▲ 1820 ▼ incredible (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by neutralbipolar2@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 255 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can you build a metal laythe? Can you build one precise enough for a pump? Can you get rubber or silicone for gaskets? There are a lot of problems permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be super accurate for a basic pump. If you know the design you can get medieval blacksmiths to make the parts for you with close enough accuracy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago Yup. Even a cleverly designed "reverse" water wheel or Archimedes' screw could do it with just a simple, inefficient steam engine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 years ago If you're asking if I know how to rub 3 plates together the answer is yes! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be super accurate for a basic pump. If you know the design you can get medieval blacksmiths to make the parts for you with close enough accuracy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago Yup. Even a cleverly designed "reverse" water wheel or Archimedes' screw could do it with just a simple, inefficient steam engine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago Yup. Even a cleverly designed "reverse" water wheel or Archimedes' screw could do it with just a simple, inefficient steam engine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 years ago If you're asking if I know how to rub 3 plates together the answer is yes! permalink fedilink source parent
