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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

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  1. Scraping plane

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Sep 1, 2015 04:51 PM
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  2. Moved: One of my farther's cartoons B Terry Aspin "CHUCK"

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  3. Grill hot dog cooker

    Started by Savage11, Aug 25, 2019 06:07 PM
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  4. Floor jack pad and cup storage; onboard!

    Started by Toolmaker51, Aug 25, 2019 03:18 PM
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  5. Red face Simple clamp. Joinery fixtures.

    Started by brnjh1, Aug 24, 2019 11:16 AM
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  6. Simple home-made device for metal

    Started by Kovanca Polock, Aug 24, 2019 12:30 PM
    craft, device, homemade, how to make, metal
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  7. Homemade tire changing lever

    Started by theeddies, Aug 25, 2019 12:15 PM
    diy, mojolever, tire, tire changing tool
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  8. Cool How To Make a Lathe Cross Slide Leadscrew

    Started by Catfish, Aug 24, 2019 09:56 AM
    clausing lathe, lathe, lathe leadscrew, metal lathe
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  9. Moved: 3Hp hydraulic power unit

    Started by Frank S, Aug 19, 2019 07:20 PM
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  10. Thumbs up Glass Bottle Cutter

    Started by Mazay, Aug 24, 2019 01:03 AM
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  11. Cart for my hyd power unit

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  12. Homemade mini Lathe

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  13. Moved: presse hydraulique

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  14. Cool How to make a Shaft for a Log Grapple Swivel

    Started by Catfish, Aug 24, 2019 10:21 AM
    log grapple repair, log grapple shaft, shaft replacement
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  15. Moved: Welder & Plasma cutter cart

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  16. 1/2" taper rebar drift punch

    Started by Frank S, Aug 19, 2019 02:02 AM
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