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    SM1340 Change Gears

    Just having a bit of fun, but it is amazing how they work It’s related to lathe gearing, in needing to select the right combination at the right time, except lathes aren’t typically sequentially driven to speed up related to load requirements In essence, it’s a quick change gear box
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    SM1340 Change Gears

    You hush, you know the secret :D
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    SM1340 Change Gears

    Try wrapping your head around an 18 speed transmission that only has 5 forward gears :D
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    Some people just like big expensive rocks

    That link I pulled up said a 15” gun could penetrate 10” of steel plating That’s no joke
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    Next lathe?

    https://www.nps.gov/fowa/learn/historyculture/mammoth.htm#:~:text=All%20cannons%20were%20made%20by,cannon%20as%20one%20solid%20piece. Good stuff! :D
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    Next lathe?

    Weren’t the earlier cannons cast? I just realized I don’t know that for sure, I guess there’s no reason why you wouldn’t cast them, then machine the bore to spec That would be one heck of a boring bar, tho
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    Sad news - Gordon Lightfoot passed yesterday.

    Neat tribute. RIP to an icon
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    Metal gauge?

    no kidding! I’m watching insulation dry at this rate “life is a lemon and I want my money back”!:D
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    Metal gauge?

    You need to slow down, old son, it sounds like you’re “all revved up with no place to go”
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    Metal gauge?

    “You took the words right out of my mouth” before I could say anything :)
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