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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. Mini Shop Crane

    Started by tmate3, Mar 11, 2021 01:21 PM
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  2. Homemade Tool Storage From Old Oil Drum

    Started by tado creation, Mar 14, 2021 08:42 AM
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  3. Moved: Container Lid Cracking Spanner

    Started by Canobi, Mar 9, 2021 06:27 AM
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  4. Moved: How to Pick a Lock 🔓

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  5. Moved: A Cable Sheath Stripper

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  6. Hex Driver Extension

    Started by gatz, Mar 14, 2021 05:35 PM
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  7. GIANT CENTER PUNCH!

    Started by machining 4 all, Mar 10, 2021 10:00 AM
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  8. Moved: How to add an ejection tang to a Morse taper for a metal lathe

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  9. Making Jigsaw Table Machine

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Mar 15, 2021 12:02 AM
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  10. MAKING UNIVERSAL DRILL ATTACHMENT

    Started by orioncons36, Mar 14, 2021 09:23 PM
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  11. Tool length sensor for milling machine

    Started by markgyver, Mar 14, 2021 10:26 AM
    cnc, milling, probe, tool length, tool length sensor
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  12. Tailstock Adjustable for rotary table

    Started by bouboulas, Mar 14, 2021 08:25 AM
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  13. Moved: DIY Metal Tool Cabinet

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  14. Moved: Retractable castors

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  15. Moved: ADJUSTABLE SHIM FOR MILLING MACHINE!

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