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Rebuilding an antique steam engine:
If I recall correctly, these guys even use authentic reproductions of the original air hammers.
In my travels I've run across great lengths of riveted pipelines. The original Los Angeles Aqueduct pipe was riveted. It's difficult to imagine all the labor that went into that, the sheets of metal riveted together on site.
In modern times nearly everything is welded.
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