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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. Better base for Homemade Milling Machine

    Started by engineer steve, Mar 25, 2021 02:29 PM
    adjustable, base, homemade, milling machine
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    Mar 26, 2021, 06:04 AM Go to last post
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  2. First test of homemade milling machine

    Started by engineer steve, Feb 24, 2021 02:40 PM
    drill to mill conversion, metal fabrication, mill, milling, milling machine
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    Mar 13, 2021, 04:10 AM Go to last post
  3. 3D printed mini lathe add-ons

    Started by engineer steve, Oct 10, 2023 01:47 PM
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  4. Milling Machine Z-axis BUILD

    Started by engineer steve, Jul 9, 2021 11:24 AM
    drill to mill conversion, mill, milling machine, z-axis
    • Replies: 1
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    Aug 9, 2021, 03:56 AM Go to last post
  5. Homemade T-SLOT Milling Table

    Started by engineer steve, Feb 12, 2021 08:33 AM
    drill to mill conversion, homemade milling machine, mill, milling machine table, t-slots
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    Feb 13, 2021, 05:55 AM Go to last post
  6. Lightbulb Milling Table #2

    Started by engineer steve, Dec 28, 2020 01:41 PM
    drill to mill conversion, home made milling machine, mill, milling machine, table
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  7. Way Covers for Homemade Milling Machine

    Started by engineer steve, Mar 18, 2021 02:34 AM
    covers, mill, milling machine, milling table, way covers
    • Replies: 1
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    Mar 19, 2021, 05:34 AM Go to last post
  8. Taper Tooling for Homemade Milling Machine

    Started by engineer steve, Feb 16, 2021 02:25 PM
    mill, milling machine, milling tools, taper, tool
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,368
    Feb 17, 2021, 04:04 AM Go to last post
  9. How to Drill Perfectly Centered Holes in Round Stock!

    Started by engineer steve, Aug 31, 2021 03:05 PM
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    center drilling, centered, drilling, holes, milling machine
    • Replies: 20
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    Sep 7, 2021, 04:40 PM Go to last post
  10. Vernier Scale for Homemade Milling Machine

    Started by engineer steve, Apr 5, 2021 10:01 AM
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    Apr 9, 2021, 02:03 AM Go to last post
  11. Homemade milling spindle PLANS

    Started by engineer steve, Feb 2, 2021 11:42 AM
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    Feb 3, 2021, 09:58 AM Go to last post
  12. Moved: Simple trick for Removing Mill Scale

    Started by engineer steve, Jun 26, 2021 12:27 PM
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  13. Lightbulb Automatic Cooling Fan

    Started by engineer steve, May 9, 2021 07:22 AM
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    May 10, 2021, 05:23 AM Go to last post
  14. Exclamation Homemade milling spindle

    Started by engineer steve, Jan 19, 2021 01:01 PM
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    Jan 27, 2021, 09:10 AM Go to last post
  15. Moved: Hot Bluing at home

    Started by engineer steve, Oct 27, 2021 02:39 PM
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  16. Lightbulb Simple way of removing bearings

    Started by engineer steve, May 28, 2021 11:39 AM
    bearing, bearing puller, milling machine
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    May 31, 2021, 07:36 PM Go to last post



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