Tools You Can Ride: Funny Uses for Power Tools

comments (2) July 29th, 2009 in Blogs

Ed Pirnik, producer

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Turn your tool into a vehicle? Apparently, it happens all the time. Check out this video roundup that breaks the power tool mold. Who knew there was such a thing as belt sander drag racing?

Belt Sander Drag Racing
Quite possibly the epitome of carpenter "geekdom."

Drill-Powered Mini Bike
The "power tool vehicle" phenomenon first came to our attention back in early June, when Justin Fink discovered this little number. Word has it he's tricked out a BMX bike with a Festool, although he continues to deny it.

Belt Sanding with a Helmet
A man with too much time and too few skills.

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epirnik writes: I was thinking about this just last night. I've got a carpenter buddy who lives in a country where this sort of ingenuity would go over REALLY well.

In Cuba, folks trick out bicycles with small engines all the time. I'm willing to bet that if they had access to Lithium-Ion batteries, it would be ON!
Posted: 2:28 pm on July 31st

RDA writes: Sure the drill-powered mini bike only goes 4 mph, but if you're just riding it around the office, who needs to go faster than that? Fun video picks. . .puts an entirely new spin on power tool safety.
Posted: 3:32 pm on July 30th

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