My grandfather was a blast furnace man at the Workington Steelworks I found it very interesting to see where he worked There is a pub now in Workington called the Sir Henry Bessemer
Cheers to all the hard work. I'm a hobbyist blacksmith in the USA and I have such profound appreciation for all the guys like him that worked to create what we take for granted today.
The best film I've seen of this type of manufacture and of Workington steel so far, it appears to have been made and guided by men who knew what they were talking about. Such huge apparatus, developed and perfected by men their names probably forgotten. I have utmost respect for all of this.
I work in the Voest steel mill in Linz - where the LD process was invented. Really interesting to see real videos of this long obsolete steelmaking process. So many things are still somewhat similar to how we make our steel today, but still, everything seems so much different to what I am used to.
Uri , yes basically same process but only developed when liquid oxygen became available ... i lived across the road for a while from the Steel Works in Workington Cumbria .. In New Zealand Rails from there are used on heavy Loaded Curves in the Mountainous regions . They are roll stamped with Workington Rail ... Not shown was the electrical surface hardening process or the automatic welding of up to ten lengths of rolled rail .. the standard lengths were for overseas shipments from the local docks ...
If I may also request any pictures or manuals for "technical posterity" I guess you could say. I always love reading the technical manuals from different tools and processes. Thanks for all your hard work from the states
Night skies in my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA glowed pulsating red and orange as the Bessemers fired, back in the late 1950s / early 1960s. Smoke control legislation plus BOF steelmaking shut them down.
This is the plant my Dad worked at, he was a Saw Sharpener, Shop Steward for the Union, he lost his leg & broke his back in an accident in the rolling mill, he was crushed when the rail snapped off the roller, he was only 17 at the time !
I love the industrial might that once existed throughout the United States and the way of life it created for blue collar middle class families. It’s an absolute disgrace what happened to rustbelt cities such as Youngstown which is where I’m from and still reside in the area. Our government did nothing to help us out here or anywhere else in the country that went through similar economic disasters. They simply labeled it industrial decline turned their backs left hundreds of city’s and thousands of people with nothing
ladle = so-dek (Sl.) = sen-duk Page 391 The molten metal is poured into a ladle and then there is added to it manganiferous pig iron, which reintroduces the necessary amount of carbon and manganese.
ladder = tang-ga Page 392 Bessemer steel is used for nails, screws, wire, and in fact for all products where cheapness rather than quality is the requirement.
Well, we've gained in efficiency but lost much of the human touch and the community spirit. And then came China and India with their cheap slave labour and their cavalier attitude towards quality . . . and the rest is history. Thanks for an enlightening video.
Amy Mckinney, why are you saying it's fake, My Dad worked here, & I lived very close you could see the sparks & glow from the blast furnace's from my bedroom window, this was a Steel plant in Workington Cumbria, England & was there for 100 years before being closed by the British Government & sold off, once called British Steel !
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I'll bet there is still a bunch of useable ore in that seam to this day too. What a strong presence workington was.
Very cool to see a real Bessemer in operation!
My grandfather was a blast furnace man at the Workington Steelworks I found it very interesting to see where he worked There is a pub now in Workington called the Sir Henry Bessemer
Cheers to all the hard work. I'm a hobbyist blacksmith in the USA and I have such profound appreciation for all the guys like him that worked to create what we take for granted today.
My Dad, was a Saw Sharpener at Workington Steel works, he also was the Shop Steward, he lost a leg in an accident at work when he was 17.
The best film I've seen of this type of manufacture and of Workington steel so far, it appears to have been made and guided by men who knew what they were talking about. Such huge apparatus, developed and perfected by men their names probably forgotten. I have utmost respect for all of this.
I work in the Voest steel mill in Linz - where the LD process was invented. Really interesting to see real videos of this long obsolete steelmaking process.
So many things are still somewhat similar to how we make our steel today, but still, everything seems so much different to what I am used to.
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Absolutely fascinating video. Work must have been hot, heavy and hard in these places. Hats off to these workers
This reminds me of the short films we used to get at school. Very interesting thanks for uploading.
Uri , yes basically same process but only developed when liquid oxygen became available ... i lived across the road for a while from the Steel Works in Workington Cumbria .. In New Zealand Rails from there are used on heavy Loaded Curves in the Mountainous regions . They are roll stamped with Workington Rail ...
Not shown was the electrical surface hardening process or the automatic welding of up to ten lengths of rolled rail .. the standard lengths were for overseas shipments from the local docks ...
My girlfriend's grandfather was a coke works employee at Bethlehem steel in Bethlehem pa usa. Very similar blast furnaces.
Thanks for this! I always wondered about the converter and now I get to see it operating first hand. Thanks Again!
so interesting,I was able to see steel being made at Corby before it closed , I have great respect for the workers.
I'd love to see that in person
Thanks for the vidio nice to see some of the equipment I used to work on as an apprentice fitter in early 70s
Thanks Ian, if you have some stories then you can send them to me to add to the section at peterincumbria@gmail.com Peter
If I may also request any pictures or manuals for "technical posterity" I guess you could say. I always love reading the technical manuals from different tools and processes. Thanks for all your hard work from the states
Very interesting stuff. A great upload indeed.
Fantastic old Video!!
Thanks for sharing it :)
Town folks just loved that black greasy steam
Thanks for sharing !
Great video
interesting good video
One hopes that the company switched to the Linz-Donawitz basic oxygen process, but was the investment capital available?
Night skies in my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA glowed pulsating red and orange as the Bessemers fired, back in the late 1950s / early 1960s. Smoke control legislation plus BOF steelmaking shut them down.
This is the plant my Dad worked at, he was a Saw Sharpener, Shop Steward for the Union, he lost his leg & broke his back in an accident in the rolling mill, he was crushed when the rail snapped off the roller, he was only 17 at the time !
I love the industrial might that once existed throughout the United States and the way of life it created for blue collar middle class families. It’s an absolute disgrace what happened to rustbelt cities such as Youngstown which is where I’m from and still reside in the area. Our government did nothing to help us out here or anywhere else in the country that went through similar economic disasters. They simply labeled it industrial decline turned their backs left hundreds of city’s and thousands of people with nothing
ladle = so-dek (Sl.) = sen-duk
Page 391
The molten metal is poured into a ladle and then there is added to it manganiferous pig iron, which reintroduces the necessary amount of carbon and manganese.
ladder = tang-ga
Page 392
Bessemer steel is used for nails, screws, wire, and in fact for all products where cheapness rather than quality is the requirement.
Well, we've gained in efficiency but lost much of the human touch and the community spirit. And then came China and India with their cheap slave labour and their cavalier attitude towards quality . . . and the rest is history. Thanks for an enlightening video.
Unfortunately nothing stays the same..
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Iron and coke. Chromium steel.
That's Allentown.
FAKE!
Amy Mckinney, why are you saying it's fake, My Dad worked here, & I lived very close you could see the sparks & glow from the blast furnace's from my bedroom window, this was a Steel plant in Workington Cumbria, England & was there for 100 years before being closed by the British Government & sold off, once called British Steel !