In two evenings I built a simple but productive concrete mixer that makes work on country-site construction much easier and faster. I was building a garage from 400x200x200 mm concrete blocks that I formed myself using formwork and this very mixer. It is made from an old 50–60 litre barrel. Anyone can assemble something similar Read more…
Presented tabletop milling machine will come in handy for craftsmen who enjoy working with wood to obtain relief surfaces on workpieces, various geometric ornaments, as well as to cut grooves, channels, pockets (both simple and shaped), etc. The machine consists of two main parts: a base with guide posts mounted on it, and a spring-loaded Read more…
There was a time when it was difficult to buy any attachment in a shop, and especially a metalworking machine tool. It was expensive, and you had to run around the trading outlets. Today it is easy to get such an item—just pay. But DIY enthusiasts still don’t disappear, offering more and more new designs Read more…
In one of the issues of previous years, your magazine published a note — “Again — a dowel”. It should be said that the suggested versions of a metal combined dowel are rather complex to manufacture, but their use is justified for hollow panels and shield partitions, which in modern new builds are not that Read more…
I’ll probably be right in saying that most home hobbyists dream of having a universal rotary tool at their disposal. How many opportunities it opens for its owner! Engraving, abrasive machining of parts with complex shapes, making stamps and press forms yourself, drilling and countersinking holes located in places hard to reach with a regular Read more…
A combined tabletop circular saw is needed by every model-makers’ club. It makes it easier to carry out a whole range of woodworking tasks; in addition, by replacing the tool on the bench, you can sand wooden parts, polish metal surfaces, and sharpen tools. To make such a machine, you need a single-phase electric motor Read more…
With a fairly powerful compact drive, the electric drill has long become one of the leaders of household tools. And with attachments and all kinds of fixtures, it is quite happy to get ahead in agricultural work: it already mows, threshes, and performs other operations excellently. It becomes a true universal tool! Moreover, thanks to Read more…
Before any home workshop maker sooner or later faces the problem of cleaning the workshop. However, it is not always possible to get by with a broom or brushes. An optimal solution could be a household vacuum cleaner. Of course, in stores that sell various powered tools you can find special vacuum cleaners for workshops, Read more…
After pruning trees in the garden, a considerable amount of branches of various thicknesses ends up as waste. They are usually used as stove fuel. Thin branches are easy to chop with an axe, while thicker ones are sawn. Manual sawing is quite labor-intensive. To make my gardening chores easier, I built a portable circular Read more…
It is generally accepted that the drill is the main tool of home handymen, hobbyists who like to build things with their own hands for the home and family, and also the primary means of mechanizing labor-intensive processes when building homemade machinery. This is no coincidence: thanks to a variety of auxiliary or additional attachments, Read more…
