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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

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  1. Bullet trap

    Started by frugalolegeezer, Dec 30, 2016 06:52 PM
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  2. New Must Read award winner: jjr2001

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  3. CLICKER PRESS

    Started by JD62, Dec 31, 2016 08:19 PM
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  4. Moved: Piston crown thickness measuring thingie.

    Started by tonyfoale, Dec 17, 2016 02:20 PM
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  5. Rifle receiver facing mandrel

    Started by tbonesmith, Jul 5, 2013 01:38 PM
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  6. Knife sheath

    Started by frugalolegeezer, Dec 30, 2016 07:52 PM
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  7. Moved: Carved Spoon

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Dec 29, 2016 09:59 AM
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  8. Building a brake line bending fixture.

    Started by astroracer, Dec 28, 2016 07:31 PM
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  9. Moved: Why crowned pulleys and bandsaw wheels?

    Started by tonyfoale, Dec 27, 2016 03:35 PM
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  10. Cup Holder Camera Mount

    Started by Harvey Melvin Richards, Dec 29, 2016 05:18 PM
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  11. extendable air nozzle

    Started by frugalolegeezer, Dec 29, 2016 07:22 PM
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  12. Smile rose arch

    Started by phil-s, Dec 24, 2016 04:36 PM
    inovative ideas wanted
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  13. Moved: Where are forge plans?

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  14. Making a Crush Collet

    Started by rgsparber, Dec 22, 2016 03:31 PM
    3 jaw chuck, lathe, soft jaws, tir
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  15. Moved: Measuring tapers

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  16. Inadequate pressure in cyclone dust colector

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  17. Moved: Inverting an hydraulic jack for a workshop press.

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  18. Moved: Tailstock alignment.

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  19. Prismatic jaw for Panavise

    Started by mklotz, Dec 23, 2016 01:21 PM
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