mtlumby2d Chapter 449 Rapid Development!
Chapter 449 Rapid Development!
"Next, we'll press down hard with this iron bar..."
In the rubber factory of my past life, there were all kinds of high-tech equipment.
But the wasteland has nothing.
Therefore, the task of pressing the rubber can only be performed by strong third or fourth-tier experts.
Just like kneading dough, you need to press it repeatedly.
This is done to improve the quality and performance of rubber products.
By repeatedly pressing, the rubber molecules can be distributed more evenly.
This enhances the flexibility of the rubber and makes it more wear-resistant.
Finally, after repeated kneading and constant temperature adjustments and pressing, the color of these rubbers deepened, changing from the original pale yellow to dark yellow, and then to reddish-brown...
"Preparations are complete. Next... we need to manufacture the finished product."
In Xiao Yu's memory, rubber products were manufactured using various molds and machines.
Since these don't exist in the wasteland world.
He could only resort to the most primitive and rudimentary method.
For example, they want to manufacture bicycle tires.
Let's first condense two crystal rods.
One stick is about the thickness of a bicycle tire, and the other is two or three millimeters thicker than this stick.
Apply talcum powder to the thinner one and insert it into the thicker one.
There is a gap of two or three millimeters between the two sticks.
With slimes around, getting things like talcum powder isn't difficult.
Then, heat a piece of rubber into a liquid state and pour it directly into the gap.
Once the rubber has cooled, connect them together to form an inner tube.
"Got it? Use the mold that corresponds to the shape you want to make."
After finishing a bicycle inner tube, Xiao Yu looked at everyone and said, "Currently, the rubber factory mainly produces three products: bicycle inner and outer tires, box gaskets, and gloves..."
As he spoke, he demonstrated each of the three molds to everyone.
"Lord City Lord, please rest assured, we understand."
After Xiao Yu left, the person in charge of the rubber factory immediately directed everyone to start working.
"The city lord said the first step is washing, the second step is kneading the dough..."
Before they knew it, it was evening. Inside the city lord's mansion, after dinner...
Xiao Yu then saw the rubber factory manager deliver a batch of freshly made rubber products.
"Lord City Lord, these are the finished products we made this afternoon. Please take a look." The middle-aged man pointed to the pile of finished products in front of him and bowed as he spoke.
At this moment, there was a pile of bicycle tires on the ground, the outer tires were pure black.
It has complex grooves and textures to prevent slipping and increase friction.
Although, it never rains in Dragon City.
The inner tube is light gray and relatively thin.
There was also a stall selling light yellow rubber products, which were gloves.
"Okay, there are quite a lot of them."
Xiao Yu squatted down, picked up a few at random to examine them, and commented:
"Hmm, not bad, most of them are fine, barely passable. However, these few tires are no good; most of the treads are too rough, like earthworms crawling. Also, look, this part is too hard, and this part is too thin..."
"Also, these inner tubes aren't very flexible, making them very difficult to inflate..."
As he spoke, he handed several problematic tires to the factory manager, gesturing for him to take a look.
"I'm sorry, Lord City Lord!" Upon hearing these words, the factory manager quickly bowed and apologized.
"No need!" Xiao Yu patted the other person's shoulder and smiled gently, "This is a technical job, so it's inevitable to be a bit rusty at the beginning. Besides... today is your first day on the job, and you've already done a great job. Keep up the good work!"
Although some of these finished products are defective.
However, it was their first day of work.
In one afternoon, they produced more than 42 tires and 102 pairs of rubber gloves.
This level of efficiency is already quite good, exceeding Xiao Yu's expectations.
As for quality issues, there are no machine molds in the wasteland world.
Rubber products such as tires and handheld devices are all manufactured using very simple molds.
It can be said that the size and dimensions are all adjusted by humans, so it is impossible for them to be so standard.
Being able to achieve most of the required standards is already quite an achievement.
"I'll have to get the forging area to make some molds later," Xiao Yu thought to himself.
Making rubber products by hand is too troublesome; good molds are essential.
Before the rubber factory was built, the daily output of bicycles was a maximum of 15 units.
In fact, the skeleton and large parts such as the dragon head were all made by the Crystal Beast.
As for the smaller parts, Chu Ling Shuang, along with a group of blacksmiths, crafts a large batch every day.
A Qiu and Dong Dong were responsible for assembling and inspecting the finished products.
The reason it was so slow was because Xiao Yu made all the tires himself.
For this reason, Xiao Yu has to spend a lot of time every day.
Even so, with his methods, he could only produce a dozen or so bicycle tires a day.
But now, since the rubber factory was built...
The daily production of bicycle tires has reached dozens of units.
So, on the second day, the production of bicycles reached 31 units!
On the same day, Xiao Yu also had the latest mold made by the forging area completed.
With better molds.
Rubber workers are now producing rubber faster and with better quality.
Moreover, thousands of pairs of rubber gloves have been produced during this period, and now the rubber gloves in various factories in Longcheng are sufficient, so the workers are now focused on producing bicycle tires.
On that day, a total of 105 outer and inner tubes were produced.
On this day, bicycle production also reached a new high, with 40 units produced!
By the third day, all the dozens of people in the three special operations teams in Longcheng finally had their own vehicle.
The roads in Dragon City were very smooth, and the special forces members were all at least at the third or fourth level of physical fitness.
Therefore, they can generally reach speeds of 40-50 kilometers per hour when riding bicycles.
This naturally increases mobility and improves efficiency.
Since the rubber factory opened, it has been producing a lot of rubber gloves every day.
Salt factory workers now wear gloves while working, and they no longer experience itching and redness.
The newly added farmland, which had previously suffered from severe sandification, had large sorghum fields that, even under the glow of nightlight, did not grow well and looked dejected.
However, in the past two days, Chenlong led a group of people to collect a large amount of ferocious beast excrement.
After all, a single earthworm can produce quite a lot every day.
Once Chenlong and the others gather them together, the Earth Dragon Turtle will use its abilities to transport them to Dragon City.
Then, mix it with water and combine it with the farmland.
Xiao Yu built a large septic tank to collect the excess excrement every day.
In this way, we can not only store a lot of fertilizer, but also grow more vegetables and plants.
At the same time, it can accumulate a large amount of biogas, which can be used for combustion, cooking, etc.
In addition... these past few days, the three beast-eared girls have also been gathering information in the shopping district.
I learned a lot about Ink City from some adventurers.
Therefore, Xiao Yu finally determined the approximate location of Mo City and prepared to head straight there.