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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Hand spun wood lathe - video

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  2. Digging a hole in China - GIFs

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  3. How wheelbarrows are made - video

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  4. Micro USB rechargeable battery - photo

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  5. Talus MB-764 amphibious tractor - photo

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  6. Seasickness simulator - photo

    Started by Altair, Dec 29, 2020 06:07 AM
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  7. Bamboo well pump - GIF

    Started by Altair, Dec 29, 2020 09:51 PM
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  8. Tire hose catch prevention tool - GIF

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  9. Gear coupled twin screw vise - video

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  10. A MARVELLOUS ELEPHANT - Waddesdon Manor

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  11. Modular transporter moving a plant section - GIF

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  12. Buick Straight-8 engine rebuilding timelapse - video

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  13. 1965 silversmith - video

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  14. Vitaphone sound film system - photo

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  15. Spool setters in China - GIFs

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  16. Above-ground pool draining fail - GIF

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