fuck you, terrorists

Earlier today, I linked what I thought was a pretty cool connection we have to the new World Trade Center One tower in NYC.

Wiserbride’s company was involved in the creation of the spire that is going to be mounted soon on the top of the tower.

From the company magazine:

Fabricator tops WTC1

TRUMPF Inc. customer Kammetal – Kusack Architectural Metal Inc. recently completed fabrication of a forty-foot spire for One World Trade Center in NYC.

The complicated glass and stainless steel structure was laser cut on a TruLaser 1030 and will feature a rotating beacon that sends light across the Manhattan sky at night.

Fabrication of the spire was not without challenges. Shortly after production began this October, Brooklyn-based Kammetal was flooded by Hurricane Sandy which severely damaged the TruLaser 1030. However, TRUMPF reacted to the company’s request for assistance in order to keep the project on track. Kammetal’s President Sam Kusack explains, “TRUMPF responded and offered us a loaner machine while our laser was brought to Connecticut for repair. This machine saved us and the project.”

Although the Kammetal is still recovering from the storm, they were able to complete the One World Trade Center project as promised. It has been delivered to the construction site and currently awaits placement.

Here’s a picture of the spire:

There was a lot of discussion about the final design of this tower, but I like to think they chose wisely.

I also like knowing that I am slightly, tangentially associated in some small way with the fingernail on the giant middle finger we are giving to the fucking scum that think they can take us down with their bullshit.

Fuck you, terrorists.