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#123006 02/20/06 12:03 AM
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Trumpy Offline OP
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Photo's and info submitted by RODALCO:

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This is the drill used for the SH 1 tunnel from Waiwera going north to Puhoi, New Zealand.
Drilling commences from the North end, drilling towards Waiwera.
Starts formally on 20th Feb. 2006.

Drill machine. runs on 3Ø 1050 Volts ac:

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Name-plate details from supply transformer:

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Drill bit, about 1.2 meters in diameter, note water jets for cooling:

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Drill bit:

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#123007 02/20/06 12:10 AM
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Trumpy Offline OP
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More pics:

Rear of drill machine:

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Side of drill machine:

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Close up of cutter:

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Drill nameplate:

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Thanks Ray. [Linked Image]

#123008 02/20/06 10:50 AM
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D
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Good stuff. Things that most don't get to see.
Thanks,
Dave

#123009 02/21/06 02:47 PM
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J
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+1 thanks for sharing these.

I gotta ask... is that drill head decorated? Or is there a purpose for all those welded-on lines and dots?

#123010 02/21/06 05:10 PM
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John,
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I gotta ask... is that drill head decorated? Or is there a purpose for all those welded-on lines and dots?.
Them lines are what what is known in the welding trade as hard-facing.
It's put on there to postpone wear to the actual surface of the cutting head.
Excavator buckets and bulldozer blades typically have the same thing.
It's done by running a bead of weld from a special hard-facing welding rod all over the surface to build it up.

#123011 02/21/06 06:33 PM
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J
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"Hard facing" -- Hardly a day goes by that I don't learn something here. Thanks!

#123012 02/26/06 12:26 PM
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H
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VERY cool pictures !

I can only assume that SH-1 is a roadway?
If so, does that mean that the drilling "arm" adjust up-down-sideways ? as the drilling is performed.?

Although the drill is pretty big, not as large as a roadyway tunnel. I'm curious.

HP

#123013 02/26/06 12:53 PM
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Although the drill is pretty big, not as large as a roadyway tunnel.
Another little light just blinked on. Just this past week we started twin tunnel boring in East Los Angeles. We have 2 TBM's (tunnel boring machines), each about 21' diameter. I'll see if I can get some pictures together during the week.

Radar


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#123014 02/26/06 07:49 PM
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wow ! 21 feet? Where in East LA would this be? Sewer line? I didnt think there were anymore subway projects going on.

HP


[This message has been edited by HighPotter (edited 02-26-2006).]

#123015 02/26/06 07:55 PM
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Can you buy hardfacing rods for a std. arc welder? Got an application in mind.

Alan


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