the torque wrench (and extensions) we use to install tyres on cat 777s.1yr ⋅ sthvjkvdgbbgkmncg ⋅ r/Skookum
Went to National Transportation Museum today. Union Pacific Big Boy over 6000 HP. This thing was massive (not my photo)4yr ⋅ Pm_me_your_gat ⋅ r/Skookum
I got fed up of plastic apple corer/slicers breaking after less than a year, so I bought this beast from a restaurant supply store. Not our usual content on here, but I assure this is seriously skookum.4yr ⋅ jofish22 ⋅ r/Skookum
This work station where I feel anything is possible. It's months of weekends over quarantine. But it is my happy building place.3yr ⋅ sabertoothbeaver1 ⋅ r/Skookum
115v 870amp 100,000watt light bulb at the Chicago museum of science and industry2yr ⋅ MakelGreeto420 ⋅ r/Skookum
I work in cyber security so I don't get to see skookum things much but I got to stand next to a 2000T press today while working at a client's2yr ⋅ HanSolo71 ⋅ r/Skookum
Had the air filter ice over on a generator that was under load a few years back..... found this when I was making the rounds. Took it off line and removed the filter but kept the unit on idle to cool slowly. It was back on line that evening. Still have a spare turbo on the shelve.4yr ⋅ D777ac ⋅ r/Skookum
Spotted in the wild in Phoenix. This thing can hold about 40 lbs of vinyl (or apples).1yr ⋅ DesertElf ⋅ r/Skookum
Damn thing weighs almost 700 pounds. Complete overkill for a home gamer, but $700 bucks for a 5hp cabinet saw was too good to pass up.4yr ⋅ chainsawgeoff ⋅ r/Skookum
Can anyone recommend a good supplier for some replacement Air Conditioning Smoke?4yr ⋅ drinkplentyofwater ⋅ r/Skookum
My boss told me if I fix it I can keep it I present one skooum coffee maker.2yr ⋅ Cutlass4life ⋅ r/Skookum
Why isn't this mild steel cutting right? You got me 10 series didn't you? Yeah, its 10 steel. 10 what? Just 103yr ⋅ zimirken ⋅ r/Skookum
I’m starting a new company. We only sell fans. I’m considering naming it Only Fans.3yr ⋅ Flapflapimabird ⋅ r/Skookum
Driveshaft of a Car Shredder I was repairing last night. Paint pen for scale. Maybe they should paint it safety yellow since there is no guard and it intersects a walkway.3yr ⋅ mastermind-inthecoil ⋅ r/Skookum
Made some propane canister caps for a Wyoming buddy of mine. (manual machines + laser engraver)3yr ⋅ robot_mower_guy ⋅ r/Skookum
Made a portable soldering station out of a damaged 120mm British Army Tank shell ammo can.3yr ⋅ whoopdawhoop12345 ⋅ r/Skookum
(Cross-posted from /r/mildlyinteresting with permission ) I drive this vehicle a mile under the surface of the earth2yr ⋅ GT_YEAHHWAY ⋅ r/Skookum
Special thanks to Hazard Fright for making the OSHA part of the nozzle separate from everything else2yr ⋅ PrecisionFabAI ⋅ r/Skookum
Hate it when my handy dandy little nutfucker is too small and I gotta run back to the shop to grab a proper wrench.4yr ⋅ FokkerBoombass ⋅ r/Skookum
Found this old skookum choocher for sale on Craigslist. From back in the days when common sense was all the safety you got.2yr ⋅ hookydoo ⋅ r/Skookum
Decent sized snail. Milwaukee 12 tote for scale. Sorry, no banana.1yr ⋅ BlackfootLives666 ⋅ r/Skookum
I found the pipe wrench from the ever wonder how the last guy got it so tight post.4yr ⋅ Hume_Cronyn ⋅ r/Skookum
In the old days manuals told you how to adjust valve clearances etc etc... blah blah we were more clever back then... Well they also said shit like this...2yr ⋅ ArBrTrR ⋅ r/Skookum
I know you guys love big things, so here’s the biggest excavator in North America right now. Brand new Hitachi EX8000 in excavator config instead of shovel like you normally see.4yr ⋅ poopsack_williams ⋅ r/Skookum
This 16 OD wooden water pipe (installed 1799) has a 4 ID Tee connection. It was pulled out of Troy NY's water system in 1974. The logs were most likely hand augered at that time in history. credit: Troy Water Department. [721 x 714]5yr ⋅ spacerotor ⋅ r/Skookum
After lots of demand. Here is the 140ton snatch block. THE BIGGEST SNATCH BLOCK. Soldier hand for scale3yr ⋅ benjaminstubbs1 ⋅ r/Skookum
Got tired of lifting my drill press table by hand, so I made a table raising mechanism for it. All welded 1/2 steel construction.2yr ⋅ BSL-4 ⋅ r/Skookum
Use to work with snappers as a diesel mechanic. Casually made a joke once about wanting to take shots out of the sightglass from our largest forklift and my Sgt gave me one for my birthday.4yr ⋅ badpeaches ⋅ r/Skookum
Under the skirt of my very accurate pick and place machine. Good solid castings4yr ⋅ mawktheone ⋅ r/Skookum
Variable pitch propeller that my company used to make for the Anzac class frigates on Australia.3yr ⋅ WeldinMike27 ⋅ r/Skookum
Acquired an Optimus 5235 blowlamp in unused condition, military stock.2yr ⋅ justanotherpony ⋅ r/Skookum
look what just pooped up on my nose bleed:......commit a felony for just $93yr ⋅ Mcboomsauce ⋅ r/Skookum
My Beast of a Swivelloader i bought just for fun. One of ca 400 built for the german military4yr ⋅ Tac-Tic-Cal ⋅ r/Skookum
In these difficult times we need to be prepared for whatever may come out way. I present to you: The lockable, adjustable, thumb-detecting nutfucker! My new EDC.4yr ⋅ Telefunken47 ⋅ r/Skookum
Here's a circa 50 y/o metering pump fully repaired and rebuilt and ready for another 50 years of service.3yr ⋅ dhgrainger ⋅ r/Skookum
Them pixie plugs get BIG. and the strain relief is downright phalic. 11 KV underwater raiting.4yr ⋅ fennectech ⋅ r/Skookum
Indoor explosions are always fun. Here's a portable impulse generator kicking 1800VDC into a small test sample at about 50,000 Amps. Sounds like a rifle going off.2yr ⋅ ChrisBoden ⋅ r/Skookum
Couldn't find a through shank tough enough to be my everyday carry...so I made one.4yr ⋅ modestmeatsack ⋅ r/Skookum
When you don't have a hydraulic torque wrench... Torque spec is 1120 ft lbs, and I weigh 250lbs with my boots on so me hanging off a cheater 5' away should be about right XD2yr ⋅ suitPENGUIN ⋅ r/Skookum
Two pistons out of one of our CAT (MAK) G16CM34. These pistons weigh about 650lbs each2yr ⋅ SeaworldDid911 ⋅ r/Skookum
Went to change the diaphragm on a compressor regulator, and the existing one had been made out of a soup can lid4yr ⋅ inevitablypresent ⋅ r/Skookum
For huge nuts, saw this at the local truck supply store while getting half inch hydraulic hose made up1yr ⋅ Odd-Shine-6824 ⋅ r/Skookum
The farm lawn tractor. Mostly hauls yard bits around, and the trashcans from the street.4yr ⋅ aaronsb ⋅ r/Skookum
Speaking of finger shorteners, I recently squeezed a 45 year old 1400 pound hydraulic paper cutter into my garage. It's fun.4yr ⋅ linotype ⋅ r/Skookum
At the shop I work at we have a couple electric carts they drive around. I noticed one of the guys put “decorations” on his truck that are hilarious. Mini truck nuts4yr ⋅ Stephenishere ⋅ r/Skookum
I was asked to read the instructions because they were long winded, the sheet just says dont eat, drink or smoke in 47 languages, the actual instructions were just dump it in there3yr ⋅ The-Real-Mario ⋅ r/Skookum
Here's a paperclip I made for a commission today. 20 inches 10mm solid bar4yr ⋅ mawktheone ⋅ r/Skookum
Third generation hand-me-down torque wrench. Two generations of fixing planes/helicopters in the RAF, now relaxing in the garage fixing rusty german shitboxes.4yr ⋅ Nyxi26 ⋅ r/Skookum
In case anyone was wondering, Wrangler Rigg jeans are thick enough to stall an angle grinder.5yr ⋅ IamTheTool ⋅ r/Skookum
