Author Archives: robertwilkie

Nice build for a mini electric belt sander

Posted on November 27, 2019 by robertwilkie

Its alot of work but you can build it with mostly basic tools. Not sure if the motor used will be enough to power it thought.

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Nice drill press conversion

Posted on November 26, 2019 by robertwilkie

Not so sure I would do this, the authors swapped out the old drillpress motor for brushless motor that has a speed control on it. Instead of using pulleys to change out the speed. Nice build but alot of work. … Continue reading →

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Scrap parts CNC

Posted on November 25, 2019 by robertwilkie

HomoFaciens makes some clever CNC’s out of misc materials. Here is another nice build he did out of scraps.

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Free hacksaw blades

Posted on November 22, 2019 by robertwilkie

The author takes a broken bandsaw blade, puts 2 holes in it and you have a hacksaw blade. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/free-hacksaw-blades-how-make-them-75797?homelistings#post144054

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Build a lead hammer

Posted on November 21, 2019 by robertwilkie

OK since I can pick one up for $15, I think I would buy one. But still interesting video to watch. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/making-simple-lead-hammer-75852?homelistings#post144328

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Interesting sled for bandsaw

Posted on November 20, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build…me…no so sure I would go as fancy as the author did in this build. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/bandsaw-sled-i-made-90-degree-cradle-makes-cutting-cylindrical-shapes-safe-75857?homelistings#post144356

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Cool mini hand drill

Posted on November 20, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build, not so sure how useful it would be but could be an excellent teaching tool. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/string-driven-manual-drill-gif-74497?homelistings#post143964

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Nice pushblock build

Posted on November 19, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build. Much fancier than anything I would make, but I like how adjustable it is. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/homemade-table-saw-push-block-video-75723?homelistings#post143744

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Nice hobo CNC

Posted on November 15, 2019 by robertwilkie

This is pretty interesting build for a CNC, its all metal, well metal scraps, and seems to work pretty well. The author built this with minimum tools as well. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/scrap-built-cnc-video-75788?homelistings#post144037

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Another interesting grinder mod

Posted on November 14, 2019 by robertwilkie

Always amazes me what folks do with grinders. This one the author makes a giant sanding wheel to make grooves with. Me…not so sure I would build this, unless I have a project for it. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/angle-grinder-sander-slots-grooves-75776?homelistings#post143967

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