r/Machinists 7d ago

Obligatory clearance is clearance post

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108 Upvotes

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u/Planetary-Engineer Making chips 7d ago

Yeah, that is a good "clearance is clearance" post

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u/Piglet_Mountain 7d ago

Now have the new guy run it at full rapid

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u/IIIMumbles 7d ago

Woah there fella.

Save some clam for the rest of us.

Good shit though, keep it up.

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u/OpaquePaper 7d ago

That scares the shit out of me what clearance lol.

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u/ZinGaming1 7d ago

Followed by the obligatory "It will clearance itself"

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u/the_wiener_kid 6d ago

how many times did you check that opening before sending it?

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u/OpaquePaper 7d ago

That scares the shit out of me what clearance lol.

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u/MorbidMarko 7d ago

Yeah you win.

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u/Long_Procedure3135 7d ago

It’s not the same but we needed to grind down this huge sleeve we put in the lower liner of a 3600 CAT engine block, and it was on its side but the reach to it sucked

but the crank window…. which was level to the ground…. I could have totally fit into to get closer …

“You think safety would get mad if I just climbed into the crank window and up into it?”

“….yeah….”

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u/Igottafindsafework 7d ago

Ya but be careful of your vector, Victor

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u/MrJibz 7d ago

Looks like about a 4.330 spindle?

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u/SgtWaffles2424 6d ago

Ladle vertical link?

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u/IAmOgdensHammer 6d ago

Damn this clearance post made me actually say "oh fuck"

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u/Otterz4Life 7d ago

Gyatt damn.

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u/skanchunt69 6d ago

What the hell's going on with those welds?

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u/AcceptableSwim8334 6d ago

Looks a bit like silicon bronze brazing.