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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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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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    Feb 25, 2022, 02:24 AM Go to last post
  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Accurately Placing Stickers Down on an Envelope

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 19, 2021 11:59 AM
    2 Pages
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    marking
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 2,113
    Sep 22, 2021, 10:20 AM Go to last post
  2. Moved: Arduino C++ Pointers

    Started by rgsparber, Nov 2, 2021 06:09 PM
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  3. Moved: Sawing Thin-Walled PVC Sewer Pipe

    Started by rgsparber, Apr 27, 2021 06:56 AM
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  4. A Lithium Polymer Battery State Of Health Assessor

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 22, 2021 12:18 PM
    lipo battery
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,253
    Sep 23, 2021, 06:58 AM Go to last post
  5. Flame Deburring Thin Aluminum Sheetstock

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 7, 2021 08:02 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,906
    Jul 9, 2021, 08:17 AM Go to last post
  6. A Simulated Analog Display Using Two LEDs

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 7, 2021 06:24 PM
    display
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,430
    Oct 12, 2021, 12:39 PM Go to last post
  7. A Portable Password Vault

    Started by rgsparber, Nov 8, 2021 07:23 AM
    arduino, security
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    Nov 19, 2021, 08:35 AM Go to last post
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,942
    Aug 10, 2021, 06:54 AM Go to last post
  8. Speed Sorting Nuts that Look the Same

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 10, 2021 08:01 AM
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    Jul 11, 2021, 04:21 AM Go to last post
  9. A Rugged Low-Cost Fractal Optical User Interface

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 28, 2021 10:23 AM
    human factors, software, user interface
    • Replies: 1
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    Jul 29, 2021, 05:19 AM Go to last post
  10. Cheap Packing Tape as a Protective Layer for Labels

    Started by rgsparber, Jan 18, 2022 06:54 AM
    marking
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    Jan 20, 2022, 04:05 AM Go to last post
  11. Overcoming the Annoying Limitations of Slotted Screws

    Started by rgsparber, May 5, 2021 08:05 PM
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    May 11, 2021, 08:26 AM Go to last post
  12. A USB Cable Corral

    Started by rgsparber, May 25, 2021 08:18 AM
    • Replies: 6
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    May 27, 2021, 03:29 PM Go to last post
  13. An Arduino Debugging Tool

    Started by rgsparber, Oct 30, 2021 01:52 PM
    arduino, c++, macros, software
    • Replies: 4
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    Nov 2, 2021, 07:15 AM Go to last post
  14. Custom Capacity Strap Clips

    Started by rgsparber, May 7, 2021 02:56 PM
    pvc pipe, strap storage
    • Replies: 2
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    May 8, 2021, 12:57 PM Go to last post
  15. Moved: Sticky Finger

    Started by rgsparber, Aug 22, 2021 11:51 AM
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  16. Moved: Measuring Inside Dimensions with a Tape Measure

    Started by rgsparber, Aug 28, 2021 06:21 AM
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  17. Overcoming 16 years of stupidity

    Started by rgsparber, May 9, 2021 06:02 PM
    electrical
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    May 9, 2021, 10:08 PM Go to last post
  18. Moved: Prototype Bars

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 14, 2021 08:41 AM
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  19. Bandsaw Arc/Circle Cutter Attachment

    Started by rgsparber, Aug 2, 2021 08:05 AM
    arc cutting, disk cutting, vertical bandsaw
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