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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 $250 monthly 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 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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. My Expanding Drill Press Table

    Started by DUKESALLEY, Jan 28, 2019 02:57 PM
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    Jan 31, 2019, 05:42 AM Go to last post
  2. Engraving equipment

    Started by rendoman, Jan 24, 2019 12:20 PM
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    Jan 31, 2019, 05:38 AM Go to last post
  3. Question DIY Lab Bench Power Supply Make Using ATX PSU

    Started by Lahis, Jan 24, 2019 07:14 PM
    atx, bench power supply, diy, power supply
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    Jan 31, 2019, 05:22 AM Go to last post
  4. Three n one circle scribe

    Started by Captainleeward, Jan 23, 2019 01:04 PM
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    Jan 31, 2019, 05:17 AM Go to last post
  5. Levelers for pre-frames

    Started by Bricoleando, Jan 24, 2019 02:00 PM
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    Jan 31, 2019, 05:14 AM Go to last post
  6. Moved: Metal Stamp Holder

    Started by Captainleeward, Jan 29, 2019 02:17 PM
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  7. Lightbulb DIY Bluetooth Speaker 6W+6W Logitech + HF69B

    Started by Lahis, Jan 30, 2019 09:15 PM
    bluetooth speaker, diy, speaker box, speaker box design
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    Jan 30, 2019, 09:15 PM Go to last post
  8. Brass chasing hammer - burin handle

    Started by rendoman, Jan 28, 2019 12:29 PM
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    Jan 30, 2019, 11:33 AM Go to last post
  9. Evolution Rage 5 Table Saw

    Started by Eloy Workshop, Jan 29, 2019 01:50 PM
    table saw, table saw metal aluminum
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  10. How to make a pallet breaker pry bar - video

    Started by diyfixman, Jan 28, 2019 07:12 AM
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  11. Moved: Homemade silent air compressor

    Started by Dimitris Polychronis, Jan 24, 2019 12:34 PM
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  12. MDF Knife Sharpener

    Started by Sam's Workshop Diary, Jan 25, 2019 03:47 AM
    knife sharpener, mdf
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    Jan 29, 2019, 07:00 AM Go to last post
  13. Qctp Locking Handle

    Started by jjr2001, Jan 25, 2019 10:50 AM
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    Jan 29, 2019, 06:47 AM Go to last post
  14. Tomahawk/Camp Hatchet

    Started by Frontier Forge, Jan 24, 2019 06:19 AM
    axe making, blacksmith, blacksmithing, forging, hatchet
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    • Views: 1,684
    Jan 28, 2019, 06:58 PM Go to last post
  15. My own vibratory tumbler.

    Started by engineerd3d, Jan 19, 2019 04:32 PM
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    Jan 28, 2019, 01:43 PM Go to last post
  16. Moved: Homemade hand thread tapping machine.

    Started by tonyfoale, Jan 23, 2019 02:37 PM
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  17. Moved: Router Sled for flattening large slabs

    Started by WTP07, Jan 18, 2019 11:09 AM
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  18. A few guys worth looking into for toolmaking.

    Started by Yamez-IMF, Jan 28, 2019 08:44 AM
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    Jan 28, 2019, 08:44 AM Go to last post
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    • Views: 3,417
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  19. Moved: revisited lantern chuck

    Started by CHP, Jan 20, 2019 12:50 PM
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