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  1. Mar 1, 2023, 11:27 AM #1
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    Forging a train wheel - GIF

    Forging a train wheel.




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    Cool.
    At 0:48 it sounds like an old steam engine starting up.

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    It's surprising that small diameter, not very long slug is same volume as wheel. Way easier to cut, and produces ideal grain pattern.



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