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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. Bench dogs for benchtop bench

    Started by morsa, Oct 31, 2016 12:37 PM
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  2. animal drawn planting machine

    Started by wanqare, Oct 28, 2016 03:33 PM
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  3. Small marking tool from a dental stimulator

    Started by Redwoods, Oct 28, 2016 11:18 PM
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  4. Dial indicator for table saw blade

    Started by Redwoods, Oct 28, 2016 11:27 PM
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  5. Made a 350mm Disc sander

    Started by Ed, Oct 29, 2016 12:08 AM
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  6. Moved: Chuck jaw truing tool

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  7. Wood Lathe tool holder

    Started by morsa, Oct 24, 2016 02:23 PM
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  8. Light box / spray booth

    Started by morsa, Oct 25, 2016 01:43 PM
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  9. Gantry Style CNC Router Part 5 L@@K

    Started by Captainleeward, Oct 26, 2016 02:04 PM
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  10. Moved: How to Remove Blind Bearings with a wet Paper Towel

    Started by bstanga, Mar 25, 2016 05:46 PM
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  11. 20 ft 15,000lb cap trailer

    Started by Frank S, Oct 25, 2016 12:46 AM
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  12. skid steer adapter mount for 1000 lb hammer

    Started by Frank S, Oct 25, 2016 03:02 AM
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  13. Router lift

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  14. Eular's Disk A Kinetic Energy Toy

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    titanium, toy, turning
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  15. Carver’s mallet (2)

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  16. Lightbulb Foldable A-Fame level

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    a-frame level, permaculture level, surveying level
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  17. 6 by 10 6000 lb trailer

    Started by Frank S, Oct 25, 2016 01:32 AM
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  18. Laser alignment tool

    Started by sohackitj, Oct 22, 2016 04:26 PM
    drill press accessories, laser aligner, milling machine, waterjet
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