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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 $100 weekly prize. Tool tips and tricks should go in the Tool Tips and Tricks subforum.

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

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Moved: FOLDABLE ELECTRIC SCAFFOLDING

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  2. Mini excavator ripper - video

    Started by Jon, Jan 5, 2024 03:03 PM
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  3. Forged auger bit - video

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  5. Ball turning attachment - video

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  6. Forge press - video

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  7. Post Fitting linear slides to a lathe cross slide part 2

    Started by tonyfoale, Dec 31, 2023 10:34 AM
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  8. Welding machine - video

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  9. Mini excavator bucket - video

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  10. Propane burner torch - video

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  11. Drill bit sharpening jig - video

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  12. Grinding vise hold downs - video

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  13. Moved: Making Some Christmas Trees

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  14. Wood lathe spiral tool - video

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  15. Lathe headstock - video

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  16. Circular saw mitering jig - video

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  17. Simple indexer - video

    Started by Jon, Jan 4, 2024 03:04 PM
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  18. CNC vacuum table - videos

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  19. Needle nose pliers from rebar - video

    Started by Jon, Jan 4, 2024 03:07 PM
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  20. Belt grinder from scraps - video

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