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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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    Started by Catfish, Oct 13, 2013 12:50 PM
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    Started by rgsparber, Aug 22, 2014 08:21 AM
    captured fastener, curtain rod, lathe
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    Started by purplewg, Feb 1, 2013 07:02 AM
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  6. Toothed blades

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Aug 24, 2014 11:28 AM
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  7. Homemade pocket knife sharpener

    Started by jvander68, May 16, 2012 09:33 PM
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    Jan 31, 2014, 03:29 PM Go to last post
  8. Test Rig For Rotary Sensor Chip

    Started by Workshopshed, Jun 10, 2013 06:26 AM
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    Jun 17, 2013, 12:45 PM Go to last post
  9. Moved: Measuring the depth in a hole…

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  10. Post type leg vise for safer wood cutting.

    Started by pursang, Sep 16, 2014 01:10 AM
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    Sep 20, 2014, 11:21 PM Go to last post
  11. Angled Half Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 20, 2014 12:49 PM
    fastener, metalworking, mill, quicknut, speednut
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    Jun 25, 2014, 03:38 PM Go to last post
  12. Vise Stand

    Started by jcriss, Aug 14, 2014 02:00 PM
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    Started by Christophe Mineau, Aug 16, 2014 10:50 AM
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    Aug 21, 2014, 04:13 AM Go to last post
  14. A inverter for three machines

    Started by cphili, Feb 28, 2013 11:42 PM
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    metal working, stud
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    Started by Ed, Oct 9, 2013 03:23 PM
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  18. Homemade Carving bench

    Started by Claudio, Mar 12, 2014 10:36 AM
    woodworking
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    Started by Christophe Mineau, Sep 18, 2014 02:35 PM
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    Started by rossbotics, Sep 12, 2014 07:35 AM
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