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The flywheels were massive and elegant.
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How awesome!
Junkyardave
Fri 11-05-2010
They don't make them like that anymore... today everything is so utilitarian, used be a craft to it. Make it nice to look at and the craftman took pride in it.
Pepper Q
Fri 11-05-2010
Amazing shot!

I love the wheel... Seeing 12 of those moving at once on these monsters would be incredible.
redinkreign
Tue 11-09-2010
pretty pretty! I have a thing for those enormous old fly wheels!
ginberry
Tue 11-09-2010
I've hunted down material on old giant engines in that past. Those flywheels had to made properly and used very carefully. Flywheel explosions were not uncommon. A runaway flywheel easily destroyed the building it was in, sent pieces into surround buildings, and took more than one engine mechanic out! Governor belts might break, governor sticks, an engine runs away? Guys scrambled to shut it down, but only the ones that dared to go near it!
autoguy
Wed 11-17-2010

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