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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. Homemade metalshaping tools with scrap parts

    Started by galaxie500, Aug 19, 2015 09:05 PM
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  2. Lathe hand crank

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 03:41 PM
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  3. Grasshopper

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  4. Improving the RF-30 Mill/Drill Y Axis Take Up Nut

    Started by rgsparber, Sep 14, 2015 07:52 AM
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  5. Height gage probe

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  6. Lathe Lead Screw and Feed Rod Improvements

    Started by Paul Jones, Sep 13, 2015 11:18 AM
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  7. DI inspection tool

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  8. Lathe Turret Bushings

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  9. Lathe spindle tools

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  10. Compact marking gage

    Started by mklotz, Sep 13, 2015 02:44 PM
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  11. The HENCH

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  12. Moved: Parting-off oiler

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  13. Drill press work support

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    Started by mklotz, Sep 10, 2015 10:58 AM
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