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- Mon May 27, 2024 7:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Last day of production
- Replies: 13
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Re: Last day of production
Not directly Ford T but a question nonethe less--- I had a friend, a senior exec at GM Oshawa. He told me that there were a few" Johnny Cash, one piece at a time cars' built in southern Ontario by determined workers in the plant who managed to liberate parts from the plant. Even early computer inven...
- Sun May 28, 2023 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Reference blocks for calibration
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1147
Re: Reference blocks for calibration
A year or so ago I was helping out with an estate sale. Amongst the items there was a completely mint set of Jo blocks, still in their original , again mint case. There was a typewritten note saying that they were made for inspection purposes and NOT to be used for calibration of line machinery. The...
- Sat May 13, 2023 11:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Who is using the Forum?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3952
Re: Who is using the Forum?
HI, perhaps I am not your typical visitor or lurker. My main interest is steam, particularly steam cars trucks, traction engines and to a lesser extent rail and marinesteam. I am 72 long retired, have my own machine shop and run my models at many shows. Thanks to the kindness of a few owners I have ...