Neat video clip of '36 assembly line - Lateral-g Forums

wmhjr · #1 08-21-2011, 06:51 AM

http://www.dump.com/2011/07/15/fasci...ly-line-video/

**GregWeld** · #2 08-21-2011, 07:12 AM

Loved it. Actually I was shocked at how much "early robotics" they actually used in '36. Oh yeah -- and check out the two guys climbing up and kneeling all over the front fenders while they bolt something together! Can you imagine anyone doing that today?!

I loved the body drop at the end... talk about getting your hand pinched or hit in the head...

DIGI-TAILS · #3 08-21-2011, 07:12 AM

Thanks for sharing....

wmhjr · #4 08-21-2011, 11:43 AM

I loved it when I first saw it. I've also got to admit, it makes you apprecate at least some of the things that OSHA mandates. I'm of the mind that so much of the regulatory stuff today is over the top, but I can appreciate the safety hazards shown in the video.

RECOVERY ROOM · #5 08-21-2011, 07:18 PM

That was cool...Lot of street rod material in that vid.

**Steve1968LS2** · #6 08-21-2011, 07:34 PM

Very cool..

ironworks · #7 08-22-2011, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by wmhjr

I loved it when I first saw it. I've also got to admit, it makes you apprecate at least some of the things that OSHA mandates. I'm of the mind that so much of the regulatory stuff today is over the top, but I can appreciate the safety hazards shown in the video.

I thought the double hand buttons for every guy on the machine was pretty slick. You see some guys waiting for the last guy to put his hands on to make sure everyone is clear. But the shaft power robotics is totally cool. I cannot imagine how much work it was just to build the assembly line. All the shafts and pivot points and power units to run it all. GEEZ

Thanks for posting.

62ChevyII · #8 08-24-2011, 01:28 PM

Neat-O, thaks for posting.

Like Greg, I was surprised at the amount of "early robotics" in there.

Iron Works and Roadster Shop may need to turn out frames in that volume pretty soon.

There were a couple beat in places on the cowl and radiator support on my Chevy II that had to be done on the assembly line. I can see why, when the line is moving and you need to make it fit.

96z28ss · #9 08-24-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ironworks

I thought the double hand buttons for every guy on the machine was pretty slick. You see some guys waiting for the last guy to put his hands on to make sure everyone is clear. But the shaft power robotics is totally cool. I cannot imagine how much work it was just to build the assembly line. All the shafts and pivot points and power units to run it all. GEEZ

Thanks for posting.

Well what I find real impressive is that its not really robotics, its all hydraulic, mechanical machines. Each machine has only one action. There were no sensors and computers on the assembly lines. Every machine was tune and timed with no computers.
It is really amazing, everything was designed and drawn and calculated with paper and pen.