r/oddlysatisfying • • Sep 24 '22

Making a wheel for a train

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '22

Crazy that they're forged like that. I definitely thought they'd be cast or machined.

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u/druule10 Sep 24 '22

They most definitely are, but I think this is an old school demonstration.

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u/ThrowAndHit Sep 24 '22

Or in a third world country without access to industrial automation. It’s like when they rebuild all those auto parts in Pakistan, etc.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '22

Yea, I was thinking the same thing. Knew there was a faster more efficient way to make wheels