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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: 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. Motorcycle Fork Tools.

    Started by pursang, Feb 27, 2014 06:40 PM
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    Mar 2, 2014, 05:19 PM Go to last post
  2. Jackstands

    Started by pursang, Jan 24, 2014 12:09 AM
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  3. Band saw mods

    Started by pursang, Mar 2, 2014 05:03 PM
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    Mar 10, 2014, 09:04 AM Go to last post
  4. Axle Alignment tool

    Started by pursang, Jan 24, 2014 08:50 PM
    • Replies: 6
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    Feb 27, 2017, 02:45 AM Go to last post
  5. Post type leg vise for safer wood cutting.

    Started by pursang, Sep 16, 2014 01:10 AM
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  6. Burn Barrel

    Started by pursang, Oct 7, 2015 02:13 AM
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  7. Drill shavings magnet

    Started by pursang, Oct 7, 2015 02:31 AM
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  8. Under bench steel storage

    Started by pursang, Feb 8, 2014 04:45 PM
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  9. Adjustable support stands

    Started by pursang, Feb 8, 2014 05:05 PM
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  10. Oil pump primer

    Started by pursang, Feb 9, 2014 03:41 PM
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  11. Motorcycle Lift, using scissorjack.

    Started by pursang, Jan 20, 2014 03:20 PM
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    Sep 23, 2014, 01:37 PM Go to last post
  12. Hydraulic Pipe bender

    Started by PWelder, Feb 9, 2017 09:34 PM
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  13. 5 by 10 cnc plasma

    Started by PWelder, Feb 9, 2017 09:39 PM
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  14. Moved: Concrete Anchor Breaker/puller

    Started by quezz38, Feb 15, 2022 04:18 PM
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  15. Seam ripper

    Started by Quiltermama, Nov 3, 2015 10:15 AM
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  16. Garage Gantry Crane

    Started by quitespy, Apr 29, 2016 02:49 PM
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  17. Moved: Made a wooden hand plane!

    Started by R-Fabrication, Jan 14, 2019 10:26 AM
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  18. 5 x 180 Sander

    Started by r23ianr, Dec 19, 2023 11:31 PM
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  19. Intro

    Started by racer-john, Feb 9, 2016 11:58 AM
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  20. Rotatable two tire lift

    Started by racerdude31, May 13, 2019 07:26 AM
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