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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

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Moved: Taper setup with a boring head

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  2. Moved: Can Opener 2.0

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  3. Moved: Automatic Miter Saw Fence Stop

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  4. Moved: Kick down door stay

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  5. Moved: How it all got started

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  6. Moved: Demagnetizers

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  7. Cheap, simple telescoping led light fixture

    Started by ShopSurfer, Mar 19, 2018 06:08 PM
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  8. Moved: Shoehorn

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Mar 19, 2018 02:07 PM
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  9. Mig nozzle storage

    Started by Tuomas, Mar 19, 2018 12:49 AM
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  10. Portable Shop Filter

    Started by markfitz, Mar 16, 2018 03:08 PM
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  11. Duplicator for Wood Lathe

    Started by Guy Gadois, Mar 15, 2018 11:01 PM
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  12. Moved: Home disk sander

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  13. Slitting saw arbor

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  14. Mini Mill Belt Drive

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  15. Outboard Support; Horizontal Bandsaw

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  16. Homemade Hydraulic Metal Bender

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  17. Moved: 3 angle bevel attach for Victor 1350 torch

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