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rockford drop forge making fireballs

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: February 28, 2007 at 12:05 am
Author: jeremywight

Length: 00:05:44
Rating: 4.68
Views: 36846

Tags: forging fireball fire

Video Comments:
POPEYE903 (October 29, 2008 at 5:17 pm)
they are restriking . thats forgings that where not finish for what ever reason So they are reheaded and put back into the dies to be hammered out to a finish forging Then passed on to a trimmer press
POPEYE903 (October 29, 2008 at 5:16 pm)
Reminds me when I was a Hammer smith at a old local forge. (Long gone now) Started off on a 3000 lbs and worked up to a 12 ton Steam Hammer..
Bevoin1970 (September 23, 2008 at 10:52 am)
Awesome !! This is what you call proper mans work !!!
Pussy-footers, Nancy Boys, Keyboard fairies and general Toss-Pots need not apply.
Valtomotive (August 16, 2008 at 10:17 am)
Lots of Huge massive fireballs Wow!! pls post more videos i want to more action!
stu1300 (August 16, 2008 at 12:26 am)
the memoreis, i used to work on a 4 ton massey hammer a few yrs ago
mylyrics (August 14, 2008 at 12:34 am)
Awesome video! Thanks for posting.
alnot01 (July 20, 2008 at 3:19 pm)
This is how I earned my living when I was 21-22 years old. I was a helper, not a forger, on a steam hammer that was a good deal more violent than this air hammer. I pulled 200-300lb billets out of the oven, carried them to the anvil, helped the forger pry the finished forging loose and carry it to the trim press, and operated the trim press. We forged flywheel blanks for Caterpillar, and gear blanks for GE locomotives. Serious accidents were a definite possibility. The plant is now closed.
PartyAndBS (July 17, 2008 at 6:02 am)
i get nervous just watching this video
Bevoin1970 (June 28, 2008 at 11:39 pm)
You certainly develope a healthy respect for this kind of machinery, They take no prisoners and theres no second chances...
Titanis2000 (September 19, 2008 at 5:31 pm)
I couldn't have said that better