IDRA 9K Giga Press Parts Spotted inside Giga Texas! [Updated 1/11/23 with new pics]

[CyberGus]

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[Ogre]

How do we know those red things are the red things from the press again? I see what looks like a fire extinguisher to the right of them. If so don’t they seem much smaller than the press parts?

There are some assumptions being made. But they are right next to a 40 foot long box with giant IDRA letters on the side. That and the fact that they are stacked in the casting area next to the new Gigapress location. Also, the truck with a giant GP plate shaped object on it which arrived about 4 weeks after IDRA said explicitly they were shipping the press to Texas.

It’s not 100% fact…. But lots of pretty blatant breadcrumbs.

 

[kbolt]

What's your position number so I can get some kind of guess on my delivery date. I'm 369,420 (ish)

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

Good luck Gus!

 

[CyberGus]

What's your position number so I can get some kind of guess on my delivery date. I'm 369,420 (ish)

If it helps:

However, I expect that my proximity to the factory will provide early opportunities.

 

[greggertruck]

@Crissa posted a slightly different photo on another thread which shows a different angle. While the reflections obscure it, it’s pretty clearly the same ladder with the two big Gigapress plates visible. In the top photo, they are under a tarp.

Nice little confirmation shot. Just in case the top shots weren’t clear enough!

As they say on CSI: “Zoom in on that piece and enhance it!”

 

[Ogre]

That is a lonely island indeed.

 

[DMC-81]

Another piece of good news.

 

[John K]

How do we know these are not extra parts and empty crates from the previous press deliveries?

 

[Throwcomputer]

How do we know these are not extra parts and empty crates from the previous press deliveries?

I would agree. If we are all going to sit here hypothesizing, my thought is those parts are too small for the larger 9k giga press. Comparing them to the foundation markings for the much larger press, they seem too small and more in-line with the sizing of the smaller 6k presses. But who knows, they could be smaller finger parts and pins/bars for the expand and contract arms that themselves consist of many large and small parts. They just don't seem big enough for the main section's contractible arms we've seen in the IDRA videos.

Regardless of whether the actual parts are there already or on their way, they are clearly prepping for the start of assembly. We will see parts that are hard to deny as part of the 9k press soon.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

How do we know these are not extra parts and empty crates from the previous press deliveries?

That might have made sense if the last delivery was a month ago but its been many months and we can see from many, many videos that they regularly clear packaging. To address the other comment the mounting shafts are probably very close in diameter so these boxes are probably ok. They need 4 of them though, don't they? Once the base is delivered there will no longer be any question.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

I would agree. If we are all going to sit here hypothesizing, my thought is those parts are too small for the larger 9k giga press. Comparing them to the foundation markings for the much larger press, they seem too small and more in-line with the sizing of the smaller 6k presses. But who knows, they could be smaller finger parts and pins/bars for the expand and contract arms that themselves consist of many large and small parts. They just don't seem big enough for the main section's contractible arms we've seen in the IDRA videos.

Regardless of whether the actual parts are there already or on their way, they are clearly prepping for the start of assembly. We will see parts that are hard to deny as part of the 9k press soon.

There is another cargo vessel on its way.

 

[Crissa]

How do we know these are not extra parts and empty crates from the previous press deliveries?

Well, they weren't there earlier, for one.

-Crissa

 

[Ogre]

I think we won’t know “for certain 100%” until they start assembling it.

But there are plenty of breadcrumbs here.

 

[windydrew]

If it helps:

However, I expect that my proximity to the factory will provide early opportunities.

I'm much earlier than that and in Kansas. Can't wait!

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