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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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  2. Moved: Mini Pallet for Sherline 2000 Mill and others

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  8. Thumbs up How to : Make a File Handle

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  10. Air power file convesion to 12 volt.

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  12. Moved: Belt Sander

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  13. Moved: Sherline 2000 Mill Accessory Plate for Tooling

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