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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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  2. Post your tool tips and tricks in here. The best tips are awarded a $100 prize. Videos and images of your tool tips are nice, but not necessary.

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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. MAKING SIMPLE HOMEMADE METAL BREAK!!

    Started by orioncons36, Jun 5, 2022 10:36 AM
    diy metal bender, homemade metal, metal bender
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  2. Moved: Making Some Christmas Trees

    Started by The Hobby Machinist NZ, Jan 2, 2024 11:09 PM
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  3. Moved: Making Something Nice From Trash

    Started by The Hobby Machinist NZ, Jul 11, 2023 02:30 AM
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  4. Making Something Useful from Nothing

    Started by Brendon, Feb 14, 2016 05:26 AM
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    Feb 16, 2016, 01:11 AM Go to last post
  5. Making special screws out of common screws - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 25, 2023 12:24 PM
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  6. Making springs on the lathe - video

    Started by Jon, Jul 24, 2023 02:42 PM
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  7. Making Spur Drive Center for my Wood Lath

    Started by winkys workshop, Apr 12, 2024 08:31 AM
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  8. Moved: Making Stainless Pipe Bender part 2

    Started by Let'sLearnSomething, Sep 26, 2019 04:00 AM
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  9. Making Stampings Visible

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 20, 2020 07:19 AM
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    Oct 26, 2020, 12:45 PM Go to last post
  10. Making steel sheet Roller Bender machine

    Started by darus627, Jan 23, 2023 08:59 AM
    bender, homemade
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  11. Moved: Making Stump Grinder

    Started by warsztatOdZera, Jul 21, 2021 01:59 PM
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  12. Making The Hydraulic VISE in Simple Way

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Oct 11, 2021 08:36 AM
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  13. Making the Worm and Wheel for a DIY Dividing Head

    Started by JRock, Feb 2, 2019 08:52 AM
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