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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. Custom brass feet - heavy load

    Started by rendoman, Mar 26, 2019 03:50 PM
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    Mar 27, 2019, 03:35 PM Go to last post
  2. Specialty screwdriver for threaded inserts

    Started by mastersdlm, Mar 26, 2019 04:59 PM
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    Mar 27, 2019, 03:33 PM Go to last post
  3. Wodeen Drill Press Vise for - DIY

    Started by RCTURKA, Mar 26, 2019 04:54 PM
    drill press, drill press vise, vise
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    Mar 27, 2019, 03:28 PM Go to last post
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  4. Moved: Sawing Small Pieces of Round Stock

    Started by rgsparber, Mar 20, 2019 06:28 PM
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  5. Moved: Acrylic Lathe Tooling Cabinet

    Started by old_toolmaker, Mar 22, 2019 05:10 PM
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  6. The smallest Dozuki saw

    Started by Dimitris Polychronis, Mar 24, 2019 07:10 PM
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    Mar 26, 2019, 03:02 PM Go to last post
  7. homemade sliding angle grinder stand

    Started by warsztatOdZera, Mar 22, 2019 05:24 AM
    angle grinder stand, diy circular saw, diy sliding angle grinder
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    Mar 26, 2019, 02:53 PM Go to last post
  8. making Er16 collet chuck

    Started by dovidu, Mar 13, 2019 07:23 PM
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    Mar 26, 2019, 12:06 PM Go to last post
  9. Dayton Bench Grinder cleanup/rebuild

    Started by TheArsonSmith4242, Mar 26, 2019 07:48 AM
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    Mar 26, 2019, 07:48 AM Go to last post
  10. helpful welding learning tool

    Started by warsztatOdZera, Mar 25, 2019 08:44 AM
    diy, welding learning
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    Mar 26, 2019, 03:09 AM Go to last post
  11. Barbecue Steak Turner

    Started by Frontier Forge, Mar 25, 2019 07:17 AM
    blacksmith, blacksmithing, forge work, forged, forging
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    Mar 25, 2019, 09:11 PM Go to last post
  12. Lightbulb Dial indiacator internal bore accessorie

    Started by Cascao, Mar 9, 2019 03:39 PM
    dial indicator acc, dti
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    Mar 25, 2019, 04:16 PM Go to last post
  13. Ring, tube and pipe roller

    Started by bobs409, Mar 25, 2019 12:19 PM
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    Mar 25, 2019, 02:06 PM Go to last post
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  14. Moved: Tool for centering a punch mark in a lathe

    Started by Cascao, Mar 18, 2019 04:36 PM
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  15. Home Made Garden / Lawn Sprayer

    Started by ibdilbert, Mar 23, 2019 09:18 PM
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    Mar 24, 2019, 02:30 AM Go to last post
  16. Circular Saw Crosscut Jig - Video

    Started by Keith William Knull, Mar 23, 2019 10:39 PM
    al-13, circular saw, cross cutting, jig, man lift
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    Mar 24, 2019, 02:26 AM Go to last post
  17. 30hp Rotary Phase Converter

    Started by TheArsonSmith4242, Mar 23, 2019 10:56 AM
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