#flex-dev Logs

Feb 26 2025

04:45 AM JT-Cave: morning
04:46 AM Tom_L: morning
03:54 PM JT-Shop_: I got to meet the manager of maintenance for Empire for all plants
03:54 PM Tom_L: cool
03:54 PM JT-Shop_: he took one look inside my control cabinet and said you passed the test
03:54 PM Tom_L: :)
03:54 PM Tom_L: we all knew that
03:55 PM JT-Shop_: as I explained how it functions he kept saying oh I love that over and over
03:55 PM JT-Shop_: and they have another project for me after I get done and rest up a bit
03:55 PM Tom_L: upgrade to what they had i'm sure
03:55 PM JT-Shop_: the 50hp is up and running so Friday I'm changing over the big tank mixer
03:55 PM Tom_L: you get the motor goin you needed to?
03:56 PM JT-Shop_: yup, got it up and running pretty fast today
03:56 PM Tom_L: kid went in today and his super was on his ass all morning so he told them goodbye and handed in his badge. starts the new job tomorrow
03:56 PM JT-Shop_: not much left to do but connect some wires and tighten up all the conduit hangers
03:56 PM Tom_L: he only had a couple more days to go anyway
03:57 PM JT-Shop_: what an ass
03:57 PM Tom_L: the owner and him got along good as well as the 2nd shift super
03:58 PM Tom_L: super went as far as to say he's on their no hire list now
03:58 PM Tom_L: i doubt he'd ever go back but if he did i'm sure he could get by that
03:59 PM Tom_L: it was a great place to work except his lazy helper and the super
03:59 PM Tom_L: you ever use festo air cylinders?
04:04 PM JT-Shop_: yes quite a bit years ago
04:05 PM JT-Shop_: I quit a job offshore and the tool pusher (supervisor) said you'll never work in the oil field again... got a job on the way home working on a land rig
04:05 PM Tom_L: the guy in Au making his collet changer is using some chinaco knockoffs
04:05 PM Tom_L: https://desire3d.com/images/public/Cyl3.jpg
04:06 PM JT-Shop_: rode 6 miles on my road bike this afternoon
04:07 PM Tom_L: nice day for it
04:07 PM JT-Shop_: yup
04:07 PM Tom_L: any more noise from the guy on the corvette forum?
04:07 PM JT-Shop_: no, he has a habit of deleting his content
04:08 PM Tom_L: wonder why
04:08 PM JT-Shop_: he wants you to send him the gearbox so he can rebuild it
04:08 PM Tom_L: doubt that's gonna happen
04:08 PM JT-Shop_: yup
04:09 PM Tom_L: what's that part on the endcap made of?
04:09 PM Tom_L: brass, aluminum bronze...
04:09 PM JT-Shop_: cast aluminum
04:09 PM Tom_L: the bushing
04:09 PM JT-Shop_: not sure about the bushing
04:09 PM Tom_L: it looked to me like it had a bushing in it
04:10 PM Tom_L: is that the part you need replaced?
04:10 PM JT-Shop_: yup the bushing or plain bearing is cup shaped with a hole in the top
04:11 PM JT-Shop_: if I could get one I'd replace it but I don't think it's really that bad
04:11 PM Tom_L: probably not
04:12 PM Tom_L: there was a bearing place here you used to be able to go in and buy just the balls of various sizes
04:13 PM Tom_L: they're still there but i haven't been in in ages
04:17 PM Tom_L: my bud with the machine shop used to make connecting rods for those little engines
04:23 PM Tom_L: https://carbuzz.com/only-one-1983-chevrolet-corvette-existence/
04:27 PM JT-Shop_: they made 42 IIRC but due to supplier issues and quality issues they crushed all but one
04:29 PM Tom_L: i skimmed thru that a bit
04:33 PM xxcoder: wow the saga
04:36 PM Tom_L: 61 cars were built, 43 were “pilot-line, 33 pilot-line cars were sent off to Chevrolet’s engineering department, the other ten remained at the assembly plant
04:37 PM Tom_L: flood saved the one car
04:39 PM xxcoder: yeah