Machined bare-metal end of a steel axle or driveshaft tube on a…

Close-up of one end of a steel axle housing tube or driveshaft tube lying on a blue plastic tarp on gravel, with the dark oiled tube stepping down to a freshly machined bare-metal end showing concentric turning marks. The cut end is clean and square, consistent with a shortening or re-tube job in progress.

AI caption March 2005 · Photo 831 of 1850