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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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Handy little vise or clamp

    Started by Rustinox, Feb 26, 2022 03:01 AM
    deckel fp1, milling machine, rustinox, shaper, vice
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  2. Moved: DIY Ride-on Irrigation Trencher

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  3. Arbor modification for micro chuck - video

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  4. Log splitter - video

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  5. MAKING A VERY USEFUL CHAIN CLAMP!!

    Started by orioncons36, Feb 27, 2022 09:13 AM
    clamp, diy clamps, metalworking, woodworking clamp
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    Feb 28, 2022, 03:55 AM Go to last post
  6. Moved: water trough

    Started by Frank S, Feb 22, 2022 08:59 PM
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  7. modifying my R8 collet rack

    Started by Frank S, Feb 21, 2022 08:33 PM
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  8. Hydraulic punching machine - video

    Started by Jon, Feb 16, 2022 03:52 PM
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  9. Sheetmetal cutter - video

    Started by Jon, Feb 23, 2022 06:18 PM
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  10. Aligning A Vise on a Mill

    Started by rgsparber, Feb 16, 2022 06:25 AM
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  11. Splinter Tweezers

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    splinter, splinters, tweezer, tweezers
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  12. Moved: How I weld ASTM514grB "T" 1 steel

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  13. Modify lathe chuck to fit rotary table.

    Started by mr_modify1, Feb 24, 2022 07:10 AM
    lathe chuck conversion, rotary table chuck
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  14. Homemade Hydraulic Tube Bending Machine

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    bender tube, bending pipe machine, diy, homemade, hydraulic bender
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  15. Moved: Magnetic chuck for surface grinding on my lathe

    Started by neilg4dbn, Feb 24, 2022 04:20 AM
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  16. Hydraulic sheetmetal box and pan brake - video

    Started by Jon, Feb 25, 2022 02:56 PM
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