Gigafactory tour photos with Elon and Steve Jurvetson posted 3/5/15

[Fanatic]

thanks for the pics

 

[dbfish]

The Supercharger is in the middle of a very high security construction site, but if Fremont is any indication, once the factory opens it's a possibility.

 

[jkliu47]

Yeah these SC's will be needed for those who are going on 'gigafactory tours' :biggrin:

 

[gjunky]

Do we have an idea if the build is the size of the width or the length of the final building? It is hard to get an idea of the scale of this.

 

[gavine]

It looks like it's being built on Mars.

 

[scaesare]

Good catch! Electric Ave street sign too.

 

[rtz]

For someone who knows; what are those studs or pins that are attached to the Q-Deck panels? How are they attached?

 

[eepic]

Looks like maybe he took it offline now... This link doesn't appear to work:
https://www.facebook.com/jurvetson/posts/10155296324765611

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Looks like we got a shout out from the original flickr album. Hi Steve!

Elon Musk oveseeing the construction of Gigafactory | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[purplewalt]

For someone who knows; what are those studs or pins that are attached to the Q-Deck panels? How are they attached?

Those are shear studs, they are installed to secure the metal decking to the tops of the joists, trusses or steel beams.
They aid structural rigidity and allow greater mechanical attachment for the yet to be poured concrete.
Studs are attached with through-deck welding.
This type of structural system is called composite construction, with all the steel being in tension, excellent structural solution for long-span construction.

 

[shelbri]

Do we have an idea if the build is the size of the width or the length of the final building? It is hard to get an idea of the scale of this.

Tweet from Elon says current build is ~20% of full size.

 

[Park2670]

Tweet from Elon says current build is ~20% of full size.

Wow. I know this place is going to be immense but this makes it seem even bigger.

 

[Larry93428]

Thanks for the thrilling photos!
Go go Tesla!
~Larry

 

[purplewalt]

Do we have an idea if the build is the size of the width or the length of the final building? It is hard to get an idea of the scale of this.

I grabbed this from TEG's post on Oct. 30, 2014.
Cowboy Stadium (only thing I can relate equivalent size to) is about 1/4 mile from end of truss to end of truss, so Gigafactory building is over 3/4 mile long, probably over 1/4 mile wide.

(And I don't see the banana.)

 

[Beckler]

 

[Grendal]

I don't like that Elon is frowning in every picture. He should be happy to see one of his dreams coming to fruition.

 

[Cosmacelf]

I don't like that Elon is frowning in every picture. He should be happy to see one of his dreams coming to fruition.

Maybe he's thinking:

Not. Fast. Enough.

 

[alexeiw123]

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This was perfect!

 

[RobStark]

 

[dpeilow]

Kerosene powered rocket?

 

[jerjozwik]

Do we have an idea if the build is the size of the width or the length of the final building? It is hard to get an idea of the scale of this.

re scale, someone posted this on the teslamotors reddit page. each small rectangle is a football field.