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

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 02:49 PM
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  1. Workbench Walls

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 15, 2015 08:07 AM
    fixture, workbench
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    Jul 16, 2015, 08:43 PM Go to last post
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  2. Finding Your Way Home (CNC stuff)

    Started by rgsparber, Nov 5, 2015 08:08 PM
    cnc, home switches, rf-30 mill/drill
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    Nov 6, 2015, 12:17 AM Go to last post
  3. Improving the RF-30 Mill/Drill X Axis Take Up Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 18, 2015 06:29 AM
    backlash, mill/drill, rf-30, take up nut
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    Jon
    Sep 18, 2015, 12:44 PM Go to last post
  4. RF-30 Gib Retainer Modification

    Started by rgsparber, Aug 30, 2015 12:41 PM
    gib, rf-30 mill/drill
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    Aug 31, 2015, 04:46 PM Go to last post
  5. Folding Table for a Horizontal/Vertical Bandsaw

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 6, 2015 08:08 PM
    attachment, bandsaw, table
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    Dec 8, 2015, 02:45 AM Go to last post
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  6. Improving the RF-30 Mill/Drill Y Axis Take Up Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 14, 2015 07:52 AM
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    backlash, mill/drill, rf-30
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    Sep 15, 2015, 01:34 PM Go to last post
  7. Variable Thickness Washer

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 12, 2015 10:59 AM
    cnc, lathe project, mill/drill, pretension
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    Jul 12, 2015, 10:59 AM Go to last post
  8. Aligning the X axis Leadscrew on a RF-30

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 26, 2015 11:18 AM
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    alignment, backlash, rf-30 mill/drill
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    PJs
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  9. Moved: Converting an 8 Inch Rotary Table to an "A" Axis

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 8, 2015 08:17 AM
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  10. R8 pin locator

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 22, 2015 07:35 AM
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    Jul 2, 2015, 11:52 AM Go to last post
  11. Leadscrew Alignment Math

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 2, 2015 07:25 PM
    alignment, leadscrews, math
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    Oct 3, 2015, 05:54 AM Go to last post
  12. Rotary Table Tailstock

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 21, 2015 11:21 AM
    cnc, rotary table tailstock
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    Oct 22, 2015, 11:56 PM Go to last post
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  13. Stacking Gage Blocks

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 13, 2015 01:18 PM
    gage blocks, metrology
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    Dec 16, 2015, 02:08 AM Go to last post
  14. 2 ¾ D Machining On a 4 Axis RF-30 Mill/Drill

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 27, 2015 05:51 PM
    4 axis, cnc, g-code
    • Replies: 1
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    Oct 28, 2015, 02:28 AM Go to last post
  15. Adaptive Backlash Reduction (well... almost)

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 15, 2015 10:13 AM
    backlash, cnc, mach3, mill
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