steam hammer
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probably not very many , people were a hell of a lot tougher back then. today someone would get burnd by a single spark and sue or just collect workmans comp. Bunch a gaddam pussies if u ask meh.
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A fellow walks out of the room at 2:29 with his foot and leg on fire, but doesn't seem to realize it yet.
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thems was the days of men
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!904 is quite old for a film, I think the first was around 1897.
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pimp :)
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where was it made?
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I have designed a stainless steel landmark sculpture of a Steam Hammer. Dimensions are 40ft ht, x 38ft w, 16ft d , wt 30 tons.
It is sited in Openshaw Manchester, on the former B&S Massey Steam Hammer Works. Engineer Sir James Whitworth also established his engineering facility nearby. The area is world renowned for heavy engineering firsts, skills, and great innovation. Steam hammers were pre-eminent in the UK, invented by James Nasmyth, his works were also situated nearby. R. Erskine
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I worked at smith armstrong forging. this was and everyday experiance.i once saw a man walk into hot tongs and burn his stomach. it never bled, just sinnched it very hard work
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Excedrin Headache Number ONE!
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A great piece of film archives! That is one big chunk of metal to be manhandling around.
all i can say is that these guys must have been absoloutely fearless.
i have tremendous resepct for them and their skill. it is worth remebering that highly skilled men like this were not paid very much and their life was comparable to slavery. people in londons "financial sector" should be shown this everday before they work, then decide if they deserve their multi million pound bonus'.
mikeburrell 3 years ago 3
yes, I know what about you're saying.. Few months ago I have oportunity to work on Liverpool street =)
cyberkostyan 3 years ago
It looks like the guy in the hat & white shirt could be the COD , He is checking the marking out of the cutters the other men are putting on top of the bar overseeing the work really, rest of the team or SET, as they were called are the muscle , he does not have to he's the boss.
Hrobert419 3 years ago
yeah, muscle...
cyberkostyan 3 years ago
I did not notice that till you spotted it, It could be some form sand based material , it's to stop the scale ( loose shell) from sticking to the metal, thats why the bottom tool/anvil is swept on each turn of the bar, so it does not get hammered back in to the the steel causing a imperfections in the finished product.
Hrobert419 3 years ago
interesting, I suppose something like that to avoid sticking...
cyberkostyan 3 years ago