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    1930s lathe operator at Leys Malleable Castings Company - photo

    1930s lathe operator at Leys Malleable Castings Company. Derbyshire, England.

    Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...r_fullsize.jpg




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    I hope to heck that's a clip-on!

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    Swarf is too long, too.

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    Those chips are larger than most of the parts I run.
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    Amen to that!!

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    Safety glasses? I don-eed no stinkin safety glasses man!

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    how big of a cut is he taking the Swarf has to be 3/4" wide I wonder how thick it might be.



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