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About DIYSwede

Biography:: Born '59, educated mechanics engineer, electrician & semantic. Worked in the Stage-, Movie- and the TV business since '84. Self-taught "closet machinist" with a knack for adapting others waste into "good enuff stuff". Intrepid dumpster diver with a free-wheeling mind and restless hands.

Location:: Stockholm, Sweden...

Occupation:: Techie & prototype maker at an Arts Uni

Homemade Tools Builder Page:: http://www.homemadetools.net/builder/DIYSwede

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Last Activity: Mar 9, 2026 04:14 AM

Join Date: May 19, 2019

Dec 15, 2021

10:18 AM - DIYSwede mentioned 2-hack in post Thread Cutting Change Gear Calculator
...y? Many thanks, 2-hack 2-hack: For me or...

Jun 16, 2020

10:47 AM - DIYSwede mentioned Marv in post WWI Tsar Tank - photo
Marv! :) -Absolutely righ...
10:36 AM - DIYSwede mentioned glens5 in post Mill conversion. Home made "Marvin" attachment
... score some now. glens5: Bummer that BG hasn...

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Jul 25, 2020

02:04 AM - DIYSwede quoted lest21 in post H.R. 7468 “Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act of 2020"
A few month's back, Sacrame...

Jul 16, 2020

07:01 PM - CanBeDone quoted DIYSwede in post Home built Heat Treating Oven
AFAIK, I've never seen or hea...
04:51 AM - DIYSwede quoted CanBeDone in post Home built Heat Treating Oven
To operate it horizontally, Ri...

Jul 15, 2020

11:49 AM - Frank S quoted DIYSwede in post Transporting a submarine on a truck - GIF
-Eee-right! Link: https://ww...
07:51 AM - DIYSwede quoted ibdennyak in post Transporting a submarine on a truck - GIF
My first reaction was to laugh...

Jul 5, 2020

02:48 PM - DIYSwede quoted Ralphxyz in post Dropping a magnet through a hollow copper bar - GIF
But why am I seeing the magne...

Jul 2, 2020

03:03 AM - DIYSwede quoted jdurand in post The house next door...or how to NOT build a house
...We have to leave the USA ...

Jun 30, 2020

01:10 PM - DIYSwede quoted Crusty in post 1889 naval gun breech - video
This is one of common missp...

Jun 29, 2020

02:23 AM - DIYSwede quoted mklotz in post Micrometer stand
...until someone gifted me ...

Jun 27, 2020

11:52 AM - DIYSwede quoted JoeH in post Very powerful gearbox from wiper motor.
I've been looking at this...

Jun 26, 2020

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04:07 AM - DIYSwede quoted manshands in post Very powerful gearbox from wiper motor.
It was really long and heated ...

Jun 23, 2020

08:51 AM - Frank S quoted DIYSwede in post 11' 8" Truck-eating bridge in Durham, N.C.
"Oversize Load" signs are onl...

Jun 22, 2020

05:04 PM - DIYSwede quoted mklotz in post 11' 8" Truck-eating bridge in Durham, N.C.
We'll just have to wait unt...

Jun 19, 2020

06:24 AM - DIYSwede quoted CanBeDone in post Help wanted with sanity check for a 40PA hob cutting tool
... and correcting me, CanBeDone - I now realize I wa...

Jun 18, 2020

11:00 PM - CanBeDone quoted DIYSwede in post Help wanted with sanity check for a 40PA hob cutting tool
To even grind the tool's heli...
09:06 AM - mklotz quoted DIYSwede in post Specifications of International Thread Standards
When trying to repair older p...

Jun 16, 2020

11:47 AM - mklotz quoted DIYSwede in post WWI Tsar Tank - photo
Marv! :) -Absolutely right. Y...
10:36 AM - DIYSwede quoted Toolmaker51 in post Mill conversion. Home made "Marvin" attachment
Consider bedding them in low-tem...

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Name: 10-Time Best Discussion Winner
This award is given to members who have written Best discussions 10 or more times.

Issue time: Nov 2, 2021, 02:28 PM
Issue reason: 10-Time Best Discussion Winner

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Issue time: Oct 13, 2019, 12:35 PM
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Name: 100 Posts
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Issue time: Aug 19, 2019, 01:30 PM
Issue reason: This award is given to members who have contributed at least 100 posts on the Homemade Tools Forum.