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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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. 3 in 1 multi tool!

    Started by Haslip Cycle Works, Oct 25, 2020 06:28 PM
    diy, haslip cycle works, tool, welding
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    Oct 27, 2020, 10:38 AM Go to last post
  2. Deburring tool

    Started by mklotz, Oct 24, 2020 11:42 AM
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    Oct 27, 2020, 08:50 AM Go to last post
  3. Oil Can Build

    Started by ttmrj, Oct 27, 2020 06:21 AM
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    Oct 27, 2020, 06:21 AM Go to last post
  4. Bending pipe tool

    Started by connan, Oct 26, 2020 02:20 PM
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    Oct 27, 2020, 04:26 AM Go to last post
  5. Moved: Toolmakers clamp rethink

    Started by olderdan, Oct 26, 2020 10:27 AM
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  6. Moved: Die grinder attachment

    Started by Tuomas, Oct 11, 2020 12:01 AM
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  7. Moved: Homemade Folding Wheelbarrow

    Started by Kwandotechnic, Oct 23, 2020 05:40 AM
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  8. Moved: Making Stampings Visible

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 20, 2020 07:19 AM
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    Oct 26, 2020, 11:34 AM Go to last post
  9. Simple Metal Lathe Indexing

    Started by winkys workshop, Oct 26, 2020 07:30 AM
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  10. Moved: Camel back drill press restoration.

    Started by winkys workshop, Oct 26, 2020 07:20 AM
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  11. Lightbulb Indicating my cheap homemade DRO

    Started by engineer steve, Oct 23, 2020 08:24 AM
    dro, homemade, indicator, mill, milling machine
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    Oct 26, 2020, 04:37 AM Go to last post
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  12. Post DIY Spindle Square For Tramming Your Mill

    Started by JKeetonKnives, Oct 23, 2020 10:53 AM
    mill tooling, milling machine, milling tools, spindle square, tramming
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    Oct 25, 2020, 01:24 PM Go to last post
  13. Occasional lever feed for SB tailstock

    Started by olderdan, Oct 23, 2020 08:22 AM
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    Oct 25, 2020, 04:31 AM Go to last post
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    Oct 25, 2020, 03:54 AM Go to last post
  14. A Bicycle Disc Brake Rotor Truing Tool

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 23, 2020 07:16 AM
    bicycle maintenance
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    Oct 25, 2020, 03:31 AM Go to last post
  15. Drill centered holes in round stock

    Started by engineer steve, Oct 14, 2020 11:04 AM
    center, drill, drill chuck, homemade, tool
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