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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: Making a Custom Collet to hold a chrome part on a lathe

    Started by theeddies, Jul 21, 2019 09:51 PM
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  2. Moved: Making a small "multi-vice"

    Started by Rusty Knuckles, Jul 22, 2019 04:04 PM
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  3. Making A Knife Foam Cutter- Electric Foam Cutter

    Started by Foxtrot_, Jul 25, 2019 11:28 AM
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    Jul 25, 2019, 07:34 PM Go to last post
  4. Moved: An In-circuit Car Fuse Tester

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 18, 2019 08:46 AM
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  5. Airbed Auto Refill

    Started by Crusty, Jul 12, 2019 02:59 PM
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    Jul 25, 2019, 05:12 PM Go to last post
  6. Moved: Outboard motor for lathe threading? Really? Ideas welcome!

    Started by DIYSwede, Jul 20, 2019 02:30 AM
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  7. Star knob jig for the drill press

    Started by Christofix, Jul 19, 2019 01:13 PM
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    Jul 24, 2019, 11:14 PM Go to last post
  8. Moved: DO NOT THROW OLD THINGS , JUST USE THEM AGAIN

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 24, 2019 03:58 AM
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  9. Bar Clamps making +PDF

    Started by RCTURKA, Jul 23, 2019 08:32 AM
    bar clamp, clamp, plywoodworking
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    Jul 24, 2019, 05:28 PM Go to last post
  10. Homemade a Knife Sharpening Jig

    Started by Kwandotechnic, Jul 23, 2019 11:38 AM
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    Jul 24, 2019, 05:23 PM Go to last post
  11. HOMEMADE SCROLL SAW MACHINE DIY

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 24, 2019 03:55 AM
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    Jul 24, 2019, 05:19 PM Go to last post
  12. JIGSAW TABLE MACHINE DIY

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 24, 2019 03:54 AM
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    Jul 24, 2019, 04:03 PM Go to last post
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  13. Moved: DIY Alarm door using movable iron ball

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 24, 2019 04:27 AM
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  14. Moved: HOMEMADE SKIBike

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, Jul 24, 2019 03:48 AM
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  15. Moved: Toilet Paper Garden Torch

    Started by Sam's Workshop Diary, Jul 23, 2019 12:36 PM
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  16. Cool Homemade tools found in West Africa

    Started by F1NN, Jul 22, 2019 10:06 AM
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  17. Moved: homemade micro borlingbar holder

    Started by Make Everything, Jul 20, 2019 12:21 PM
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  18. Moved: Metal shaper

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Jul 18, 2019 01:48 PM
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  19. Building A Better Mousetrap

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 17, 2019 04:17 PM
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    Jul 22, 2019, 07:11 AM Go to last post



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