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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 $250 monthly 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 Month - $250 monthly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 15, 2024 07:21 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Moved: A Quick and Dirty Light Duty Carriage Bolt Wrench

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  2. Ball Turner

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  3. English wheel - video

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  4. Gear hobbing machine - video

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  5. CNC plasma table - video

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  6. Handled fuller - video

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  7. Awl from masonry drill bit - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 15, 2023 03:26 PM
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  8. Mini lathe - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 15, 2023 03:26 PM
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  9. Bowl swage block - video

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  10. Moved: What do flared holes do?

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  11. horizontal milling attachment

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  12. A Hand Truck Attachment for Moving Stacks of Chairs

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 13, 2023 03:52 PM
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  13. Tooling ball - video

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  14. Rack and pinion gear for homemade lathe - video

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  15. Oscillating spindle sander - video

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  16. Pocket hole jig - video

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  17. Moved: Gravel Separating Rake

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  18. Die filer - video

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  19. Lathe carriage lock made with 3D scanner - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 13, 2023 03:12 PM
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