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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

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  1. Adding Power Bus to Quarter Bread Board

    Started by garage nut, Mar 30, 2019 05:37 AM
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    Apr 2, 2019, 05:58 AM Go to last post
  2. Spoon carving knife from an old wrench

    Started by Right Hands, Mar 29, 2019 02:18 PM
    carving, carving knife
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  3. Moved: Homemade Sanding bands for Drill and Dremel (3 ways)

    Started by PowerMk, Mar 12, 2019 09:57 AM
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  4. Barbecue Fork

    Started by Frontier Forge, Apr 1, 2019 11:23 AM
    barbecue, blacksmith, blacksmithing, forging, fork
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  5. How to make a big dowel jig

    Started by HandmadeCreativeChannel, Mar 29, 2019 03:52 AM
    dowel, dowel jig, dowel maker, drill, drill power
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    Apr 1, 2019, 07:50 AM Go to last post
  6. Moved: Electro-etching Metal Using a Stick On Label

    Started by rgsparber, Mar 24, 2019 05:58 PM
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  7. Moved: How to make 30W Boombox Bluetooth Speaker (TDA8932 Amplifier)

    Started by Lahis, Apr 1, 2019 06:44 AM
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  8. Moved: Angle Grinder Organization PLUS Tool Box (All in one)

    Started by Make Things, Mar 27, 2019 11:56 AM
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  9. mini vice clamp

    Started by Stevohdee, Mar 31, 2019 08:51 PM
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  10. Saw's Table

    Started by Tuomas, Oct 17, 2016 04:20 AM
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    Mar 31, 2019, 12:08 AM Go to last post
  11. 2"x72" Belt Grinder/Sander build`

    Started by TheArsonSmith4242, Mar 23, 2019 06:31 PM
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  12. Moved: DIY magnetic drill from the microwave

    Started by warsztatOdZera, Mar 21, 2019 01:56 PM
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  13. Moved: Improvements to the quill lock on a milling machine.

    Started by tonyfoale, Mar 27, 2019 08:44 AM
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  14. Moved: Modification of Commercial Hand Tapper

    Started by Shelly142, Mar 18, 2019 12:20 AM
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  15. Moved: Homemade Heavy Duty C Clamp

    Started by PowerMk, Mar 26, 2019 11:03 AM
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  16. Flight Data Recorder

    Started by rgsparber, Nov 27, 2018 07:00 AM
    arduino, circuit board fabrication, data collection
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  17. Tilting Mill Table

    Started by Shelly142, Mar 8, 2019 09:53 PM
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