Emergency Foot Powered Lathe
During his Hurricane Matthew evacuation exile, Izzy Swan made another emergency machine: A no-power required, foot-powered lathe that he can then use to build other things. In keeping with the emergency spirit, he builds it primarily using hand tools:
Stainless Hinges
Here Jimmy DiResta fabricates custom hardware, creating a beefy set of stainless steel hinges from scratch. Check out the drill trick he uses when cutting the tubes at the saw.
Angle Grinder Cut-Off Jig
Anytime I hear Matthias Wandel say, “I have to warn you, I haven’t actually tried this thing yet, so I have no idea what’s going to happen,” he’s got my attention. Here he rigs up a jig to use his angle grinder to cut metal at an angle:
Coat Hook Shelf
Another from Wandel, as he builds a coat hook shelf with angled dowels. Check out the jig he creates to help him drill the angles consistently:
Wooden Recycling Bin
As Frank Howarth builds a recycling bin, you can really see his design training in carrying over motifs, and as always he puts plenty of forethought into his construction process:
One-Day Clock Build Off: April
April Wilkerson, Jay Bates and Nick Ferry all tackle individual clock builds in Nick’s shop. For material, April goes with spalted maple:
One-Day Clock Build Off: Jay
Jay Bates starts his off with a modern design, then switches it up halfway:
One-Day Clock Build Off: Nick
Nick Ferry goes with curly maple and a wraparound design. (At the end of the vid, you get to see the punch-drunk trio clowning around during a long day in the shop.)
FastCap’s Power Mag
Ron Paulk gives a quick demo of FastCap’s Power Mag, which makes keeping screws at hand easy:
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