat plane. Not a lot of pretty simple machine work. Here is what it looks like:

Add a variable speed treadmill motor and controls [free if
you search long enough].

Speed could be controlled. More useful for various metals.

[ago]

Scooter,
Really like your bandsaw

What did you use for wheels on your 24" bandsaw? and what about tracking?


ago

[porsche930dude]

made this bender for 7/8" does .083 well over 90 degrees no problem its a bit over 5" diameter. i dont know why the weld looks so bad lol but thats the part i clamp in the bench vice

[Glen]

ElPolacko cut these out for me.....I gave him a bar napkin idea and he made it better of course:

[knotttty]

slick as shyte..... nice work..^^^^

Roy

[vividlyvintage]

Originally Posted by Glen

ElPolacko cut these out for me.....I gave him a bar napkin idea and he made it better of course:

I need a set! Very nicely done! Great row of dimes too!

thanks,
Douglas Johnson
"Skrach"
www.VividlyVintage.com