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I'm currently building this 3d printed version of the Antikythera mechanism. It's not easy: https://www.printables.com/model/284372-antikythera-mechanism http
by IvyMike 2y ago
I'm currently building this 3d printed version of the Antikythera mechanism. It's not easy:
https://www.printables.com/model/284372-antikythera-mechanism https://www.printables.com/model/284372-antikythera-mechanis...
It is insane how complicated this is, and this is a simplified version of the actual thing. This schematic of the proposed full mechanism (I think it's hypothesizing some of the missing parts) blows my mind: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/AntikytheraMechanismSchematic-Freeth12.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Antikyth...
If you have a 3d printer, I really am enjoying the project and recommend it.
- dekhn 2y agoThis is one situation where metalwork probably beats 3d printing, in terms of ease of implementation. My guess is that the antikythera was probably state of the art, built by a highly advanced workshop by extremely skilled artisans, and cost an obscene amount of money. Like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison#H4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison#H4
- fuzzfactor 2y ago>steadfastly pursuing various methods during thirty years of experimentation, And the best was yet to come . . .