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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. Paint bungs

    Started by thehomeengineer, Mar 31, 2018 02:48 PM
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  2. Wire stripping tool - video

    Started by Jon, May 12, 2022 12:20 PM
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    May 13, 2022, 08:47 AM Go to last post
  3. Moved: Ring Making Tool

    Started by skimen ruslan, Aug 18, 2021 09:44 AM
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  4. Red face Improvised Luthier Tools

    Started by SculptyWorks, Mar 12, 2022 05:59 PM
    coathanger, home made, luthier, violin making, wire
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    Mar 14, 2022, 01:14 PM Go to last post
  5. Adding Home Sensors to a RF-30 Mill/Drill

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 3, 2017 05:55 PM
    centroid acorn, cnc, home sensors
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    Sep 14, 2017, 04:04 AM Go to last post
  6. Table for vertical sawing on 4 x 6 bandsaw

    Started by tmate3, Feb 14, 2023 05:14 PM
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    Feb 20, 2023, 04:03 AM Go to last post
  7. Tow bar mount

    Started by Frank S, Jul 10, 2018 10:13 AM
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    Jul 14, 2018, 08:04 PM Go to last post
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  8. Moved: Engraving bits from scrap carbide

    Started by bbutcher85, Dec 5, 2018 04:19 PM
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    Jan 28, 2022, 10:52 AM Go to last post
  9. Red face Building level. Do it yourself.

    Started by brnjh1, Jul 11, 2019 11:00 PM
    devices, tools
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    Jul 12, 2019, 01:40 PM Go to last post
  10. Track Saw guide circular saw, jigsaw, router

    Started by Didpoolhall, Dec 3, 2021 10:49 AM
    jigsaw guide, plywoodworking, router guide, track saw guide
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  11. Using That Hard To Reach Corner Cabinet Space

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 17, 2019 03:11 PM
    kitchen storage
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    Dec 17, 2019, 11:55 PM Go to last post
  12. Guide cutting tool

    Started by bobs409, Feb 20, 2018 03:54 PM
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    Feb 21, 2018, 07:14 AM Go to last post
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  13. Table saw experiment ... and it worked!!!

    Started by Christofix, Jul 17, 2020 12:41 PM
    christofix, experiment, table saw, without a lathe, woodturning
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    Jul 19, 2020, 03:35 AM Go to last post
  14. Lathe duplicater

    Started by Coach, Jan 22, 2016 06:45 PM
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    Feb 7, 2016, 02:08 PM Go to last post
  15. Mobile scaffold platform

    Started by Frank S, Nov 26, 2019 03:56 PM
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    Dec 5, 2019, 06:54 PM Go to last post
  16. Sheetmetal cutter - video

    Started by Jon, Feb 23, 2022 06:18 PM
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    Feb 26, 2022, 09:58 AM Go to last post



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