Has anyone made their own (major) power tool?

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
I was looking around the web and came across several home made bandsaws and lathes. In another thread, a poster had made his own plunge base for a router (apologies for not remembering who it was - hopefully credit will be given where credit is due).

It got me wondering if anyone here had "rolled their own" tool and what it was.

[Jim Podsedly]

Here is a clip of somebody who made a 'lathe'. This was posted quite a while ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI-Ss6I5W7E

[Mike Cutler]

Hello,
I was looking around the web and came across several home made bandsaws and lathes. In another thread, a poster had made his own plunge base for a router (apologies for not remembering who it was - hopefully credit will be given where credit is due).

It got me wondering if anyone here had "rolled their own" tool and what it was.

Bruce Page made the Router base you're referring to. Here is the link.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29281

[Kyle Kraft]

That's cool as heck!! Remember the cone shaped log splitting device that was sold years ago that bolted on the rear axle hub of a car?? My friends dad had one of those rascals. I think they pulled them from the market after a car ran away from the woodpile

[Craig Earls]

That's cool as heck!! Remember the cone shaped log splitting device that was sold years ago that bolted on the rear axle hub of a car?? My friends dad had one of those rascals. I think they pulled them from the market after a car ran away from the woodpile

Yep, only works if you DON'T have a limited slip differential!

[Larry Fox]

Coolest roll-your-own project I have ever read about is Tom Plamann's lathe. Link below. If the link gets deleted, you can DAGS for Plamann MOAL.

http://www.plamann.com/architecturalwoodcolumns.html

[harry strasil]

table saw and 10 inch disc sander. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=72844

[M Toupin]

Anything posted by Nissim Avrahami! Unbelievable imagination and ability to make due with the tools he has on hand.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/search.php?searchid=1757940

Me, the largest is a 30" drum sander which works better than my wildest expectations and gets used on almost every project!
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Mike

[bob hertle]

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These are just a few of my homemade tools. The bandsaw is a wood/metal machine that I originally built as metal only in 1980. It weighs approx 700#.
The tool and cutter grinder is shown set up for altering a bandsaw blade in the photo. And, yes I believe in tension gages. Got lot's more pics, but let's see if these work first! BTW, beautiful job on the router base Bruce!

Bob

[Dixon Peer]

I haven't made any major power tools, but I know a professional millworker here in Summit that has. He had a big job some years back to supply all the custom millwork in a hotel that was being built in a neighboring town, and to speed the job along he built a shaper with multiple spindles, ten horse three phase power and exciters to change the frequency of the current to control spindle speed. Needless to say, he's a pretty handy guy.

The spindles aren't adjustable as to height, so he uses spacers the same as he does with his molder. The machine doesn't see much use since that hotel job though.

[scott spencer]

I've always wanted to make a sander, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Bruce Page]

Bob Hertle, WOW! You know your way around a fab/machine shop! Amazing stuff!

[Doug Shepard]

I think this one is extremely cool
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showpost.php?p=432715

[Bruce Page]

Bob H.
I tried to send you a reply PM but the software says you have your PM & email options turned off.

[Bruce Page]

I think this one is extremely cool
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showpost.php?p=432715

Doug, that is waaaaaaay cool.
I have no idea how I missed it in 2006. I sent a message to Mark via his website congratulating him.
He hasn't been around SMC in a while.