Broaching without a broach.

[Jon]

Congratulations tonyfoale - your Broaching Tool is the Homemade Tool of the Week!

This is a clever and effective use of a male splined axle shaft as a spline broach for holes in aluminum.

Some more nice builds from this week:

Soft-Faced Mallet by intjonmiller
Cutoff Tool Holder by hersch_tool
Bandsaw Flat Belt Drive by winkys workshop
Angle Grinder Cutting Guide by Classic Bodywork
Glass Cutter by Mr.DK DIY
Bench Anvil by Catfish
Cone Mandrel by Philip Davies
Mill Head Holding Tool by shopandmath


tonyfoale - we've added your tool entry to our All Homemade Tool of the Week winners post. And, you'll be receiving a $100 cash prize, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and prize choice and I'll get it sent over right away.


This is your 19th Homemade Tool of the Week win! Here are all of your winning tools:

Horizontal Milling Machine by tonyfoale

tags: mill

Drum Brake Grinder by tonyfoale

tags: grinder, brake drums

Shock Absorber Dynamometer by tonyfoale

tags: suspension, measurement

Valve Holding Collet by tonyfoale

tags: valve, holder, collet

Laser Aligner by tonyfoale

tags: alignment, laser

Double Edge Fly Cutter by tonyfoale

tags: flange, fly cutter

Vertical Bandsaw by tonyfoale

tags: bandsaw

Surface Grinder by tonyfoale

tags: grinder, surface

Radius Gauge by tonyfoale

tags: gauge, radius

Motorcycle Frame Fabrication by tonyfoale

tags: motorcycle, frame

Treadmill Motor Modifications by tonyfoale

tags: safety, modification, motor

Cross Slide Screw Conversion by tonyfoale

tags: lathe, modification

Linear Velocity Transducer by tonyfoale

tags: dyno, measurement

Arbor Press Modifications by tonyfoale

tags: arbor press, modification

Piston Holding Method by tonyfoale

tags: lathe, chuck, piston

Lathe Controller PCB by tonyfoale

tags: PCB, electronics

Motorized Rotary Table by tonyfoale

tags: Arduino, rotary table

Lathe Protectors by tonyfoale

tags: lathe

Aluminum Broaching Tool by tonyfoale

tags: broach