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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. Vertical Clamp Welding Fixture

    Started by Captainleeward, Sep 17, 2014 02:52 PM
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    Started by Captainleeward, Sep 12, 2014 02:51 PM
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  8. Post type leg vise for safer wood cutting.

    Started by pursang, Sep 16, 2014 01:10 AM
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  9. New Site Launched: BikeBuilds.net

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  10. Leather lacing toolkit

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  11. Angle Plate

    Started by rossbotics, Sep 12, 2014 07:35 AM
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  12. Welding Set UP tool box

    Started by Captainleeward, Sep 17, 2014 02:59 PM
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  13. Tin can magnetic lamp

    Started by Christophe Mineau, Sep 12, 2014 04:17 AM
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  14. Quick change tool holder holder

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    Started by rossbotics, Aug 10, 2014 09:29 AM
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