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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. Pulse Width Modulated Crockpot makes Yogurt

    Started by rgsparber, May 29, 2016 09:02 PM
    cooking, yogurt
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  2. Screwless Vise Clamps

    Started by Paul Jones, Jul 12, 2014 05:05 PM
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  3. Plans

    Started by oakisgood, May 31, 2016 04:15 PM
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  4. Moved: "Little Job" cement mixer

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  5. Bench Block

    Started by rossbotics, May 30, 2016 01:12 PM
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  6. Face plate for lathe

    Started by lazarus, May 30, 2016 08:29 PM
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  7. Spider for end work

    Started by lazarus, May 30, 2016 08:24 PM
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  8. Follow rest for sheldon 10"xl

    Started by lazarus, May 30, 2016 08:16 PM
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  9. Cook both sides hot dog skewer.

    Started by astroracer, May 30, 2016 06:23 PM
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  10. Moved: Very easy surface rust remover for chrome

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  11. Work Shop organizing and storage

    Started by earp, May 21, 2016 02:19 PM
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  12. Steel Shot Bag Stump for shaping metal

    Started by Ron Sutton, May 26, 2016 07:50 PM
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  13. Quality Adjustable Level

    Started by tony_912, May 26, 2016 04:57 PM
    adjustable level, quality adjustable level
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  14. Moved: Pull Start Tool for Mower, Washer, Saw, Stimmer etc

    Started by brankif, Dec 10, 2014 04:14 PM
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  15. Building a Homemade Rake

    Started by Vernon, Oct 1, 2015 05:12 PM
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  16. Chicken Tonight Guillotine

    Started by Frank S, Oct 1, 2015 10:03 PM
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  17. How To: Fine Feed on Milling Machines

    Started by bstanga, May 28, 2016 04:48 PM
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