Oldschool Engineering, Ship Building !
06-12-2009, 12:57 AM
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Oldschool Engineering, Ship Building !
Stolen off the Audi forum :
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides...turing_Process
Simply incredible
Couldn't care less if its a repost, its well worthy one
06-12-2009, 01:23 AM
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simply amazing , what it must of been like to learn ur craft there ,
i wonder what tolerace they worked to on them things ,
loving the hse boots and a flat cap .
06-12-2009, 01:32 AM
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50 years ago as well ! the guage steel that gas cutter is going through !
06-12-2009, 01:32 AM
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simply amazing , what it must of been like to learn ur craft there ,
i wonder what tolerace they worked to on them things ,
loving the hse boots and a flat cap .
You'd be suprised how good they were. The old man learnt his trade in the early 50's.
06-12-2009, 01:33 AM
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06-12-2009, 07:37 AM
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You can't beat old school engineering, the stuff last for years
06-12-2009, 07:45 AM
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The old Doxfords offices still stand on the riverside today. Theres a couple of folk been in them on 28 Days Later. Been tempted to have a look in myself.
06-12-2009, 08:04 AM
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Current H&S bods would have a proper fit over that lot. Some awesome atmospheric pictures.
06-12-2009, 08:09 AM
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Current H&S bods would have a proper fit over that lot. Some awesome atmospheric pictures.
H&S and the PC brigade have screwed this country big time
Steve
06-12-2009, 08:52 AM
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Amazing!! always wanted to know what it was like, as it's on my doorstep. no dowt if it was still here i'd be workin there now.
06-12-2009, 10:08 AM
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great link, heavy engineering's another world..
06-12-2009, 10:18 AM
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Thats a brilliant link. If anyone could throw up a decent link to people that have been from 28 days later website then it'd be good to compare it I reckon.
06-12-2009, 12:28 PM
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Brilliant!!
06-12-2009, 12:30 PM
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not a bit of PPE worn by anyone. i bet they were all dead by the end of their shift.
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Awesome link
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Oldschool Engineering, Ship Building !
