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This very talented machinist (Clickspring's Chris) is recreating the device using tools from that age on their YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/playlist?li

This very talented machinist (Clickspring's Chris) is recreating the device using tools from that age on their YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4RXv4_jDU2 https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to... It is an amazing playlist.

incomplete 5y ago
i'm 5m in to the first video and already hooked. incredible work... i saw the actual device in athens and the craftsmanship is still visible, and this is a fitting tribute. :)
jacobolus 5y ago
Chris Budiselic and colleagues also wrote a paper https://bhi.co.uk/antikytheramechanism/ https://bhi.co.uk/antikytheramechanism/ proposing that the front dial might be a 354-day lunar calendar rather than a 365-day solar calendar.
wesleyoneal 5y ago
Tools from that age? I’m on video 2, and it looks like he’s using a bunch of modern tools that wouldn’t have been available 2000+ years ago?
- JshWright 5y ago
  It's not exactly "making the whole thing with period tools" but rather "exploring how each part could have been made using available technology (but still doing the bulk of the work with modern tooling)".
- krazerlasers 5y ago
  Keep watching -- he gets more into the period appropriate tools later in the series including home made drills, files, layout ink, soldering tools, etc
- Luc 5y ago
  The ancient tool series is another list of his: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsGnUXuZScwn6Ackf6LGILCa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsGnUXuZScwn...
- posterboy 5y ago
  Should shut off the camera first of all. I'm too pessimistic, sorry.
  - Cthulhu_ 5y ago
    You're not sorry because you still hit Reply even though your comment wasn't constructive at all.
fuzzylightbulb 5y ago
Clickspring is an absolute delight. The videos are straight up machining porn and the stuff that he builds is fascinating in its own right, the Antikythera mechanism being a perfect example. I cannot recommend this channel enough. https://www.youtube.com/c/Clickspring/ https://www.youtube.com/c/Clickspring/
phcreery 5y ago
This series is so good but it is unfinished with the last video being uploaded 5 years ago. I want for Chris to finish it so badly.
- jaggederest 5y ago
  All of his videos are behind a Patreon paywall these days, as far as I can tell. He's still working on the Antikythera mechanism, it's just only visible to patrons.
  - dghughes 5y ago
    Patreon has gone from helpful support by a few to an exclusive club.
    - BoxOfRain 5y ago
      It still beats the other main business model for content creators which is peppering things with ads and SEO spam by a country mile in my opinion.
    - brchr 5y ago
      For the donation of a single dollar, you are given access to all of his videos. I would not describe that as "exclusive," although I understand what you are saying.
      - bitcurious 5y ago
        It’s pretty alienating to the vast majority of underage minds who don’t have their own credit cards, as well as a tremendous amount of people outside the US who have different payment systems. Personally, I use it to support public content, because I have the means to do so now, and because I didn’t always.
      - walterbell 5y ago
        Why does Patreon block prepaid cards?
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incomplete 5y ago

i'm 5m in to the first video and already hooked. incredible work... i saw the actual device in athens and the craftsmanship is still visible, and this is a fitting tribute. :)

jacobolus 5y ago

Chris Budiselic and colleagues also wrote a paper https://bhi.co.uk/antikytheramechanism/ https://bhi.co.uk/antikytheramechanism/ proposing that the front dial might be a 354-day lunar calendar rather than a 365-day solar calendar.

wesleyoneal 5y ago

Tools from that age? I’m on video 2, and it looks like he’s using a bunch of modern tools that wouldn’t have been available 2000+ years ago?

JshWright 5y ago
It's not exactly "making the whole thing with period tools" but rather "exploring how each part could have been made using available technology (but still doing the bulk of the work with modern tooling)".
krazerlasers 5y ago
Keep watching -- he gets more into the period appropriate tools later in the series including home made drills, files, layout ink, soldering tools, etc
Luc 5y ago
The ancient tool series is another list of his: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsGnUXuZScwn6Ackf6LGILCa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsGnUXuZScwn...
posterboy 5y ago
Should shut off the camera first of all. I'm too pessimistic, sorry.
- Cthulhu_ 5y ago
  You're not sorry because you still hit Reply even though your comment wasn't constructive at all.

fuzzylightbulb 5y ago

Clickspring is an absolute delight. The videos are straight up machining porn and the stuff that he builds is fascinating in its own right, the Antikythera mechanism being a perfect example. I cannot recommend this channel enough. https://www.youtube.com/c/Clickspring/ https://www.youtube.com/c/Clickspring/

phcreery 5y ago

This series is so good but it is unfinished with the last video being uploaded 5 years ago. I want for Chris to finish it so badly.

jaggederest 5y ago
All of his videos are behind a Patreon paywall these days, as far as I can tell. He's still working on the Antikythera mechanism, it's just only visible to patrons.
- dghughes 5y ago
  Patreon has gone from helpful support by a few to an exclusive club.
  - BoxOfRain 5y ago
    It still beats the other main business model for content creators which is peppering things with ads and SEO spam by a country mile in my opinion.
  - brchr 5y ago
    For the donation of a single dollar, you are given access to all of his videos. I would not describe that as "exclusive," although I understand what you are saying.
    - bitcurious 5y ago
      It’s pretty alienating to the vast majority of underage minds who don’t have their own credit cards, as well as a tremendous amount of people outside the US who have different payment systems. Personally, I use it to support public content, because I have the means to do so now, and because I didn’t always.
    - walterbell 5y ago
      Why does Patreon block prepaid cards?

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