tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post7598147003027574513..comments2024-03-29T07:33:46.763-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: Giant Hot Thing Grabberc w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-21110807427306023822022-06-30T21:05:45.458-07:002022-06-30T21:05:45.458-07:00There a really cool vid somewhere on YT of them ac...There a really cool vid somewhere on YT of them actually using it to make something, a main shaft for something large and marine, IIRC.<br /><br />Worth a watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-18229799974950163042022-06-29T12:24:38.197-07:002022-06-29T12:24:38.197-07:00COOL!COOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-9047017536927462812022-06-29T09:11:29.127-07:002022-06-29T09:11:29.127-07:00I have been around the forge shop a few times I th...I have been around the forge shop a few times I think we just called them a crane. But I do know that a vacuum melt ingot that it is moving.Roxadoodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719638672908892834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-84394140191981452432022-06-29T07:16:32.211-07:002022-06-29T07:16:32.211-07:00I'm sure it has a much more technical name, or...I'm sure it has a much more technical name, or perhaps just a letter-number designation in the company's sales brochures, but "Giant hot thing grabber" works for me. It's perfect.Rampant Clamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960302957205124927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-71993530549116179812022-06-29T06:38:15.296-07:002022-06-29T06:38:15.296-07:00Who's going to work on this stuff when the loc...Who's going to work on this stuff when the lockdown generation is in charge? Hat tip to The Derb.Henry Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601361941338787412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-42969369590382883462022-06-29T06:33:49.903-07:002022-06-29T06:33:49.903-07:00Only the Germans could have something so big and k...Only the Germans could have something so big and knarly and keep the whole place so clean.Marco the Labhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123976566727977243noreply@blogger.com