Need to blast through steel? The Detonators' Braden Lusk walks Jorge Ribas through a water tower demolition.
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The Detonators: Slashing Metal
Need to blast through steel? The Detonators' Braden Lusk walks Jorge Ribas through a water tower demolition.
Added: Jan 22, 2009
Views: 7180 Views
Runtime: 02:34
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