Into the inferno
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A view from the foundry, these men are "tapping" steel. They are pouring the molten steel from the ladle into the mold below. |
The size of the machinery involved made for a dangerous job. This overhead crane is moving an enormous ladle of molten steel. |
Molten steel is being poured into a row of ingots. |
Taken at the Franklin Works, this is a 34-inch ingot at the Slabbing Mill. |
The 46-inch rolling mill rolled steel plate. |
This machine cuts the plates of steel into set slab lengths. |
This mill rolled 32-inch round rails. |
Compare the size of the machinery to the size of the men standing just to the right. |
Blooming Mill, Franklin This ingot is 40-inch. |
34-inch billet mill in Franklin |
Taken in the 9-inch rolling mill, this 5 or 6 stands of roller. The men pictured here were called "rollers." They fed a piece of steel back and forth through the roller to acquire the desired shape. |
The large object behind the two men is a forging hammer and was used for forging axels. This photo was taken inside the Blacksmith's Shop. |