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    [QUOTE=Jon;176359]NACA 20-inch compressor in lathe. 1951. Full caption: "20 INCH COMPRESSOR SETUP IN AMERICAN LATHE IN THE MACHINE SHOP".

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    NACA 20-inch compressor in lathe. 1951. Full caption: "20 INCH COMPRESSOR SETUP IN AMERICAN LATHE IN THE MACHINE SHOP".

    Fullsize image: https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...e_fullsize.jpg


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