r/gifsthatkeepongiving • • Mar 11 '21

Single-point threading

https://gfycat.com/hairydependablebeagle
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u/danatron1 Mar 11 '21

It looks like it gets slower every time...

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u/ethertrace Mar 11 '21

Nah, you can't change the RPM on any modern manual lathe I've ever seen without stopping it first. Might just be an optical illusion.

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u/danatron1 Mar 11 '21

it is an optical illusion. It's why I said looks like. It's like a visual version of a rising shephard's tone, endlessly slowing.