What home made tools have you made?

[the_undecider]

Let's see what you've made. Some of these specialty tools are just plain expensive. If you don't use them frequently, it's hard to justify the expense.

I had a threadless fork I needed to install a star nut in the steerer. The guy at the bike shoo would do it for free, but I didn't want to drive in Friday rush hour traffic. I decided to make my own star nut installer.

I dug around the garage and pulled out a steel seatpost, washers, nuts, and a bolt with the same threads as the top cap bolt for the star nut. I used a fender washer as a stop and it helps square u p the star nut in the steerer tube. I cut down the post and voila! Works great!

 

[mikeeebikey]

Freewheel pullers, made a few out of tool steel, hardened them, lasted better than any others I have bought.

 

[sensor]

Frame jig, truing stand, layout & welding table, bike(repair)stand, kickstand remover for Schwinns, bearing press, fender holders for bumping dents out & paint, wheel holders for painting rims, and rivet setter. I'm sure I'm forgetting some but those are the only that pop into mind right now.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Forgot my cone spanners on our trip when building BigJim, made up a replacement from some flatbar, still going, I use it more often than the proper tools which sometimes slip...

Luke.

 

[jd56]

Needed a workbench wheel holder.
Took a 4 or 5" pvc toilet bowl flange, with a notch out for the rear wheel brake arm.
Now I can work on my wheels while they lay flat on the bench.

 

[the_undecider]

Work bench? I didn't know such a thing existed. I use the top of my trash can, haha. Seriously, I need to clean off my work bench since it is just a big, messy place for junk I don't want to throw away.

 

[RustySprockets]

Lock ring pliers. Work great, and they're adjustable.

 

[Bicycle808]

Like so many others, i've made a headset/ opc cup press out of all-thread, big ol' washers, and nuts. I also use a pvc reducer and some metal pipe to set crown races. I didn't "make" these, but repurposed cheap/free stuff to avoid paying/waiting for specialized tools.

 

[jerrykr]

Great thread. More pictures!

 

[ctaccruiser]

Pedal wrench 9/16" X 15 MM. Flea mkt combi wrenches- cut off box end, ground off open ends to be thinner, 1/2 X 1/2" tube for leverage.


Schwinn Exerciser bike base work table. Top in progress.

Repaired clamp on cheap china bike stand

Tool stand for anvil, 4" vise and english wheel

Regards, Craig.

 

[ctaccruiser]

Thanks, every sq. ft. counts. Regards.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Wide wheel jig:

Luke.