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#1 Mavericknutt

Home built tools

I'll start this is a belt grinder I'm building now

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#2 Mavericknutt

Re:Home built tools

I thought this topic would be fun either homemade tools or altered store bought tools don't be shy:p

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#3 Grabber5.0

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That looks great Robert. I can't think of anything I have done besides taking those stupid safety sheilds off of my bench grinder. :P

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#4 Mavericknutt

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My modified harbor freight bead roller

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#5 Mavericknutt

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My pro tools 105 tube bender i made air over hydraulic

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#6 Mavericknutt

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My welder/plasma torch cart i built

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#7 Mavericknutt

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I made the jigs to help install cages in cars

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#8 Mavericknutt

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My welding table i am building it with fixtures for holding other pieces of equipment the band saw is a portable from harbor freight that i fixed up for a vertical saw

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#9 Mavericknutt

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I'm building a leaf brake on the back side of it 6' long and capable of 16the ga.

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#10 jmgford

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I have an old screwdriver that I ground to a point to use as an awl. :rollinglaugh:

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#11 Grabber5.0

Re:Home built tools

Originally posted by jmgford
I have an old screwdriver that I ground to a point to use as an awl. :rollinglaugh:

That sounds about my skill level. :D I ground the tip of a screwdriver down once in an emergency so I could use it for an eyeglass screw. :onfire:

I'll think of something...

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#12 Mavericknutt

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For me i do it out of necessity I know what i want and I know what I can afford then I figure out how to make it reality

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#13 radmav

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I'm fairly sure I've already shown a pic of my bead roller I made/modified so I wont bother with another.

I've also had to make a few tools along the way to make a part or three. some pretty simple, others a little more detailed.

kinda goes along with having to make your own parts because no one either makes them, or you cant afford to / or cant justify buying them.

I also made a tool to narrow a 9in housing and reinstall the ends. have about 40 bucks in materials, versus spending upwards of 400 (for something I'll probably only use once)

good job Nutt!:thumbsup:

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#14 mavericknutt

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I know you sent me pictures but I don't think you posted them. look Chris I know you are shy when it comes to pictures but post up you hog breeder :evil: that goes to everyone as well it doesn't have to be a major fabrication just stuff ya needed to get the job done.

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#15 radmav

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here, happy I dug one up? :p:disappointed:

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#16 radmav

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here, happy I dug one up? :p:disappointed:

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#17 Grabber5.0

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Hmm maybe I can do something with this extra set of Magnum 500's after all. :)

Here is my custom office chair. Not a tool per se but it is handy to have around.

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#18 jmgford

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This is a handy little guy. Just a piece of tuibing silver-soldered to a screwdriver. It's for removing carb jets, especially the old 4100 Autolites that got seized into the bottom of the bowls,

Message created at 02/12/13 06:55 PM

#19 Mavericknutt

Re:Home built tools

Cool i need to take a picture of my ford transmission pliers

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#20 Grabber5.0

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I guess you guys are the only crafty ones. I did scratch build the bench my grinder is bolted to, but I got the concept from a friend. And I wish it was on a pedestal so I could use the bench for working.

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#21 Mavericknutt

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:?: i was really hoping for a better turn out on this thread

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#22 jmgford

Re: Home built tools

Originally posted by Mavericknutt
:?: i was really hoping for a better turn out on this thread

I think you set the bar too high and intimidated everybody.
:clap:

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#23 Fro

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I haven't built anything for me in quite a while. I guess I could post some pics of stuff from work.

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#24 Mavericknutt

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That's the spirit

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#25 Fro

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How about rebuilt? Here's a project that I finished yesterday, It's a 30 hp Mitsubishi 480v electric motor, It needed new bearings and cooling fan, the load bearing is almost 5 1/2 inches in diameter and motor weighs 450 lbs, the bearings were a little over $700.

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#26 Mavericknutt

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Sweet

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#27 Grabber5.0

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Wow that is a big bearing. I would've never guessed the motor was that big from the pic.

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#28 mavericknutt

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Fact the rest of you bitches need to post up your chit :evil:

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#29 mavericknutt

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cave man tools are acceptable..............

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#30 radmav

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hey,...dont be talking about me :evil:

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#31 jmgford

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Here is a "cave man" tool, but very handy. I made this after the frustration of trying to re-center a 40-year old brake distribution block valve. It is just the end of a standard piece of brale line with a gound-off finishing nail inside it.
By inserting this tool into the brake distribution block, in place of the sensing switch, BEFORE bleeding the brakes, it keeps the valve in its center position, then after bleeding the sensor switch can be reinstalled.

Message created at 03/22/13 04:02 PM

#32 Fro

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Here is a hydraulic press that we built at work, It will push 42 tons.

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#33 jmgford

Re:Home built tools

Originally posted by Fro
Here is a hydraulic press that we built at work, It will push 42 tons.

Show-off!
:evil:

Just kidding, Jeff. That is really nice. It looks like a store-bought piece.

Message created at 03/23/13 06:46 PM

#34 mavericknutt

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Sweet, lets keep it going:thumbsup: jeff nice press Jack thats exactly the stuff I'm talking about.:cool:

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#35 mavericknutt

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This is a pair of pliers I built to seperate ford tranny linkage

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#36 mavericknutt

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This is a pair of pliers I built to seperate ford tranny linkage

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#37 mavericknutt

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Repurposed this vise nut to work the valve on my bender

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#38 mavericknutt

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#39 mavericknutt

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T dolly for metal forming

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#40 mavericknutt

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Tool rest for my belt grinder

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#41 Grabber5.0

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This is the best I can do today. Soldering block for brushless motor bullet connectors. :D Those are 4mm gold bullet connectors in it (male is like a banana plug).