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  6. Homemade electric airplane - video

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  7. Lathe tools from broken drill bits - video

    Started by Jon, May 17, 2021 05:27 PM
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  8. NASA thrust rocket chamber fabrication - photo

    Started by Altair, May 17, 2021 07:13 PM
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  9. Bacon slicing machine - GIF

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  11. 1943 Colt 1911 assembly practice by WAVES - GIF

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  13. Hand-carved metal roll dies - photos

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