Byzantine Sundial-Calendar '1000 Hrs' Mega Edit

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  • čas přidán 21. 12. 2020
  • It's been a year like no other folks, so its definitely time for a chill out vid. Do please enjoy this '1000 hours' style mega edit of the Byzantine Sundial Calendar project.
    Without doubt, I have never felt more relaxed than watching this 27 minutes sail by.
    Thank you for tuning in, have a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, and I'll catch you all in 2021.
    Cheers,
    Chris.
    [Edit - watch this video Ad free here: vimeo.com/381269473/99c91eb996]
    Build info: The build is a modernised interpretation of the original sundial-calendar artefact currently located in the London Science Museum www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ . The original artefact is currently regarded as the second oldest geared mechanism on the historical record (after the Antikythera Mechanism), and is loosely dated to around 500AD.
    As the name suggests, it's a combination portable sundial and lunar calendar mechanism. In addition to being a portable sundial, it computes the current age and phase of the moon, the position of the sun and moon in the zodiac, as well as the current date. I've extended the original design to include a Lunar Node display, according to the research of the engineering historian Michael Wright. This transforms the device from a simple calendar into a very effective eclipse prediction machine. It also makes it a great tool to help visualise the celestial mechanics behind an eclipse.
    Original Device: collection.sciencemuseumgroup...
    Wright & Fields research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
    To view the full narrated build series and plans visit: / clickspring
    ________________________________________________________
    A very special thank you to Patrons:
    Sinking Valley Woodworks (www.sinkingvalleywoodworks.com)
    Glenn Trewitt
    Christopher Warnock
    Mike Manfrin
    Guy Loughridge
    Peter John Richardson
    Adam Slagle
    Niels Palmann
    Steven R. Crider
    Gary Levario
    Pete Askew
    Jeff Armstrong
    Rudolph Bescherer Jr
    Robert Petz
    Ralph McCoy
    Tim Bray
    Jim Popwell
    Bradley Pirtle
    Bogdan Dan
    Patrick Deuley
    Maris Vecmanis
    Thomas Veilleux
    Mike Armour
    Alan Carey
    Felix Green
    Rev. Steven Anderson
    Paul Alix
    John A McCormick
    Olof Haggren
    Larry Pardi
    Tim Ball
    Andre van Soest
    Michael Hardel
    Lee Wiggins
    Peter
    ________________________________________________________
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  • @zoogoo404
    @zoogoo404 Před 3 lety +518

    The Clicksprings have returned to the workshop. The world is healing.

  • @colinfurze
    @colinfurze Před 3 lety +594

    there is so much skill on show here.

  • @WaxingRadiance
    @WaxingRadiance Před 3 lety +80

    Imagine the look on the face of the original Byzantine engineer when you tell him a quarter of a million people watched a replica of his machine being constructed from stock to polish in less than half an hour.

    • @Chris.Davies
      @Chris.Davies Před 2 lety +18

      Imagine taking it back in time, to the original team of people who made it, after they heard it was lost at sea in a shipwreck. Show them the photos and x-rays of the eroded original find, and show them they used ultra-modern techniques to try to find out what it was and how it worked, and then one man used ancient techniques to re-manufacture it.
      Seeing how accurately it has been reproduced would be mind-blowing to them, and if we're honest - much like a restored car is much better than it left the factory, I feel confident the original workers would be shocked at how precise Chris's work is, and that it is superior to their own.

    • @c0nstantin86
      @c0nstantin86 Před 2 lety

      *Greek engineer .... there is no such thing as "Byzantine", only if you're a souer ass catholic/protestant who's pagan Rome was refused by orthodox Constantine. Enjoy "diversity" (sexual deviations)!
      🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺 *Z* 🇷🇺

    • @UnbannedAgain
      @UnbannedAgain Před 3 měsíci

      ​@Chris.Davies maybe more how so much technology has come together to be able to be made by one man. I'm sure they could appreciate the use of such sofisticated technology and might think that rightly so, it be superior to theirs

  • @PabloCimadevila
    @PabloCimadevila Před 3 lety +140

    Amazing!

    • @Obsidian0Knight
      @Obsidian0Knight Před 3 lety +4

      Pablo, your art is very inspiring. People like you and Chris really do make the world better through your craft. Lots of love! 💕

    • @MrWilsonVolleyBall
      @MrWilsonVolleyBall Před 3 lety +2

      Pablo, must be pinned!

    • @jamesluck2969
      @jamesluck2969 Před 3 lety +3

      Both Click and you Pablo

    • @STriderFIN77
      @STriderFIN77 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, its Amazingk!!

    • @gsdtdeaux7978
      @gsdtdeaux7978 Před rokem

      Pablo!! Where ya been man? I sure miss your videos too!

  • @Jordan_C_Wilde
    @Jordan_C_Wilde Před 3 lety +157

    Did he just carve the most elaborate floral pattern on some spacers that got covered anyway ? Unbelivable...

    • @alexmart3931
      @alexmart3931 Před 3 lety +10

      That's what I'm thinking. But hey, he's the artist, what do I know.

    • @taitano12
      @taitano12 Před 3 lety +6

      That's our Chris! 😄

    • @MrKotBonifacy
      @MrKotBonifacy Před 3 lety +6

      I once asked my then-girlfriend, "what so special about that fancy (and criminally expensive) underwear? No one on the street would se that you're wearing it, and I care much more what underneath" (and thus be tempted to, ahem, "get it out of the way, ASAP", if you get my drift... ;-)
      We were then both young, full of, umm... 'stamina", she had fantastic knockers - why bother with those pesky textile obstacles?
      Guess, what she told me?

    • @Mrfoobaer
      @Mrfoobaer Před 3 lety +41

      @@MrKotBonifacy "I wear them for Chris, from Clickspring"

    • @MrKotBonifacy
      @MrKotBonifacy Před 3 lety

      @@Mrfoobaer Nah, nope - that was way before Clickspring. Actually, it was even before CZcams itself. Well, in fact... it was even "before the internet".
      O'right, "before the internet as we know it today" - or "the prehistory of the internet", if you will. Dial-up modems and such. "Such" being 15" CRT monitors ("14" viewable size"), CPUs running at 200 MHz, 6 GB HDDs, 32 or 64 MB of RAM - well, you get the idea.
      Mind you, pretty fast they were, them modems - top of the line models could easilly ("easines could vary depending on your local provider") reach blazin' 56 kbps speed. See? Impresive, eh?
      (And yes, the porn then was still on video cassetes. Pricey video cassetes, no doubts about it...)
      Nice try, anyway ;-) Cheers!

  • @johnnycanuck250
    @johnnycanuck250 Před 3 lety +85

    when you stop being a craftsmen and you become an artist.

    • @NAFUSO1
      @NAFUSO1 Před 3 lety +6

      Who says they're mutually exclusive? Art and precision happily coexist.

    • @johnnycanuck250
      @johnnycanuck250 Před 3 lety +15

      @@NAFUSO1 “He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”

    • @Soulsmithing
      @Soulsmithing Před 3 lety +2

      Disagree. THIS is a craftsman!

    • @izzyboss6875
      @izzyboss6875 Před 3 lety +4

      He’s all the above

    • @Avetho
      @Avetho Před 3 lety +5

      @@izzyboss6875 Yes, see how the quote Johnny Canuck shared keeps adding to each level? Hands = Laborer, Hands + Head = Craftsman, and Head + Hands + Heart = Artist. In this case, he who is an Artist by that quote is also a Craftsman and a Laborer. Clickspring is an Artist, since he puts his Heart into all he does, and he's a master Craftsman to be able to do so by using his Head to make it all come together, and he is a Laborer by using his Hands to put in over a _thousand_ hours into this amazing mechanical device. Clickspring is an Artist, a Craftsman and a Laborer, he embodies the ideals of all three titles. You could probably call him a Mechanical Artisanal Craftsman.
      Edit: Swapped Artisan for Artisanal since the latter is the adjective form of the former.

  • @DurpVonFronz
    @DurpVonFronz Před 3 lety +4

    Remember when this channel did stuff, was awesome..

  • @BradiKal61
    @BradiKal61 Před 3 lety +4

    the term "methyl violet" suddenly popped into my head 45 years after my last metal shop class because of this video

  • @DavidGuyton
    @DavidGuyton Před 3 lety +1094

    Well I guess I'm not going anywhere for a half hour.

    • @ChuckFickens1972
      @ChuckFickens1972 Před 3 lety +19

      I'd say at least two hours, while rewinding and saying "did he really just...."
      And I've not even watched it yet....

    • @c.d.w.3944
      @c.d.w.3944 Před 3 lety +8

      Between your videos and Chris's, I'm not getting anything done today.

    • @dukem8774
      @dukem8774 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ChuckFickens1972 I'm gonna be honest, I don't understand enough about this kinda stuff to feel that way.

    • @Boorne2Kill
      @Boorne2Kill Před 3 lety +3

      I’d bet You weren’t planning on going anywhere anyway 👌🏻

    • @ChuckFickens1972
      @ChuckFickens1972 Před 3 lety +3

      @@dukem8774 That's fine, If you're here and can recognise the beauty of the stuff Chris makes it's all good :)

  • @morkovija
    @morkovija Před 3 lety +69

    those screws at 14:10 should go to national library of congress. Or be considered a world heritage by UNESCO. Definitely the most beautiful screws i've seen

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety +14

      This is why other machinist youtubers excuse for not "polishing it to a Clickspring finish" :P

    • @HatfieldCW
      @HatfieldCW Před 3 lety +9

      @@andersjjensen I love that. CZcams might be corpo scop, but the community is still terrific, and it's heartening to see them all interact organically and share little inside jokes. Clickspring is definitely a bookend for machinists on this platform. The incredible attention to detail, even--or perhaps particularly--in cases where nobody will ever see it, is a hallmark that everyone can respect. People like me dream about doing work like this.

  • @MrTridac
    @MrTridac Před 3 lety +14

    No TV station could ever provide this kind of entertainment. Thanks for making these videos.

    • @JoeSmith-cy9wj
      @JoeSmith-cy9wj Před rokem

      You're darn tootin!
      Too bad production values aren't nearly as high on tv.

    • @user2C47
      @user2C47 Před rokem

      That's because most people who watch TV unfortunately aren't interested. All they seem to care about is sports, fake news, or game shows.
      Also, it would look awful in compressed letterboxed 480i.

  • @PattysLab
    @PattysLab Před 3 lety +77

    Making the parts is one thing, but filming it in such detail simply no words really good job!

  • @princecuddle
    @princecuddle Před 3 lety +45

    Instead of the motto "No Man Left Behind" Chris's Motto has become "No Finger Print Left Behind!!"

  • @panossavvaidis6086
    @panossavvaidis6086 Před 3 lety +21

    and when I've seen it all, HE STARTS DRAWING! COM'N MAN!

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety +8

      Watch the Card Press for Chris Ramsay episode... Clickspring operates on another plane than us mere mortals....

    • @panossavvaidis6086
      @panossavvaidis6086 Před 3 lety +1

      @@andersjjensen oh, I've seen it, it's majestic

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety +1

      @@panossavvaidis6086 Yes. It's so ungodly pleasing to look at that it is borderline perversion.

  • @patrickbarr7364
    @patrickbarr7364 Před 2 lety +3

    How many others, like me, shouted "Nooooooo!!" when he placed the cover over the exquisite engraved bridges inside? His videos are works of art, about works of art.

  • @TheLovsethxs
    @TheLovsethxs Před 3 lety +1

    Even the laminar flow from the water tap is perfect

  • @zaszz
    @zaszz Před 3 lety +23

    Engraving on interior parts. The absolute madman.

    • @Nerdule
      @Nerdule Před 3 lety +2

      I was legitimately flabbergasted.

    • @LogonBob
      @LogonBob Před 3 lety +1

      Agreed, I thought it was going to be an Open Design to show off everything inside let alone the engraving. Couldn't believe it when the covers went on. Good news is, thanks to the this video we know what's inside.

  • @shaunstewart4064
    @shaunstewart4064 Před 3 lety +77

    I have just spent 27 minutes and 19 seconds with my mouth open staring. What can I say? Well nothing because my tongue dried up. Exquisite engineering!

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety +8

      Oh, if you're new to Clickspring's "machinist porn" you have a huge back-catalogue of pure eye-gasm material to go over... The card press he made for Chris Ramsay is artisan craftsmanship at the highest level!

  • @JoeSmith-cy9wj
    @JoeSmith-cy9wj Před rokem +1

    A thousand hours. Imagine how long it would have taken in the days before power tools. Two things i would give anything to see:
    The history of the world from a bird's eye view,
    The original making of the Antikythera mechanism.

  • @panosgamithis8868
    @panosgamithis8868 Před rokem +1

    How do we even classify this man's skills...
    IM LOST FOR WORDS...!!!!!

  • @billstrahan4791
    @billstrahan4791 Před 3 lety +180

    What is so impressive about this isn't that people who make things appreciate it, it's that people who don't know how to do any of these things appreciate it. It is SO obvious that you are watching a master at work that you don't even need to truly grasp what the work is. The approach and the way in which it is documented is more than enough to assert that the builder has mastered his craft. Well done, Clickspring!

    • @BarefootBoatworks
      @BarefootBoatworks Před 3 lety +5

      And some of us have no idea what Chris just made but want one anyway. A work of art.

    • @Mariano.Bernacki
      @Mariano.Bernacki Před 3 lety +2

      Detecting a master at anything skilled is a piece of cake. They make it look effortless.

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht Před 3 lety +13

      Thing is, watch these videos and you get a pretty good idea how it can be done, even if you are not trained in the craft. Doesn't mean that you will get anywhere near the precision or complexity of what Chris does, but he manages to capture the exactly right moments in this edit so one knows where to start trying. Condensing hundreds of hours of worktime into a 27 min video that manages to do that is in art in and of itself.

    • @TheLanceFrazier
      @TheLanceFrazier Před 3 lety +4

      Just think, he worked approximately 1,000 hours on this-@25 wks at 40hrs/wk! If you paid him the paltry sum of $100/hr for his artistry alone, this piece would be worth a minimum of $100,000!

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 2 lety

      @@TheLanceFrazier But is $100 per hour suitable renumeration for someone with the skills that Chris has? Think about it, he has mastered; clock making, videography, voice over narration, script writing and editing, video direction and editing on a par with the best offerings from the ABC Australia or the BBC Wildlife shows. Does $100/hour seem a little on the cheap side of things?
      Mark from Melbourne Australia.

  • @Clickspring
    @Clickspring  Před 3 lety +555

    It's been a year like no other folks, so its definitely time for a chill out vid. Do please enjoy this '1000 hours' style mega edit of the Byzantine Sundial Calendar project.
    Without doubt, I have never felt more relaxed than watching this 27 minutes sail by.
    Thank you for tuning in, have a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, and I'll catch you all in 2021.
    Cheers,
    Chris.
    Build info: The build is a modernised interpretation of the original sundial-calendar artefact currently located in the London Science Museum www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ . The original artefact is currently regarded as the second oldest geared mechanism on the historical record (after the Antikythera Mechanism), and is loosely dated to around 500AD.
    As the name suggests, it's a combination portable sundial and lunar calendar mechanism. In addition to being a portable sundial, it computes the current age and phase of the moon, the position of the sun and moon in the zodiac, as well as the current date. I've extended the original design to include a Lunar Node display, according to the research of the engineering historian Michael Wright. This transforms the device from a simple calendar into a very effective eclipse prediction machine. It also makes it a great tool to help visualise the celestial mechanics behind an eclipse.
    Original Device: collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co1082/byzantine-portable-universal-altitude-sundial-with-geared-calendrical-device-sundial-perpetual-calendar
    Wright & Fields research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00033798500200131

    • @EAkin2000
      @EAkin2000 Před 3 lety +15

      Honestly this might be the highlight of my year ahaha happy christmas!

    • @Udead_Mage
      @Udead_Mage Před 3 lety +4

      is there going to be a narrated version?

    • @errorcode1249
      @errorcode1249 Před 3 lety +3

      Hi Chris BTW do you own the clickspring clips channel or is it a fan channel, I'm guessing you own it since there is footage I haven't seen on your main channel

    • @TT3TT3
      @TT3TT3 Před 3 lety +1

      @@errorcode1249 What main channel?

    • @baddoopey
      @baddoopey Před 3 lety +4

      Wish you great days and hope to see a lot of your work in the coming year(s). A big thanks for all you do from here in Spain.

  • @The-Advent-Sabre
    @The-Advent-Sabre Před 3 lety +48

    One of the BEST 27 mins I've spent in a long while. My boys and I just watched this. It's the longest they've been silent in a while! I quote from my son, 'Why the hell isn't stuff made like this anymore? ' and 'Imagine if cars were made with this much care, they'd last a life time!'
    Well I have two very inspired minds now... thank you.

  • @DumbyDooDoo
    @DumbyDooDoo Před 3 lety +5

    You're engravings would make even Uri Tuchman jealous!

  • @FireGuy90
    @FireGuy90 Před 3 lety +48

    Lovingly hand engraves brackets, which will never be seen. That’s a statement

    • @FrontrunnerDK
      @FrontrunnerDK Před 3 lety

      Exactly my thoughts! Astonishing!

    • @PhilJonesIII
      @PhilJonesIII Před 3 lety +2

      That was my 'Oh come on!' moment.

    • @gorgeousdzastr
      @gorgeousdzastr Před 3 lety +2

      I think it's as you said, a statement to the impeccable love put into the work. Something inside that only another artisan who may eventually some 100 years from now see for the first time.

  • @Craftlngo
    @Craftlngo Před 3 lety +70

    I've studied mechatronics, work as a designing engineer for the last twenty years. I've designed machines of all scales to produce parts for the automotive industry.
    And now I'm sitting here, watching this video and find myself being more a Caveman seeing a machine for the first time in his life!
    What an astonishing machine! Merry Chrismas to you and your family!

  • @Solitaire1
    @Solitaire1 Před 3 lety +29

    The true embodiment of "If it is not worth making beautiful, it is not worth making." Even the video is beautiful. Truly happy to see new full length videos again. Thank you very much, sir. You are a true artist.

  • @nicodianime
    @nicodianime Před 5 měsíci +3

    The brushed finish on the zodiac rings was seriously seriously *chefs kiss * delightful.

    • @nicodianime
      @nicodianime Před 5 měsíci

      It's at 17:00 I keep watching it over again ☠️

  • @bastelwastel8551
    @bastelwastel8551 Před 3 lety +68

    That whole assembly is a masterpiece... But holy shit, those screws are special

    • @trevorsgaragemusings
      @trevorsgaragemusings Před 3 lety +4

      Right, about the only nit pick from me would be my OCD screaming that the screw slots in the head don't point to the center of the circle of the mechanism.

    • @watsisbuttndo829
      @watsisbuttndo829 Před 3 lety +2

      I would be more than happy to recieve just one of those screws for christmas.

    • @watsisbuttndo829
      @watsisbuttndo829 Před 3 lety +4

      Words cannot describe. We have the privilege of watching things like this being birthed and elsewhere on youtube people argue about what the dome over "flat earth" is contructed from.

  • @herpderpington
    @herpderpington Před 3 lety +270

    Stop everything you’re doing, clickspring just uploaded a video.

    • @blacklupus
      @blacklupus Před 3 lety

      What if I was just watching another Clickspring video?

    • @Avetho
      @Avetho Před 3 lety

      Yeah I have to finish a go kart project for college in the next couple hours but yeah, college can wait, I need some Clickspring to help me regather my wits :P

    • @herpderpington
      @herpderpington Před 3 lety

      @@blacklupus watch simultaneously, two different tabs.

  • @TheLanceFrazier
    @TheLanceFrazier Před 3 lety +20

    Me: "What do you do for fun?"
    Clickspring: "I handcraft the impossible. How about you?"
    Me: "I watch videos..."

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 2 lety

      We all know that feeling Lance. But we just have to accept that we are all thumbs in comparison to Chris.

  • @joepie221
    @joepie221 Před 3 lety +49

    Amazing. One of the best parts, most oddly satisfying, was the blending of the angled surfaces on the pointer with a file at 19:29. I could watch this stuff all day and can't even imagine the effort to edit this. Thank you.

  • @SethKotta
    @SethKotta Před 3 lety +286

    Nothing clever to say here. Just commenting to please The Almighty Algorithm.

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety +11

      I have no reply for that, but still the same.

    • @syx3s
      @syx3s Před 3 lety +6

      yeah, after watching that my brain is just kind of tingling. missed these.

    • @TrevorDennis100
      @TrevorDennis100 Před 3 lety +2

      Works for me. I can hardly say how much pleasure watching this video gave me. I think a lot of people are going to watch the entire series all over again.

    • @robertc49
      @robertc49 Před 3 lety +1

      Feel the same. I usually skip through. Watched every second.

    • @markgreco1962
      @markgreco1962 Před 3 lety +1

      Wow

  • @CristiNeagu
    @CristiNeagu Před 3 lety +146

    It's not just that you're building amazing mechanisms, but each piece is simply beautiful on its own.

    • @timothyball3144
      @timothyball3144 Před 3 lety +7

      Do you mean like the scorped plates underneath the cover that can't be seen?

    • @iongabrielzamfir8613
      @iongabrielzamfir8613 Před 3 lety

      Cristi Neagu
      Ai dreptate !

    • @CristiNeagu
      @CristiNeagu Před 3 lety +1

      @@timothyball3144 They're still beautiful.

    • @timothyball3144
      @timothyball3144 Před 3 lety +7

      @@CristiNeagu Yes. And because he put them under the cover, its like he made them just because he likes making beautiful things, even if you can't see them.

  • @patrickpat8878
    @patrickpat8878 Před 2 lety +1

    When I was younger I was making model steam engine for boat from 1/2 CI to 10 CI 1 to 4 cylinders , all very well made , no scratches and most was made only with brass , copper and titanium , I even made some that was running on very high pressure steam for racing , the problem is you work 1700 hours on an racing engine and the people’s think they will afford it for 75 $ .

  • @EvelynH-tj1qt
    @EvelynH-tj1qt Před 3 lety

    Being a good machinist entails not only knowing exactly what you can do with your machines, but also knowing how to use them for things they weren't meant for.

  • @TheJttv
    @TheJttv Před 3 lety +54

    Did my man just engrave internal parts? Clickspring just flexing on all of us.

    • @gusbert
      @gusbert Před 3 lety +13

      Exactly my thoughts. But you know why? So that someone in the future will take this apart and say "F**k me, this craftsman was a genius".

    • @paulcooper2897
      @paulcooper2897 Před 3 lety +4

      I saw that too! It's a whole other level of dedication to his craft.

    • @redwitch12
      @redwitch12 Před 3 lety +11

      I'm reminded of a story about the construction of the National Cathedral. One of the artisans was working very carefully on carving what would eventually be a piece of stonework that would be hidden from view when the construction was complete. Someone asked him why he was doing that, because no one would ever see it; his answer was simply, "God will see it." Whether or not you have any religious impulse, it seems like an important idea that even if no one else on Earth knows what you did or how well you did it, YOU know you've done the best job you could do, and you did it with full dedication to your craft.

    • @NotProFishing
      @NotProFishing Před 3 lety

      Beautiful work that only he knows about from anyone elses perspective the touch of a true artisan

    • @spudpud-T67
      @spudpud-T67 Před 3 lety

      @@redwitch12 Who the hell else really cares but God.

  • @AvenEngineer
    @AvenEngineer Před 3 lety +77

    "G'Day. Chris here, and welcome back to Clickspring..."

    • @samaker4
      @samaker4 Před 3 lety +5

      "Thanks again for watching, I'll catch you on the next video"

    • @casychapin4647
      @casychapin4647 Před 3 lety +5

      I am looking forward to hearing that again

    • @spudpud-T67
      @spudpud-T67 Před 3 lety +1

      Such a gentle voice and such inspiring craftsman ship. Chris is one special man.

    • @paolovedova5486
      @paolovedova5486 Před 3 lety +4

      Everybody read that with Chris voice

    • @theselectiveluddite
      @theselectiveluddite Před 3 lety

      @@casychapin4647 G'day , If you haven’t found out yet, the next full episode of the Antikythera Mechanism build went up on 13th December, 2020, on Clickspring’s main channel, with a description of what he discovered.
      Also check his description for the link to download their research article in the British Horological Institute publication for in depth descriptions of their discoveries. It's free, and is one of the things Chris pushed for with this release :)

  • @horned_w1tch
    @horned_w1tch Před 3 lety +1

    Oh man, when you slipped the lid in that dish... phenomenal. I like the little things.

  • @SandyWalsh
    @SandyWalsh Před 3 lety +46

    Meanwhile McMaster-Carr is yelling "we have screws you know?!"

    • @bellowphone
      @bellowphone Před 3 lety +19

      True, but they don't have screws whose flatness and finish could be used as an optical reference surface.

    • @FrontrunnerDK
      @FrontrunnerDK Před 3 lety +12

      There are screws and then there are screws. These are screws on a whole other level. I would pay good money just for one of these blued, handmade screws. Just to tell people about the love and care put into making them.

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper Před 3 lety +4

      @@FrontrunnerDK Good lord I just want to know the voodoo magic involved with that perfect bluing job in...brass shavings?

    • @FrontrunnerDK
      @FrontrunnerDK Před 3 lety +3

      @@Skinflaps_Meatslapper Yes. Brass shavings. He has a whole video on the subject. Beautiful as always!

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 2 lety

      @@FrontrunnerDK I really don't think that one screw would be sufficient. I would think that a set of four nicely countersunk into a small brass block would make for an excellent conversation piece.
      Mark from Melbourne Australia.

  • @DH-be4ur
    @DH-be4ur Před 3 lety +40

    This is a good Christmas present. Thank you.

  • @petertalalight7340
    @petertalalight7340 Před 3 lety +17

    Let’s admit it, we’re here because we all want to be Chris, but all lack his mad skills

    • @nullsnaggle5198
      @nullsnaggle5198 Před 3 lety +1

      ...shhh...dont tell him...

    • @chnhakk
      @chnhakk Před 3 lety +1

      I want to be chris because im an identity thief

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety +3

      I want to be as good as Chris, but I don't want to put in the endless hours. And to be frank I envy Chris more for his drive and perseverance than the skills those traits have yielded him. Everyone can become a master. Few actually take the million little steps it requires.

    • @nullsnaggle5198
      @nullsnaggle5198 Před 3 lety +1

      @@andersjjensen you....are a wise person

  • @HeavyBirdPilot
    @HeavyBirdPilot Před 3 lety +5

    How can one person have this much skill and talent ? It's awe inspiring

  • @cadmiral3d146
    @cadmiral3d146 Před 2 lety +1

    Man.. new definition of functional art.

  • @Infiniman603
    @Infiniman603 Před 3 lety +11

    This is what level 100 crafting looks like. IMO, this is the best byzantine sundial calendar ever made.

    • @CristiNeagu
      @CristiNeagu Před 3 lety +1

      The man is making his own screws because nothing commercially available is anywhere near the quality he needs. What more is there to say?

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 3 lety

      I loved it when he just casually melted a few faucets to make a casting, but in the next scene it looked like he had brass shavings enough to cast a bathtub :P

  • @DLCaster
    @DLCaster Před 3 lety +6

    Quite probably one of the finest craftsmen currently working on this planet.

  • @mulletthehunter7163
    @mulletthehunter7163 Před 3 lety +1

    Please accept my made up award for god level craftsmanship 🏆

  • @DBurgur
    @DBurgur Před 3 lety +8

    I can barely imagine the satisfaction of finally assembling all these parts together after hundreds of hours of fine machining and detailing.

  • @earle0024
    @earle0024 Před 3 lety +18

    Can you imagine how he makes a cup of coffee, I bet it's unreal and takes 4 days

    • @ianjackson8643
      @ianjackson8643 Před 3 lety +5

      well he has to make the cup, he has to grow the beans then pick them, he then has to build the roasting machine, next he has to build the grinder then grind the beans, oh and he has to build the farm, milk the cow. finally he has to build the coffee machine

    • @jmchez
      @jmchez Před 3 lety +11

      @@ianjackson8643 Back when she was a teen in the 1920's, my grandmother used to pick coffee beans from her yard, roast them, grind them and then brew them with a cloth filter.
      You know what she said about modern coffee machines? "They are a lot less effort and taste just fine."

  • @CristiNeagu
    @CristiNeagu Před 3 lety +57

    Another Clickspring video? It must be Christmas... Oh wait, it actually is Christmas!

    • @timothyball3144
      @timothyball3144 Před 3 lety +5

      Whats really funny about this post is that Chris liked it and with the heart on his icon, its a nice, Christmasy red and green.

  • @Solomon.R
    @Solomon.R Před 3 lety

    Those are the nicest screws I've ever seen.
    And now he's blueing them.
    One at a time.
    The madman.

  • @MrBebopChamploo
    @MrBebopChamploo Před 3 lety +1

    You know, most nice things I see I like because there's a specific part of it that is really impressive or well designed. But this is one of those things that... there's just no single thing, every part of it is *chef's kiss*

  • @iteerrex8166
    @iteerrex8166 Před 3 lety +14

    Come on, I bet you everyone would've liked an extended version for such gorgeous work. Like 2-3 hours.

  • @sethsoarenson7414
    @sethsoarenson7414 Před 3 lety +39

    I really missed out when I was born as a human being and not ClickSpring's Lathe

  • @Erekai
    @Erekai Před 9 měsíci +2

    This level of craftsmanship is just mind boggling.

  • @K12Reversal
    @K12Reversal Před 2 lety +1

    This is a poem, and a symphony.

  • @aevangel1
    @aevangel1 Před 3 lety +5

    6:10 to 7:08 you just saw this man cast his own brass part out of junk valves.... *WITH NO VISIBLE CASTING DEFECTS!*

  • @LucasGarrow
    @LucasGarrow Před 3 lety +78

    I don't remember what I was doing, and I don't care.

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 Před 3 lety +1

      I was eating a cheeseburger and fries. I stopped and stared, mouth agape. Not my first time here and I'm still in awe of this level of talent and precision and .....meticulosity.(yep, it's a word) And now, back to my COLD burger and fries. It was a price worth paying.

  • @Unknown_Industries_
    @Unknown_Industries_ Před 3 lety +1

    A like here,
    doesn’t do the work here justice...
    and neither does a comment.
    But this replica/reincarnation (I cant think of a better description) certainly does the original manufacturer/engineers just that. The mind boggles at how resourceful people where.
    brilliant vid, thank you

  • @thechumpsbeendumped.7797

    @8:23 The sound of that lid sliding perfectly into place so satisfying.

  • @BlitzedNostradamus
    @BlitzedNostradamus Před 3 lety +43

    Good to see you uploading again Chris. Hope this year has been kind to you.

    • @emilchandran546
      @emilchandran546 Před 3 lety

      The Pandemic has hit Cairns really hard. But yeah, compared to the rest of the world, I mean Queensland hasn’t really had any community transmission for well over 6 months. Australia as a whole is doing pretty well. But where Chris lives is all about tourism. Well tourism and mining. I’m sure it’s been a tough one for the region. But we’re in a privileged position.
      I hope this year has been kind to you and he both.

  • @davdal33
    @davdal33 Před 3 lety +21

    I would love to see Chris work with Leo on authentic instruments for tally ho, how good would it be to see 2 really gifted craftsmen add such good detail to a project.

    • @PaddyQuiggin
      @PaddyQuiggin Před 3 lety +2

      This is definitely a crossover I would like to see

  • @mam1627
    @mam1627 Před 3 lety +3

    When precision becomes art...

  • @jmchez
    @jmchez Před 3 lety +1

    Just when I thought that he could only do (very nicely) geometric shapes, he goes ahead and draws and carves filigrees by hand.

  • @EngineerBrunS
    @EngineerBrunS Před 3 lety +323

    Perfect job! I really enjoyed this video!

    • @Clickspring
      @Clickspring  Před 3 lety +48

      Thank you mate!

    • @tonywilson4713
      @tonywilson4713 Před 3 lety +19

      @@Clickspring Am I seeing it wrong or did your parents give you lumps of brass and a set of files instead of play-do?

    • @micahreid5553
      @micahreid5553 Před 3 lety +10

      @@Clickspring We love you Chris, but seeing you do that gorgeous engraving on pieces that will hardly ever see the light of day, especially one that is 80% covered by the gear it supports really makes it feel like you're flexing on all us plebs.

    • @entrophany
      @entrophany Před 3 lety +7

      I'm just curious, what type of people fanboy over this channel?
      I am a taxi driver, used to be a bouncer.
      So the intellectual value is clearly not the thing for me, but I'm hooked still :D

    • @alexanderalex4012
      @alexanderalex4012 Před 3 lety +3

      Engineer BrunS почему то я не удивлён встретить вас на этом канале.

  • @barrishautomotive
    @barrishautomotive Před 3 lety +16

    I just want to comment on how Chris's fingernails have the same precision fit and finish as the rest of his projects. This Old Tony could learn a thing or two.

    • @justintorrex6676
      @justintorrex6676 Před 3 lety

      This comment made me look at my fingernails and feel ashamed of the brut trims a give them. I guess precision is a habit carried in every aspect of life, even nail scaping.

  • @NoogaJack423
    @NoogaJack423 Před 3 lety

    192 people haven't the foggiest of the skill , craftsmanship and artistry exhibited here.
    Superlative doesn't do this justice.

  • @hurdygurdyguy1
    @hurdygurdyguy1 Před 2 lety +1

    Clickspring: "Okay, let's get some brass stock and get to work!"
    The rest of us:"To the 3D printer!!"

  • @6bolt2g
    @6bolt2g Před 3 lety +11

    These videos make me sad because I realize no matter how much I want it, I’ll never have this much talent! Incredible!

    • @jeffarmstrong1308
      @jeffarmstrong1308 Před 3 lety

      Don’t let it get you down. I won’t either but, by watching Chris’ work, I have achieved results that I would NEVER have achieved.

  • @sparkle1234
    @sparkle1234 Před 3 lety +121

    The combination of your talents in one person is exceedingly rare. Hats off.

    • @enriqueshockwave8869
      @enriqueshockwave8869 Před 3 lety +1

      its not talent, it's skill

    • @sparkle1234
      @sparkle1234 Před 3 lety +5

      @@enriqueshockwave8869 I’d argue it’s both.

    • @hibahprice6887
      @hibahprice6887 Před 3 lety +2

      At the same time, "rough" processing - casting, and precise processing, and jewelry engraving ..

    • @Palemagpie
      @Palemagpie Před 3 lety

      @@sparkle1234 I'd argue its neither.
      Just pure dedication, everything else is just a matter of time.

    • @chrisp7641
      @chrisp7641 Před 3 lety

      It's easily the planning. THAT is the process that makes the mechanism.

  • @DigiLab360
    @DigiLab360 Před 2 lety +2

    No shortcuts, no compromises, no amount of detail is too much effort, only quality. Incredible craftsmanship.

  • @moluguanand6559
    @moluguanand6559 Před 3 měsíci

    ఈ వీడియో చూస్తున్న సమయంలో అన్ని పనులు ఆపేశి చూసిన. మీ అన్ని వీడియోలు చూసిన, చాలా అద్భుతంగా ఉన్నాయి. ధన్యవాదాలు.

  • @TheWhiteDragon3
    @TheWhiteDragon3 Před 3 lety +21

    I have no compliment to give of the craftsmanship that hasn't already been said, so instead I'll compliment your editing. You've always been a master of editing and using visual storytelling methods to make sure we always understand what's going on, and it _really_ shines through in videos like these where not a single word is spoken. Excellent work!

  • @helplmchoking
    @helplmchoking Před 3 lety +16

    Just imagine if everything was built this way.. prohibitively expensive and slow of course, but imagine the quality we'd have if every appliance, machine, gadget and trinket was built out of the best materials to Chris's incredible standards

    • @rafflesmaos
      @rafflesmaos Před 3 lety +1

      That's kind of how it used to be back in the day, but then only the upper class could afford anything life changing. True progress for humanity only comes when essentials are available and accessible to everyone even at lower quality levels - clocks, calculators, computers, washing machines, transportation, and so on.

    • @aterack833
      @aterack833 Před 3 lety +2

      @@rafflesmaos the problem comes when things are also available at too low of a quality level and even price doesn’t help you know which is which, especially tools and replacement parts (for almost anything now even), and it only gets a step worse when that then becomes all that’s available in your area below the really really expensive stuff, just watch my bearing removal video

  • @bijou1984nouveau
    @bijou1984nouveau Před 3 lety

    Engraved components that won't be seen unless it's disassembled. This guy is an absolute beast.

  • @IvyMike.
    @IvyMike. Před 3 lety +27

    Right, I'm going to find something to polish.

  • @MaxWattage
    @MaxWattage Před 3 lety +6

    We should launch a new Voyager probe to the stars, and put this sundial on it as a casual flex that our civilisation is more skilled than whatever alien civilisation the probe encounters.

  • @Nevin82
    @Nevin82 Před 3 lety +5

    Excuse me sir. I’d like to express my thanks for coming back.

  • @amalirfan
    @amalirfan Před 3 lety +1

    It is satisfying to see strong material like metal grate away like cheese. 😋️

  • @acomingextinction
    @acomingextinction Před 3 lety +7

    Well I know what I'm doing for the next 27 minutes. Love the moments that the workshop noises sync with the music.

  • @weepingangel2564
    @weepingangel2564 Před 3 lety +12

    with the amount of time, effort, skill, and artistry that went into making this masterpiece, it is probably just as priceless as the original.

  • @dickdastardly4236
    @dickdastardly4236 Před 3 lety +21

    "That's so cool that you make your own screws instead of just buying them from the store."
    Chris: "Wait, you can just buy these?!"
    Seriously though, it's absolutely amazing how much time and care you put into everything you do. The number of processes you go through just to make a screw is incredible.

    • @TheLanceFrazier
      @TheLanceFrazier Před 3 lety +3

      Did you notice how he installed the screws? No screwdriver will touch these perfect pieces.

    • @terencemcculloch3294
      @terencemcculloch3294 Před 3 lety

      No Phillips heads here thank you!

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 2 lety

      @@terencemcculloch3294 Nor PIA, Pozidrive.

  • @WisdomVendor1
    @WisdomVendor1 Před 3 lety

    Watching a true Craftsman at work is absolutely mesmerizing!

  • @PasiX2
    @PasiX2 Před 3 lety +6

    Man, these screws... they are so shiny! The blueish tempering looks great.
    And the engraving! My oh my, you really stepped up your game.

  • @neuromancerwintermute3681

    I could watch this dude make screws all day.

  • @dfailsthemost
    @dfailsthemost Před 3 lety

    After a long stretch without any hands visible on screen, I made myself chuckle picturing a tiny person walking into frame. Revealing that the gears were the size of houses

  • @keanuken9039
    @keanuken9039 Před 3 lety +2

    I physically didn't think I would shed tears over a craftsman video, but I don't think I've ever seen something so beautiful before either.

  • @callumgilchrist5769
    @callumgilchrist5769 Před 3 lety +7

    One of the few channels that leaves me lost for words every time I watch them. Love the content- inspiring

  • @db4423
    @db4423 Před 3 lety +13

    in the future if our civilization disappears alien I will find this calendar in a spaceship as we humans found me a mechanism from Antikythera .... damn it is also calming

  • @obscurity3027
    @obscurity3027 Před rokem +5

    I’ve watched every video on this channel, and they are all fascinating. It’s easy to see how talented of a machinist you are. However, when you freehand drew the floral wave pattern, that was on a whole other level. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @nzlemming
    @nzlemming Před 2 lety +5

    This was so beautiful to watch, I forgot to put my dinner on.

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 2 lety

      Understandable. Is that your tummy I hear growling across the Tasman? No, sorry my mistake, I forgot to have a bite to eat myself.
      Mark from Melbourne Australia.

  • @AlanReeve287
    @AlanReeve287 Před 3 lety +8

    I am a time served engineer, toolmaker & CNC programmer/setter, but watching this guy work blows my mind. The skill he has in his little finger is more than all the skill I have in my whole body. Could watch him work all day long. What a beautiful thing he has created. WOW!!!!

  • @theoneandonlyowl3764
    @theoneandonlyowl3764 Před 3 lety +6

    It was wonderful seeing you make this (again). I still might watch it the long way again yet, I love hearing you chat away as you craft. Craft doesn't seem an adequate word though. Thanks Chris.

  • @psychodad1961
    @psychodad1961 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow. My Christmas is complete. This video is the best present I got this year.

  • @mavos1211
    @mavos1211 Před 3 lety

    I feel like I am watching the Mona Lisa being painted!
    Absolutely beautiful and a work of art in every sense.

  • @Bill_N_ATX
    @Bill_N_ATX Před 3 lety +7

    The obvious other place you see this intense level of precision and obsession is in very expensive time pieces. Which is what this is, just not one you put on your wrist. They do this same thing but on a much smaller scale. But the artistry of the two are comparable. The only other is in optics where they can be equally obsessive. This is not only insane engineering and skill but beautiful. However, let’s give a hand to the original too. Imagine what it took back then.

  • @morkovija
    @morkovija Před 3 lety +6

    We have been blessed yet again folks! Getting spoiled here with frequent uploads!=)

  • @mavos1211
    @mavos1211 Před 3 lety

    Even the screws are a thing of beauty!!
    Absolutely off the scale..... totally in awe of this man and what he can do.

  • @AzaanaMeanrlyth
    @AzaanaMeanrlyth Před 3 lety

    Now that is a flex to also engrave the internal parts that won't be seen. A thing of pure beauty.