eight thousand dollars to drill four quarter inch holes
12-12-2012 | 10:33 AM
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We use one when verifying that a railcar is empty or full. One glance at the screen and itll tell you exactly how much is left in the car without having to break any seals or dipping the tank. Very cool tech!
12-12-2012 | 01:21 PM
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So i have a Cig Top Gun project that i am just turning loose and while i was finishing up some details i had to drill four quarter inch holes in the deck hatches. On the older Guns Cig laminates a block of aluminum in the corner of each hatch for the hinge pin and the actuator to bolt to. I had to cut these blocks out clean them and re glass them back in, problem is i saved the pin hole but through the lamination process i inadvertently lost track of the two threaded holes for the actuator bracket. Simple solution . . . . . get yourself a FLIR thermal imaging camera and walla problem solved 
. The camera was eight grand for the high res version and the owner DID say he was ok with any additional expenses 
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If you look at the thermal image real close you can see two faint round color shifts where the holes are at. During the process they are actually much more defined on the screen but this is the image that got saved. We started by warming the corner with a heat gun for a minute or so then cooled the surface with a wet cloth and then let the heat bleed back through. They showed right up and using the laser pointer on the FLIR we then marked them with a sharpie. Grabbed a drill with a drill stop collar and they were right on the money. There is zero margin for error as once the hatches are on there on for good
Fun toy . . . .
. The camera was eight grand for the high res version and the owner DID say he was ok with any additional expenses lolIf you look at the thermal image real close you can see two faint round color shifts where the holes are at. During the process they are actually much more defined on the screen but this is the image that got saved. We started by warming the corner with a heat gun for a minute or so then cooled the surface with a wet cloth and then let the heat bleed back through. They showed right up and using the laser pointer on the FLIR we then marked them with a sharpie. Grabbed a drill with a drill stop collar and they were right on the money. There is zero margin for error as once the hatches are on there on for good
Fun toy . . . .
somewhere in the hot boating scenery.
12-12-2012 | 01:37 PM
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