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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. Post your tool tips and tricks in here. The best tips are awarded a $100 prize. Videos and images of your tool tips are nice, but not necessary.

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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. 20 ton pancake ram

    Started by Frank S, Oct 7, 2022 10:55 PM
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  2. Parts/Supplies storage

    Started by pursang, Feb 8, 2014 05:37 PM
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  3. Sand Bag Damping

    Started by editor@glue-it.com, Jun 14, 2021 10:13 AM
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  4. Anvil holdfast

    Started by Philip Davies, Aug 14, 2018 08:25 AM
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  5. Moved: Cooling system for dril lpress

    Started by Tuomas, Feb 17, 2018 04:34 AM
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  6. Moved: A Family of Hand Planes

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  7. Cool Gasket Making Tips and Essentials #tipsblitz19

    Started by Catfish, Sep 15, 2019 10:15 AM
    gasket, gasket cutting, gasket making
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  8. Have U ever complained!!!

    Started by trophyman, Feb 5, 2013 05:30 PM
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  9. Self Setting Parallels for the Drilling Vice

    Started by Metaler, Jan 22, 2017 03:03 PM
    drilling, harold hall, parallels, vice
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    Jan 26, 2017, 06:55 AM Go to last post
  10. clamp stud adaptors

    Started by naughtyboy, Aug 19, 2013 01:19 PM
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    Aug 20, 2013, 11:07 AM Go to last post
  11. Door holding stand - video

    Started by Jon, Feb 2, 2022 03:58 PM
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  12. Arbor for running little chuck in big chuck

    Started by jjr2001, Sep 29, 2018 05:47 PM
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  13. Moved: Repurposing part for a floating tailstock die holder

    Started by Canobi, Sep 18, 2017 03:02 AM
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  14. Wooden tool blocks

    Started by pursang, Feb 8, 2014 06:24 PM
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  15. Quick "T" bolt

    Started by Frank S, Jun 5, 2016 10:23 PM
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  16. Mallets

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Dec 18, 2014 02:47 PM
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  17. Warco WM180 Lathe Compound Slide Power Feed

    Started by Retro Steam Tech, May 20, 2019 05:15 AM
    compound slide, lathe, power feed, warco, wm180
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  18. MAKING GRINDER ATTACHMENT!!

    Started by orioncons36, Jun 7, 2021 09:51 PM
    grinder attchment, grinder belt sander, grinder stand, grinder tool rest
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    Jun 14, 2021, 11:32 AM Go to last post
  19. Re bar taper punch

    Started by Frank S, Aug 16, 2019 10:26 PM
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