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the return of crank shaft

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:33 am
by William Tell
Yesterday came the crankshaft of the engine of the SS Savoie, back renovation of Hamburg

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Re: the return of crank shaft

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:36 pm
by Lopez Mike
Impressive AND beautiful.

I see that there are temporary shipping blocks between the crank cheeks. A reminder that crankshafts get a great deal of their stiffness from the crank case.

Mike

Re: the return of crank shaft

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:01 pm
by 87gn@tahoe
Is this the crankshaft for the ship that broke the paddle hub recently?

Re: the return of crank shaft

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:21 pm
by William Tell
87gn@tahoe wrote:Is this the crankshaft for the ship that broke the paddle hub recently?
No it's another ship at crankshaft broken ( Ss Rhone) true is the nothing crankshaft broken, but the wheel axis.

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