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Something to drool over Neon John 01-09-2007
Posted by Neon John on January 9, 2007, 1:56 pm
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Thought y'all might like this photo:

http://www.neon-john.com/Car/Trucking/trucking%20home.htm

What you see in the first photo is 44,000 lbs of thrust bearing blanks
being hauled from the heat treater to the grinder. They're headed for
gun turrets.

The second photo shows some Timken ball bearing blanks.

The heat treating furnaces at that facility are something to behold.

A possible resource for those of you in South Carolina, the metal
scrap bin is a veritable gold mine of high alloy metals. The company
is:

Ajax Rolled Ring
500 Wallace Way
York, SC
GPS N35° 0.538', W81° 14.224'

Caution: I don't know a soul there other than the shipping boss whom I
chatted up and got a mini-tour from. I just hauled their steel. I
did see a scrap steel truck exiting the plant over the plant's scales
so they track their scrap. Maybe if one offered to pay more than the
scrap price....

Another similar possible resource is:

Universal Technologies
Estill Springs, TN
GPS N35° 15.342', W86° 7.163'

They do a variety of defense-oriented machining, most probably from
the nearby ARO in Tullahoma, TN. Again, I don't know anyone there. I
simply notices some large scrap bins of juicy looking metal.

John
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John De Armond
See my website for my current email address
http://www.neon-john.com
Cleveland, Occupied TN
Don't let your schooling interfere with your education-Mark Twain

Posted by Jim C Roberts on January 27, 2007, 9:22 am
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Hey John,

Glad to see a "local" here, I live in Hixson, Tn. Nice pics and nice site
too.

Later,
Jim C Roberts



Posted by on January 27, 2007, 11:55 pm
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> Hey John,
> Glad to see a "local" here, I live in Hixson, Tn.
> Nice pics and nice site too.
> Jim C Roberts

John could you do me a big favor and ask about the alloy they are
using there? :) Some claim on extra large bearings like those they
use 8640 (or similar) with a high carbon/nitrogen case on it instead
of 52100 all the way through.

Alvin in AZ


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