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  1. Steep slope cog railway junction switch - GIF

    Started by Jon, May 16, 2020 02:43 PM
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  2. Electric shears from angle grinder - video

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  3. Cobalt alloy Hss drill bits M35 steel

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  4. Leonardo da Vinci lathe build

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  5. Colchester Lathes Company factory tour - video

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  6. 1950s automated engine production - GIF

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  7. Cool Shop Addition Update P2

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  8. Tracked Land Rover - photo

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  9. LNER 10000 water-tube boiler - photo

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  10. Pole setting expanding foam - GIF

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  11. Splitting a motorcycle crankcase - GIF

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  12. During these times.....

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  13. Drop forging crankshafts - video

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  14. Nyberg Flugan steam-powered aircraft - photos

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  15. Brass instrument mouthpiece puller - photo

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  16. Wood under an electron microscope - photos

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  17. Lathe/drill/mill - videos

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  18. Railway jet engine snowblower - GIF

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  19. Sheep jumping on a trampoline - GIF

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