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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 $100 weekly 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 Week - $100 weekly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 02:49 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Lathe swarf tray

    Started by mklotz, Sep 5, 2015 09:12 AM
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    Sep 8, 2015, 02:42 PM Go to last post
  2. Miniature hand puller

    Started by mklotz, Sep 5, 2015 09:33 AM
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    Sep 8, 2015, 02:45 PM Go to last post
  3. Moved: Modifying small screws

    Started by mklotz, Aug 29, 2015 04:29 PM
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  4. Moved: Slide hammer prick punch

    Started by mklotz, Sep 1, 2015 04:14 PM
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  5. Moved: Miniature milling table

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:28 PM
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  6. Moved: Tooling block

    Started by mklotz, Sep 4, 2015 09:30 AM
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  7. Tripod quick release

    Started by mklotz, Sep 1, 2015 04:48 PM
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    Sep 2, 2015, 08:55 PM Go to last post
  8. Catcher for small part-offs

    Started by mklotz, Sep 2, 2015 09:12 AM
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    Sep 2, 2015, 08:54 PM Go to last post
  9. Moved: Shop gadgets

    Started by mklotz, Aug 31, 2015 12:26 PM
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  10. Drilling holes in spheres

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 09:31 AM
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    Sep 3, 2015, 01:46 PM Go to last post
  11. Drilling orthogonal holes in spheres

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 09:57 AM
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    Sep 3, 2015, 01:47 PM Go to last post
  12. Monster fly cutter

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 11:21 AM
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    Sep 3, 2015, 10:10 PM Go to last post
  13. Combined height gage and rule holder

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 03:05 PM
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    Sep 4, 2015, 03:17 PM Go to last post
  14. Depth gage improvements

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:15 PM
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    Sep 4, 2015, 03:22 PM Go to last post
  15. Depth gage reader

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:22 PM
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    Sep 4, 2015, 03:23 PM Go to last post
  16. Sine bar protractor

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:32 PM
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    Sep 4, 2015, 03:27 PM Go to last post
  17. Soldering/gluing fixture

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:37 PM
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    Sep 4, 2015, 08:29 PM Go to last post
  18. Crenellated height gage

    Started by mklotz, Sep 4, 2015 08:55 AM
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  19. Magnetic DTI holder

    Started by mklotz, Sep 4, 2015 10:48 AM
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    Sep 4, 2015, 03:39 PM Go to last post
  20. Moved: Simplifying the measurement of bores

    Started by mklotz, Sep 2, 2015 09:42 AM
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