Duane's Factory Visit - October 2004 Part II

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The blocks are placed in this machine, which in two steps, cuts, drills and otherwise shapes said blocks into two frames.

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Here is the inside of the machine showing some of the various cutting tools that rotate through the machine as needed.

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Here is the spindle upon which the blocks are mounted and the cutting is done.

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The excess metal shavings and shreds are dumped into large bins for recycling.

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There is a similar machine that cuts the slides. Here is a supply of stainless steel blocks ready for processing. Each block makes a single slide.