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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. CNC - Fan mount for TinyG

    Started by The Fe Factor, Jan 7, 2016 08:16 PM
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  2. Couple of little tools

    Started by Workshopshed, Jan 6, 2016 02:03 PM
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  3. Magnetic broom

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 6, 2016 04:01 AM
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  4. Moved: How to make a combination lock??!!

    Started by blughost, Jan 7, 2016 05:07 AM
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  5. A Cross Drill Tape

    Started by rgsparber, Jan 6, 2016 09:42 AM
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  6. Homemade Anvil (video)

    Started by kbalch, Jan 6, 2016 03:30 PM
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  7. Homemade Air Conditioner (video)

    Started by kbalch, Jan 5, 2016 03:02 PM
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    Jan 6, 2016, 07:05 AM Go to last post
  8. Bevel cuts over 45° by a 45° disk saw machine

    Started by kess, Jan 1, 2016 02:28 PM
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    Jan 6, 2016, 07:02 AM Go to last post
  9. holt50 square tubing bender

    Started by holt50, Jan 4, 2016 07:28 PM
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  10. Moved: Large Fly Cutter Build

    Started by bstanga, Jan 1, 2016 01:09 AM
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  11. Soldering third hand for panavice

    Started by markevans36301, Jan 1, 2016 01:23 PM
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  12. Prep Station

    Started by Chuck Rannacher, Jan 2, 2016 03:01 PM
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  13. New Handles for an old tap wrench

    Started by astroracer, Jan 3, 2016 04:39 PM
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  14. 2in1 bench pin with vise

    Started by Kiss Attila Csongor, Dec 31, 2015 08:16 AM
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  15. Face Plate/Shaft Wood Lathe.

    Started by Captainleeward, Jan 4, 2016 02:48 PM
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  16. Moved: Dust-shoe for my CNC

    Started by The Fe Factor, Jan 1, 2016 11:34 AM
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  17. Pair of side rebate planes

    Started by Philip Davies, Jan 1, 2016 06:31 AM
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  18. Moved: Wood Lathe shop build Finished.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 26, 2015 01:15 PM
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