WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY (PICS)

[madmonday]

Thanks for the kind word.

My convictions usually tend to get me into trouble, hahahahaha glad it worked out this time.

If I had to go back to that contractor I would have been

[ROman]

Great shots and explanation of the steel mill @steelworker  Thanks for sharing.

[Finkster]

Amazing pics! @steelworker - looks like the film set of a Ridley Scott movie. 

[Giles]

@steelworker:

Ok- the silver men pic we are teeming, or pouring a heat. The ladle man has a radio and is communicating with the crane operator(that's me) to line me up with the tube the steel pours down. the brick lining the tube is about as wide as a diner plate so it's not as easy as it sounds.
The top photo shows the 140 rolling mill undergoing maintenance.
The second and third photo depict the mould prep building where molds are assembled on rail cars prior to teeming. After pouring they return here and broken down and the cycle starts over. The  dogs on the crane are used to set the moulds.
The next 2 photos are of a stiff leg crane, or stripper crane. After teeming the steel is cooled in the moulds for  whatever time is called for by it's chemistry. The stripper operator removes the ingot from the mould and at that time the ingot is tagged with heat number and destination.
The last photo is the 206 rolling mill, meaning it can roll a plate 206 inches wide and is used for military ships and making of large tanks or vessels. Still one of the widest mills in the world.

Thanks Ed, amazing stuff…...Do you have to wear silver or are you far enough away from the heat?

[Appfaff]

Not how I wanted to spend my Sunday, but I now have a new kitchen faucet [emoji23]

Quite the upgrade from the crappy (and leaking) builders grade faucet originally installed.

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[Giles]

Ha, I bought these at the weekend for a little project I have upcoming…..

(not my foot  )….

[Seul]

Looks like my kinda project…

[Appfaff]

Yours are much classier than mine @Giles

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[Giles]

Took me a long time to find them, now I need them nickel plated…...

[Seul]

Man I read that pic wrong… I thought they were tap handles 

[Matty123]

i thought the same thing. i was thinking " holy shit, giles is fixing to have two kegs going at all times."

[Giles]

I'm thinking that they need a new person in the copy writing team…..

"generates faucet envy, yet features everything you expect of a Pfister"

[neph93]

@Giles:

" features everything you expect of a Pfister"

Small glove size and manicured nails?

[Chris]

Gentle, steady, pressure?

[rio]

@Streetwise:

@Seul my condolences. Hope your post funeral walk led you to a post funeral drink.

I'm mainly just off horizontal, nursing a septorhynoplasty (wonky hooter with a diverted septum fix) today. Did the same yesterday and will certainly be doing more tomorrow.

I hope you heal well and soon.

[Black Orchid]

Waiting for DH to give blood…

[rio]

I  found this on a job site, took it home and it looks great on my yard :).

[Chap]

This morning, 19.5 below zero  ???

[den1mhead]

^OMG that is COLD . . . . . brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Giles]

And I'm here with Alex…....