home made shop tools etc?

[ETsC10]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

I know many on here already know this but I tell everyone using a blaster; Don't use silica/play sand. Here's why.

Thanks Mike for posting that!
Silica sand is a seriously dangerous health hazard!!

Before I knew better, I did a bunch of blasting outside (no breeze)
with the stuff and, not only did I breathe a lot of it, but it also
blew everywhere...its nasty dust can not be contained.

Play sand is poorly refined and not good for the equipment...
cheap for good reason and probably best not to snort that either.

[theastronaut]

Very important info on blasting with sand! If you're going to do it, make sure you wear a GOOD particulate filter, and do it outdoors! As said, the dust gets everywhere and it'll make a mess of your shop very quickly, not to mention that you'll have the hazardous dust everywhere.

I do blast with sand occasionally (did a couple wheels yesterday) bud I do it outdoors and wear a full paint suit with a respirator. I change the respirator cartridges out for 3M P100 filters which are very effective at filtering.

[theastronaut]

I built a stand for our new bead roller last week with 4x4 and 2x2 tubing, both 1/8" wall. I angle cut the end of the legs so they're not as easy to trip over. Still need to get some plate to weld over the angle cuts and have it powdercoated.



I also built my work/paint mixing table and stand for the shrinker/stretcher using 4" and 2" tubing. I don't have a finished pic of the table, but it has a 1/2" plate steel top with a 16g stainless cover that wraps down the edges about 2-3" and adjustable legs welded to the bottom. Both of these have been powdercoated semigloss black.

[pritch]

I built this rack to hold my Panel body:







It took 8 men and a boy to lift the body onto it, though. I'll have an overhead hoist rigged up to put it back on the frame

[midniteblues]

Every shop needs a full selection of bfh's I have quite a few as one can never have too many. here's one I made from rock maple oviously its not for hammering everthing but it sure is fun for smashing stuff who doesnt like smashing sh*t every now and then

[dwcsr]

Originally Posted by midniteblues

Every shop needs a full selection of bfh's I have quite a few as one can never have too many. here's one I made from rock maple oviously its not for hammering everthing but it sure is fun for smashing stuff who doesnt like smashing sh*t every now and then

I'll bet that will turn you thumb into a ping pong paddle in one hit

[midniteblues]

Originally Posted by dwcsr

I'll bet that will turn you thumb into a ping pong paddle in one hit

If you can manage that it will

[SeniorVerde]

[IMG]12.22.15 tension by Corey Green, on Flickr[/IMG]
I didn't like my options on pry locations to tighten my power steering belt.
I cut down 2 U bolts to match the radius of the pulleys, welded a bolt in the middle of one U, and welded a sleeve to fit over the threads to the other U.
I back the nut all the way down the threads, then put the sleeve over the threads and position my device between pulleys with the belt in place. I wrench the nut down to expand separate the 2 pulleys and tighten all the adjustment bolts on my engine brackets, then back my nut down and loosen up spreader to remove it.
No dents on the power steering tank.

[rgunlock]

After dinging the sides of my cab roof using straps to lift it, I built this jig. The only point it contacts the cab is the 2x4's in the door frame. Take out 1 bolt in the uprights and it opens wide enough to slide across the cab. Drill a couple new holes in the uprights and move the 2x4's and its adjustable to fit any cab.

[A1971Blazer]

I have bunch of specialty tools I've made....
these are the latest two....I replaced several brake lines and needed these...
Tube straighteners for 1/4" and 3/8" tubing...

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by A1971Blazer

I have bunch of specialty tools I've made....
these are the latest two....I replaced several brake lines and needed these...
Tube straighteners for 1/4" and 3/8" tubing...

Nice -

Originally Posted by a.c.1

My old man made this temporary A-frame with some scrap wood and a 4x4 beam. I made the bed lifting device that you can barely see in the picture out of some 3/4x 2inch inch bar stock and two pieces of 2 1/2 x 24 inch square tubing. Welded the bar stock on the bottom side of the tubing pieces standing on end. Find the sweet spot that balances the bed and makes lifting the bed off and on easy.

I did the same thing with my truck (fixture made from wood).

I got the idea from my dad: he had a fifth wheel hitch in his truck, so he would unbolt the box but leave the hitch in and pick it up via a pin in the hitch.

He would also use the same deal to remove the hitch itself when needed (obviously leaving the bed bolted down and unbolting the hitch).

K

[kapilsingh]

Good.