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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

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Lathe Carriage Stop Digital Indicator

    Started by MetalDesigner, Dec 18, 2014 09:12 PM
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  2. lathe Carriage stop part 1

    Started by ttmrj, Feb 19, 2020 04:46 AM
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  3. lathe Carriage stop part 2

    Started by ttmrj, Feb 19, 2020 04:48 AM
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  4. Moved: Lathe Carriage Stop Revisited

    Started by jjr2001, Feb 9, 2019 06:42 PM
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  5. Lathe Carriage Stop Switch

    Started by nova_robotics, Aug 18, 2021 03:52 PM
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  6. Lathe Carriage Stop.

    Started by Captainleeward, Nov 5, 2014 01:46 PM
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  7. Lathe catch pan and cabinet

    Started by winkys workshop, Oct 14, 2020 06:23 AM
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  8. Lathe Centering Tool

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Apr 17, 2019 03:19 AM
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  9. Lathe chamfering tool - video

    Started by Jon, Feb 9, 2023 03:55 PM
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  10. Lathe Change Gear Cover Knobs

    Started by Paul Jones, May 21, 2015 10:21 PM
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  11. Lathe Chip Guard / Eye Protection

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Feb 3, 2018 10:25 AM
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  12. lathe chip tray

    Started by sossol, Apr 25, 2016 10:14 PM
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  13. Lathe Chuck Anti-Spin Dog

    Started by astroracer, Jun 11, 2015 05:55 PM
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  14. Moved: Lathe Chuck Brake

    Started by LMMasterMariner, May 29, 2017 01:39 PM
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  15. Lathe Chuck Driver

    Started by Improvised DIY, Jul 15, 2023 03:34 AM
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  16. Moved: lathe chuck face stop

    Started by thehomeengineer, Oct 30, 2019 04:39 PM
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  17. lathe chuck key

    Started by sossol, Feb 12, 2016 08:23 PM
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