Gravity bends a crank?

[Lanny]

glass don't move, it stays the shape it was made. The belief was based on the thick bottom of a window. This was just the way it was put in in the first place.
and if jwl has stated that flathead cranks stored anyway for unknown time, show no evidence of "bending" in storage, when put on a crank grinder, then the question has been answered.
they don't bend.
martin.

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[solidaxle]

I sincerely hope this thread is done.

 

[ford38v8]

I sincerely hope this thread is done.

It was until you posted on it.

 

[Pete]

Aw, come on, we haven't brought up osmosis yet.

 

[ford38v8]

Aw, come on, we haven't brought up osmosis yet.

Pete, with all due respect, I believe the majority of us would rather not go there.

 

[Chisel]

So after reading and digesting all the scientific info in this thread I conclude.

1. Molly definitely can bend cranks whether it is standing up or laying down.

2. That cranks don't bend laying down or standing up and if you believe they do, I have a
nice ocean front property in Arizona that I know you would like to buy.

 

[Pete]

Pete, with all due respect, I believe the majority of us would rather not go there.

This thread has been so informative, educational and interesting I think it deserves to go viral and kept alive for years.

 

[JSeery]

This thread has been so informative, educational and interesting I think it deserves to go viral and kept alive for years.

Now that is funny!

 

[Fe26]

Roger, that was believed to be true for many years, until they found 600-yr-old glass that was thicker at the top. It turns out it was just a result of the process used to make it. If you can believe it, they used to blow glass in cylinders, cut it, and flatten it out.

X 2 on that interesting fact.

 

[Mike B]

Well...few things, if Molly was so good, she'd be straightening cranks......

Plus seen them blowing glass at the county fair back in the early 70's...was neat to watch.

 

[JM 35 Sedan]

With this thread starting to wind down a bit, we could always have a contest to see who could add the best captions to these photos

 

[V8COOPMAN]

With this thread starting to wind down a bit, we could always have a contest to see who could add the best captions to these photos

Mine's BIGGER than yours!

 

[cmbrucew]

Molly just fainted

 

[VeryTangled]

Red shirt: "We always used to run four quarts in these back in the day."

Blue shirt: "You're crazy, five is what the manual said."

 

[Mike B]

Okay...what are those big cranks for?

 

[BILL WZOREK]

a big engine

 

[V8COOPMAN]

Okay...what are those big cranks for?

There are some gi-hugic boat motors out there, like the one shown below, and even larger. Available with 6, or up to 14 cylinders. 38" bore X 96" stroke for this one. DD

 

[Mike B]

There are some gi-hugic boat motors out there, like the one shown below, and even larger. Available with 6, or up to 14 cylinders. 38" bore X 96" stroke for this one. DD

Like battle ship motors?

Impressive stuff.

So Bill was right...lol

 

[VeryTangled]

The really big one JM posted is a diesel 2 stroke for something like a container ship.

http://jalopnik.com/5421464/the-worlds-biggest-crankshaft

 

[oldford2]

This is getting a bit off topic. Let's get back to Molly