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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 07:21 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Moved: Aluminum Pulley Without a Lathe

    Started by liberal, Sep 28, 2019 11:10 AM
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  2. HOW TO REFILL EMPTY SPRAY CANS

    Started by mariost, Oct 1, 2019 12:14 PM
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  3. COPPER PLATING

    Started by mariost, Oct 1, 2019 11:55 AM
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  4. Home made drum sander on the drill press

    Started by Christofix, Oct 1, 2019 06:55 AM
    christofix, drill press, drum sander, homemade tool, sanding drums
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  5. Moved: Making a motorcycle chassis or this is what tools are for.

    Started by tonyfoale, Sep 29, 2019 08:49 AM
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  6. Moved: Home Made Metal Lathe, part 2, finishing the bed and ways

    Started by Claudio HG, Sep 21, 2019 06:50 AM
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  7. PCB holder design and making

    Started by TilenThaler, Sep 30, 2019 11:25 AM
    electronics, pcb clamp, pcb holder
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  8. Moved: v-block

    Started by celsoari, Sep 13, 2019 03:25 PM
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  9. Thin wood slicing jig

    Started by Make Things, Sep 30, 2019 06:06 AM
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  10. SOLDERING IRON USING GLOW PLUG

    Started by mariost, Sep 29, 2019 02:51 AM
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  11. Moved: Making tube bending dies

    Started by Kustom KB, Sep 20, 2019 05:37 PM
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  12. Make circles on a table saw | Homemade Jig

    Started by Christofix, Sep 24, 2019 04:55 PM
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  13. Moved: Cheap spool gun mod

    Started by Frank S, Sep 27, 2019 12:43 AM
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  14. Moved: Drum Sander - Thickness Sander Making video + Free PDF

    Started by RCTURKA, Sep 5, 2019 09:45 AM
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    Sep 27, 2019, 07:29 PM Go to last post
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  15. Moved: Tool for Riveter Bolt

    Started by Kwandotechnic, Sep 25, 2019 10:05 AM
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