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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

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. Moved: arduino indexer

    Started by Neil Jensen, Jul 30, 2017 01:32 PM
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  2. Airbrush to attach directly to a spray paint can

    Started by Grimmy, Jul 30, 2017 06:43 AM
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    Jul 31, 2017, 05:17 PM Go to last post
  3. Moved: Rotary Table Tailstock

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Jul 8, 2017 05:49 PM
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  4. Brake Lathe Restoration

    Started by darkoford, Jul 26, 2017 05:06 PM
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    Jul 30, 2017, 06:05 AM Go to last post
  5. Best Homemade Tool of the Week - $100 weekly award

    Started by Jon, Jul 29, 2017 02:49 PM
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  6. Smile Speargun trigger mechanism

    Started by darkoford, Jul 28, 2017 05:12 PM
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    Jul 29, 2017, 04:25 AM Go to last post
  7. Hot End (3D printer)

    Started by darkoford, Jul 28, 2017 04:38 PM
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    Jul 29, 2017, 04:22 AM Go to last post
  8. Moved: Center Punch Guide

    Started by rossbotics, Jul 21, 2017 02:53 AM
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  9. Moved: Small Parts Finger Plate

    Started by Brendon, Jul 25, 2017 12:36 PM
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  10. Moved: Fishing Cro Vise

    Started by darkoford, Jul 27, 2017 03:34 PM
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  11. Hydraulic Lathe QCTP

    Started by Cascao, Jul 27, 2017 07:01 AM
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  12. Another Diamond Toolholder Adapter

    Started by rgsparber, Jul 20, 2017 02:02 PM
    diamond toolholder, lathe, quick change tool holder
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    Jul 27, 2017, 05:44 AM Go to last post
  13. Tubing Bender

    Started by Captainleeward, Sep 6, 2014 03:25 PM
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    Jul 23, 2017, 11:09 PM Go to last post
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    Jul 21, 2017, 07:34 PM Go to last post
  14. Moved: Homemade milling machine

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Jul 18, 2017 11:59 AM
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  15. Pulley removal tools.

    Started by TexBuxer, Jul 20, 2017 07:26 AM
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  16. Rotary Table Mounting Method

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Jul 17, 2017 05:15 PM
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