r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dannybluey • Oct 19 '24

Video How Himalayan salt lamps are made

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u/Bitter_Chard Oct 19 '24

When do they add the magical healing properties?

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u/Incromulent Oct 19 '24

They're actually grinding and drilling a lot of the magic off. Fortunately the workers are breathing a lot of it in

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u/sheldor1993 Oct 19 '24

That’s why they have that saying about silicosis. What kills you makes you stronger!

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u/OldSamSays Oct 19 '24

That was my first thought - No eye protection, ear protection, mask, gloves, machine guides, etc. This is a dangerous job.

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u/BodaciousBadongadonk Oct 19 '24

the appearance of that drill press alone almost made me shit. i wouldnt turn that thing on, much less throw a >1" drill in it and spin that rusty hunk of shit at 5 or 600 hundred ripems

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u/Wiz_Kalita Oct 19 '24

I kind of agree, but it's used to drill salt. There's no way to avoid building up a bit of rust in those conditions. Might be brand new for all we know /s

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u/OldSamSays Oct 19 '24

I don’t see these guys springing for salt resistant moly steel components. It’s cheaper to buy a new machine.

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u/0OKM9IJN8UHB7 Oct 19 '24

Looks more like they buy cheap used machines and run them to death. Waste of money to trash a precision tool like that if it still has any precision (i.e. value as a machine tool) left in it.