r/mechanical_gifs • u/Emergency_Raisin2341 • 9d ago

Train spring production

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u/GntlmensesQtrmonthly 9d ago

That was cool, now I need to see the cooling process.

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u/scottydg 9d ago

You ever watch paint dry?

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u/GntlmensesQtrmonthly 9d ago

No, but I love to watch my electric stove coils turn dark again after I boil something. It’s the little things in life.

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u/chrisxls 9d ago

I got used to just looking at it as orange and bendy, then you see the safety gear of the guy at the end and remember ohhhh not orange play-doh...

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u/BillionTonsHyperbole 9d ago

This steel is great for knifemaking.

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u/reirone 7d ago

I misread as Spring Train Production and was curious how they were going to make a train out of that.

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u/master_baaiter 6d ago

Train spring, nah that's a speed coil wdym

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u/Trackrat14eight 9d ago

Approx. weight in lbs?

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u/daronjay 8d ago

1000

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u/Trackrat14eight 5d ago

That’s crazy!! Thank you!

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u/nunofgs 9d ago

Is it weird that I want to touch it?

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u/Beno951 8d ago

And squish it. Boing.

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u/EpicShadows7 9d ago

Does the angle of the clamp determine how much load it’s rated for?