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D la rational use space, communications and do-it-yourself garage accessories from scrap materials are used. It is necessary to involve walls, an underground level in the process, place it indoors, and organize normal lighting.
Homemade gadgets for the garage
For comfortable operation of a room intended for car storage, you should adhere to certain recommendations:
Storage areas, racks, workbenches
In 80% of cases, do-it-yourself garage fixtures are built to store accessories, tools, and vehicle equipment. It should be taken into account that the most bulky parts of the car are sets of winter/summer tires, depending on the season.
It is more convenient to store wheels on brackets of the following design:
- two triangular frames from a corner, connected by jumpers from any rolled metal;
- triangles are attached to the wall, wheels are installed perpendicularly load-bearing structure, slightly falling between the jumpers.
The main nuances of these designs are:
The width of the pit should allow the driver to enter it without lighting.
Lighting and ventilation
Parallel circuits are more often used in garages lighting fixtures. One lamp allows you to use a specific area, several devices are turned on during a major renovation or a visit to the cellar. Minimum power consumption is ensured. Daylighting devices have a greater resource.
Cars use toxic, harmful fuels and lubricants, so do-it-yourself garage ventilation devices that allow you to create air exchange are becoming relevant. The influx is organized from below:
- garage - vents in the masonry, protected by bars;
- cellar - pipe from the garage or from the street.
The hood is mounted under the ceiling of the cellar, the roof of the garage, or has the form of vents in the main walls at the highest points.
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Other useful ideas
Useful accessories for the garage with your own hands can be made from used dishes, equipment, and materials left over from construction. For example, by gluing the lids plastic cans horizontally/vertically, the owner receives convenient transparent dishes for equipment or hardware, which is always at hand.
Homemade machines
You can also assemble accessories for the garage from power tools:
- drilling - a drill fixed with clamps in a device that moves with a gear along a rack;
- cutting - an angle grinder clamped in a similar way with equipment for metal or wood;
The advantage of the machines is more accurate positioning of the equipment relative to the workpiece. The equipment turns out to be dismountable, the drill and angle grinder can be removed and used for their intended purpose.
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Hydropress
The simplest design is obtained from a car hydraulic jack. To press out/press in bearings and press/compress parts, you will need to build a frame and a removable movable stop. The frame consists of 4 channels welded to each other. At the top, the structure is reinforced with stiffening ribs (kerchiefs), and at the bottom, transverse corners are added, giving the frame stability.
The stop is pulled in the normal position to the top crossbar of the frame by powerful springs. A hydraulic jack is installed between them, pressing the stop against the lower crossbar of the frame as necessary. The press force is regulated by a jack, dimensions working area are selected depending on the size of the workpieces.
What is this power tool attachment for? The master had a need to make dowels. So he experiments to optimize this performance. The first thing he encountered. The drill has a chuck for 8. If you make dowels for 10, you need a 10 x 10 rack. I planed it thinner, tried it - it broke. I decided to make a device for this power tool. There is an m8 bolt, 14. Profile pipe 15 x 15. In the middle 11. This is great option. It fits the workpiece well. But the cartridge is eight. If the drill had been normal, I would have set the rod to 10 or 11 and scalded it.
On sharpening machine brought it to 11. Hammered it inside the profile pipe.
Jigsaw attachment
DIY YouTube channel. Anyone who has ever worked with a power tool such as a jigsaw has encountered a problem when the file moves to the side. What is the solution for those who are engaged in wood carving? To correct distortions in the workpieces, you have to finish sandpaper or otherwise process objects. To make his work a little easier, the master came up with an attachment for a jigsaw. A triangular file was used as a workpiece. It has a shank, the same as on a file. You insert it into an electric tool and work. You can make a round file and use this device to refine the inner diameter of the holes. No need to tell me how to make a shank. Cut to the length of the file itself. On a sharpening machine, focusing on one edge, we grind off the excess metal to a thickness of 1.5 mm or another size depending on the jigsaw. It is important to make the saw correctly. It is necessary to remove excess metal so that the device itself moves along the jigsaw on top of the roller.
The master showed an example of how he uses power tools. Let's say you need to cut a square in a plywood sheet. First, use a jigsaw with a standard file. It is clear that there are errors - irregularities. Now we install the attachment on the power tool and grind it. As you can see, there is no need self made. Actions are performed much faster than if they worked with their hands. The result was a perfect square, on both sides.
Homemade jigsaw file from a hacksaw blade.
YouTube channel Alexander Polulyakh. We will need a jigsaw file. We will use it to cut a blank from the canvas. It has two properties. On one side for sawing wood, on the other for metal. Take a ruler and divide the workpiece in half. Then we use a scriber to make a deep cut. We draw two lines.
Using two pliers, we make a break along the cut and thus get two blanks. 1 for working with wood, 2 for metal. Then we apply the file to the workpiece. We repeat the contours. It is necessary to cut out a place for the lock where the file will be attached to the jigsaw. We also note the length.
Thus from hacksaw blade You can get six files for power tools.
Device for installing electric planer knives
The most popular machines are wood and metal working. Either one would look great in a home workshop. If it weren't for their price. Today we will tell you how to make useful equipment with your own hands.
Wood lathe – bringing the experience of millennia to life in the home workshop
Official history believes that the first woodworking lathe was created in 650. BC e. Over the past millennia, machine tool manufacturing has stepped far forward, and modern devices perform dozens of tasks. However, we are interested in homemade machines and devices for the home workshop.
One of the most popular mechanisms remains the lathe. It is designed to give rounded shapes to wooden workpieces and apply patterns. By the way, some managed to work with them at school lessons labor. Someone remembers its structure, and for others the figure below will help:
Most of the parts have self-explanatory names. But during assembly we will explain what this or that element is responsible for. But because... The machine is homemade, we will leave only the main mechanisms:
- Bed;
- Electric drive;
- Back and front headstock;
- Handyman.
This process begins with drawings:
We will leave the dimensions of the machine standard for factory products:
- Length – 800 mm;
- Width – 400 mm;
- Height – 350 mm.
These dimensions of the device allow you to work with workpieces with a diameter of 250 mm and a length of 200 mm. Of course, the dimensions are not impressive, but this is our first machine. Assembly begins with the manufacture of the frame - the remaining mechanisms are attached to it.
The next element is electric drive. DIYers advise using old electric motors for these purposes. washing machines. Such a drive has acceptable power and a ready-made control device (bolts and fasteners are a bonus). The power plant is mounted on a separate plate and attached to the frame (sometimes they are made detachable).
Headstock – holds and rotates the workpiece. You can make it yourself from metal sheet or thick plywood. But it is safer to use a factory spindle with several pins. In factory machines, it is connected to the power plant using a belt drive. We can attach the holding device directly to the motor shaft.
The spindle of lathes is a rotating shaft equipped with a mechanism for fastening workpieces.
Tailstock – serves to support and rotate the workpiece installed in the machine. It is best to use a metal head from an electric drill for these purposes. In the future, it is used as an independent fastener or for installation feather drill. Mounted tailstock onto a carriage made of angles or channels moving along the frame.
By the way, many interesting ideas homemade machines involve the use of old power tools.
The output should be something like this:
WITH drilled iron without leaving home - do-it-yourself milling machine
Along with wooden blanks in household Metal products are regularly required. To work with it, people have invented many machines: lathes, cutting machines, milling machines, etc. A metalworking lathe is similar to woodworking lathes - the difference is in the margin of safety and power. Cutting machine involves working with iron sheets. But for the average homeowner, a metal saw or grinder is enough for these purposes. And here milling machine required much more often. With its help, shaped surfaces and planes are processed and complex metal products (pulleys, rollers, etc.) can be manufactured.
The price of a factory milling machine starts from 10 thousand rubles (usually much higher). But if you have free time, some details and skillful hands, it can be assembled at home. It may not be too powerful or beautiful, but it is functional.
For a home milling machine you will need:
- Electric drill operating from 220 volts (power drive);
- Jack;
- Metal channels, angles No. 25, square tube No. 20;
- Metal rods for axles or threaded rods;
- Plywood 10 mm thick (workbench top);
- Collet;
- Morse taper is a special mount in the machine spindle. It is distinguished by reliability, centering accuracy and allows you to quickly change the tool;
- Locksmith tools, welding machine, fasteners
As you can see, a visit to a specialized store is inevitable - all kinds of handicraft devices can injure a novice master.
An approximate diagram of the future machine can be seen below:
This drawing is not a standard, but based on it it is quite possible to develop your own mechanism. After preparation necessary tools and sketches, you can start assembling. It begins with the creation of a bed and a column. This is a U-shaped structure laid on its side, where the lower plane is the base of the machine.
The next stage is guides that allow the console to move vertically. For these purposes, use polished corners (No. 25), bolted to the frame. Having finished with the vertical guides, we proceed to the horizontal ones. This will come in handy square pipe– we drill holes in it through which we will pass metal rods with threaded threads (or studs).
A good owner always has his own workshop, which he fills with equipment and devices to suit his needs. Some things can be bought, but others can be built with your own hands. And we must not forget about the garage, because all the necessary equipment should also be there.
It is impossible to provide for everything that might ever be needed. Therefore, we will consider the most basic machines and mechanisms that can be useful when working with wood or metal.
How to make a universal machine with your own hands
Exists great amount various types of equipment, many of which in one form or another can be made independently. Craftsmen have even learned to combine several functions in one device.
For example, you can make a universal mechanism from conventional drill which will work like:
- a circular saw;
- grinding;
- cutting;
- sharpener;
- turning.
To make it, you need to attach a drill to the frame. A board with a thickness of 20–25 mm is chosen as the base. The drill is fixed to that part of the body that is intended for attaching another handle.
The place of fixation on the tabletop is selected based on the size circular disk, grinding wheel, cutter, sharpening stone.
To secure the drill, use a firmly fixed threaded rod and nut. Rigidity of fixation is achieved using epoxy glue and, as an addition, a pin 2 mm in diameter. We build a moving sole and that’s it, the base is ready.
To get homemade circular saw, install a saw blade with a diameter of 15 cm on the drill chuck and make a slot for it in the bed. The saw blade must be protected by a metal casing.
If you plan to use a flat cutter instead of a disk, you need to additionally make a rectangular slot or widen the hole for the saw.
From this “circular” saw you can build a cutting mechanism. To do this, install a rotating bracket on a rigidly fixed surface, carpenter's miter box, which sets the cutting angle, guides and devices that secure the workpiece.
We combine this with a circular saw on the bed. Grinding and turning machines are assembled using the same principle.
Video: homemade circular saw + plane
Making a circular saw with a frame
If you want to have a separate circular saw, then you can easily build it from a manual circular saw bought in a store. Such homemade mechanism not designed for too heavy loads, but suitable for occasional use on the farm.
We take a bed of suitable size and attach a manual circular saw to it, make the maximum cut and leave it in that position. We turn the base over with the circular side down and place it firmly on the frame with legs.
We make a guide and everything is ready to go. Please pay Special attention to the height of the machine, you should be comfortable working with it, and its height should be commensurate with your height.
You may also need a pipe bender in the workshop. This is a device that allows you to bend pipes from almost any metal, as well as strips. Bent pipes are required when a person decides to make, for example, a greenhouse or greenhouse or something else like that.
There are different types of pipe benders, let’s say, made independently. There are very simple ones, and there are others that are similar in design to factory ones; they are more difficult to manufacture.
The simplest option homemade pipe bender we get it by sawing the board on one side in a semicircle. Then this workpiece is attached to a stable surface and a limiter is mounted nearby - wooden detail, having a space up to a semicircular blank, into which one end of the pipe is inserted.
Video: we will equip the workshop ourselves
Features of homemade devices and equipment
You can talk for a long time about what equipment you can make for your workshop with your own hands. But everyone has their own needs and capabilities. In addition to homemade devices, there should be places to store tools, as well as a workbench.
You should take the construction of a workbench seriously. You need to think about what will be attached to it, where it will stand, and what materials to build it from. The tabletop can be made of metal or wood.
You can immediately attach a circular saw, for example, or a jigsaw, various kinds of vices, clamps, and so on. It all depends on your idea and need for this or that equipment. But the workbench must be the right comfortable height, stable and well made.
Also in the workroom, various types of cabinets and pencil cases for placing and storing existing tools, which you can assemble with your own hands, are very useful. You can equip separate places for storing large tools and separately for small ones, for example, a separate open cabinet for drills
The convenience of work, how quickly you can find the necessary tool or part and, ultimately, your comfortable well-being depends on how you organize your workspace.
Video: wood lathe
What can be done for the garage
Often, a garage becomes not only a place to store a car, but also a place for many necessary tools, and sometimes a workshop at the same time. Therefore, here you need to have:
- Tools for car repair.
- Spacious racks for their placement.
- Garage workbench.
- Hooks.
- Shelves or brackets for tires.
- Lamps and heaters.
These devices are easy to assemble with my own hands. The organization of the garage space should be well thought out. Everything should be placed conveniently and not take up much space. Think about whether you need a workbench and where to put it, what size it will be and in what places to place racks and shelves.
A workbench will be needed if you are repairing your car yourself. Typically, all tools are located on shelves and racks next to the workbench. Spare tires are stored either on a special rack or hung on brackets on the walls.
Place all fuels and lubricants on a separate rack. Most often, some difficulties arise with storing small parts: screws, nuts and the like. You can take small ones for this glass jars with screw caps.
Screw the lid to the shelf below, sort all the small items into separate jars. This way you can save space and put things in order, and the search for the right screw, drill or nut will now be reduced to a minimum.
For these purposes, you can choose another option. You will need magnetic tape, small transparent plastic containers with durable lids and metal flat washers. Fix the magnetic tape vertically in the place you need.
Attach metal washers to the bottom of the containers. Sort all the small fasteners into ready-made containers and hang them on a magnetic strip.
For repairs you will also need inspection hole. And if it is not possible to equip it, then you can build two overpasses to lift the front or rear or side of the car. This will allow you to fully carry out all repair operations. Overpasses are made of timber and durable boards or metal, if possible.
Well, in the end, good lighting is very important for the garage. It can be general and as an addition to portable and local lamps. And make sure that there is more than one outlet in the garage. If you are repairing the car yourself, then you need to think about ventilation of the room.
Video: 29 DIY projects for the garage
All carpentry and improvised tools used by a skilled owner in everyday life should be carefully stored in one place. For these purposes, you need a well-equipped home workshop, where each thing has a strictly designated place, all accessories and tools are laid out on their own shelves. In the workshop it is convenient to make something with your own hands, to repair broken things, but in order for the work to take a minimum of time, it is important to properly arrange this space.
Where to set up a home workshop
A corner for tools can be allocated anywhere in a house or apartment, but it is much more difficult to attach a small woodworking machine, a workbench with a vice, an electric planer, a grinder and other equipment. With a small amount hand tools, when there is no separate room, you can find some space in own apartment. Of course, it is unlikely that it will be possible to equip small apartment standard layout a full-fledged carpentry workshop, if there is no specially designated room for this. Therefore, you will have to find another place to place the machines and tools.
A tool working in a home workshop, being located right in the apartment, will disturb both your family and the neighbors living behind the wall, unless you use it occasionally and for a short time. In addition, the voltage required to operate the tool may cause power outages. When working with wood, sawdust, shavings and fine wood dust are formed, which are difficult to completely remove after working on the machine. The possibility of a short circuit or spark during operation of the machine sometimes creates a fire hazard in the apartment. That is why the workshop and equipment are moved to non-residential premises.
1. If woodworking equipment is used frequently and generates profit, and there is so much of it that it is no longer possible to place it in your home, then you will have to find a separate place for this. This is especially true for machines and other equipment that require sufficient space to operate. It could be:
- unused summer cuisine or a veranda in a private house;
- a small private or rented garage with electricity;
- attic or semi-basement of the house;
- empty premises in ground floor high-rise buildings;
- a specially designated extension to the house;
- one of the rooms of a large private house with a separate entrance;
- thorough outbuilding - home workshop: video.
2. If there is no alternative, in the form of an outbuilding or a garage, a small amount of household power tools can be placed in your home. A home workshop in an apartment can be located:
- on a specially equipped glassed balcony(convenient when there are two of them in the apartment at once);
- on the loggia (equip one side wall with shelves);
- in a well-lit pantry (on shelves);
- in the spacious hallway (dedicate one built-in cabinet for storing tools);
- in the kitchen (pencil case or cabinet only for the master, lockers in the soft kitchen corner);
- in the hallway in built-in wardrobes and on mezzanines (not very convenient, but effective);
- in a niche equipped for storage under the stairs of the first floor (next to the apartment).
Let’s make a reservation that in the indicated places it is only convenient to store the tool, but using it if there is no space will be much more difficult. For any workshop you need at least 2.5 - 5 sq.m. separate room. For these purposes, it is most advisable to use a loggia, but, again, neighbors will complain about the noise of the instrument. If this is a temporary matter and you don’t have to work for long, then you can refer to the repairs, but you will have to simultaneously look for a separate room. For example, if you have friends who have an empty garage next to their house, negotiate an inexpensive rental or for minor repair services.
Attention: If several good machines and expensive power tools are stored in the garage, then it is worth insuring it along with all the equipment. Especially if there is a possibility of fire, flooding, theft and other causes of disappearance and damage to home workshop equipment and stored property! Lightweight portable Power tools that are used periodically are best stored at home - in the pantry or on the mezzanine.
If you are going to earn extra money by renting workshop equipment, strict accounting is important. A special accounting journal must be kept for the instrument issued for rent, which clearly indicates the date and time of issue, the amount of deposit and rental, deadline return, the client’s name (passport details and registration are possible) - so as not to have to search for your property.
How to organize space in the workshop
When choosing a place for a workshop, it is important to take into account the minimum area, without which it is impossible to fully work. The workshop space, ideally, should have several functional areas:
- place for machines near the outlet;
- rack or shelves for accessories and small tools;
- a corner where cleaning tools and a container (box or bucket) for production waste are stored;
- various attachments for the home workshop;
- hanger and shelf for workwear;
- free area for storing finished products;
- wall cabinets for small parts and fixtures;
- a place to store raw materials and materials for work.
There must be enough space in the center of the workshop and at the working surface of the equipment for the free movement of the master and his assistant if help is needed. The area occupied by a machine or workbench is multiplied by 2 - this is the coefficient of the minimum working area. Plus, you need space for free movement, changing working equipment and small tools - this is at least 2-3 sq.m.
Heating and lighting of the workshop
When setting up a home workshop with your own hands in unheated room it is important to think about heating in winter time if there is work all year round. Heating devices will be needed to maintain comfortable working conditions. This is also important in order to periodically warm your hands, especially when working with metal, even if you have work gloves. Heating of the room will be needed when the workshop is located:
- in an unheated garage;
- in the attic;
- in the basement of a private or multi-storey building;
- on a glazed loggia;
- in an attic or attic.
Attention: A room without insulation and proper ventilation, which is heated periodically, is high humidity, the formation of condensation and the creation of conditions for the development of fungi and mold. Dry and fairly warm air is favorable for storing power tools and metal products. The instrument gradually deteriorates due to dampness, electrical sockets wiring.
The simplest heating method is to use an electric heater or oil radiator. It is much more efficient to use a fan heater, since it has a directional flow warm air. A convector or infrared heater. But all these devices use a lot of electricity, and it takes time to create the desired microclimate. In an insulated room or with central heating The working microclimate is stably maintained.
High-quality lighting is not just comfortable conditions for working and making homemade devices for the home workshop. This is also an important safety requirement - with poor visibility or insufficient lighting in the work shop, the likelihood of domestic injuries increases. Troubles from using power tools in insufficient lighting occur approximately 40% more often than under comfortable conditions or with additional illumination of the working plane. The best option- additionally equip the place near the machine or workbench with a lighting device.
Tip: If you have to work all day in a closed garage or basement without natural light, it is important to provide interior lighting with the right spectrum that is beneficial for vision. Doctors say that combined artificial light is most suitable for the eyes - universal neon (fluorescent) LBU lamps in combination with ordinary incandescent lamps. Only one flickering light energy saving lamps and neon lamps are not suitable for constant illumination of the workplace.
When lighting the work area, it is important to provide diffused light so that there are no sharp shadows or distorted proportions and sizes. It is important to consider the total power of electricity consumed so that the machine, air heater and lighting devices do not spontaneously turn off due to overload. It is better to install several sockets to distribute the load.
If connecting electricity to your home workshop is only in your plans, then it is important to consult with a specialist so that such problems do not arise when the operating equipment is fully loaded. To illuminate an ordinary garage, one incandescent light bulb from a manually laid cable is enough, but for a home workshop, the load on it will increase significantly.
Important rules for setting up a home workshop:
1. Each machine and power tool must have its own designated place and free access to the working plane from 2-3 sides.
2. Free space should be twice as much as the space occupied by the equipment.
3. Expensive power tools not used in this moment, it is better to keep it in a separate closet, especially if numerous customers and visitors look into the workshop.
4. The floors in the room must be level and hard for the stability of the equipment.
5. It is important to follow all measures fire safety, ground the machines and equipment, install a powder fire extinguisher.
6. The room must have ventilation and low humidity.
7. It is advisable to have sufficient sound insulation in the workshop.
8. Daily cleaning of the work area is important for health; it is better to use a powerful vacuum cleaner to remove dust and small debris; be sure to have a rag on hand to remove oily contaminants.
9. It is advisable to separate waste containers - for wood scraps and metal waste, as well as separately for other waste.
10. It is advisable to have a small supply in the workshop drinking water in a closed container in a visible place.
11. Paints, varnishes, stains, solvents and other technical liquids should be stored separately. They need to be removed as far as possible from heating sources, places of possible wiring short circuit and open flame.
12. It is important to remove all waste in a timely manner - throw away used containers containing flammable liquids and technical lubricants, hand over scrap metal and throw away unnecessary containers.
13. There should be a bucket of dry sand in the workshop - it will be needed to extinguish the fire of a machine or power tool. For the same purposes, you can use a tarpaulin, a thick blanket or an old outerwear- to block the access of oxygen to the flame.
14. Upon completion of work, the machine and workbench must be cleaned, since accumulating sawdust and technical oils contribute to the spread of fire.
15. In any workshop, there must be a complete first aid kit in a visible place (bandaging materials, tourniquet, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, brilliant green, painkillers, plaster and medical glue for small cuts).
Remember: Cluttering your home workshop is a potential threat to life, it can cause fire and suffocation! During use chemical components use a respirator and safety glasses!
Necessary home workshop equipment
If you have a home workshop, DIY equipment can also be added to what you already have. The base is a work table, workbench or other convenient plane where you can attach the necessary devices.
1. Workbench - it can be metalworking or carpentry, it is twice as long, and you can make it yourself - video.
2. A woodworking machine is the basis of a carpentry workshop. Sometimes they are made by hand, but it is easier to purchase a ready-made one inexpensively if it will be used often. For occasional work, it is wise to contact a carpentry shop for product blanks. A lathe is often used.
3. Vices and clamps are the main devices for holding the materials being processed.
4. Required set hand tools for woodworking:
- set of chisels;
- plane;
- hand drill with drill bits included;
- feathers for making large diameter holes;
- hacksaws;
- square and tape measure;
- hammer and mallet;
- pliers, pliers, etc.
5. The most common power tool:
- drill-driver;
- angle grinder (grinder);
- jigsaw;
- circular saw;
- manual electric router, etc.
6. To work with metal you need:
- hacksaw;
- chisel;
- a set of needle files and files;
- anvil;
- metal scissors;
- a set of taps and dies for the main types of threads plus metal drills.
Nails should be sorted in a separate box different sizes, screws, self-tapping screws and other fastening materials.
Today, multifunctional universal power tools with removable attachments are quite in demand, which successfully replaces several units of power tools for different purposes. U home handyman You should also always have a stocked portable tool box at hand.