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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

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  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. Precision Horizontal Bandsaw Fixed Jaw Alignment

    Started by rgsparber, May 9, 2019 09:02 PM
    bandsaw
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    May 10, 2019, 03:01 PM Go to last post
  2. Ball turning device

    Started by Fintho, May 10, 2019 12:09 PM
    ball turning attachment, ball turning jig, myford mlt
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  3. Simple Tooling for 12 ton Shop Press

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    shop press hydraulic dies
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    May 10, 2019, 02:42 PM Go to last post
  4. The Ultimate Drill To Mill Conversion

    Started by The Aussie Shed, May 9, 2019 07:27 PM
    drill milling machine, drill to mill conversion, milling with bench drill
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    May 10, 2019, 02:29 PM Go to last post
  5. bending machine - hydraulic bender.

    Started by Bricoleando, May 9, 2019 01:33 PM
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  6. Moved: Power Hacksaw

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, May 4, 2019 08:11 AM
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  7. Lightbulb World’s smallest DIY water pump

    Started by Lahis, May 7, 2019 12:23 AM
    diy water pump, micro pump, mini water pump, water pump
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    May 7, 2019, 02:52 PM Go to last post
  8. HOW TO REMOVE RUST WITH ELECTROLYSIS.

    Started by mariost, May 6, 2019 04:57 PM
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  9. how to Make A Bench Vise Homemade - video

    Started by diyfixman, May 5, 2019 10:02 PM
    bench, tool, tools, vise
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  10. Saw sharpening vice

    Started by Philip Davies, May 6, 2019 01:31 PM
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  11. Moved: Miniature Lathe Update

    Started by rossbotics, Apr 30, 2019 08:02 AM
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  12. Lightbulb 30W Boombox Bluetooth Speaker (TDA8932 Amplifier)

    Started by Lahis, May 5, 2019 09:50 PM
    bluetooth speaker, diy speaker, workshop speaker
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  13. 5C collet key hex driver style

    Started by petertha, May 5, 2019 10:06 PM
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  14. Magnetic drill mount

    Started by warsztatOdZera, May 3, 2019 11:52 PM
    diy, drill, drill press, homemade, magnetic drill
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  15. Welders Accessory Stand from recycled materials

    Started by Canobi, May 4, 2019 09:43 AM
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    May 4, 2019, 02:24 PM Go to last post
  16. Eccentric Turning Setup for 3 Jaws Chuck

    Started by LMMasterMariner, May 1, 2019 08:24 AM
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