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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: 173 Best Homemade Tools eBook - FREE

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:27 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Tube bender die - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 4, 2021 06:06 PM
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  2. WWII F4F Wildcat fighter carrier crash landing - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 22, 2023 07:13 PM
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  3. Setting tool height on lathe 4 different methods

    Started by shopandmath, Feb 12, 2020 05:35 PM
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  4. How bowling balls are made - GIF

    Started by Altair, Nov 29, 2020 07:13 PM
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  5. Glass artist creates horse - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 14, 2019 07:13 PM
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  6. Metal cutting shears - video

    Started by Jon, Jun 18, 2021 05:57 PM
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  7. Vertical mill - video

    Started by Jon, Dec 30, 2020 02:28 PM
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  8. Circular bracket bender - GIF

    Started by Altair, Feb 22, 2022 08:27 PM
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  9. Engineer's hammer - video

    Started by Jon, Mar 11, 2021 05:07 PM
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  10. Changing from 1m to 1.435m track width - video

    Started by Jon, May 2, 2019 01:17 PM
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  11. Simple picket twister - video

    Started by Altair, Jul 16, 2021 08:27 PM
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  12. Mauser MK 30 mm Model F autocannon - GIF

    Started by Altair, Jul 19, 2023 12:56 PM
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  13. Kant twist clamps - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 28, 2021 05:31 PM
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  14. Stump pulling and chopping attachment - GIF

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  15. Bicyclist crashes into truck - GIF

    Started by Altair, Mar 7, 2023 06:07 AM
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  16. Little guillotine - video

    Started by Jon, Aug 9, 2021 04:33 PM
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  17. Giant first order Fresnel lighthouse lens - photos

    Started by Jon, Aug 14, 2019 07:29 PM
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  18. Manual centrifuge - GIF

    Started by Jon, Mar 24, 2021 02:05 PM
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