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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 08:21 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:29 PM
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  1. Moved: Home made part off tool holder for the lathe.

    Started by 737mechanic, Jun 30, 2019 01:21 PM
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  2. DIY Hold down clamps (2different models)

    Started by Christofix, Jul 15, 2019 03:06 PM
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  3. Moved: Vice attachment to grip tapers

    Started by Philip Davies, Jun 30, 2019 12:55 PM
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  4. How to make a simple electric bike at home

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 15, 2019 04:42 AM
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  5. Moved: DIY Rat trap at home

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 15, 2019 04:32 AM
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  6. How to make a mini broom with plastic bottles

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 15, 2019 04:27 AM
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  7. How to make Cotton Candy Machine for Sugar Wool DIY

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 15, 2019 04:23 AM
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    Jul 15, 2019, 08:56 AM Go to last post
  8. Pyrography machine make at home

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 15, 2019 04:25 AM
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  9. Homemade chainsaw winch

    Started by cargo229, Jul 14, 2019 07:14 PM
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    Jul 15, 2019, 08:05 AM Go to last post
  10. Unhappy Cheap Mini Lathe Chuck Tear Down & Analysis

    Started by The Aussie Shed, Jul 9, 2019 10:10 PM
    chinese mini lathe, chuck problems, chuck runout, lathe chuck, mini lathe
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  11. Red face Thermo knife

    Started by brnjh1, Jul 12, 2019 12:07 AM
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    Jul 14, 2019, 05:48 PM Go to last post
  12. Moved: Homemade Nunchucks

    Started by DIYTheArtofWood, Jul 14, 2019 01:15 PM
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  13. Making A Drill Press Vice -DIY Wooden Vice

    Started by Foxtrot_, Jul 14, 2019 12:45 AM
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  14. Red face Right tool

    Started by brnjh1, Jul 14, 2019 12:07 AM
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  15. Moved: Homemade machine for bending rings

    Started by Kovanca Polock, Jul 13, 2019 12:14 PM
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  16. Red face Drill large holes to EASILY

    Started by brnjh1, Jul 13, 2019 12:12 AM
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  17. Shop Made T-Slot Track

    Started by Gord Rock, Jul 13, 2019 11:49 AM
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  18. Need Your Help: Need to Design a Saw with SUPER LOW KERF LOSS

    Started by Educated Guess, Jul 4, 2019 02:16 AM
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