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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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  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. Make A Die Holder For The Lathe

    Started by The Hobby Machinist NZ, Mar 6, 2023 12:24 PM
    cutting threads, die, die holder, tap
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  2. Moved: Homemade High Quality and Strong 2x72 Belt Grinder

    Started by barts metalwork, Dec 24, 2019 02:43 AM
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  3. Cleaver/axe

    Started by frugalolegeezer, Feb 17, 2019 07:25 PM
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  4. Tool boxes

    Started by Bcampbell1989, Aug 26, 2022 06:51 AM
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  5. Moved: Acme Shake-O-Matic

    Started by SOATMON, Apr 15, 2018 05:54 PM
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  6. calandra fai da te

    Started by fergiomaria, Dec 7, 2022 01:20 AM
    calandra, curvatrice, piegatrice lamiere
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    Dec 8, 2022, 02:44 AM Go to last post
  7. Homemade Hydraulic Tandem Press brake

    Started by atlantis0, Apr 4, 2014 12:44 PM
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    Jun 15, 2016, 10:43 PM Go to last post
  8. Moved: Bolt on Transport reciever hitch

    Started by Frank S, Oct 1, 2015 10:45 PM
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  9. 3D printed optical center punch - video

    Started by Jon, Mar 23, 2023 04:06 PM
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  10. Moved: Pressure Assist (PA) Sand Blaster

    Started by tekcraft, Apr 20, 2020 11:40 AM
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  11. Moved: Small toolpost live spindle

    Started by olderdan, Aug 11, 2016 10:35 AM
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  12. Solid copper sledgehammer - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 24, 2022 03:32 PM
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    Jun 25, 2022, 05:02 AM Go to last post
  13. Arduino powered Eprom Programmer

    Started by zeplabs, Oct 31, 2021 12:33 AM
    arduino eeprom programmer, eprom programmer, m2732 eprom, read/write eprom
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    Oct 31, 2021, 05:31 AM Go to last post
  14. Moved: 80 lb Power Hammer - video

    Started by SteelCraft, Sep 25, 2021 03:46 PM
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  15. Moved: fixture for truing the bore of a hyd cylinder rod eye

    Started by Frank S, Oct 4, 2019 10:59 PM
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  16. Arrow Homemade CNC Router Part 8

    Started by buddyman100, Apr 30, 2021 03:53 PM
    cnc, cnc router, diy cnc, diy cnc machine, homemade cnc router
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