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

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  1. Drilling Titanium Successfully

    Started by bstanga, Jul 22, 2016 11:50 AM
    drill, lathe, titanium
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    Started by JayinVa, Jun 17, 2016 11:37 AM
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  3. Moved: Homemade Collet Chuck

    Started by Polar Hunter, Jul 19, 2016 02:56 PM
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  6. Roller Bender for square tubes

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  11. Universal Table Saw Sled #2: Making Sled Inserts

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  12. Moved: Hand drill rebuilt

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