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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 15 Jan 2018
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    Have you DIYed something from Home Depot level materials that most people buy? Something essential and important, not artisan crapjects (eg. a house, a car, a computer, plumbing or electrical system...) What was it and was it financially worth it? (not spiritually)

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      2. Maria Chong‏ @mariachong 15 Jan 2018
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        Replaced car transmissions, built desks & a patio table, rebuilt our pantry/garage, constructed raised garden beds (all helping my dad).

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 15 Jan 2018
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        Wow

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      2.  🐜 🐻‏ @ultimape 16 Jan 2018
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        I tried to build a bed once. I assumed that a 2x4 was actually 2inches by 4inches. Bought & cut all the pieces. Realized after the fact that they weren't going to join up correctly. It seems a common enough mistake.http://www.hbsdealer.com/article/lowes-ordered-pay-2x4-settlement …

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 16 Jan 2018
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        I had no idea!

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      2. ✪TIS!‏ @otisfunkmeyer 15 Jan 2018
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        my best so far is rather than paying the $800 quote to repair our water heater i took it apart, replaced the thermocoupler, and re-lit the pilot, at a cost of about $10. even more worth it though spiritually to discover that water heaters are just pots of water on top of a stove

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      3. Stephen I.‏ @StephenIbachQED 15 Jan 2018
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        And the thermocouple is 70% the problem when your water heater isn't working

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      1. 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊‏ @ssica3003 16 Jan 2018
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        Built my bedroom-inside-giant-cold-warehouse. Financially worth it because only other option was... sleep on the floor in a cold giant warehouse? Desk and sofa downstairs, giant bed and tv upstairs.pic.twitter.com/EJQ6oeLQHo

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      2. matt knox‏ @mattknox 15 Jan 2018
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        My uncle did oddly sized window screens to keep out mosquitos in my apartment (necessary-ish because wife is allergic). Yards of screen+flashing+nails. Doing it professionally would be very expensive, due to size and not-setup-for-screens windowframes.

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      3. matt knox‏ @mattknox 15 Jan 2018
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        Also, my dairy farmer father had a cow wheel built for fixing displaced abomasum (torqued intestine, fixed by rolling the cow over). Made of pipe and flat bar. Dairy farms generally have a lot of this, enough so to have a professional handyman on staff.

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        Platform bed frame. Built entirely from Home Depot cut plywood and molding. Turned out fine and was inexpensive. Used hand tools only.

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