April 13, 20242 yr I think this is going on in either India or Pakistan. I'm impressed at how accurately they were able to forge it down, apparently by eye. These guys have done this before, at least once or twice :-). I suspect that watching this video would give an OSHA inspector the colly wobbles. I was impressed by the coordination of the boss/master smith in the brown garment and the crew. Everyone knew exactly what to do and what everyone else was doing. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand."
April 13, 20242 yr I'm with you on that George. The forging was impressive as all git out but the machining was like a stroll down memory lane. I was never any good n a 4 jaw chuck, took me forever to center the work but Dad, Glenn or most any other machinist in his shop could in less than a minute. Dad's bog machine lathe was about the same age as the one in the video. All in all a good hour's watching, thanks for the link Arbalist. Frosty The Lucky.
April 13, 20242 yr Author Yes, I’m hopeless with a four jaw chuck. It takes me ages to get one dialled in. Fascinating video. It surprises me they all seem to wear sandals!
April 13, 20242 yr I wonder what else we have in common? I was pleased to see at everybody wasn't barefoot. Frosty The Lucky.
April 13, 20242 yr Since the video was recorded at about 1.5 speed (at least the forging portion) all the audio sounded like chipmunks. Do you have any details on where and when this was recorded? GNM
April 13, 20242 yr Nope, more clueless than usual but this is an international forum so maybe a member out there will speak up. Frosty The Lucky.
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