home made tools and equipment...

nice set of tire stands

 

This is just my two cents worth as these are very cool but I think the front set should be just a tad wider.

 

how do you go about getting your car up that high?

 

This is my humble contribution. I call it the "jigpuzzle". This particular one was used when I tore down an engine. I just took a pizza box and punched holes in it with a screwdriver, then labeled where each set of bolts came from. It is much handier than using a dozen ziploc baggies. Using a smaller screwdriver makes a nice tight fit for the bolts so the whole thing can be stored horizontal or vertical, and it works great to hold the bolts for painting. Just be sure to take a picture before you paint so you know where each bolt belongs.

Oh and if you're a greeny, it is recyclable.

 

OK, it's my turn. This looks like crap but I needed it right away and didn't feel like taking the steps to make it pretty. It's a 21" deep socket for doing the springs on a Jag frontend.

Two pieces of angle and a cheap socket.


Weld the socket to one end like this and weld the other ends together to make a square for a 1/2" drive ratchet.


Look at all that threaded rod, at a third of a turn per swing of the box end wrench, that would take forever.


There you go.


Now I need a tool that makes cleaning up fun.

 

Or write on the inside of the box (after you scrape off the old cheese).

 

I do the same thing, but before paint I put clear packing tape over the words, then masking tape over that. After you paint you peel off just the masking tape. The packing tape stays to reveal whatever you wrote on the cardboard.

 

I use an old air filter for the same application.

Filters like these. Just put the bolt or screw between the fins.



Or




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

 

Pure genius...

 

Great this way I can loose all the bolts at one once saving me the trouble of loosing them one at a time.

 

X2

 

I use a gantry crane on the rear and an engine hoist on the front. I have never put a car up there with an engine in it. They are great for running brake lines, fuel lines etc. on new builds.

 

Here is more of me ripping off Youngster's work.

Hand Tap



Shear



This one might be mine, I used the garage door as a place to hang things to dry. Nice and cheap, but is only good in nice weather. In poor weather use the garage door track, as long as you know you won't be opening it . Put a vice grip in the track to stop the door in case you forget.

 

I use plexi sheet for a ton of things. I traced some 36 ford subrails mounting holes and all from an intact car here and put them on a bare frame, and then used the plexi as templates for steel.unfinished but you get the idea...

 

Made a couple upgrades to the Welding cart tonight.

It had some pretty light weight hooks. I picked up a piece of 1/8"X1" at the farm store to make these.



I saw a new welding cart at Northern Tool that had drawers, but the $220 price tag was too much . Got a two drawer tool box on sale at the farm store and added an angle iron frame to the cart. I made the cart taller a few years ago.

 

Could you provide more detailed photos on the tap? Nice idea.

 

Nice!

 

the plexi is an awesome idea,i have used it many times.

 

I'm cheap, I'll admit it. Why buy what you can build? Saw an attachment for the sawzall to shake the spray bombs, COOL! $24 not cool. The only thing that wasn't laying around the shop were the hose clamps. 20-30 seconds with a light pull on the trigger and no more tennis elbow.

 

I can see this showing up on the "Funny spray bomb woes" thread!

 

Saw this one... I dont think its on here,....worth a try ..

Roy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqErTwU1rSE

 

Cool stuff.

 

So I made this today, just another thing to add to the back of your minds. I got fed up with my tungsten getting messed up from the torch sliding around on the bench top. There isn't anything that pisses me off more then either breaking a gas cup or snapping the tip off a freshly sharpened piece of tungsten. I'm not sure why I went with a bomb or the saying "BOOM!" but it works and looks totally rad on my welding table.

The second thing I made is a sanding/grinding disc holder. I have disc strewn across my shop and it's hard to not only keep them organized but keep them flat. I hate that when you use a disc it ends up looking like a pringle's chip. I just cut this on my CNC Table and then used some all-thread.

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Slapper made from a 2" wide cross hatch file that works very well. I ran a DA with 80 grit over the grooves in the file. It was a crosshatch file so works much like a shrinking hammer, but with more spread and not near as much marking to the panel...

 

Here is a patch I made today for my 54 Chevy. It was made with a pair of thumbnail dies that I also made today. considerable shrink and little panel markings..

 

I usually just set the hot tungsten tip on my leg so it can burn a clean hole in my skin

 

your SPOT on on that technique

 

Contaminated tungsten ---

I put the plasma cutter between my knees to move a clamp. ONCE I some how hit the button and burned a giant hole in my pants 100 times faster than steel and really got a plasma-ized burn on my leg. That's one of those things you do 1000 times without issue until ......

 

After having to brake a second 90 degree manually with a dolly I made these 90 degree Edge Setting Dies for the reciprocating machine..

 

Thats awesome, I want a reciprocating hammer so bad!