18bikes added these photos from the HOPE factory recently. I've really enjoyed browsing through them and thought you might too. Lots of lovely fresh machined parts and cool computerised and manual machinery.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18bikes/archives/date-taken/2009/04/01/
Nice one. Only recognise a few of the bits they are making but who cares as it looks cool 😀
cheers for the link, loved the mix of technology and 1970's chic
ace. glad you likes. even better in the flesh/metal- to say the least!
Having been in Engineering for too long now it looks like just another factory. They use CHICK vices...pretty good those, but way overpriced.
I always thought they'd be better casting a lot of their stuff as machining away so much stock is expensive.
Do Hope know there's a machining drawing for a single LED housing up there for the copying...?
I always thought they'd be better casting a lot of their stuff as machining away so much stock is expensive.
I imagine quality control must be much more complex with casting, no to mention the hazardous working conditions ?