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Round the twist...

For the Macro Mondays group theme "Frustrations"

 

I apologise for my prolonged absence from the group, but blame it on these things which symbolise the pressures of work at present, preventing me from doing the sort of photography I love...

 

These are an intrinsic part of one of the assemblies I make as part of my job in precision engineering. Helical springs must be fitted onto input spindles before they can be inserted into the body of the assembly, and it's a fiddly process involving fingernails, anti-scuffing paste and some considerable dexterity - not to mention a firm grasp of expletives!

 

If my nails are too short, the springs ping off into infinity, rarely to be seen again - it drives me nuts!

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Uploaded on March 12, 2011