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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: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 03:49 PM
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  1. Dead blow palm hammer

    Started by editor@glue-it.com, Apr 4, 2017 01:41 PM
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    Apr 17, 2017, 03:10 AM Go to last post
  2. Simple square shooting board

    Started by Christophe Mineau, May 20, 2015 04:00 AM
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    Apr 16, 2017, 07:28 PM Go to last post
  3. Repair guy

    Started by metric_taper, Mar 16, 2017 02:33 PM
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  4. Ford Injection pump wrench

    Started by Frank S, Apr 14, 2017 08:01 PM
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    Apr 15, 2017, 01:49 AM Go to last post
  5. Fixture for turning the ID of washers

    Started by Frank S, Apr 14, 2017 12:44 AM
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  6. Moved: Sensitive drilling platform

    Started by mklotz, Apr 12, 2017 09:12 AM
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  7. Combined Woodworking Machine

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Apr 12, 2017 12:45 PM
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  8. bearing ball holder

    Started by Frank S, Apr 9, 2017 05:59 PM
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  9. Cross dowel jig

    Started by morsa, Apr 10, 2017 03:17 PM
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  10. Mega head flashlight with 6x10W LEDs

    Started by adachsoft_com, Apr 10, 2017 12:26 PM
    flashlight, led, portable
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  11. Chuck key for one of my Lathes

    Started by Frank S, Apr 8, 2017 06:00 PM
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    Apr 10, 2017, 07:48 PM Go to last post
  12. Tramming the FrankenMill with a dial indicator

    Started by astroracer, Apr 9, 2017 03:01 PM
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  13. Apple Corer Peeler Slicer Replacement Prongs

    Started by Paul Jones, Apr 8, 2017 06:33 PM
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  14. Boring bar adapter

    Started by Frank S, Apr 8, 2017 10:33 PM
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  15. DIY CNC Tubing Bender

    Started by jofriedl, Apr 2, 2017 10:11 AM
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  16. Building a large shop fan

    Started by Vernon, Nov 28, 2014 05:51 PM
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  17. Moved: Gantry type milling attachment.

    Started by olderdan, Apr 5, 2017 10:37 AM
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