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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. How To Use a Morse Taper Drill Bit in Your Drill

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  2. HOMEMADE BRICK CUTTER!!

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  3. Lightbulb Plastidip your Tools for better grip!

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  5. Moved: Broken Metal Bender Restoration

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  6. Mini DIY Wood chipper machine

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  7. Today My New 4 tips and tricks for Homemade tools

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  8. Arduino gear cutter - video

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  9. Benchtop English wheel - video

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  10. Bow sander from ABS plastic - video

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  11. Metal lathe without using a lathe - video

    Started by Jon, Oct 7, 2022 04:03 PM
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  12. Shoe horn - video

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  13. Oil can - video

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  14. Moved: For Sale Portable Chainsaw Sawmills

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  16. Carbide grinder - video

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