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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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  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

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  1. Moved: Milling equipment on the lathe

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Jul 24, 2016 01:02 PM
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  2. Shrinker/stretcher stand

    Started by sossol, May 21, 2016 11:24 PM
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  3. Homemade Bradawl

    Started by Terry1967, Jun 6, 2016 10:43 AM
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    Jun 9, 2016, 05:36 AM Go to last post
  4. Moved: Very easy surface rust remover for chrome

    Started by astroracer, May 29, 2016 08:13 PM
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  5. Parting off Titanium

    Started by bstanga, Jul 12, 2016 12:05 PM
    baffle, lathe, parting, titanium
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  6. Moved: Diy hacksaw blade handle

    Started by AMG warkshop, May 27, 2016 04:29 PM
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  7. Tool Box Storage Tray

    Started by Captainleeward, May 7, 2016 05:26 PM
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    May 10, 2016, 05:55 AM Go to last post
  8. Moved: "Little Job" cement mixer

    Started by mklotz, May 26, 2016 08:47 AM
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  9. Radius Cutter v2.0

    Started by C-Bag, May 11, 2016 08:54 PM
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    May 13, 2016, 01:16 AM Go to last post
  10. 3 pth ballast box

    Started by JayinVa, Jun 17, 2016 11:37 AM
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    Jul 22, 2016, 07:28 AM Go to last post
  11. Hinge fab for a custom console

    Started by astroracer, Jul 24, 2016 07:45 AM
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    Jul 26, 2016, 08:05 PM Go to last post
  12. ‘Over the Jeep’ Workshop Lift-Table

    Started by MetalDesigner, Dec 4, 2013 05:25 PM
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    May 2, 2016, 01:40 PM Go to last post
  13. Rockwell Sander Restoration

    Started by rossbotics, May 24, 2016 01:36 PM
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    May 26, 2016, 02:13 AM Go to last post
  14. Moved: Rockwell Drill Press Restored

    Started by rossbotics, Apr 30, 2016 03:34 AM
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  15. Homemade Mini Jointer using Power Planer

    Started by Baijalashok, Jul 11, 2016 01:09 AM
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  16. Question cnc

    Started by karoly, May 29, 2016 02:09 AM
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  17. Moved: Portable Bandsaw Stand

    Started by Catfish, Apr 8, 2014 01:41 PM
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  18. Dremel right-angle tool repair

    Started by sossol, Jun 23, 2016 09:41 PM
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  19. Moved: Drilling machine

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Mar 22, 2016 10:58 AM
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