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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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    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  2. New VFD plus 1 HP Motor for Mini Lathe or any lathe

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  4. Question New-be here, but been around for a while.

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  5. NEW: 41 more homemade tools added

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  6. NEW: Browse our Best homemade tools by photo

    Started by Jon, Aug 28, 2017 09:22 AM
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  7. New??vintage?? Ice pick?/letter opener??

    Started by frugalolegeezer, Jan 18, 2017 01:17 PM
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  8. Moved: Newbie from Ohio

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  9. Moved: Newbie to site(Belt Grinder)

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  10. News print dispenser

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  16. no cutter grinder, no probs

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