Ropetangler 25th May 2011, 07:25 PM Some of you eagle eyed bods may find one but I doubt it. I have seen these or similar photos before, but not in colour as I recall. Taken when Britain and the West in general, made things, and some were bloody big things too. You would know that you'd done a days work in this yard at the end of the day. I hope that you enjoy the art of the photographer, and the skill of the tradesmen.William Doxford and Sons - SN Guides (http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/William_Doxford_and_Sons#The_Manufacturing_Process)
Rob.
PS. Make sure that you scroll to the top of the page - It opens part way down on my Mac, YMMV. Rob
neksmerj 25th May 2011, 09:43 PM RT,
Sorry to spoil your story, but this series of photos was put up not long ago.
Still makes good reading, and hurts my back just looking at the size of the work.
Ken
Greg Q 26th May 2011, 12:20 AM Not a Deckel in sight. And the firm is long gone, no surprise:p
azzrock 26th May 2011, 12:54 AM that is blokes work. full on
bollie7 26th May 2011, 08:56 AM Good to see that employee eye safety was a high priority.
bollie7
Jekyll and Hyde 26th May 2011, 09:37 PM I wonder how long it took to oxy cut through what appears to be a foot thickness of plate steel....
Dave J 27th May 2011, 01:48 AM I was given a new oxy torch a few years ago off a engineering mate, and the instruction say it will cut 300mm. I think you need an oxy bank behind you to use it on stuff that thick,LOL
Talking of oxy, my grandfather gave me a single handed oxy welder hand piece, all made of brass. It has all the controls easily reached while in one hand.
Dave
matthew_g 27th May 2011, 04:26 AM I would be happy with just a few off-cuts out of that place....:D
Jekyll and Hyde 27th May 2011, 08:16 PM I would be happy with just a few off-cuts out of that place....:D
Yeah, but then you'd need some new toys to actually cut them down into useable chunks, and you told us you're out of room in your shed!
19brendan81 31st May 2011, 12:34 PM Those photos are very impressive...we have come a fair way since a stick with a piece of stone tied to it was state of the art.
How many RPMs do you reckon those lathes would spin at? (The ones holding the cylinder linings).
pipeclay 31st May 2011, 01:39 PM Maybe 4 to 200 rpm.
19brendan81 31st May 2011, 01:43 PM Geez it would be slow going machining a 4 or 5 meter cylinder on one of those things at 4RPM!
No wonder they ran the machines around the clock.
pipeclay 31st May 2011, 02:21 PM When you are standing beside a job of that or similar size even 3 rpm seems fast.
19brendan81 31st May 2011, 02:25 PM yes I can imagine it would be hairy if a few tonnes worth of job started rattling around whilst spinning.
Dave J 31st May 2011, 02:50 PM Wonder what year it was and whether they where using high carbon steel tooling or HSS.
Dave
pipeclay 31st May 2011, 03:16 PM As an educated guess I would say from 57/58,would expect the tools to be Forged HSS and Cemented Carbide.
19brendan81 31st May 2011, 03:28 PM I reckon HSS due to being in the 50s.
Check out the lump of it in the photo titled
"Machining a bottom end spherical bearing"
It must be 2 inch by 1 inch by 12 inches long.
Dave J 31st May 2011, 04:15 PM That is one hell of a ball turner in that photo.:o There is also a pile of tools sitting on the lathe bed.
Dave
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