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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 12:27 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 02:49 PM
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  1. 20 ton Air/Hydraulic Mini Press

    Started by Arcadia, Apr 26, 2017 08:56 AM
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  2. Simple machinist's jack

    Started by EclecticNeophyte, Apr 30, 2017 07:46 PM
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  3. Hand turning rest for metal lathe

    Started by mklotz, May 1, 2017 11:23 AM
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  4. Moved: Tilting Dividing Fixture

    Started by rossbotics, Apr 30, 2017 01:05 PM
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  5. Simple Router Spindle/Base plate Alignment Tool

    Started by jjr2001, May 1, 2017 06:28 PM
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    May 2, 2017, 07:19 AM Go to last post
  6. Moved: Machinist Vise and Milling/Drilling Vise Stops

    Started by jjr2001, May 1, 2017 06:13 PM
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  7. Zero Work Machinist Jack Quick Jack

    Started by jjr2001, May 1, 2017 06:03 PM
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    May 2, 2017, 07:11 AM Go to last post
  8. 5C collet stop

    Started by mklotz, May 1, 2017 11:11 AM
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  9. scroll saw ,new concept...

    Started by toma, Apr 30, 2017 07:08 AM
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  10. Top slide to vertical slide

    Started by olderdan, Apr 17, 2017 08:36 AM
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  11. Moved: Workshop garotte

    Started by mklotz, Aug 29, 2015 04:24 PM
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  12. Moved: TAILSTOCK CAM LOCK

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Apr 27, 2017 02:42 PM
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  13. Thumbs down Home made Carbide Wood Lathe Turning Tool

    Started by BrucePutman, Apr 27, 2017 04:01 PM
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  14. Temporary Naming Convention for Software

    Started by rgsparber, Apr 18, 2017 02:58 PM
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  15. Moved: Mill depth stop improvement

    Started by mklotz, Jun 13, 2016 12:49 PM
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  16. Moved: Simple direct indexer for the vertical slide

    Started by olderdan, Apr 26, 2017 09:02 AM
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  17. Remote (wired) start switch

    Started by nortin, Apr 25, 2017 11:21 AM
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  18. Moved: Multi-Angle Magnetic Hand Saw Guide

    Started by Mikhandmaker, Apr 23, 2017 11:24 AM
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  19. Moved: Not just another machinist jack

    Started by Frank S, Apr 22, 2017 04:55 PM
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  20. Mill Tramming tool aid

    Started by jjr2001, Apr 19, 2017 12:11 PM
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