How it's made - Cast Iron sewer fittings and Pipe

Scooter

Scooter

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:icon_question: yea yea. What does this have to do with IH vehicles. But this is more of a little bit of what I do for work at my full time job. It's also kinda cool to see how your iron sewer pipe and fittings are made, out here in northern cali.

The you tube video goes into a little history of the company that I work for, along with a brief tour of the foundry.

foundry work

We also make castings for companies like haas automation, iron grip, and rcbs Just to name a few.

Enjoy
 
Thanks for the post, it's cool to see what others do.

My 1st real pay'in job before the navy was in a foundry. I made cores for the moulders. Pennsyvania malleable was smaller, and we were no where near as automated. At the end of the week the moulds were in rows 4 or 5 deep and about 2 blocks long; all hand poured from wheeled ladles. You don't stop a spill, you just redirect it with dry sand.
 
Pretty cool scooter!
That was a well produced video. Somebody spent a lot of money it.
I didn't see you in the video. Were you in it and I just missed you?

Moose
 
greg r said:
thanks for the post, it's cool to see what others do.

My 1st real pay'in job before the navy was in a foundry. I made cores for the moulders. Pennsyvania malleable was smaller, and we were no where near as automated. At the end of the week the moulds were in rows 4 or 5 deep and about 2 blocks long; all hand poured from wheeled ladles. You don't stop a spill, you just redirect it with dry sand.
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Kinda sounds like how pacific steel in berzerkeley(berkeley), CA pours their mold castings. I wouldn't want to try and stop a river of molten metal either. Using sand is how we manage situations like that.

I probably was camera shy or on break when the video was made. Or I was just too scruffy looking to show my fugly mug on cam.

I actually work in cast finishing at one of the 7 grinding stations.
 
greg r said:
beastly work for sure.
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Depends on the castings. Iron grip weights up to 100lbs, that we have an actual robot that grinds. Which I used to operate. Most all of the smaller casting, 50lbs and less, we grind on the grinding stations. No need for a gym membership lol

I have been with the company long enough(19-1/2 years) that I'm actually considering retirement soon. Maybe another 5 or 6 years.
 
moose said:
wow, 19 1/2 years!
That's awesome. I've never held a job more than 5.

Marty
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Thanks. I feel that it's been 19 years too long. :crazy: I used to be the same way of going from job to job. Since then I have kept my eyes open for a different job. I do get calls, on occasions, from job shop agencies for work. But then I look at the time that I have vested in my current employment. Tough call. Depends how good the prospect is and/or desperate. In the mean time, I continue to do a few side jobs here and there
 
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