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  1. Ring roll forging - GIF

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  2. Oil skimming ladle - GIF

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  3. Firewood splitter - video

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  4. Jeweler's saw - video

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  5. Abraham Lincoln dovetail mallet - video

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  6. WWI Scarff ring airplane machine gun mount - GIF

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  7. Hydraulic rescue cutter and spreader - GIF

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  8. Locomotive Johnson bar - photo

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  9. Hot rolling balusters - GIFs

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  10. Ball swivel vise jaws - videos

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  11. Micro nitro chainsaw - video

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  12. Automatic solder fume extractor - video

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  13. Autonomous warehouse robot - GIF

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  14. Soil tillage system - GIF

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  15. Magnetic tapping fixture - video

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  16. Axe sheath - video

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  17. Flexible drum sander - video

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  18. Crosscut saw tooth setting tool - PDF

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  19. 1956 NACA metallurgical services worker - photo

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