You know you are a DIY Wizard when....

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When you make a rock tumbler out of an electric pencil sharpener, 4in pvc, skateboard trucks and wheels, wood plank, and a holesaw Chuck..... all ti have round sand grains!!;Sorry
 
... when you consider having a pro do it but decide against it knowing you wouldn’t be happy with their work.
As a corollary to that ... when you can be happy with your own mistakes that you’d never forgive from the pro.
 
When people at work ask ... Hey before I toss this ... Can you use this ? ... From odd containers too machine parts ...
 
When your well dries up and a few weeks later you have a really fast way of moving water sitting in your closet. But the motor burns out so the only option is to fix your circular saw motor on itthat's reaction I get when I turn it on. No emoji for clutching chest I guess.
 
Your wife asks 'Why didn't you just build that instead of buying it?'
 
When you rebuild stuff for the fun of it.

This too!

And knowing more than the Lowe's folks. They all know me because I used to do their IT. The employees have brought a customer to me before when they needed help and I happened to be in the store. True story.

LOL!
 

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