Of the suitable sized pieces of profile pipes, which often remain after the manufacture of welded metal structures or some crafts for the summer house and home, you will get a useful tool for high-quality and quick installation of plank flooring. For the manufacture of homemade pieces of square profile with sides of 20x20 mm will be required.
This device is characterized by a simple design, so it will not be difficult to make it. This device is especially useful for those craftsmen who work alone, without outside help from the outside.
With the help of this simple device, the most dense connection of the boards is obtained, which eliminates the formation of gaps and crevices. Such a tool is useful when installing plank floors indoors, as well as outdoors - for example, on the veranda.
The main stages of work
Two identical pieces of about 50 cm length must be cut from a 20x20 mm profile pipe. For this, you can use both a grinder with a cutting disc, and a conventional hacksaw for metal. The only difference is that in the first case, cutting the blanks of the right size will turn out much faster.
One section of the profile pipe will be used as the handle of the device, and the second must be cut into two parts: one piece 10 cm long, the second 20 cm. In your case, the sizes may be different (but it is desirable to just keep the proportions of the sizes).
At the last stage of work, we drill holes in the profile pipes, after which we proceed to the assembly of the device itself. A detailed process of manufacturing the device, see the video on the site.
