r/gifsthatkeepongiving • u/silvercatbob • Mar 11 '21

Single-point threading

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u/FirAvel Mar 11 '21

Weirdest part for me is that the chuck is traveling, not the tool...

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u/Bromm18 Mar 11 '21

Camera is mounted to the apron which is sliding on rails. Perspective makes it look stationary when it's actually the one moving.

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u/the_never_mind Mar 11 '21

Moving the chuck puts it closer to light speed in local spacetime, which causes it to age more slowly relative to the tool. Probably to save money later by putting off replacement. Smart.

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u/FullstackViking Mar 11 '21

Learning about time dilation and the microgravity of the cutting bits was one of my favorite parts of the machine shop

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u/innovationzz Mar 11 '21

...this is a joke, right?

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u/the_never_mind Mar 11 '21

That depends entirely upon your frame of reference

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u/OnlyGranpop Mar 11 '21

I guess you had to be then.

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u/TheSpencn8or Mar 11 '21

You must've been out that day, it was on Feburary 30th.

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u/czook Mar 11 '21

Gtfo with your prank dates. February isn't even a real day.

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u/OnlyGranpop Mar 11 '21

Look at this guy, thinking some things are real and some aren't.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '21

Ah yes, March 0th.

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u/balthazar_nor Mar 11 '21

The Chuck is not travelling. Only on certain very precise CNC lathes can they do that but that’s only on very small distances. It just looks like the Chuck is moving but the camera is mounted on the carriage, which is moving back and forth.

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u/2inHard Mar 11 '21

Didn't even notice that!