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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. WARNING / Lathe Chuck Brake

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Jun 14, 2017 03:05 AM
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    Jun 15, 2017, 08:36 PM Go to last post
  2. Faking A Trapezoidal Left Hand 16 X 2 Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 6, 2017 04:49 PM
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  3. End Knurling

    Started by rgsparber, Jun 6, 2017 05:31 PM
    lathe technique
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  4. Moved: Lathe Indexing Fixture

    Started by LMMasterMariner, Jun 12, 2017 06:06 PM
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  5. Moved: Logan 11" Lathe Carriage Stop

    Started by Catfish, Feb 8, 2014 11:58 AM
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  6. more adjustments; Basin Wrench

    Started by Toolmaker51, Jun 4, 2017 05:43 PM
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    Jun 13, 2017, 11:17 AM Go to last post
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  7. Moved: Bench vise mounted metal bender

    Started by bobs409, Jun 8, 2017 05:47 PM
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  8. Building a Homemade Trailer

    Started by Vernon, Jun 7, 2017 10:29 PM
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    Jun 10, 2017, 10:37 PM Go to last post
  9. Moved: Setup for grinding an ER32 collet chuck

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Jun 7, 2017 12:30 AM
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  10. HLVP paint gun holder

    Started by bobs409, Jun 8, 2017 05:53 PM
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  11. Guillotine tool build by ZDP-189

    Started by morganknives, Jun 5, 2017 08:18 AM
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  12. lapidary

    Started by Bill Hanson, Jun 1, 2017 10:58 AM
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  13. DIY housing for the bearing

    Started by adachsoft_com, Jun 6, 2017 03:46 AM
    bearing, diy, housing
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  14. Moved: Small storage racks.

    Started by Tuomas, Jun 5, 2017 04:42 AM
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  15. Wigglers

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 04:09 PM
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  16. [Portuguese] - Bancada para electrónica

    Started by Serra Cabo, Jun 4, 2017 09:25 AM
    bancada para electrónica, bench for electronics
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  17. Project: 5C Collet closer and D1-3 Camlock 5C Chuck

    Started by jgedde, Oct 16, 2012 07:37 PM
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  18. Moved: 3 speed lathe milling attachment

    Started by olderdan, Jun 1, 2017 08:04 AM
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