Comment by Animats
I want to see how he makes a non-toy steam engine using Roman technology.
I want to see how he makes a non-toy steam engine using Roman technology.
It’s not so much about using only Roman technology to build a steam engine directly. The more interesting question is: what’s the smallest set of tools the Romans could have made that would let them build a basic working steam engine?
Slightly related, but Antikythera mechanism was build ~150BC and has a lot of advanced construction steps. If you have a few hour to go down the rabbit hole I recommend the Clickspring reconstruction serie https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0...
Perhaps someone can ask the guy to build a "roman" steam engine.