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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: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 02:49 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Hot End (3D printer)

    Started by darkoford, Jul 28, 2017 04:38 PM
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  2. Smile Speargun trigger mechanism

    Started by darkoford, Jul 28, 2017 05:12 PM
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    Jul 29, 2017, 04:25 AM Go to last post
  3. Metal Lathe Restoration

    Started by darkoford, Sep 24, 2018 04:23 AM
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  4. Simple Lathe Holder Vise

    Started by darkoford, Sep 29, 2018 12:09 PM
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    Oct 2, 2018, 05:43 AM Go to last post
  5. Grinding the meat mill machine knives on a lathe

    Started by darkoford, Dec 2, 2017 04:41 PM
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  6. One more Bead Roller :)

    Started by darkoford, Nov 17, 2020 02:47 PM
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  7. Easy Strip Paint Chemically

    Started by darkoford, Aug 18, 2018 12:25 PM
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    Aug 22, 2018, 05:35 AM Go to last post
  8. ER40 Tool Holder for Versa mill

    Started by darkoford, Jan 7, 2018 07:07 PM
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  9. Speargun reel

    Started by darkoford, Jan 8, 2018 10:28 AM
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  10. Rotating epoxy coating mechanism

    Started by darkoford, Jan 8, 2018 10:46 AM
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  11. Deckel mill

    Started by darkoford, Aug 13, 2017 10:22 PM
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  12. Moved: hydraulic briquette press machine (II)

    Started by darkoford, Sep 4, 2018 12:13 PM
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  13. DIY CNC Plotter

    Started by darkoford, Feb 3, 2018 01:43 PM
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  14. Moved: Drum Sander

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  15. Brake Lathe Restoration

    Started by darkoford, Jul 26, 2017 05:06 PM
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  16. Electric fence

    Started by darkoford, Aug 6, 2017 11:28 PM
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  17. Moved: Cold smoked meat

    Started by darkoford, Aug 12, 2017 11:47 AM
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  18. Hydraulic briquette machine

    Started by darkoford, Jul 27, 2017 03:17 PM
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  19. Moved: Gas burner

    Started by darkoford, Nov 6, 2018 12:17 PM
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  20. Carp arm grill

    Started by darkoford, Aug 8, 2017 05:23 AM
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