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Have always been fascinated in how things work and making things and I really love the notion of making my own tools to use - the freedom to tailor-make something for myself. I have no formal training or college learning in engineering, woodwork, so even though I know some basics from secondary school I am pretty much a novice. It was while I was looking for some ideas on tool-making / tool restoring that i came across this site. I am looking forward to browsing and chatting ideas with people.
Hi labhras773 - welcome to HomemadeTools.net :welcome:
What kind of things would you like to build first?
Hi Jon
Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking to build or modify tools that can be used on a bench. I need to come up with work-arounds due to mobility issues, so I'm aiming to make tools that are accessible and are , well i guess almost bespoke to fit my needs. I can't buy tools so I need to make them, if possible. For example, a pillar/bench drill, turn a handheld jigsaw into a fretsaw type tool, improve a table saw so that it has blade depth.
Which one of those would you like to tackle first?
Hi Jon, I'm thinking of starting to work on a bench drill / drill press.
OK, great. Do you see any existing online builds that you'd like to copy?
Yeah, Still browsing but the projects done by Drill Press by Terry1967 & Benchtop Drill Press by riaanras, are kind of what I have in mind. The ingenuity and skills that are displayed is incredible. I look forward to learning and improving my skillsets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
Time to get back to more browsing. many thanks
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