"tom koehler" wrote in
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On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:12:15 -0600, Ray Spinhirne wrote
(in message ):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3M85ViM3GM

I'm the guy with the grey beard.

Lots of fun.



very satisfying to see what comes out of the hot sand... I worked for a
short
time in a foundry, helping pour ten 5 ton heats a night. We did not have
any
of the safety gear shown in this great video of yours. In 1972 all we had
was
heavy gloves, #12 shade half lenses to flip down over our regular safety
glasses, and a hard hat. Lost most of my sense of smell from overexposure
to
the slag fumes (I was the junior guy on the ladle crew and had to roll the
ladles over when we were done pouring - no masks available) I then spent
over
20 years as a track welder and some of my work was to pour thermite rail
welds... always satisfying to see what came out of the molds (unless there
was a blowout)



In reality their safety gear far beyond what's actually needed.