You noticed that too. It was a special piece of engineering.
Spot on. Unbelievable amount of calculation required here, also balanced byQuote:
how carefully the number of bolts
which in some cases was calculated to be very low to acheive the required result.Quote:
their tension
This process was of course made much more complicated by the fact that tha plate the pump is attached (is that the right word) to had to have a large bend put in it. I think the pump mounting is some kind of floating arrangement. Very clever. Beyond my understanding. Actually everything I see about the "engineer extraordinaire" who made this is beyond my understanding.
The same care was taken in placing the bolts used in the beam clamping for the knife slide. I did not get a shot that shows them properly, but their positions show exceptional care in calculating the clamping pressures required. No simple straight lines here. The knife picture shows a side on view, but to get a proper appreciation you need to see the bolt pattern face on.
Dean