biggsy Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Hi The sweat towels were clenched in their teeth to stop the radiant heat from burning the lips and chins! I realise that this is an old thread and the OP doesn't need any more info, just thought i'd share a few pics with the Steel City forum members Pouring almost 600 tonnes of molten steel in to a sand mould in the moulding pits.. Slagging a 90 tonne ladle after the pour (emptying slag/steel ready for cleaning the downgates).. Pulling a casting out of the pit, it can't have been too heavy as only the 300tonne crane was used, bigger castings are pulled using two cranes and a lifting beam (500 tonne lift capacity minus the weight of the beam- 25tonnes).. Removing a head from a casting using Oxy lance and HiLo 3' cutter.. Me cleaning the downgate with the Oxy lance, can't remember why I was doing this as it's usually my mate that does it, I usually open the gates on multi pours Castings ready to go to the customer or for machining.. Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Pic 5 Pic 6 Some of the lads/wives from back in the early 80's! L to R Me- stuffing my face! Mark Andrews. My wife- Ann. Terrys wife. Marks wife. Grahams wife Terry Drabble Graham just out of shot holding a pickled onion!!! Cheers Biggsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffsueme Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Hi The sweat towels were clenched in their teeth to stop the radiant heat from burning the lips and chins! I realise that this is an old thread and the OP doesn't need any more info, just thought i'd share a few pics with the Steel City forum members Pouring almost 600 tonnes of molten steel in to a sand mould in the moulding pits.. Slagging a 90 tonne ladle after the pour (emptying slag/steel ready for cleaning the downgates).. Pulling a casting out of the pit, it can't have been too heavy as only the 300tonne crane was used, bigger castings are pulled using two cranes and a lifting beam (500 tonne lift capacity minus the weight of the beam- 25tonnes).. Removing a head from a casting using Oxy lance and HiLo 3' cutter.. Me cleaning the downgate with the Oxy lance, can't remember why I was doing this as it's usually my mate that does it, I usually open the gates on multi pours Castings ready to go to the customer or for machining.. Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Pic 5 Pic 6 Some of the lads/wives from back in the early 80's! L to R Me- stuffing my face! Mark Andrews. My wife- Ann. Terrys wife. Marks wife. Grahams wife Terry Drabble Graham just out of shot holding a pickled onion!!! Cheers Biggsy ------------------------- Thank you for sharing your photos with us all Biggsy, they are great. When my Grandad worked at Firth Browns we sometimes walked down there to meet him after his shift (Carlisle St). What a sight it was when the doors were open and we could see the massive furnaces . Sue ================ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrejuan Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 yep very true .i remember talking my dad pack up down to firth brown rolling mill ..he had to work a double em 16 hrs in that heat i dont know how he did it ................ Yes, we think it is tough today with the austerity measures, but I too remember my Grandfather having to do double shifts just to survive. Can you imagine people today putting up with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield 123 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Did anyone know any yemeni steel workers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie 1951 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 My dad worked for Firth Vickers, as an Electrician, he was killed at work when he was working on equipment on a weekend and someone turned on the powerl not knowing he was there around 1961/62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield 123 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Aw sorry to hear about your loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 My dad worked for Firth Vickers, as an Electrician, he was killed at work when he was working on equipment on a weekend and someone turned on the powerl not knowing he was there around 1961/62 Sorry to hear that. I also worked in Firth Vickers, among other factories, around 1957 as an installation electrician. Some times the breaker switch was a long way from where you were working and we used to trust a small green sign that we hung on the switch that said, "Danger Men Working. Electricians. Don't Touch Switch!" Not really foolproof, and the apprentice had to pick the right switch, from a long distance. Onetime my mate was working on some new light poles at the top of an extension ladder, during the day and had just finishing installing the new mercury or sodium vapour lamp fittings when the light just came on. Turns out they were wired to a time switch. Life was cheap in the old days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Did anyone know any yemeni steel workers? Do you have any names in particular? I have a recording of these men talking about their time in the steelworks. Mohammed Iqbal. Fayed Nasser. Omairat. Obeid Nasser Shaibi. Do you know any of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 My dad worked for Firth Vickers, as an Electrician, he was killed at work when he was working on equipment on a weekend and someone turned on the powerl not knowing he was there around 1961/62 It was dangerous work in those days with no Health &Safety. Also a lot of manual workers smoked and combined with the dust in the air from the steelworks , many workers died in their 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightliner Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Did anyone know any yemeni steel workers? There were two yemanis who worked in the joiners shop at the ESC back in the late fifties/early sixties. They were still there when I left in ''67 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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