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  1. 25th December 2011, 10:13 AM #1
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    THE GLORY DAYS OF HEAVY ENGINEERING

    One for the fitter-machinists amongst you.

    A glimpse of the glory days of heavy engineering on the Tyne and surrounds.

    William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, shipbuilders and marine engine makers.

    http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/William
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  2. 25th December 2011, 10:50 AM #2
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    faulty URL?
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  3. 25th December 2011, 11:42 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by blitz View Post
    faulty URL?
    It worked when sent to me that way.

    Doesn't seem to like the tail piece of William Doxford and Sons. Try just the Ships Nostalgia and search the site for William Doxford and Sons
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  4. 25th December 2011, 11:44 AM #4
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    This may be it:
    William Doxford and Sons - SN Guides
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  5. 25th December 2011, 11:55 AM #5
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    They could do that these days without wearing safety glasses. Lots of milling and using lathes without eye protection.
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  6. 25th December 2011, 12:41 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining! View Post
    They could do that these days without wearing safety glasses. Lots of milling and using lathes without eye protection.
    No ear or eye protection whatsoever. Note the English class distinction in the dress styles. Workers in boiler suits, supervisors and inspectors in white dust coats and snap brim felt hats. Note no CNC or NC machines. One man using a copying lathe otherwise all machines pictured are manual control relying on the operators skills.

    I remember being shown through the "Engine Erecting Hall" at Mirlees, Bickerton and Day, Stockport, Lancs in the 60's and noting the class system of dress. Labourers wore a sort of heavy cheap woollen coat and trousers, shirt, neck cloth and cloth cap. Tradesmen wore a brown dust coat and cheese cutter cap and their TA's wore boiler suits and cloth caps. Leading hands/section foremen wore white coats or white boiler suits, shirt and tie, headwear of choice. Division foremen and the Works Foreman wore three piece suits, shirt and tie, bowler hat.
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  7. 25th December 2011, 12:57 PM #7
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    amazing stuff on an amazing scale!...hows the rows of Cincinatti machines

    whats the big Nobel machine that looks like its decking the bottom end or somethinh
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  8. 25th December 2011, 01:28 PM #8
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    Top post Brian!

    I love the profile cutter - wish I still had access to one!

    How do they glue the crankshaft journals to the counter-weights? Press fit?

    Cheers Charlie
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    whats the big Nobel machine that looks like its decking the bottom end or somethinh
    If you mean the one I attached, that is a planer. I`m showing my age a bit here as I operated a bit smaller one. The one I used was a Toss planer with a 6 mtr x2.5 mtr table. Was around 1990 that I was at that place. Was one of the last planers being used.
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  10. 25th December 2011, 06:06 PM #10
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    Wow, awesome sized planer!

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