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Rim Job

Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:58 pm
by 00weel
Video of a Rim being made in JAPAN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_Ct77ArG4

Re: Rim Job

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:08 pm
by Garnet
Wow! Whoda thunked it?

All this time I thought ya just whent out back and picked em off the old rim tree. :o You know... different time of year, different size. And aluminum trees are much rarer than steel. :lol:

Re: Rim Job

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:00 am
by Airbear
Bloody fascinating. Some damn clever robotics. I hope the poor humans who work there are paid well.
Thanks for posting, 00.

Re: Rim Job

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:25 pm
by 00weel
Having never seen a rim built before, I thought it was kind of interesting how many steps it took and the specificity of equipment to produce such an item.

Re: Rim Job

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:45 pm
by SteveD
Oh my. This thread could have been so much more. :o

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Re: Rim Job

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:54 pm
by Garnet
Ya....... where the heck are GS and ZM when ya need them.