It was published a while back here: bhi.co.uk/antikytheramechanism/ The finding has since been independently replicated twice (and with greater precision) by others here: arxiv.org/pdf/2403.00040 and here: bhi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-HJApril24-AOTM.pdf - Cheers :)
Do you reckon that thing was one of a kind, or there were multiple made but only one survived? And if multiple were made, would they all have came from a single shop, or the knowledge of how to make them might have spread?
Me: “Man, I wonder why it has been so long since Chris uploaded a full-length video on the Antikythera build? OH…..because he’s been HAND CUTTING A BUNCH OF ROUND FILES!”
I love how this is not simply about the reconstruction of the Mechanism itself, but also a deep dive into the fabrication of the tools that were needed to build it in the first place.
I have a friend who's generally level-headed and sensible, but has a deep fondness for conspiracy theories about "ancient aliens" and the like, with claims that many structures and artifacts couldn't be made with the tool technology of that time. Sending him these videos makes him SO ANNOYED, but in a very funny way :D
@redwitch12 I think the only difference between what Chris is doing and how the actual one was made is that there were likely specialist tool makers, and the people building the mechanism likely just ordered their tools from them.
I did the same thing. In fact I was actually watching another RUclips video. That’s how much I find everything about this topic and how Chris is dealing with it, so utterly fascinating.
Happy to do that, I've been waiting for another video of this!😃 The story of this analog computer is so amazing, I enjoy every videos of its progress and your explantions, and the tools you making for it!😊
Hey, buddy! REALLY enjoy these videos. This is somewhat unrelated, I can't recall if you're from NZ, or Australia. I'll be in Sydney in late June. If you're in NZ I don't think it would be possible given my scheduling, but would love to get to meet you in person if that's possible. If not, I'll settle for the videos, lol.
Seven and a half years in working on this masterpiece of ancient (and contemporary) technology. Not only reproducing this long lost knowledge but also reimagining all the necessary tools that were needed to build the mechanism itself. Chris, what you have achieved is more than any other craftsman and youtuber could ever think of. Just amazing
Has it really been 7.5 years since Chris started on his exploration of the mechanism? I tell you that those Covid Lockdowns that we had in Melbourne have really messed with my sense of time.
I don't remember the details, but there was a watchmaker that invented his own escapement that would only teach how to make it to watchmakers that had built a whole watch by themselves, movement yes, but also face, backing, crystal, dials and bracelet - and did it to exquisite level of perfection.
"giving tremendous authority over the material to whoever is driving the file" this man has such a way with words that keeps the narration extra interesting. great video!!!!
I'll second this. He's clearly immersed his mind in the scholarly work behind the Antikythera, and well-educated. Next time my ignorant ass is in the shop, I'm announcing to my wood pieces, "I have tremendous authority over you!!"
This is one of my absolutely favorite series. Watching someone rebuild manufacturing techniques from scratch while making an incredibly complex machine of unknown origin is endlessly fascinating. I love it~
he's listed as a contributor in some peer-reviewed archeology papers. That's pretty exceptional for someone who's not specifically trained in archeology!
Me: “Man, I wonder why it has been so long since Chris uploaded a full-length video on the Antikythera build? OH…..because he’s been HAND CUTTING A BUNCH OF ROUND FILES!”
In this age of doing everything as fast as possible your videos are a welcome reminder that going slow and paying attention to the finer details can be its own reward. I admire your skill and patience. You ability to do much with the simplest of tools is something to aspire to.
I honestly hope some university awards you an honorary PhD for your work in this Chris. The attention to detail, and depth of work going into understand and recreation a lost piece of ancient technology along with the processes and tools used to make it are beyond what many researchers do for their thesis
When I last wasn't feeling mentally too great I speed ran watching all of this series, it honestly was a welcomed distraction that I came to adore so much. So excited to see an update in the series!
As a modern day career machinist, your seires is beyond humbling. Getting a glimpse of the ways precision mechanical component's might have been manufactured in antiquity is so enlightenting. There is a saying among machinists, "Anyone can make something with the right tools, but it takes a good mahinist to make quality parts using bad tools". With enough patience, evidence shown and proved, even simple handmade files can be coaxed to produce delicate mechanical features! Thank you for the time and effort you undoubtedly spend on discovering the beginnings of what i personally consider to be the true birth of the modern age. When man discovered a way to shape not a tool, but rather how to make physical the conceptions of mechanical devices.
@@Clickspring 😂😂❤️ Watching from Adelaide. Actually have an elderly jeweller/watch-smith in the shopping complex close to our house, and I’m tempted to make him an offer on all of his equipment so I can pretend to be you once he pulls up stumps. Amazing stuff Chris. Awesome to have you back….. for a bit 🙏🏻
I know people, all older, who think there's nothing edifying on RUclips. And I can't show them this video, because they won't even understand what's going on. Thanks for keeping things transcendent here.
Spent half the video wondering where I'd seen this before, but then remembered I'm a Patron. Still watched all of it again anyway because I love this Antikythera series.
Seeing you make smaller and more defined files with ones you have previously just made is amazing. It' makes me think that the simple tools we use today are literally a descendants of tools before them all the way back to when man first discovered how to manipulate ore into metal or even using stone to cut up wood for fuel. To me (perhaps strangely) it gives them a sort of living property. Love the videos Chris.
I was lucky enough to see te real Antikythera mechanism while studying abroad in Greece last year. It was so cool to see it in person after watching your videos recreating it.
You know what’s crazy? When he started the antikythera mechanism build, I was single. As of this video, I am happily married with a dog. This series, including these fragment videos, have been with me for a lot of life experiences and hopefully will remain for many more. These videos will forever hold a place in my life.
Same (switch dog for washing machine 😅). A friend sent me his first couple of these to help distract me from a truly horrible breakup that nearly ended me. This video dropped during my honeymoon to an even more (far more) amazing woman than I'd even dreamed existed
The attention to details like how they would've build this. What tools, and things like that, elevates this series. Like... if you just used your modern tools and made a replica, it was already going to be fantastic. But the historical take, about tools, procedures, and trying to understand the quirkies of the design and asking yourself why it's like this. Makes this a master piece. Diffidently a Magum Opus.
I mean, that's exactly why a bunch of anthropologists went nuts over the series, and why Chris ended up caving and writing a paper on the whole thing. This isn't just a masterpiece, it's a scientifically significant masterpiece.
People have always been clever, and this is a wonderful showcase of working within limitations to prove that those before didn't need modern or supernatural technology to make complex and wonderful things. Especially when you consider how much of their lives were dedicated from a young age to their craft.
I cannot imagine how much time and effort it must take to replicate all the tools 'of the day' just to make the parts of the mechanism. But I really love watching you make them!
Very interesting and highly educational. It's not hard to imagine how highly prized these sort of tools would have been to the ancient craftsmen. Impeccable production too, Chris. All the best, Mart in England.
I love how you can make precision pieces out of almost anything! "Today on Clickspring we'll be making a pocket watch using a chisel and a ham sandwich".
Просто потрясающе! Создание инструментов, затем этими инструментами изготовление детали. 😊 Да более потрясающего доказательства возможности изготовления в древней Греции и представить невозможно! 🎉👍
This is absolutely amazing. Not only is it amazing you have the patients to make the mechanism itself, but you have even MORE patients to make all the tools that were a part of that era. Not jus the tools, but everything that goes into making those tools (charcoal, straps, workholding, etc... the list goes on). Thanks for sharing.
This is a fantastic example of experimental archeology! I love the consideration of what the minimum viable tool for a given job is - along with the idea that you can use slightly more crude tools to create or refine future tools. Makes the antikithera mechanism seem much like a modern piece of clockwork - close attention to fine detail and good fittings is as important as good tools, if not more so.
The amount of detail in the first 30 seconds of footage, animation, etc is incredible. The world would be a better place if everyone had 1/100th of your dedication, commitment, attention to detail, and passion. Chris, you are one in 8 billion.
This project is a marvel and a mother of invention. Birthing the construction process as much as the wonderful device it spawned. The existence of this particular section grants strong evidence that they knew the Moon to be a Sphere, and always brings a tear to my eye. The fates have allowed this work to be discovered after Poseidon did his best to prevent it. 🔱 🌊 I’ve been watching since the beginning- Bravo 👏
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Your work will definitely be required viewing material for schools everywhere once this is done.
Thankyou for a very informative video. It never ceases to amaze me how far advanced the ancient craftsmen and tradesmen were. The technology they perfected, back then is still applicable for our so-called modern times. Progress has certainly not changed very much with hand tools.
Chris, thank you for the video! Your craftsmanship is incredible, the discipline and knowledge displayed is nothing less than master level. I make fine fountain pens, and I come away from you videos feeling like a monkey smashing bits together.
With every new clickspring video, I find myself entering the mindset of an "ancient aliens" adherent to get my world rocked even harder. Also, having done my share of hand filing, I have to say these tools sound delightful while cutting.
Making files that way - I am in awe, both of you doing it and just how skilled the craftsmen of 3000 years ago must have been, and seemed to the people of the time, they must have seemed like magicians. I've honestly never given a file a seconds thought while using it (and I use them pretty regularly), but this has really opened my eyes to just how clever an instrument it actually is and how vital to the creation of past history, that led us to where we are today.
Very nice work. At 27:56 I noticed something. I suspect the original craftsman likely did the layout and the outer large round hole before cutting the disc out with the scarper and trammel so that they were not reaming a hole quite so near the thin boundary to the edge.
Most people "I need some files, right off to the hardware store" Clickspring " oh I will make them" You have the patience of a Saint and the skills to match.
I'm old enough to pre-date the internet. The fact that Chris is doing this high quality research is impressive enough, but add to that the easy, free access to the research AND instructional video boggles my mind!
Hey Clickspring! I was so thrilled to see a new video in your Antikythera series pop up in my feed! Your dedication, attention to detail, and passion for bringing this ancient marvel to life are truly inspiring. Every episode is a masterpiece, showcasing your incredible craftsmanship and deep knowledge. Please keep going with this amazing project-your work not only educates but also ignites a passion for history and engineering in so many of us. Thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into each video. We’re all eagerly looking forward to the next installment! You’re doing an incredible job!
Wow just wow. When I watch a show about ancient items found. It amazing to learn about what it is and how it was used, but I am always asking HOW WAS IT MADE what tools did that. I really enjoy your videos keep up the amazing work. 👽
It is absolutely insane how there are so many popular videos that claim "look at this artifact, it is too complex, we could never do something like that today, maybe our entire history is fake?!" , but when you share these videos in the exact same environments you get 1/100th of the engagement. You would think, hey maybe they just 'want' to believe something more cool than the truth, but that doesn't even make sense because Clickspring's videos are 1000X more impressive than any theory they can come up with.
Even though I've followed this channel for longer than I can remember every new video still surprises me with it's quality...The "bar keeps on rising", truly impressive. Best regards.
The amount of work and attention given to each of those round files is astounding, not to mention the rest of the handmade tools created to hold and make the files themselves
Thanks so much for making these videos, they are a real inspiration. Crazy to think how much the ancients did with so little, versus how little we do today with so much.
You are like Daniel Jackson from "Star Gate". You are leading the world in understanding how something was done in the ancient pass. Continue to be the light in the Darkness!
I've been watching earlier Antikythera Mechanism videos, and I'm only just smart enough to follow along, but the production quality on this one is a step above, and I felt it very easy to know what you were doing, why, and how. Awesome stuff, and I love these videos.
Awesome, I've loved the tools in that series. Absolutely mindblowing how clever ancient people were. And how some of these tools traveled through the millennia essentially unchanged still to be used by today's craftsmen.
I hated to get back to work after lunch. I just wanted to watch this video. I work on repairing locomotives and I find the explanations here to be helpful with my own work. Perfection with primitive techniques is a joy.
While I find the Antikythera Mechanism truly interesting the documentation, history and manufacturing of the tooling to be absolutely fascinating! Seeing the files made and hardened by hand is simply amazing. Thanks for sharing this tutorial and I am sure it is one I will be watching many times over.
The effort, patience, persistence, level of detail, it's unfathomable what Chris is achieved thus far. To think there's even more to come. No complaints here on how long between videos considering what's taking place here.
As a retired emblematic die and mold maker I’ve made many hundreds of punches, chisels, etc. When we had a repetitive pattern to make, like a formal wreath around a border, we’d make two leaves on the one punch - one to fit in the previous lead, the other to create the next leaf. That ensured accurate spacing and helped prevent distortion of the just made leaf. Could this be adapted to file and rasp making? It might result in perfect spacing faster and for uniform teeth?
Always very interesting, extremely well written, filmed and produced. One could also say your work and files are a cut above the rest. This subject and content should be shown in schools to show and teach that you can build almost anything with just simple tools, time, patience, and a desire for learning.
Yes! Whatever happened to the paper you were doing? Did I miss something?
It was published a while back here: bhi.co.uk/antikytheramechanism/ The finding has since been independently replicated twice (and with greater precision) by others here: arxiv.org/pdf/2403.00040 and here: bhi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-HJApril24-AOTM.pdf - Cheers :)
@@Clickspring Now that I see it again, I had seen it, and apparently entirely forgotten....
@@Sim.Crawford Welcome to my world at 71 nearly 72, Inshallah. Sorry, I've forgotten what I was typing. rolf
Do you reckon that thing was one of a kind, or there were multiple made but only one survived?
And if multiple were made, would they all have came from a single shop, or the knowledge of how to make them might have spread?
Me: “Man, I wonder why it has been so long since Chris uploaded a full-length video on the Antikythera build? OH…..because he’s been HAND CUTTING A BUNCH OF ROUND FILES!”
I love how this is not simply about the reconstruction of the Mechanism itself, but also a deep dive into the fabrication of the tools that were needed to build it in the first place.
This kind of forensic archaeology is amazing. The tools inform the design, and the design informs the tools.
For sure!
It is an authentic reproduction of the device, and a practical science experiment. Hats off to Chris. This is his opus.
I have a friend who's generally level-headed and sensible, but has a deep fondness for conspiracy theories about "ancient aliens" and the like, with claims that many structures and artifacts couldn't be made with the tool technology of that time. Sending him these videos makes him SO ANNOYED, but in a very funny way :D
@redwitch12 I think the only difference between what Chris is doing and how the actual one was made is that there were likely specialist tool makers, and the people building the mechanism likely just ordered their tools from them.
Dropped everything the moment I saw a new Antikythera Mechanism video.
I did the same thing. In fact I was actually watching another RUclips video. That’s how much I find everything about this topic and how Chris is dealing with it, so utterly fascinating.
Ran when I got the notification. Which is strange since it's all online
👍👌👏 Same here, definitely!
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
Definitely did the same
Utterly brilliant film crafting, and engineering craftsmanship. Thank you Chris. Always a delight to see another of your videos. Les in UK 🇬🇧
Do me a favour folks, and share this one far and wide - Thanks for watching!
Happy to do that, I've been waiting for another video of this!😃 The story of this analog computer is so amazing, I enjoy every videos of its progress and your explantions, and the tools you making for it!😊
Same! Was really excited to see that notification. I wasn’t disappointed AT AlL.
I would, but I don't know any people...
I shared immediately with my colleagues. The world standard of research, analysis, production
Hey, buddy! REALLY enjoy these videos. This is somewhat unrelated, I can't recall if you're from NZ, or Australia. I'll be in Sydney in late June. If you're in NZ I don't think it would be possible given my scheduling, but would love to get to meet you in person if that's possible. If not, I'll settle for the videos, lol.
Seven and a half years in working on this masterpiece of ancient (and contemporary) technology. Not only reproducing this long lost knowledge but also reimagining all the necessary tools that were needed to build the mechanism itself. Chris, what you have achieved is more than any other craftsman and youtuber could ever think of. Just amazing
Has it really been 7.5 years since Chris started on his exploration of the mechanism?
I tell you that those Covid Lockdowns that we had in Melbourne have really messed with my sense of time.
I don't remember the details, but there was a watchmaker that invented his own escapement that would only teach how to make it to watchmakers that had built a whole watch by themselves, movement yes, but also face, backing, crystal, dials and bracelet - and did it to exquisite level of perfection.
Has it really been that long since the first episode? Jesus christ
@@markfryer9880 yup, I looked it up before posting my comment
@@SayWhut276 It only feels so long because of how him and This Old Tony screwed up the timeline....
"giving tremendous authority over the material to whoever is driving the file" this man has such a way with words that keeps the narration extra interesting. great video!!!!
This! That phrase caught my attention too.
Chris pays as much attention to the crafting of his words as he does to crafting of tools.
I'll second this. He's clearly immersed his mind in the scholarly work behind the Antikythera, and well-educated.
Next time my ignorant ass is in the shop, I'm announcing to my wood pieces, "I have tremendous authority over you!!"
I mean, if you're not diligently asserting authority over the material at every juncture, what are you even doing with your life as a maker?
Happy to see there's a new video in this series, it's by far my favorite content on youtube. Thank you Chris.
Great to have you watching mate :)
I agree. I like this channel even more than Primitive Skills, and that's saying something!
Unbelievable, the inventor of the case hardened file was truly a genius...
This is one of my absolutely favorite series. Watching someone rebuild manufacturing techniques from scratch while making an incredibly complex machine of unknown origin is endlessly fascinating. I love it~
Always a good day when there's a longform Clickspring video
Your dedication to reviving these 'forgotten' techniques is truly inspiring. Thanks for the great video!
Cool seeing you here!
I came 7 years ago for the Antikythera mechanism, I stayed for the tools making and all the history around. Great video chris !
Is anyone else in the world doing what Chris is doing to this level of detail? He deserves some kind of anthropological medal one day
It would seem that no one with a deep understanding of how clocks work had examined it before, which is why Chris wrote his academic paper.
he's listed as a contributor in some peer-reviewed archeology papers. That's pretty exceptional for someone who's not specifically trained in archeology!
@@markfryer9880 he wrote a paper?
@@bobsquaredme Search for "Antikythera Mechanism shows evidence of lunar calendar"
I'd say that he needs a multi episode BBC documentary series really. Although the Beeb are shockingly woke these days.
"Here's a comparison under a microscope..." **just so you can see my work is superior to modern machines!**
Absolutely fantastic work, as usual, sir!
Me: “Man, I wonder why it has been so long since Chris uploaded a full-length video on the Antikythera build? OH…..because he’s been HAND CUTTING A BUNCH OF ROUND FILES!”
In this age of doing everything as fast as possible your videos are a welcome reminder that going slow and paying attention to the finer details can be its own reward. I admire your skill and patience. You ability to do much with the simplest of tools is something to aspire to.
4:50 I have never seen a file so sharp that it leaves such tiny beautiful swarf as that
Right? ill never trust bunnings again.
I honestly hope some university awards you an honorary PhD for your work in this Chris. The attention to detail, and depth of work going into understand and recreation a lost piece of ancient technology along with the processes and tools used to make it are beyond what many researchers do for their thesis
It’s a privilege to watch the world’s leading expert on the Antikythera Mechanism 🤩
When I last wasn't feeling mentally too great I speed ran watching all of this series, it honestly was a welcomed distraction that I came to adore so much. So excited to see an update in the series!
omg same
his choice of music is just sooo soothing too
Hard to believe I've been watching this channel for almost 10 years!
his file making has sure improved too.
As a modern day career machinist, your seires is beyond humbling. Getting a glimpse of the ways precision mechanical component's might have been manufactured in antiquity is so enlightenting.
There is a saying among machinists, "Anyone can make something with the right tools, but it takes a good mahinist to make quality parts using bad tools".
With enough patience, evidence shown and proved, even simple handmade files can be coaxed to produce delicate mechanical features!
Thank you for the time and effort you undoubtedly spend on discovering the beginnings of what i personally consider to be the true birth of the modern age. When man discovered a way to shape not a tool, but rather how to make physical the conceptions of mechanical devices.
I love that you aren’t dead 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Me too!
@@Clickspring 😂😂❤️ Watching from Adelaide. Actually have an elderly jeweller/watch-smith in the shopping complex close to our house, and I’m tempted to make him an offer on all of his equipment so I can pretend to be you once he pulls up stumps. Amazing stuff Chris. Awesome to have you back….. for a bit 🙏🏻
I know people, all older, who think there's nothing edifying on RUclips.
And I can't show them this video, because they won't even understand what's going on.
Thanks for keeping things transcendent here.
Then they are old and foolish.
Spent half the video wondering where I'd seen this before, but then remembered I'm a Patron. Still watched all of it again anyway because I love this Antikythera series.
Such an elegance to your work. People think of blacksmithing and they think of loud, angry hammer hits and grime. Glad we get to see all sides of it.
Seeing you make smaller and more defined files with ones you have previously just made is amazing.
It' makes me think that the simple tools we use today are literally a descendants of tools before them all the way back to when man first discovered how to manipulate ore into metal or even using stone to cut up wood for fuel.
To me (perhaps strangely) it gives them a sort of living property.
Love the videos Chris.
years ago i end up in your channel because of the files
it's nice to see them back
There is nothing more satisfying than making our own tools,but your level of knowledge and skills are very impressive. Congrats.
The incredible amount of work to complete 1 round file, my jaw dropped when you presented more!
I was lucky enough to see te real Antikythera mechanism while studying abroad in Greece last year. It was so cool to see it in person after watching your videos recreating it.
This should be required watching in elementary schools!!! Fantastic work! Thank you for educating me and all who watch your work.
You know what’s crazy? When he started the antikythera mechanism build, I was single. As of this video, I am happily married with a dog. This series, including these fragment videos, have been with me for a lot of life experiences and hopefully will remain for many more. These videos will forever hold a place in my life.
Same (switch dog for washing machine 😅). A friend sent me his first couple of these to help distract me from a truly horrible breakup that nearly ended me. This video dropped during my honeymoon to an even more (far more) amazing woman than I'd even dreamed existed
As always - you are amazing!
The attention to details like how they would've build this. What tools, and things like that, elevates this series.
Like... if you just used your modern tools and made a replica, it was already going to be fantastic. But the historical take, about tools, procedures, and trying to understand the quirkies of the design and asking yourself why it's like this. Makes this a master piece. Diffidently a Magum Opus.
I mean, that's exactly why a bunch of anthropologists went nuts over the series, and why Chris ended up caving and writing a paper on the whole thing. This isn't just a masterpiece, it's a scientifically significant masterpiece.
This was truly amazing to watch & essentially learn from. Many thanx for your effort on this
People have always been clever, and this is a wonderful showcase of working within limitations to prove that those before didn't need modern or supernatural technology to make complex and wonderful things. Especially when you consider how much of their lives were dedicated from a young age to their craft.
I cannot imagine how much time and effort it must take to replicate all the tools 'of the day' just to make the parts of the mechanism. But I really love watching you make them!
Very interesting and highly educational. It's not hard to imagine how highly prized these sort of tools would have been to the ancient craftsmen. Impeccable production too, Chris. All the best, Mart in England.
Cheers Mart!
The video editing on this is craftsmanship in its own right!
I love how you can make precision pieces out of almost anything!
"Today on Clickspring we'll be making a pocket watch using a chisel and a ham sandwich".
nothing relaxes me more than a clickspring vid. thank you so much for making this series, right when i needed it most too!
This is why I love your channel. You have a certain perspective about forensic archeology.
Просто потрясающе! Создание инструментов, затем этими инструментами изготовление детали. 😊 Да более потрясающего доказательства возможности изготовления в древней Греции и представить невозможно!
🎉👍
Your videos are pure art
This is absolutely amazing. Not only is it amazing you have the patients to make the mechanism itself, but you have even MORE patients to make all the tools that were a part of that era. Not jus the tools, but everything that goes into making those tools (charcoal, straps, workholding, etc... the list goes on). Thanks for sharing.
I’ve just been on a vacation to Athens and saw the original mechanism! Spent a good hour just studying it
This is a fantastic example of experimental archeology! I love the consideration of what the minimum viable tool for a given job is - along with the idea that you can use slightly more crude tools to create or refine future tools.
Makes the antikithera mechanism seem much like a modern piece of clockwork - close attention to fine detail and good fittings is as important as good tools, if not more so.
The production quality is off the chart. Man! So good.
Excellent tool making video!
The amount of detail in the first 30 seconds of footage, animation, etc is incredible. The world would be a better place if everyone had 1/100th of your dedication, commitment, attention to detail, and passion. Chris, you are one in 8 billion.
Your video's always hit that primitive side in me. It brings out the appreciation of where we started and where we are now.
I love seeing the insight into the building of the world's tech tree and how artisans bootstrapped their shops.
It really is incredible that a tool can be used to make a better version of itself.
You're fantastic, both in your skill, and your patience in getting things done correctly and properly. Thank you!
It is humbling to realize how advanced 'old' technologies really were. Thank you for this wonderful, visually stunning video.
This project is a marvel and a mother of invention. Birthing the construction process as much as the wonderful device it spawned. The existence of this particular section grants strong evidence that they knew the Moon to be a Sphere, and always brings a tear to my eye. The fates have allowed this work to be discovered after Poseidon did his best to prevent it. 🔱 🌊
I’ve been watching since the beginning- Bravo 👏
Your work will definitely be required viewing material for schools everywhere once this is done.
Beautiful, beautiful tools, this channel has given me such a respect for the things we use to create.
This series has really opened my eyes to the ingenuity of ancient metalworkers. It's a joyous event whenever a new video arrives.
Thankyou for a very informative video. It never ceases to amaze me how far advanced the ancient craftsmen and tradesmen were. The technology they perfected, back then is still applicable for our so-called modern times. Progress has certainly not changed very much with hand tools.
Chris, thank you for the video! Your craftsmanship is incredible, the discipline and knowledge displayed is nothing less than master level. I make fine fountain pens, and I come away from you videos feeling like a monkey smashing bits together.
I’ve been watching since the beginning of the clock build and I am still amazed with your level of patience and dedication to long term projects.
really miss these longer format vids thanks!
With every new clickspring video, I find myself entering the mindset of an "ancient aliens" adherent to get my world rocked even harder.
Also, having done my share of hand filing, I have to say these tools sound delightful while cutting.
Fantastic stuff. You really, really do have far more patience than I have.
Making files that way - I am in awe, both of you doing it and just how skilled the craftsmen of 3000 years ago must have been, and seemed to the people of the time, they must have seemed like magicians. I've honestly never given a file a seconds thought while using it (and I use them pretty regularly), but this has really opened my eyes to just how clever an instrument it actually is and how vital to the creation of past history, that led us to where we are today.
Very nice work. At 27:56 I noticed something. I suspect the original craftsman likely did the layout and the outer large round hole before cutting the disc out with the scarper and trammel so that they were not reaming a hole quite so near the thin boundary to the edge.
The amount of effort you put into educating us about not just the mechanism itself, but the tools used to make it is insane.
Most people "I need some files, right off to the hardware store" Clickspring " oh I will make them"
You have the patience of a Saint and the skills to match.
I'm old enough to pre-date the internet. The fact that Chris is doing this high quality research is impressive enough, but add to that the easy, free access to the research AND instructional video boggles my mind!
The word craftsmanship doesn't even begin to describe what we're seeing here.
Hey Clickspring!
I was so thrilled to see a new video in your Antikythera series pop up in my feed! Your dedication, attention to detail, and passion for bringing this ancient marvel to life are truly inspiring. Every episode is a masterpiece, showcasing your incredible craftsmanship and deep knowledge.
Please keep going with this amazing project-your work not only educates but also ignites a passion for history and engineering in so many of us. Thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into each video. We’re all eagerly looking forward to the next installment!
You’re doing an incredible job!
At last, finally some more. Don’t stop.
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P.S. i forgot to say Thanks. Thanks very much.
Wow just wow. When I watch a show about ancient items found. It amazing to learn about what it is and how it was used, but I am always asking HOW WAS IT MADE what tools did that. I really enjoy your videos keep up the amazing work. 👽
It is absolutely insane how there are so many popular videos that claim "look at this artifact, it is too complex, we could never do something like that today, maybe our entire history is fake?!" , but when you share these videos in the exact same environments you get 1/100th of the engagement.
You would think, hey maybe they just 'want' to believe something more cool than the truth, but that doesn't even make sense because Clickspring's videos are 1000X more impressive than any theory they can come up with.
The Antikythera mechanism have been a wonderful journey on many levels. Thank you Chris 👍
Even though I've followed this channel for longer than I can remember every new video still surprises me with it's quality...The "bar keeps on rising", truly impressive.
Best regards.
The amount of work and attention given to each of those round files is astounding, not to mention the rest of the handmade tools created to hold and make the files themselves
Thanks so much for making these videos, they are a real inspiration. Crazy to think how much the ancients did with so little, versus how little we do today with so much.
Buying a nice file set while watching. You just made me realize that I have always loved files.
What a treat! I just sat down after a really long shitty day. Talk about a perfect way to wind down and lift your spirits.
You are like Daniel Jackson from "Star Gate". You are leading the world in understanding how something was done in the ancient pass. Continue to be the light in the Darkness!
I've been watching earlier Antikythera Mechanism videos, and I'm only just smart enough to follow along, but the production quality on this one is a step above, and I felt it very easy to know what you were doing, why, and how. Awesome stuff, and I love these videos.
Awesome, I've loved the tools in that series. Absolutely mindblowing how clever ancient people were. And how some of these tools traveled through the millennia essentially unchanged still to be used by today's craftsmen.
No doubt once you're done, you will have a museum-worthy piece in your hands, and in addition all the documentation this series provides
An excellent illustration of tool development where subsequent tools are far better than the starting point - stay safe
As someone living next door to 'Pferd,' the 'how to make a file' part video was maybe more interesting than it should be. I loved it!
Mmmmh, the spiraling grooves on the round files are just a beauty to behold!
I hated to get back to work after lunch. I just wanted to watch this video. I work on repairing locomotives and I find the explanations here to be helpful with my own work. Perfection with primitive techniques is a joy.
While I find the Antikythera Mechanism truly interesting the documentation, history and manufacturing of the tooling to be absolutely fascinating! Seeing the files made and hardened by hand is simply amazing. Thanks for sharing this tutorial and I am sure it is one I will be watching many times over.
Once again a fabulous deep dive into old world technology.
This is the only hand tool machining channel!
The effort, patience, persistence, level of detail, it's unfathomable what Chris is achieved thus far. To think there's even more to come. No complaints here on how long between videos considering what's taking place here.
As a retired emblematic die and mold maker I’ve made many hundreds of punches, chisels, etc. When we had a repetitive pattern to make, like a formal wreath around a border, we’d make two leaves on the one punch - one to fit in the previous lead, the other to create the next leaf. That ensured accurate spacing and helped prevent distortion of the just made leaf.
Could this be adapted to file and rasp making? It might result in perfect spacing faster and for uniform teeth?
Hey great work as always! It was amazing to see how close your round hand cut file was to the machine made on the close-up!
This is by definition the pinackle of top quality youtube content. Hands down a gem on this platform.
I'm looking forward to the miniseries of this undertaking
Makes a lot more sense seeing how much work goes into hand making these that a set of high quality files were so expensive for so long.
Always very interesting, extremely well written, filmed and produced. One could also say your work and files are a cut above the rest. This subject and content should be shown in schools to show and teach that you can build almost anything with just simple tools, time, patience, and a desire for learning.
There goes another 28 minutes of my life... Spent in a peaceful manner... Forgetting all problems... Just amazing content! Thanks for the great work!