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An Old-fashion tool Box
Use ¾ in material, solid lumber works best. Attach the sides and ends to bottom from below the wood screws. Use 1in diameter x 25-½ in closet rod (wood dowel) for a carrying handle. Attach with ⅛ in wood dowel pin and cut off the excess. I cobbled up
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The First Commercially Successful Gas Engine
The gas engine’s humble beginnings date back to 12th-century China when the cannon was invented. Already having produced gunpowder, a weapon was not a surprising use of their new explosive. The cannon worked well and was built in many sizes and confi
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Keeping It Together
As a 4-year-old in the summer of 1935, Mike Rookstool observed his father and a crew of workmen unload hay into a barn. “A horse pulled on a rope that went into the barn and that made a fork come down to pick up a bunch of hay,” Mike says. “A guy ins

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