Recent content by rodg

Re shot peening. I think that the idea was to eliminate scratches due to machining, in stressed areas. Even grinding and buffing leaves scratches which could seed fractures. As an aside, I used to work for Thornycroft lorry building division. We made the Antar, much used as a tank transporter...

Hi, Surfquake! You are the first person that I've found that worked on CRC Brekendorf. Due to the long time that this station seems to have been operational it's unlikely that we were there at the same time. I worked there as a JT (Junior Technician) Radar Fitter (Rotors), in 1959 and early...