Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.
with apologies to Ogden Nash...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The Grand Prix des Frontières
The race at Chimay, Belgium was a road course and saw racing from 1926 through 1972. The 1951 event was a non-championship Formula 2 event and was won (for the second time) by Johnny Claes. Not much information to be found on the artist "Lomba".
A find!
Found! Two pieces of 8 inch angle, 1/2inch wall, 6 inches long.
"Leave them there, you don't need them. What do you want with more junk?"
"But think what could I make if I had two big heavy pieces of steel!"
"Sigh"
I'll think of something...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Spot the differences...
Monday, July 13, 2026
Propeller for the Queen Mary
One of four propellers destined for the liner Queen Mary. Each propeller was 20 feet in diameter, made of bronze and weighed 35 tons, poured in one shot, I presume... Those guys trust the rigging more than I do.
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Qualikraft wrench
Quali-kraft was a Japanese made tool brand made for the North American department store trade, the wrench looks and feels like a quality item. I'm not sure about the odd-shaped jaw cutouts, it looks like they are trying to contact the flats of the nut instead of the corners, and also a feature to "ratchet" the wrench on the nut. And it's "patent pending".
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