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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. vw diesel air compressor conversion

    Started by volksman, Jul 23, 2015 09:07 AM
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  2. Brass Melting and Machining

    Started by Jaden, Feb 14, 2015 09:49 PM
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  3. Crenellated height gage

    Started by mklotz, Sep 4, 2015 08:55 AM
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  4. Moved: A funny story about a buried lathe

    Started by jhovel, Aug 5, 2015 08:12 AM
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  5. Soldering/gluing fixture

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:37 PM
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  6. Automotive Booster rod measuring tool

    Started by dtech, Sep 4, 2015 07:37 AM
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  7. Magnetic DTI holder

    Started by mklotz, Sep 4, 2015 10:48 AM
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    Sep 4, 2015, 03:39 PM Go to last post
  8. Moved: Tooling block

    Started by mklotz, Sep 4, 2015 09:30 AM
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  9. Sine bar protractor

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:32 PM
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  10. Moved: Miniature milling table

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:28 PM
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  11. Depth gage reader

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:22 PM
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  12. Depth gage improvements

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 04:15 PM
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  13. Combined height gage and rule holder

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 03:05 PM
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  14. Moved: Simplifying the measurement of bores

    Started by mklotz, Sep 2, 2015 09:42 AM
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  15. Moved: Lathe Motor Mount Improvements

    Started by Paul Jones, Apr 12, 2015 05:12 PM
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  16. Monster fly cutter

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 11:21 AM
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  17. Moved: HDPE Mallet - AKA Milk Jug Hammer

    Started by mr95gst, Sep 2, 2015 12:40 PM
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  18. Drilling orthogonal holes in spheres

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 09:57 AM
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  19. Moved: Drilling holes in spheres

    Started by mklotz, Sep 3, 2015 09:31 AM
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  20. Moved: Modifying small screws

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