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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Plow for installing underground cable - GIF and photo

    Started by Jon, Aug 31, 2019 07:45 PM
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  2. Fired bullet shape comparisons - photo

    Started by Jon, Aug 18, 2019 11:12 AM
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  3. Ultra efficient pancake making - GIF

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  4. Porcelain cup repair - GIF

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  5. Vintage watchmaker's dividing plate - photo

    Started by Jon, Sep 3, 2019 08:17 PM
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  6. Mini lathe centering tool - video

    Started by Jon, Sep 4, 2019 12:02 PM
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  7. Homemade metal twisting machine - video

    Started by Jon, Sep 4, 2019 12:07 PM
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  8. 3 trucks transporting a 145-ton steel wire rope - video

    Started by Jon, Sep 4, 2019 10:13 PM
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  9. Extendible bridge on truck bed - GIF

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  10. Twisted hex chess set - photos and videos

    Started by Jon, Sep 5, 2019 07:22 PM
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  11. Quenching slabs with holes in them - GIF

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  12. Fresh branch sizzles on power lines - GIF

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  13. Golden Gate bridge cable cutaway - photo

    Started by Jon, Sep 6, 2019 09:38 PM
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  14. Group of people parallel parking a van by hand - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 7, 2019 08:05 PM
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  15. F1 mechanic transports tires one atop the other - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 7, 2019 08:57 PM
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  16. Feline drain object retriever - GIF

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  17. Minuteman II missile silo blast door - photo

    Started by Jon, Aug 28, 2019 07:58 PM
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