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Homemade Thumb tacks

Homemade Thumb tacks
 I was just fiddling around with some galvanized steel wire I recently picked up at the hardware store. I suddenly ran out of commercial thumb tacks so I just improvised with my wire and here I am with some DIY thumb tacks. Time for the disclaimer.

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO TO WHATEVER INFORMATION THIS INSTRUCTABLE CONTAINS. I WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES INFLICTED UPON ANIMALS, ONESELF AND OTHERS. 

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Step 1Resource acquisition

Resource acquisition
Materials you need:
- Galvanized wire

Tools needed:
- Wire cutter
- Long/needle nose pliers (Please clarify the difference; it's getting really confusing) 
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Oct 1, 2010. 12:14 AMHiyadudez says:
Those are needle nosed pliers.
Oct 1, 2010. 12:15 AMHiyadudez says:
Long nose*

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