Thought you might like this photo
Bet in real life he's 3/4 crazy, talk about nerves of steel and patience.
"I had this weird dream last night. I was stuck in a maze of diagonal stripes. I had only a file.
And I couldn't get out...I couldn't get out...."
If you think his job is bad, some poor schmuck had to count all those gear teeth to make sure they made the right number....
Great, now how about a pic of the lathe, that turned the casting? Wonder if this was from a factory or a large ship driveline? Electrical generating power plant? To think that was all laid out with a slide rule and machinist square.
Electrical generation power plant . I don't have any other info.
Nothing like that at the power plant i work at. We burn coal and gears like that wouldn't last long in our enviroment.
From the very large gear ratio, I would suspect it is for a gas turbine set...