I bought my first machine tool, a lathe, because I needed a tapered bushing for my track car’s ball joint. That led to establishing a shop, etc. I’ve come to realize that I enjoy playing with tools, thus shop/machine improvement and making tooling are suitable activities. That said, I view my shop as a way to create things that I want around the house. Examples:
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