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Monsterlover

#15
May 30, 2011, 08:13:04 PM
Quote from: alfisti on May 30, 2011, 07:03:21 PM
The shots of the individual machining processes are fascinating and I'm truly in awe of the scale.


This shot however, melts my brain with the scope of the whole operation...




I'd hate to get the power bill for just this building let alone the whole joint. 

I didn't see in the article but I wouldn't be surprised if the had the ability to generate their own power.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

sno_duc

#16
May 31, 2011, 06:17:52 AM
Did anyone notice the layout of the engine lathes??
They're european, the cross slide hand wheel is on the left. (American lathes have the cross slide hand wheel on the right).
I've worked on both, so to me it stood out.
A conclusion is the place you got tired of thinking

Monsterlover

#17
May 31, 2011, 06:19:55 AM
By cracky, you're right!

That ship yard is in the UK btw. . .
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

sno_duc

#18
May 31, 2011, 06:25:33 AM
The short bed lathe, center right looks a lot like a "Dean Grace Smith". I've spent countless hours on one.  ;)
A conclusion is the place you got tired of thinking

abby normal

#19
May 31, 2011, 06:51:57 AM
i love those shipbuilding images.  i worked for a toolmaker who did an apprenticeship in one of
those ship foundries (maybe that one?)

he told me that the really huge cranks were finish-cut after all the parts were assembled.  the
journal being finished was positioned over a precision floor plate with a moving tool post.  the crank
would be spun ... giant 6 ft. throws whooshing around ... with the machinist standing between
taking the finish cut.  one false step ... they go get the next apprentice to finish up.
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Speedbag

#20
May 31, 2011, 09:14:19 AM
The original post reminds me of a display at the IMTS show last fall. They had a raw forging for some type of ship crankshaft (inline config, odd number of cylinders) chucked up in a machining center and it was happily turning and milling away, turning it from cast nastiness to machined beauty all day. It was something to behold.

But not the old way of doing it... :)
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ducatiz

#21
May 31, 2011, 09:52:48 AM
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spolic

#22
May 31, 2011, 11:00:10 AM
I love those photo's.  This is one of a series of pictures that came out last year....I don't remember who released them but they were all color picts from the 30's and 40's.


Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942

He man, where are all the ads?

Howley

#23
June 01, 2011, 04:07:36 AM
Awesome pictures, the scale is just mind blowing. I'm involved with the manufacture of some pretty big gear, but those engines....

WOW

Oldfisti

#24
June 01, 2011, 05:02:14 AM
Quote from: spolic on May 31, 2011, 11:00:10 AM
I love those photo's.  This is one of a series of pictures that came out last year....I don't remember who released them but they were all color picts from the 30's and 40's.


Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942




Any more of these?

The quality is outstanding  [thumbsup]
Quote from: Sinister on November 06, 2008, 12:47:21 PM
It's like I keep saying:  Those who would sacrifice a free range session for a giant beer, deserve neither free range time nor a giant beer.
Quote from: KnightofNi on November 10, 2009, 04:45:16 AM
i have had guys reach back and grab my crotch in an attempt to get around me. i'll either blow in their ear or ask them politely to let go of my wang.

Monsterlover

#25
June 01, 2011, 05:04:59 AM
Agreed.

Also, I have that hood ;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

spolic

#26
June 01, 2011, 07:53:18 AM
He man, where are all the ads?

Oldfisti

#27
June 01, 2011, 08:49:57 AM
Quote from: spolic on June 01, 2011, 07:53:18 AM
Give this a try

https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/?page=16


These. Are. Awesome.!


Literally thousands of pics here.  Thanks for linky!
Quote from: Sinister on November 06, 2008, 12:47:21 PM
It's like I keep saying:  Those who would sacrifice a free range session for a giant beer, deserve neither free range time nor a giant beer.
Quote from: KnightofNi on November 10, 2009, 04:45:16 AM
i have had guys reach back and grab my crotch in an attempt to get around me. i'll either blow in their ear or ask them politely to let go of my wang.

Monsterlover

#28
July 12, 2011, 11:56:02 AM
Found more goodness today. .

1912 marine engine shop
"Detroit Ship Building Co. Steamer No. 190, main engine in shop, three-cylinder compound-inclined type, (66 x 66 x 96) / 108 inches."

worth viewing full size



Info on the compound engine-
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Compound_engine

"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

RAT900

#29
July 13, 2011, 10:33:17 AM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on May 30, 2011, 06:18:47 PM
Good enough to make those ships run for millions of miles!

JM

or just long enough to intersect with a U-Boat torpedo
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