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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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  2. Post your tool tips and tricks in here. The best tips are awarded a $100 prize. Videos and images of your tool tips are nice, but not necessary.

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:29 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 03:49 PM
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  1. Rotary Drill Head (Lathe)

    Started by Captainleeward, Oct 25, 2014 05:10 PM
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  2. HF 5" band saw improvment

    Started by hardtail69, Jul 8, 2016 08:42 PM
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  3. Machines for sharpening spiral drills

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Jul 1, 2016 02:26 PM
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  4. Surface Plate

    Started by WilliamSpiret, May 14, 2016 06:17 AM
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  5. Moved: 2 x 72 Belt Grinder and Small Wheel Attachment

    Started by garycullen, Jul 1, 2016 04:46 PM
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  6. Talking Lathe boring bar from poppet valve

    Started by Cascao, Jul 3, 2016 09:39 PM
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    Jul 5, 2016, 06:56 AM Go to last post
  7. H.F. ROLLER STAND MOD 2

    Started by Captainleeward, Jul 3, 2016 02:12 PM
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  8. Rib clamps

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Dec 18, 2014 10:19 PM
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  9. Flat bar roller

    Started by Ralph, Jun 29, 2016 09:29 AM
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  10. Ball socket joint

    Started by vivekpimpalshende, Jul 1, 2016 01:12 AM
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  11. Moved: Pipe Tool (tamper and pick)

    Started by ToolMakerRob, Jun 24, 2016 01:32 PM
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  12. Adjustable Stands.

    Started by kess, Jun 27, 2016 09:52 AM
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  13. Convert a towbar and fit it on Peugeot 206

    Started by kess, Jun 23, 2016 07:54 AM
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    Jun 30, 2016, 02:11 AM Go to last post
  14. Lathe work truing tool

    Started by ToolMakerRob, Jun 28, 2016 08:10 AM
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  15. drill bit stand/index....

    Started by jniolon, Jun 26, 2016 12:02 PM
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