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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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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Homemade Sheet metal Pressing Tool

    Started by fawabros, Jul 29, 2020 07:11 AM
    sheet metal bender brake
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  2. 2x72 Belt Grinder Tracking Prototype

    Started by House_Work, Jul 18, 2020 02:29 PM
    2x72, 2x72 belt grinder, belt grinder
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  3. Optical Centre Punch - #TMC2020

    Started by MachineNZ, Jul 20, 2020 11:04 PM
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  4. Stirring made easy

    Started by garage nut, Jul 25, 2020 10:56 PM
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  5. Moved: New South Bend 9B Cross feed nut.

    Started by olderdan, Jul 29, 2020 03:39 AM
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  6. Lightbulb Rolling base and motor mount for 20" woodgears bandsaw

    Started by craig9, Jul 28, 2020 11:12 AM
    bandsaw, metalworking, milling machine, woodgears
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  7. Moved: The best machine homemade for a workshop

    Started by manshands, Jul 27, 2020 05:59 AM
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  8. Machinist jack p1

    Started by ttmrj, Jul 28, 2020 06:27 PM
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  9. Homemade Drill Powered Electric Bike 25MPH/40KMH

    Started by buddyman100, Jul 28, 2020 05:33 PM
    bike, drill, drill powered bike, ebike, electric bike
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  10. Moved: Motorized Drill Press Table Lift

    Started by shopstorm, Jan 15, 2015 04:32 PM
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  11. 920N Jet Lathe Tailstock Wrench

    Started by astroracer, Mar 19, 2016 08:59 PM
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  12. Moved: Vise holddowns

    Started by craig9, Jul 17, 2020 10:57 PM
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  13. Mini-Round Knife For Leather Work

    Started by JKeetonKnives, Jul 27, 2020 07:54 PM
    head knife, leather, leather craft, leather knife, round knife
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  14. Moved: Welding Helmet Light

    Started by tony b, Jul 24, 2020 02:58 PM
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  15. Homemade Air Compressor

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Jan 19, 2020 06:17 AM
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  16. Homemade Metal Table Saw

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 26, 2020 02:02 PM
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