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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Month - $250 monthly award

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  1. Moved: Homemade vertical bandsaw.

    Started by tonyfoale, Mar 2, 2018 05:09 PM
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  2. Drill press into milling machine

    Started by mariusmarius, Jan 4, 2018 10:56 PM
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  3. Rusty the dividing head

    Started by thehomeengineer, Mar 8, 2018 01:58 AM
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  4. Smithing Hammer from Scrap

    Started by GibbyG, Mar 7, 2018 01:31 AM
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  5. Yet another upcycled item.

    Started by thehomeengineer, Mar 6, 2018 05:45 AM
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  6. Make Art Canvas Stretching Pliers

    Started by Downeast Thunder, Mar 4, 2018 03:02 PM
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  7. 6 way Dover blade conversion questions

    Started by suther51, Feb 17, 2018 08:11 PM
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  8. Mo better scrap bin ER32 collet wrench

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  9. Moved: Poor mans CNC lathe cutting radius on manual lathe

    Started by thehomeengineer, Mar 3, 2018 05:20 AM
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  10. Moved: Story of the little discarded beat up Vee block

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  11. Longer T-Nuts

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  12. A4 Press

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  13. UV Pond Filter-Pump Base Hanger

    Started by Captainleeward, Mar 3, 2018 05:00 PM
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  14. UV Pond filter- Sun Roof

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  15. Fabricated shaft for ring roller.

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