In a message dated 2/17/03 2:32:46 PM, Cotsford@AOL.COM writes: << One scrapes off the high spots as evidenced by installing the shaft with engineers blue, clamping the bearing lightly, rotating and then removing. This is repeated until the shaft turns freely, with the correct play. It reminds me of when I was a poorly paid apprentice, back in the 60's, not very far from Sheffield. I spent days at a time doing that. >> Steve: I watched many a millwright spend weeks on end doing the same to the bearings of steam turbines at electrical generating stations. A large overhead crane had to be called upon with each bluing of the bearings. These hands were not poorly paid apprentices but, instead, highly paid journeymen touted as perfectionists. I do not know the Britspeak term for it but, in our vernacular, "milking the job" comes to mind. George |
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