Antikythera Fragment #12 - Files, Saws and Reamers - Constructing The Antikythera Mechanism (Patreon)

Antikythera Fragment #12 - Files, Saws and Reamers - Constructing The Antikythera Mechanism

#antikytheramechanism Hey folks, What can a single Antikythera mechanism component tell us about the cutting tools of the day? Time for a deep dive, do please enjoy! Cheers, Chris. ________________________________________________________ A very special thank you to Patrons: Sinking Valley Woodworks Glenn Trewitt Christopher Warnock Guy Loughridge Charles Frodsham & Co. Peter John Richardson Adam Slagle Robin Haerens L'Enfant Watch Company C. A. Patrick Voigt Steven R. Crider Gary Levario Mark Coburn Pete Askew Jeff Armstrong Ralph McCoy Jim Popwell Kaedenn Bradley Pirtle PaxAndromeda Thomas Eriksen Michael Hardel Tim Ball Grant Michener Jonathan Teegarden Steve Hossner RuKiddin06 John Maksim RobinP556 Lea Bruder Armagus John S Dilsaver matt mcparland ________________________________________________________ Antikythera Mechanism raw CT data source: Antikythera Mechanism Research Project Antikythera CT Images Copyright © 2020, Budiselic, Thoeni, Dubno, Ramsey. All rights reserved. References/Further Reading: The Front Dial of the Antikythera Mechanism by Michael T. Wright: http://hist.science.online.fr/antikythera/DOCS/MTW%20for%20Teun%20formatted%20greyscale%202.pdf THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM AND THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE MOON-PHASE DISPLAY by M.T. Wright: http://hist.science.free.fr/antikythera/DOCS/The%20Antikythera%20Mechanism%20and%20the%20Early%20History%20of%20the%20Moon%20.pdf Wright, M T. (July 2002). "In the Steps of the Master Mechanic". Proc. Conf. Ancient Greece and the Modern World. Ancient Olympiai. pp. 86–97. University of Patras 2003. M.T. Wright & A.G. Bromley, "Towards a New Reconstruction of the Antikythera Mechanism", proc. conference Extraordinary Machines and Structures in Antiquity, Ancient Olympia (August 2001): M.T. Wright, "A Planetarium Display for the Antikythera Mechanism", Horological Journal, vol. 144 no. 5 (May 2002), pp. 169-173, and vol. 144 no.6 (June 2002), p. 193. The Moon Phase Anomaly in the Antikythera Mechanism by Christián C. Carman and Marcelo Di Cocco http://doi.org/2333.1/3ffbgd1v The History of the File: https://archive.org/details/fileitshistoryma00henr Da Vinci File-Cutting Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3v9E4D-Z7M Ken Hawley in action hand cutting files: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB58hkncznI Theophilus: https://archive.org/details/ondiversartstrea00theo Tools & Weapons, WM Flinders Petrie: https://ia803001.us.archive.org/27/items/toolsweaponsillu00petr_177/toolsweaponsillu00petr_177.pdf The File: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_(tool) Bernot’s Patented File Cutting Machine: https://ia600101.us.archive.org/15/items/recordofinternat00lond/recordofinternat00lond.pdf (fig 363)