MadModder
The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: PeterE on March 20, 2017, 05:03:12 PM
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Yes, I needed those and had none. What to do? Go to the tool shop and buy one of each for a fiver or so? Go via the golf club and find a lost ball. Ram a five inch nail through it at home and done?
Naahh not madmodder style I think. DIY is the way to go. The start:
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/Hand%20Tools/Syl-01.jpg)
One stainless steel scratch bit, a brass fixing for it, a dark wood collar (to recover an error :palm: ) and an Ash handle. Some epoxy glue later and I had this:
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/Hand%20Tools/Syl-03.jpg)
Way more my style and it cost me nothing apart from time as all bits were found in the good-to-have box. Why the mushroom on the handle? Well, it just turned out that way and kind of looks nice - I think.
Also made a brad awl at the same time:
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/Hand%20Tools/Modellborr-01.jpg)
Another kind of handle as this tool is turned to drill a lead hole for a screw by pushing in a screwdriver-style tip into the wall/box/WHY.
/Peter
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Very neat tools. I would much prefer the latter one, if I was going to clunk it firmly with my palm. :clap:
Pete
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Nice work :thumbup: I scrolled through the pictures and wondered why you didn't put a dark wood collar on the second one :scratch: It was only when i went back and read the text :bang: Nice to see you admitted your error :loco: I would have just put it down as artistic license :lol:
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Thank you for nice comments both!
Spurry, I find that I very, very seldom have to "clunk" the scratch awl to make the impression I need for locating a starter hole. For me it is enough with a firm push.
mexican jon, Well goofing up happens and this was the easiest way out to avoid making a new handle, so just had to make it look as if it was intended. I was pondering about making a collar for the second one also, but laziness prevented that :palm:
/Peter
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Looking nice. Good work. I prefer round too, although I know that round handle should have a flat to prevent it rolling off the table.
Pekka
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Thank you Pekka.
Yes the flat on the handle is a good idea, will add that ´cause it is annoying when the tool just rolls off the work surface at precisely the time it is needed ......
/Peter
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.........´cause it is annoying when the tool just rolls off the work surface at precisely the time it is needed ......
/Peter
It is slightly *more* annoying if the pointy end hits your foot. :D
Pete
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Agree Spurry, couldn't have said it better myself. :D
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Nicely made & shown Peter - thank you.
..... but laziness prevented that.....
NO, not laziness - tis the principle of conservation of energy - don't expend it unless you need to! :coffee:
Dave
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Thanks DMIOM,
How true, we must always be careful about spending our energy right. :D
/Peter