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Talk about homemade tools and ideas for homemade tools in this forum. If you post any of your homemade tools, they'll be automatically added to the HomemadeTools.net directory of homemade tools, and credited to your username. The best tools are awarded a $100 weekly prize. Tool tips and tricks should go in the Tool Tips and Tricks subforum.

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. Disc grinder from angle grinder - video

    Started by Jon, Jul 6, 2022 04:59 PM
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  2. Table saw lift mechanism - video

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  3. Homemade Vise

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  5. Temporary bottle stopper

    Started by Philip Davies, Jul 4, 2022 04:22 AM
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  6. Tapered sanding sticks

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  7. Questions about the belt sander

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  8. Tailstock die holder for the lathe - video

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  9. Spring loaded knife vise - video

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  10. Bead roller - video

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  11. Potato harvester - video

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  13. Moved: T-Nut custom fit

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