metal brakes and other home made tools to save on the budget. - Lateral-g Forums

brans72 · #1 12-01-2010, 04:46 AM

I was wondering if you guys would share pictures,plans etc of metal brakes and other tools you have made to save on $ around the garage? We all can not afford the pro's tools so show me what you have made in the garage to help you out! Brandon

**GregWeld** · #2 12-01-2010, 07:30 AM

Only thing I've ever made in my shed --- is a mess....

brans72 · #3 12-01-2010, 07:49 AM

oh we all know you got tools and toys since you posted pictures of your garage Greg!

brans72 · #4 12-01-2010, 02:13 PM

come on guy's all few and no ones made anything up to save a buck? I know I used a come along to a thick and well built metal table once to pull my car in garage cause no one was able to help me out. I also old trunk springs from the dealship and cut them down which makes nice hangers for parts to be paint and hung up to dry.

**GregWeld** · #5 12-01-2010, 06:46 PM

This reminds me of when I stopped by Marcels one day to BS.... and Mark (Marcels son) had homemade a bead roller when he was 15 or so -- he's now got to be 45+....

The welding was complete bird Sh t and the thing looked so homemade -- but it had been used and abused in a pro shop for 30 years...

I gave him major crap over it. We got a good laugh...

rwhite692 · #6 12-01-2010, 09:39 PM

Brandon if you go on the HAMB site there are numerous posts about home-built tools, several brakes....enough reading to keep you going for days...also check out the Practical Machinist site, lots of great creations on there too.

**Ketzer** · #7 12-13-2010, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

stopped by Marcels one day to BS.... ...

Must be nice.

(Not giving you sh!t about name dropping, just saying it is awesome that you can drop by a shop like that and hang with fellow craftsmen).

Jeff-