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Here is an extremely cheap & easy way to make handles for your files.
Items needed :
Hammer
Vise
Wrench
"donor" screwdriver
It takes less than 5 minutes & will save you about $5 per file you need a handle for.
Watch here --->
How to : Make a File Handle
![](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemadetools.net%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Fp%3D8724%23post8724&media=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.youtube.com%2Fvi%2Fx_O0BJ6C5sU%2F2.jpg&description=How to : Make a File Handle by woodstockva - I just made a new video
Here is an extremely cheap &easy way to make handles for your files.
Items needed :
Hammer
Vise
Wrench="donor=" screwdriver
It takes less than 5 minutes=&will save you about $5 per file you need a handle for.
Watch here ---=> How to : Make a File Handle - YouTube= "Pin It")
I just made a new video
Here is an extremely cheap & easy way to make handles for your files.
Items needed :
Hammer
Vise
Wrench
"donor" screwdriver
It takes less than 5 minutes & will save you about $5 per file you need a handle for.
Watch here --->
Thanks woodstockva! I've added your File Handle to our Miscellaneous category, as well as to your builder page: woodstockva's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
![](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemadetools.net%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Fp%3D48139%23post48139&media=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fhmt-newsletter%2Fhmt_avatar_200.jpg&description=How to : Make a File Handle by volodar - Good use of many non-used tool handles. Myself, I use an open end wrench as simple pry bar - no hammer needed, and one can tell how much force is applied for removal - no "guess whacking=". Finally, I NEVER put a file between the hardened steel jaws of a vise, then whack the handle on. Good way to mar the teeth on a good file. Always use soft jaws - copper, aluminum, credit cards, wood, whatever.
I forgot to add - I never discard the old= "Pin It")
Good use of many non-used tool handles. Myself, I use an open end wrench as simple pry bar - no hammer needed, and one can tell how much force is applied for removal - no "guess whacking". Finally, I NEVER put a file between the hardened steel jaws of a vise, then whack the handle on. Good way to mar the teeth on a good file. Always use soft jaws - copper, aluminum, credit cards, wood, whatever.
I forgot to add - I never discard the old screwdriver shaft. Goes into shafts bin. Has many potential uses.
Last edited by volodar; Jan 25, 2016 at 08:58 AM.
A great easy idea. Glad you shared it.
Given that one of the freebie coupons from Harbor Freight is good for a set of six screwdrivers...
https://couponshy.com/images/screwdriver.jpg
this dodge works for folks who lack the proverbial box of disused screwdrivers.
Speaking of HF freebies, 9 volt batteries can be pricey. You can get them free by using the coupon for the free VOM...
https://couponshy.com/coupons/multimeter.png
and raiding the battery. These are also a good source of well-insulated wire.
Jon (Feb 27, 2018)
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