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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Month - $250 monthly award

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

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  1. Improving the RF-30 Mill/Drill X Axis Take Up Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 18, 2015 07:29 AM
    backlash, mill/drill, rf-30, take up nut
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    Sep 18, 2015, 01:44 PM Go to last post
  2. Moved: Indexing Fixture

    Started by rossbotics, Sep 12, 2015 01:17 PM
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  3. Adaptive Backlash Reduction (well... almost)

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 15, 2015 11:13 AM
    backlash, cnc, mach3, mill
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    Sep 17, 2015, 10:00 PM Go to last post
  4. Chain Hoist Extensions Arm

    Started by MetalDesigner, Sep 15, 2015 06:00 PM
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    Sep 17, 2015, 09:49 PM Go to last post
  5. Homemade metalshaping tools with scrap parts

    Started by galaxie500, Aug 19, 2015 10:05 PM
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  6. Lathe hand crank

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 04:41 PM
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  7. Grasshopper

    Started by leversole, Sep 12, 2015 12:52 PM
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  8. Improving the RF-30 Mill/Drill Y Axis Take Up Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 14, 2015 08:52 AM
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    backlash, mill/drill, rf-30
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    Sep 15, 2015, 02:34 PM Go to last post
  9. Height gage probe

    Started by mklotz, Sep 14, 2015 01:10 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 07:29 PM Go to last post
  10. Lathe Lead Screw and Feed Rod Improvements

    Started by Paul Jones, Sep 13, 2015 12:18 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 05:37 PM Go to last post
  11. DI inspection tool

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 04:48 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 05:30 PM Go to last post
  12. Lathe Turret Bushings

    Started by Charles Spencer, Sep 14, 2015 06:25 AM
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  13. Lathe spindle tools

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 05:30 PM
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  14. Compact marking gage

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 03:44 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 05:21 PM Go to last post
  15. The HENCH

    Started by mklotz, Sep 12, 2015 01:09 PM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 05:17 PM Go to last post
  16. Moved: Parting-off oiler

    Started by mklotz, Sep 12, 2015 09:29 AM
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  17. Drill press work support

    Started by jkahn, Sep 12, 2015 09:22 AM
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    Sep 14, 2015, 05:10 PM Go to last post
  18. Homemade fishing tool

    Started by mklotz, Sep 12, 2015 09:15 AM
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