I thought I would check this thread out and see what's been posted, while giving it a bump. Here's a list (so far):
-plumbing adapter for the tub drain
-bushings and spacers
-hardwood lids for my wife's 1 gallon crocks
-parts, no longer available
-prototypes for some local businesses
-snow blower shear bolts
-tool to remove the door gasket retaining clip on a front load washing machine
-hinges for the automatic gate
-plumbing adapters
-router bit shanks
-motorcycle parts
-stuff for my wife's gardening
-re barreled a few rifles
-various bushings and screws
-knobs for the range
-housing for a mega-flashlight
-latch for our Cuisinart tea kettle
-arbor for an office tape dispenser.
-make the special tool you couldn't find
-bushings
-replaced the steel acme screw and plastic nut on my gate opener with a stainless steel screw and bronze nut
-threading a rod to building a custom firewood saw or a custom wood burning central heating system
-restoring a narrow-gauge locomotive. I repaired or recreated a number of parts and in some cases made parts that had not existed before, but were improvements on the originals
-making a screw on gas cap for my tractor
-brass doohickey to match one that came off wife’s shoe
-Repaired the handle on a glass pot lid
-made a dozen Delrin feet to replace ones that fell off our fancy Italian stovetop grates
-pistol caliber case gauges
-lathe project was using a wood lathe to trim some bushings I ordered of wrong size for fixing my truck sagging doors
-pulley wheel for a home-made crane
-Used the mill to resurfaced a clutch throw out lever for the Cub Cadet 126 I am working on after welding the worn areas. A few minutes with an -end mill and a file saved about $50, the price of a new one.
-paper weights
-door stops
-spacers, just thick washers really, to level out a crooked office chair seat that listed to port
-chokes for shotguns
-a ring for my wife
-a base for a jewelry stand
-odd-ball thread
-screws for a piece of furniture
-replacement hinges to replace the cheap cast ones in the kitchen
-Impossible Dovetail Puzzles
-brass Stirling 60 engines
-gyroscope
-spinning tops
-little plastic pads
-soap dishes out of Corian offcuts
-handles and knobs for regular day to day items
-fix a backflow prevention valve
-fan rod coupler to put together 2 fan rods and hang a fan from a 20 foot ceiling
-replacement key case
-titanium studs for my tuxedo
-pump start gravity siphon
-Darts, pens, hairpins, chess/checker pieces
-knurled handle for a safety razor
-cups
-knife sharpener
-cap for my gas can
-hanger for leaf blower
-Antenna mounts and pole holders for the boat
-Curtain rods and mounts
-Adapter to mount a chevy tranfer case to a chevy transmission
-Bushings, tie rod, drag link for a 4 wheel drive van conversion
-Stainless knobs for cabinets
-speaker mounting brackets
-gas cap for an old HF motor on a chipper
-tooth pick holders, out of solid brass rods
-rollers for drawer pulls that got broken