macbruce Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 SS sez....don't even think about it!!!..... :lol: ......Too bad they didn't throw the stuff a say a piece of copper or steel sheet metal. I bet the patterns and resulting blobs could be interesting.... Straw hats, no glasses and they were probly wearing sandals....Even I wouldn't go there....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 "Professional closed course do not attempt" my favorite disclaimer should be included. Maybe this will be pirates next impossible mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 What? No fire extinguisher handy? Let's see, poor blacksmiths sling molten metal at a wall, and shoot anvils several hundred feet into the air. Forging hot iron on an anvil seems tame by comparison. But we still push safety at every opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wroughton Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I bet they'd just tar and feather you if you told them to put on some PPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Given that they've been doing it the same way for hundreds of years, we can probably give them a little credit for this not being their first rodeo. I read somewhere that when asked if they thought it dangerous they replied "No, not as long as you're not afraid to die . . ." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ahh they used to bleed people as a medical technique for centuries. Didn't do any good (save for very rare diseases) and killed a lot of folks. Stuff that's been done for a long time doesn't necessarily make it a *good* idea. I'd file this with the folks using newspaper as welding PPE myself... Pretty to look at, reminds me of the first time I tried CI in a billet---big globs of molten CI spattered out burning off carbon until they burst into "sparklers" when the iron started burning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Didn't say it was a good idea . . . I suggested they've been doing if for a long time and they seem to be comfortable with it the way it is. Step off the high-horse Thomas . . . I don't think the Chinese are looking for a new nanny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 There is a reason we've exported a lot of nasty process work over there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thomas, My original response in this post was said by way of being mean-spirited and strayed way off-topic. That's not what I'm on IFI for, so I've deleted it. My final point on this is that I think the folk of this village know exactly what's involved and the inherent dangers that exist around it. It's time honored for them and suggesting that they're doing it out of ignorance is arrogant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Love it. Makes burning man look like a bunch of hippies and a lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Not ignorance but "traditions" can be not a good thing as many traditions in many cultures can be downright bad! I'd like to see them keeping up their traditions but perhaps with more PPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I'm sure that the people in the video don't give a flying ____ about what any of us think of what they should be doing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 This guy makes the Iron hurlers look like wimps! He gets within 30 meters of the caldron in a volcano...... :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 My first degree was in Geology; we generally lose a couple of geologists to volcanoes every year---at least 4 at Mt St Helens as I recall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman50 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The effects are amazing! It’s like stars falling from above. However, it is too unsafe. I hope they understand the dangers lurking in that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Don`t speak any Chinese so have to wonder if what the guy tossing the iron is saying something equivalent to when some of my old Texas buddies used to say, " Hold my beer and watch this". :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I don't know whats the matter with you guys...they are wearing safety Equip. They have those furry vests.....and they are wearing HATS ! !. Hold my beer i'm going to try that xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Now taking donations for Larry`s plane ticket to vacation in China. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Woo Hoo !, I'll start packing ! you think I should bring my own HAT ?....I wonder if they have cheap made in America souvenirs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 They got American made souvenirs, but they ain`t cheap. Price a pair of Levi`s while you`re there. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 http://ablyth.photoshelter.com/image/I0000QBiqfbREN4o Then I guess this is out too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Can`t help but notice none of those guys have hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 No dumber than shooting anvils 100's of feet into the air. It is truly a sight to beholde though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 They got American made souvenirs, but they ain`t cheap. Price a pair of Levi`s while you`re there. :o Levi's ain't American anymore, they're made in Mexico..... :P....I gues that would make em' Latin American now.... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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