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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

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  1. Home Made Wood Lathe-Bearing Shaft.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 11, 2015 03:41 PM
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  2. Home Made Wood Lathe-Work holder.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 11, 2015 03:44 PM
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    Dec 15, 2015, 05:58 AM Go to last post
  3. Wood Lathe Mounting brackets.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 13, 2015 02:09 PM
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    Dec 15, 2015, 05:50 AM Go to last post
  4. Wood Lathe End Caps.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 13, 2015 02:11 PM
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  5. Wood Lathe Added HF Lathe Table.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 13, 2015 02:14 PM
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    Dec 15, 2015, 05:45 AM Go to last post
  6. Wood Lathe-Motor bracket.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 14, 2015 01:57 PM
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    Dec 15, 2015, 05:42 AM Go to last post
  7. Wood Lathe-Motor 1 HP.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 14, 2015 01:58 PM
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    Dec 15, 2015, 05:38 AM Go to last post
  8. Wood Lathe-Top Cap.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 14, 2015 02:01 PM
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    Dec 15, 2015, 05:35 AM Go to last post
  9. Home Made Wood Lathe-New Switch.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 12, 2015 03:45 PM
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  10. Moved: Home Made Wood Lathe-The Ways.

    Started by Captainleeward, Dec 12, 2015 03:43 PM
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  11. vertical milling head

    Started by bretton, Dec 12, 2015 02:54 PM
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  12. chinese lathe main screw clutch

    Started by jetpack2013, Dec 13, 2015 12:08 AM
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  13. Woodcarving gouges

    Started by Philip Davies, Dec 14, 2015 11:30 AM
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  14. Beam Square New Structural Steel Laout Tool

    Started by Beam Square, Dec 14, 2015 12:38 PM
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  15. 500+ forum links to HomemadeTools.net

    Started by Jon, Dec 13, 2015 06:25 PM
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  16. Homemade 3D Printers (videos)

    Started by kbalch, Dec 11, 2015 01:18 PM
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  17. Moved: Barbed Wire Fence Unroller

    Started by Imabass, Dec 7, 2015 11:58 AM
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  18. power hammer

    Started by carpenter57, Sep 18, 2015 02:18 PM
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  19. Question homemade solar panels

    Started by fadelmedia, Dec 9, 2015 05:29 AM
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