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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

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. Moved: Lever tailstock conversion for older lathes

    Started by olderdan, Jun 16, 2017 08:21 AM
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  2. New shop building

    Started by GaryPC, Jun 15, 2017 10:38 PM
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  3. Moved: Trav-a-dial mount & chip guard

    Started by Frank S, Mar 11, 2016 06:39 PM
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  4. Moved: T-Rex - my towable wood chipper

    Started by ruxu, Jun 14, 2017 01:00 PM
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  5. Mini Lathe Tail Stock Center with a twist

    Started by jjr2001, Jun 15, 2017 07:04 PM
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  6. WARNING / Lathe Chuck Brake

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Jun 14, 2017 03:05 AM
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  7. Faking A Trapezoidal Left Hand 16 X 2 Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 6, 2017 04:49 PM
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  8. End Knurling

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 6, 2017 05:31 PM
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  9. Moved: Lathe Indexing Fixture

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Jun 12, 2017 06:06 PM
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  10. Moved: Logan 11" Lathe Carriage Stop

    Started by Catfish, Feb 8, 2014 11:58 AM
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  11. more adjustments; Basin Wrench

    Started by Toolmaker51, Jun 4, 2017 05:43 PM
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  12. Moved: Bench vise mounted metal bender

    Started by bobs409, Jun 8, 2017 05:47 PM
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  13. Building a Homemade Trailer

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  14. Moved: Setup for grinding an ER32 collet chuck

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  15. HLVP paint gun holder

    Started by bobs409, Jun 8, 2017 05:53 PM
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  16. Guillotine tool build by ZDP-189

    Started by morganknives, Jun 5, 2017 08:18 AM
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  17. lapidary

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  18. DIY housing for the bearing

    Started by adachsoft_com, Jun 6, 2017 03:46 AM
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