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Prufrock-3 testing has kicked off in Bastrop! Targeting full continuous mining (ie machine never stops) and sub-24-hour surface launch.

The Boring Company

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The Boring Company3 years ago

Note that the Mining Director is calling out main drive motor rpm, and there is an approx 500:1 gear ratio between motor and cutterhead rpm.

Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎3 years ago

Here’s a look at the Boring Company facility from the air recently!

Tesla Girl 🇨🇦3 years ago

But will it beat Gary? 🐌

Kelley Howard3 years ago

Is 600rpm the top rotational speed?

The Boring Company3 years ago

3200 rpm for the motors (6.4 rpm for the cutterhead)

Kelley Howard3 years ago

Thanks for the reply. I’m so excited about all the work you all are doing.

Michael Hinrichs3 years ago

You can’t get more subterranean than that! That is a man-toy on steroids *Tim Allen grunts*

Tryliarder -🔋 🚀 🧠 🛰️ 🤖3 years ago

@nyerek001 How it is propelled to move forward. Can't imagine it....

Forstall3 years ago

This is going to put a stop on wasteful subway construction. 🎉

Johannes Schmidt3 years ago

Why has no one tried to significantly upgrade the violence of these cutting heads? This thing is just scraping under pressure, why are there no hammer elements that pulverize the rock faster? Like really powerful electrically (linear motor) driven hammers that actuate at 50hz with 10inches cm of travel.

TeslaInnoTrail3 years ago

looks slowly but powerful

B Burnworth3 years ago

This is huge! How does Prufrock3 do continuous tunneling?

TeslaNorth.com3 years ago

Epic digger!

Mark Scheer3 years ago

that is so cool

Stephen3 years ago

My brain is trying to comprehend how this is even feasible. Technology is so cool

Richard Edwards3 years ago

I ❤️ The Boring Company

techAU3 years ago

So about a million times faster than what's happening at Snowy 2.0.

Remus Buzatu🇪🇺🇷🇴🇺🇦3 years ago

Let’s start digging !!!!

Singularity or Doom3 years ago

Colonize Earth!

Gautham3 years ago

The Boring Company inspires to battle shorter lead times and high visibility.

Pan Dan3 years ago

What’s the distance?

Sial3 years ago

Break a rock

Smell My Musk3 years ago

Is it faster then Gary the Snail?!?

LoneWolf9073 years ago

That’s not even 2 RPM. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Flipside3 years ago

Are any of these eventually going to go into the rocket and be deposited on an asteroid or Mars? Seems like they could fit.

CJ3 years ago

Is material removal from the site still a limiting factor? Would love to hear more on that progress as well as innovations in casing the tunnels.

Simon Langlois3 years ago

"-3" is a serial number, or a version number?

Andy Shepheard3 years ago

One hell of a drill bit

Thorndyke 🎗️3 years ago

Hate to be the one to have to clean that..

Optimus X3 years ago

Get in there

Aleksey M3 years ago

looks more like 1 rpm not 100. the motor maybe running at 100 rpm and there is a gear reduction ration of 1:100

Drew Richard3 years ago

How long does it take to manufacturer one? Would be nice to have a fleet? ...swarm? ...labour?

Jakub 🇵🇱⚡️🔋⚡️🚀🇺🇸3 years ago

@BoringPrufrock Tell me more!

xXWilderGamerXx3 years ago

woah thats...fuckin AWESOME! had no idea what you guys were working on as info on boring company is few and far between, would LOVE more updates

Hunter Ellis3 years ago

How much more time efficient could a nuclear tunnel boring machine be?

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