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How To Drill Through Steel [Video]

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Building A Radio From A Junked TV

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Harvest Useful Parts From Old Electronics [Video]

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Turn a junker into a favorite fire-hardened implement

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How I Used a Paint Can to Forge a Rugged Knife [Video]

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