3 thoughts on “Life in the Erection Shop: Watch these craftsmen wearing neckties rebuild a steam locomotive”
The dude in the hed pic is lighting his Benson & Hedges from a cherry-red piece of metal in the tongs by his compadre. Lit cigarette in his mouth, he then picks up a huge hammer and drives the red-hot pin home in its appointed place.
Some speculate that the malaise of the Angry White Trump Voter stems from the loss of self of steam inherent in moving from skilled industrial work to obsequious, service-economy, Walmart-shelf-stocker-type labor. Watching these craftsmen work makes it hard to disagree.
The dude in the hed pic is lighting his Benson & Hedges from a cherry-red piece of metal in the tongs by his compadre. Lit cigarette in his mouth, he then picks up a huge hammer and drives the red-hot pin home in its appointed place.
Some speculate that the malaise of the Angry White Trump Voter stems from the loss of self of steam inherent in moving from skilled industrial work to obsequious, service-economy, Walmart-shelf-stocker-type labor. Watching these craftsmen work makes it hard to disagree.
Couldn't tell if it was a rivet or some kind of permanent-locating pin.
Metal fatigue can cause an airplane to fall like a |comet|