I’m not a Millwright by any stretch of the imagination but sometimes I do that kind of work.

I have changed out 300 HP electric motors that run on 480 volts and weighed over 1600 pounds. The best part is that they were inside of a 3 foot across pipe 4 foot off the ground.

I couldn’t find an exact match but this is close enough. It’s inside that bell in the front there.

Loads of fun, trust me.

Of course I’ve swapped big electric motors on pumps and other things too.

Things like this,

The thing is, the alignment of the pump and motor shafts is a critical thing.

If they are not close to perfect, it will vibrate and very quickly eat up the coupler or bearings on the shafts.

I’m talking thousands of an inch .

They have a laser alignment tool where I work but I have had to do it the hard way too.

That’s why this little skit of Millwright Humor hits for me.

Two more women have come forward with claims of improper sexual behavior against him after he has already dropped out of the Governor;s race and his seat in Congress.

I can’t remember where I saw it but someone said the Democrats really hate it when the methods they invented to smear people are used against one of their own.

They are burying him deep though.

He might be gone but he sure as hell hasn’t been forgotten. I would think eventually there will be criminal charges.

In case you aren’t aware, Swalwell is virurently Anti Gun so his fall from grace is a blessing for those of us who take the 2nd Amendment seriously.

Because that’s how me and mine were back in the day.