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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. 56 Best Homemade Tools from JalopyJournal.com

    Started by Jon, Feb 22, 2016 05:47 PM
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  2. Pipe bending.

    Started by Finch, Feb 20, 2016 08:03 PM
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  3. Moved: Wire tie tool

    Started by mklotz, Sep 1, 2015 09:30 AM
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  4. Moved: Tube Bead Roller

    Started by Astro, May 23, 2015 08:24 AM
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  5. Surface grinder

    Started by jgsonger@gmail.com, Feb 20, 2016 03:03 PM
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  6. Moved: Tadpole trike stands

    Started by C-Bag, Feb 18, 2016 10:54 PM
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  7. 35 Best Homemade Tools from WeldingWeb.com

    Started by Jon, Feb 19, 2016 10:16 AM
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  8. Moved: Homemade belt sander

    Started by Vyacheslav.Nevolya, Feb 4, 2016 10:52 AM
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  9. Tire irons(spoons)

    Started by nortin, Feb 18, 2016 07:42 AM
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  10. Plumbing Tool

    Started by nortin, Feb 18, 2016 07:57 AM
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  11. Quick and dirty emergency tire chains

    Started by nortin, Feb 18, 2016 08:06 AM
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  12. Smile 3/8 drive special purpose plumbing socket.

    Started by nortin, Feb 18, 2016 08:50 AM
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  13. filling small engines with gas

    Started by headbunt, Feb 17, 2016 08:30 PM
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  14. Moved: drill stop

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  15. Truck Crane Build

    Started by Sponge1963, Feb 16, 2016 05:06 PM
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  16. Moved: Taps & Dies Useful Tables

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  17. Homemade Tool of the Week voting process expansion

    Started by Jon, Feb 12, 2016 12:28 PM
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