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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. Ask any questions about building homemade tools in here. Ask for plans, details on tool design and construction, information on sourcing parts and materials, or anything else.

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Simple Wood Lathe

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Jul 26, 2014 05:23 PM
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  2. Moved: "Slotted Nut" driver, or "Mystery Tool" ?

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Aug 18, 2015 01:16 PM
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  3. Expanding arbor

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Feb 28, 2021 12:33 AM
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  4. Moved: Shop made lapping plates

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Feb 7, 2021 11:04 PM
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  5. Moved: micro-controller based dividing head

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Dec 29, 2014 08:56 PM
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  6. Shopsmith 'Pedestal' base

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Aug 1, 2015 04:13 PM
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  7. Bench top Vertical disk sander

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Jul 23, 2014 10:16 PM
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  8. Pipe alignment/welding clamp

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Apr 14, 2013 07:30 PM
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  9. Shopsmith 10ER Miter Stop

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Aug 3, 2015 07:06 PM
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  10. Mig cart

    Started by ecm_this, Mar 5, 2014 08:35 AM
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  11. Band saw...wood to metal

    Started by ecm_this, Mar 5, 2014 08:57 AM
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  12. Battery charger out of a Microwave Oven Transformer

    Started by Ed, Apr 18, 2017 05:02 PM
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  13. Made a 350mm Disc sander

    Started by Ed, Oct 29, 2016 12:08 AM
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  14. Made a 600mm Drum Sander attachment for my wood lathe.

    Started by Ed, Aug 24, 2016 04:08 PM
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  15. Two small stainless hammers

    Started by Ed, Jun 27, 2013 04:36 PM
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  16. Heavy welding table

    Started by Ed, Jun 27, 2013 05:18 PM
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  17. TIG Cooler

    Started by Ed, Jun 27, 2013 05:43 PM
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