“The weight of the wheel and water deteriorated the axle. It dropped about three inches and just starting chucking wooden teeth out of some smaller gears. Those teeth are specially made out of very, very hard maple wood, so you can imagine the stress.”
“[New teeth, each about 21/2 inches thick, are being carved out of maple.] Replacing those teeth is very time consuming, ... as they make up the timing gear and have to align precisely.”
“A lot of children, grandchildren, really have no idea what these soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines did during that time period. To them, that's grandpa. To find out what these men actually endured is amazing.”
“We are happy because we think this is a group that the federation can work with, unlike some of the other administrations in the past with whom we experienced friction.”
