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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: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. Drill Press Quill DRO

    Started by Catfish, Nov 23, 2013 05:32 PM
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  2. Drill press power downfeed

    Started by metric_taper, Apr 9, 2017 02:10 PM
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  3. Moved: Drill press mod

    Started by immortalx, Feb 23, 2015 04:57 AM
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  4. Post Drill Press Milling Machine

    Started by buddyman100, Dec 23, 2018 07:42 PM
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  5. Drill press levelling stand attachment.

    Started by Blueflame2007, May 3, 2017 08:20 AM
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  6. Drill press lathe chuck mount.

    Started by Rorschach, Jul 18, 2018 06:05 AM
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  7. Drill press lamp

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Nov 20, 2014 02:30 PM
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  8. Drill press into milling machine

    Started by mariusmarius, Jan 4, 2018 10:56 PM
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  9. Drill Press Hold Downs

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 15, 2016 06:19 PM
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  10. Drill press from rotary hammer

    Started by ananas studio diy, Oct 3, 2020 05:33 AM
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  11. Drill press from hand drill - video

    Started by Jon, Sep 20, 2023 02:34 PM
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  12. Drill press fixed stand

    Started by nad1, Nov 19, 2017 12:02 AM
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  13. Drill press fence - video

    Started by Jon, Mar 8, 2023 12:11 PM
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  14. Cool Drill press DRO from cheap calliper

    Started by Cascao, Jan 9, 2017 05:23 AM
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  15. Moved: Drill Press DRO

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  16. Drill press depth stop

    Started by schor, Aug 11, 2014 07:31 PM
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  17. Drill Press crank wheel

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Nov 20, 2014 02:25 PM
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