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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.

this stuff gives me butterflies :)

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.

Just close your eyes... it won't hurt a bit!

Nancy, I'm with you there.... that thought always comes into my mind.

MY PHONE # IS IN THERE!!!!

DAMN THATS ONE CLEAN FLOOR!!!

Yup, Randar, that was me.
No, I'm kidding, I live in Canada.

I agree with CAS. My brother has mental retardation, and whenever someone jokingly or insultingly calls someone else a retard, I cringe.

Haha I see my name there.
Seriously, I do.

My God... why would people start fires in this amazing place?
I'm so mad I'm Canadian right now, I wanna go there.