Tools for making furniture yourself

A tool for making furniture yourself will not require a large investment unless you, of course, have started a large-scale production of cabinets and suites. Prepared everything you need, you do not have to be distracted while doing the work. Thanks to this - the clarity and reliability of assembly of different structures will be much higher than if you constantly pause to find this or that device. This material is devoted to the necessary minimum that you should have if you have to disassemble-assemble body furniture yourself.

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Required tool kit for furniture manufacturing by hand:

1. Electric screwdriver. It is used for fixing screws, as well as for mounting furniture fittings. You ask - is it necessary to use a screwdriver if there is a drill with a variable speed of rotation? Of course, you can use a drill, but a frequent change of nozzles for drills, screws and confirmats will take a long time. For one time - this is not critical, but on a general background it takes quite a long time.

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

1. Hexagonal keys under the Confirmate - for neat twisting.
2. Screwdriver. According to experts, the best option is a reverse model with replaceable nozzles. A quality screwdriver with good bits will come in handy not only for your furniture, but also for repair work.
3. Drills 4.5, 7.5 and 10 mm in diameter.
4. The drill is a confirmation. It is used for pre-drilling holes for confirmations. The usual option is a hole of 5 mm in diameter. Additional incisions allow drilling of holes widened to 7 mm.

Important! With the help of a drill, the holes for the Confirmate hats are also countersunked to be completely recessed into the chipboard. This is a necessary tool for assembling furniture from chipboard.

1. 15-millimeter Fortner drill. This tool in the manufacture of furniture with their own hands is necessary for making holes for the installation of minifikis and plants.
2. Drill for furniture loops with a diameter of 26 mm.
3. Confirm bit.
4. Silo - for the production of nails before drilling. This prevents the drill from slipping. Pencils of medium hardness( HB) for markings.
5. Roulette - quite enough three-meter.
6. Angle. Apply when checking the perpendicularity of fasteners, as well as performing marking when working with fiberboard and chipboard.
7. Fine-grained sandpaper. With its help it is convenient to grind sharp edges on the edges of the chipboard or when removing sharp corners on the facades made of MDF.
8. Iron( it is sometimes replaced with a hair dryer) - is used for gluing a paper or thin plastic edge.

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Additional set of tools for making furniture in the home:

• Electric drill. It is useful to drill holes in sheets of chipboard or walls. It is advisable to choose a model with a reverse function. As for power, the device in 400-500 watts is enough.
• Electric jigsaw. Cut in the countertop a recess under the sink, trim the plinth or make a figured hole - there is no equal to this tool.
• Hand milling - for machining the ends of parts. For example, you cut a semicircle with a jig saw, and then start the milling cutter. The ends are perfectly smooth, without chips.
• Construction hair dryer. It is used for gluing edges to the ends of chipboard products.
• Stationery knife - it is convenient when cutting edges.
• Oblique knife( cant) - is applied after gluing the edges on the chipboard products( for cutting excess).
• Rubber kitten - can be useful when installing the door of the sliding door wardrobe.

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