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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. Electricians Jack Stands.

    Started by wizard69, Jul 16, 2017 05:08 PM
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  2. Moved: Lathe Parting Tool Spring Type Tool Holder For QCTP

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  3. Shrinker/Stretcher

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  4. Branding iron..

    Started by Tuomas, Jul 13, 2017 11:47 AM
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  5. Moved: Rotary Broaching Tool

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  6. Moved: Make a heavy duty screw driver out of Rebar

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  7. Need help with Rotary Draw Dies

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  8. [Portuguese] - Diferença entre brocas e fresas

    Started by Serra Cabo, Jul 8, 2017 11:35 AM
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  9. Moved: My cheap CNC plasma based on a cut40, with THC

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  10. Wood lathe

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  11. Moved: Travelling steady

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  12. 2 cycle combustion chamber repair

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  13. Line boring bar stabilizers

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  14. Radius sanding block

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