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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 08:21 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:29 PM
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  1. Band saw tire brush, aftermarket

    Started by akaalan225, Sep 12, 2013 07:33 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    Sep 13, 2013, 09:15 AM Go to last post
  2. Two More Modified Screwdrivers

    Started by Alien, Sep 7, 2013 06:33 PM
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    Sep 12, 2013, 05:12 PM Go to last post
  3. Water drill

    Started by TERBPA, Sep 12, 2013 10:51 AM
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    Sep 12, 2013, 12:07 PM Go to last post
  4. Porta-Band-Saw Tabletop Stand

    Started by MetalDesigner, Sep 11, 2013 07:02 PM
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    Sep 12, 2013, 09:17 AM Go to last post
  5. My cooking tool

    Started by purplewg, Feb 1, 2013 08:02 AM
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    Sep 10, 2013, 07:16 AM Go to last post
  6. case spreader

    Started by naughtyboy, Sep 8, 2013 11:20 AM
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    Sep 9, 2013, 09:40 AM Go to last post
  7. drum sander

    Started by naughtyboy, Sep 8, 2013 06:46 AM
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    Sep 9, 2013, 09:38 AM Go to last post
  8. Modified Screwdrivers

    Started by Alien, Sep 7, 2013 06:39 PM
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    Sep 9, 2013, 09:37 AM Go to last post
  9. few more bits.

    Started by naughtyboy, Sep 7, 2013 01:02 PM
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    Sep 9, 2013, 09:35 AM Go to last post
  10. couple more bits

    Started by naughtyboy, Sep 2, 2013 10:09 AM
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    Sep 3, 2013, 09:50 AM Go to last post
  11. more tools

    Started by naughtyboy, Sep 1, 2013 08:51 AM
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    Sep 3, 2013, 09:46 AM Go to last post
  12. 2 more bits

    Started by naughtyboy, Aug 30, 2013 09:21 AM
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    Sep 3, 2013, 09:41 AM Go to last post
  13. A few woodworking tools

    Started by derekcohen, Aug 21, 2013 09:27 AM
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    Sep 2, 2013, 07:25 PM Go to last post
  14. homemade wood lathe

    Started by barberorp, Aug 28, 2013 08:22 PM
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  15. A few bits

    Started by BenH, Aug 27, 2013 03:01 PM
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  16. Moved: homemade pipe grinding tool

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  17. twisting manual machine

    Started by barberorp, Aug 24, 2013 02:53 PM
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  18. Are you Social?

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  19. Bass Drum Dust Collection Cyclone

    Started by Nunley, Aug 20, 2013 08:43 AM
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  20. clamp stud adaptors

    Started by naughtyboy, Aug 19, 2013 02:19 PM
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