Line Boring Pulley block

We recently undertook line boring two pulley blocks for a customer, the sheaves were sat on bearings and pins made up to size so it was critical that the holes were bored to the correct diameter and perfectly aligned.

Our onsite machining team fed back that they really enjoyed working on this, working alongside a great customer and onsite workshop team to ensure all tolerances were correctly adhered to.

We’re certainly looking forward to seeing this vessel in action with it modifications that were being carried out!

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