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Mike Poole	11/01/2020 20:24:30
3676 forum posts 82 photos	While the family shopped at Swindon Outlet Village I popped round to Swindon Steam. The workshop was quite fun with the line shafting in motion driving some machines. A very long wooden box with a 12ft vernier caliper caught my eye which consisted of a very substantial beam which suggested that the item to be measured was brought to the caliper, it also appeared that the beam might be supported on its Airey Points or whichever point are most appropriate for this application. I wonder when it was last calibrated? Mike
Howard Lewis	11/01/2020 20:49:18
7227 forum posts 21 photos	Further confirmation of the precision to which the Great Western worked. When K J Cook left Swindon and went to Doncaster, he solved the problem of the inside Big End on the V2s, by converting to the Swindon design, and introducing optical alignment for vastly improved performance. Probably few have ever seen a workshop powered by lineshafting! Howard
Harry Wilkes	11/01/2020 21:18:18
1613 forum posts 72 photos	Posted by Howard Lewis on 11/01/2020 20:49:18: Further confirmation of the precision to which the Great Western worked. When K J Cook left Swindon and went to Doncaster, he solved the problem of the inside Big End on the V2s, by converting to the Swindon design, and introducing optical alignment for vastly improved performance. Probably few have ever seen a workshop powered by lineshafting! Howard My first job was in such a shop, down the righthand side there were 3 lathes, a mill and a vertical slotter all driven off a line shaft H Edited By Harry Wilkes on 11/01/2020 21:18:48

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