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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: Make A Tool Box From Scrap and Old Bike Part

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  2. Moved: Making a machinist level with a perfume vial

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  4. Tool organizer ideas

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  5. Bore clock

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  6. Moved: Adding Digital Generators to an Old Analogue TIG Welder

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  7. Moved: Homemade A Small Mobile Crane For Workshop

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  8. Moved: TIG Pedal build

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  9. Moved: Big picture inspection mirror

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  10. When is a sharpener a deburrer ?

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  11. From Old car jack to amazing hose clamp tool

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Aug 12, 2020 02:00 PM
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  12. Filler rod storage

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  13. Moved: T-Nuts

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  14. " AMAZING TOOL FOR YOUR HOME "

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  15. Moved: Lead inserts for hammer, replacing cowhide insert

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  16. Moved: Mini-table saw (2)

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  17. Cool HOW TO BUILD A BARREL BBQ / SMOKER

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  18. Magnetic indicator holder

    Started by olderdan, Aug 11, 2020 09:41 AM
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  20. Power file belt sander

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