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Eupher:
Wow - a couple of thoughts:
* I get the impression that some of the steel taken from shipbreaking operations is used for the sprocket fabrication process.
* Concentration is absolute - failure of which will certainly result in injury. And this is the crux of the matter. The Pakis rely on the individual to think of safety - it's not up to the employer to put in systems and protections that actually ENCOURAGE complacency. These guys do what they have to do to keep from losing an eye or a limb or something else relatively vital.
* The guy toward the end of the process that shields his eyes from the spinning lathe to avoid the inevitable metal shavings. He does that because he wants to see what he's doing tomorrow.
* Kids doing what they're doing at the low end of the process. Part of paying dues. They'll survive -- or not.
* No evidence of equipment or tooling maintenance. It probably happens, but it's low priority so it's off-camera. :thatsright:
DLR Pyro:
--- Quote from: Eupher on December 01, 2021, 11:59:13 AM ---Wow - a couple of thoughts:
* I get the impression that some of the steel taken from shipbreaking operations is used for the sprocket fabrication process.
* Concentration is absolute - failure of which will certainly result in injury. And this is the crux of the matter. The Pakis rely on the individual to think of safety - it's not up to the employer to put in systems and protections that actually ENCOURAGE complacency. These guys do what they have to do to keep from losing an eye or a limb or something else relatively vital.
* The guy toward the end of the process that shields his eyes from the spinning lathe to avoid the inevitable metal shavings. He does that because he wants to see what he's doing tomorrow.
* Kids doing what they're doing at the low end of the process. Part of paying dues. They'll survive -- or not.
* No evidence of equipment or tooling maintenance. It probably happens, but it's low priority so it's off-camera. :thatsright:
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I think you are correct about the steel coming from ship breaking operations. I remember watching a video a few years back about ship breaking and it showed them feeding long narrow strips of ship plates into a roller extruder that turned the scrap steel into rebar
I think maintenance on the machines happens when it stops production and needs to happen.
Today we are casting and machining the front wheel hubs of a rickshaw. Looks like they are using scrap metal from a previous stamping operation for their source of molten metal for casting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs76hBQdcCY
DLR Pyro:
New video of a Paki foundry making rear axle housings for tractors. They are quite skilled at pattern making but the barefoot guys in the foundry make me nervous.
They use an interesting recipe of scrap metal to get the casting formula just right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJO8UxUb4b0
Eupher:
--- Quote from: DLR Pyro on December 11, 2021, 09:26:32 PM ---New video of a Paki foundry making rear axle housings for tractors. They are quite skilled at pattern making but the barefoot guys in the foundry make me nervous.
They use an interesting recipe of scrap metal to get the casting formula just right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJO8UxUb4b0
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Some of the video is sped up, but those guys still are working their butts off. I wonder how long each day they work, for what kind of wage, and how many days per week. Something tells me they don't make much.
DLR Pyro:
--- Quote from: Eupher on December 12, 2021, 06:12:26 AM ---Some of the video is sped up, but those guys still are working their butts off. I wonder how long each day they work, for what kind of wage, and how many days per week. Something tells me they don't make much.
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no doubt they are busting ass for little money. There are lots more guys to replace them if they aren't happy there.
It was interesting the number of rough castings they had finished in the footage near the end of the video. They loaded them onto a tuk tuk and I assume will take them to another shop to do the machining of the castings.
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