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Author here. This is a sequel to my beam engine article: https://glinscott.github.io/beam-engine/.

I started digging into Watt's challenges getting an accurate cylinder bore for his pistons, and it spiraled out from there :).

The article covers some of the key techniques developed during the industrial revolution to measure and make incredibly precise parts. There are a lot of animations and interactive figures to explore how it works.

parent glinscott 26 days ago

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