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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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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Testing Irrigation Emitters

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 5, 2020 02:24 PM
    drip irrigation
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  2. A Benchtop Shoe

    Started by rgsparber, Apr 28, 2020 12:10 PM
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  3. Moved: An Improved Homemade Brake

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 19, 2020 11:32 AM
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  4. Recutting My Bandsaw’s Flip Up Table Blade Slot

    Started by rgsparber, Apr 29, 2020 01:05 PM
    bandsaw, technique
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  5. Optical Based Debugging Tool

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 11, 2020 05:48 PM
    arduino, debugging, software
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  6. Double Ended Box Wrenches: Which End is Up?

    Started by rgsparber, May 12, 2020 07:24 AM
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  7. Electric Furnace Controller

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 14, 2020 07:06 AM
    electric furnace, power control
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  8. Moved: My Hartman Electric Furnace

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 14, 2020 07:13 AM
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  9. Moved: Repairing A Jammed Telescoping Step Ladder

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  10. Moved: Gently Removing an Electrical Box Punchout

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  11. Designing a Project Box

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 15, 2020 06:59 AM
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  12. Moved: Bending Sheetmetal in My Brake

    Started by rgsparber, May 22, 2020 08:31 AM
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  13. Moved: Get a Grip on Tap Handles

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  14. Moved: Determining if a Shaft is Parallel to a Machined Surface

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  15. Building A Birdseed Scoop

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