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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. Mill Tramming tool aid

    Started by jjr2001, Apr 19, 2017 12:11 PM
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    Apr 25, 2017, 07:15 AM Go to last post
  2. Hand Tapper or Hand Hammer

    Started by jjr2001, Apr 21, 2017 04:04 PM
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  3. Moved: An Alternate Way to Think About Tightening a Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Apr 13, 2017 02:02 PM
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  4. Tubing straightner

    Started by rebarfab, Dec 19, 2016 08:36 PM
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    Apr 22, 2017, 06:32 PM Go to last post
  5. Moved: simple oil filter wrench in a cup

    Started by mattthemuppet, Apr 21, 2017 05:30 PM
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  6. Surface plate height gauge adapter for dial indicator holding

    Started by metric_taper, Apr 9, 2017 01:44 PM
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  7. Lathe Form Tool Spring Tool Holder

    Started by jjr2001, Apr 19, 2017 02:49 PM
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  8. Hot wire foam cutter

    Started by adachsoft_com, Mar 30, 2017 09:01 AM
    cutter, foam, plastic, styrofoam
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    Apr 19, 2017, 11:02 PM Go to last post
  9. log lathe tailstock

    Started by revid, Apr 18, 2017 06:32 AM
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  10. A knee helper

    Started by tonyfoale, Dec 31, 2016 02:46 PM
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    Apr 19, 2017, 08:58 AM Go to last post
  11. Battery charger out of a Microwave Oven Transformer

    Started by Ed, Apr 18, 2017 05:02 PM
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  12. Foot operated shrinker/stretcher stand project

    Started by bobs409, Apr 18, 2017 04:23 PM
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  13. Drill press power downfeed

    Started by metric_taper, Apr 9, 2017 02:10 PM
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  14. Moved: Another laser finder.

    Started by tonyfoale, Apr 17, 2017 03:14 PM
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  15. Moved: Miniature die filer

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 11:00 AM
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  16. Laser Alignment in the Mill/Drill

    Started by editor@glue-it.com, Apr 17, 2017 02:07 AM
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  17. Moved: Vernier to Digital height gauge.

    Started by tonyfoale, Apr 16, 2017 07:45 AM
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  18. Dead blow palm hammer

    Started by editor@glue-it.com, Apr 4, 2017 12:41 PM
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