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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: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  3. 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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  1. Thumbs up No bad homemade table saw

    Started by liberal, Apr 1, 2019 05:11 AM
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  2. French Cleat Drill Bit Storage Rack

    Started by LastingBuild, Apr 5, 2019 06:50 PM
    french cleat, shop organization, tool storage, woodworking storage
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  3. Moved: Precision Pillar Drill

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  4. Bearing driver handle

    Started by mastersdlm, Apr 10, 2019 05:01 AM
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    Apr 11, 2019, 05:12 AM Go to last post
  5. Oil drum wrench

    Started by mastersdlm, Apr 10, 2019 05:23 AM
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    Apr 11, 2019, 05:04 AM Go to last post
  6. Drill press centering guide.

    Started by Tuomas, Mar 26, 2019 03:13 AM
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  7. Moved: Overly complicated vise stop

    Started by petertha, Apr 8, 2019 09:26 PM
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  8. Steampunk Tape Measure

    Started by KraftSmith, Apr 9, 2019 01:31 PM
    diy, lathe, steampunk, tape measure
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    Apr 10, 2019, 05:54 PM Go to last post
  9. Moved: DIY Front End loader using a Case 446 Lawn Tractor

    Started by BookRoadEngineering, Apr 8, 2019 10:41 PM
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  10. Homemade a Vise to Press Angle and Clamp

    Started by Kwandotechnic, Apr 7, 2019 02:27 AM
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    Apr 10, 2019, 09:39 AM Go to last post
  11. ER32 Collet Rack Made From a Stainless Steel Pepper Roaster

    Started by Paul Jones, Mar 12, 2019 01:14 PM
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  12. Lathe tacho and DRO cluster.

    Started by tonyfoale, Apr 9, 2019 11:35 AM
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  13. Moved: - Ultimate circle cutting guide-

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  14. Thumbs up DIY Grass Cutter/Trimmer

    Started by Lahis, Apr 9, 2019 04:22 AM
    brush cutter, grass cutter, lawn mower repair, trimmer
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  15. Double claw hammer for twisting boards

    Started by getbentgrocery, Apr 4, 2019 09:58 PM
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  16. Moved: How to make Led Neon Lamp using a glass pipe

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  17. Pressing Catch for Wire clamp

    Started by garage nut, Apr 7, 2019 05:31 AM
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  18. Ugly USB Power supply

    Started by garage nut, Apr 7, 2019 03:32 AM
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