DIY furniture making tool

A DIY tool for making furniture will not require large investments, unless, of course, you have started a large-scale production of cabinets and headsets. Having prepared everything you need in advance, you will not have to be distracted while doing the work. Due to this, the clarity and reliability of the assembly of various structures will be significantly higher than if you constantly pause to find a device. This material is dedicated to the necessary minimum that you should have if you have to disassemble and assemble the furniture yourself.

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The necessary set of tools for making DIY furniture:

1. Electric screwdriver. It is used for fastening screws, as well as for the installation of furniture fittings. You may ask - is a screwdriver really needed if there is a drill with an adjustable speed of revolutions? Of course, you can use a drill, but the frequent change of nozzles for drills, screws and confirmates will take a lot of time. For one time - this is not critical, but against the general background it takes a lot of time.

Important! If you encounter carpentry only from time to time, then you are quite enough and a small inexpensive model. If you want to make the manufacture of furniture your business, then it is better to purchase an expensive model with good functionality.

2. Hex wrenches for confirmation - for their accurate tightening.
3. Screwdriver. According to experts, the best option is a reverse model with interchangeable nozzles. A high-quality screwdriver with good bits will come in handy not only in the manufacture of furniture, but also in repair work.
4. Drills 4.5, 7.5 and 10 mm in diameter.
5. The drill is confirmed. It is used for pre-drilling holes for confirmations. The usual option is a hole of 5 mm diameter. Additional notches allow you to drill holes expanded to 7 mm.

Important! Using a drill, countersink holes are also countersunk for complete recessing in chipboard. This is a necessary tool for assembling furniture from chipboard.

6. 15 mm Fortner drill. This tool, when making furniture with your own hands, is necessary for making holes for mounting minifixes and rastexes.
7. Drill for furniture hinges with a diameter of 26 mm.
8. Confirmation bat.
9. Awl - for the production of punctures before drilling work. This avoids the drill slipping off.
10. Pencils of medium hardness (HB) for marking.
11. Roulette - quite three meters long.
12. The square. They are used when checking the perpendicularity of fastenings, as well as when marking when working with fiberboard and particleboard.
13. Fine sandpaper. With its help it is convenient to grind sharp edges at the ends of chipboard or when removing sharp angles on facades made of MDF.
14. Iron (it is sometimes replaced with a hairdryer) - used when gluing paper or thin plastic edges.

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An additional set of tools for making furniture at home:

• Electric drill. It is useful to drill holes in sheets of particleboard or walls. It is advisable to choose a model with a reverse function. As for power, a 400-500 W device is enough.
• Electric jigsaw.Cut a recess under the sink in the countertop, cut a plinth or make a figured hole - here this tool has no equal.
• Manual milling cutter - for processing end faces of parts. For example, you cut a semicircle with a jigsaw, and then use the milling cutter. The ends are perfectly smooth, without chips.
• Construction hair dryer. It is used for gluing edges on the ends of products made of chipboard.
• Clerical knife - convenient for cutting edges.
• An oblique knife (a jamb) - is used after gluing an edge on a chipboard product (for trimming excess).
• Rubber mallet - can be useful when installing the door of the wardrobe.

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This simple set of tools for assembling furniture with your own hands will allow you to make almost any home furniture. Gather it in advance to assess how convenient any work will be if everything you need is already at hand.