This week, we got much more experience using the manual lathe. On Tuesday, we prepped the cylinder shown in the picture below so that another automated machine could make finer cuts and create the hubs for the car. Our job was specifically to smooth out a side of the cylinder (the shiny section as shown in the picture below) by shaving off excess material, so that the second machine could grip it more accurately. This took around 4 hours.
(I believe this was Max's work.)
On Thursday, we spent about 90 minutes trying to unscrew the engine from last year's car in order to test a new system. (Don't judge. It's hard.) After that it was the team meeting, during which they discussed the incoming deadlines, especially the cost reports.
I would never judge--I've watch Mr. Gathas "fix" his cars/hobbies, and seen the bloody knuckles, sweat, and grime. I appreciate my mechanic! Was the engine pull completed? Did they total replace it, or are they working on the existing engine and reusing it?
ReplyDeleteMy understanding is that they do not make their own engine; they buy most of it from a third party. I'm fairly confident that this year's engine was not reused from last year, because they completely changed the transmission system to being electric. In addition, using last year's engine would increase the chance of failure, since it's more worn out.
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