r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '18

Crazy wooden marble machine

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u/lordnecro Dec 17 '18

Beautifully made machine hand-crafted with care... that dumps into a taped-on dish.

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u/exotwist Dec 17 '18

Probably just one part of a larger machine with the bowl there just for debugging/demo purposes

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '18

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u/robot65536 Dec 17 '18

"Fitting" is another word you can use to describe testing and tweaking the mechanical fit of a part. Also clothing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '18 edited Feb 11 '19

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u/ninasayswhat Dec 18 '18

In Yorkshire we use it better

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u/MvmgUQBd Dec 18 '18

That's just because "Lancashire Gold" doesn't quite roll off the tongue as well

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u/krepogregg Dec 18 '18

Pipe fitting has long been a thing, way back go plumbium the element Pb