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  2. Electric mechanic's creeper - video

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  5. Dustpan vacuum cleaner attachment - photo and video

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  6. Anvil bar shear - video

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  9. Milling machine - video

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  10. 1962 Cub Cadet custom dump trailer - video

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  11. $5 ring roller bender - video

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  12. Cable feeder - video

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  13. Banked curve construction equipment - photo

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  14. Chisel sharpening jig - video

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  15. Taking bobbins off of a spinning frame - GIF

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