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Reflecting on the skill it took to use an english wheel before hydraulic presses took over
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juliaprice2d ago
Noticed this is happening everywhere, not just metal work. Our phones have flat glass instead of real buttons, cars drive themselves now. We keep making things easier but it cuts out the need to actually learn the feel of stuff. That connection to the material is just gone, traded for convenience.
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marymason2d ago
Real hand work. My uncle had a 1948 English wheel in his garage. It took years to learn. You had to feel the metal bend. One mistake made a flat spot. Hydraulic presses just push down quick. No art in that.
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