Which Homemade Tools Interest You?

[EclecticNeophyte]

I'm new to machine tools, as outside of a floor model drill press and a bench grinder, I don't own any... But as I mentioned in my intro, I'm working towards building my first lathe. Nothing fancy, mind you, but [hopefully] will be suitable for simple turnings, etc.. Otherwise, I do have a couple of Lincoln welders (one AC225 stick, the other a PowerMig 255 wire feed), Milwaukee metal chop saw and misc angle grinders.

I'm also in the final stages of building an electric furnace capable of melting Aluminum and Bronze, primarily with the intent of casting parts for other projects. I'll do my best to post some picts...

-Vern

Oops! Forgot to mention wood working tools! Unfortunately due to limited space, I had to sell my tablesaw...

[steamingbill]

[*]When you're browsing HomemadeTools.net, which categories most interest you?

Woodworking tools
[*]When you're building your own homemade tools, what sorts of tools are you most likely to create?

Woodworking tools - bandsaw, tablesaw, then hand tools
[*]What feature(s) would you like to see added to HomemadeTools.net?

Not sure yet - am Newbie to the site

Bill

[jlrice54]

Since my primary interests are motorcycles, automotive and machining,those are the type of things I check out when I get the news letter or have time to browse the forum. As a previous poster mentioned, re-purposed stuff is always cool as are modifications or attachments to power tools that extend their usefulness or utility.

[Ariscats]

1 Measuring and marking tools
2 Addons e.g ball cutter or divider for lathe and mill
3 More drawings and explanations mainly the sequence of thoughts for the designs
Ariscats

[Philip Davies]

My interests are carpentry & joinery, woodturning, blacksmithing and smelting, refurbishment and repurposing. My only experience in machining metal is drilling, but I appreciate instructive videos which show metal turning and milling. Can’t seem to get started on that, it’s well out of my comfort zone. It would be nice to be able to build steam and petrol engines, I wish I could, but there are so many other things to do. For example, I intend to make some leather sheaths for my axes & adzes. I am not likely to be doing any more brickwork, I hope. Casting metal and glass perhaps. Those videos of third world craftsmen are good. Particularly fascinating for me are posts about Metrology and geometry. I like the pictures of pretty young women!