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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: Improving lathe turning accuracy.

    Started by tonyfoale, Jan 26, 2017 03:55 PM
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  2. 10" table saw

    Started by Peeps, Jan 28, 2017 09:21 PM
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  3. Leather leg bag

    Started by rendoman, Nov 9, 2016 06:56 PM
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    Jan 29, 2017, 06:53 PM Go to last post
  4. 3 Point Root & Rock Rake

    Started by Eagle_view, Apr 3, 2015 01:26 PM
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    Jan 28, 2017, 09:09 PM Go to last post
  5. Fly Cutter

    Started by rbjracing1, Jan 25, 2017 11:57 AM
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  6. Homemade woodturning tools

    Started by connan, Jan 24, 2017 01:37 PM
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  7. Moved: Brass Shop Hammer

    Started by rossbotics, Jan 24, 2017 03:14 PM
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  8. Wire Bending Tool...Quick and Cheap

    Started by jjr2001, Jan 21, 2017 05:22 PM
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    Jan 26, 2017, 08:01 PM Go to last post
  9. Thumbs up Pin spanner

    Started by Cascao, Jan 23, 2017 04:49 AM
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  10. Jointer and Table Saw Uses Same Motor

    Started by Paul Jones, Jun 21, 2015 08:35 PM
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  11. lathe restoration

    Started by juan_alberto_13, Nov 9, 2016 08:24 PM
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    Jan 26, 2017, 01:08 PM Go to last post
  12. Self Setting Parallels for the Drilling Vice

    Started by Metaler, Jan 22, 2017 03:03 PM
    drilling, harold hall, parallels, vice
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  13. Thermal Forming PVC Pipe

    Started by rgsparber, Jan 15, 2017 08:26 AM
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  14. Miter saw stand add for a drill press

    Started by Tuomas, Jan 18, 2017 09:49 AM
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  15. Home made grinder

    Started by dtech, Jan 23, 2017 10:23 AM
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  16. Moved: Can you make bottoming taps?

    Started by bobs409, Jan 3, 2017 06:45 PM
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  17. Moved: Tailstock pressure plate for friction holding

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  18. Compressive strength testing machine

    Started by abu, Jan 25, 2017 04:52 AM
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  19. Screw on lathe chuck security.

    Started by olderdan, Jan 23, 2017 11:28 AM
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  20. Moved: Improving boring heads

    Started by tonyfoale, Jan 22, 2017 04:44 PM
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