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WW1 Machining of Eight Inch Howitzer Shells
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Jim Christie
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Brian,
Thanks for posting .
I think there may be some more about John Bertram in some of the links in Post # 5 of this thread .
It has been a while and I don’t remember them all now.
WW I ordnance fabrication
I’ll try and post more later.
Regards,
Jim
Thanks for posting .
I think there may be some more about John Bertram in some of the links in Post # 5 of this thread .
It has been a while and I don’t remember them all now.
WW I ordnance fabrication
I’ll try and post more later.
Regards,
Jim
ewlsey
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Pretty wild how long the operations took. I added up around 2 hours to machine one shell.
dalmatiangirl61
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Very interesting video, quite the chuckle that they had a "Screwing-Up Machine"
Limy Sami
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Very good, watching that I could almost smell the hot old style coolant.
Trboatworks
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I’m surprised the shells could be so carefully crated given the numbers these were supplied in.
And I assume this is just to shuttle them off to munitions factory where they were charged with explosives...
Edit-
Looking at bio on film the factory is in Canada so the casings have a sea voyage in front of them.
Still seems odd- individually crated and man handled.
And I assume this is just to shuttle them off to munitions factory where they were charged with explosives...
Edit-
Looking at bio on film the factory is in Canada so the casings have a sea voyage in front of them.
Still seems odd- individually crated and man handled.
Harold Mulder
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Quite something. Two days ago I saw the same video pushed to me on You-tube. Thought about putting it up here but didn't.
Thanks Brian for posting it. I was also amazed at how much time was spent machining one 8" shell. Then
You-tube pushed a few more at me. There are quite a few videos out there showing shell manufacture, however this is the only one
I've seen that included timings.
Harold
Thanks Brian for posting it. I was also amazed at how much time was spent machining one 8" shell. Then
You-tube pushed a few more at me. There are quite a few videos out there showing shell manufacture, however this is the only one
I've seen that included timings.
Harold
As far as "too much being spent on each shell"...they need to work.
Period, end of sentence.
Not jam, not "misfire",.... not anything but work, Under all conditions, to the best of their design.
Many lives depended on them to doo just that.
Period, end of sentence.
Not jam, not "misfire",.... not anything but work, Under all conditions, to the best of their design.
Many lives depended on them to doo just that.
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sable
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The gauging part was interesting, the fella seemed to keep pushing till it went on.
Trboatworks
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And even given that effort the frequency of duds was what- 1/3 of all shells fired..
rwilliams
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The problem, if they don't detonate is generally, usually, always the fuze; if it doesen't pop neither does the high explosive of the day.
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