DIY Mini Drill To Make Handicrafts from Coconut Shell

In making handicrafts from coconut shells, we will encounter a problem where coconut shells have a very hard texture, while the tools we have at home are usually used to cut large objects.

Like a handsaw for example, this tool is difficult to use if we will use it to cut coconut shells, or drill machines to perforate coconut shells, these tools are rarely owned for ordinary people, usually drilling tools are owned by those who work in the field of wood processing, or iron craftsmen .

In my opinion, the most appropriate tool for us to use to make handicrafts from coconut shells is a mini drill, with this tool, we will easily make holes and even cut coconut shells for us to adjust to the design we want.

Crafts from coconut shells have limitations on the surface of coconut shells that are round but with limited fields, handicrafts that are usually made from coconut shells, including, key chains, necklaces, earrings, soap holders, spoons, bowls, and shirt buttons.

From the examples of handicrafts from the above shell, generally the shell is made with a small design but still with a smooth surface and cut lines tend to be difficult to do if we use tools that are commonly available in the market.

In this article, I will share about making a mini drill, which will greatly help us in making handicrafts from coconut shells.

This mini drill that will be made this time requires a number of tools that we can buy at very cheap prices and are easily available, especially if we buy at an online store, what are the tools needed to make a mini drill at home.

Tools to make DIY Mini Drill to make coconut shell handicraft

1. Dynamo 

Printer Dynamo

For the dynamo I use the dynamo found on the printer, on a printer usually there will be two dynamos, I use a dynamo from a printer that has been damaged with the Epson T11 printer brand, I have also tried to disassemble the other printer brands namely Canon IP 2770, and it turns out that the dynamo on the printer is the same size.

2. Laptop charger

Laptop Charger DC 12 Volt and 19 Volt

Laptop chargers are a power source that will be used to rotate the dynamo, because the former printer dynamo is a dynamo with a DC voltage, a charger that we can use can be a charger with a voltage of 12 Volt to 19 Volt, the greater the voltage the laptop charger is used, will make the dynamo spin faster.

3. Charger socket 

Socket For Laptop Charger

Which is a self-made socket with pieces of copper cable and a piece of plate that is inserted in the pieces of the pen into which the laptop charger plugs are inserted.

4. Mini drill head and chuck

Mini drill head and chuck

Mini drill heads and chucks are an important part, because mini drill heads are parts that will work by locking the tool we will use to cut and drill coconut shells. here I am using a Mini 0.3-3.5mm Drill Bit Set for Electronic Drill.

5. Solder

Used for connecting cables, If you can use it

6. 3/4 Inch pipe joints or 1 Inch pipe size 

Pipe for body mini drill

Used as a body, the dynamo has been assembled in such a way then we put it in the pipe.

7. Mini drill

Mini drill 

Used to make a small hole in a coconut shell, the drill bit that I use is 0.3 -3.4mm in size.

8. Grinding eyes Mini diamond saw

Grinding eyes Mini diamond saw

Can be used to cut or scrape coconut shells, for coconut shell handicraft forms such as key chains, spoons, necklaces and earrings, very suitable if done with a mini grinding eye, I use a grinding eye with a size of 22 mm

9. Drill Bits with HSS High Speed Steel Size 3 mm

Used to make larger holes in coconut shell crafts.

How to make your own mini drill when the tool above is available is very easy.