I got tired of making twists manually. Even though the twists looked good most of the time, it was very difficult to keep the bar straight if the twist was on a longer area. With this I’m able to do up to 1 meter long twists and they turn out perfect every single time. Build…
Fence Extension
We had a gap between our fence and hedge which became a problem when our 1.5 years old daughter figured out that she can fit through it. I spent an afternoon in the workshop to manufacture a bolt-on extension for it. I drilled holes, which I threaded, on the fence post so the extension can…
Filler and electrode holder for TIG welding
I got tired of not being able to pick up the filler from the table with my gloves on, so I made a holder for it. While I was at it I added also a place for both old and new electrodes. I can also store many filler wires on the center so I don’t…
New welding table and adapting my garage for metalworking
I had been planning to adapt my garage for metalworking for some time already, and finally I got lucky and found a used tabletop. A small fabrication company was selling it and they had used it as a basic welding table already earlier, so it had the four legs welded on already. So that was…
Corona Project – Phone holder
When corona hit the world, I was suddenly stuck working from home. I didn’t have a proper webcam, so I was joining using my phone’s camera instead. The angle was totally wrong, so I spent a lunch break in the workshop to make a tall holder which raises it to the correct height.
Metal yarn holder
My son’s godmother is an amazing crocheter, and always hand makes all birthday and Christmas presents. As Christmas was getting close, I decided that I will hand make something for her as well; namely a metal yarn holder. The plan was to make the base so heavy that it can be placed on the floor…
‘Cold Forged’ banister
Our cellar staircase was missing a bannister so I decided to give a go on building one. I was lacking most tools required for bending metal, so a lot of that work was improvised. The result was well beyond my expectations considering that I had never done this kind of work. Build log:
Sauna dressing room bench with hinges
Ever since I built my new sauna, I ended up sitting on a foldable chair in the dressing room while we were cooling down with my wife. You can guess who was using the nice bench in there… As the dressing room is very small, there is no place for another bench. The only solution…
Special sauna ladle
This was the first project with my TIG welder. I wanted to have a very specific ladle for my sauna, so I decided to make one myself. I find it difficult to get the water around the chimney in the sauna, so I made a ladle that can do that. The handle comes from a…