I had two c-clamps which I made many, many years ago when I had access to some workshop tools like welding machine, and bench grinder and could find many off-cut discarded steel materials. My intention at that time was to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As before when I was making the movable bed cnc machine, I had to cut the z-axis lead screw to the correct length and then machine out a smaller diameter at one end so that it would fit into a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The cheap Chinese digital multimeter that I had was quite good when it was new. But it was not able to last very long. After a while, I found that the DC voltage selections were not showing accurately, so much […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We had just repaired the upholstery of my computer chair, when the steel tube forming the spine of the chair broke off. The single steel tube was not able to stand the lateral force of a person leaning against it. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Space is limited for me. I do not have the luxury of owning a covered area which I can utilize as my workshop for my diy projects. One day, I found a foldable banquet table on sale at one of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There was not much space for drying clothes in my apartment. As I am staying at the ground floor of the apartment, hanging the clothes outdoors was simply not feasible. Irresponsible tenants staying above would throw cigarette butts, sweet papers […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The wooden drill press that I made had some shortcomings. For one, it had to be pushed down just like any portable drill, although it had a guide to ensure that the direction was always true. Well, I found out […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Previously, I had tried to make a stuck sliding steel door run better by pulling it horizontally along the line of travel of the rails. Then, inevitably it happened. One night, the whole door dropped down on one side. It […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is always a need to sharpen tools that have become blunt after many hours of use. Drill bits, cold chisels, gardening tools, center punches, and many others become blunt with repeated use. When I am faced with blunt tools, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…