Oh yes - we will ! Another Clickspring Antikythera episode. My most eagerly anticipated YT viewing. Absolute perfection in narration, video quality, background history, *this* is priceless and should be made available on DVD when finally complete (hint!). Thank you, Chris!
Your understanding of the astronomical concepts, your ability to interpret the X-ray images, and the engineering skill to make this machine is mind boggling! If I were to vote, this series would be the best I have ever seen on RUclips. It should be a documentary on PBS. Sheer genius. Looking forward to the conclusion.
This is like buying a 1000 piece puzzle except it's just some raw materials to build it and the necessary tools and the image of it is blurry and incomplete. Good luck with it 😀👍.... 🤯
Chris is incredible. His skills are manifold and varied..... from the tiniest hammer hit to forging and smelting, plating etc.... presentation and pace is perfect, camerawork and audio flawless. Simply the best channel on pootube, never boring, very informative and the finish on every part.....
As soon as I see the words 'Antikythera' in my subscription box, my nostrils fill with the pungent smells of WD-40 and leather. My ears twitch to the smooth sound of filed brass. My pupils dilate and I enter into a completely different world. A timeless trance of precision and satisfaction. Thank you for opening this portal, Chris.
What I find so fascinating is that, like you say, this represents an entire tradition of mechanical engineering. And before we dragged the Ankikythera Mechanism from that wreckage we had *no* idea it existed! You wonder just how much we *still* don't know!
aserta Hi. The real cause of the regression of ancient greek technology has nothing to do with christianity. It's the roman invasion that destroyed it, as described by the story about the assassination of Archimedes by a roman soldier while he was asking him 'don't disturb my circles'. This story is certainly a fiction. Those 'circles' symbolise the mechanical technology lost after that invasion. By the way the wreakage on wich the antikythera mechanism was found is precisely a roman chip bringing back what romans looted in Ionia. If it's the typical payload of roman cargos, it means they looted all the statues and mechanical devices they could. They copied the art, as we know, but didn't had the mathematical skills to reproduce mechanical devices. Or didn't care. Imagine the US had killed Dr Van Braun for war crime. No Apollo missions, no GPS, no satellites. Greeks finaly manage to hellenise the roman empire, and the Hebrews as well. The result was christianity. Well, we did what we could with the circumstances. Christianity brought a moral revolution to the roman empire : the humble was as sacred as the rich and powerfull in the eyes of God. You can't pick and choose which greek achievment you like the most. Both are due to us. By the way, sophisticated mechanics where still developped during the Byzantine empire althow less complex. This channel has shown a few exemples too. What destroyed it was the 4th crusade that ruined the empire and then the ottoman domination. That was the total dark age of Greeks. But greek scholars flew to Italy and fueled the Renaissance. Without that disaster, no western renaissance, no industrial revolution, no USA. History is complex. Don't rewrite it. Regards.
+@@aserta : I took your advice and looked it up. Thank you for that, I had no idea that critical scientific parchment documents were destroyed in this way for mere fairy tales.
Wuao! That eccentric gear is definitely one step beyond in complexity. You prove us how we tend to underestimate the capabilities of ancient technologies
I second that! Very humbling. The only place I have seen that ahead and behind rotation shift is in the prop shaft joints on automobiles. When angled, a single joint displays this phenomena, making the prop shaft rotation go ahead and behind the gearbox output, so you need to use two joints at the same angle so this is cancelled out, giving back the constant velocity to the drive train. Front wheel drive cars have a special joint that has to contend with both suspension and steering angles at the same time and guess what it is called! A constant velocity joint 👍 patented by Alfred Rzeppa from Poland.
the thing is it is not very complex at all. it is just one of the smartest designs i have ever seen. Calculating it is complex, but it's so beautifully simple
@@idontknow31212 nah thYs extremely complex the only thing that's simple about it is that its gear driven but if it was electronic itd be millions of times simpler on repair design building it doing anything calling this simple is like calling a rolex or a breitling simple
There’s a good chance when this magnificent build is completed that Chris will be considered one of the worlds experts on this device. And rightly so- not just building it but trying to use tools which may have existed at the time. Amazing talent mate.
I think that's kind of the point. I don't think he intends to stop with this device, now that he's convinced there's a lost engineering tradition to uncover.
Shocked to see dis-likes. The design, craftsmanship and video quality are stunning. I am a 20+ year vet in the metal working industry. With each new video you post, my love of the trade and enthusiasm to "work", is replenished. I wholeheartedly thank you.
I occasionally hear other channels reference yours when it comes to fine craftsmanship and detail ... it makes me smile and nod in agreement every single time. Beautiful work as always!
This series is maybe the most surreal and unbelievable things on RUclips to me, it’s so unknown and fascinating how they were able to achieve such precision engineering. The fact that there's a even a person who is able to precisely replicate what they created AND film and narrate the whole process for everyone to watch free, that's incredible. You have earned a new Patreon supporter. Also you got the music perfect on this video, hope to see more just like this.
this is the most fantastic aspect of the machine in my opinion, too hard to imagine a mechanical representation of the variable motion of the moon, brilliant
Chris, I must say, being a machinist myself, I am completely amazed at your in-depth understanding of this mechanism and simply beautiful craftsmanship you are capable of with the tools you have fabricated for this very device. Thank you for letting us be a part of this.
This is the PERFECT case study for people who are learning engineering. You can clearly see how everything ties together: from mathematical modeling, to mechanical design, then manufacturing process, material properties, tooling. Just perfect. Not to mention a pure pleasure to watch. Thank you.
I can't really add anything constructive to these comments. So I'll just say this: The quality of everything that you do is off the scale. Thank you so much for sharing.
I get as emotional, comprehending the subtleties of these ancient technologies, as I do listening to great music. Thank you, Chris, for bringing us along.
Not just clock making or satisfying part milling but an entirely new level of hand crafting almost lost to time craftsmanship. Keep up the great work! Humanity stands to learn so much from what we have achieved and what we have yet to learn from this device and the exceptional way you hand craft and explain its recreation.
I cannot wait for your next instalment of this series, I have long been aware of this mechanism but never felt any connection to it. Now I feel intimately involved with the whole mechanism and the construction processes. It is even more astonishing and elaborate because you have simply brought this to life for me with this series, thank you for sharing this amazing micro world with all of us.... 😊
I have enjoyed watching this series several times now with great pleasure, this epicyclic pin and slot episode particularly blows my mind! The ingenuity of the design, your explanation, videography, manufacturing skills, insights into, making and use of era authentic tooling, and presentation all come together into absolute peak value treasures among the vast amount of yt content. Chris you are a true legend! Thank you so very much for everything you give us, you make it easy to engage with your enthusiasm and passion.
I get goosebumps every time I hear that tiny click as two pieces snap into place together. That kind of fit done by hand is just incomprehensible. Truly awe-inspiring craftsmanship.
Chris, following this series, I have been doubly overwhelmed by: 1. Your in-depth research of techniques and tools and superior craftsmanship, plus the superb quality of your videos 2. The amazing knowledge of the people who designed and constructed the original mechanism - I would like to go back it time and watch them. This remarkable development makes you, arguably, the most informed and experienced person on Earth for all things "Antikythera Mechanism" I bow to the Master!
These videos are so cool. The care and precision you put into this project is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I hope all is well with you and you haven’t gotten bored of doing these projects.
You never cease to amaze me with the precision you achieve with hand tools at such a minute scale. Not only that, but the explanation of the purposes of each piece, demonstrate an amazing knowledge of astronomical data. I can hardly wait for this to be finished.
The close up shots that include Chris's fingers remind me how astoundingly small these parts are! It's blowing my mind - incredible what he can accomplish with a file and patience!
I'm sorry for being impatient but it's been a year so imma just say it. I cant wait for episode 10, your videos are some of the best on RUclips with the content, editing, narration and everything elce. I genuinely love the things you do on this channel and it has taught me so much. The amount of research and time you are putting into this project is astonishing, keep it up and I'm looking forward to part 10. 🙂
I could easily watch these videos all day. Not just because of the amazing, incredibly intricate machines you build, but the amazing variety of tools you have at your disposal. The composition of your videos is top notch and could be used as teaching materials for seasoned machinists and hobbyists alike. Great job!
Chris the knowledge you share freely after pouring hours upon hours into researching, designing, engineering, metal shaping are extra ordinary. Your subject matter, cinematography, and narration are of the highest quality. Sincerest Thank You!
Clickspring, I have never seen anything like this, it just came up randomly and I clicked. Your skills are incredible. Watching this I found myself getting emotional, which was totally unexpected. I think I felt like that because you are reconstructing a 2000 thousand year old device and also seeing your outstanding ability
I don't get it. What did he do? At 11:59 he's tapping the piece with the hammer to flatten it and the next second he puts the hammer down to examine the piece. Is there something I'm not seeing?
Thank you so much for letting us watch this project's construction. I'm sure many who watch are like me, jaw dropped and amazed at what we see. This has been a pleasure to witness over the months you've taken. I can only imagine the work put into this. But then you blow our minds by creating more tools to build this project and no, I can't even imagine the work, it's beyond comprehension.
Я всегда встречал описание этого механизма как один из артефактов инопланетного происхожения. Вы просто перевернули представление о его функции и внешнем виде, а так же внутреннем устройстве! Восхитительный результат!
Besides the topnotch work...i am AMAZED at the details of this mechanism. I can't comprehend how the ancient Greeks knew astronomy and mechanics in such depth!
Personally I think this was common knowledge back then... There is lots of things done by humans that requires this amount of precision and some are even triple the age what we think this is. Have you ever thought that we have this mammoth hunting grunting half ape as image of people. And then you might think that, dang, pyramids and monolithic buildings in Andes are several thousand years older than when mammoths died. These grunting half apes built them?
Our common image of stoneage people from 3000BC fits more to pre-homo sapiens era, than to actual less than 12000 years ago (our image of stoneage is more like 200000 years back, minimum)
I always love when clicksping videos come out, but this series even more so. This is where art, history, mathematics, and design all intersect, and are beautifully documented.
Chris you are the epitome of accuracy and precision - I’m a knife maker who loves my work but you inspire me to even greater levels of attention to detail.... thanks 👍🏻
Have any researchers that work on the actual artifact seen this series and/or expressed an opinion on it? This is some pretty sleek practical archaeology right here and I find it hard to believe there haven't been some new insights generated from your work.
Your skill and craftsmanship sir, demonstrates the best of our long lost apprenticeships for trades that have long since passed into history. I love these videos.
As a fellow Greek I thank you for showing the functionality of the Antikythera mechanism. It just shows the marvelous craftsmanship and superb technological achievements of ancient Greek people .
I am, as I’ve always been, in total awe of your skills and understanding of such a masterpiece of technological knowhow of something that had been caked in crud for thousands of years, and yes I know X-rays showed most of the gears etc but, how they made them has been mind blowing.....(I’m sure they made watches back then too! LOL) Chris you have such a wonderful way of explaining things and it’s being a total pleasure following you in this (and other) journey. Thank you so much my friend.
He's publishing a research paper. Can't divulge any info until it's published, hasn't given a real time frame. May have found an entirely new detail about the mechanism previously overlooked
adam anthoni ford I seriously doubt he found out something undiscovered or overlooked about the mechanism. It's been studied to no end by the leading researchers in the field and those who have been studying it the most have actual access to the mechanism.
@@TheOfficialDaBoogaloo On the other hand, the number of people who have the practical experience that he does with this device means that he probably does have some salient information that might have gone overlooked by people working strictly from the theoretical end. And it also is important to realize that, given what he has fabricated from scratch using materials of the day, it really would not be a stretch that a well-funded and dedicated person of that period could have made actual fabricating machinery. We are getting a much broader view of what their capabilities were. I would not be surprised in the least if he has found something overlooked. I know that this is just my opinion, but I also know that I am not alone in mourning the loss of the Library of Alexandria...
Sublime is the only adjective that I can find to describe this channel. So much thought and hard work required to provide 17 minutes of breathtaking video. Each one is a jewel. Thanks so much for sharing. Cheers from Kansas.
When you light that fire pit in your backyard, that's when magic happens. I'm literally left speechless at the end of the video, there are no words to describe the feeling.
These videos always simultaneously sooth and agitate my OCD brain. I love that you not only show how you're making this amazing piece, but you also give the history, and function (showing how it tracked the elliptical orbit of the Moon blew my mind-parts apart). Fantastic work, again...
My mind is yet again completely blown. First of all by the knowledge and skills of the ancient. And then by the knowledge and skill that you possess. Not only you understand everything and have the skills to recreate it, you also film the process, narrate and edit everything, complete with freaking animations. If this isn't the best content on RUclips, I don't know what the heck is. Chapeau bas.
Sir you are one of the greatest examples of patience,high I.Q. and next level knowledge, i am allaways amazed by you, thank you for recreating one of the most known ancient treasures of my country.
I've only recently found your channel and am blown away by the precision you achieve with simple hand tooling! I am a QC technician where I work and can't imagine verifying the standard you present in these videos! This is a near lost art that you have mastered and I hope your videos inspire a younger generation to strive to attain this mastery so that it may never be extinct.
Wow, just wow!! You're doing some amazing stuff, your skills with the file are watchmaker level. I just checked your channel, because my viewers call me clickspring of restaurations. I subbed ✌😁
These are by far the most well produced videos on RUclips I have seen. That being said, the skill and workmanship shown in the videos far exceeds the astounding quality of the videos themselves. Well done!
This series is perfect. I haven't seen anything like it on RUclips, and I also doubt that anybody will ever match it's combination of production quality and entertainment.
Whoever designed and built the original one was brilliant. and you are doing an excellent job of recreating their work. You have a ton of patience my friend. Enjoy your videos very much!
As always, this video, like all of your others, is mesmerizing and astonishing. The amount of craftsmanship and effort you've put into this so far can't be matched by many other hobbiests or enthusiasts. This is truly a great work of art. I look forward to seeing the rest of this series and hope for many more like it.
Click spring.... your videos are incredible. First I’d like to say your shop is incredible only topped by your attention to detail. Thank you for inviting us all along on your journey. It blows my mind that this object found on the sea floor after hundreds of years of corrosion and the effects of natural process’s could be analyzed to such a wonderful degree. It’s a fantastic detective story of the mechanical and engineering abilities of ancient civilization. Then to recreate the mechanism so everyone can see how it works, using historical tools to further your understanding of how the mechanism was originally built, is extraordinary. I love to let my mind wander and follow a path of “what if”. What if the knowledge of these ancient engineers had been past on to the common human at the time not lost into the sands of history. Where would humanity be today? Would we have developed super weapons to early in our history and as s result killed ourselves off? Or would we already be a multi planet species bent on reaching the nearest star system?
My guess is that there is no one else living on this planet that knows more about how this mechanism really works than you do. Simply amazing work and a real treat to see the notification when a new video has appeared.
Chris you are absolutely amazing and are so inspiring! I will continue to wait patiently until the next episode no matter how long it takes. I can’t get enough Clickspring videos.
I just watched this series up to now. Absolutely Blown Away with the craftsmanship and the explanation of how it works. I hope he finishes it. This piece belongs in a museum.
That was one hell of a flawless transition at 12:02. Your attention to detail in the editing matches the fine craftsmanship of your work and that is what makes this channel feel special.
I'm going to have a major life crisis when all of this beauty is done. I simply can't compliment you enough, and I'm so gratefull for you shearing your world class crafmanship. Just takes my breath away.
This is one of the best makers series on YT. Shout out to This Old Tony for turning me on to this. First Class work Chris, this project is master craftsmanship at its best. 👌
Out of the thousands of RUclips vids I've watched, there are only a handful that I've watched twice. This is one of them. As always, your videos are top quality.
I've been rewatching these, you can really see your decent into madness, started using the mill and all your tools and now you've made your own files and drill, I half expect you to slaughter your own cow the next time you need leather
I am utterly amazed: 1.) that the ancients had the knowledge and understanding to design this, 2.) that the ancients had the technology to build this, 3.) that scientists have been able to understand the device based on the wreckage, 4.) that Clickspring has been able to understand that reconstruction, and 5.) that Clickspring has been able, thus far, to reconstruct it. This was the Cray-2 of its day. I am just utterly amazed. Fantastic video, as always, fantastic workmanship. Wow.
This will be the first time in millennia that this machine has existed in its original, truest form... imagine what the creators would have to say, if they could see after thousands of years their creation appreciated by hundreds of thousands of people as it was brought back to life. This series has got to be the absolute epitome of what the Internet truly stands for, and what it means to be an artist.
You never cease to amaze me Chris ! The level of skill, patience and detail that you work to is astonishing, this has to be one of the feats of the decade ! Not only are you showing how the device could have been built in ancient times, you are making some of the tools they used and using them to make the device ! I can tell this was filmed over many days and weeks and edited together into a seamless episode, I can hardly wait for the next one ! Cheers !
This series deserves its own show on the History (or Science) Channel. As someone who was oblivious to these build concepts prior to following the Clickspring Channel, I find these videos equally educational & entertaining.
The first good look at a decent section of the mechanism in operation folks, please enjoy :)
Amazing
I did enjoy. thank you Mr. Spring
Oh yes - we will ! Another Clickspring Antikythera episode. My most eagerly anticipated YT viewing. Absolute perfection in narration, video quality, background history, *this* is priceless and should be made available on DVD when finally complete (hint!). Thank you, Chris!
@@GuardianSmurf I'd buy that DVD. Especially if it was edited like it was one continuous build.
It needs to be made into a one off TV show for history channel.
Your understanding of the astronomical concepts, your ability to interpret the X-ray images, and the engineering skill to make this machine is mind boggling! If I were to vote, this series would be the best I have ever seen on RUclips. It should be a documentary on PBS. Sheer genius. Looking forward to the conclusion.
This is like buying a 1000 piece puzzle except it's just some raw materials to build it and the necessary tools and the image of it is blurry and incomplete. Good luck with it 😀👍.... 🤯
Chris is incredible. His skills are manifold and varied..... from the tiniest hammer hit to forging and smelting, plating etc.... presentation and pace is perfect, camerawork and audio flawless. Simply the best channel on pootube, never boring, very informative and the finish on every part.....
Do not forget about the videography, editing, 3D design and rendering skills. Plus script and speech.
No ! NOT PBS ! 💩
As soon as I see the words 'Antikythera' in my subscription box, my nostrils fill with the pungent smells of WD-40 and leather. My ears twitch to the smooth sound of filed brass. My pupils dilate and I enter into a completely different world. A timeless trance of precision and satisfaction.
Thank you for opening this portal, Chris.
Rapidpanda1st i’m addicted to his video...
LOL! Makes me want to tinker in my shed. Although my tinkering is pitiful compared to this!
Mines the sound of peened brass
I object to you referring to the fragrance of leather as pungent.
How do you save youtube comments
Absolutely wonderful
Thank you mate :)
People should get back here and give you 2k likes or more
It really is a beautiful mechanism
What I find so fascinating is that, like you say, this represents an entire tradition of mechanical engineering. And before we dragged the Ankikythera Mechanism from that wreckage we had *no* idea it existed! You wonder just how much we *still* don't know!
Michael Cugley time to re-evaluate all the history-cookes!
aserta - religion has really held us back, zero progression during that era. It’s a mental disease
aserta Hi. The real cause of the regression of ancient greek technology has nothing to do with christianity. It's the roman invasion that destroyed it, as described by the story about the assassination of Archimedes by a roman soldier while he was asking him 'don't disturb my circles'.
This story is certainly a fiction. Those 'circles' symbolise the mechanical technology lost after that invasion. By the way the wreakage on wich the antikythera mechanism was found is precisely a roman chip bringing back what romans looted in Ionia.
If it's the typical payload of roman cargos, it means they looted all the statues and mechanical devices they could. They copied the art, as we know, but didn't had the mathematical skills to reproduce mechanical devices. Or didn't care. Imagine the US had killed Dr Van Braun for war crime. No Apollo missions, no GPS, no satellites.
Greeks finaly manage to hellenise the roman empire, and the Hebrews as well. The result was christianity. Well, we did what we could with the circumstances. Christianity brought a moral revolution to the roman empire : the humble was as sacred as the rich and powerfull in the eyes of God.
You can't pick and choose which greek achievment you like the most. Both are due to us.
By the way, sophisticated mechanics where still developped during the Byzantine empire althow less complex. This channel has shown a few exemples too. What destroyed it was the 4th crusade that ruined the empire and then the ottoman domination. That was the total dark age of Greeks. But greek scholars flew to Italy and fueled the Renaissance. Without that disaster, no western renaissance, no industrial revolution, no USA. History is complex. Don't rewrite it.
Regards.
fact is stranger than fiction
+@@aserta : I took your advice and looked it up. Thank you for that, I had no idea that critical scientific parchment documents were destroyed in this way for mere fairy tales.
you and this diabolic gizmo keep blowing my mind.
what next, it runs Crysis?
;)
Thank you mate :)
the gameplay just wouldn't be the same without the top tier content you both have contributed to the meta. thankyou
Wait til the grand finale when he runs it in reverse and,,, Well you know!
Have to say...the aluminum salad bowl turned out nice also...😁
justkiddin1980 Ouch... that was harsh m8 let’s hope TOT can handle it.
Wuao! That eccentric gear is definitely one step beyond in complexity. You prove us how we tend to underestimate the capabilities of ancient technologies
I second that! Very humbling.
The only place I have seen that ahead and behind rotation shift is in the prop shaft joints on automobiles. When angled, a single joint displays this phenomena, making the prop shaft rotation go ahead and behind the gearbox output, so you need to use two joints at the same angle so this is cancelled out, giving back the constant velocity to the drive train.
Front wheel drive cars have a special joint that has to contend with both suspension and steering angles at the same time and guess what it is called! A constant velocity joint 👍 patented by Alfred Rzeppa from Poland.
@@rogercrier Very cool. I did not know that and always wondered why it was called a CV joint! thank you for sharing.
the thing is it is not very complex at all. it is just one of the smartest designs i have ever seen. Calculating it is complex, but it's so beautifully simple
I had to go back a couple of times and watch that part again to get my head around it.
@@idontknow31212 nah thYs extremely complex the only thing that's simple about it is that its gear driven but if it was electronic itd be millions of times simpler on repair design building it doing anything calling this simple is like calling a rolex or a breitling simple
this is incredibly beautiful
Therapy..........thank you
Ha ha! Thank you mate :)
Of course you're here. Why wouldn't one terrific artisan follow another?
Wow mr Robert duke shows up. We’ve come full circle boys
Chris this should be a documentary series. You presentation and work is absolutely out of this world!
Thank you mate, appreciate you tuning in :)
There’s a good chance when this magnificent build is completed that Chris will be considered one of the worlds experts on this device. And rightly so- not just building it but trying to use tools which may have existed at the time. Amazing talent mate.
I think that's kind of the point. I don't think he intends to stop with this device, now that he's convinced there's a lost engineering tradition to uncover.
This is quickly becoming a piece worthy of display in a museum.
yes, i think his piece will be the progenitor of some other reconstructions using his techniques
Superb filming, superb editing and incredible skills as a maker. Thank you so much for sharing. Now I want to build a very simple watch myself... 😉
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I'd start with a sundial if I were you... start small but think big!
@@AbdulKarim-fs5iw I didn't know even "independent watchmakers" existed ! Thanks for the info !
There is nothing more pleasing than watching you build this. Everything about it. The Skill you possess. The history. The astronomy. Every bit of it.
i dont even have the words compliment you on your phenominal craftsmanship. well done, sir!
Shocked to see dis-likes. The design, craftsmanship and video quality are stunning. I am a 20+ year vet in the metal working industry. With each new video you post, my love of the trade and enthusiasm to "work", is replenished. I wholeheartedly thank you.
I occasionally hear other channels reference yours when it comes to fine craftsmanship and detail ... it makes me smile and nod in agreement every single time. Beautiful work as always!
Only an Aussie could do this! Mate, you're one out of the box. Skill, presentation and narrative, all combined into a bloody perfect presentation.
This series is maybe the most surreal and unbelievable things on RUclips to me, it’s so unknown and fascinating how they were able to achieve such precision engineering. The fact that there's a even a person who is able to precisely replicate what they created AND film and narrate the whole process for everyone to watch free, that's incredible. You have earned a new Patreon supporter. Also you got the music perfect on this video, hope to see more just like this.
You are an absolute genius mate 👍
this is the most fantastic aspect of the machine in my opinion, too hard to imagine a mechanical representation of the variable motion of the moon, brilliant
The degree of precision and the amount of patience required for this project is truly humbling. To say that I am in awe, is an immense understatement
Chris, I must say, being a machinist myself, I am completely amazed at your in-depth understanding of this mechanism and simply beautiful craftsmanship you are capable of with the tools you have fabricated for this very device. Thank you for letting us be a part of this.
This is the PERFECT case study for people who are learning engineering. You can clearly see how everything ties together: from mathematical modeling, to mechanical design, then manufacturing process, material properties, tooling. Just perfect. Not to mention a pure pleasure to watch. Thank you.
I can't really add anything constructive to these comments. So I'll just say this: The quality of everything that you do is off the scale. Thank you so much for sharing.
I get as emotional, comprehending the subtleties of these ancient technologies, as I do listening to great music. Thank you, Chris, for bringing us along.
Cheers Glen :)
Not just clock making or satisfying part milling but an entirely new level of hand crafting almost lost to time craftsmanship. Keep up the great work! Humanity stands to learn so much from what we have achieved and what we have yet to learn from this device and the exceptional way you hand craft and explain its recreation.
Its an honor just to watch your beautiful work in recreating this amazing machine!
I cannot wait for your next instalment of this series, I have long been aware of this mechanism but never felt any connection to it. Now I feel intimately involved with the whole mechanism and the construction processes. It is even more astonishing and elaborate because you have simply brought this to life for me with this series, thank you for sharing this amazing micro world with all of us.... 😊
Completely agree and could not have put my own feelings down any better
I have enjoyed watching this series several times now with great pleasure, this epicyclic pin and slot episode particularly blows my mind! The ingenuity of the design, your explanation, videography, manufacturing skills, insights into, making and use of era authentic tooling, and presentation all come together into absolute peak value treasures among the vast amount of yt content. Chris you are a true legend! Thank you so very much for everything you give us, you make it easy to engage with your enthusiasm and passion.
I get goosebumps every time I hear that tiny click as two pieces snap into place together. That kind of fit done by hand is just incomprehensible. Truly awe-inspiring craftsmanship.
Chris, following this series, I have been doubly overwhelmed by:
1. Your in-depth research of techniques and tools and superior craftsmanship, plus the superb quality of your videos
2. The amazing knowledge of the people who designed and constructed the original mechanism - I would like to go back it time and watch them.
This remarkable development makes you, arguably, the most informed and experienced person on Earth for all things "Antikythera Mechanism"
I bow to the Master!
These videos are so cool. The care and precision you put into this project is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I hope all is well with you and you haven’t gotten bored of doing these projects.
Thank you Daryl - I'm currently doing some research on the mechanism, and I will resume this build series once it is published - Cheers :)
You are building something truly remarkable. Whatever is above museum quality... like 10 steps above museum quality... that’s what this is
You never cease to amaze me with the precision you achieve with hand tools at such a minute scale. Not only that, but the explanation of the purposes of each piece, demonstrate an amazing knowledge of astronomical data. I can hardly wait for this to be finished.
Thank you mate, very much appreciate you tuning in each release :)
The close up shots that include Chris's fingers remind me how astoundingly small these parts are! It's blowing my mind - incredible what he can accomplish with a file and patience!
I'm completely beside myself...
Incredible workmanship!
How... HOW !! Can anyone thumbs down your work is beyond me.
I'm sorry for being impatient but it's been a year so imma just say it. I cant wait for episode 10, your videos are some of the best on RUclips with the content, editing, narration and everything elce. I genuinely love the things you do on this channel and it has taught me so much. The amount of research and time you are putting into this project is astonishing, keep it up and I'm looking forward to part 10. 🙂
I could easily watch these videos all day. Not just because of the amazing, incredibly intricate machines you build, but the amazing variety of tools you have at your disposal. The composition of your videos is top notch and could be used as teaching materials for seasoned machinists and hobbyists alike. Great job!
By far the best Channel on RUclips in every conceivable imagination. Thank you
Chris the knowledge you share freely after pouring hours upon hours into researching, designing, engineering, metal shaping are extra ordinary. Your subject matter, cinematography, and narration are of the highest quality. Sincerest Thank You!
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Clickspring, I have never seen anything like this, it just came up randomly and I clicked. Your skills are incredible. Watching this I found myself getting emotional, which was totally unexpected. I think I felt like that because you are reconstructing a 2000 thousand year old device and also seeing your outstanding ability
Oh my god that transition at 11:59
Is there _anything_ this channel _doesn't_ do perfectly??
Benjamin Meijer I audibly gasped when I saw that the first time. So good.
14:50 No CGI whatsoever either. Flawless blends. Awe.
YCbCr with the exception of the parts in the background that disappear as they're added
I don't get it. What did he do? At 11:59 he's tapping the piece with the hammer to flatten it and the next second he puts the hammer down to examine the piece. Is there something I'm not seeing?
Look at the transition between the outdoor scene and the next, specifically at the workpiece when he throws it on the table
Thank you so much for letting us watch this project's construction. I'm sure many who watch are like me, jaw dropped and amazed at what we see. This has been a pleasure to witness over the months you've taken. I can only imagine the work put into this. But then you blow our minds by creating more tools to build this project and no, I can't even imagine the work, it's beyond comprehension.
This is some top tier filmmaking! I'm continually blown away by everything about this series.
Я всегда встречал описание этого механизма как один из артефактов инопланетного происхожения. Вы просто перевернули представление о его функции и внешнем виде, а так же внутреннем устройстве! Восхитительный результат!
Besides the topnotch work...i am AMAZED at the details of this mechanism. I can't comprehend how the ancient Greeks knew astronomy and mechanics in such depth!
The Ancients didn't have television to distract them.
Personally I think this was common knowledge back then... There is lots of things done by humans that requires this amount of precision and some are even triple the age what we think this is. Have you ever thought that we have this mammoth hunting grunting half ape as image of people. And then you might think that, dang, pyramids and monolithic buildings in Andes are several thousand years older than when mammoths died. These grunting half apes built them?
Our common image of stoneage people from 3000BC fits more to pre-homo sapiens era, than to actual less than 12000 years ago (our image of stoneage is more like 200000 years back, minimum)
I can barely comprehend how the slotted gear works.The math and engineering behind it blows my mind. Thank you for these amazing videos.
I always love when clicksping videos come out, but this series even more so. This is where art, history, mathematics, and design all intersect, and are beautifully documented.
Chris you are the epitome of accuracy and precision - I’m a knife maker who loves my work but you inspire me to even greater levels of attention to detail.... thanks 👍🏻
Have any researchers that work on the actual artifact seen this series and/or expressed an opinion on it? This is some pretty sleek practical archaeology right here and I find it hard to believe there haven't been some new insights generated from your work.
Your skill and craftsmanship sir, demonstrates the best of our long lost apprenticeships for trades that have long since passed into history. I love these videos.
I look forward to your videos. They have a reassuring and calming effect. That's required in modern times.
As a fellow Greek I thank you for showing the functionality of the Antikythera mechanism. It just shows the marvelous craftsmanship and superb technological achievements of ancient Greek people .
12:01 Chris, transitions like that are so subtle. Yet they show how much effort and detail you put into these videos. Thanks as always!
Thank you mate :)
I am, as I’ve always been, in total awe of your skills and understanding of such a masterpiece of technological knowhow of something that had been caked in crud for thousands of years, and yes I know X-rays showed most of the gears etc but, how they made them has been mind blowing.....(I’m sure they made watches back then too! LOL)
Chris you have such a wonderful way of explaining things and it’s being a total pleasure following you in this (and other) journey. Thank you so much my friend.
Any idea when the next video will be released? It's been almost a year and I seriously can't wait any longer.
He's publishing a research paper. Can't divulge any info until it's published, hasn't given a real time frame. May have found an entirely new detail about the mechanism previously overlooked
adam anthoni ford I seriously doubt he found out something undiscovered or overlooked about the mechanism.
It's been studied to no end by the leading researchers in the field and those who have been studying it the most have actual access to the mechanism.
@@TheOfficialDaBoogaloo that was his statement on patreon. He's collaborating with some researchers as well
@@TheOfficialDaBoogaloo On the other hand, the number of people who have the practical experience that he does with this device means that he probably does have some salient information that might have gone overlooked by people working strictly from the theoretical end. And it also is important to realize that, given what he has fabricated from scratch using materials of the day, it really would not be a stretch that a well-funded and dedicated person of that period could have made actual fabricating machinery. We are getting a much broader view of what their capabilities were. I would not be surprised in the least if he has found something overlooked. I know that this is just my opinion, but I also know that I am not alone in mourning the loss of the Library of Alexandria...
@@thorargent Library of Alexandria probably contained the blueprints. :)
That peice of the antikythera mechanism is beautiful and so is the video. Your skills are out of this world.
One of the few channels I will watch the entire commercial, every time.
Sublime is the only adjective that I can find to describe this channel. So much thought and hard work required to provide 17 minutes of breathtaking video. Each one is a jewel. Thanks so much for sharing. Cheers from Kansas.
Cheers Ted :)
When you light that fire pit in your backyard, that's when magic happens. I'm literally left speechless at the end of the video, there are no words to describe the feeling.
Just Amazing! Your patients is out of this world. All the other engineers at work agree..."Best Chanel on RUclips, no, the internet!"
Well done sir!
These videos always simultaneously sooth and agitate my OCD brain. I love that you not only show how you're making this amazing piece, but you also give the history, and function (showing how it tracked the elliptical orbit of the Moon blew my mind-parts apart). Fantastic work, again...
My mind is yet again completely blown. First of all by the knowledge and skills of the ancient. And then by the knowledge and skill that you possess. Not only you understand everything and have the skills to recreate it, you also film the process, narrate and edit everything, complete with freaking animations. If this isn't the best content on RUclips, I don't know what the heck is. Chapeau bas.
Sir you are one of the greatest examples of patience,high I.Q. and next level knowledge, i am allaways amazed by you, thank you for recreating one of the most known ancient treasures of my country.
I've only recently found your channel and am blown away by the precision you achieve with simple hand tooling! I am a QC technician where I work and can't imagine verifying the standard you present in these videos! This is a near lost art that you have mastered and I hope your videos inspire a younger generation to strive to attain this mastery so that it may never be extinct.
Wow, just wow!! You're doing some amazing stuff, your skills with the file are watchmaker level. I just checked your channel, because my viewers call me clickspring of restaurations. I subbed ✌😁
I never expected to see you commenting on another channel 😄
Look whose comment the algorithm moved to the top (almost). From 2 years ago. Nice.
BTW, new video coming soon. It's already out on patreon.
Me too Sir.
it's true, reconstructing the entire Antikythera Mechanism does take making a new one to a whole new level :)
These are by far the most well produced videos on RUclips I have seen. That being said, the skill and workmanship shown in the videos far exceeds the astounding quality of the videos themselves. Well done!
Watching you work through the intricate brass parts is mesmerizing. Thank you for doing this video.
This series is perfect. I haven't seen anything like it on RUclips, and I also doubt that anybody will ever match it's combination of production quality and entertainment.
Amazing! Both you and the Ancients!
Whoever designed and built the original one was brilliant. and you are doing an excellent job of recreating their work. You have a ton of patience my friend. Enjoy your videos very much!
As always, this video, like all of your others, is mesmerizing and astonishing. The amount of craftsmanship and effort you've put into this so far can't be matched by many other hobbiests or enthusiasts. This is truly a great work of art. I look forward to seeing the rest of this series and hope for many more like it.
precision engineering, exquisite workmanship with an attention to detail all wrapped up in a sublime video... whats not to like.
Click spring.... your videos are incredible.
First I’d like to say your shop is incredible only topped by your attention to detail.
Thank you for inviting us all along on your journey.
It blows my mind that this object found on the sea floor after hundreds of years of corrosion and the effects of natural process’s could be analyzed to such a wonderful degree.
It’s a fantastic detective story of the mechanical and engineering abilities of ancient civilization.
Then to recreate the mechanism so everyone can see how it works, using historical tools to further your understanding of how the mechanism was originally built, is extraordinary.
I love to let my mind wander and follow a path of “what if”.
What if the knowledge of these ancient engineers had been past on to the common human at the time not lost into the sands of history.
Where would humanity be today?
Would we have developed super weapons to early in our history and as s result killed ourselves off?
Or would we already be a multi planet species bent on reaching the nearest star system?
My guess is that there is no one else living on this planet that knows more about how this mechanism really works than you do. Simply amazing work and a real treat to see the notification when a new video has appeared.
Chris you are absolutely amazing and are so inspiring! I will continue to wait patiently until the next episode no matter how long it takes. I can’t get enough Clickspring videos.
Thank you mate, terrific to have you watching :)
I just watched this series up to now. Absolutely Blown Away with the craftsmanship and the explanation of how it works. I hope he finishes it. This piece belongs in a museum.
He just released one more on his Patreon 💪
Master of the craft! Blows my mind how detailed you are with all your builds. Keep up the amazing work brother. By far my favorite channel on RUclips
Amazing documenting Clickspring! thanks for honoring the ancients!
I really enjoy this series, I just hope there’s not a test at the end. :)
That was one hell of a flawless transition at 12:02. Your attention to detail in the editing matches the fine craftsmanship of your work and that is what makes this channel feel special.
I love your dedication to this project, I love your craftsmanship and if anything I love your vision in this recreation
The level of satisfaction I get from watching your videos is mind blowing. Thanks again dude.
4:45 that “snap” when the parts seat together... Engineering/fabrication ASMR.
for some reason, this is the best relaxational series i have ever watched.... :)
That transition at 12:02 is unreal. You are such a good filmmaker.
I'm going to have a major life crisis when all of this beauty is done. I simply can't compliment you enough, and I'm so gratefull for you shearing your world class crafmanship. Just takes my breath away.
This is one of the best makers series on YT. Shout out to This Old Tony for turning me on to this.
First Class work Chris, this project is master craftsmanship at its best. 👌
Out of the thousands of RUclips vids I've watched, there are only a handful that I've watched twice. This is one of them. As always, your videos are top quality.
I've been rewatching these, you can really see your decent into madness, started using the mill and all your tools and now you've made your own files and drill, I half expect you to slaughter your own cow the next time you need leather
Spot on!
I am utterly amazed:
1.) that the ancients had the knowledge and understanding to design this,
2.) that the ancients had the technology to build this,
3.) that scientists have been able to understand the device based on the wreckage,
4.) that Clickspring has been able to understand that reconstruction, and
5.) that Clickspring has been able, thus far, to reconstruct it.
This was the Cray-2 of its day. I am just utterly amazed. Fantastic video, as always, fantastic workmanship. Wow.
This will be the first time in millennia that this machine has existed in its original, truest form... imagine what the creators would have to say, if they could see after thousands of years their creation appreciated by hundreds of thousands of people as it was brought back to life. This series has got to be the absolute epitome of what the Internet truly stands for, and what it means to be an artist.
Absolutely stunning.Every piece is a work of art in itself and to work out all of that geometry for the gearing-mind blowing.
Шикарно!!!!!
Не пропускаю не одной серии !!!
You never cease to amaze me Chris !
The level of skill, patience and detail that you work to is astonishing, this has to be one of the feats of the decade !
Not only are you showing how the device could have been built in ancient times, you are making some of the tools they used and using them to make the device !
I can tell this was filmed over many days and weeks and edited together into a seamless episode, I can hardly wait for the next one !
Cheers !
I just found this channel because Adam Savage mentioned it during one of his builds, and I think I'm in love.
This series deserves its own show on the History (or Science) Channel. As someone who was oblivious to these build concepts prior to following the Clickspring Channel, I find these videos equally educational & entertaining.
He finished it, cranked the input and opened a wormhole. He's currently living in another dimension.
I hope he'll be able to get back to this dimension so we could see the finished reconstruction.
LOL
Once again the master clockmaker of RUclips uploads thank you sir .