Machines - Page 48

xoxoxoBruce · 07-28-2019, 11:17 PM

It's amazing that machinery wasn't scrapped for the war effort.
Once you steal that column what on earth would you do with it?

Clodfobble · 07-28-2019, 11:19 PM

Carve it up into kitchen countertops?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-28-2019, 11:25 PM

It would have to be sliced and each slice polished, I doubt it would be cheaper that using slabs from the quarry in the end. But it seems a shame to cut up a polished cylinder like that, maybe erect it and put a statue of UT on top.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-29-2019, 12:50 AM

They dropped a CAT through the ice in the Arctic and had to retrieve it. I traced this picture back as far as Reddit but can't find any details.
Seems to me if the ice wouldn't hold the CAT, it wouldn't hold anything lifting it out of the water.
I thought maybe a barge mounted crane but the oil slick seems to be under ice. Damifino.

BigV · 07-29-2019, 09:51 AM

Griff, your short story was very exciting! When I saw the drive face of the lathe I gasped. I was thinking about turning (already cylindrical) trees (wtf??). But no. Great surprise ending!

Banana, lol.

Diaphone Jim · 07-30-2019, 11:22 AM

I also looked for that underwater track-layer photo in vain.
Why did it stop there and not the bottom?
More curious is that I can't find that track pattern anywhere either.

sexobon · 07-30-2019, 05:00 PM

It was probably in the Antarctic. More pics and info @:

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019...outh-pole.html

&

https://lewebpedagogique.com/audevil...ion-2015-2016/

Diaphone Jim · 07-30-2019, 06:26 PM

Good find.
Guess I have never seen a 65C.
They small as Cats go and seem to have different configurations.
A year on the bottom.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-10-2019, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Who say cheaters never win, both NHRA and NASCAR checked the Carb, Intake, Bore, Stroke and Heads,
but not the bottom end. Taking off the Intake they should have spotted the cam bearings though.

They even took it a step further...

Diaphone Jim · 08-10-2019, 11:30 AM

Is this a test?
http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=1035790&postcount=682

Find the difference: one vs. two-piece crank.

Diaphone Jim · 08-10-2019, 01:56 PM

Ah, new TOM chapter.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-10-2019, 09:44 PM

This was the next step. A lot of work, a lot of money, they only built one. Crazy difficult to end up with a unit stiff enough to not flex or vibrate, hard enough to stand up to the roller bearings but soft enough to not crack, and perfectly balanced for high RPM.

Diaphone Jim · 08-11-2019, 12:05 PM

I laugh every time I see those rollers looking like the old mechanical chattering false teeth.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-12-2019, 12:34 AM

Check out this baby, never forget something at home again...

robsterman1 · 08-12-2019, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Check out this baby, never forget something at home again...

Now that's the very first motorhome and brilliant concept back in that day.

07-28-2019, 11:17 PM	#706
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's amazing that machinery wasn't scrapped for the war effort. Once you steal that column what on earth would you do with it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-28-2019, 11:19 PM	#707
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Carve it up into kitchen countertops? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-28-2019, 11:25 PM	#708
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It would have to be sliced and each slice polished, I doubt it would be cheaper that using slabs from the quarry in the end. But it seems a shame to cut up a polished cylinder like that, maybe erect it and put a statue of UT on top. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-29-2019, 12:50 AM	#709
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They dropped a CAT through the ice in the Arctic and had to retrieve it. I traced this picture back as far as Reddit but can't find any details. Seems to me if the ice wouldn't hold the CAT, it wouldn't hold anything lifting it out of the water. I thought maybe a barge mounted crane but the oil slick seems to be under ice. Damifino. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-29-2019, 09:51 AM	#710
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Griff, your short story was very exciting! When I saw the drive face of the lathe I gasped. I was thinking about turning (already cylindrical) trees (wtf??). But no. Great surprise ending! Banana, lol. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-30-2019, 11:22 AM	#711
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I also looked for that underwater track-layer photo in vain. Why did it stop there and not the bottom? More curious is that I can't find that track pattern anywhere either.

07-30-2019, 05:00 PM	#712
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	It was probably in the Antarctic. More pics and info @: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019...outh-pole.html & https://lewebpedagogique.com/audevil...ion-2015-2016/

07-30-2019, 06:26 PM	#713
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Good find. Guess I have never seen a 65C. They small as Cats go and seem to have different configurations. A year on the bottom.

08-10-2019, 11:30 AM	#715
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Is this a test? http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=1035790&postcount=682 Find the difference: one vs. two-piece crank.

08-10-2019, 01:56 PM	#716
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Ah, new TOM chapter.

08-10-2019, 09:44 PM	#717
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This was the next step. A lot of work, a lot of money, they only built one. Crazy difficult to end up with a unit stiff enough to not flex or vibrate, hard enough to stand up to the roller bearings but soft enough to not crack, and perfectly balanced for high RPM. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-11-2019, 12:05 PM	#718
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I laugh every time I see those rollers looking like the old mechanical chattering false teeth.

08-12-2019, 12:34 AM	#719
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Check out this baby, never forget something at home again... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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