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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 08:21 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:29 PM
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  1. Table saw with inverted jigsaw.

    Started by Tuomas, Oct 22, 2016 02:07 PM
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  2. Depth Rods Go No-Go Gages

    Started by jjr2001, Oct 31, 2016 07:27 PM
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    Nov 3, 2016, 08:40 AM Go to last post
  3. Bench dogs for benchtop bench

    Started by morsa, Oct 31, 2016 01:37 PM
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  4. animal drawn planting machine

    Started by wanqare, Oct 28, 2016 04:33 PM
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    Nov 3, 2016, 08:35 AM Go to last post
  5. Small marking tool from a dental stimulator

    Started by Redwoods, Oct 29, 2016 12:18 AM
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    Nov 3, 2016, 08:31 AM Go to last post
  6. Dial indicator for table saw blade

    Started by Redwoods, Oct 29, 2016 12:27 AM
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    Nov 3, 2016, 08:08 AM Go to last post
  7. Made a 350mm Disc sander

    Started by Ed, Oct 29, 2016 01:08 AM
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  8. Moved: Chuck jaw truing tool

    Started by olderdan, Aug 28, 2016 06:16 AM
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  9. Wood Lathe tool holder

    Started by morsa, Oct 24, 2016 03:23 PM
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  10. Light box / spray booth

    Started by morsa, Oct 25, 2016 02:43 PM
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    Nov 1, 2016, 08:07 AM Go to last post
  11. Gantry Style CNC Router Part 5 L@@K

    Started by Captainleeward, Oct 26, 2016 03:04 PM
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    Oct 31, 2016, 10:11 PM Go to last post
  12. Moved: How to Remove Blind Bearings with a wet Paper Towel

    Started by bstanga, Mar 25, 2016 06:46 PM
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  13. 20 ft 15,000lb cap trailer

    Started by Frank S, Oct 25, 2016 01:46 AM
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  14. skid steer adapter mount for 1000 lb hammer

    Started by Frank S, Oct 25, 2016 04:02 AM
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    Oct 31, 2016, 01:06 AM Go to last post
  15. Router lift

    Started by logger6010, Oct 19, 2016 03:28 PM
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  16. Eular's Disk A Kinetic Energy Toy

    Started by bstanga, Oct 30, 2016 04:22 PM
    titanium, toy, turning
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  17. Carver’s mallet (2)

    Started by morsa, Oct 26, 2016 12:59 PM
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  18. Lightbulb Foldable A-Fame level

    Started by tony_912, Oct 26, 2016 04:06 AM
    a-frame level, permaculture level, surveying level
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