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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

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 02:49 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. Moved: Fixing more Harbor Freight stuff. Vibrating Tumbler.

    Started by tonyfoale, May 11, 2021 12:10 PM
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  2. Fixing Runout In An ER40 Collet Chuck

    Started by Alans Home Workshop, May 25, 2023 06:09 PM
    collet chuck, er40, nt40
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 847
    May 28, 2023, 01:54 PM Go to last post
  3. Moved: Fixing the Chimney in New Zealand

    Started by carl blum, Dec 23, 2021 07:46 AM
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  4. Fixing The Sparkfun Pro Micro Design Defect

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 18, 2019 09:01 AM
    arduino, pro micro
    • Replies: 0
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    Jul 18, 2019, 09:01 AM Go to last post
  5. Fixture clamps - video

    Started by Jon, Jan 13, 2023 05:02 PM
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    Jan 20, 2023, 01:33 PM Go to last post
  6. Fixture Clamps For My Welding Table

    Started by The Hobby Machinist NZ, Feb 17, 2023 01:59 PM
    clamp, fabrication, fixture, table, welding
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    Feb 18, 2023, 03:46 AM Go to last post
  7. Fixture clamps for weld tables

    Started by Haslip Cycle Works, Nov 16, 2020 07:28 PM
    clamp, diy, fixture, haslipcycleworks, welding
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    Nov 17, 2020, 05:06 AM Go to last post
  8. fixture ears for holding the H link

    Started by Frank S, Dec 11, 2023 09:21 PM
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    Dec 12, 2023, 12:07 AM Go to last post
  9. fixture for drilling pipe

    Started by Frank S, Apr 23, 2023 04:15 PM
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    Apr 24, 2023, 04:44 AM Go to last post
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    Oct 3, 2023, 07:01 PM Go to last post
  10. Moved: fixture for truing the bore of a hyd cylinder rod eye

    Started by Frank S, Oct 4, 2019 10:59 PM
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  11. Fixture for turning the ID of washers

    Started by Frank S, Apr 13, 2017 11:44 PM
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    Apr 15, 2017, 12:46 AM Go to last post
  12. Fixture index post - video

    Started by Jon, Dec 21, 2022 04:17 PM
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    Dec 21, 2022, 04:17 PM Go to last post
  13. Fixture Plate

    Started by Catfish, Nov 14, 2013 02:58 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    Nov 18, 2013, 10:09 AM Go to last post
  14. Fixture plate clamps - video

    Started by Jon, May 7, 2024 03:04 PM
    • Replies: 0
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    May 7, 2024, 03:04 PM Go to last post
  15. Fixture plate for the shaper.

    Started by Rustinox, Jan 8, 2022 09:48 AM
    fixture, fixture plate, key ways, shaper, slotting
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    Jan 15, 2022, 03:34 PM Go to last post
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    Aug 21, 2019, 07:03 PM Go to last post
  16. Fixture plate update

    Started by N4NV, Mar 2, 2021 08:57 PM
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    Mar 3, 2021, 03:41 AM Go to last post
    • Replies: 1
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    Feb 15, 2021, 03:46 AM Go to last post
  17. Moved: Fixturing A Semicircle

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 13, 2015 08:57 AM
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