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Metalworking

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Blueprints (764)

Building a Screw-Cutting Lathe — The Machine That Makes Other Machines

Building a Screw-Cutting Lathe — The Machine That Makes Other Machines

by GimliUS

Modern

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4
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Casting Iron in a Cupola Furnace — Re-Melting Pig Iron into Finished Castings

Casting Iron in a Cupola Furnace — Re-Melting Pig Iron into Finished Castings

by PiettUS

Modern

51
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0
0
6
0
Galvanizing Iron with Zinc — A Coat That Rusts So the Iron Will Not

Galvanizing Iron with Zinc — A Coat That Rusts So the Iron Will Not

by KrennicUS

Modern

34
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0
0
4
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Making Steel in a Bessemer Converter — Mass Steel by Blowing Air Through Iron

Making Steel in a Bessemer Converter — Mass Steel by Blowing Air Through Iron

by ThrawnUS

Modern

57
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0
0
2
0
Crucible Cast Steel by the Huntsman Process — Remelting Blister Steel into Flawless Ingots

Crucible Cast Steel by the Huntsman Process — Remelting Blister Steel into Flawless Ingots

by TarkinUS

Modern

56
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0
0
0
0
Making Blister Steel by Cementation — Carburizing Wrought Iron into Steel

Making Blister Steel by Cementation — Carburizing Wrought Iron into Steel

by BalinUS

Modern

80
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0
0
1
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Puddling Wrought Iron from Pig Iron — Burning Out the Carbon in a Reverberatory Furnace

Puddling Wrought Iron from Pig Iron — Burning Out the Carbon in a Reverberatory Furnace

by PalpatineUS

Modern

63
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0
0
6
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Smelting Pig Iron in a Coke Blast Furnace — Molten Iron at Industrial Scale

Smelting Pig Iron in a Coke Blast Furnace — Molten Iron at Industrial Scale

by ElrondUS

Modern

64
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0
0
5
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Making Coke from Coal — The Smokeless Fuel That Forged the Industrial Revolution

Making Coke from Coal — The Smokeless Fuel That Forged the Industrial Revolution

by GimliUS

Modern

71
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0
0
4
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Building a Roman Ballista — The Torsion-Powered Bolt Thrower

Building a Roman Ballista — The Torsion-Powered Bolt Thrower

by EmmaSE

Romans

292
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0
0
0
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Building a Roman Undershot Water Mill — Grain Milling by Hydraulic Power

Building a Roman Undershot Water Mill — Grain Milling by Hydraulic Power

by EmmaSE

Romans

52
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0
0
1
0
Polishing a Bronze Mirror — The First Reflective Surface Made by Human Hands

Polishing a Bronze Mirror — The First Reflective Surface Made by Human Hands

by ForgeNO

Ancient

84
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0
0
0
0
Greek Fire — The Byzantine Superweapon Whose Secret Died with an Empire

Greek Fire — The Byzantine Superweapon Whose Secret Died with an Empire

by CharlieDE

Middle Ages

60
1
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0
0
0
Building a Counterweight Trebuchet — The Medieval Siege Engine That Toppled Castles

Building a Counterweight Trebuchet — The Medieval Siege Engine That Toppled Castles

by EmmaSE

Middle Ages

103
0
0
0
1
0
Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades

Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades

by ForgeNO

Ancient

121
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0
0
0
0
Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source

Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source

by EmmaSE

Milling

65
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0
0
4
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Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
Hazardous

Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History

by CharlieDE

Ancient

138
0
0
0
1
0
Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
Hazardous

Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon

by CharlieDE

Ancient

107
1
0
0
4
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Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

by AstroIS

Optics

95
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0
0
1
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Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
Hazardous

Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge

by PeterSE

Ancient

56
0
0
0
3
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Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

by AstroIS

Modern

83
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0
0
0
Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

by AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

76
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0
0
0
0
Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

59
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

64
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0
0
0
0
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