What has happened to the Homemade in HomemadeTools?

[PJs]

I cannot speak for others, but I for one am about tools or machines period. Homemade, re-purposed,new old large or small. limited production specialty or mass produced from the highest quality down to the throw away stuff.it doesn't matter to me.
I started making my own tools well over 50 years ago. Daily I look forward to having a look see in every sub forum on this site.
I find there are several here who come up with some really great ideas and some who come up with some extremely dangerous ones as well. I know too, that there are several on these forums who I consider real intellectuals, plus te
here are some extremely highly skilled individuals who very probably view the various Gifs of not so homemade toos or machines as possible intriguing ideas for future builds either in whole or parts of them.
I thank the admin of this site for all of their hard work I know it cannot be an easy task to find content to keep this site in a positive growth format.
All too many well run sites over the years have withered away due to a lack of growth.

Well Said Frank and your words do speak for me too. It is the breadth and depth of diverse tools, machines, tips, builds, new and old ideas brought forward, and to other uses that pique my interests and needs (missing link or puzzle solve) for something in the back of my noggin. I've always enjoyed the cutting edge stuff too whether electronics, hydraulics, CNC or 3D printing which just adds to that broad base here on HMT. I've also been expanding my horizons (novice hobby) into wood working and people like Morsa, Christophe and Brendon have given tons of info, tools and tips into that craft.

My earliest HMT tool was way back also. It was a valve spring compressor to do valve job on a 56 Olds with my dad around 60'-61'. We had burned a valve pulling a 35' trailer across country once again. Much better than the commercial ones and took a half day to build but worked like no other and have continued in that modus since. It's about doing the project what ever it is and generally doing it with materials on hand to me. That spirit here is what I cherish!

As for the Gifs, I personally have been enjoying that breadth too and Thanks to Jon & Crew have brought even more diversity to HMT. As for e-blasting them, it's now part of my daily look through so I don't need an e-blast but if it gets more SEO and more quality participants I'm good with that!

I also salute Jon and Crew for the continual improvements and willingness to support, improve, and grow HMT!

~PJ