Comments on: A Baltic Engine House http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/12/a-baltic-engine-house/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:06:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: explorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/12/a-baltic-engine-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 explorer Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:17:10 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2490#comment-1975 Oops! My mistake. Here I thought I was on to something but it turns out I should of been paying closer attention back in my Mechanical Engineering days... Thanks everyone. Oops! My mistake. Here I thought I was on to something but it turns out I should of been paying closer attention back in my Mechanical Engineering days…

Thanks everyone.

]]> By: Bill In Indiana http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/12/a-baltic-engine-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Bill In Indiana Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:08:01 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2490#comment-1974 The cut is original to the construction and is a keyway used to lock the nut and keep it from turning once tight. The "key" goes partially in this slot and partially in a matching slot in the nut thus locking them together. The cut is original to the construction and is a keyway used to lock the nut and keep it from turning once tight. The “key” goes partially in this slot and partially in a matching slot in the nut thus locking them together.

]]> By: Jay Wrix http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/12/a-baltic-engine-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1973 Jay Wrix Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:04:33 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2490#comment-1973 Im going to have to agree with Gordy, Keeping a torch that straight and that nice for that long, and just to bust a nut off, Not likely what someone with no intention of keeping the base of the structure intact, Im going to have to agree with Gordy,
Keeping a torch that straight and that nice for that long, and just to bust a nut off, Not likely what someone with no intention of keeping the base of the structure intact,

]]> By: Gordy Schmitt http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/12/a-baltic-engine-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1972 Gordy Schmitt Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:18:35 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2490#comment-1972 Those cuts in the bolts sticking up look more like a way to keep the nut from coming loose. They look to "clean" to have been cut by someone wanting to scrap the hoist. I would venture to guess the nut had a like cut in it and they would insert a pin or something like that. I could however be wrong. Those cuts in the bolts sticking up look more like a way to keep the nut from coming loose. They look to “clean” to have been cut by someone wanting to scrap the hoist. I would venture to guess the nut had a like cut in it and they would insert a pin or something like that. I could however be wrong.

]]> By: dcclark http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/12/a-baltic-engine-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 dcclark Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:27:56 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2490#comment-1971 I really like the photo with the edited-in drive shaft, axle and drum -- it makes the whole arrangement much clearer! I really like the photo with the edited-in drive shaft, axle and drum — it makes the whole arrangement much clearer!

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