7 most useful articles of the channel "Carpenter at home" in 2020

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I made this selection based on the analysis of channel statistics. We took into account readings, how much the publication was liked, subscriptions after reading, and the content of the publication itself.

1. Forgotten measuring methods used by the old masters

How to split a part into several equal parts. Photo by the author

This article has collected several ways to measure and markup. For example, how to mark the center of a circle, how to improve the accuracy of marking, how to accurately measure the diameter of a circle, how to draw a right angle without a square.

2. The most requested homemade machine tools in my home workshop. References to drawings

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This article contains the most successful and popular homemade products. A description of the possibilities, scope and links to drawings is given.

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3. DIY transformer stepladder

Plywood strip for fixing the ladder. Photo by the author.

I made this ladder at the beginning of autumn and it proved to be a convenient tool for repairs, like an ordinary ladder, when cutting down branches from fruit trees.

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Read and see about the design of the ladder and its dimensions in this article.

4. How I made a jigsaw out of wood. Blueprints. Part 1

My homemade jigsaw. Photo by the author

This machine has been in operation for over 5 years. Has proven to be a good and reliable tool.

The sequence of how I did it, drawings with dimensions, drawings of fasteners for files. all this can be seen by this link.

5. Homemade jigsaw machine. Customization. Part 2

Setting up a homemade jigsaw machine. Photo by the author

On the Internet, you can find many designs of homemade jigsaw machines.

Unfortunately, many of them are more like mock-ups of machine tools and at best you can only saw out large parts from thin plywood, because such crafts do not provide for adjustment, hence the increased vibration, the files are torn, a file on thick material takes away ...

In this article, I share my best practices for setting up a homemade jigsaw machine. Read here.

6. Jigsaw and its inhabitants. Drawings and templates

My jigsaw and its inhabitants

This article provides information on the jigsaw machine and its applications. Answers to frequently asked questions are given, there is information about saws for a jigsaw machine, links to templates for cutting, which can be downloaded, are given.

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7. Homemade plywood tenon cutter. Device and drawings.

Plywood tenon cutter. Photo by the author.

This device is made for the manufacture of paired stud-socket joints, in frame structures. It can be used to make single and double tenons and grooves, round and at an angle.

The basic idea is to use a copying sleeve on the router and paired templates. For a tenon, one template, for a groove, another template.

The tenon cutter device, how to work with it and the drawings for its manufacture, see this article.

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