Random Thought Thread

Pàdruig said:
Are you trying to tell us it didn't actually sink?



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No. He hasn't actually personally seen it for himself so he's skeptical that it is real.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
My mother's tractor has some problems on the block where it mates to the head. Apparently the oil and water lines are flaked and no longer flat. I'm guessing probably corrosion I don't know I haven't seen it. But my brother is wanting me, the machinist in the family, to bore those openings out and press a piece of metal in there and deck the thing flat so there's a surface for the head gasket to seal against. The cylinders themselves have good compression it's just oil and water leaks cuz there's material missing there. For whatever reason.

We should just scrap this whole stupid thing....

But it's her John Deere tractor so...

So here's the thing. My question for the common wisdom here on the forum:

He wants me to buy some cast iron to press into this cast iron block. Which makes great sense.

But I would like to use steel for two reasons. I think it's good enough, and Mom's 81 and she's probably going to die before she uses this thing 10 more times.

Do y'all think I need to find some cast iron to make these inserts that are going to be pressed into the cast iron block for the oil and water galleys into the head, or do you think steel would be good enough?
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I think steel would be better, loctite makes some sealer for the press fix parts it will be a few weeks til I’m back at work but I’m sure you can find it on line.
 
Blues said:
Go on.
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Story goes that the Olympic was damaged in a collision with the HMS Hawke, returned to the builder for repairs, and returned to service. But then something else happened, and when she returned for repairs again, they realized she was too far gone. So they switched her with Titanic, and sunk her on purpose for the insurance money.
 
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