"Ignoramus689" wrote in message
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What was the most ill-conceived, unsuccessful, and worthless/expensive
DIY style project that you undertook (I would say without counting any
injuries as they could outweigh everything else)?

My biggest one is a shed that I built. Not counting my shoulder sprain
due to a posthole digger, the shed is way too narrow to be truly
useful. It is attached to the deck along its longer side, so it is
inconspicuous, but if it was 3-4 feet wider, it would have been a lot
more useful. The shed stands, is dry, and functions as designed, but
it was poorly designed.

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I designed and built a wire cutter to cut 3" long .014" wire, 6 coils at a
time. It worked well in that a bundle of wire looked like a mirror on the
ends. I never could figure out how to orient the cut wire and the machine
made piles of wire that looked like hay. Then I figured it would only cut
1/6 of the amount that my rotary cutter would do without disorienting the
wire. I figure I have about $2,000 in it and nothing is reusable except the
1/3 hp motor and the fasteners. Ooops!