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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: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  2. Drill guide - video

    Started by Jon, Jul 22, 2022 04:37 PM
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  3. Plasma Cutter Guides

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  4. Moved: Custom Machine Badge

    Started by earz, Jul 18, 2018 08:44 AM
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  5. Moved: Shop Made Quick Release Coping Saw

    Started by Robert Tutsky, Jul 20, 2015 10:31 AM
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  6. Hydraulic forging press - video

    Started by Jon, Feb 8, 2023 01:26 PM
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  7. Moved: A Homemade Expanding Anchor

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 30, 2019 03:34 PM
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  8. Indicator to Stop hitting drain pipe

    Started by garage nut, Dec 22, 2018 04:45 AM
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  9. Moved: Clamp Type Knurling Tool

    Started by Cascao, Jan 10, 2018 05:57 AM
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  10. Making a Bevel Square, Part 2

    Started by ttmrj, May 28, 2022 06:46 PM
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  11. Infill scrub plane - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 20, 2023 12:34 PM
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  12. Lathe steady rest - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 25, 2022 05:14 PM
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  13. Moved: Power feed for the Z axis of the milling machine

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  14. Mitre Gauge with adjustable fence and stop

    Started by hwmrob, Mar 31, 2023 07:27 AM
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  15. Moved: Lathe Die and Tap Holder

    Started by jjr2001, Aug 13, 2016 10:49 PM
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  16. Hand scraper from sled runner - video

    Started by Jon, May 13, 2022 01:10 PM
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  17. Oscillating spindle sander - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 14, 2023 04:24 PM
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  18. Die holder for mini lathe - video

    Started by Jon, Dec 13, 2022 05:00 PM
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  19. Milling machine vise stop - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 18, 2023 02:56 PM
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