Chama Shop Report
| January 20, 2003 07:05AM |
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Early in the week, the 'old' big lathe, "puff" broke down, so the apron was removed to repair some problems. Some half-nuts had been installed wrong.
Steve and Tommy got her back together.
Orly, Ducky and Jose continued on welding up and grinding pedestals on 488.
Rob statrted on a new gear for the wheel lathe.
Ed turned two journals on 487 #4 and polished one.
Started turning the second tire.
Steve and Tommy
Faced two new piston rods and started turning one of them.
Ricky got all Crown brasses removed from the boxes, started inspecting boxes to see which ones will need machinging with a slotter.
Ed Beard turning a wheel on the big wheel lathe.
Rob Anderson making a new gear for the wheel lathe
Steve removing the apron from Puff.
Early in the week, the 'old' big lathe, "puff" broke down, so the apron was removed to repair some problems. Some half-nuts had been installed wrong.
Steve and Tommy got her back together.
Orly, Ducky and Jose continued on welding up and grinding pedestals on 488.
Rob statrted on a new gear for the wheel lathe.
Ed turned two journals on 487 #4 and polished one.
Started turning the second tire.
Steve and Tommy
Faced two new piston rods and started turning one of them.
Ricky got all Crown brasses removed from the boxes, started inspecting boxes to see which ones will need machinging with a slotter.
Ed Beard turning a wheel on the big wheel lathe.
Rob Anderson making a new gear for the wheel lathe
Steve removing the apron from Puff.
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Jay Wimer | January 20, 2003 07:05AM |
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Kevin Cook | January 20, 2003 10:10AM |
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Tom Peterman | January 22, 2003 03:05PM |
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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