Hey Folks, This video is the first episode in a companion series to the main Antikythera Mechanism project, that I'm calling "Antikythera Fragments". Sort of like the ongoing "Spare Parts" series, but specifically for the AM. The reason for the separate series is that there's a lot that I'd like to discuss about this machine, that requires a large amount of speculation and guesswork. I'd like the main series to be as fact based as possible, so when I know I'm clearly deviating into speculation territory, I'm going to hive the topic off into one of these "Fragment" videos. It doesn't mean that I think the speculated idea is necessarily wrong, just that its more open for discussion. I'll share my thinking with you, and hopefully you'll have your own thoughts and share them too. The first subject I want to cover is the topic of workholding that I briefly touched on in the 2nd episode. Enjoy! Chris. (By the way, if you want some random Antikythera Facts, and to maybe see what I'm up to through the week, the best place to find me is on Twitter, @clickspring1 - twitter.com/clickspring1)
Thanks Chris, this is a terrific addition to the main project. Your assumptions about the original tools are quite valid, there's even a whole discipline in archeology, experimental archaeology, devoted precisely to the kind of exploration you're doing. Good on ya mate!
I'm wondering if for a later series you make a miniature replica of one of the early steam locomotives which used massive gears to power the wheels and is potentially clockwork powered. it'd make for a fantastic project that would combine skills already demonstrated with something a bit different and one that I would definitely try to replicate
*casually hand files a perfect toothed gear* lol, interesting video as always - almost makes you wonder if some of our modern tools are infact a little over-engineered!
Sigma175 I was going to ask if anyone noticed that he hand filed a gear and doesn't even say a word about it. Like it is something that is so common it's not worth mentioning. I am over here saying, wait did he just do that to test this vise project?
You mean that you don't file perfect gear wheels by hand every day!! :-) I thought I was seeing things at first until I remembered who was doing the filing. A craftsman of the first order.
What limits your ability to produce ever-finer tolerances is your test and measuring equipment. They dictate how accurate your machines or hand-work can be. Parts can be produced more quickly and more cheaply when the tolerances and materials required are fully understood. When I consider the engineering of and manufacturing ability to mass-produce my DeWalt brushless tools, I am blown aware. This equipment is unbelievably tough, so powerful it constantly surprises me, so accurate as to be mind-boggling, and so long-lasting I purchased smaller batteries because they weigh less! Over-engineering is not really a thing. Engineering is a mirror on the importance and price of the article in question. If you choose to spend more than the minimum required on engineering, you are part of the solution, rather than a part of the problem. Under-engineering is what leads to Very Bad Things.
Impressive, but the teeth were premarked. You can see some of the tiny scratch marks on the edge facing the camera before he starts filing, which ones you can see depends on how he holds his right hand.
I must admit, the simplicity of this tool is rather striking seeing as how effective it seems to be. I am definitly going to be making one of these for my model building. Unlike a lot of modern vices this seems like it would be a breeze to put away after use, and wont take up any of my extremely limited tabletop workspace when not in use. I applaud you for showing us how you made it.
man to be honest, i hadn't even heard of clickspring until two days ago on a wikipedia article about the antikythera mechanism. after watching these videos i can't believe BUT that this guy must be a humble man. a genius no doubt but humble. all this trouble he's taking on himself to show what the ancient greeks did and laying it out there for the world to see in these beautiful videos, without too much thought on what he gets in RETURN, except maybe some viewer's joy and satisfaction. the world the way it is now, people like that won't get fame, because their work has a low return value. the economics of convenience runs the world, it's all get rich and famous quick schemes, and its the instagram models that are the social media user's new gods. but i bow to you brother, you are a gem of a man. shabaash.
This is it, folks. The ultimate expression of human independent action, combined with superb skill, total dedication, reverence for ancient processes, consistent curiosity, and fantastic workmanship, filmed beautifully, and presented compellingly. THIS is what I want to celebrate: our relentless humanity; our stupendous ability; our incalculable commitment; our multi-millennial passion for performing the finest handcrafting; and our fascination with mechanical technology. Thank you, Chris, on behalf of everything that will every call itself human.
I've made a serrated steak knife from a blank before with a needle file, which should take longer than this with about as many teeth but harder metal, and it was maybe an hour's work, not really that bad at all. The measuring in this case though might be bit more annoying ahead of time given a circle. However, would they have had steel files at the time? I'm guessing likely not, but not sure. If not they probably had a slightly harder alloy or could work harden a tool or something, but it might have taken a lot longer than this if the hardness difference was low. I can say that a major advantage of this vice he just built would be the ability to easily carry it outside due to being free standing. The LIGHT you need to make those teeth is significant, and I'd definitely want to file them in the sun in Greece without any powerful electric lights.
Gavin Jenkins the mediterranean was more than a millenium into the iron age by the point of the antikythera mechanism's creation. Steel was very much available at the time.
That's a very good point, thinking of how inventions and discoveries evolve over the course of millennia. If we were to draw parallels, the navigational compass was invented a millennia ago, c.1000 A.D in China and simultaneously the Norse invaders used lodestones for navigation whilst seafaring. Today for navigation we have the Earth mapped out with a discrete numbering system i.e Longitude and Latitude co-ordinates and the Global Positioning System (G.P.S)
I have to say Chris, you make it look wonderful. Just filing down teeth on a sprocket, and you make it look so wonderful. Yet i know there are hours and hours of work in that one piece. From layout to actual filing and filming. Thank you for your amazing work and I'm always astounded at the way you make things look.
Just an astonishingly awesome video - I'm not sure how I came upon this series, but the A.M. has been something I've read everything I could about and fascinates me to no end. And your videos are just, I'm sorry, I lack the words to convey. Just amazing. THANK YOU for sharing your incredible skills. Just - thank you.
Your videos are endlessly fascinating. As a career machinist, the origins of accurate work have always interested me. The great concept is that accuracy can be made from less accurate mechanisms. The saying is: "all new machine tools are made on older machine tools." The boot-strapping from simple hand tools up to modern machines is a part of history seldom mentioned. Thanks for your amazing work.
I just can't wait to see your next videos ... By making it the ancient way is the way of showing how much is your passion and desire, Just like them. BIG applaud Chris.
Thank you for all the episodes showing your take on the ancient tools that could have been used. More than discussion, your making and using the ancient tools was a wonderful experience to watch, and gave me a greater appreciation of the basics ideas behind precision machining.
I like your videos, you do a professional job! You are not afraid of your own voice, you know how to use the music so it's not annoying or too loud but just right so it can be heard in the background where it belongs. You how to use the high speed function of your camera SPARINGLY so we can enjoy the sight and sound of the operation, you are trying to share with your viewers. Great job, thank you!
Very nice I am glad I saw this I am in the middle of making a leather stitching pony and clam pony. This gave me different ideas for designs. You are very talented and I can't imagine the amount of research you have done for projects.
you know Chris I am constantly amazed at how you continually outdo your previous video's...to see you making tools as well as the main components for the thing you are building is always a joy to see...I am loving this Antikythera build and I can't wait to see more over the coming months! You are an amazing machinist and fabricator mate!
I think it's incredible how the ancient civilisations created such simple but effective tools. It's a great idea that you show us what the Greeks had in their workshops!
Amazing! It is pretty incredible that just the other day I was discussing with a friend how on earth could the ancients have made the gears on the antikythera mechanism and then I find your video. I am very impressed. Thanks for sharing!
Chris the quality of your videos is really insane! The image, the sound, the pace and how you cut it, it's IMO unreached on youtube. Your videos are so enjoyable and satisfying to watch because I know everything will be just perfect and neat and beautiful. So keep doing what you're doing, because you are doing it right Sir!
Real Rebellion got to fully agree with your statement, the only other channel that I enjoy just as much is This old Tony's videos, great sense of humour too that you have to be switched on to catch them all!
Absolutely brilliant. I agree with your approach regarding what tools and techniques are likely to be appropriate. It will be fascinating to see what you find out during the whole build series. Especially if you manage to rule out a particular technique. This is RUclips at its best. Thank you and all the best from a wet and overcast UK.
Mate. the knowledge and skills you have amaze me. and too top it off the quality of your vids is second to none. great voice over too. Can't wait for the next episode
I've been expecting this ! I just watched the entire clock build again today, off work sick, it really lifted my spirits ! I'm totally impressed with your work methodology on this build, not only are you attempting to build this thing, you are making as many tools as you can plus cutting the teeth on the wheels by hand ! Are you mad ? ! ? I'm sure you have put a lot of research into this project and you are not concerned about how long it takes, I imagine you enjoy the challenge ! Good for you and thanks for bringing us along !
These videos always take my breath away with the attention to detail, great camera work, godlike patience, and soothing voice over. Smelting your own bronze like that just takes it to another level, and I was happy to see that included. Can't wait for the next video!
Wonderful job on your ancient holder!!!! I'm wonder if a cool tool like yours might have been used to flint Knapp stone tools 12,000 years ago? Thank you for your very fantastic videos. Your work is my most favorite to watch !!!!!!! Big thumbs up,and thank you again... M.K.S.
Another fabulous presentation which I have loved. Just dropped in to say that - Shellac is the adhesive of choice for Woodwind technicians to adhere the pads into the key-cups of instruments such as saxophones - to offer you an example.
This is amazing! Actually making the tools they could have used and then using it yourself to make a part is a way to truly appreciate all the work and skill that went into designing and making something as ancient and as precise as this.
Hi Chris. I've been watching your clock videos since the beginning, and a have nearly finished 2 master's degrees during that time. I am now on my way to a PhD program, and love that you are starting this new series which will will continue to be a regular part of this next phase of my life. I can't wait to look back at this project years from now the same way I can keep revisiting part of the clock series. Thank you sir, and cheers!
I say this all the time but you never cease to amaze me. I just thought of what I think is a good analogy, you are to metal working what Norm Abrams is to woodworking. I mean that as a high praise compliment. You and Norm are huge icons in the home built industry. Well, home built if you own a lathe, drill press, planer, casting bench, forge, smeltery.. you get the point. I categorize you up there with Neil Degrass Tyson, Carl Sagan, Norm Abrams and My high school English Literature teacher and so on. super talented people who inspire me, fascinate me, and really teach me something very interesting that I otherwise never would have been exposed to.
I made something similar but from old mini vice, originally meant to be hammered into tree stump. The ability to have a good grip but still the whole thing being mobile is a huge benefit when working with small objects. I need to think about the "handle" more but it is one of my most favorite tools. Excellent helping hand for soldering and i filed a groove on to it to hold solid wires without mushing them, good for spring making too..
Another fantastic video. thank you so very much! And this video is just 1 demonstration why it takes a while for a new video to be uploaded. So so much work goes into each and every video and its a sight to behold. I love this ancient vice design brought back to life and being used. its amazing to see and not to mention the versatility offered unlike most modern counterparts. Very clever solutions for the technology of the time. Thankyou Clickspring!
A perfect vid. Great story behind the vise/clamp, great storytelling with amazing word choice, perfect image, and nothing excessive overall. The artist ideally combines modern power tools with authentic ones, beautifully conveying his message. Thanks for sharing. Please, keep on making things and videos on how you make those things, particularly different instruments. I find a somewhat special joy in watching someone make something I personally can barely get my hands on; there're only select few channels to allow that joy, so thanks again. Best regards, Rafael Daulet
I have seen talc used on files to help keep soft metal from clogging up the cutting grooves. This is crucial for cleaning small files that cannot be cleaned with a steel brush due to their fine groves.
Great work indeed. As an artist and sculptor who lost the use of one arm, this video gave me a great boost of excitement; what an amazing devise, its simplicity makes it so versatile. I own a whole bunch of flexible, jointed vises, clamps etc but for ease of use and positioning, this ancient devise is, for me, revolutionary. I'm going to have a go at making at round or hexagonal one; being able to adjust the height so easily, when used in a vise or sitting, is very appealing.
Very cool piece, and much larger than I had originally anticipated when looking at the pictures you showed. Thanks for sharing, and great narration of your theory on the ancient tooling. Aloha...Chuck
Good thing I'm not your neighbor. "Here's my neighbor that's always asking me a thousands questions". 😁 Really enjoy your work and the excellent craftsmanship. 👍👍
My grandfather was a carver and gilder. He had [I have] 500 master carvings and 500 molds. The older ones were made form pitch, the more modern ones are made from a mix of shellac and talc. 95% of them were used for the ornate picture frame construction [like L-13, L-14, L-15, L-16]. Nice to watch young folks use the old but time proven methods. Cheers.
Que calidad de video profesor, me gustan sus videos con subtitulos en español, espero y siga subiendo mas, ademas de hacer unos trabajos incredibles de matal-mecanica.
Striving for authenticity is great but wouldn't wearing a toga and sandals when you work add just that little bit more?
Briefly donned trousers for OSHA, back into sandals and toga immediately after they left...
toga TOGA TOGA TOGA TOGA SORRY FOR THE OUT BURST bmp.
Togas were worn by Romans, a Greek tradesman would probably be in a chiton. A lot less cloth to get snarled in the lathe...
chiton chiton chiton CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON CHITON?
Sandals are common machineshop footwear :)
Hey Folks,
This video is the first episode in a companion series to the main Antikythera Mechanism project, that I'm calling "Antikythera Fragments". Sort of like the ongoing "Spare Parts" series, but specifically for the AM.
The reason for the separate series is that there's a lot that I'd like to discuss about this machine, that requires a large amount of speculation and guesswork. I'd like the main series to be as fact based as possible, so when I know I'm clearly deviating into speculation territory, I'm going to hive the topic off into one of these "Fragment" videos.
It doesn't mean that I think the speculated idea is necessarily wrong, just that its more open for discussion. I'll share my thinking with you, and hopefully you'll have your own thoughts and share them too.
The first subject I want to cover is the topic of workholding that I briefly touched on in the 2nd episode.
Enjoy!
Chris.
(By the way, if you want some random Antikythera Facts, and to maybe see what I'm up to through the week, the best place to find me is on Twitter, @clickspring1 - twitter.com/clickspring1)
Awesome idea! I love it! Keep 'em coming, your videos are so addictive I have no idea why!
Clickspring lovit
Thanks Chris, this is a terrific addition to the main project. Your assumptions about the original tools are quite valid, there's even a whole discipline in archeology, experimental archaeology, devoted precisely to the kind of exploration you're doing. Good on ya mate!
I'm wondering if for a later series you make a miniature replica of one of the early steam locomotives which used massive gears to power the wheels and is potentially clockwork powered. it'd make for a fantastic project that would combine skills already demonstrated with something a bit different and one that I would definitely try to replicate
Thanks for making videos. See ya later!
*casually hand files a perfect toothed gear*
lol, interesting video as always - almost makes you wonder if some of our modern tools are infact a little over-engineered!
Sigma175 I was going to ask if anyone noticed that he hand filed a gear and doesn't even say a word about it. Like it is something that is so common it's not worth mentioning. I am over here saying, wait did he just do that to test this vise project?
Scrolled down for this lol
You mean that you don't file perfect gear wheels by hand every day!! :-) I thought I was seeing things at first until I remembered who was doing the filing. A craftsman of the first order.
What limits your ability to produce ever-finer tolerances is your test and measuring equipment. They dictate how accurate your machines or hand-work can be. Parts can be produced more quickly and more cheaply when the tolerances and materials required are fully understood.
When I consider the engineering of and manufacturing ability to mass-produce my DeWalt brushless tools, I am blown aware. This equipment is unbelievably tough, so powerful it constantly surprises me, so accurate as to be mind-boggling, and so long-lasting I purchased smaller batteries because they weigh less!
Over-engineering is not really a thing. Engineering is a mirror on the importance and price of the article in question. If you choose to spend more than the minimum required on engineering, you are part of the solution, rather than a part of the problem.
Under-engineering is what leads to Very Bad Things.
Impressive, but the teeth were premarked. You can see some of the tiny scratch marks on the edge facing the camera before he starts filing, which ones you can see depends on how he holds his right hand.
I must admit, the simplicity of this tool is rather striking seeing as how effective it seems to be. I am definitly going to be making one of these for my model building. Unlike a lot of modern vices this seems like it would be a breeze to put away after use, and wont take up any of my extremely limited tabletop workspace when not in use.
I applaud you for showing us how you made it.
man to be honest, i hadn't even heard of clickspring until two days ago on a wikipedia article about the antikythera mechanism. after watching these videos i can't believe BUT that this guy must be a humble man. a genius no doubt but humble. all this trouble he's taking on himself to show what the ancient greeks did and laying it out there for the world to see in these beautiful videos, without too much thought on what he gets in RETURN, except maybe some viewer's joy and satisfaction. the world the way it is now, people like that won't get fame, because their work has a low return value. the economics of convenience runs the world, it's all get rich and famous quick schemes, and its the instagram models that are the social media user's new gods. but i bow to you brother, you are a gem of a man. shabaash.
Well written! The thing with such channels is that the viewer base knows what the channel's worth is.
Everything in your videos just exudes skill, professionalism and pride in your work. It really is a pleasure to watch them.
who is thumbs downing chris' videos? I find this is the only channel on yt where i feel compelled to like every single vid
My life is just waiting for these videos. Keep it up.
This is it, folks. The ultimate expression of human independent action, combined with superb skill, total dedication, reverence for ancient processes, consistent curiosity, and fantastic workmanship, filmed beautifully, and presented compellingly.
THIS is what I want to celebrate: our relentless humanity; our stupendous ability; our incalculable commitment; our multi-millennial passion for performing the finest handcrafting; and our fascination with mechanical technology.
Thank you, Chris, on behalf of everything that will every call itself human.
this !!
You... You articulated it!
The speculation about the tools used at the time and trying to replicate them is as awesome as the big project itself! Keep going man :)
You manage to make a black sand mold look amazing, great video
After having watched all the Antikythera videos, I just have one word; "Masterclass".
And it's free.
Incredible.
Chris is one of the few reasons I keep adblock off when watching RUclips videos
you are truly a renaissance man Chris. Machine work, carpentry and foundry man...you blow me away sir.
That's a really beautiful and smart vise. Thanks for sharing!
Chris, how is it that every time that I watch a video of yours I am amazed by your craftsmanship?
I can't decide if your workmanship is better than your videography skills or vice versa. Doesn't matter however, because I truly enjoy both. Thanks!!
Thank you Pat, terrific to have you watching mate :)
Discovered your channel today and I just wanted to say listening to your nice voice with this high production value is simply lovely.
Terrific to have you watching mate :)
I can see how this would also work for carving and general work holding, I need to make one of these for my workshop. Thanks for sharing.
Making a pinion using just a needle point file... You are incredibly patient, I must admin!
Andriy Syrovenko crazy
I've made a serrated steak knife from a blank before with a needle file, which should take longer than this with about as many teeth but harder metal, and it was maybe an hour's work, not really that bad at all. The measuring in this case though might be bit more annoying ahead of time given a circle.
However, would they have had steel files at the time? I'm guessing likely not, but not sure. If not they probably had a slightly harder alloy or could work harden a tool or something, but it might have taken a lot longer than this if the hardness difference was low.
I can say that a major advantage of this vice he just built would be the ability to easily carry it outside due to being free standing. The LIGHT you need to make those teeth is significant, and I'd definitely want to file them in the sun in Greece without any powerful electric lights.
Gavin Jenkins the mediterranean was more than a millenium into the iron age by the point of the antikythera mechanism's creation. Steel was very much available at the time.
That's a very good point, thinking of how inventions and discoveries evolve over the course of millennia.
If we were to draw parallels, the navigational compass was invented a millennia ago, c.1000 A.D in China and simultaneously the Norse invaders used lodestones for navigation whilst seafaring.
Today for navigation we have the Earth mapped out with a discrete numbering system i.e Longitude and Latitude co-ordinates and the Global Positioning System (G.P.S)
Actually... this is a great way to make a stitching clam! I'm a leatherworker and this is both simple but also beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
I'm not a metalworker, but I can't get enough of these videos. keep up the great work.
Came back to rewatch this entire series!
I have to say Chris, you make it look wonderful. Just filing down teeth on a sprocket, and you make it look so wonderful. Yet i know there are hours and hours of work in that one piece. From layout to actual filing and filming.
Thank you for your amazing work and I'm always astounded at the way you make things look.
I look forward to videos from this channel more than any other channel. Keep up the good work!
Just an astonishingly awesome video - I'm not sure how I came upon this series, but the A.M. has been something I've read everything I could about and fascinates me to no end. And your videos are just, I'm sorry, I lack the words to convey. Just amazing. THANK YOU for sharing your incredible skills. Just - thank you.
Your videos are endlessly fascinating. As a career machinist, the origins of accurate work have always interested me. The great concept is that accuracy can be made from less accurate mechanisms. The saying is: "all new machine tools are made on older machine tools." The boot-strapping from simple hand tools up to modern machines is a part of history seldom mentioned.
Thanks for your amazing work.
I just can't wait to see your next videos ... By making it the ancient way is the way of showing how much is your passion and desire, Just like them. BIG applaud Chris.
Thank you for all the episodes showing your take on the ancient tools that could have been used. More than discussion, your making and using the ancient tools was a wonderful experience to watch, and gave me a greater appreciation of the basics ideas behind precision machining.
Perfectly valid approach. Workholding takes many forms, so this is one way it could be done. This series should be valuable to archeologists.
Still one the best channels on RUclips!
I like your videos, you do a professional job! You are not afraid of your own voice, you know how to use the music so it's not annoying or too loud but just right so it can be heard in the background where it belongs. You how to use the high speed function of your camera SPARINGLY so we can enjoy the sight and sound of the operation, you are trying to share with your viewers. Great job, thank you!
Experimental archaeology at it's finest....I salute you Chris
Man, this videos series is one of the most awesome and brilliant things I've seen in my life. Thank you so so so much for sharing this.
Very nice I am glad I saw this I am in the middle of making a leather stitching pony and clam pony. This gave me different ideas for designs. You are very talented and I can't imagine the amount of research you have done for projects.
you know Chris I am constantly amazed at how you continually outdo your previous video's...to see you making tools as well as the main components for the thing you are building is always a joy to see...I am loving this Antikythera build and I can't wait to see more over the coming months! You are an amazing machinist and fabricator mate!
These are still (seriously) some of the most well made videos on youtube by a single person, the quality overall is mindblowing,
Fascinating. Incredible work and I also like the way you think about how tools were made and used in ancient times. Can't get enough of this stuff!
I think it's incredible how the ancient civilisations created such simple but effective tools.
It's a great idea that you show us what the Greeks had in their workshops!
Some day I hope to be this confident, and competent in the use of tools and fabrication techniques. Love the videos and can't wait for the next one.
I have watched many of your videos and all are great. The style and quality of presentation make them almost meditative.
Amazing! It is pretty incredible that just the other day I was discussing with a friend how on earth could the ancients have made the gears on the antikythera mechanism and then I find your video. I am very impressed. Thanks for sharing!
Chris the quality of your videos is really insane! The image, the sound, the pace and how you cut it, it's IMO unreached on youtube. Your videos are so enjoyable and satisfying to watch because I know everything will be just perfect and neat and beautiful. So keep doing what you're doing, because you are doing it right Sir!
Real Rebellion got to fully agree with your statement, the only other channel that I enjoy just as much is This old Tony's videos, great sense of humour too that you have to be switched on to catch them all!
No kidding. I watched a bunch of these videos and now I'm looking at large and mill prices... Lol
Absolutely brilliant. I agree with your approach regarding what tools and techniques are likely to be appropriate. It will be fascinating to see what you find out during the whole build series. Especially if you manage to rule out a particular technique.
This is RUclips at its best. Thank you and all the best from a wet and overcast UK.
Cheers Gary, from hot and humid Cairns :)
wow this is the soonest i've ever been to a clickspring video!
it brightens my day every time you post a video
The best content. The best voice. The best production. So happy I found you and your work
i am very glad i have stumbled upon this channel
I immediately subscribed, sure I won't regret.
Planning to view all of Clickspring's uploads.
Real craftsmanship is a joy to view. 🖖😀👍
Beautiful tool and remarkable craftsmanship!
Holy cow, gear teeth cut by hand! My hats off to you Chris. :)
"G'day, and welcome to clickspring" is like hearing from an old friend. In a crazy year where isolation was the norm, this channel is a godsend.
I love learning about the ancient techniques used to craft this crazy thing!
How can everything you make be so beautiful yet functional
Mate. the knowledge and skills you have amaze me. and too top it off the quality of your vids is second to none. great voice over too. Can't wait for the next episode
Your patience is as amazing as your craftsmanship! I guess they do go hand in hand though. :)
I love the mixed technology approach, I think it adds a especial value the whole project
Absolutely brilliant execution of this bronze casting! Great video as always! Keep them coming!
He made a perfect sprocket with a hand file!! Thats gotta deserve a like.
I've been expecting this !
I just watched the entire clock build again today, off work sick, it really lifted my spirits !
I'm totally impressed with your work methodology on this build, not only are you attempting to build this thing, you are making as many tools as you can plus cutting the teeth on the wheels by hand ! Are you mad ? ! ?
I'm sure you have put a lot of research into this project and you are not concerned about how long it takes, I imagine you enjoy the challenge !
Good for you and thanks for bringing us along !
These videos always take my breath away with the attention to detail, great camera work, godlike patience, and soothing voice over. Smelting your own bronze like that just takes it to another level, and I was happy to see that included. Can't wait for the next video!
Fascinating and thank you for taking the time to show how this elegant tool is made.
I was hooked after the clock making series. But you just made your own bronze for casting. I'm definitely hooked now.
Wonderful job on your ancient holder!!!! I'm wonder if a cool tool like yours might have been used to flint Knapp stone tools 12,000 years ago? Thank you for your very fantastic videos. Your work is my most favorite to watch !!!!!!! Big thumbs up,and thank you again... M.K.S.
Did the saying " the patience of a saint" originate from this ancient technology ? Truly absorbing to watch, a great video to watch.
never clicked on a video faster in my life
that casting was beautiful
That actually looks like such a simple yet useable vise that I can say I think one has a place in my tool set, no question about it.
That is a beautiful casting.
I love that your videos have subtitles, they help a lot sometimes !
As always a complete joy to watch your videos! Very nice work and production. Looking forward to the next episode.
Another fabulous presentation which I have loved. Just dropped in to say that - Shellac is the adhesive of choice for Woodwind technicians to adhere the pads into the key-cups of instruments such as saxophones - to offer you an example.
This is amazing! Actually making the tools they could have used and then using it yourself to make a part is a way to truly appreciate all the work and skill that went into designing and making something as ancient and as precise as this.
15 secs into the video and already liked it because I know it's gonna be awesome.
I'm amazed I hadn't discovered this channel sooner! Wonderful video, right up my street. I'll be subscribing and following this series for sure!
Hi Chris. I've been watching your clock videos since the beginning, and a have nearly finished 2 master's degrees during that time. I am now on my way to a PhD program, and love that you are starting this new series which will will continue to be a regular part of this next phase of my life. I can't wait to look back at this project years from now the same way I can keep revisiting part of the clock series. Thank you sir, and cheers!
Cheers mate!
I say this all the time but you never cease to amaze me. I just thought of what I think is a good analogy, you are to metal working what Norm Abrams is to woodworking. I mean that as a high praise compliment. You and Norm are huge icons in the home built industry. Well, home built if you own a lathe, drill press, planer, casting bench, forge, smeltery.. you get the point. I categorize you up there with Neil Degrass Tyson, Carl Sagan, Norm Abrams and My high school English Literature teacher and so on. super talented people who inspire me, fascinate me, and really teach me something very interesting that I otherwise never would have been exposed to.
Very much appreciate your kind words Mike, thank you
Sweet build!
I made something similar but from old mini vice, originally meant to be hammered into tree stump. The ability to have a good grip but still the whole thing being mobile is a huge benefit when working with small objects. I need to think about the "handle" more but it is one of my most favorite tools. Excellent helping hand for soldering and i filed a groove on to it to hold solid wires without mushing them, good for spring making too..
Another fantastic video. thank you so very much! And this video is just 1 demonstration why it takes a while for a new video to be uploaded. So so much work goes into each and every video and its a sight to behold.
I love this ancient vice design brought back to life and being used. its amazing to see and not to mention the versatility offered unlike most modern counterparts. Very clever solutions for the technology of the time. Thankyou Clickspring!
A perfect vid. Great story behind the vise/clamp, great storytelling with amazing word choice, perfect image, and nothing excessive overall. The artist ideally combines modern power tools with authentic ones, beautifully conveying his message.
Thanks for sharing. Please, keep on making things and videos on how you make those things, particularly different instruments. I find a somewhat special joy in watching someone make something I personally can barely get my hands on; there're only select few channels to allow that joy, so thanks again.
Best regards,
Rafael Daulet
The video quality of your videos are always top notch!
I look forward to watching you build this one like the clock, thank you for sharing your wonderful handly work
underrated channel. you deserve 10 million+ subs
I have seen talc used on files to help keep soft metal from clogging up the cutting grooves. This is crucial for cleaning small files that cannot be cleaned with a steel brush due to their fine groves.
your videos, technical acumen and all around intelligence is so enjoyable.
Great work indeed. As an artist and sculptor who lost the use of one arm, this video gave me a great boost of excitement; what an amazing devise, its simplicity makes it so versatile.
I own a whole bunch of flexible, jointed vises, clamps etc but for ease of use and positioning, this ancient devise is, for me, revolutionary.
I'm going to have a go at making at round or hexagonal one; being able to adjust the height so easily, when used in a vise or sitting, is very appealing.
Excellent and informative as always. Mega thanks from NZ
I'm impressed about your patience to file down every tooth!!!!
Keep on going, i love your videos!
Greetings from Germany
you are amazing. the videos i have seen are wonderfully made and beyond interesting.
Brother, this is the first time I have seen your channel. This was amazing!
Hi,
Brilliant work as usual. Many thanks for sharing.
Kind regards, Colin.
Very cool piece, and much larger than I had originally anticipated when looking at the pictures you showed. Thanks for sharing, and great narration of your theory on the ancient tooling. Aloha...Chuck
Good thing I'm not your neighbor. "Here's my neighbor that's always asking me a thousands questions". 😁
Really enjoy your work and the excellent craftsmanship. 👍👍
YES!! Another video from Clickspring!
And the great work continues! Well Done!
ngl since seeing this video a few years back, it's been my favourite style of vise.
I aim to make one like this for my future workshop
SOOOO glad to see more vids comin' from ya.
My grandfather was a carver and gilder. He had [I have] 500 master carvings and 500 molds. The older ones were made form pitch, the more modern ones are made from a mix of shellac and talc. 95% of them were used for the ornate picture frame construction [like L-13, L-14, L-15, L-16]. Nice to watch young folks use the old but time proven methods. Cheers.
Cheers Tommy, terrific to read that detail, and thanks for tuning in :)
Que calidad de video profesor, me gustan sus videos con subtitulos en español, espero y siga subiendo mas, ademas de hacer unos trabajos incredibles de matal-mecanica.
Very nice simple tool! Well done.
Chris, this is a great series. I look forward to seeing more. Thanks for the videos,. Greg
Cheers Greg, more on the way soon :)