Unorthodox methods?

When I worked in an exhaust shop pipe was free. I built more seel/bearing drivers than I could shake a stick at.
Inner tie rod sockets and 4wd wheel bearing sockets as well.

I built an engine support to hold up the engine in front drive cars so I could remove trannies and cross members. I built a prybar from a Ford ranger tie rod that turned to be a phenomenal pry bar.

Of all of it all I have left is an outer tie rod socket made of exhaust pipe,a socket and a metric ton of mig wire.

I always took pride in what I could build versus what I bought.

We once rebuilt every aspect of a 73 Ford Ford pickup with no 73 Ford parts. Just whatever was laying in the shop.