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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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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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. Flycutting a Saddle

    Started by editor@glue-it.com, Jun 19, 2021 02:56 AM
    flycutter, milling machine, radius
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  2. Wood V blocks

    Started by Frank S, Sep 22, 2021 08:59 PM
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    Sep 25, 2021, 06:36 PM Go to last post
  3. MAKING AN ADJUSTABLE STAND!!

    Started by orioncons36, Aug 22, 2021 05:16 PM
    adjustable stands, car jack, diy band saw, stands
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    Aug 29, 2021, 04:15 PM Go to last post
  4. Question about tube bending

    Started by deuce4, Jul 9, 2021 05:49 PM
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    Jul 13, 2021, 07:29 AM Go to last post
  5. Gas forge with pedal door opening system - video

    Started by SteelCraft, Sep 26, 2021 04:28 PM
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  6. Homemade dividing head for drill press

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Sep 27, 2021 11:54 AM
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  7. Moved: Home made layout stain

    Started by Stevohdee, Aug 24, 2021 08:20 PM
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  8. Finding plans for videos of tools made.

    Started by gummymonster, Jul 12, 2021 05:25 AM
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  9. Continuous use of a manual slack adjuster?

    Started by katy, Jul 15, 2021 06:58 PM
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  10. Moved: Small Gas Engine Starter

    Started by gatz, Aug 1, 2020 05:58 PM
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  11. Clogged Spray Can Tool

    Started by nova_robotics, Jul 16, 2021 01:39 AM
    clogged, spray can
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  12. Milling vise stop

    Started by Dimitris Polychronis, Jun 13, 2021 01:31 PM
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    Jun 19, 2021, 09:46 AM Go to last post
  13. Leg Vise restoration and Stand

    Started by natie123, Aug 15, 2021 11:01 PM
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    Aug 17, 2021, 01:33 PM Go to last post
  14. Moved: IT'S GENIUS AND SIMPLE! WHY CANNOT PURCHASE IN STORE?

    Started by Andrii Pysarenko, Aug 22, 2021 05:05 AM
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  15. Moved: Thread tap follower

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  16. DIY for a regular sharpener

    Started by skimen ruslan, Aug 16, 2021 03:08 PM
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  17. Lightbulb 5 Amazing Woodworking Tools Hacks | Tips & Tricks

    Started by Junkyard, Oct 1, 2021 09:51 PM
    amazing tools, tips and tricks, tools hacks, woodworking tools
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  18. Improved Fence for Cheap Bandsaw

    Started by SculptyWorks, Aug 2, 2021 04:29 PM
    band saw, bandsaw, bandsaw fence, shorts, skil
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  19. Charcoal briquettes

    Started by Philip Davies, Aug 18, 2021 02:07 AM
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