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  1. hydromarine

    How to become a drilling engineer

    Big Inch I think your correct in what you say, I was a little harsh perhaps . but have actually seen persons take this route i.e roughneck...study ,study study and climb the ladder to drilling engineer , and very good engineers at that. You dont see it so often now because of the various...
  2. hydromarine

    How to become a drilling engineer

    Yes the advice is extreme,but every one wants to make it to the top these days in ultra quick time . More and more finding graduates with so many qualifications but no practical experience and in some cases lack of common sense.there are some execeptions to this but few and far between ...my...
  3. hydromarine

    How to become a drilling engineer

    Take a job as a roughneck (if you can get one)with one of the drilling contractors...look learn and listen...and take it from there ..you cant beat experience
  4. hydromarine

    Rubber Tires as Marine Fenders?

    Beanbag ISO 17357 makes good bed time reading
  5. hydromarine

    Rubber Tires as Marine Fenders

    ISO 17357 MAY PROVIDE SOME GOOD BEDTIME READING
  6. hydromarine

    Milling internal profile and flat face with same mill

    memberengt Suggest you look at the Sandvik web site for range of cutters If you machine down vertically on the vertical face you will machine out the radius at the base shown in your photograph, so you have to reposition your cutter for the horizontal face . The type of cutter I believe you...
  7. hydromarine

    Milling internal profile and flat face with same mill

    You wont be able to do this process with one tool you will as mikehalloran says cut into the radius at the base thus weakining the cast ....you must have a final size for the vertical face and surface finish standard ? its not left as a rough cut ?
  8. hydromarine

    Special manual chain hoist: high gearing & quiet

    Try using a TIRFOR block a superb tool when used correctly for the right application and quite also
  9. hydromarine

    Milling internal profile and flat face with same mill

    You want to do the two cuts with one tool is what I think your saying , so why dont you try it ? The vertical cut is a roughing cut so your feeds need slowing down considerably to produce a good finish , how many engine blocks do you have to machine? What machine are you using
  10. hydromarine

    Piston vs Gear Pump

    LUKIN1977 Apologies for joining this thread somewhat late in the day,( would have expected to to it on the fluid power forum) I agree with the advice gven by all subscribers to this thread.I would also suggest if you are using any galvanised piping in your sytem to replace it with hose or the...
  11. hydromarine

    Jig angle head expert look at my PICTURE please!

    You dont mention what machine you are using or if the present set up is achieving the production rate.Is the surface finish affected with this set up If by removing this platform you can improve the production rate then your production department should listen to you . Unfortunately at some...
  12. hydromarine

    What Makes a Nut Tighten on a Bolt?

    Use a Iron Roughneck pm if you require
  13. hydromarine

    Introduction / Process Question

    Cant see much wrong with the process for the seat insertion, but if the seats are not holding with the clearances you have given plus loctite I would consider electron beam or laser welding and compatible materials for valve seat and valve ie stellite, had this same problem with loose seats on...
  14. hydromarine

    How to chamfer 2' diameter plate

    That diameter would be classed as small in some machine shops there are plenty of lathes around for this type of work , very straightforward.
  15. hydromarine

    Helical twisting an extrusion

    Depending on how many you have to do it may be worthwhile contacting the Hedo machinery company they have some very good bar twisting machinery , your component may be a bit fragile for this process
  16. hydromarine

    Is anyone bothered by the certifica

    Not everyone can get a job at yahoo
  17. hydromarine

    Heavy Duty Diesel Head Gasket Failure

    You need to do your checks , cylinder head flatness , bolt/nut torque sequence, the pattern on the gasket suggests to me a warped head or uneven tightening of the cylinder head ... but could be anyone of the things .Check the cylinder head for flatness first , use new studs/bolts nuts for...
  18. hydromarine

    Emergency sump on offshore oil platform - Why is drain line connected to E. sump 120 ft below water?

    Have you considered a Plidco Sleeve for repairing the leak .... ?
  19. hydromarine

    Emergency sump on offshore oil platform - Why is drain line connected to E. sump 120 ft below water?

    Its a strange one,like you cant think why its connected at 120 feet ...only to say its in the air dive range ..but if so could have been connected at say 30 ft .My original question doesnt have any relation to the answer , but have come across some unexplained designs on older platforms over the...

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