On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:51:58 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> wrote:
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>"DGDevin" wrote:
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> http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/10/15/world/europe/international-us-swiss-tunnel.html?_r=1&hpHad a customer who built tunneling machines.Very interesting business.A machine is usually designed and built for a specific tunnel project.Usually it is a great spare parts business.Lew
Not only are they built for a specific tunnel, they're scrapped at the
completion of the tunnel.
I went on a geological field trip to Yucca Mountain, NV a few years
ago. The tunnelling machine used to drill the nuclear repository is
still there. It's used as a photo-op background.
They did a lot of goofy things at Nellis AFB/Yuccan Mountain back
duirng the Cold War.
-Zz
"DGDevin" wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/10/15/world/europe/international-us-swiss-tunnel.html?_r=1&hpHad a customer who built tunneling machines.Very interesting business.A machine is usually designed and built for a specific tunnel project.Usually it is a great spare parts business.Lew
On Oct 15, 7:47=A0pm, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:51:58 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
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> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >"DGDevin" wrote:
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> >http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/10/15/world/europe/international-...=
a customer who built tunneling machines.Very interesting business.A machine=
is usually designed and built for a specific tunnel project.Usually it is =
a great spare parts business.Lew
>
> Not only are they built for a specific tunnel, they're scrapped at the
> completion of the tunnel.
>
> I went on a geological field trip to Yucca Mountain, NV a few years
> ago. =A0The tunnelling machine used to drill the nuclear repository is
> still there. =A0It's used as a photo-op background.
>
> They did a lot of goofy things at Nellis AFB/Yuccan Mountain back
> duirng the Cold War.
>
> -Zz
When the TBM's that bored the "Chunnel" were done, they just drilled
off to the side of the tunnel bores and left them. They're still
there, entombed forever.
Norm
On Oct 15, 9:49=A0pm, marc rosen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 15, 6:59=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Oct 15, 4:51=A0pm, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > "DGDevin" wrote:
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> > > =A0http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/10/15/world/europe/internation=
al-...who built tunneling machines.Very interesting business.A machine is u=
sually designed and built for a specific tunnel project.Usually it is a gre=
at spare parts business.Lew
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> > Did you notice this?
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> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/TunnelDrill.jpg
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> Hey Robatoy,
> That was funny. =A0Thanks for the laugh.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Marc
Never mind that, you should see the battery pack behind it!
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and thanks and you're welcome.
On Oct 15, 6:59=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 15, 4:51=A0pm, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > "DGDevin" wrote:
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> > =A0http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/10/15/world/europe/international=
-...customer who built tunneling machines.Very interesting business.A machi=
ne is usually designed and built for a specific tunnel project.Usually it i=
s a great spare parts business.Lew
>
> Did you notice this?
>
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/TunnelDrill.jpg
Hey Robatoy,
That was funny. Thanks for the laugh.
Marc
On Oct 15, 4:51=A0pm, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "DGDevin" wrote:
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> =A0http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/10/15/world/europe/international-.=
..a customer who built tunneling machines.Very interesting business.A machi=
ne is usually designed and built for a specific tunnel project.Usually it i=
s a great spare parts business.Lew
Did you notice this?
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/TunnelDrill.jpg