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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. adaptor to ac to dc

    Started by paul adrian, Jan 18, 2016 07:53 PM
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  2. Moved: Shop made 4 way carriage stop for South Bend 9 lathe.

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  3. Drawbores

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 18, 2016 01:39 PM
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  4. Moved: Lathe Cutting Tool for O-ring Grooves (and trepanning)

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  5. Moved: Tool Post Grinder

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  6. cnc

    Started by bebert, Jan 13, 2016 09:51 AM
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  7. Three way tool post

    Started by mklotz, Sep 5, 2015 10:26 AM
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  8. Shepherds' crooks

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 12, 2016 11:54 AM
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  9. Moved: Aluminum Casting - Propane Foundry - Furnace and Tools

    Started by mr95gst, Jan 11, 2016 12:06 PM
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  10. Lathe Carriage Locking Clamp

    Started by Paul Jones, Apr 19, 2015 05:59 PM
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  11. Belt grinder

    Started by Solo, Jan 11, 2016 12:27 PM
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  12. press stop

    Started by Chuck Rannacher, Jan 9, 2016 01:29 PM
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  13. Tumbler

    Started by CHP, Jan 10, 2016 08:23 AM
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  14. Moved: Disk Saw Machine from Garbage

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  15. Moved: OVERARM DREMEL JIG

    Started by morsa, Jan 8, 2016 05:00 PM
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  16. Lead-working, bossing/dressing sticks

    Started by Philip Davies, Dec 8, 2015 09:43 AM
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  17. Moved: Fuse Block Terminal Tool?

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  18. Question Drill to Mill

    Started by jrbass62, Aug 25, 2015 03:23 PM
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  19. Moved: Caswell Black Oxide Kit?

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