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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

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  1. Parsley harvester - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 29, 2019 08:42 PM
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  2. Gas cylinder lifting device - video and patent

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  3. How a lockpick gun picks a lock - GIF

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  4. Massive crane-loaded fireworks ball - GIF

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  5. Beef-splitting saw - video

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  6. Plane lands on very narrow strip of beach - GIF

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  7. Drone puts out a building fire - GIF

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  8. Nemeth Parasol airplane - photo

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  9. Floating nuclear power plant - photos

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  10. Oval hole hand drill attachment - GIF

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  11. World's largest land crane - photos and video

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  12. Homemade angle grinder sliding cutting jig - video

    Started by Jon, Sep 28, 2019 11:42 AM
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  13. "But it works in Solidworks" meme - photo

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  14. How pirates stole the metric system from America - photos

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  15. Watch hand removing tool - GIF

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  16. Model WWII Pershing tank - video

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  17. Homemade rotary tool plunge base - video

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