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Replicating an Ancient Pump Drill

Replicating an Ancient Pump Drill

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Chris from Clickspring recreates the type of push drill that was likely used to fabricate the ancient Antikythera Mechanism .

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Obsessive Tool Building: Turn a Metal Scriber from Brass

Obsessive Tool Building: Turn a Metal Scriber from Brass

Chris from Clickspring

By Chris from Clickspring

Chris from Clickspring

Hi I'm Chris, and I make home machine shop project videos for my YouTube channel Clickspring. I have a passion for making useful things with my benchtop lathe and mill, and I hope that the projects I share with you will inspire you to make some cool things in your shop too.

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Turning your own metal scriber tool is a great first project for a metal lathe.

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