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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

    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. Miniature hand puller

    Started by mklotz, Sep 5, 2015 09:33 AM
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  2. Moved: DIY WELDING TOOL

    Started by orioncons36, Nov 29, 2020 03:32 PM
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  3. Moved: Slotting and Broaching tool for the Lathe

    Started by jjr2001, Mar 2, 2019 09:36 PM
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  4. Moved: Home Made angle plate for disk sander

    Started by 737mechanic, Jul 1, 2019 03:35 PM
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  5. Moved: Bending machine with own hands

    Started by Kovanca Polock, Nov 27, 2018 02:52 PM
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  6. Knee jack for my drill press

    Started by Frank S, Apr 27, 2021 11:41 PM
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  7. Kick down door stay

    Started by olderdan, Mar 20, 2018 10:19 AM
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    Mar 22, 2018, 06:48 AM Go to last post
  8. Hydraulic Bench Top Press

    Started by fotojack, Jan 24, 2021 02:16 PM
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    Jan 30, 2021, 03:21 AM Go to last post
  9. Treadles

    Started by gord, Oct 19, 2015 12:16 PM
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    Apr 2, 2016, 03:31 PM Go to last post
  10. Jigsaw from sewing machine - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 8, 2022 03:27 PM
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    Jun 9, 2022, 06:42 AM Go to last post
  11. Deburring tool #2

    Started by Captainleeward, Jan 30, 2015 01:13 PM
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    Feb 1, 2015, 04:26 PM Go to last post
  12. Shaper milling head - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 22, 2022 01:51 PM
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  13. SMALL TRANSPORT CART

    Started by kzmaher, Oct 10, 2014 03:11 AM
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  14. Bottle openers

    Started by Workshopshed, Dec 12, 2013 08:26 AM
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  15. Moved: Trailer hitch locator

    Started by Don42, Nov 2, 2021 02:34 AM
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  16. Cool the chicken and egg problem

    Started by Claudio HG, Feb 5, 2022 04:49 AM
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    Feb 6, 2022, 05:28 AM Go to last post
  17. HF Band Saw Modicication-Magnet light

    Started by Captainleeward, Apr 4, 2015 01:42 PM
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  18. Home made drum sander on the drill press

    Started by Christofix, Oct 1, 2019 06:55 AM
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