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Shaft Making
Posted: Dec 19th, '22, 07:29
by Bruce
On the latest issue of Acorn to Arabella they go to a prop shop to see their shaft made. As an amature machinist I always liked to go to Bobby Soles when Robert was there so I could see the workings in the shop.
https://youtu.be/kKPeHV2eiUk
Re: Shaft Making
Posted: Dec 19th, '22, 18:01
by scenarioL113
They make it look so easy...
Re: Shaft Making
Posted: Dec 19th, '22, 22:52
by Tony Meola
scenarioL113 wrote: ↑Dec 19th, '22, 18:01
They make it look so easy...
I bet Carl can do it with his eyes closed. LOL
I am with Bruce, I could walk through shops like that all day watching the work getting done.
Re: Shaft Making
Posted: Dec 20th, '22, 08:37
by Carl
Used to machine truck loads of shafts manually and yes I could have done them in my sleep.
With the computerized machines (CNC's)today, just about every shop with a CNC can rattle off a quality shaft in short time without a machinist. Never mind doing it with your eyes closed...you do not even have to be there to do it. Once the machine is set up- Load shaft, press Green Start n come back in 10 minutes when it's done to load another. Price to machine a shaft dropped so much that I just buy them done unless I need several, need them sooner or they are a specialty.
Machining stuff can still be cool to watch...