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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... ;-)
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... ;-)
Spotted a box of this brass swarf at work, and couldn't resist stealing a handful to photograph... ;-)
The long oily strands reminded me of pasta, so I shot it on a cobalt blue dinner plate!
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
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'...
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...
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.
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!
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... ;-)
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... ;-)
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'...
It's very quiet at work...
Today, I have rearranged my plastic bag collection, listened to the cleaner's woes ad infinitum, and cleaned these sodding components all day because they had to be despatched this afternoon.
I tried various methods to clean them - even inserting them into the holes of the ultrasonic basket to keep them upright! Nothing worked, and now the buck has been passed to the treatment company instead... However, it did spark an "Ooh - I need to photograph that" kind of a moment. ;-P
These perspex components were made for an acoustics company, but the material 'crazed' during machining...
Guess who sneaked the rejects home to photograph...?
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
One day, I'm going to make something out of the swarf that we generate at work...
Some of the stuff - like this spiralling cascade of lethal shininess - is a work of art in itself.
I noticed these at work the other day when I'd been press-ganged into helping pack components in a hurry for despatch...
Some parts that we machine have to be individually packed to avoid damage in transit, as the couriers tend to play football with packages marked 'Fragile' and 'Handle with Care'. We have a gazillion different sizes of these plastic tubes ranging from lipstick-sized ones up to serious flashlight-size, all with the same lovely spiral shape where the top screws into its mating part. (Ooh - er!)
I just thought they looked cool with the light shining through, but then if you follow my photostream, you know I'm a little bit odd that way...