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If its lignum vitae (aka iron wood) its probably stronger than the Esco stands!
They've made some ships' engine bearings out of lignum vitae - I once knew a guy with a marine engineering business and he said you could turn that wood on a metal lathe and use milling machines on it.
Haha that's the only reason i know what lignum vitae, stern tube bearings were typically made out of it, those things last for the lifetime of the ship usually!
02-01-2013, 11:33 PM
