[Shop-talk] magnified metal cutting

[john niolon]

don't know about ya'll, but I've always thought that machinists and what they do 
tends to be magical and maybe even alchemy.  Neat video attached shows a very 
magnified view of a cutting tool cutting away metal turning in the lathe... 
 amazing view.  this looks like a plastic knife cutting play-doe

but remember it's carbon steel !    found this on the Garagejournal.com board

http://www.garagejournal.com/2012/06/slow-mo-magnified-metal-cutting/


john



 


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