Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Friday, August 25, 2017

Because It's Friday

A longish piece on the work of a fireman in this century.


A number of the ports for oiling seem to be capped with nothing more than corks.
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B said...

The "corks" (wooden plugs, probably) are just there to keep the dirt out... used to be, they were lead tapered plugs, or sometimes brass.

The oil hole leads to a chamber filled with yarn or string or (sometimes) oakum, which then keeps a thin film of oil on the bearing surfaces, but keeps it from just running out the clearances on the sides. It acts as a wick.

Larger ones had cast iron caps, sometimes with a spring retainer, but the same fiber filling for the same reason. The oil they use is about 70 weight or even heavier, often with a large amount of sulfur in it.

8/25/2017 5:56 PM

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