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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. Warco WM180 Lathe Compound Slide Power Feed

    Started by Retro Steam Tech, May 20, 2019 05:15 AM
    compound slide, lathe, power feed, warco, wm180
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  2. Homemade A Grass Cutter from Grinder

    Started by Kwandotechnic, May 15, 2019 09:04 AM
    grass cutter, kwando technic
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    May 20, 2019, 04:01 AM Go to last post
  3. Homemade Suspension Ball System for a Door

    Started by Kwandotechnic, May 19, 2019 08:53 AM
    suspension ball
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    May 19, 2019, 05:59 PM Go to last post
  4. Yet Another Way to Find the Center of a Cylinder

    Started by rgsparber, May 18, 2019 05:24 PM
    measurement technique
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    May 19, 2019, 05:54 PM Go to last post
  5. Moved: A Belt Sander Fixture for Squaring Up The End of a Rod

    Started by rgsparber, May 19, 2019 11:43 AM
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  6. Homeme made welding machine

    Started by Mr.DK DIY, May 19, 2019 03:12 PM
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  7. Shooting plane and board

    Started by Philip Davies, May 18, 2019 09:44 AM
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    May 19, 2019, 04:46 PM Go to last post
  8. pipe bender

    Started by Kovanca Polock, May 18, 2019 09:39 AM
    handmade, homemade, pipe, pipe bender, welding
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  9. Hand Wheel/Crank for mini-lathe

    Started by jdurand, May 18, 2019 01:30 AM
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  10. Moved: Perfect Restoration my old vise

    Started by diyfixman, May 18, 2019 01:28 AM
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  11. Brooder Temperature Control

    Started by jdurand, May 16, 2019 11:54 AM
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  12. Miter Saw Dowel Rods

    Started by Make Things, Apr 26, 2019 07:19 AM
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  13. 5" drop center axle and welding jig

    Started by Frank S, May 15, 2019 11:51 PM
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