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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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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  1. Mini Mill Power Feed

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 26, 2016 03:36 PM
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  2. MOTOCOMPRESOR PARA TRABAJOS DE REFRIGERACION

    Started by jotasierra, Aug 27, 2016 12:26 PM
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  3. Straight Knurling Tool

    Started by rossbotics, Aug 28, 2016 07:18 AM
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    Aug 31, 2016, 05:32 AM Go to last post
  4. Mini Lathe Compound and Cross feed Oilers

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 27, 2016 02:54 PM
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  5. Sandblast cabinet enlargement

    Started by sossol, May 20, 2016 08:55 AM
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  6. Band Saw Sliding Table Fixture

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 31, 2016 10:46 AM
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  7. Wilton Vise Soft Jaws for milling

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 31, 2016 11:09 AM
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  8. Wilton Vise Balls or Any Vise Balls

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 31, 2016 10:58 AM
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  9. Mini Lathe Carriage Fine Manual Feed

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 26, 2016 03:54 PM
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  10. Delta 14 Inch Band Saw Metal Wood Variable Speed

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 28, 2016 10:48 PM
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  11. Small Welding Table From Scrap

    Started by astroracer, Aug 30, 2016 01:19 PM
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  12. Moved: Universal Grinder Fine Feed Adjuster

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  13. Another Rolling Work Center

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  16. Mini Mill or any Mill Tramming aid.

    Started by jjr2001, Sep 2, 2016 03:05 PM
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  18. Portable Air Tank

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