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    I remember the Borax commercials it was used around a western series, maybe early Wagon Train ?

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    Mesta Machine Company air compressor. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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    I'd like to see the motors.

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    Mesta Machine Company air compressor. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

    It's been discussed before. But never having worked around bolts this large, these images fascinate me.

    High-quality black-and-white photographs of large old machines and tools-large-nuts.jpg
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    Mesta Machine Company vacuum pump. West Homestead, PA. 1905/1925.

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    The railing around the flywheel appears to be threaded pipe. If so, how did they assemble it...

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    High-quality black-and-white photographs of large old machines and tools-bolt2.jpg
    Cheers Phil

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    oh great you found the ring gear bolt out of my dana!

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    Quote Originally Posted by IntheGroove View Post
    The railing around the flywheel appears to be threaded pipe. If so, how did they assemble it...
    The posts at the ends with the balls on them are not threaded

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