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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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    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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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. Craftsman Radial Arm Saw Resto-Mod. Pt-1

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 8, 2015 03:11 PM
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  3. Beam Square New Structural Steel Laout Tool

    Started by Beam Square, Dec 14, 2015 12:38 PM
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  4. Build plans

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  5. Homemade CNC Builds (videos)

    Started by kbalch, Dec 18, 2015 03:08 PM
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  6. Tos Mn-80

    Started by Toolmaker, Nov 23, 2015 04:46 PM
    clock maker, lathe, milling machine, tool, watch maker
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  7. Update on Homemade Tools Plans Market

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  8. benchtop tapping machine plans

    Started by rolando, Nov 29, 2015 09:06 AM
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  9. Homemade Anvils (videos)

    Started by kbalch, Dec 19, 2015 12:52 PM
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  10. Tangential Toolholder

    Started by steamingbill, Aug 29, 2015 06:06 AM
    tangential, tangential toolholder
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  11. Paint Booths (videos)

    Started by kbalch, Dec 19, 2015 01:17 PM
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  12. CNC

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  13. Hi all

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  14. Interesting picture

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  15. New BuildThreads site launched: BoatBuilds.net

    Started by Jon, Aug 1, 2015 12:27 PM
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  16. Question New-be here, but been around for a while.

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