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Four of us share this toolbox at the test cell. Pratt & Whitney requested that we use black oxide coated tools from now on, so we had to buy all new stuff. By we I mean the company, no cost to us!

A place for everything...

Why the black oxide request?

Zim wrote:A place for everything...

Why the black oxide request?

They don't want chrome plating chipping off and getting into bearing areas. Sounds silly to me but whatev. Hey, free new tools! They're a bitch to find when you drop them in the dark though.

The problem is all that form fitted foam keeps you from happily tossing your tools in the drawers at the end of the day. Scrap that shit and introduce a little chaos.

Bigshankhank wrote:The problem is all that form fitted foam keeps you from happily tossing your tools in the drawers at the end of the day. Scrap that shit and introduce a little chaos.

Every tool needs to be accounted for before we can fire up the engines.

Every tool needs to be accounted for before we can fire up the engines.

Gee, I can't understand why.
Really, what could possibly go wrong?

Groove wrote:

Bigshankhank wrote:The problem is all that form fitted foam keeps you from happily tossing your tools in the drawers at the end of the day. Scrap that shit and introduce a little chaos.

Every tool needs to be accounted for before we can fire up the engines.

What are ya, a doctor? Ok, maybe that's a bad example...

Bigshankhank wrote:

Groove wrote:

Bigshankhank wrote:The problem is all that form fitted foam keeps you from happily tossing your tools in the drawers at the end of the day. Scrap that shit and introduce a little chaos.

Every tool needs to be accounted for before we can fire up the engines.

What are ya, a doctor? Ok, maybe that's a bad example...

2.8 million dollar Pratt & Whitney GG8 industrial turbine. This one was put into service to stop the rolling blackouts on the island of St. Thomas. I begged them to let me come install it, but they already had a field service dude in place.

Groove wrote:

Bigshankhank wrote:

Groove wrote:

Bigshankhank wrote:The problem is all that form fitted foam keeps you from happily tossing your tools in the drawers at the end of the day. Scrap that shit and introduce a little chaos.

Every tool needs to be accounted for before we can fire up the engines.

What are ya, a doctor? Ok, maybe that's a bad example...

2.8 million dollar Pratt & Whitney GG8 industrial turbine. This one was put into service to stop the rolling blackouts on the island of St. Thomas. I begged them to let me come install it, but they already had a field service dude in place.

wow, that's really keen, groove

I wish I got to do the destructive testing on some of these. They rarely fail catastrophically.

This was blown up on purpose:

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Holy Fuck! OK, I believe you, keep the tools organized.

Groove is the only person I know that has a blast door at work.

Groove wrote: They don't want chrome plating chipping off and getting into bearing areas..

has that happened ?

12ci wrote:

Groove wrote: They don't want chrome plating chipping off and getting into bearing areas..

has that happened ?

In some engineers imagination perhaps. They like making us jump through hoops, makes 'em feel important.

Can't hassel new tools! Looks jangleplatz!

so...
what did you do with the old tools?
you took them home, i hope?
i would feel very bad if they were wasted.
if they're looking for a home, you can ship them to me and i'll find a nice home for them.

You're not missing anything re the St. Thomas thing. It's a shit-hole. We in the trade refer to it as Mordor.

BackDoorBarbie wrote:

thack wrote:so...
what did you do with the old tools?
you took them home, i hope?
i would feel very bad if they were wasted.
if they're looking for a home, you can ship them to me and i'll find a nice home for them.

this is why me and thack get along, this was the first thought i had

Me too, I was about to call Pattio and see if he wants to got for a ride up north...

The "old" tools have been taken care of, sorry.

I heart industrial finish tools.

None. None more black.

Sisyphus wrote:You're not missing anything re the St. Thomas thing. It's a shit-hole. We in the trade refer to it as Mordor.

My Bro-In-Law is a bartender in Mordor.

Is your tool a Snap-On? heheh....I can't help it, the name "Snap-On" always makes me think something pervy.

Thems mighty big tools. But what are "dog bones" and "dikes"?