Have Idra press parts started to be delivered to Austin?

[Ogre]

Did anyone else hit the play button in the picture above?

(someone please say yes)

Not on this one, but I’ve definitely done it previously.

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[Ogre]

According to Joe Tegtmeyer, the delivery was a DMG MORI milling machine that is used to finish the castings after they come off the press.

Either:

They need another one of these machines to keep up with the rate the current presses are cranking out (maybe that’s why there are hundreds of castings laying around?).

Or

They need another one of these machines for the press they are about to install.

 

[Ogre]

Drone flyover this AM caught the GP area this AM. I think these wading pools are the slots where the GigaPress will sit. I’m pretty sure they fill these depressions with concrete before putting the GP in here.

 

[charliemagpie]

Those 3 foundations all look the same size .. guessing for 6 ton

 

[TyPope]

Joe Tegtmeyer just pointed out that in his flyover today, he can see a 4th 6,100 ton press in there that looks like it's goin g through initial testing. Could this be for the CT front castings? Or is it just another for the Model Y? It could be that they'll have 2 making front castings and 2 making rear castings for the Model Y. For the CT, will they need 4 of the 9k ton presses or 2, (1 front, 1 rear) or will they use one press and just alternate front and rear castings? Options options.

My thoughts are that they'll use a single 6,100 ton press for the front casting of the CT and a single 9 ton press for the rear castings... at first... maybe they'll double the number of presses eventually but if they are only going to run 250,000 a year, they won't need the extra ones.

What say you all?

 

[Terry Sullivan]

Joe T.'s recent peak in video clearly shows a 4th. 6000 lb. press being assembled and a much larger foundation area being prepared paralel to the row of Giga presses. Looks to be for the 9 ton press. We'll see soon.

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