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Isn't it strange that one word can mean two completely opposite things? My job this afternoon was definitely NOT the most riveting task in the world...
...although it WAS - if you see what I mean. It was so tedious that I almost fell asleep whilst riveting components together, and it was only the noise of the rivet gun that kept me awake!
This is how I spent my afternoon at work today...
Most of our equipment is state-of-the-art CNC machinery, but we still have some steam-powered lathes from the year dot. We're in the process of selling some of them, so if anyone wants a Schaublin watchmaking lathe, just drop me a line... ;-)
www.bpe-cncprecision.co.uk Breckland Precision Engineering is a professional CNC Machining company with over 20 years’ experience in manufacturing and subcontract engineering in the small components industry.
Telephone: 01953 885 363
Email: info@bpe-cncprecision.co.uk
Address:
Unit 9-10
Coughtrey Industrial Estate
Griston
Thetford
Norfolk
IP25 6QB
We've been having a jolly good tidy-up at work as part of the new systems being put in place...
I came across this box of intriguing plastic bits and bobs which, to the untrained eye, might look like toddlers' playthings, but a Real Proper Engineer like wot I am knows that they are sections of coolant pipes which click together and can be directed onto various tools in the CNC machines. Coolant is then sprayed over the work-in-progress to prevent the tips overheating as they cut into the metal.
Me? I just liked the pretty shapes and colours - I'm so childish... ;-)
In the heartbeat of the city's pulse,
A steely beast of beauty convulse.
Sleek and low, it hugs the curve,
A symphony of power in every swerve.
The world blurs in a vibrant smear,
As it commands the road without fear.
Its wheels, a blur of fiery hue,
Spin tales of races won, and the thrill anew.
The sun glints off its metallic skin,
Mirroring the fire that burns within.
A roar escapes, a thunderous sound,
An anthem for the chase that knows no bound.
Every line, every curve, a crafted dream,
Molded with passion, a dynamic theme.
This is not just a machine, but art in motion,
A testament to the allure of locomotion.
The cityscape, a canvas broad and wide,
Becomes a playground where speed can’t hide.
Here, in this fleeting, ephemeral flight,
The car and driver are one, a force of might.
So let the world stand still and stare,
As it passes by, a gust of air.
For in this moment, it's more than a car,
It’s a beacon of desire, a shooting star.
This is what I've been doing at work this afternoon, and the reason why I now look like Clarence, the cross-eyed lion...
These plastic components are the size of a pinhead with a hole down the middle. Yup - that's them - the white dots on the piece of wire. My task was to remove the surplus material using a scalpel whilst peering at said component through a binocular microscope.
Apart from crossed eyes, I now have the shakes and cramps in my hands from gripping the scalpel and wire! :-(
Okay, so it's NOT actually sweetcorn...
I was mooching about at work late this afternoon when I came across this in the workshop, and had another of those "Ooh!" moments.
It's actually a honing tool used in engineering, and each little 'niblet' is in fact an abrasive ball on the end of a wire. It kept me amused for a bit in any case...
Okay - so maybe not infinity, but this threaded bar seems to stretch on for miles...
Having had to work late, I was short on time and inspiration to shoot something for my 365, and wandered around the workshop peering through the viewfinder in search of something that would suffice. After banging my head on the stairs and walking into several large pieces of equipment, I gave up that idea and settled on this instead.
It's part of a vintage manual lathe which resides in amongst all the hi-tech machinery in our workshop. I have to say, it's far more photogenic that its younger relatives!
For the Macro Mondays group theme 'Drive me wild'...
These dovetail slides are free-issued to us for assembly. EVERY time we get a batch in, there's always something that isn't quite right, and Muggins here ends up having to faff about with them to get bits to fit!
It just drives me nuts!
This is how I spent my afternoon at work today...
Most of our equipment is state-of-the-art CNC machinery, but we still have some steam-powered lathes from the year dot. We're in the process of selling some of them, so if anyone wants a Schaublin watchmaking lathe, just drop me a line... ;-)
Okay - so I'm lying...
At least tonight I am. It's been another sweltering day, and despite sitting two feet away from a fan, I'm wilting in the heat! I'm working the late shift tonight, and am longing for my bed.
Someone please turn down the world's thermostat!
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'...
I spent mine getting covered in coolant and cutting myself on errant swarf at work until gone 9pm...
I had to run one of the big CNC mills to finish someone else's job. Not terribly exciting but there are compensations... (See next pic in stream!)
Incidentally, this was taken through a very mucky viewing window, hence the 'fogginess'...
www.bpe-cncprecision.co.uk Breckland Precision Engineering is a professional CNC Machining company with over 20 years’ experience in manufacturing and subcontract engineering in the small components industry.
Telephone: 01953 885 363
Email: info@bpe-cncprecision.co.uk
Address:
Unit 9-10
Coughtrey Industrial Estate
Griston
Thetford
Norfolk
IP25 6QB