Archivist Alison Kay shares some beautiful designs from the Wolverton Works archive. The Wolverton Works archive contains thousands of drawings of carriages and wagons including intricate designs of their interiors. These fantastically detailed drawings give a taste of what it might have been like to travel in these luxurious carriages. The details below are taken…
See behind-the-scenes in Station Hall and find out how the redevelopment work is coming along. Since my last post, when we made real inroads into the installation work in Station Hall, we’ve been focusing on getting the finishing touches just right. Our Conservation team have been installing collection items throughout Station Hall. Here they’re adding some…
Work continues on locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley in the National Railway Museum workshop. Weeks commencing 9, 16 and 23 November 2020 The volunteer piping team have completed the new steam supply pipe run to the air pump. The pipe has been hydraulically pressure tested. It is now being lagged and finally fitted. The steam supply…
Rigging is a critical practice employed across various industries, encompassing techniques and tools used to lift, move, or secure heavy objects safely. From construction sites to entertainment productions, understanding rigging is paramount for operational safety and efficiency.
.wp-image-2452{display:none;} Come anticipato nel post della scorsa settimana, vogliamo fornirvi qualche altra informazione rispetto agli accessori per barche in acciaio inossidabile. Morsetti, manicotti e non solo.. Nel post uscito giovedì scorso abbiamo parlato di tantissimi accessori nautici in acciaio inox come le catene calibrate, le molle per ormeggio e tanto altro. Sulle imbarcazioni, per esempio,…
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.wp-image-754{display:none;} Tutte le operazioni a caldo (come la forgiatura, la laminazione, la saldatura e i trattamenti termici) creano ossidazione superficiale sugli acciai al carbonio, legati e inossidabili. E’ necessario eliminare questo strato di ossido (detto anche “calamina”) perché potrebbe creare problemi in fase di stampaggio e trafilatura. Inoltre, può deteriorare la resistenza alla corrosione. I…
.wp-image-820{display:none;} Gli acciai inossidabili possono venire sottoposti a normali processi di lavorazione. Qualche esempio? La profilatura a rulli, la piegatura ecc.. Vediamoli più nello specifico per capire la lavorabilità degli acciai inossidabili.. Lavorabilità degli acciai – I processi di lavorazione. Come detto in precedenza oggi parliamo della lavorabilità degli acciai inossidabili. Ma quali sono i…
.wp-image-1271{display:none;} The revised standard for the application for bolts, screws and studs with specified property classes (coarse thread and fine pitch thread) came into force on April 2009. Marking of fasteners according to ISO 898. Identification with the manufacturer’s mark and the property class is mandatory for: Hexagon screws (4.6 to 12.9) Hexagon or hexalobular…
.wp-image-2270{display:none;} Today we want to talk about the main new features of the ISO 3269:2019 standard (replacing the 2002 version), which deals with acceptance testing. Let’s see together what it is all about! The ISO 3269 standard: what does it define in short? The standard defines the acceptance test procedure to be carried out by…