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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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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. Compressor vacuum pump

    Started by Frank S, Aug 10, 2016 10:33 PM
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  2. Throwaway or reusable tools from plastic bottles

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  3. Jack handle floor/ grease scraper

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  5. Moved: Chiasson's 2x72

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  6. Permanently Marking PVC Pipe

    Started by rgsparber, Aug 4, 2016 11:10 AM
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  8. Moved: Threading Titanium

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  9. The Trouble With Drilling Titanium:The Endcap

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  10. Parting off Titanium

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  11. Post driver pile driver

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  13. A vise can do more

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  17. Moved: Who/What Are Your Top 5 Sources of Building Information?

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