pwood999

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• Yesterday at 09:11

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Rubberknees

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• Yesterday at 09:49

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Lost skills we once used to have plentiful available in this country

 

mystery

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• Yesterday at 12:17

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no run out checks before or after the machining and a locking bolt drilled through the crank journal and then skimmed sheer skill let hope the crank shaft bearing regrind is as precise. love the health and safety sandals and loose clothing do not cause an issue .

 

hef19898

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• Today at 12:02

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Repairs that get you from where the crank breaks to a place you can install a new one. Very usefull when travelling to those countries, nothing you would use long term.

 

Mark Piercy

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• Today at 12:20

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À "get me home" fix

 

pwood999

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• Today at 12:26

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All correct. Changed thread title !!

 

MrGorsky

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• 42 minutes ago

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I sometimes get sucked down the YouTube wormhole of "Street Side Manufacturing". Forging brakes discs from scrap oil drums, children packing fireworks, turning great crank shafts on a 1950's lathe with no guards or whatever. It's certainly resourcful, but marching around with a bucket of molten steel wearing only open toe'd safety sandals and thick blankets as protection must restult in horrific injuries.

I saw one once where a guy was man handling a great length of steel between sets of rollers, and after each pass another guy threw a bucket of water over him to keep him cooled down. Hard work doesn't really cover it!