The Picard ManeuverM to [email protected] • 3 days agoUh, ask me something else.lemmy.worldmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1672
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 days agoNow I’m wondering how the first coil was made, because that doesn’t seem like a job for a forge
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 days agoIf the apocryphal kite experiment is to be believed, wet string.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoYou absolutely can make wire with just forging techniques. Not sure how far back, but a celtic torc can be made with many thin strands of metal, this sort of thing is more likely a question of how many 1000s of years ago were they able to.
Now I’m wondering how the first coil was made, because that doesn’t seem like a job for a forge
you make a wire, you coil the wire
If the apocryphal kite experiment is to be believed, wet string.
You absolutely can make wire with just forging techniques. Not sure how far back, but a celtic torc can be made with many thin strands of metal, this sort of thing is more likely a question of how many 1000s of years ago were they able to.