Scholars in the courtyard

In the evening, Zhou Shenghong rushed to the machinery factory with three old masters, and then hurried to the workshop under the leadership of the security department.

At this moment, Yang Xiaotao was explaining the structural characteristics of mortise and tenon joints to Dai Qinggang and others.

Although it was just a spur of the moment, we still have to try it to know if it works.

So while waiting for this moment, Yang Xiaotao designed a five-pointed star mortise and tenon structure, firstly to test whether it works, and secondly, to let Dai Qinggang and others see what the mortise and tenon structure is and the benefits of the mortise and tenon structure.

"Mr. Yang!"

As soon as Zhou Shenghong entered the workshop, she shouted at the top of her lungs. The emotion contained in her voice made everyone around her tremble.

Yang Xiaotao was holding the finished workpiece and preparing to install it. Suddenly he heard a sound and his hand shook and he almost dropped the workpiece to the ground.

People around looked on and saw Zhou Shenghong running all the way to Yang Xiaotao, very excited.

"Mr. Yang, I'm here."

Yang Xiaotao looked back and said, "I know you're here."

"Just right, I don't have to do anything anymore, just put this up!"

With that said, he threw the workpiece in his hand to Zhou Shenghong.

After Zhou Shenghong took it, he looked at it twice.

"This is well done."

"One look at the design and accuracy, it must be Mr. Yang's craftsmanship!"

"Mr. Yang, I didn't expect you to know how to do carpentry? This mortise and tenon joint is not something that ordinary people can make. It is about being just right. One more point won't work, and one less point won't work. It's just a piece of ingenuity."

"Mr. Yang, you are really awesome. You can understand this kind of thing. No wonder you are the chief engineer."

Zhou Shenghong came forward, the wrinkles on his face seemed to be blooming, and he kept saying compliments!

Even the three masters who followed him couldn't stand this nonsense, let alone the people in the machine shop in the workshop.

But Zhou Shenghong didn't think it was flattering. Mr. Yang was very capable and what he said was the truth.

To be honest, can this be called flattery?

"Hurry up and show it to everyone!"

"Hey, look, this is our carpenter's specialty!"

As he spoke, he came to the front of the crowd, and then looked at the people around him, deliberately showing off.

"Comrades, if this thing in my hand were made of wood, it would be a mortise and tenon piece!"

"Speaking of the mortise and tenon joint, it is a good thing passed down from our ancestors. The protruding part is called the tenon and the recessed part is the eye."

"Buttoned together with tenons and holes."

"The advantage of this mortise and tenon joint is that it is held together through the particularity of the structure and can be fixed without nails."

"That's it. This is a five-pointed star. You just need to smooth out the five sides in order and snap them together!"

As Zhou Shenghong started to work, a five-pointed star the size of a palm was ready in a few seconds.

bang bang bang

I knocked twice on the table nearby, but the five-pointed star did not fall apart.

"Look, it's strong."

Dai Qinggang and others around him quickly stepped forward to check, and even Ma Weijun and Shi Qian also stepped forward to examine it carefully.

This thing was fixed together without any welding. The five steel bars were simply buckled together, as if they were a whole. It was confusing to look at it.

It can only be said that there are specialties in the art industry, and they are separated by different fields.

"Say something useful!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded on the side, and Zhou Shenghong's boastful look immediately returned to seriousness, "Well, the structure of this mortise and tenon joint is quite good."

"But it's not without problems. Let's take a look."

As he spoke, he took the five-pointed star and pulled it with both hands. The five-pointed star shook slightly.

"If our master had done this, it would be so lumpy that you wouldn't even be able to see a single crack."

"But let's take a look at this!"

Zhou Shenghong pointed at the connection and pulled hard, and a gap could be seen.

"Real mortise and tenon joints, no gaps at all! This one is so precise!"

Dai Qinggang and the others looked at each other in confusion as they looked at the gap that was almost the size of a hair.

Seeing that several people didn't believe it, Zhou Shenghong immediately turned around and shouted, "Old Gao, Old Wu, tell me."

The three people who followed him immediately stepped forward to pick up the five-pointed star, looked at it carefully and then nodded.

"The factory director is right. The accuracy of this processing is still a bit low. When we do carpentry, we always leave some leeway and use a wooden hammer to knock it in, so it looks like a perfect fit."

Master Gao squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while before speaking with certainty.

Yang Xiaotao nodded at the side, "Master Gao, you are making wood, so you can leave more leeway, but steel is different from wood. Is there any way to solve it?"

Master Gao frowned, not only him, but also Zhou Shenghong and others.

Only then did Yang Xiaotao realize that he had asked the wrong person.

How do they, who work with wood, know about steel?

He looked back at Dai Qinggang and the others.

After a while, Ma Weijun said carefully.

"Mr. Yang, we welders know that the methods used in winter and summer are different, and the time of welding is also particular, which means that the temperature is different, which directly affects the quality of the work. What do you think..."

"Okay, good idea!"

Yang Xiaotao clapped his hands, "Let's lower the temperature and the processed steel will expand and contract with heat. In this environment, it should be okay!"

Dai Qinggang and others also understood what Ma Weijun meant, "Old Ma, you have a good idea!"

"This situation is easy to solve. The cold storage in our factory does not see sunlight all year round, and the temperature will not exceed 15 degrees. When the time comes, we can get some ice cubes and put them inside, and the temperature will be enough!"

Wang Fa beside him also made suggestions, and everyone nodded after hearing this.

Yang Xiaotao even smiled, "Look, the wisdom of the people is infinite, Lou Xiao'e, take note of it."

Lou Xiao'e stood aside, immediately took out the pen and found a piece of paper.

"Comrade Ma Weijun made a pertinent suggestion and was awarded five yuan, along with next month's salary!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, the people around him immediately expressed their congratulations. Zhou Shenghong and others even opened their eyes. Five yuan, how easy is it?

Ma Weijun was also surprised, shaking his head repeatedly and saying no need, no need, but Yang Xiaotao had already said it, which meant the matter was settled.

In fact, Yang Xiaotao does this to show others that as long as he has a good idea and can solve the problem, he will not hesitate to reward him.

Didn’t you see that Zhou Shenghong and others were already gearing up?

Yang Xiaotao decided to strike while the iron was hot.

"Come, look at this!"

Yang Xiaotao picked up the two welded parts. This is a side protective plate. Because the part is too large, it needs to fit in with the frame inside when connecting to other parts. According to the original method, it was welded with a piece of steel inside. .

"How to design it so that it can be stuck with both the top and the shelves inside!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Zhou Shenghong and the others immediately stepped forward to check. They knew that if they performed well, they might be able to become a real "worker" in the machinery factory, not to mention having meat to eat in the future.

The four of them instinctively took out pencils from their pockets and drew on them.

Yang Xiaotao listened for a while and could understand most of them, except when they used special terms to communicate.

Obviously, the level of these four carpenters is not low, at least higher than his fifth level.

After a while, several people discussed it, and Zhou Shenghong spoke up, "Mr. Yang, we have an idea."

"Here, we are going to use a wedge tenon, which means leaving a round tenon that will fit right into the frame inside!"

Master Gao on the side stretched out his fists and palms and gestured to the crowd twice, which was very vivid.

"Here, we plan to use a few chuck tenons to fix the lower plate to the upper one, but the tooth bars and heads of the clamps need better materials."

Zhou Shenghong stated the opinions discussed by several people, and Yang Xiaotao nodded.

This method should be feasible, and materials are not a problem.

Nowadays, there are still a lot of alloys in steel plants, which are enough for use.

Seeing that several people had an idea, Yang Xiaotao did not try any more. He came directly to him and said solemnly, "Old Zhou! I have a task for you!"

"Mr. Yang, the workers in our lumber factory have been waiting for this day for a long time! If you need anything, please give me your orders."

Zhou Shenghong suppressed the excitement in his heart and said with assurance.

This time, it was finally the turn of their carpentry factory to take the lead!

"This time I ask you to redesign these things and connect them using various mortise and tenon methods."

"You can discuss the specific requirements with the people in the research team."

"If you do this well, you will have a lot of work to do in the future!"

Zhou Shenghong and the three people behind him looked excited, and they were all eager to try.

Yang Xiaotao pointed to the components on the ground, and then took out the drawings that needed improvement.

"You are all experts in this field. I hope you can make pertinent suggestions and work with everyone to complete this task."

Zhou Shenghong immediately patted his chest, "Don't worry, Mr. Yang. It's hard to say how to design the mortise, tenon and joint. In our wood factory, we can hold it with our hands, so there must be no problem."

"I'm just waiting for your words."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, he looked at Dai Qinggang and Huang Han, "You should seize the time to redesign the drawings."

"Listen to Factory Director Zhou and others' opinions on the connection method and come up with the drawings as soon as possible."

Dai Qinggang and others looked at each other. Although they had doubts about this new method, and it was not certain whether it would work, Yang Xiaotao had already told them so, so they had no choice but to give it a try.

A few people nodded, it was almost the end of June, and their mission time was only a few days away.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, we will complete it as soon as possible."

"Mr. Yang, we must cooperate well with the comrades in the machinery factory!"

Zhou Shenghong also said confidently, it's just a few connection methods, they have a good knowledge.

Besides, there are quite a few people in their wood factory.

If one person doesn’t work, let’s get a group of them!

"Here in the workshop, Brother Wang, take people to the cold storage to clean it up, and then put a Venus in it. It is better to use the best machine tools for such precision parts."

"No matter what, a car like this needs to be made better."

"Also, the degree of thermal expansion and contraction of the steel must be clearly understood. It cannot be left too large or burst."

Wang Fa nodded, "Don't worry, Lao Guo and the others have experience with this thing, and everyone who makes iron plate reliefs has experience."

Yang Xiaotao nodded after hearing this and sighed inwardly. Fortunately, he recruited these "special" talents to the R\u0026D department, making their experience an important puzzle piece for success.

"That's good!"

Finally, he looked at Dai Qinggang and the others, "This armored vehicle will be installed first. At that time, the two armored vehicles will be sent for trial driving together. Only by comparison can the problems be discovered."

Several people nodded and would load up the car later.

If the mortise and tenon method doesn't work, at least it has this guarantee.

After the task was arranged, Yang Xiaotao left the workshop, got on his motorcycle, and prepared to pick up Ran Qiuye.

Wang Fa took a few people to the cafeteria to eat.

Dai Qinggang and the others were already planning to burn the midnight oil and come up with the design drawings for Yang Xiaotao to review as soon as possible.

As for Lou Xiao'e, she walked directly to the courtyard.

She is still thinking about Wangcai's cub.

When riding a motorcycle to the hotel, Ran Qiuye was waiting nearby.

If Yang Xiaotao hadn't told her to come and pick her up, she would have gotten on the bus and gone home.

"There's something going on at the factory, I'm late!"

Yang Xiaotao stopped the car and said apologetically. Ran Qiuye didn't pay attention and sat in the back.

"It's okay, I just came out too."

The motorcycle started, and Ran Qiuye leaned on Yang Xiaotao's back.

"Tell me, can I do it?"

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao knew that it was the eldest sister who had arranged the work, so he clapped his hands on his chest and said with relief, "Yes, I definitely can!"

"I don't have any confidence myself. Thinking about those things gives me a headache."

"Why do you have a headache? After all, you have worked down there and you know what everyone needs. If you give it to someone else, a stupid young person, a layman or something like that, this good thing will turn into a bad thing."

Ran Qiuye put his head on Yang Xiaotao's back, "Then, you have to help me!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I don't help you, who will?"

After saying that, she leaned back and felt the squeeze on her chest. Ran Qiuye blushed but hugged her tighter.

"What are you rehearsing this afternoon?"

"I won't tell you, I'll see for myself when the time comes."

"It's still a secret. It looks like the arrangement is not going well."

"Nonsense, we worked hard this time, there are more people this time!"

"Really? Are there any men?"

"What are you thinking about? They are all women..."