Recent content by 3air

Thanks Wurger. These ships really have to be enjoyed in person. Experiencing the tight quarters, seeing the mess halls, radio rooms, sonar room, barber shop, closet sized post office, the smell of the diesel room. I can't really explain it. At $10 admission though it's well worth it...

A few more pics: 40 cal. gun An artillery room. Some ship gauges submarine controls. Planes outside the museum.

There's a P39Q Airacobra hanging from the ceiling in one building. One day I walked in the building a while back just to get some info on the place. I asked if they had anything from Bell and a lady said just that plane up there, and pointed upward. :lol:. Turns out it is a recovered wreck that...

I've passed the museum a million times as it's right on the beautiful waterfront but I finally decided it was time to see the ships. I need to go back though as I had limited time, I'd recommend at least 3-4 hours if you study things the way I do. My time was limited to only 2 hours but I'm sure...

Just thought some of you might be interested in the Buffalo Naval and Military park located in Buffalo, New York. The park is incredible and I was really impressed with all that's there. 2 ships and a sub are a permanent part of the museum. USS Little Rock ,Guided Missile Light Cruiser...

Sorry for the late response, but Wow, that's crazy, Alex. I had no idea that goes on over there. I mean, we hear about land mines left in places during more recent times going off, but that's quite old. Interesting stuff. I think I should have used the word "active" up there ^^^^ in my last...

Seems like greed was they key factor and safety went out the window here. It's simply amazing to me though how something 70 years old was still armed.

From the MSN news site. Most of you have probably read about this already, but for those who haven't, here's the link below. Apparently a WWII bomb once dropped by Allied Forces exploded when scrap workers attempted to use a blowtorch to cut up the bomb. The bomb was found by...

^^Ahh. Thanks for the reply Viking.^^

Promo poster for failed movie sequel: "Weekend at Bernie's 3: Bernie smells like A$$!"

There's no mistaking it. I truly got lucky in being able to id it Thanks. Is the mechanism as simple as it looks? Spline turns gear, gear drives chain, chain lowers/raises landing gear? Or is there more to it?

Here are some borrowed photos, the ones that helped me realize what this thing is:

A STABLE relationship.

A couple more photos. Note the tiny oiler on top of the ratchet head for periodic oiling.

This is a piece that I picked up not long ago from a local estate sale. Amidst the chaos, I recognized what looked like a Snap On ratchet but realized it must have had a military application due to the special drive attachment and green paint. Thanks to someone's post on another forum I...