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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:29 PM
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  1. Homemade sheetmetal bender - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 21, 2019 01:41 PM
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  2. Egg cracking tool - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 19, 2019 06:04 PM
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  3. Homemade handheld spot welder - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 21, 2019 12:59 PM
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  4. Grinding glass into powder - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 19, 2019 10:51 PM
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  5. Broom for cleaning under warehouse racks - photo

    Started by Jon, Nov 21, 2019 07:07 AM
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  6. Elephant prosthetic limb - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 20, 2019 09:27 PM
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    Nov 20, 2019, 11:28 PM Go to last post
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  7. NASA releases 2019-2020 software catalog - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 20, 2019 08:13 PM
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  8. Wiggler

    Started by shopandmath, Nov 20, 2019 12:16 PM
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  9. Bending stair railing - GIF

    Started by Jon, Feb 9, 2019 03:58 PM
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  10. Homemade adjustable bending jig from sockets - photo

    Started by Jon, Nov 20, 2019 07:07 AM
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  11. Homemade benchtop micro mill - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 13, 2019 12:55 PM
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    Nov 20, 2019, 05:27 AM Go to last post
  12. Universal Diamond Lathe Turning tool

    Started by Me2, Nov 20, 2019 03:50 AM
    carbide lathe tool, diamond turning tool, lathe turning, turning
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  13. Millers Falls Hand Vice

    Started by Retro Steam Tech, Nov 17, 2019 04:29 AM
    hand tools, vice, vise
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    Nov 20, 2019, 01:45 AM Go to last post
  14. Technical animation of subsea piling installation - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 19, 2019 01:26 PM
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  15. Finding dropped tools

    Started by mklotz, Nov 12, 2019 12:40 PM
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  16. Cane that transforms into a stool - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 15, 2019 04:42 PM
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  17. 1915 toaster - photo

    Started by Jon, Nov 5, 2019 09:27 PM
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  18. Cool How to Tram your Mill or Drill Press

    Started by Catfish, Nov 16, 2019 01:23 PM
    drill press, milling machine, tramming
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