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Posted 4 months ago
oilman514
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Heres a very cool item that my dad restored for me, we both love the Fisk boy so thats what he went with. He turned an old wheel balancer into a very cool tabel for my room. I have a ton of signs and other collectibles but things like this will always be the ones i cherish the most.
Thanks,
Robert
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You mean "recycled" don't you? Great idea.
Very cool,