I had to replace a garage door opener and thought it would be a shame to throw away all the metal so, I decided to try and build an oil filter cutter with the scraps. Every piece of metal including some of the hardware is from the old door opener and all the other nuts and bolts had been sitting around unused for years. The total cost of materials and hardware was $0.00 the only thing it cost me was some wear on tools.
It isn't the nicest looking filter cutter but, I designed it as I built it based on what scraps I had laying around and the tools I have.
I made the wheels on the front using a hole saw and then spinning the cut outs on a drill press while filing them. The handle was also turned on a drill press.
The blade is made out of a piece of an old carbide reciprocating saw blade.
And best of all, it works!
The filter was used for six months and 3,000 miles on a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L V6. It was changed a little early but, the van sees a lot of short trips (frequently less than a mile) and I want to see if 5W-30 full synthetic MaxLife will help reduce oil consumption on some road trips coming up.
It isn't the nicest looking filter cutter but, I designed it as I built it based on what scraps I had laying around and the tools I have.
I made the wheels on the front using a hole saw and then spinning the cut outs on a drill press while filing them. The handle was also turned on a drill press.
The blade is made out of a piece of an old carbide reciprocating saw blade.
And best of all, it works!
The filter was used for six months and 3,000 miles on a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L V6. It was changed a little early but, the van sees a lot of short trips (frequently less than a mile) and I want to see if 5W-30 full synthetic MaxLife will help reduce oil consumption on some road trips coming up.