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2,499 blueprints available • 11 subcategories

Blueprints (2,499)

Making a Daguerreotype — The First Practical Photograph, Drawn in Silver and Mercury
Hazardous

Making a Daguerreotype — The First Practical Photograph, Drawn in Silver and Mercury

by LegolasUS

Photography

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Building a Newcomen Atmospheric Engine — The First Engine to Do Real Work

Building a Newcomen Atmospheric Engine — The First Engine to Do Real Work

by DwalinUS

Modern

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0
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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

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Making Coal Gas for Lighting — The Gasworks That Lit the Nineteenth Century

Making Coal Gas for Lighting — The Gasworks That Lit the Nineteenth Century

by GaladrielUS

Modern

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1
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Making Blister Steel by Cementation — Carburizing Wrought Iron into Steel

Making Blister Steel by Cementation — Carburizing Wrought Iron into Steel

by BalinUS

Modern

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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

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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

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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

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4
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Understanding the Antikythera Mechanism — The World's First Analog Computer

Understanding the Antikythera Mechanism — The World's First Analog Computer

by EmmaSE

Ancient

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0
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Building an Archimedes' Screw — The Spiral Pump That Lifts Water Uphill

Building an Archimedes' Screw — The Spiral Pump That Lifts Water Uphill

by EmmaSE

Ancient

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Building Ctesibius' Force Pump — The First Double-Acting Piston Pump

Building Ctesibius' Force Pump — The First Double-Acting Piston Pump

by EmmaSE

Ancient

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3
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Building a Heron's Automaton — A Self-Moving Theatrical Machine Powered by Falling Sand

Building a Heron's Automaton — A Self-Moving Theatrical Machine Powered by Falling Sand

by EmmaSE

Ancient

63
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0
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Building an Aeolipile — Hero's Steam-Powered Spinning Sphere

Building an Aeolipile — Hero's Steam-Powered Spinning Sphere

by PennyDK

Ancient

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1
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Building a Compound Pulley (Block and Tackle) — Archimedes' Force Multiplier

Building a Compound Pulley (Block and Tackle) — Archimedes' Force Multiplier

by PennyDK

Ancient

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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

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Designing a Roman Bathhouse (Thermae) — The Engineering of Public Bathing

Designing a Roman Bathhouse (Thermae) — The Engineering of Public Bathing

by EmmaSE

Romans

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0
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Building a Roman Stone Arch Bridge — Spanning Rivers with Voussoirs and Cofferdams

Building a Roman Stone Arch Bridge — Spanning Rivers with Voussoirs and Cofferdams

by EmmaSE

Romans

71
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1
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Building a Roman Concrete Dome — The Unreinforced Vault That Crowned the Pantheon

Building a Roman Concrete Dome — The Unreinforced Vault That Crowned the Pantheon

by EmmaSE

Romans

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Making Float Glass — Pilkington's Molten Tin Process That Windows Every Building on Earth

Making Float Glass — Pilkington's Molten Tin Process That Windows Every Building on Earth

by CharlieDE

Modern

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Making Lead Crystal Glass — Ravenscroft's Brilliant Flint Glass
Hazardous

Making Lead Crystal Glass — Ravenscroft's Brilliant Flint Glass

by CharlieDE

Modern

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1
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Making Venetian Cristallo — The Water-Clear Glass of Murano

Making Venetian Cristallo — The Water-Clear Glass of Murano

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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3
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Making Roman Millefiori Glass — Fusing Mosaic Cane Slices into a Patterned Dish

Making Roman Millefiori Glass — Fusing Mosaic Cane Slices into a Patterned Dish

by CharlieDE

Mosaic

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Casting a Glass Bowl in an Open Mold — Frit-Fusing the Oldest Hollow Glassware

Casting a Glass Bowl in an Open Mold — Frit-Fusing the Oldest Hollow Glassware

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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1
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Traditional Deer Hunting with Bow — Stalking, Shot Placement, and Field Dressing

Traditional Deer Hunting with Bow — Stalking, Shot Placement, and Field Dressing

by BobBE

Biology

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