Saw a huge old lathe at the Henry Ford Museum and it made me think

I was walking through the factory section and they had this massive, belt-driven lathe from the 1920s on display, with all the original tooling laid out next to it. It's wild to see how the basic idea of holding a part and moving a cutter hasn't changed, even if our machines now are just a computer and some servos. What's the oldest piece of equipment you've ever had to run or fix?

Update: Saw a 'server rack' in a dentist's office that was just a metal shelf with a padlock

I was in for a cleaning at Bright Smile Dental in Springfield and spotted their 'server' setup behind the front desk. It was a basic wire rack from an office store with a consumer-grade router and a switch just sitting on it, all held together with a tiny Master Lock. Has anyone else seen a setup that made you want to offer a free cable management lesson?

A raccoon family in my Atlanta yard made me rethink my compost setup completely.

Spent 45 minutes trying to get a smooth demi-glace before I realized my stock was the problem.

My veal stock had too much gelatin from the bones, so it set up like a brick every time I tried to reduce it. Anyone have a good ratio for veal to chicken stock to avoid that?

I know everyone loves the plastic corner blocks, but I'm sticking with my old wooden ones

Honestly, I tried a set of those new plastic corner blocks on a big chimney job in Denver last fall. Everyone on site swore by them, said they were faster and lighter. I used them for a week, and yeah, they're quick to set up. But ngl, I went back to my beat up wooden ones on day three. The plastic ones flexed too much when I was laying the heavy firebrick, maybe a quarter inch of movement at the top course. My wooden blocks, the ones I made from some old 2x4 scraps, they don't budge. They're solid. I can really lean into the line without worrying about throwing the whole corner out of plumb. The plastic is fine for light stuff, but for real weight and precision, I trust the wood. Has anyone else had this problem with the flex on the plastic ones, or is it just me?