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Title: Re: This fella must really like his job
Post by: MadeForThat on December 19, 2022, 08:55:41 pm

As someone who worked in valve manufacturing, this guy is finishing the seat of a gate valve, the seat is a v shaped wedge that gets jammed into the body of the valve to seal. While it looks absolutely shit what he is doing, I suspect they have made many parts this way. OSHA has made CNC milling just about the only reasonable way to machine these seats, and milling these faces is still much nicer that whatever the ---- surface finishes a giant counterweight like this gets on a shit old lathe.

Title: Re: This fella must really like his job
Post by: Woe is me on December 16, 2022, 09:14:21 pm

Maybe it's a High School shop class. He looks pretty young.

Title: Re: This fella must really like his job
Post by: Steamloco on December 15, 2022, 09:40:56 am

Maybe he gets a lot of hazard pay.   ::)

Title: Re: This fella must really like his job
Post by: RedRyder on December 15, 2022, 07:26:46 am

Does that angle set up allow for hogging out the internal part of the bulge?
Or would it be better rotating true?

Title: Re: This fella must really like his job
Post by: Woe is me on December 14, 2022, 09:35:38 pm

What the heck?  Sure Boss, I can do it.

Title: Re: This fella must really like his job
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 14, 2022, 06:47:09 pm

That's a serious chunk of casting flipping around unsupported on one side & at a wonky angle.

Title: This fella must really like his job
Post by: Jim on December 14, 2022, 04:33:46 pm

This fella must really like his job

https://youtube.com/shorts/1aNEtO4hToE?feature=share