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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: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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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. Clamp and Press Organizer

    Started by Eloy Workshop, May 22, 2022 04:55 PM
    #clamp #press
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    May 23, 2022, 12:52 PM Go to last post
  2. Moved: off road performance

    Started by Eloy Workshop, Nov 12, 2022 09:52 AM
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  3. tool pane

    Started by Eloy Workshop, May 11, 2022 09:46 AM
    panel, tool
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,607
    May 15, 2022, 01:23 PM Go to last post
  4. Lightbulb Homemade Milling Machine Design

    Started by engineer steve, Aug 27, 2022 04:05 PM
    cad drawings, design, fusion 360, homemade milling machine
    • Replies: 5
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    Aug 30, 2022, 11:31 AM Go to last post
  5. Drill centered holes in round stock

    Started by engineer steve, Oct 14, 2020 11:04 AM
    center, drill, drill chuck, homemade, tool
    • Replies: 6
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    Oct 24, 2020, 12:51 AM Go to last post
  6. Cold Bluing metal for rust prevention

    Started by engineer steve, Nov 3, 2020 07:15 AM
    cold blue, cold bluing, metal, rust, tool
    • Replies: 2
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    Nov 3, 2020, 06:37 PM Go to last post
  7. Talking Homemade Quill for drill to mill conversion

    Started by engineer steve, Jun 9, 2020 02:38 AM
    homemade, machine, mill, milling, quill
    • Replies: 5
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    Jun 9, 2020, 12:17 PM Go to last post
  8. Lightbulb DIY Lathe Spindle

    Started by engineer steve, Jan 13, 2024 10:15 AM
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    Jan 15, 2024, 03:35 AM Go to last post
  9. Spindle bearing assembly (Plans)

    Started by engineer steve, Jun 26, 2020 03:55 AM
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    Jun 26, 2020, 03:55 AM Go to last post
  10. Red face Putting a Motor on my Vintage Mini Lathe

    Started by engineer steve, May 23, 2022 01:33 PM
    electric motor, lathe, mini lathe, motor mount, vintage tools
    • Replies: 4
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    May 30, 2022, 01:17 PM Go to last post
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    • Views: 1,584
    Aug 1, 2022, 04:05 AM Go to last post
  11. Homemade drill depth stop collar

    Started by engineer steve, Jul 31, 2020 06:05 AM
    collar, depth, drill, stop, tool
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,674
    Aug 1, 2020, 03:40 AM Go to last post
  12. Making a Square Drive by hand

    Started by engineer steve, Nov 25, 2020 03:22 PM
    drill to mill conversion, drive, homemade, mill, square
    • Replies: 1
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    Nov 26, 2020, 04:40 AM Go to last post
  13. Lightbulb Plastidip your Tools for better grip!

    Started by engineer steve, Oct 9, 2022 01:51 PM
    diy, lifehack, plastidip, tool, tool tip
    • Replies: 1
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    Oct 9, 2022, 02:26 PM Go to last post
  14. Lightbulb Indicating my cheap homemade DRO

    Started by engineer steve, Oct 23, 2020 08:24 AM
    dro, homemade, indicator, mill, milling machine
    • Replies: 2
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    Oct 26, 2020, 04:37 AM Go to last post
  15. Homemade SCRIBER from broken tap

    Started by engineer steve, Jul 16, 2020 12:08 PM
    tool
    • Replies: 3
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    Jul 17, 2020, 06:31 AM Go to last post
  16. Lightbulb Mini Lathe Way Covers

    Started by engineer steve, Nov 13, 2022 05:47 AM
    machine, machine modification, machining, mini lathe, way covers
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,390
    Nov 14, 2022, 03:53 AM Go to last post
  17. Deburring tool from broken tap

    Started by engineer steve, Sep 23, 2020 12:45 PM
    deburr, deburring, homemade, tap, tool
    • Replies: 4
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    Sep 24, 2020, 12:51 AM Go to last post
  18. Homemade DRO for milling machine

    Started by engineer steve, Jul 2, 2020 11:05 AM
    caliper as dro, dro, mill
    • Replies: 3
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    Jul 3, 2020, 05:05 AM Go to last post
  19. Vice mounted Metal bender

    Started by engineer steve, Sep 7, 2020 01:37 PM
    bender, metal, mounted, vice, vice attachment
    • Replies: 1
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    Sep 8, 2020, 05:38 AM Go to last post



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