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1906 Airship Line Advertisement

This is showing of printing types from the 1906 American Type Founders type specimen book, in the form of a fictitious ad for an airship line - this three years before the first commercial airship service in 1909! So it isn't a Steampunk…

Jan 17

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Dr. David M. MacMillan replied to Ms. Zion B. Silvertongue's discussion Beginner Metalworking (Aluminum)

"One of the best places to start is with the works of Tim McCreight. His "Complete Metalsmith" has been a standard for years, and pretty much anything he writes is very good. Secondhand copies of "Complete Metalsmith"…"

Sep 13, 2012

Dr. David M. MacMillan replied to Dr. Clara Tuppence's discussion Building a clockwork mechanism

"A couple of thoughts... First, I would strongly encourage you NOT to tear apart your 1930s Remington. You'll regret not having it, and it is almost certainly repairable and (with tlc) usable. It's survived long enough that it…"

Aug 12, 2012

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Jul 3, 2012

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Keuffel and Esser Co. Compensating Planimeter Case

"Some time ago I was able to borrow a copy of the 1963 edition of the Keuffel & Esser Compensating Polar Planimeter manual to scan. I've just compiled that scan into a PDF and put it online at The Internet…"

May 5, 2012

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May 4, 2012

Dr. David M. MacMillan commented on Bronze Knight's blog post Accessorize!

"Each of the two main pieces (lead holder and point holder) should have a rectangular (or thereabouts) hole through it. You can use any rod that these two will slide on and clamp to. The rod does not provide any calibration. You set…"

May 4, 2012

Dr. David M. MacMillan commented on Bronze Knight's blog post Accessorize!

"The instrument in the green case is a form of a "Beam Compass." You supply the "beam" and slide the lead holder and the point holder onto it. This lets you draw arbitrarily large circles. This particular Beam…"

May 4, 2012

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Apr 19, 2012

Dr. David M. MacMillan joined Toast's group

Blacksmiths united

for those of us who play with the forge, anvil, and hammer; or the crucible and mould for that matter. talk of projects of techniques and all around metal working exchanges of ideas.

Apr 18, 2012

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EPIC CRAFTERS

designers,crafters,idealist,engineers, a place to meet for exchangeing ideas !! from costumes to gagets!!

Apr 18, 2012

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Dr. David M. MacMillan posted a photo

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Yes, this is more dieselpunk than steampunk, but it's still a great image. It is a photograph supplied by Westinghouse for the cover of "Little Wonder Book" No. 401, "Pioneering in Science." Published 1946. Now in the public domain.

Oct 10, 2011

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Aug 29, 2011

Dr. David M. MacMillan commented on Hellfire welding steamguy's photo

steam mill engine artical from scientific american magazine

"Scientific American, Vol. 61, No. 26 (New Series) (June 25, 1887): p. 399. The entire Vol. 61 (Jan-Jun 1887) is online at Google Books. The following link may or may not survive…"

Jul 24, 2011

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