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Originally Posted by Moosetalker
Worked the big Furnace making Cultivator Shanks at McCoy bros in late 70s One night 5 of us young bucks busted our ass to beat the 8 hr production record 2 Guys loading the walking beam and myself and 2 others punching and bending Furnace had a hard time keeping up Cooling oil tank failed we were running steel so fast it caught fire. It was hella hot that night.
 they had an oil cooler attachment installed the following week  |
My first real job was wrapping cherry red rebar at Stelco. Pounding down salt tablets. Billets out of reheat rolled down at increasing speeds. Catch the flying knife and spaghetti into the air. Enjoyed it so much I stayed for a 4 year apprenticeship.