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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

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  1. UMBRELLA REPAIR

    Started by ranald, Feb 6, 2019 02:08 PM
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  2. Moved: Surface Plate Square

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  3. Moved: Making a hole punching fixture - VIDEO

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  4. Moved: Machinist Hammer

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  5. Moved: I made one little tractor. And then one more ...

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  6. Moved: Height Gage Magnifier

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  7. Moved: Height Gage Base and Scriber

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  8. Moved: More on fridge motors/compressors.

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  9. Machinist Hammer - Part 2 - The Head

    Started by KraftSmith, Feb 5, 2019 01:05 PM
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  10. Aluminum Shovel

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  11. Moved: How to make a sheet metal folder - video

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  12. Drilling a ½ Inch Hole in a ½ Inch Bar

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  13. Congratulations new Best Discussion award winner

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  15. Product review: A $30 Laser Distance Meter

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  16. Moved: knife vise

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  17. Moved: Quick Set Screw Modification Arbor

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  18. Moved: Tig Rod Feeder

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