Nailed it? Screw that.....Drilled it!

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  1. chelloveck

    chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

    Nailed it? Screw that.....Drilled it!









     
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    chelloveck, Jul 2, 2017
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  2. Motomom34

    Motomom34 Monkey+++

    Love that 4th video. Awesome tip on getting the length between hole correct. That is so easy.
     
    Motomom34, Jul 2, 2017
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  3. chelloveck

    chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

    yep...there are some pretty clever ideas in those clips....I wonder what we did without google / youtube...oh yeah...Popular Mechanics....
     
    chelloveck, Jul 2, 2017
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  4. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    Man I was hoping for more.... disappointing.... [CRC]
     
    Yard Dart, Jul 2, 2017
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  5. Meat

    Meat Monkey+++

    Once I get to work I'll watch all of these. Thanks Chell. :D
     
    Meat, Jul 3, 2017
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  6. Motomom34

    Motomom34 Monkey+++

    Truthfully, I think we used our brain. Now we can mindlessly google the answer.
     
    Motomom34, Jul 3, 2017
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  7. DKR

    DKR Raconteur of the first stripe

    Pretty cool tricks. Some even useful. Thanks for posting!
     
    DKR, Jul 4, 2017
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