Saturday, August 11, 2007

Make your own Dremel Stand!



I made a stand for my Dremel!

Stuff you need:
  1. 1/2" Copper Pipe
  2. 1/2" End cap
  3. 1/2" 90° Elbow
  4. Dowel Rod (slightly larger than the inside diameter of the pipe
  5. 3/16"x1 1/2" Bolted Eyelet
  6. Gorilla Glue
  7. Lamp table clamp (from old lamp)
Basic Procedure:
  1. Saw off 5" of Dowel Rod
  2. Use Dremel with sanding band to work away excess on about 3" of the dowel if there's no way the dowel's going to fit. You want it to end up a little bigger than the inside of the pipe though
  3. Apply some Gorilla Glue to the sanded down end of the dowel and tap it into the pipe, leaving 2" hanging out at the end.
  4. Use the Dremel and a cutting disc to saw off a couple of inches of the other end of the copper pipe
  5. Using a drill and a 1/4" drill bit, drill a hole in the center of the 1/2" cap
  6. Bolt the Eyelet to the cap (stick it through the hole)
  7. Use Dremel + Cutting disc to saw off the end nub of the eyelet to make it more like a hook
  8. Glue the bits of piping together with Gorilla Glue
And then you're done! It cost me about $7, but I already had the clamp and the Gorilla Glue . . .




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