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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 12:29 PM
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  1. 1942 sinking of the USS Lexington - video

    Started by Jon, Oct 1, 2019 11:26 AM
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  2. Runaway airport cart - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 1, 2019 07:13 PM
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  3. Moving a 250-year-old house by boat - GIF

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  4. Electronic touchscreen blackboard - GIF

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  5. Homemade 200cc wheelbarrow - videos

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 11:16 AM
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  6. Hollow core slab wheeled placement rig - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 03:42 PM
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  7. Excavator-mounted helical pile drill - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 05:04 PM
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  8. Rose engine fly cutting - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 07:13 PM
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  9. 1930s Curtiss Sparrowhawk parasite biplane - photos

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 09:51 PM
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  10. Scratching/massaging chair - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 3, 2019 12:31 PM
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  11. Homemade watchmaker's lathe belt - video

    Started by Jon, Oct 3, 2019 12:36 PM
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  12. Homemade soft face mallet - videos

    Started by Jon, Oct 3, 2019 12:44 PM
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  13. Earthquake-proof toothpick construction contest - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 21, 2019 07:31 PM
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  14. Plunger for saving choking child - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 27, 2019 06:03 PM
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  15. Making a cold drawn steel bar - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 29, 2019 10:14 PM
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  16. Emmentaler cheese wheel cutting knife - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 29, 2019 10:14 PM
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  17. Hydraulic cheese cutter - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 30, 2019 07:13 PM
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  18. Train collapsing bridge silent cinema scene - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 30, 2019 08:27 PM
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  19. Boat explodes while backing up to dock - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 30, 2019 09:51 PM
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