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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Thousands of homemade tool plans

    Started by Jon, Feb 26, 2020 01:29 PM
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  1. Hydraulic press vs. bottle jack - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 3, 2019 08:13 PM
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  2. Culvert jet for pipe cleaning - video

    Started by Jon, Oct 4, 2019 08:13 PM
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  3. Thousands of drones lift a semi truck - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 4, 2019 11:47 AM
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  4. Homemade floor crane load leveler - video

    Started by Jon, Oct 4, 2019 11:29 AM
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  5. Moving a 250-year-old house by boat - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 1, 2019 09:27 PM
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  6. Scratching/massaging chair - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 3, 2019 01:31 PM
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  7. Runaway airport cart - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 1, 2019 08:13 PM
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  8. Train collapsing bridge silent cinema scene - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 30, 2019 09:27 PM
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  9. Homemade soft face mallet - videos

    Started by Jon, Oct 3, 2019 01:44 PM
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  10. Homemade watchmaker's lathe belt - video

    Started by Jon, Oct 3, 2019 01:36 PM
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  11. Electronic touchscreen blackboard - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 1, 2019 10:51 PM
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  12. Homemade 200cc wheelbarrow - videos

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 12:16 PM
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  13. 1930s Curtiss Sparrowhawk parasite biplane - photos

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 10:51 PM
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  14. Rose engine fly cutting - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 08:13 PM
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  15. Plunger for saving choking child - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 27, 2019 07:03 PM
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  16. Excavator-mounted helical pile drill - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 06:04 PM
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  17. Hollow core slab wheeled placement rig - GIF

    Started by Jon, Oct 2, 2019 04:42 PM
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  18. Earthquake-proof toothpick construction contest - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 21, 2019 08:31 PM
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  19. Boat explodes while backing up to dock - GIF

    Started by Jon, Sep 30, 2019 10:51 PM
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