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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Wire untwisting tool - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 10, 2021 07:13 PM
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  2. Huge antique punch press - GIF

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  3. Making a wooden tea table - GIF

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  4. POV camera rig - GIF

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  5. Stop motion engine teardown and rebuild - GIF

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  6. Rolls-Royce engine testbed - photo

    Started by Altair, Apr 9, 2021 09:51 PM
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  7. 1580 double-barreled wheellock pistol - photo

    Started by Altair, Apr 9, 2021 08:27 PM
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  8. Forged tweezers - video

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  9. Liebherr crane counterweight trailer - GIF

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  10. Dental camera and scanner - GIF

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  11. Vianney Halter Deep Space Resonance watch - GIF

    Started by Altair, Apr 9, 2021 06:07 AM
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  12. Metal bender - video

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  13. Sailing yacht capsized by strong gust - GIF

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  14. 1946 atomic bomb cake controversy - photos

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  15. Making glass figurines - GIFs

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  16. KGB spy ring with camera - photo

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  17. 3D-printed sheetmetal forming dies - video

    Started by Jon, Apr 8, 2021 05:34 PM
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  18. Sandblasting cabinet - video

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  19. Mobile gantry crane - video

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