I Built This From A 1957 Popular Mechanics Magazine. Does It Work?

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  @SweetTooth8989 · 4 years ago · pinned

  I knew your go cart grinder was a beast but watching you grind that 1/4 inch angle iron in real time is insane. Ceramic belts are awesome too when it comes to material removal.<br><br>I swear, I felt like I was literally watching the popular mechanics show that was on tv. Your videos and editing have really become top notch. Love the channel.

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  @bendingsands87 · 4 years ago

  You&apos;ve struck gold with this series. I don&apos;t know how far back you have of the magazines and if popular mechanics has published their magazine this way since the beginning, but there is potentially a hundred years of content that is not on YouTube. You could go on forever making these and as interesting as you make them, you&apos;ll never run out of people jumping at the chance to watch.

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  @JoeMalovich · 4 years ago

  Fun Fact: S-Curved spokes are commonly seen in large cast handwheels because they prevented cracking of the casting as it cooled.

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  @TheArtofCraftsmanship · 4 years ago

  I absolutely love these Popular Mechanics builds. So much fun to watch. Awesome job Jason.

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  @DadBodDrumming · 3 years ago

  The &apos;Sten Submachine Gun&apos; is a real gun chambered in 9mm. It was absolutely for sale and shipable right to your door. $18 was a great price considering they now cost around $1000. They have a fascinating history.

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• MU

  @Munromad · 4 years ago

  The wall-mounted TV was 18 inches deep.... that wasn&apos;t the screen size... that&apos;s how far it stuck out from the wall...lol

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• TH

  @TheKajunkat · 4 years ago

  Man your content is getting so good. The animations are really helpful and humourous. The vice looks like a really heavy duty stitching pony like leather workers use.

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• BA

  @badgerbob2226 · 4 years ago

  Jason my aunt had that lamp in her living room for 50 years. now i have it, i often wonderd &nbsp;where it came from. now i know thanks for all the great videos.

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  @HouseholdDog · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m old enough to remember reading those mags. I was fascinated by them.<br>It&apos;s becoming obvious that they were &nbsp;better illustrators than they were mechanics.

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• WI

  @WilliMcD-w9u · 5 months ago

  You could make drop on curved jaw adapters with clips that fit the pots of the jaws to change the flat jaws to curved jaws that grip logs more effectively than the flat jaws.

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  @JeremiahL · 4 years ago

  This channel is so far ahead of everything else out there. &nbsp;Video Editing, story telling, kick ass tools, fabrication, and walking through the engineering process from concept to use. &nbsp;100% on point! &nbsp;The only thing that would make it crazier is some steroids, and Paul Sr. yelling at everyone... lol. I cant stop watching.

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  @philmedell1399 · 4 years ago

  That would be a good vice at the end of a work table. Once fastened to the work table behind the stationary jaw, it would no longer tip forward. It would not stick out too far either.

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