RUSH55
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Thanks!The steps turned out greatNice job
Show off your tools!
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yup, this is one of the shops in NASA Ames. I'm lucky to have a 10EE in my home shop too.
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Malleus
Far west of Siegen
That's NASA level engineering there.
The floor is wood to eliminate any vibration from outside or nearby machines.
Many years ago I helped organize a national convention meeting for a professional group, and we hired Story Musgrave (look him up) as a motivational speaker. He was the guy that had to go up and fix the Hubble telescope. Fascinating guy.
I had dinner with him that night, he told me the mirror was out of calibration and wouldn't focus because someone assumed the wrong units when they were fitting the mirror with sensors. Said they never even tested it on the ground.
It makes me so very happy to see such a beautiful collection of fine old American iron!
Imperial units are stupid and obsolete. Is an ounce a measure of volume, mass or force? Try doing calculations with 'slugs', that's exciting. Nobody in the design, engineering, scientific world uses IP units, but but average Joe American wants to know how much HP that rocket has and so many resist change to SI standards. Expecting units conversions between IP and SI standards is asking for trouble. Why were IP units used for the Mars Orbiter?
Trifecta!
1/4, 3/8 & 1/2. Should have done this years ago.
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the evening .................................
1/4, 3/8 & 1/2. Should have done this years ago.
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the evening .................................
Well I bought a tool yesterday. A Toyota-specific tool.
Note the word 'truck'
Nice, but I'd rather have the mill behind you, 
RUSH55
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Thought that might have been what you were alluding to in the previous video.
Will we be seeing a Toyota Forklift Truck resto-mod project thread soon?
That is a Wells Index knee mill. I picked that up from a place that used to make medallions for astronauts to take into space. The shop was located on Cape Canaveral and they were sadly shutting down. @cruisermatt told me that I needed to get over there and I ended up buying both a 13" South Bend lathe and that Wells Index. I am about half done with the lathe and have not started on the Index. And now I've gotten distracted by this new Toyota. And I leave to go back to Dubai in a couple of days.Nice, but I'd rather have the mill behind you,
More of a repair, cosmetics and return to service. This thing is pretty amazing even with the bum battery.
I've kinda flipped over painting everything in the shop with Light Ford Grey so I think the orange bits may go a bit grey.
Don't see how folks without forklifts get by. Everyone needs a forklift or three (#3 buried in barn)!
That looks slightly indecent for some reason....
