[TheForge] Tungsten

Jerry Frost frosty at customcpu.com
Mon Jan 2 00:43:48 EST 2006


Thanks Mike.

Good read.

Frosty
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it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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Meadow Lakes, AK.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Linn" <bamablacksmith at comcast.net>


> 
> Cool, it reminds me of watching the folks at the USS Fairfield Plant 
> shoving a bore mandrel through 25 feet of steel to make seamless pipe.
> 
> Then watching the primary rollers that are powered by 2 ganged 5000 hp 
> motors.  That takes the 25' billet and rolls it out to about 75'
> 
> http://www.usstubular.com/facilities/splpffal.htm
> 
> absolutely fascinating process.
> 
> mike
> 



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