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I don't think it can be a problem in this instance, the setup of co-ordinated work stations has been going for some considerable time and what little observations I have been able to make in China, Malaysia and Moroccan 'village enterprise' workshops they only survive by making in-demand practical items.Doug wrote:Re the hot pot it just left me thinking all that effort on a pot that the base is simply held to the sides with PVA with cross grain construction butt joint, it’s not going to hold together in the long term.
In this version you can see a dark block of pitch or resin that the guy applies via friction on the rotating chuck at 2.57.9fingers wrote:What is the chucking scheme they are using?
Initially I thought it was simply friction drive as witnessed by the burn markings that are sanded off later but during the lid production, some light turning is done with the tailstock support removed so the work must stick on the driving pad to some extent.
At no time in the video did I see any adhesive being applied to the driven pad but I did note that a sharp tap with a hand is needed to release the workpiece.
Bob
AndyT wrote:I don't think I have posted this one on here before, but I reckon it's a good time to watch this little gem from 1949 showing a very fit looking old gent in Sheffield making crucibles to melt steel in, as used in Trevanion's casting video. Lots of common ground there, including the use of the feet.
Trevanion wrote:Do you think you work hard?
No hearing protection, no guarding on anything, red hot pieces of metal being deliberately thrown about! These videos are interesting, they're almost a view into how things were done here in Britain during the industrial revolution, pre-Health and Safety!
CHJ wrote:Can’t imagine the strength and stamina of these workers.
Wonder how many current generation workers would even contemplate it, let alone be able to do it.
Trevanion wrote:.....What struck me is that there doesn't appear to be anyone there under the age of fifty at the very least working there,...
CHJ wrote:Was it a lack of interest in hard work, or was it lack of able bodied individuals due to conflicts during the skills acquiring timescale.
What also struck me was the stamina of some with the physique of someone with a penchant for a stein of beer.
Trevanion wrote:CHJ wrote:Was it a lack of interest in hard work, or was it lack of able bodied individuals due to conflicts during the skills acquiring timescale.
What also struck me was the stamina of some with the physique of someone with a penchant for a stein of beer.
That's a possibility, the video is dated 1971 but the footage seems much older than that.
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