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Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki edit / delete
With a British focus.
to history mechanica retrotech tractor vehicle ... on 02 November 2014
Rejuvenating Old Meters, February 1943 QST - RF Cafe edit / delete
Repairing and balancing mechanical meters. (I got here from an article about calibrating AVO meters...)
to electronics mechanica meter repair retrotech ... on 03 October 2014
Andrew Briddon Locos Home edit / delete
A collection of (mostly) commercial diesel shunters, with detailed articles about their mechanical restoration. I now feel less worried about the space my instruments and computers take up -- at least I don't have 17 railway locomotives to find homes for!
to diesel engineering history mechanica rail retrotech trains ... on 20 September 2014
Bell System Technical Journal, 1922-1983 edit / delete
As it says.
to bell electronics history retrotech telephone ... on 24 August 2014
History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy edit / delete
"History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network."
to atlantic cable history retrotech telecoms telegraph telephone ... on 27 July 2014
Building Complex Machines Using LEGO® edit / delete
Including Babbage's difference engine and the Antikythera mechanism.
to antikythera babbage lego mechanica retrocomputing retrotech ... on 26 July 2014
90th IDPG Manuals edit / delete
A variety of US Army manuals. I came here via a link to the one on watch and clock repair -- but the manuals on how to run an army band (including instructions for violin repair and the instruction to avoid "violent, enervating jazz" when planning hospital concerts) are also fascinating.
to army clock etext manual mechanica military music repair retrotech watch ... on 10 July 2014
Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones. "The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism." ISAW Papers 4 (February, 2012) edit / delete
Reverse-engineering the planet display in the Antikythera mechanism.
to antikythera astronomy history mechanica retrotech reverse-engineering ... on 22 June 2014
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tasty by Adam Sampson.