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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. Moved: CNC Plasma Cutting in a Small Space

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  3. Lightbulb Simple nickel plating of steel

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  8. Simple Circle Burning Device

    Started by tmate3, Jan 27, 2021 09:30 AM
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  9. Exclamation Homemade milling spindle

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  10. Pantograph Oxy-Fuel/Plasma Shspe Cutting Machine

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  11. Moved: Keg slide

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  12. Low Dollar Track Cutter for Plasma or Oxy-Fuel

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  14. Preposterous Home Made Shop Crane

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  15. Moved: MINI LIFTING SCISSOR FOR YOUR MILLING MACHINE!

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