diy

I'm not sure if the right forum for this but I want to create a thread getting peoples input on a mill build I'm working on. I'm very much in the design phase and while I have bought some stuff for the project in is only when there has been an exceptional deal. Here are my design goals for...

Hello everyone, let me introduce my recent addition to the series of useful household projects - DIY electric wood chipper on batteries. This wood chipper cuts any branch with a diameter of up to 8 cm without any effort. As a result, we get excellent wood chips for the fireplace. THIS DIY WOOD...

Me trying to make as much smoke as possible to test out my weld ventilation. Found a $5 blower motor on Craiglist, coupled it up to a plastic coated aluminum...

So this is my first machine , I’ve been researching mills for a few years now but this one popped up and I couldn’t pass it up... but for the life of me I can’t identify this mill. And a big part is the home shop bits on this and if not for the table and casting I would say this mill looked...

I just ordered a PM-30MV, and I plan to build a stand for it. I'm considering some different designs/materials, and was hoping to get input on what you guys like/dislike about your current mill stands. I had a Smithy 1324 prior to this mill, and I really disliked the stand it came with...

First: Disclaimers 1. I don't know where this post should go so I am posting it in general discussion 2. I fully understand that some people are really against diy machines 3. I saw a whole post on another forum complaining about people using grant money to make a crappy machine. Therefore I...

Not mine, but deserves a look

I have no idea if this is the right place for the build thread, but my home is above my shop, and this CNC project will be in it :) I'll say up front this is a big, big project. Especially for something that's only the size of an oven. This first post will be a sort of rolling summary (so...

Shop Made Rotary Broach i have a job that requires a square hole to be pierced through a piece of machined steel. the material is too thin to be push broached for fear of fracture. i don't have pull broaches or the puller for that matter, so i'm doing the next easiest method i have seen. i...

i made a youtube video for the interested. i apologize for the sound. it's my first video with a go pro hero and i was not sure of the sound pick up. the idea should resonate even without a good soundtrack. the next video will be better i assure you. thanks for watching.

Working on building the shop bit by bit. I learned today that Ii really despise drywall. Just another step in the process you can follow along on my youtube channel.

This is my dividing head that I've been making. I did all of the design work on solidworks and am about 90 percent done with building it. Drawings will be available soon but anyone interested in the solids let me know.