ChevyMan1972 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Everyone, I just wanted to share a couple photo's with you and a little history. I have worked for our company for almost 3 years now and I love every minute of it. We are the largest steel foundry in the world. We pour the largest single castings, and make various other railroad parts. As some of you all know, we used to be called "Buckeye Steel castings" Which went down in bankrupcy in 2001. We have been open with Columbus Steel Castings since 2003 and are doing real well. I get sick and tired of when someone ask's me what I do for a living and I tell them where I work, I get "Oh that place" It's not that bad to work here, I mean yea its dirty and hot and nasty, but its gratifiying that we make some awesome castings. Molding and pouring is a crazy process to take on in a place like ours. Our company was originaly founded in 1881 and had almost 2000 people back in the day, and now we are at our highest to date under the new name since 2003. Here are a couple photo's of me doing my job, I am a Product / Quality Specialist in large industrial castings. The casting that we are pouring in this photo is a new Ship Anchor for the US Navy, which Anthony may like. This casting will go on the USS New York and a fiew others. The casting pour weight is 30,000 lbs wich is small compared to our largest pour of 80 tons. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k198/weavedan/Anchor-Pouring-3.jpg Thanks for spending time looking at my thread and ask any questions if you wish... Daniel Weaver CSC Quality / Product Specialist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Looks like your job would kick ass in the cold winter months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kidneyboy Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Would you be willing to give a class tour to the students in the engineering program at CSCC? We are looking for a tour for the evening classes before this quarter is through [Dec. 8th]. PM me if you can and ill pass the information onto my instructor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yea but....when the furnace is not running it does get quite cold inside the plant. We still have the original early 1900's plate glass windows that are about 40% broken. Half the time in the winter its colder inside the plant. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Would you be willing to give a class tour to the students in the engineering program at CSCC? We are looking for a tour for the evening classes before this quarter is through [Dec. 8th]. PM me if you can and ill pass the information onto my instructor. Sure I can check on that...we have some professors from CSCC come in and teach us blueprint reading courses etc. I will get back with ya.. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 You have a leak 2/3 of the way up on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I'd be working there if they paid more. Would you be willing to give a class tour to the students in the engineering program at CSCC? You'll probably have to sign a hell of a waiver. Foundries are a saf eplace for the pople that work there, but dangerous as hell for groups of random people wandering around. I know Worthington Cylinder had a tour of some kind come through every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I'd be working there if they paid more. You'll probably have to sign a hell of a waiver. Foundries are a saf eplace for the pople that work there, but dangerous as hell for groups of random people wandering around. I know Worthington Cylinder had a tour of some kind come through every week. Well.....as a matter a fact. We are so close to becoming a "World Class" foundry because our saftey has improved 100% We have broken our internal goals on saftey every year, our goal is 0 accedents and we are real close. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I use to work in that area right after I graduated HS. Franklin International, the glue factory around the corner. Everytime i passed that plant it looked like the scariest place on earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 You have a leak 2/3 of the way up on the left. That is not a leak, that is a "parting line gas vent" If we didnt get the gas out of the mold it would cause all kinds of defects in the casting. This casting has to pass a 100 foot drop from a crane on a steel plate. Talk about "NDT" Non destructive testing LOL!!! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I use to work in that area right after I graduated HS. Franklin International, the glue factory around the corner. Everytime i passed that plant it looked like the scariest place on earth. Your right, from the road and everywhere you drive around our 100 acres it does look like a hell-hole, but they are spending a lot of money to clean the place up. Our company is for sale and looking to close a deal with a well known Investment group sometime this month and they are looking to put over 70 million into our company to make things better....CAN'T WAIT for that! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yea but....when the furnace is not running it does get quite cold inside the plant. We still have the original early 1900's plate glass windows that are about 40% broken. Half the time in the winter its colder inside the plant. our running joke is that whatever temperature it is outside, its ten degrees warmer inside. im dj, and i work there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 That is not a leak, that is a "parting line gas vent" Read much sarcasm into myself using smileys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Well.....as a matter a fact. We are so close to becoming a "World Class" foundry because our saftey has improved 100% We have broken our internal goals on saftey every year, our goal is 0 accedents and we are real close. Because you don't have students running around. DJ explained to me your n00b-hat system, I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 That place was a hole about 8 years ago. I hated working in there. We have a guy at work in his 60's probably who was ripped off of his retirement when they shut down. He was 3 months shy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 That place was a hole about 8 years ago. I hated working in there. We have a guy at work in his 60's probably who was ripped off of his retirement when they shut down. He was 3 months shy. That is what happens when its owned by a union, thank goodness we a are not union Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 So Dan, what's being cast in the top pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 So Dan, what's being cast in the top pic? The casting that we are pouring in this photo is a new Ship Anchor for the US Navy, which Anthony may like. This casting will go on the USS New York and a fiew others. The casting pour weight is 30,000 lbs wich is small compared to our largest pour of 80 tons. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k198/weavedan/Anchor-Pouring-3.jpg now we know you can't read..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 A steel replica of my dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I can remember going into that place and not being able to find the floor because there was so much soot(SP?) covering it. 10 mins in there and you walked out looking like you spent a week in a coal mine. You even blew out black dust when you breathed. I grew up just a few blocks from there. It was alwys a nasty place since I can rember./ I've heard its actually gotten better inside. Theres a place called griffin wheel in groveport that does the same type of stuff and its still just as nasty inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I was actually referring to the material. I'm curious at what the US MIL requires for a huge weight that's going to be dumped into the sea. Grey, Ductile, Mall, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I was actually referring to the material. I'm curious at what the US MIL requires for a huge weight that's going to be dumped into the sea. Grey, Ductile, Mall, etc? Low carbon steel alloy 4130 ansi Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Not as cheap as I'd thought, neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 The crazy thing is, the anchor isn't attached to anything on the ship. The windlass for the anchor chain is the only thing that holds the ship at anchor. If they let the anchor run away, it pays out all the chain and falls into the ocean (if they didn't it would rip the ship in half at the end of the tether). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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