Cube in a cube

[Richard Cranium]

Machinists are awesome. Saw this video on another website.....



This video reminds me, about 30 years ago, I did some work in a retired machinists house in Andover, MA & he had one huge room in his house that was devoted to his creations. The most memorable things he had on display was a working scale model of a steam locomotive & tender, a replica Thompson sub-machine gun and numerous nick-knacks like the one shown above. He showed me his basement and half of it was full of older machines that he had obtained from the company he worked for when they upgraded to new equipment. The guy was a real talent, but by now, he's long gone.

 

[Demonic]

That was cool. Now I'm running late.

 

[slimt]

That was neat to watch.

 

[Budnicks]

cool video

could you imagine doing that without CNC
all manual controls ?

my old neighbor Pete was a machinist
& his best bud Don was another,
machinists both from the Naval Shipyard/Alemeda Ship yard
for years/decades, across the SF Bay
Pete had a full-on machine shop in his garage in Pleasant Hill, next door
Don was a serious chassis fabricator & machinist too
he had it all in his garage in Pacheco

some of the stuff they showed me, photos & pieces were crazy
some dinky some huge, some real talent, (1960's to early-mid 90's)
especially with how they had to do it back then

both 2 of the best fabricators, welders, machinists
&/or racecar/Nostalgia & T/F or F/C
& Pete also record-holding Blown Fuel Flat Bottom drag-boat builders
most of the stuff they did was manual, not CNC

the knowledge I gained from both of them
was priceless
& I absorbed only a fraction of what they knew
we are losing these types daily

2 of the best men with metal you'd ever run across

 

[Ranger16]

Looks like he DID do it manual controls.

 

[DeltaV]

How about balls inside of balls made from one piece of ivory by hand!?

This set of movable openwork ivory balls nested in concentric layers comprise four main parts: a dragon fish hook, two ladies-in-waiting carved in the round, a set of hollow nested concentric balls, and a pendant depicting the Heavenly Twins of Conjugal Felicity. In between, varying lengths of linked chain connect the respective parts, and an additional small round ball is connected by screw threads between the nested ivory balls and the two ladies-in-waiting. At least 17 nested concentric balls have been counted, with fluid movement allowed between each layer. On their outer side, mountain and water landscapes, pavilions, and figures have been carved in high relief, while the inner side is decorated with openwork image patterns. Based on the carving technique and style, this openwork set of nested ivory balls was likely made by Guangdong ivory carvers dating from after the mid-Qing era. During the Qing dynasty, the linked chains, animated openwork, floss weaving, and nested concentric ivory balls of the Southern School of ivory carving were so wondrous that they were referred to in the Beijing Imperial Workshop as “the work of celestial beings”.

Source:
https://www.npm.gov.tw/en/Article.aspx?sNo=03010009

Interesting museum I visited. The ivory balls display is awesome... pictures don't do it justice. The other museum visitors were more interested in that tall, round-eyed wild man (i.e., me) than the museum artifacts. Lol.

Another part of the museum is dedicated to the Japanese occupation of Taiwan during WWII. Graphic.

 

[DeltaV]

Machinists are awesome. Saw this video on another website.....



This video reminds me, about 30 years ago, I did some work in a retired machinists house in Andover, MA & he had one huge room in his house that was devoted to his creations. The most memorable things he had on display was a working scale model of a steam locomotive & tender, a replica Thompson sub-machine gun and numerous nick-knacks like the one shown above. He showed me his basement and half of it was full of older machines that he had obtained from the company he worked for when they upgraded to new equipment. The guy was a real talent, but by now, he's long gone.

Thanks RC!!! That is really cool!

I need one of those (lathe), and a Bridgeport, and tooling, and...skill

 

[slimt]

How about balls inside of balls made from one piece of ivory by hand!?

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This set of movable openwork ivory balls nested in concentric layers comprise four main parts: a dragon fish hook, two ladies-in-waiting carved in the round, a set of hollow nested concentric balls, and a pendant depicting the Heavenly Twins of Conjugal Felicity. In between, varying lengths of linked chain connect the respective parts, and an additional small round ball is connected by screw threads between the nested ivory balls and the two ladies-in-waiting. At least 17 nested concentric balls have been counted, with fluid movement allowed between each layer. On their outer side, mountain and water landscapes, pavilions, and figures have been carved in high relief, while the inner side is decorated with openwork image patterns. Based on the carving technique and style, this openwork set of nested ivory balls was likely made by Guangdong ivory carvers dating from after the mid-Qing era. During the Qing dynasty, the linked chains, animated openwork, floss weaving, and nested concentric ivory balls of the Southern School of ivory carving were so wondrous that they were referred to in the Beijing Imperial Workshop as “the work of celestial beings”.

Source:
https://www.npm.gov.tw/en/Article.aspx?sNo=03010009

Interesting museum I visited. The ivory balls display is awesome... pictures don't do it justice. The other museum visitors were more interested in that tall, round-eyed wild man (i.e., me) than the museum artifacts. Lol.

Another part of the museum is dedicated to the Japanese occupation of during WWII. Graphic.

you imagine the amount of time and the types of tools used back in the day? The detail as well.

 

[Geetex]

For those that find this type of machining interesting here is a link to a museum in Carlsbad California that is filled with these types of projects and miniatures of engines, some of which will actually run, air planes, ships, cars, check out the '32 Duesenberg, miniature guns that are barely bigger than a quarter, the place is amazing. If you're in the area I would recommend going there and checking the place out. Nose around on this site to see some of the things that are in the museum it's very cool.
https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/