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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

    Started by Jon, Jul 15, 2024 07:21 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Home made brush forks for a compact tractor

    Started by Jandrew, May 29, 2019 07:30 AM
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  2. Moved: MAKING ON/OFF WELDING MAGNET

    Started by Let'sLearnSomething, May 26, 2019 09:42 PM
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  3. Homemade Loader and Backhoe

    Started by Thinkdiy, May 24, 2019 01:12 AM
    loader, mini backhoe
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  4. Moved: Scrap Board Hanger

    Started by TigerCreek, May 27, 2019 11:59 AM
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  5. Check out my youtube channel

    Started by Benny Marner, May 28, 2019 11:25 AM
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  6. Moved: 3-1/4 inch dividing head

    Started by threesixesinarow, May 21, 2019 07:07 AM
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    May 27, 2019, 10:36 PM Go to last post
  7. 8" light duty steady rest

    Started by Frank S, May 22, 2019 12:20 PM
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  8. Moved: A Very Smooth Slide and Lock Mechanism

    Started by rgsparber, May 23, 2019 08:05 PM
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  9. Welders third hand

    Started by Gary Huston, May 27, 2019 10:35 AM
    hold down, third hand, welder
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  10. Moved: snap ring spacer for your lathe jaws

    Started by Frank S, May 27, 2019 09:21 AM
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  11. Homemade Chainsaw Bike

    Started by meanwhileinthegarage, May 20, 2019 03:34 AM
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  12. Sand aerator, mixer, reprocessor

    Started by celsoari, May 26, 2019 04:01 PM
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  13. Moved: DIY version of the Eastwood Contour SCT

    Started by Haslip Cycle Works, May 22, 2019 06:28 PM
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  14. Part two of my rotary positioner build

    Started by Gary Huston, May 26, 2019 11:57 AM
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  15. Adding DRO to old RF mill

    Started by jdurand, May 18, 2019 01:21 AM
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  16. Homemade Table Saw and Fence

    Started by RCTURKA, May 26, 2019 06:09 AM
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  17. Moved: Welding 3rd hand

    Started by Haslip Cycle Works, May 26, 2019 05:06 AM
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