Pen Lathe in Seattle
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Fibonacci
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That is impressive.
Displaced Canadian
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Yeah, but can it turn a pen. :biggrin:
Fibonacci
Member
They could totally turn a pen bigger than that one in India. Bring that recor
d back to the US.
d back to the US.
leestoresund
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And you'd put a slimline refill in it?
Lee
Lee
Whaler
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Here is a link that has some videos of that operation. It is located in Aberdeen, WA about 170 miles away from me.
www.thesparshop.org/products.php
www.thesparshop.org/products.php
Rangertrek
Member
I have a shop expansion underway; but, I don't think that one will fit!
That was impressive.
That was impressive.
ghostrider
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Many don't realize this, but the external fuel tanks for the space shuttle used to be turned on a lathe at the NASA Michoud complex in New Orleans.
I think it was around 1989 when I was given a tour of the complex, and was amazed to see a metal lathe the size of a house (the tour guide seemed pretty proud in explaining that it was the lathe used to turn the ET's). It looked vertical, and had some sort of ladder to access it. I didn't get close enough to see how it worked, but it was huge.
This thread brought back those memories.
I think it was around 1989 when I was given a tour of the complex, and was amazed to see a metal lathe the size of a house (the tour guide seemed pretty proud in explaining that it was the lathe used to turn the ET's). It looked vertical, and had some sort of ladder to access it. I didn't get close enough to see how it worked, but it was huge.
This thread brought back those memories.