rebelatsea
Captain
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2013
- Location
- Kent ,England.
I think we naval gurus all know that Lignum Vitae wood was used in marine engineering for bearing, thrust blocks and teeth in gear wheels, the two former uses continuing into the nuclear age until modern substitutes were found, mainly because the natural sources were becoming exhausted
I was looking the wood up to see when it's use was finally ended and why when I found other uses .
It was used in power stations as turbine bearings and thrust block, and also as insulators for trolley power lines and railways, also where the power came fron third and fourth rails
I also discovered (with my background I ought to have known) that it was used as the bump stop between bogies and frames on railway passenger rolling stock until at least the 1970s.
What I didn't know was that Lignum Vitae was known from ancient times to have medicinal properties, having anti inflammatory ans detoxifying effects and was traditionally used to treat gout, arthritis and syphilis.
The several species of tree which provide the timber are now on the world list of endangered species. Hence the need to find subsitutes.
I was looking the wood up to see when it's use was finally ended and why when I found other uses .
It was used in power stations as turbine bearings and thrust block, and also as insulators for trolley power lines and railways, also where the power came fron third and fourth rails
I also discovered (with my background I ought to have known) that it was used as the bump stop between bogies and frames on railway passenger rolling stock until at least the 1970s.
What I didn't know was that Lignum Vitae was known from ancient times to have medicinal properties, having anti inflammatory ans detoxifying effects and was traditionally used to treat gout, arthritis and syphilis.
The several species of tree which provide the timber are now on the world list of endangered species. Hence the need to find subsitutes.
Bringing the