The Precision of Industry – Where does the precision and Toleances of our Industrial World Come From?

Origins of Precision
(It starts with perfectly flat plates and precise units of measurement)
The Evolution Of Cutting Tools
(The ability to precisely cut metal with machine tools was essential)
Fear and Lathing in The Scientific Revolution
(“The story of an accidental discovery on a lathe is a part of possibly the greatest revolution the world has ever seen.”)
The Science Of Flatness
The Science Of Roundness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYln_S2PVYA
The Industrial Revolution
The 1751 Machine that Made Everything
(“If you had to pick one machine that triggered the biggest explosion of wealth in our history, which would you pick?”)
Cutting threads and worm gears on a lathe
The Science Of Small Distances [Anniversary Remake]
Gears! – But Were Afraid To Ask (MiniLathe)

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