How cymbals are made - GIF

**Jon** · Dec 13, 2019, 09:27 PM

How cymbals are made.

**Toolmaker51** · Dec 18, 2019, 07:55 PM

Not widely used, but a great machine tool. At 1:33 is an "Arter". What's odd, Arter is known as a vertically rotary tabled grinder, with a right angled spindle, not a vertical lathe. But it trims the spun discs perfectly and centered, with female/ male form chuck. Earlier in the process a circle shear does the job, but the blanks are still flat.

**techcollect** · Mar 17, 2022, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

Not widely used, but a great machine tool. At 1:33 is an "Arter". What's odd, Arter is known as a vertically rotary tabled grinder, with a right angled spindle, not a vertical lathe. But it trims the spun discs perfectly and centered, with female/ male form chuck. Earlier in the process a circle shear does the job, but the blanks are still flat.

What you're saying makes me wonder if the machine was factory purpose built, factory modified or customer modified.
I have only seen one Arter in a factory (that made electrical transformers) and it wasn't being used when I saw it.
I have seen so many machines that were modified from the original purpose/design, my mind goes that way at times.