Woodstove Heat Exchanger. Tincloth. Make an Emergency Phone Charger - MacGyver Style! Drill press. How to Convert Water into Fuel by Building a DIY Oxyhydrogen Generator. Conclusion ... Upgrading Your Garage Workshop - Article. The always-clean workbench 1 of 3 Add a metal cover to your existing workbench Drop auto and small components on the metal workbench cover and blast off the bolts. The drip edge catches the oil spills and the metal cover prevents grease stains. 2 of 3 Catch all the waste oil in a bucket Clean up by wiping all the oil and grease into the sloped gutter so it will drain into a recycling bucket. 3 of 3 Cut-away view of the workbench cover Drill, countersink and screw the steel plate to any wood top.
This sheet metal workbench cover is the first upgrade I made to my garage, and it's one of the wisest investments I've ever made. Jack and jack-stand holder 1 of 1 Jack and jack-stand holder Free up floor space by storing your jack stands in this wall-hung holder. Haven't you tripped over your jack stands enough? Grease gun holster Grease gun holster Keep your storage shelves grease-free by storing your grease gun in this wall holster. A grease gun is big and, uh, greasy. PVC drawer organizers 1 of 2 2 of 2. Brake drum blacksmith forge. This is the basic design. A 2" floor flange was bolted to the underside of the brake drum to which a 2" coupler was used to attach it to a 2" T-connector. A longer coupler was attached to the side to accept the hair dryer and a bottom pipe was attached to the bottom to collect the ash.
This is usually capped with a 2" cap so the air can't escape that direction but I didn't want to have to wait until the forge cooled to unscrew the cap and empty the ash and I was concerned the cap would become permanently attached by rust since the forge would be stored outside in the rain. I'll show you how we handled that part. Note: The brake drum was free but it took visits to several garages to find it because brake drums are harder to find now that disc brakes are becoming more common on the rear wheels of new cars. Hang Your Headphones Anywhere with Two Binder Clips.
Top 10 DIY Miracles You Can Accomplish with a $1 Binder Clip. MAGNETIC WRENCH HOLDER. I bought two sets of professional wrenches. There are 14 wrenches in each set and they came in a plastic holder. The first time I took out one of the wrenches, one of the little plastic tabs that holds them in, broke. I had already had bought some magnetic holders for my stubby wrench sets, but they were no longer available, so I decided to make my own. Here is how I did it and they work great. 64 - 1 " L-brackets (8 for optional handles) 56 - Rare earth magnets 2 - Pieces of 3/4" plywood cut to size to fit your tool box drawer (Mine were 6" X 14") Wood screws 2 - wooden dowels from foam paint brushes (optional) Power drill 5/16" drill Vice Plastic head hammer Ruler This entire project is dependant on the number of wrenches you have and the size of you tool box.
To start with you have to drill out one of the holes in each L-Bracket to 5/16". Now that you have all your brackets ready, get a piece of scrap wood and layout the pattern for your wrenches.
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