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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Machining sprockets in the third world - video

    Started by Altair, Apr 13, 2023 10:27 AM
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  2. Laser bending in a stream of water - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 9, 2023 07:13 PM
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  3. Man nearly crushed by tree - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 14, 2023 09:51 PM
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  4. Sheep dipping cage - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 14, 2023 03:42 PM
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  5. Cracker cooling line - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 16, 2023 07:13 PM
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  6. Cheese brushing robot - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 16, 2023 03:42 PM
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  7. Mating pythons crash though ceiling - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 4, 2023 10:27 AM
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  8. Building industrial slip rolls - video

    Started by Altair, Apr 16, 2023 12:56 PM
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  9. Simple electrical wire joining technique - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 8, 2023 03:42 PM
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  10. Straightening a bent hydraulic piston rod - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 11, 2023 06:07 AM
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  11. Pouring molten aluminum - GIF

    Started by Jon, Apr 15, 2023 01:20 PM
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  12. Casting and machining truck brake drums - video

    Started by Altair, Apr 10, 2023 10:27 AM
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  13. Fabricating rotovator blades - video

    Started by Altair, Apr 15, 2023 08:14 AM
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  14. Floor section crashes through floor - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 14, 2023 10:27 AM
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  15. Semi trucks moving a large transformer - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 11, 2023 08:27 PM
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  16. Toy finger ad from the 1960s - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 10, 2023 07:13 PM
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  17. Snake slithering along bicycle wheel - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 12, 2023 07:13 PM
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  18. Fabricating a wheelbarrow from scrap metal - video

    Started by Altair, Apr 9, 2023 12:56 PM
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  19. Pipe liner shoots out of pipe - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 14, 2023 07:13 PM
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  20. Excavator towing fail - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 11, 2023 03:42 PM
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