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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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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Curve tracing aid

    Started by mklotz, Sep 5, 2015 10:03 AM
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    Sep 8, 2015, 02:48 PM Go to last post
  2. Tailstock depth gage

    Started by mklotz, Sep 5, 2015 10:33 AM
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    Sep 8, 2015, 04:21 PM Go to last post
  3. Moved: Large scale center finder

    Started by mklotz, Sep 6, 2015 09:45 AM
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  4. Moved: Expanding the utility of the boring head

    Started by mklotz, Sep 6, 2015 09:29 AM
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  5. Bore light

    Started by mklotz, Sep 6, 2015 09:08 AM
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    Sep 8, 2015, 02:50 PM Go to last post
  6. Milling light holder

    Started by mklotz, Sep 6, 2015 10:28 AM
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    Sep 8, 2015, 08:51 PM Go to last post
  7. Improved hole center spacing gage

    Started by mklotz, Oct 5, 2015 02:21 PM
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    Oct 6, 2015, 03:03 AM Go to last post
  8. Moved: Hole center spacing gage

    Started by mklotz, Oct 2, 2015 11:32 AM
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  9. Homemade fishing tool

    Started by mklotz, Sep 12, 2015 08:15 AM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 04:07 PM Go to last post
  10. The HENCH

    Started by mklotz, Sep 12, 2015 12:09 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 04:17 PM Go to last post
  11. Compact marking gage

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 02:44 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 04:21 PM Go to last post
  12. Adjustable spanner

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 03:30 PM
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  13. Lathe hand crank

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 03:41 PM
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    Sep 16, 2015, 08:36 AM Go to last post
  14. DI inspection tool

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 03:48 PM
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  15. Lathe spindle tools

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 04:30 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 04:25 PM Go to last post
  16. Height gage probe

    Started by mklotz, Sep 14, 2015 12:10 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 06:29 PM Go to last post
  17. Book-holder-opener

    Started by mklotz, Oct 2, 2015 11:23 AM
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    Oct 3, 2015, 05:50 AM Go to last post
  18. Moved: Parting-off oiler

    Started by mklotz, Sep 12, 2015 08:29 AM
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  19. Moved: Improving the Leatherman

    Started by mklotz, Sep 6, 2015 10:41 AM
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  20. A scale to weigh ungulas

    Started by mklotz, Sep 10, 2015 10:58 AM
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