I can remember when my Mom got an electric can opener. I took it down to my Dad's workbench and took it apart. My Mom freaked out! I put it back together and it still worked.
Spent much of my youth making stuff out of the 1955 Popular Mechanics encyclopedia. Wood lathe, arc furnace, solenoid door latch, etc., etc.
Worked on and repaired my bike, my first cars, anything that needed fixed in the house. Just seemed like the thing to do.
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