Retrotechtacular: The differential

January 15, 2013 By 22 Comments

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Any video that starts off with two minutes of motorcycle formation riding has got to be good. If the grainy black and white video didn’t tip you off that this was made in a different time the helmetless riders standing on the seats of moving motorcycles certainly would have. But there is a purpose to this exposition. A single line … Read the rest

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Wooden machine belongs in Willy Wonka’s factory

July 28, 2011 By 20 Comments

Behold the wooden machine (translated) that is used for… well it does… it was built because… Okay, this is a case where asking what it does or why it was built is the wrong question. [Erich Schatt] began building the piece that he calls “Wheels” back in 1995. It took just seven years to complete, and is made … Read the rest

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