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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

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  1. Edge Finder Laser Cross Hair and Cordless

    Started by jjr2001, Dec 5, 2016 07:15 AM
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  2. Question A Drill Metal Cutter

    Started by labhras773, Nov 8, 2016 04:56 AM
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  3. My new routing table

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  4. Crane

    Started by Lakeman, Sep 9, 2016 10:04 PM
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  5. Homemade Wind Turbine

    Started by imsmooth, May 6, 2014 09:31 AM
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  6. Golden Rule Caliper

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 7, 2016 11:16 AM
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  7. Double metal vise for woodworking

    Started by connan, Dec 7, 2016 10:02 AM
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  8. 4 Jaw Chuck, with a difference

    Started by Metaler, Nov 30, 2016 06:43 AM
    chuck, faceplate, four jaw, heavy duty, t slotted
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  9. MY new air compressor

    Started by stan leiter, Dec 4, 2016 05:21 PM
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  10. A very simple lazy Susan welding fixture

    Started by Frank S, Dec 2, 2016 11:07 AM
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  11. Duplicator

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  12. Chuck Mandrel for a small 5” 4-jaw Chuck

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  14. programmable power supply

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  15. Moved: Simple jigsaw table

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  16. 13mm square socket for Subaru rear differential

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