The thing that jumps out at me when
watching these types of films of this era is the total lack of goggles, leather
aprons, or face scatter shields on ANY of the steel workers in the areas where
steel is being poured, surfaced, or ground.
Can you imagine how many workers ended up
with severe eye damage and skin burns from pouring molten steel hot sparks and flying
slag shrapnel during the forging processes ??!!
Ron
WW8RR
From: Fourlanders
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Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014
11:37 AM
To: whensley11@comcast.net;
Fourlanders
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] OT -
making of a steam locomotive
Wow!
The engine is a K1 Northern and is the second of two built in the Angus
shops. The engine was preserved and is on display at IPSCO in
Supposedly one of the skills that has been lost is the manufacture of the
expansion bolts that hold the boiler together. The challenge was/is
designing a bolt that can maintain the correct tension while cold and at operating pressures and
temperature.
I would have liked to been part of the steam age - pretty cool stuff.
Look at the workers - OSHA would be having a fit today!
Johnny
-----Original Message-----
From: whensley11@comcast.net
Sent: Dec 21, 2014 1:21 AM
To: Fourlanders
The link and video speak for
itself. It's a worthwhile watch! To think what they did
back-in-the-day!!!
73,
Kim