The No. 2 Machine Shop

The No. 2 Machine Shop (HM25N0)

Location: Bethlehem, PA 18015 Northampton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 36.902', W 75° 21.861'

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Shaping Steel

Inside this long building, workers turned forged steel into finished parts and products. Through a few basic cutting processes-including milling, drilling, turning, boring, planing-machinists shaped steel with incredible precision.
The size of the building allowed machinists to manufacture massive parts. The company was famous for supplying guns, artillery, and equipment to the U.S. Army and Navy, as well as to America's allies. Bethlehem's machinists made parts for various sectors of the energy industry, including nuclear, oil, gas, and mining.
1 Milling
A spinning cutter moves across the surface of the steel to shape it. The cutter moves in all directions to form the piece.
2 Drilling
This time, the cutter can only move up and down, removing material to make a hole.
3 Turning
This process makes cylinders with various profiles. A piece of steel spins on a lathe, while a cutter creates the specified geometry.
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HM NumberHM25N0
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Placed BySteelStacks
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Date Added Saturday, February 24th, 2018 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 469179 N 4496087
Decimal Degrees40.61503333, -75.36435000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 36.902', W 75° 21.861'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 36' 54.12" N, 75° 21' 51.66" W
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Area Code(s)484, 610
Closest Postal AddressAt or near HMT, Bethlehem PA 18015, US
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