Dream Cutter from San Diego, a machine tool maker.

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Its great to see so many people inspired to make homemade tools. I invented a tool in my garage and now its selling in production as small business. I had a need to create custom bead rollers for my bead roller (a chain driven frame reinforced HF frankentool). I couldn't create the proper shape with my current lathe compound rest and tool holder so I started on a quest creating prototype after prototype to make the ultimate compound rest. It started with this:

. Excuse the music and parting shot
Its been an interesting ride, and demand has been greater than expected. So we are taking it to the next stage now with the business but I still create a lot of home made tools and equipment. The past year alone I've made innovative things like a 50cal pancake flipper, "drive- through" dirt hauling trailer bays, and even a portable & secure, positive air-filtered, dust free IT server rack/closet for shop use outdoor environments. Pics were on Facebook but they were pulled when the page went commercial. I will have to dig them up and repost them here.