1 Purpose. Structural motor parts such as crankshafts and connecting rods are frequently described by their method of fabrication: billet, cast or forged. Much confusion, some of it intentional, surrounds the differences between these methods, and the their advantages and weaknesses.
News LinksMore>>. It is an eruption that many who live on the Island of Hawaii remember well. On March 25, 1984, lava erupted from a fissure at Mauna Loa's summit, and, within hours, another fissure opened farther downMore >>. It is an eruption that many who live on the Island of Hawaii remember well.More >>.
As of 2011, minimal seismic activity indicates little likelihood that breakout flows will occur in the near future. Mauna Loa is a type of volcano called a shield volcano, which traditionally does not produce violent eruptions.n 1950, the eruption of Mauna Loa sent voluminous amounts of lava downslope through small villages in upper Ho'okena, destroying homes, a gas station, lodge, church and a cemetery. In 1984, flows came within four miles of Hilo, sparing the town but destroying the forests above.