Wasn't it great how they used DaVinci's CNC machine to make those bearing bushings? And DaVinci's chop saw to cut through that 4" thick solid steel beam?
Make three wheels with 40 holes and one with 39 holes.
Make sure you are 1/8 of an inch off on those
plywood panels.
Bitch at the design engineer.
A while back some cable network had a show where they tried to duplicate some ancient structures that were actually built back then. One of the best was when they made a rope suspension bridge by first gathering the tufts of grass that looked like they were around 50cm long and braided them into rope. Eventually there was enough rope to span the chasm and make the walkway. Another show tried to explain and show how Julius Caeser's army was able to build that wooden bridge across the Rhine.
I like those kind of shows on TV, despite the fact that some like the DaVinci one take some extreme shortcuts. They are still interesting, showing how those folks back then could come up with neat stuff. Imagine if that Roman soldier hadn't killed Archimedes in Syracuse.
