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another problem, though, is that as production methods change, there becomes less meaningful low-end work. Making bolts might have been a basic job at some poin
by abakker 4y ago
another problem, though, is that as production methods change, there becomes less meaningful low-end work. Making bolts might have been a basic job at some point, but is basically only done by large automated machines now, or in small batches to incredibly high tolerance on CNCs.
The thing we need to bring back is the full supply chain. E.g. it doesn't make sense to build things here if 90% of the components come from Shenzhen.
- SoftTalker 4y agoI'm not sure how representative it is, but there are still people making bolts with very labor-intensive, 19th century technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZYPG1ADPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZYPG1ADPg There are endless similar videos of people making simple machined, cast, or forged parts by hand like this, in horribly unsafe conditions, at least by today's workplace standards.
- UncleEntity 4y agoIronically, people making things out of wood using very labor intensive, hundreds of years old technology is very much in demand. I was watching a video on the YouTubes where they were doing a large casting in the UK and I can’t imagine it was much different to how it was done a hundred years ago when the original thing they were copying was made. Other than better ppe with all the space tech I’d guess but as a casual observer it looked “horribly unsafe”.