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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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  2. Post your tool tips and tricks in here. The best tips are awarded a $100 prize. Videos and images of your tool tips are nice, but not necessary.

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  3. 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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  1. Adjustable stand - horn

    Started by rendoman, Nov 7, 2018 08:13 PM
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  2. Moved: Homemade Compass - for Drawing circles of any size

    Started by captain belly, Nov 4, 2018 06:22 AM
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  3. Homemade brake caliper piston wind back tool

    Started by ian, Apr 9, 2012 02:08 PM
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  4. Smile This site drives me nuts.

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  5. Modify manual Valve to Electric

    Started by garage nut, Nov 4, 2018 06:37 AM
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  6. Stop it falling

    Started by garage nut, Nov 4, 2018 06:06 AM
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  7. Cupboard Light

    Started by garage nut, Nov 3, 2018 10:29 PM
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  8. Router table

    Started by threesixesinarow, Oct 20, 2018 06:22 AM
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  9. Hydraulic Jack Stands.

    Started by 67mustangal, Jun 22, 2012 07:15 PM
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  10. Moved: Lathe Cross Feed Screw and Nut

    Started by rossbotics, Oct 31, 2018 01:51 AM
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  11. Drill chuck arbors

    Started by mklotz, Oct 29, 2018 03:22 PM
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  12. Moved: Non-Marring Carriage Stop

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Oct 29, 2018 04:48 PM
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  13. Made a super simple center finder jig

    Started by dekeros, Oct 27, 2018 12:24 PM
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  14. rod size to tap for saw arbor

    Started by jonnydot, Nov 1, 2018 03:17 AM
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  15. Moved: Wooden jig for stamping/punching letters straight

    Started by dekeros, Oct 31, 2018 03:57 AM
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  16. Moved: Vice Grips Slide Hammer

    Started by brianhw, Oct 29, 2018 02:16 PM
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  17. Moved: HAND GRINDER MOUNT BRACKETS

    Started by paulk, Oct 27, 2018 05:12 PM
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  18. Moved: Marking Rule

    Started by Richard Partos, Oct 28, 2018 04:49 PM
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  19. Moved: Turning crappy wood shredder to powerfull grinder / sander

    Started by Tuomas, Oct 9, 2018 04:45 AM
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  20. Moved: Panavise accessory arbor

    Started by mklotz, Oct 12, 2018 02:15 PM
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