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  1. Repairing lead acid batteries - GIFs

    Started by Altair, May 29, 2023 12:56 PM
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  2. Man jumps into car rolling downhill - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 25, 2023 10:27 AM
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  3. Demolished building collapses on street - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 24, 2023 06:07 AM
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  4. Moved: Unimat tooling question

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  5. Cutting a live power cable - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 29, 2023 03:42 PM
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  6. Making squat toilets - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 25, 2023 03:42 PM
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  7. CNC turning a heart - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 31, 2023 06:07 AM
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  8. Casting and machining large gears - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 30, 2023 12:56 PM
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  9. Refurbishing brake rotors - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 26, 2023 10:27 AM
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  10. Flaming hot internal thread machining - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 30, 2023 10:27 AM
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  11. Precision CNC grinding - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 31, 2023 03:42 PM
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  12. Press forming ladles - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 25, 2023 08:27 PM
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  13. Vibratory pile crusher - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 30, 2023 03:42 PM
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  14. Brick cutting machine - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 31, 2023 08:27 PM
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  15. Crash sends motorcyclist on top of car - GIF

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  16. Making motorcycle helmets in South Asia - GIF

    Started by Altair, May 31, 2023 08:14 AM
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  17. Casting and machining pistons - GIF

    Started by Altair, Jun 1, 2023 03:42 PM
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  18. Face grooving tool - GIF

    Started by Altair, Jun 1, 2023 12:56 PM
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