Chapter 409: Machinery (Final)
Kasia jumped off the locomotive and found Puno waving at him in the distance with a cleaning tool. The www.biquge.info of the pen and the fun of the pavilion must have heard the sound of himself hitting the steel plate with a stone just now, Kasia thought.
"What's going on?" Puno asked, his eyes on the front of the cars in front of him, "it's all scrap metal, and it doesn't seem to have any other result than turning into a pile of rust." ”
"Maybe that's it. "This locomotive is completely scrapped, and most of the useful things have been dismantled by the army. I don't know what's going on in the other cars, but I hope it's not all the same. If this is the case, he can only carry his luggage along the railway line, relying on two legs to the battle line. It must be possible to get there, but it will take more experience and time on the way.
"I want to use the tools here, and if there are still parts available in the front of the car, I want to move in and reassemble a front of the car. Kasia asked Puno, "I've learned a little bit about the basics of mechanics before, and it's still easy to get started with simple structures. ”
Puno probably just stayed here as Cassia and had nothing to do, and simply didn't want to be idle: "No problem, it's rare to have any problems in this station." Even if there is, it's the people from the army who come and get it every time. The tools are very complete, and they are also left by the army when they come here, and if they are broken, they will not care about these things. ”
There was a room that was used as a tool room, at the back of a row of rooms, and it smelled of lube. The tools are coated with a layer of oil to prevent rust and are well maintained. That's not much more for Puno to do at this station.
There was also a welding and cutting machine, and a few cans of fuel were placed there in steel cans, just what Kasia wanted to see. Instead of moving all of these things out, he went to check on the other cars first. Rebuilding a fully operational steam turbine is not just a lack of tools and materials, and Kasia does not currently have the ability to do so.
I've seen a lot of driving structure diagrams in books, and they were all the focus of school exams. With pen and paper in hand, Kasia can now even draw an entire rough drawing. But there is too much between knowing and being able to do it.
The other sections of the car are in a similar situation, most of the things that can be used have been disassembled, and all that remains is nothing more than copper pipes and valves, and the steam hose is almost completely broken, which is something that cannot be used for a long time.
The end result was disappointing, the army seemed to be short of these things, any parts of some value were cut off, and all that was left was a pile of useless pieces of steel. He was eager to recreate a locomotive that could run on steam, and he was very interested in these things. However, under the condition that the power structure is not satisfied, the fiery mood also quickly cools down.
Finally having to haul the weld cutter out, Cassia began cutting parts that he could use, several pairs of smaller steel wheels, and newer-looking bearings. A steel plate with an area that can hold one's luggage is directly taken from the armor steel plate on the locomotive. First cut off a piece as a whole, because of the ceramic piece in the middle, it doesn't take much time, and the two steel plates that are not bonded are easily separated. And the only thing that Kasia needs to do is to hit them violently with large stones.
When Puno heard a loud noise and rushed over again, the weeds were already full of scattered things. Cassia was still using a cutter to cut what she wanted from the locomotive, and it was the most important core component of the other backup plan, a shaft piece that was strong enough to last for many years to convert the way power was transmitted.
"Is there something urgent that you need to rush over?" asked Puno as he walked over.
Kasia had just finished cutting the axle when it landed heavily on the railroad tracks with a "boom", and Puno walked over and dragged the dozens of pounds out from under the train.
"Thank you. Kasia turned off the cutter and jumped off the front of the car, "It's not an urgent matter, but I can't stay here and wait for the retrain and the army to come, so I'm going to do what I can do myself." ”
"I'll help you, I've seen the human-powered rail car many times, and I remember the general structure, so I can help a little. Puno said that when he saw the axle he had dragged out, he already knew what Kasia wanted to do, "But to say something bad, I don't know exactly what the battle line is, although I've been there a few times before." But maybe it's a real fear of the place where it affects our lives, and the area between here and the front line, which is really big, not symbolic. I went there by army train, but it took half a day each time. Those trains aren't as fast as high-speed trains, but they don't lag far behind. If you rely on manpower, no matter how much you reduce the weight, there is no advantage in speed and physical strength. It also took a long time to get there. ”
Kasia grinned and said it was okay. Puno, of course, didn't know about the operation. From the point of view of ordinary people, the truth is indeed exactly the same as what he said, and physical strength and speed do not have any advantage. And it is necessary to go deep into the railway lines in the mountains, and perhaps because of the battle line, it is necessary to go around several circles in some places.
But in terms of physical strength, Kasia is not worried, and the speed can also be well solved because of the strength of the surgeon. But none of this can be told to Puno, and all words can only be replaced with "it's okay".
After the parts are prepared, the assembly is relatively simpler. Both of them knew the mechanical principles and structure, but it took a lot of effort to actually implement them. The connection part is directly welded, which is not sloppy at all, and it is also a method that does not lose its effect. The intensity was completely appropriate, and Kasia thought that as long as she was careful to control her strength, she would not have problems halfway through. These steel components add up to only three or four square meters in area, compared to the locomotive next to them, there is no meaning to compete with each other.
It was mostly done in the afternoon, which took longer than Kasia had imagined. After that, some simple optimization and trial work followed. Lubricating oil, the structure of the luggage, the strength check of the welded parts, the small iron shelves where the lamps are placed, and the weight reduction of the entire rickshaw. Where high strength is not required, the steel plate is cut off and replaced with a wooden plank. On the basis of not destroying the complete structure, whether it is to make holes or cut off a few pieces according to the distance, it is the specific work of optimization.