[TheForge] Real work on TV

Mon May 19 21:17:01 2003

Hey I can relate to the scuba sized air tank and a shear or air tool.  I
have 3 or 4 20# CO2 tanks with regulators and safety blow offs, that we use
to run air tool in the field.  They carry anywhere and will run a good hour
or so on an air chisel or drill.

Paul Hewitt

H&H
----- Original Message -----
From: "RIES NIEMI" <[email protected]>
To: "theforge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 1:36 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Real work on TV

> I have to agree with Aaron that it is a good thing that there are shows on
> TV that show real people actually making things with tools.
> Too often on tv and in movies the technical whizzes just sorta wave their
> hands over a computer and create some hitech gizmo that is completely
> impossible. When I complain, my nine year old says "dad- its only tv- its
> not supposed to be real".
>
> Some of my favorite movies involve crooks actually using the real tool to
> break in-
> Like in the movie Thief, with james caan, and again in Heat, there are
great
> mag drill scenes. Most people wouldnt know a mag drill if I dropped it on
> their foot. Also good thermal lance scenes in both those movies. In Thief
> james caan even uses a scuba size air tank to run an air powered shear to
> cut open a conduit containing alarm wiring.
>
> Shows like "Junkyard Wars", "American Chopper" and  "Monster Garage", even
> though they dont show forging, are at least realistic about metalworking
> projects. Sure, they have mig welding midgets and family feuds, but hey,
> thats entertainment.
>
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