[AT] Crankshaft Manufacture

[Mike M]

Yes, I caught that too, I saw things that would make OSHA cringe.

Mike M

On 1/8/2022 6:01 PM, craig.warner47346 at frontier.com wrote:
> All the loose clothing around that machinery caught my eye.
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> On Saturday, January 8, 2022, 2:46 PM, Stephen Offiler
> <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Hi Bob - sure, you're welcome.  The only part of the process I've
>     really seen is the grinding - it looks just like that in any
>     modern engine rebuilding shop.  I could imagine most of the rest
>     and not be too far off.  I like the offset chuck setup used to
>     turn the crank journals.  Those lathes are pretty ancient, but
>     they're keeping them running,  and the requirement for precision
>     comes only at the end, with the grind.  That's where you see some
>     real attention to measurements (versus mostly rough measurements
>     and go/nogo tools in the earlier processes).  And as Spencer
>     noted, these guys know what they're doing.  Their pace and
>     movements suggest to me they get paid by the piece, not the hour. 
>     You can see there's no OSHA in this part of the world, wherever it
>     is.  I've seen other videos on this channel that are pretty
>     clearly Pakistan (dirt floors, child labor, open chemicals, no
>     PPE...)
>
>     Steve O.
>
>     On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 2:22 PM rbrooks at hvc.rr.com
>     <rbrooks at hvc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>         Steve
>
>         Thanks for posting this!!  I have seen the process in videos
>         before. But it was worth the time to see it again!!
>
>         Bob
>
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>>         On Jan 8, 2022, at 11:39 AM, Spencer Yost
>>         <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
>>
>>         I’ll have to watch in bits and pieces but I’ve made it
>>         through step two. Pretty cool and thanks for sharing it. 
>>         It’s pretty clear the two guys I have watched so far have
>>         made a few crankshafts before. Very efficient and methodical
>>         with their movements
>>
>>         I decided to read through some of the comments too. Most were
>>         positive and well thought out. Some added value with
>>         additional information.  Of course there are a few jerks who
>>         pointed out some of the things they are doing wrong.   So far
>>         I haven’t seen anything but 100% effort and results
>>         considering the conditions and the strong likelihood there
>>         was little if any formal  training (that’s actually just a
>>         supposition in my part). So IMHO the negative comments were
>>         completely misguided and out of place.  Nothing real nasty
>>         but clearly along the lines of “the little lights aren’t
>>         twinkling“ (If you haven’t watched the movie Christmas
>>         vacation then that one will fly right over your head)
>>
>>         Spencer Yost
>>
>>         Sent from my iPhone
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>>>         On Jan 8, 2022, at 9:15 AM, Stephen Offiler
>>>         <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>         
>>>         OK, this is a long video (40 min) and it isn't truly antique
>>>         tractor, but bear with me - this is pretty close to how the
>>>         crankshaft was made in all of our old iron.  Some of the
>>>         machines and fixtures might even be the very same ones from
>>>         many decades ago.  (For Cecil Bearden - this is a Belarus
>>>         crankshaft).  And if you don't have 40 min, you can set
>>>         Youtube playback speed up to 2X.  You won't miss anything.
>>>
>>>         https://youtu.be/-inYCr-fV3Q
>>>
>>>         Steve O.
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