[AT] OT: non-tractor covid-19 activates

[Steve W.]

Stephen Offiler wrote:
> I was just out on the factory floor and noticed one of the CNC's was 
> about to hit a bar change, and figured I'd try to capture a video of the 
> whole thing.  It starts with a quick overview of the CNC and the bar 
> feeder sitting at idle.  Then it shows the part being made, which is the 
> handle of our double-ended machinist scribe.  Then I fire it up to make 
> the last possible part before the bar is effectively consumed, then we 
> see a part being made, although it is kind of hard to see due to the 
> coolant splash.  Then it does the bar change, consisting of pulling back 
> the "remnant" (the end of the bar that's now too short to make another 
> part) while dropping a new 12' bar, engaging it, and feeding it into the 
> machine to continue automatic operation.  
> 
> https://youtu.be/uy57CqHdicg
> 
> 
> SO

So you made my scribes...  I was touching up the tip of one the other 
day, and sneezed. If you ever wondered just how far a sharp scribe will 
penetrate a bare hand, I have first hand knowledge....

-- 
Steve W.