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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

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  1. mini lathe gear change solution

    Started by Stevohdee, Jun 13, 2018 12:26 AM
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  2. Moved: Improved clamps for third hand

    Started by mklotz, Jun 14, 2018 09:34 AM
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  3. DIY 2018 X-Carve Calibration Special Tool

    Started by Downeast Thunder, Jun 15, 2018 07:26 AM
    calibrate, diy tool, inventables, x-carve, z-axis
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  4. LeBlond cross feed repair

    Started by Frank S, Jun 8, 2018 08:04 PM
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  5. YAFTTS (Yet another flip top tool stand)

    Started by revwarguy, Jun 6, 2018 07:55 AM
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  6. Moved: Making USB Cables Behave

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 10, 2018 10:12 AM
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  7. Moved: Hot Glue Reflow

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 8, 2018 12:32 PM
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  8. Moved: Multi Angle Square

    Started by rossbotics, Jun 11, 2018 09:39 AM
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  9. Various tools

    Started by knoba, Jun 3, 2018 12:53 AM
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  10. Moved: Cowboy Cooker (gets them well done)

    Started by brianpoundingnails, Jun 11, 2018 01:50 PM
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  11. Moved: Pretty, small and useful anvil.

    Started by Iván Estrella, Jun 8, 2018 08:57 PM
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  12. Moved: Bench Drill Tapping Attachment

    Started by ruxu, Jun 11, 2018 06:59 AM
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  13. Moved: Old hand drill restoration

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Jun 8, 2018 07:46 AM
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  14. garden shear knife

    Started by sossol, Jun 10, 2018 10:46 PM
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  15. Moved: i made a hammer!!

    Started by Stevohdee, Jun 9, 2018 09:05 PM
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  16. Moved: mini height gauge scriber

    Started by Stevohdee, Jun 11, 2018 03:28 AM
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  17. Chip protection for my lathe

    Started by Frank S, Jun 9, 2018 01:05 PM
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  18. Moved: Small Drawknife

    Started by Mikhandmaker, Jun 6, 2018 03:01 AM
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  19. Moved: Make Mini Hand Scraper

    Started by Make Everything, Jun 4, 2018 10:14 AM
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