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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

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. New awards for most Must Read discussions

    Started by Jon, Oct 16, 2016 02:17 PM
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  2. Moved: Mini lathe

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  4. ALLEN KEY, PUNCH AND CHISEL RACK

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  5. BASE FOR UNIMAT LATHE

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  6. adjustable 4 jaw chuck keys

    Started by mattthemuppet, Oct 9, 2016 07:21 PM
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  7. SANDING DRUM RACK

    Started by morsa, Oct 9, 2016 02:45 PM
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  8. Thread die holder

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  10. WOODEN CABINET NESTED IN AN IRON TABLE

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  11. Forstner bit extension

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  13. table leg drilling jig

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  15. How to: Vfd with a drum Switch

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  16. Moved: ULTRAVIOLET CHEESE PRESERVER

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  17. Round Column Mill Quick Depth Stop

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  18. Moved: Mini Lathe Multiple Banjos Single Point Threading

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  20. How to make a Jeweled Titanium Pillbox

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