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2nd June 2015, 09:00 PM #1
MARS Lathe - HMAS Diamantina
Spent a few hours in the Queensland Maritime Museum yesterday and came across this MARS Lathe on board the HMAS Diamantina, the last of the River class frigates.
The ship is displayed in dry dock at the museum and visitors can inspect quite a few interesting areas of the ship.
The rest of the museum is well worth visiting as well.
If there is interest I can post some more pics of the HMAS Diamantina.
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2nd June 2015, 10:49 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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[QUOTE=Big Shed;1870244, the last of the River class frigates.[/QUOTE] No need to swear about the ship!!!!!!
Certainly be interested in seeing more of it.
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Thanks for these pics. Looks like the 'Great Scot' model. They were produced at Eagle Farm, by Mars for Rapson & Dutton (amongst others). Did you get a serial #?
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Hi Mark,
this is the plate off that Mars.
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[emoji2] now that's pretty clever! Thanks for the ID. Does anyone know whether there's also a Mars at the Naval Dockyards in Sydney as well? Thanks for that Phil. Mark
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There isn't one on Cockatoo Island, IIRC. Can't remember about Garden Island, I didn't have totally unrestricted access there.
I like the Brisbane museum, got photos of most of the stuff there. Cockatoo Island is a lot more interesting from the machinery POV though.
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Thanks for the pics big Shed. At least the fitter had a port hole for a view!
One thing, do I assume it would normally be more securely bolted to the floor? Even in calm seas, after getting the bed level (or should I say flat) last thing you would need out at sea is for the thing to move!
Are these things leveled when on dry dock or are they "levelled" at sea using test cuts?
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I see. I suppose people like you and Stuart have those!
I was so bored today that I relevelled my lathe. I got it to within 0.02mm/M well, for today. Never been able to get it that good before. It seems winter is the time for levelling?
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Ships lathes.
Nice photos Fred.
ive spent a fair bit of time on ships over the past year or so.
One of the ships workshops has a very nice colchester bantam.
the other a equal quality Japanese lathe about the same size . Ill
find some photos and post soon.
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Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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