Ever heard of Hackaday.com?  Nope I hadn’t either so last night was ‘special’ 😉

Paul, M0ZMB, showed some decidedly old video’s from the website.  The first couple were about Philips A63-11X cathode ray tube manufacture. These were followed by a short video about Bone records and then a fascinating video entitled ‘The craft of the Cooper’.  Although very, very grainy it was delightful to see real craftsmen at work.  The final four videos where about the making of porcelain insulators, electric 100w/120v light bulbs, the joining of cable using lead wiping and transitioning telephone exchanges.   For the enjoyment of members who couldn’t attend or who just have the urge to watch again I’ve placed some of them below.

Others can be found at Hackaday.  Search for ‘retrotectacular’