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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

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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: 3 amazing application tools from bolt and nut

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  2. Gouges from brace bits

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  3. Moved: shop made gear

    Started by celsoari, Jul 11, 2019 06:39 PM
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  4. Moved: Sharpening chainsaw chain for homemade chainsaw mill

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  5. Making Air Compressor using Car parts

    Started by Let'sLearnSomething, Jul 10, 2019 07:59 AM
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  6. Moved: Home made part off tool holder for the lathe.

    Started by 737mechanic, Jun 30, 2019 12:21 PM
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  7. Spar-maker’s gauge (octagon marking gauge)

    Started by Philip Davies, Aug 13, 2019 12:29 PM
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  8. Moved: "A" frame gantry

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  9. Three Phase Motor from Washing Machine

    Started by buddyman100, Aug 3, 2019 02:01 PM
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  10. Moved: Parker Phosphate Coating for Steel in the Home Shop

    Started by Mark Presling, Aug 8, 2019 01:25 AM
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  11. Moved: Knife Maker's Vise

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  12. Re bar taper punch

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  13. Moved: How to build a Parts Tumbler - Let look at mine.

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  14. Making Rocket Stove (PLANS)

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  15. Moved: 5C indexing tool and miniature indexing table

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:04 PM
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