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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: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. lathe drilling device for pecking holes

    Started by the.hogman, Jan 19, 2016 12:34 PM
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  2. Milling machine table covers

    Started by the.hogman, Jan 19, 2016 12:45 PM
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  3. Magnet mounted flexible shaft machine light

    Started by the.hogman, Jan 19, 2016 12:49 PM
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  4. Moved: Miniature drill press vise

    Started by mklotz, Jan 19, 2016 09:13 AM
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  5. Moved: Make a tough mini pin punch from junk

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  6. Primus 2000 Gas bottle filling adapter

    Started by David1, Jan 4, 2016 09:04 AM
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  7. Moved: Miniature lantern tool post

    Started by mklotz, Jan 17, 2016 09:30 AM
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  8. Moved: Blasting Cabinet Clean Air Vacuum

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  9. adaptor to ac to dc

    Started by paul adrian, Jan 18, 2016 07:53 PM
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  10. Moved: Shop made 4 way carriage stop for South Bend 9 lathe.

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  11. Drawbores

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 18, 2016 01:39 PM
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  12. Moved: Lathe Cutting Tool for O-ring Grooves (and trepanning)

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  13. Moved: Tool Post Grinder

    Started by rossbotics, Jan 10, 2016 02:51 PM
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  14. cnc

    Started by bebert, Jan 13, 2016 09:51 AM
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  15. Three way tool post

    Started by mklotz, Sep 5, 2015 10:26 AM
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  16. Shepherds' crooks

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 12, 2016 11:54 AM
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  17. Moved: Aluminum Casting - Propane Foundry - Furnace and Tools

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  18. Lathe Carriage Locking Clamp

    Started by Paul Jones, Apr 19, 2015 05:59 PM
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  19. Belt grinder

    Started by Solo, Jan 11, 2016 12:27 PM
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  20. press stop

    Started by Chuck Rannacher, Jan 9, 2016 01:29 PM
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