What can be made from a chainsaw: homemade tools

What can be made from a chainsaw: basic accessories for chainsaws that have gained popularity

If you purchase special attachments for the tool, it will be extremely easy to install them; you won’t need to modify anything or disassemble the tool body. All ready-made accessories are designed specifically for installation on a chainsaw. Another important advantage of purchasing a chainsaw is its autonomy. This is explained by the fact that all electrical devices require a 220 V outlet. Using a chainsaw, you will be able to use homemade products in the field, be it a drill, an ice drill or a wood cutter.

A self-installed grinder attachment on a chainsaw allows you to use the equipment not only as a gas cutter, but also as an angle grinder. The nozzle is connected to the device via a special pin, and begins to rotate using a belt from a pulley attached to the drive sprocket shaft. Thus, the device is installed instead of the saw bar. It is important to choose the correct diameter of the nozzle circle; to do this, you must first study the instructions for the Druzhba chainsaw or other equipment used to make a useful device.

Note! Experts warn that it is not possible to install an adapter in all models to fit the bases.

The cutter is one of the most popular chainsaw attachments.

Another common attachment among users is a corroder, used for cutting bark from trees. The attachment is also popular among woodworkers because it can be used to easily remove bark, knots and growths from untreated wood. Some people use a nozzle to create longitudinal or transverse grooves on the beam.

There are mainly two types of coders:

1. Drums. The main area of ​​application is bark removal, the second name is decanter.
2. Disk. Used to create various types of recesses.

There are several nozzles on sale that differ in grip width, most often 80 and 100 mm. If the knives become dull, there is the possibility of secondary sharpening. If the knives are completely out of order, it is better to purchase a new set from the manufacturer. The attachment itself is a cutter or drum mounted in a bearing assembly. Actuation is carried out by a belt drive, and the rotation speed is regulated by the force of pressing the accelerator handle. The diameter of the pulley also affects the speed: the larger it is, the higher the speed. Studs for installing the nozzle are included in the kit.

Purpose of the nozzle

The name itself - corder - positions the attachment as a device for removing bark from whole tree trunks. This is a labor-intensive operation. Previously, it was carried out manually using an ax, a scraper in the form of a sharp blade with two handles, or a bayonet shovel cut into a rectangle and sharpened.

Debarker does this job easily, quickly and efficiently.

But this is not its only purpose. With its help, recesses and grooves are quickly and accurately made in logs for planting the upper tier of crowns during the construction of log houses.

The corroder is also used for rough jointing and leveling of any wood surfaces.

A separate area of ​​opportunities that the use of a debarker opens up is:

• wooden architecture;
• sculptures made from solid logs;
• landscape design elements;
• any non-standard products of the most bizarre shapes.

All this can be done with one device, without a numerous set of axes, cutters, chisels, jointers and other hand tools.

How to make a winch and sawmill from a chainsaw with your own hands

Homemade products from the Urals often help in construction. So, when constructing buildings from solid wood, it is necessary to dismantle the logs into beams. The sawmill from the Ural chainsaw makes it possible to perform this action as quickly and accurately as possible, while maintaining the accuracy of the cut. The main advantage is that there is no need to perform any complex alterations. The device simply needs to be securely fastened in a homemade frame, which can be made of metal corners or profile pipes. The log for processing is then placed on prepared guides.

Scheme for making a sawmill from a chainsaw with your own hands.

You don’t have to create drawings for a sawmill using a chainsaw with your own hands, because a large number of ideas are available on the Internet that are suitable even for a person without experience.

The safety of using the structure is ensured by the fact that you do not need to move the log yourself. For this purpose, a carriage with a saw is used, which, depending on the thickness of the log, is fixed at the required height. Once switched on, the frame moves precisely and the cut remains neat and even. You can use the device not only for solid timber, but also for sawing boards for the purpose of harvesting firewood.

On a note! You need to be prepared for the fact that a large amount of sawdust will be formed during the work, since a chain of considerable thickness is used for sawing.

A homemade winch will also be a good helper during construction, because with its help you can easily lift loads to a height and move a cut tree. In addition, using a winch, you can pull out a stuck car or pull a boat out of the water onto the shore. The operating efficiency will depend on the gear ratio; in some models the figure can reach 1.5 tons.

A chainsaw sawmill will allow you to easily and quickly turn logs into timber.

To make the device convenient to use, you will need to make a durable frame using welding. The motor, gearbox and drum with braking system should be firmly secured to the frame. To fix the frame on the body, holes and lugs should be provided through which the device can be installed on any surface.

Preparing for the manufacture of a motorized ice drill

Before you start making a drill, you need to carefully prepare. First, you need to find detailed drawings that should tell you how and in what sequence to install the elements into the overall structure of the device. The diagram should also indicate the dimensions of all parts used.

Then you can start preparing the parts for your homemade project.

Their list includes:

• a fully operational and ready-to-use household chainsaw with an internal combustion engine power of at least 2.5 liters. With.;
• all-metal gearbox;
• 2 mm sheet of plywood or sheet steel;
• bolts, screws and other fasteners;
• all-metal tube of small diameter;
• 1 steel pipe, the diameter of which is 15 cm;
• 1 metal pipe, the length of which is 25 cm;
• metal screw;
• rubber insulation for mounting on handles.

All metal parts should not show signs of corrosion, as they will quickly become unusable.

The list of equipment required for work includes:

• key head No. 27;
• manual grinder with disc;
• screwdriver;
• jigsaw;
• manual grinding machine;
• electric welding machine.

Some parts for a homemade drill can only be made on a lathe. If the manufacturer does not have experience in working with it, then it is best to order ready-made spare parts.

How to make a lawn mower using improvised materials

To quickly deal with tall grass or tidy up the lawn, a lawn mower must be among the owner’s tools. You can purchase an ordinary factory version of the equipment, which is convenient to use, but you should keep in mind that the price of the lawn mower will be significant. A homemade “Friendship” chainsaw made by yourself will cost one and a half times less than a factory device, and the power is quite enough for standard household use.

Regardless of the type of design chosen, the trimmer will consist of a drive, frame, control system and knives. For ease of operation, the device is additionally equipped with wheels, legs, handles and a protective casing in which the mowed grass is collected. The process of making a lawn mower begins with creating a frame of a convenient size, most often made of metal corners. The optimal size is 25x25 cm.

In general, the progress of work on the production of equipment looks like this:

1. Using bolts, iron handles are attached to the finished frame, and wheels are mounted on the side parts.
2. Having previously studied the characteristics of the Ural chainsaw or any other model, remove the handle and tire from the device.
3. Using studs and nuts, the remaining part of the equipment is attached to the base. This must be done so that the gearbox shaft, rotated 90˚, looks down.
4. At the next stage, you will need to lengthen the gas cable, and use two tubes to make a sliding shaft connected to the gearbox.

A lawn mower made from a chainsaw will cost much less than a purchased one.
On a note! Some people make their own lawn mower blades, for example from parts from a handsaw. It is much easier to purchase a finished product, which is then connected to the shaft using bolts or a welding machine.

Elements from old baby strollers or wheelbarrows are used as wheels. If you use several pipes of different diameters for manufacturing, you will be able to make a device with a telescopic operating system that can change the length.

This is especially important if the device is often used by people of different sizes. Also, creating a telescopic shaft will help regulate the height of the grass after the lawn mower passes. To ensure that the device lasts longer, does not fail after encountering hard stones, and effectively fights small bushes, it should be equipped with high-quality steel knives. For convenient use, it is recommended to additionally equip the mower with a grass catcher so that you do not have to collect the remains of the mown grass.

Preparation of equipment and materials

Before making a drill from a chainsaw, you should carefully prepare the materials and tools necessary for the work. For materials you will need:

• A serviceable household chainsaw;
• Gearbox;
• Solid steel sheet, or plywood, 2 cm thick;
• Set of various fasteners;
• Metal tube;
• Steel pipe, diameter 15 cm;
• Metal tube, 25 cm long;
• Steel auger;
• Rubberized insulation for the handle.

To work on making a motor drill from a chainsaw, be sure to prepare the following tools:

• Head for 27;
• Screwdriver;
• Bulgarian;
• Electric jigsaw;
• Grinding machine;
• Welding machine;
• A set of nozzles for working with metal.

To create some parts for a motor drill from a chainsaw, you will need a lathe, so you need to agree in advance with a specialist in the manufacture of metal parts.

Do-it-yourself motor cultivator, snow blower, ice auger and drill bit

A chainsaw motor is also perfect for creating a motorized cultivator designed for plowing virgin soil (for light soils). To work with dense and wet soils, the power and torque of the engine most likely will not be enough, but for loosening the surface layer and removing the roots of weeds remaining in the ground, a cultivator using a chainsaw will be enough. The main part of the device is a rotating cutter, due to which the equipment moves around the site.

Drawing of a snow blower made by hand using a chainsaw.

If you replace the shaft with plowshares in the cultivator with an auger, and also equip the structure with an intake device and a pipe for throwing away snow, the cultivator turns into a snowblower. A motor from any saw with a power of 3-5 horsepower will be more than enough to clear loose snow on the site. It is only important to make a convenient screw mechanism. For this purpose, blades made of thick rubber are most often used. Parts made of galvanized steel are suitable as an intake device. Snow removal is easy to do by installing a large diameter plastic pipe.

Drilling through ice or frozen ground with hand tools is a rather long and physically demanding task. Making a motor drill with your own hands will greatly simplify this task. In this case, in addition to the motor, it is necessary to have a gearbox that regulates the number of revolutions per minute, because the device does not require such strong rotation as a chainsaw.

On a note! If you do not have enough knowledge regarding the operation of the gearbox, you can seek help from an engineer who will help you choose the right mechanism. The required type of device is selected depending on the characteristics of the motor.

To create a motorcycle or ice drill with your own hands, the first thing you need to do is make a reliable housing, which is a truncated pyramid consisting of two rectangles of different sizes. You will need a grinder, a welding machine and metal pipes. It is inside this frame that the gearbox will be installed; accordingly, the dimensions of the housing will directly depend on the size of the gearbox.

Chainsaw brownies will become indispensable assistants on the farm.

For reliability, experts recommend using a part from a good motor drill made of durable steel as an auger, because low-quality material will not withstand heavy loads. Another important issue is reliable fastening of the drill, which can be done using an ordinary pipe, fixed on both sides with dowels or studs. This method of fastening will allow you to change drills or use other devices for work.

What you need for work

It’s good if you can drill calmly and stop if you get tired. However, there are times when this is quite difficult to do. For example, the ground may be very frozen or when drilling an ice hole for ice fishing it may be very cold. In this case, there is a desire to do everything as quickly as possible, while spending as little effort as possible.

Is there a simple solution for this kind of drilling? Certainly. This is a connection between a drill and a chainsaw. The motor power of a modern chainsaw is very high; such a motor remains operational in almost all climatic conditions.

To combine you need:

• Boer;
• Chainsaw motor, can be taken from a circular saw;
• Gearbox – for transmitting torque;
• Pipe - for making the body;
• Welding apparatus;
• Grinding machine (grinder);
• Drill or screwdriver.

What can be made from a chainsaw: a homemade boat motor and other means of transportation

Boat motors made from chainsaws first began to be used during the Second World War in Southeast Asia, because the saws themselves were several times cheaper than the motors. At first, bamboo sticks were used to secure the shaft, which were replaced with new ones as they wore out. In order to make a homemade product from a Calm chainsaw, you need to remove the tire from the device, and in its place install either a ready-made boat propeller or a homemade one. To perform the mounting, you will need to purchase a special adapter.

Then a homemade motor for a boat made from a chainsaw is attached to the rear side of the boat so that the propeller is immersed in the water at a certain angle. In some cases, a gearbox is used instead of an adapter. By and large, such a homemade design is considered an economical option that allows you to speed up movement across the water surface, which is especially important for fishermen or hunters. The motor provides good speed for a small boat and is also economical.

Even a beginner can make a homemade boat motor from a chainsaw.

On a note! Not all saw models are designed for long and continuous operation. Therefore, it is important to monitor the degree of heating of the device and turn it off in time to allow it to cool.

Attachments for Shtil and Husqvarna chainsaws

There is no special attachment that would be suitable only for the Shtil chainsaw and would have any unique functionality that others do not have. Everything that can be installed on Shtil saws has analogues for other chainsaws, the same with Husqvarna chainsaws. For this reason, when choosing a chainsaw, you should not pay attention to the advice of sellers regarding the purchase of a specific model, due to the possibility of installing additional equipment on it that expands the functionality.

The only thing you should pay attention to when choosing is power, because to work with attachments it is recommended to have a more powerful chainsaw.

Design features of a snowmobile and snowmobile

A snowmobile made from a chainsaw is considered one of the most complex home-made devices, because its manufacture will require a large number of additional parts, including:

• frame;
• frame;
• tracks and front skis;
• steering wheel;
• control consisting of a handle and a clutch.

There is another difficulty. In order for a snowmobile to move, it needs to be equipped with suspension and transmission, so it will not be easy for a beginner to cope with such work.

Creating a snowmobile from a chainsaw with your own hands begins with a supporting frame, which is a steel profile measuring 20x20 or 20x30 cm. A swing arm is responsible for damping the rear suspension, and a motorcycle-type steering fork is responsible for the front suspension.

To make a snowmobile from a chainsaw, you will need to purchase many additional parts.

On a note! A more complex design consists of two skis; with the steering wheel it will be possible not only to turn the axis, but also to pull the levers of the steering linkage. Despite the fact that this method is technically more complex, it provides more convenient control.

Additionally, a do-it-yourself snow scooter with a motor is complemented by a centrifugal clutch with a V-belt and chain. To enhance the traction force, a gear is attached to the caterpillar shaft, the diameter of which exceeds the drive part of the chainsaw shaft. For normal operation of a homemade device, you need to take a motor with a power of at least ten horsepower.

A simpler option is the snowmobile, which has a similar method of use, but is a propeller-driven aircraft moving through the snow. Due to the simplified design, the sled does not have a large load capacity, maneuverability and stability. The main advantages are simple design and ease of manufacture. The rotating propeller, installed behind the driver's back, must be covered with a protective casing made of fine mesh. Control is carried out by turning the skis, the gas lever and the brake. The optimal engine power is considered to be 5-6 horsepower.

Design and principle of operation of the device

The corder attachment consists of the following main parts:

• pulley for the drive belt;
• drive belt;
• bracket with working head.

There are many types of working heads:

• narrow, large diameter;
• wide, smaller in diameter;
• with open fastening of knives (cutters);
• with a closed mount, like electric planers;
• with and without a table for limiting and adjusting the gripping depth;
• with figured cutters of different profiles for different purposes.

They are united by a common design principle. Essentially, it is a shaft on two bearings in carriages with a pulley. The same as for electric planers. The difference is in the size, shape of the shaft and knives (mills) and methods of attaching them.

How to make a moped from a chainsaw or a bicycle with a motor

A homemade moped made from a chainsaw is unlikely to compare with the industrial version of the device, but it is quite suitable as a kind of adult toy. By and large, the device is not a moped, but a bicycle with a chainsaw engine. This is due to the fact that most often it is the old frame from this vehicle that is used.

A moped using a chainsaw can accelerate to 30 km/h.

On a note! More advanced craftsmen do not take a ready-made frame from an old bicycle, but independently make a welded structure for this purpose from metal pipes or a square profile. But the main components, including bearings, prefer to use factory ones.

Before installing a chainsaw engine on a bicycle, you should ensure that you have parts, such as:

• frame;
• engine with gas tank;
• gearbox with gear ratio 18:1;
• shock absorbers;
• brakes

Any engine for a bicycle from a chainsaw must be supplemented with a gearbox so that it is possible to regulate the rotation of the wheels. Sometimes, instead of a gearbox, gear pairs are used, connected to each other by a chain from a bicycle. If we take a mountain bike as a basis, then a gearbox with a gear ratio of 1:15 or 1:20, supplemented by a variator, is more suitable here. The main advantage of a mountain bike with a chainsaw motor is that, unlike a conventional device, it can be accelerated to 30 km/h.

Another simple vehicle to use is a chainsaw kart, which resembles a simplified model of a car, which is used mainly for circuit racing. The device does not have a solid body and does not have shock absorbers. The minimum number of parts makes it possible to lighten the design and provide it with greater speed of movement.

For a bicycle you need not only a chainsaw engine, but also a gearbox.

The frame is most often welded independently from a metal profile, and old carts are used as a wheel donor. A bicycle chain is used as a drive for the rear axle, and you will also need a steering linkage. To assemble the housing, you will need to use a welding machine. Some people consider a home-made kart to be a children's car with a gasoline engine, but you need to keep in mind that the vehicle is capable of developing a decent speed.

Let's start with the gearbox

The choice of gearbox must be approached very responsibly: you cannot just take the first one you come across. The chainsaw engine is very powerful, and its speed is high. If the drill starts rotating at such a speed, it will simply be impossible for it to work. And if the gearbox transmits too low a torque to the output shaft, then using a chainsaw will be useless, because the rotation speed will remain low. That is why it is necessary to accurately and accurately calculate the characteristics of a suitable gearbox.

You can try reading technical literature and making this calculation yourself. And then make your own gearbox. But if you don’t have the time or desire, then you should contact a professional engineer who will not only perform the calculations correctly, but also help you choose the appropriate gearbox.

What other homemade things can you make with a chainsaw?

The motor from a chainsaw can be used to independently move almost any vehicle. So, you can equip a children's or adult scooter with a drive, which can accelerate to a speed of 10-15 km/h. The main advantages of using a scooter are high maneuverability and no need for large storage space. Moreover, for production you do not have to disassemble the chainsaw into parts. It will be necessary to remove only the tire and saw chain, which is replaced by a bicycle chain and serves as a part that transmits torque to the rear wheel.

In addition to making vehicles, using some saw parts, you can create a small mobile power station that reaches a power of 5 kW. To create a generator, a chainsaw will require a motor, a steel frame, an electrical distribution box with connected sockets, and a gearbox through which torque will be supplied to the generator shaft.

Quite often chainsaw chains are used in their work by forging.

Some homemade products made from chainsaw chains are popular among farriers; for example, some create solid forged knives. To do this, the chain is divided into pieces, from which the bases of the blades are then welded by heating them to 850 °C. The molten chain is pressed until there are no voids between the links.

To create homemade chainsaws, you need to know the basics of simple mechanics, because you need to correctly connect all the elements together. You should not purchase an expensive tool for the invention; budget models of chainsaws are also suitable for this. When purchasing, you must take into account that the saw must be easy to disassemble, and parts for it must be available for sale. To make devices, it is better to take ready-made drawings, especially if you have no previous experience in creating homemade devices.