IRON.... HOT STUFF!

[cml001]

Thought I'd post this shot from work.... Freshly poured iron castings, shells for pumps.. Big ones! Each of these is approximately 17,000-21,000lbs... It'll take about 2 weeks for it to cool... Actually it could be longer.. The cooling period determines the hardness of the iron...Then it'll get machined & painted. There are several we make that are much larger!

[murankar]

Holy hell they look hot. Can I touch it, please please please, lol.

[cml001]

Lol... If ur mind will allow u to get close enough... Be my guest... Don't expect to keep anything u touch them with tho! Lol...

[cml001]

We make pumps.. Small - super big ones... Seen the show on TV that shows how the island in Dubai was made to look like a palm tree.. We made the pumps that shot the sand to build it... Huge project... Anyhow... I work for the Georgia Iron Works division of KSB. http://www.ksb.com/KSB-Promise/?view=mo ... sb%20pumps

[Derek]

That's pretty impressive, Clay! Awesome picture!!!

[Lee]

For some reason, they make me want to go buy some donuts

[cml001]

Lol... U don't have to! We those too! Lol.. we make a roller that we call "tires" or "doughnuts"... They vary in size, but are typically anywhere from 9,000 - 20,000lbs... The outside of those are smooth and round.. Used to crush coal & other minerals.. I'll take a pic of one of them Monday for ya.

[Graham Lawrie]

Very cool:) I served my time in an Aluminium Smelter, finished up running the Casting Shop, very interesting process:)

[cml001]

To say the least, yes!

[wolfman76]

Reminds of the iron foundry I use to work in making brake parts

[cml001]

This is a large one.

[Graham Lawrie]

Thats awesome:) i love engineering:)

[pvolcko]

Casing for the worlds biggest engine turbo booster.

[cml001]

Lol... The shell for a pump.. The impeller goes inside that shell.. It'll empty an Olympic swimming pool in a few seconds... It'll suck up holders and spit'm out like its nothing! Pretty interesting the applications our pumps are used for.

[Graham Lawrie]

Any pictures of the other parts?:)

[Derek]

That's pretty massive, Clay! Very cool!!!

[cml001]

Yeah, I'll get some over the week end.

[Graham Lawrie]

Cool:)