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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. Holley Carb Work Stand.

    Started by astroracer, Jan 15, 2017 12:44 PM
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    Jan 16, 2017, 06:44 PM Go to last post
  2. Moved: 105 Most-Thanked Homemade Tools of 2016

    Started by Jon, Jan 14, 2017 06:13 PM
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  3. Thread Gages (Training Wheels for a Newbie)

    Started by rgsparber, Jan 1, 2017 04:33 PM
    bolts, thread gage
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    Jan 14, 2017, 06:35 AM Go to last post
  4. Thumbs up Engine compression tester

    Started by Cascao, Jan 9, 2017 05:30 AM
    compression, engine, spark plug, test, tester
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    Jan 14, 2017, 06:14 AM Go to last post
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    Jan 14, 2017, 03:07 AM Go to last post
  5. It's me !

    Started by texasrob, Jan 1, 2017 11:06 PM
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    Jan 13, 2017, 05:48 PM Go to last post
  6. Just a follow up to my Torx Bit Broach Thread.

    Started by astroracer, Jan 13, 2017 09:56 AM
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    Jan 13, 2017, 02:47 PM Go to last post
  7. Moved: Countersink gage

    Started by mklotz, Jan 8, 2017 02:30 PM
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  8. power hammer plqns

    Started by TONY2012, Nov 24, 2015 09:31 AM
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    Jan 13, 2017, 05:39 AM Go to last post
  9. Cool Drill press DRO from cheap calliper

    Started by Cascao, Jan 9, 2017 05:23 AM
    calliper, digital, drill, drill press, dro
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  10. Finger join jig

    Started by connan, Jan 9, 2017 02:35 PM
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    Jan 11, 2017, 08:50 AM Go to last post
  11. Moved: Metal identification tool

    Started by mklotz, Jan 3, 2017 11:18 AM
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  12. Homemade Engine Leveller or Tilter

    Started by brianhw, Jan 7, 2017 12:48 PM
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    Jan 11, 2017, 08:38 AM Go to last post
  13. Quickly Sorting Fasteners

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 31, 2016 04:34 PM
    fasteners, storage
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    Jan 11, 2017, 08:33 AM Go to last post
  14. Hot Air Gun Support

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 29, 2016 03:28 PM
    hot air gun
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    Jan 11, 2017, 08:26 AM Go to last post
  15. ships wheel to a wooden bolt

    Started by cyme, Jan 10, 2017 03:37 PM
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    Jan 10, 2017, 04:19 PM Go to last post
  16. Bowl gouge

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 8, 2017 08:37 AM
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    Jan 10, 2017, 06:18 AM Go to last post
  17. Horizontal mortising machine

    Started by Marc Broussard, Jan 7, 2017 04:44 AM
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    Jan 10, 2017, 06:14 AM Go to last post
  18. Moved: Repurposing a Torx Bit as a Broach.

    Started by astroracer, Jan 5, 2017 05:53 PM
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