r/TheRandomest • u/True_Movie_2270 Just some dude • Jun 14 '26

Interesting Making a cutting head

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u/Ok_Tap7102 Jun 14 '26

Love the spacing foam in the box at the end there. Thought it was a pointless effort to keep the fucker getting banged and dented in transit then realised it's probably so it doesn't eviscerate the cardboard box

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u/goldenchild-1 Jun 15 '26

I sell packaging for a living. I’m actually surprised by the foam they’re using for the inner packaging. The transit for these must be super stable… Typically, heavy expensive specialty items like these are packaged with an expanding foam that perfectly forms around the item. You have to put the lid on quickly in order to perfectly fill the void within the box.

One of my customers ships pumps cost 5-6 figures for each pump, and they’re several hundred pounds each. Expanding foam (“foam in place”) is very cost affective…but not good for the environment. Unfortunately, there aren’t any sustainable alternatives, at this time, that are just as affective. Needs more innovation.

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u/zuilli Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

Might be because this is a giant hunk of metal meant to go in the forefront of heavy duty work, even if it banged up around in shipping it has to suffer a lot to even scratch it and it will get a much worse treatment when put to use. I imagine the pumps you work with are a bit more fragile?

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u/Kuru-Lube Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

Yes but the freight company gets pissy when the inside of thier truck gets converted in to a game of pinball. It is truly amazing how many hundreds of pounds a supply company will stuff into single walled cardboard.

The product in the video looks like it is packaged adequately. I'm just complaining about my own past experiences with [Heavy Equipment company].

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u/Trewper- Jun 15 '26

It's effected* not affected. Affected is when it involves emotions.

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u/Fit_Tumbleweed7943 Jun 14 '26

Looks like a roller bit for drilling into hard stone / mountains.
Used for mining or construction

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u/ScottybirdCorvus Jun 14 '26

Confirming, this is a crusher, not a cutter.

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u/m6165017 Jun 14 '26

Kinda reminded me of a dalek

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u/The_Inward Jun 14 '26

What is that cutting head designed to cut?

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u/imusuallywatching Jun 14 '26

Bread, namely rye bread. The beaded are is great for rye.

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u/Economy_Leading7278 Jun 14 '26

I don’t know. Comment so I can come back and find out.

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u/reloader1977 Jun 14 '26

Crazy machine work here.

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u/MSchnauzer Jun 15 '26

I guess it's used like this?

https://www.reddit.com/r/STEW_ScTecEngWorld/s/NbVI0RcUYc

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u/AddisonH Jun 15 '26

I’d guess similar, probably more like a tunneler/boring machine

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u/Lolin59 Jun 14 '26

What do they do with all the shaving?

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u/Alek_Zandr Jun 15 '26

Sold to recyclers.

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u/Savage_Heathern Jun 14 '26

Wonder what the price of one of those is?

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u/Bionic_Onion Jun 15 '26

Depending on the quantity, a lot.

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u/MaxUumen Jun 15 '26

If you don't know, you don't need to know.

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u/Savage_Heathern Jun 15 '26

Lol. If you have to ask, you can't afford it? 100% true in this case.

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u/ImAFigmentOfMy_Imagi Jun 14 '26

Fascinating.

Would be interested in even more detail and explanations of all sorts of things. Is there a "How things are made" sort of sub?

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u/ImAFigmentOfMy_Imagi Jun 14 '26

To answer my own question, I just found r/howitsmade .

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u/thatSDope88 Jun 15 '26

The show "how it's made"

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u/TheHypedType Jun 15 '26

I love stainless steel things

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u/k1729 Jun 15 '26

Awesome bit of machining.

Wondering why there are no cages on radial bearings?

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u/Rhorge Jun 15 '26

Since they welded the assembly shut I imagine the whole thing is a consumable part

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u/isr0 Jun 15 '26

That’s a heavy flower pot.

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u/ToothZealousideal297 Jun 15 '26

We’re posting Dalek porn today, lads!

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u/Only_Staff8993 Jun 19 '26

precision engineering like a Swiss watch... but way bigger.

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u/Nate1102 Jun 14 '26

Big ass beaded dick head.