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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

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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. DIY Metal Band Saw - Part 1

    Started by GBWM, Jul 3, 2023 01:40 PM
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  2. Making a DIY CNC Lathe - The Spindle

    Started by GBWM, Dec 8, 2021 10:13 AM
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  3. DIY CNC Machining

    Started by GBWM, Dec 24, 2021 06:27 AM
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    Dec 31, 2021, 07:37 AM Go to last post
  4. How To Make a DIY Cheap Electric Power File

    Started by GBWM, Mar 19, 2023 02:43 PM
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  5. DIY Metal Band Saw - Part 3

    Started by GBWM, Jul 5, 2023 02:21 PM
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  6. DIY Metal Band Saw

    Started by GBWM, Sep 17, 2023 03:10 PM
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  7. DIY Metal Band Saw - Part 4

    Started by GBWM, Jul 7, 2023 09:28 AM
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  8. DIY Metal Band Saw - Part 1

    Started by GBWM, May 14, 2023 08:19 AM
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  9. DIY Metal Band Saw - Part 5

    Started by GBWM, Jul 10, 2023 01:33 PM
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  10. Simple Tool Post for DIY CNC Metal Lathe

    Started by GBWM, Dec 13, 2021 01:44 PM
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  11. Simple Belt Grinder out of a Bench Grinder - video

    Started by GBWM, Nov 27, 2021 01:40 PM
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  12. Homemade Vice for Metal Band Saw

    Started by GBWM, Apr 30, 2023 04:50 AM
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  13. Making a CNC Lathe - The X and Z Axis

    Started by GBWM, Dec 15, 2021 02:26 PM
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  14. How to make a DIY Metal CNC Lathe

    Started by GBWM, Jan 2, 2022 10:43 AM
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  15. DIY Metal Band Saw - Part 7 (final)

    Started by GBWM, Aug 20, 2023 03:24 PM
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  16. DIY CNC Conversion - Universal Milling Machine #1 - HMI

    Started by GBWM, Oct 30, 2022 10:07 AM
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  17. Making a CNC Lathe - The Frame

    Started by GBWM, Dec 5, 2021 08:02 AM
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