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« on: January 03, 2014, 12:13:24 PM »
January 4th is the 10th anniversary of the rover Spirit landing on Mars.
The second rover Opportunity, landed 3 weeks later on January 25th.
Opportunity is still operating , the Spirit is quite.
Here\'s a familiar picture.

Bragging rights to follow.
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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2014, 06:44:09 PM »
Here\'s two pictures during assembly in 2002 at JPL
 
More coming
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2014, 07:02:00 PM »
This is the vertical rotation joint for the aft suspension. With (red cap) in previous picture
They actually built 3 units, one for reference, and problem solving. Still at JPL
Material - Titanium

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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2014, 07:14:05 PM »
The two piece suspension arm with mirror imaged sides are laser beam welded.
The wall thickness is 1 mm or .04 thick. Also Titanium.
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« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2014, 07:21:37 PM »
The Titanium was water jet cut from 1\" plate
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« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2014, 07:33:45 PM »
All this work I did in 2002, which helped considerably with my retirement.
I have a few souvenirs around also.
This ends my bragging, maybe.
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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2014, 07:37:37 PM »
Cutter,
Looks like you have the right to brag! WOW, I know a rocket scientist :o    
Mike
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2014, 08:38:49 PM »
Sorry lawman,  Retired Machinist
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« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2014, 09:05:49 PM »
Any wonder you make these gatling guns look easy !!    You have been holding out on us !
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2014, 09:07:29 PM »
Way to Go Cutter..

You have a lot to be proud of there.

Thanks for what you have done with the Space Program.

Later 42rocker
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2014, 09:09:13 PM »
That is amazing.  Makes this old Machinist feel like an old Machinist.  Great work.  No wonder its been working for so long.
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« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2014, 01:37:30 PM »
[quote name=\"Cutter\"]Sorry lawman,  Retired Machinist[/quote]
Close enough :lol:
No wonder you make gat building look easy!
Very cool
Mike
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« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2014, 03:04:11 AM »
The shop I was working at in \'03 did a lot of work for a subsidiary of General Dynamics in Redmond Wa. that specialized in gas generators, air bag technology. We ended up machining the canisters and pistons for the high speed, low atmosphere re-entry parachutes for both rovers. Machined them from billet alum. approx. 12
in. dia. by 18in. lg. They ended up weighing next to nothing. One of the coolest projects I made tooling for.

Gary
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« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2014, 11:53:21 AM »
Toolman,
I remember all the chatter about your project.
Congratulations!
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« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2015, 08:22:50 PM »

I sure miss the pictures of the Mars Rover.


 


Don


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Offline Cutter

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« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2015, 02:26:22 PM »
Rover stuff
« Last Edit: July 18, 2015, 02:27:07 PM by Cutter »
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