19 Dec
2018
19 Dec
'18
5:07 p.m.
On Dec 19, 2018, at 4:32 PM, Jim Manley via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
BTW, he cited his source for all of his knowledge as the WW-II era U.S.
Navy manual for casting metal, from back when sailors just made whatever
parts were needed. They had well-equipped and stocked shops on larger
ships and tenders, with furnaces for casting all the way through lathes,
milling machines, and drill presses for final machining. Those manuals are
on-line and contain a wealth of industrial technical information about
every facet of metalworking, electricity and electronics, radio, steam and
diesel engineering, etc., but in language that boys off the farm could
understand quickly and comprehensively. I sure hope that there are copies
stashed in that critical human history document vault, that the Long Now
Foundation (LongNow.org) is building, with a mechanical clock that will be
able to run for 10,000 years with no maintenance, to be installed
underground in a remote part of West Texas (kinda redundant, I know!).
I?m not sure the quality of Navy Manuals now, but I do know that the ones from the 70?s
and 80?s were for the most part fantastic. I think the only ones I have that are WW II
era (technically Korea) would be for Photography. The NEETS series which crossed several
ratings is definitely worth while, though by now it?s likely pretty dated (and I?m not
sure if it?s been updated.
While the Frigate I was on lacked a furnace, it had the rest of the stuff you mention
above. That was on one of the smallest ships.
Zane