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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. Moved: Turn a thread die holder into a tap holder

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  2. Kerfing Saw

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  3. Moved: Girl built a boat: 5 month in 10 minutes.

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  4. Finding plans for videos of tools made.

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  5. Cheap nickel plating of copper and brass

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  6. Moved: Thread tap follower

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  7. MAKING USEFUL CLAMP!!

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  8. Moved: Wow! Amazing Tools from Bolt Anchors

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  9. Sand Bag Damping

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  10. Moved: Clogged Spray Can Tool

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  11. Moved: Simple, effective blade sharpener

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  12. Moved: Prototype Bars

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  13. Moved: #shopmadetools

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  14. Continuous use of a manual slack adjuster?

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