That was an interesting time at Dofasco. I worked primarily the 4hi end as an electrician and helped out in the pits on "B" shift...1980-86...use to love it when they knocked off all the collector shoes on the crane and broke everything while stuck in a pit...140+ degrees while working on it...good times
I was in no.2 hot mill at dofasco over hotsteel all day from the kobm that my rectifier panel on the bridge melted down shorted out into a fireball of sparks pstm was on it all night
I was a 'slab-stocker' in the slabbing mill of Shotton steelworks, north Wales about 1973-74. I remember these machines and processes very well, It fascinated me: the soaking pits, the hot ingots going through the rolling mill and coming out as slabs. My job was to record the order of the slabs as they came down, collect the tickets for each from the control box above the mill and transfer them to my location-sheet. Then the following day I had to locate them on the cooling stacks out in the bay and use a yellow grease stick to 'paint' on their identity on the cut face of the slab. It was sometimes still such an intense heat in between the stacks, I had to wait an hour or so before I could finish that part!
Bet it was nice when it was 10 degrees outside. I was actually an operator in the roughing mill at the old Weirton Steel Mill. They eventually moved everything to continuous casting, and the blooming mill was shutdown. But now it’s all gone.
Alan Haberstick What's the purpose of that clock like device on the roughing mill roller? There's one on each side with clock hands that rotate on each pass. I've seen them for years (I grew up in Edgemere, home of Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point) and never knew their purpose. Figured you would probably know. Thanks and Semper Fi!
Alan Haberstick Oh cool, it gauges the thickness as it progresses through the roughing mill. I guess the big hand and little hand must stand for some unit of measure...inches, millimeters...still not exactly sure how that system works but thanks for the reply and for making steel in America. Semper Fi!
I know some Old boys in lubrication. It's become a shit show for those who think there going somewhere. Thank You to my +1 and my old crew for all the knowledge.
That was an interesting time at Dofasco. I worked primarily the 4hi end as an electrician and helped out in the pits on "B" shift...1980-86...use to love it when they knocked off all the collector shoes on the crane and broke everything while stuck in a pit...140+ degrees while working on it...good times
I was in no.2 hot mill at dofasco over hotsteel all day from the kobm that my rectifier panel on the bridge melted down shorted out into a fireball of sparks pstm was on it all night
The most amazing cranes of the world
I was a 'slab-stocker' in the slabbing mill of Shotton steelworks, north Wales about 1973-74. I remember these machines and processes very well, It fascinated me: the soaking pits, the hot ingots going through the rolling mill and coming out as slabs. My job was to record the order of the slabs as they came down, collect the tickets for each from the control box above the mill and transfer them to my location-sheet. Then the following day I had to locate them on the cooling stacks out in the bay and use a yellow grease stick to 'paint' on their identity on the cut face of the slab. It was sometimes still such an intense heat in between the stacks, I had to wait an hour or so before I could finish that part!
Bet it was nice when it was 10 degrees outside.
I was actually an operator in the roughing mill at the old Weirton Steel Mill.
They eventually moved everything to continuous casting, and the blooming mill was shutdown.
But now it’s all gone.
well done documenting the old mill. sad its gone.
i ran these cranes for 9+ years, then signed a higher job bid to Heater, loved running the cranes.
Alan Haberstick What's the purpose of that clock like device on the roughing mill roller? There's one on each side with clock hands that rotate on each pass. I've seen them for years (I grew up in Edgemere, home of Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point) and never knew their purpose. Figured you would probably know. Thanks and Semper Fi!
Guage the thickness, the roller in the pulpit sees it.
Alan Haberstick Oh cool, it gauges the thickness as it progresses through the roughing mill. I guess the big hand and little hand must stand for some unit of measure...inches, millimeters...still not exactly sure how that system works but thanks for the reply and for making steel in America. Semper Fi!
Wow. I wish my Brothers well.
Looks like that was filmed from 5 bay!
Guess the mill is down since we stopped rolling!?
Pick up of slabs or ingots is also not the best. Safety wise.
I know some Old boys in lubrication.
It's become a shit show for those who think there going somewhere.
Thank You to my +1 and my old crew for all the knowledge.
Safety is BS within this Company and still is.