56 Comments Posted by figusmakem

thanks clark, didnt know that. i was going to comment to happy but you enlightened me.

what you see here starting from top and moving down; crakshaft, clutch and brake assembly( open turtle mouth) next crankshaft ,connnecting rods, counterbalance assy. then the ram contained by the frame of the press.

180 being the bottom of the stroke for the ram ( or teeth as some call it )

Ive worked on tooling that went into presses like these ... and yes when they hit 180 they shake the building

striaght jacket or bra... still for restraint

almost looks like a stright jacket

sorry toolmaker but im a toolmaker myself. if the crank shaft is missing how is that ram staying suspended above his head?Im not here to put anyone down but this is in the 200 to 500 ton range like toolmaker said but is not really missing much. the bolster may have been quick change , since it was auto manufacturing. looking at this pic that press probably had , oh i dont know 24 in stroke so our specimen would have a bad headache if the ram dropped, unless he ducks quick.

wayne you are correct to a point. Like I said in earlier coments, these floors were probably in rooms where asembly of machines ,pieces etc, took place. my trade always has floors like this when heavy pieces are asembled day in and day out. Like I said before , in the event something drops wood absorbs the hit concrete wont.

I cant say what happened to this floor but I have been to the Bruderer plant in huntsville alabama. Yes the wood floors absorb oil and are replaceable, but are mostly there to absorb shock. If you are building a 250,000 $ macine and something falls you dont want to replace it. wood always gives befoere concrete.

the proper spelling is die, as in tool and ie. I am a tool and die maker by trade. these pics are the best

reminds me of going to work on monday

to dewitt you are right . they spend countless hours analysing various ways fuel and other things react with new designs. labs are not out of the ordinary here.

I used to live on the islad years ago and drove by on the sagtikos on a reg basis. I never realized the history here and that so much of it was closed down. weird how things sometimes happen in your back yard and you never know

Ive been coming to these sites only a short time. Motts, Radical Ed, GodDog, and all the others who put time in to exploring and taking pics are to be applaude. I havent been to any places like this but whould like to. Ive seen some colorful photos and comments and some serious stuff too. For everyone who takes this stuff to heart at some level my hats off to you, to all the andrews.... Im with radical Ed lets step on their necks along with other things

loks like my dentists office