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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: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 02:49 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Sawhorses (videos)

    Started by kbalch, Dec 27, 2015 05:54 PM
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  2. Moved: Sawing Handheld Round Stock Safely

    Started by rgsparber, Mar 18, 2019 06:02 PM
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  3. Sawing Small Parts Safely

    Started by rgsparber, Mar 17, 2019 07:40 PM
    bandsaw, safety
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  4. Moved: Sawing Small Pieces of Round Stock

    Started by rgsparber, Mar 20, 2019 06:28 PM
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  5. Sawing Thin Tall Stock in a Horizontal Bandsaw

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 19, 2023 08:09 AM
    horizontal bandsaw, stock vibration
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    Dec 21, 2023, 02:10 AM Go to last post
  6. Moved: Sawing Thin-Walled PVC Sewer Pipe

    Started by rgsparber, Apr 27, 2021 06:56 AM
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  7. Sawing Threaded Rod Axially

    Started by rgsparber, Apr 14, 2019 03:20 PM
    bandsaw fixture
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    Apr 16, 2019, 12:13 PM Go to last post
  8. Sawmill - videos

    Started by Jon, Mar 1, 2023 02:33 PM
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  9. Sawmill blade sharpener - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 26, 2023 03:02 PM
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  10. Sawzall Sanding Blade

    Started by peteco, Sep 4, 2015 12:07 PM
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  11. Moved: SB lathe reverse tumbler mod.

    Started by olderdan, Dec 10, 2017 11:23 AM
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  12. Scaffold Crane and Hoist -- For material lifting

    Started by bimmer1980, Jan 4, 2018 11:21 AM
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  13. Scaffolding braces

    Started by Frank S, Mar 17, 2019 03:18 PM
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  14. Moved: Scale Model Precision Grinding Vises

    Started by old_toolmaker, Dec 28, 2018 07:34 PM
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  15. Scale model shaper pt... FINAL.

    Started by Rustinox, Nov 12, 2021 01:35 PM
    build, metal shaper, model, model shaper, rustinox
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  16. Moved: Scale square

    Started by mklotz, Oct 5, 2015 03:04 PM
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  17. Moved: Scaled 1:10 Human model

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Dec 29, 2021 11:54 AM
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  18. Moved: Scaling from pictures

    Started by Occasional machinist, Feb 22, 2023 01:14 PM
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