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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Sheetmetal circle cutting - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 15, 2018 10:08 AM
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  2. Straightening bicycle sprockets - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 16, 2018 09:50 PM
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  3. Shaving with an axe - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 19, 2018 11:05 AM
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  4. Antique hand-cranked grinding stone - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 20, 2018 03:34 PM
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  5. Quenching an anvil in a river, with an excavator - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 22, 2018 10:23 AM
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  6. Pull-down garage screen door - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 23, 2018 10:04 AM
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  7. Fire handling gloves - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 24, 2018 10:18 AM
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  8. Supercharged V8 fireplace - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 24, 2018 10:40 AM
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  9. What is this tool?

    Started by Jon, Jan 28, 2017 10:51 AM
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  10. Basket welding - GIFs

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  11. Musical saw Puccini performance - video

    Started by Jon, Nov 26, 2018 07:52 PM
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  12. Expanding glass table - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 27, 2018 10:13 PM
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  13. Magnetic window cleaning tool - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 27, 2018 11:58 PM
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  14. Automatic waterfront stepped storage stacker - GIF

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  15. Excavator rock transfer dumper fail - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 28, 2018 02:02 PM
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  16. Pouring an iron fence - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 5, 2018 10:54 AM
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  17. Top spinning in box - GIF

    Started by Jon, Nov 28, 2018 06:51 PM
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  18. Hand-held laser for nuclear decommissioning

    Started by Jon, Jul 23, 2017 12:34 PM
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  19. Tiled access panel - GIF

    Started by Jon, Jan 12, 2018 10:17 AM
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  20. ladder walking - video

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