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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. Moved: Wire tie tool

    Started by mklotz, Sep 1, 2015 09:30 AM
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  3. Surface grinder

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  4. Moved: Tadpole trike stands

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  5. 35 Best Homemade Tools from WeldingWeb.com

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  6. Moved: Homemade belt sander

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  13. Truck Crane Build

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  14. Moved: Taps & Dies Useful Tables

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  15. Homemade Tool of the Week voting process expansion

    Started by Jon, Feb 12, 2016 12:28 PM
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  16. Moved: bender

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