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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

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. Lightbulb Homemade Table Saw

    Started by Mazay, Dec 18, 2019 12:40 PM
    circular saw, diy, table saw
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    Dec 18, 2019, 02:42 PM Go to last post
  2. Mini Table Saw Sled Made from HMR

    Started by Didpoolhall, Dec 18, 2019 09:34 AM
    plywoodworking, table saw, table saw sled
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  3. Multi size spot drill arbors

    Started by bobs409, Dec 17, 2019 11:58 AM
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  4. 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
  5. Moved: Chuck scroll cleaning tool

    Started by Bony, Dec 14, 2019 06:19 PM
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  6. Moved: Randy Grubb's Decopods

    Started by Little Rabbit, Dec 17, 2019 09:46 PM
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  7. DIY soldering tips

    Started by darkoford, Dec 9, 2019 02:57 PM
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  8. Moved: A few tools I've made

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  9. Motorized plasma cutting track

    Started by warsztatOdZera, Dec 17, 2019 09:28 AM
    cutting machine, cutting metal, diy, homemade, plasma
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  10. Moved: Homemade grinding machine for precise work

    Started by liberal, Nov 30, 2019 12:22 PM
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  11. My M6 Scout Build

    Started by Jamman, Mar 20, 2016 01:35 PM
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  12. Moved: Making electric Roller Bender - DIY Roller Bender

    Started by meanwhileinthegarage, Dec 13, 2019 04:51 PM
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  13. Moved: Super cheap fence clamp

    Started by Make Things, Dec 15, 2019 07:09 PM
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  14. Moved: Forging and heat treating a knife from coil spring

    Started by Matt Owens, Dec 15, 2019 09:57 PM
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  15. Moved: QUICK CLAMP HOMEMADE

    Started by mariost, Dec 11, 2019 03:38 PM
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  16. Making Custom Screwdrivers

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 4, 2019 06:49 PM
    screwdriver
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  17. Kitchen Cutting Board Storage

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 13, 2019 09:03 AM
    kitchen, tool storage
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