Back to photostream

71/365 - Engineering artistry...

Today was an "Ooh - shiny!" sort of day at work... This large thingummajig was crafted on one of our CNC machines in the workshop, and I snared it between manufacturing and despatch for a hasty snap...

 

Don't ask me what it is, because I haven't a clue - just that it's made from solid copper, about nine inches long, and VERY heavy! The light from my desk lamp seemed to run along the spiral groove and seemingly illuminated it from 'inside'...

365 views
1 fave
7 comments
Uploaded on March 12, 2009
Taken on March 12, 2009