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  1. 10-18-2009, 06:13 PM #1
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    Now THIS is a machine shop!!

    Check out how huge the stuff this stuff is that these guys are machining!!

    http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides...xford_and_Sons

    I can't imagine getting suked into that lathe

    BTW, those are cranks/rods and other engine related parts there building in case anyone didn't know.

    Fascinating to me anyhow!!
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    Nice

    That pic of the track torch is awesome
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    Holy crankshaft batman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That was awesome DC, I love that stuff, although I was expecting to see pics of your shop!
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    And something that is awesome to me is nothing is computer controlled. All drawings were done on a drafting table with a pencil and all drawings given to a machinist do make without CNC programming - now that is cool!
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    That place is enormous.
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    notice the safty gear...lol

    i love it!

    those old boys were the best at figuring out how to make things work.
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    Yeah, the workmanship is nothing short of unbelievable....

    I'd NEVER think you could torch cut thru a foot thick of steel, never!!

    There is one particular pic where the guy is on the left side of the steady rest and looks real close to 4 huge jaws or clamps on the faceplate/chuck - CRAZY!!
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    I am a machinist and i remember watching instructional movies at trade school, mostly filmed around war time(WW2). A lot of the people operating the gear were womem cause their men were off serving their country. They were machining some pretty hefty stuff too.
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    That engine is pretty cool but check this one out
    http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
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    ^ Pretty nasty stuff Roy, thanks for the link!

    It's my thread so I get to say the following:

    AND SOME OF YOU KNUCKLEHEADS CAN'T PUT TOGETHER A 200X??

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    well said sir, well said.
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    INFRACTION! INFRACTION! I, sir, have personally taken offense to the size of that crankshaft.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SWIGIN View Post
    notice the safty gear...lol

    i love it!

    those old boys were the best at figuring out how to make things work.
    thats what i was thinking,when i saw the first picture.
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    ^^ at Fabio.......
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