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great teamwork!

Wheres this at?

I use to use the 3" Upsetters in Thorold ont

Kaha se ho

I am working now in a 6 inch upsetter

The Garrinton mon in the checked shirt is my hard working dad doing his skills. So proud of ya dad

The joys of handling 1000-2000 Fahrenheit steel.

@3:35 looks like Land Rover Defender radius arms.

Bullshit you have to be nd that low

Regularly visited there in the 1980's as a rep for Universal Grinding wheel. This was the era when the UK made stuff . One Maggie Thatcher later it had all gone.

used to live by allsaints chuch and could hear the hammers from there

Old memories could hear the hammers miles away hard and dirty job people wouldn't do it today heavy work 💪

The Upsetters We Used Were 7ft High And 12ft Wide.An Overhead Track Was Used.The Steel Was 80lbs. The Job Paid 90 Dollars Per 100.Great Money!!!

I live up Catherine close bromsgrove and even though it's gone some times I swear I can still hear it the loud thunk chunk noise always wanted to work there but it closed just after I left school so sad miss real industry like that instead I ended up at Doncaster droitwich

I was one of the last 15 apprentices taken on, starting on September 1st 1979. I served my 4 year apprenticeship all over the factory, ending up in marking out in B5 press shop. Loved every minute and I am not ashamed to say that as a 21 year old, I cried when I left for the last time. Great memories

Dangerous work!

I worked in the Bromsgrove factory in the 70s.First on the presses in B5 then the ring rolls in the bottom hammer shop until returning to B5 as a "superspare".I expected to work there all my life and would have done happily.It was hard hot fast heavy work for hours on end but i would still be laughing as i went off to sleep at some of the characters.Im now approaching 70 but whenever im working around the house and garden i can go on and on without a break and thats what Garringtons installed in me.Some of the best blokes i have ever met worked there and the money was great,so what was there not to like.

Hat's off to worker's of forging.

I went to Garringtons, Darlaston, at the age of 12 in September 1977 and sat in the car park in Dads' car . Dad was visiting the factory as a sales rep for Birlett Cutmaster and I went with him to work that day as I had discovered my Mum had left home for good the day before. I was too upset to face school.and was feeling pretty glum. When Dad returned to the car, he walked me over the road to peer through the windows, that still exist in a fashion, to show me the drop hammers crashing down on the hot metals. I think the car park and office buildings are next to what is now a community centre . its heartbreaking to see that these industries are no longer viable in the UK, the place where it all started. Take nothing for granted folks!

Hier sieht man echte Männer mit nem echten Männerjob ! Ich habe mich nach und nach in diesen Beruf verliebt und übe ihn selber aus!

Und wie man wieder sieht, nur die alten säken. Keinen jungen mehr, sehr selten.

Both my brother Paul and myself worked at Garringtongs in B5 and J100, such a shame when it closed down, I have a lot of good memories the place and the men that I had the pleasure to work with.

pity all went on strike for more pay till the factory closed and left a dole queue for their sons

ah a rare conterblow

Yes very sad I've been in the industry for 38 year in sheffield not many forges left now

I run parts just like that on my 8"... and that dont look like no 5"

That's bigger than a 5" that's atlest an 8" hahah

Nice but sad video, thanks for sharing it - Is that Lasco 'hammer press' now at Doncasters in Sheffield? They have one just like it, and there cant be that many in the UK !

Which company built that machine? What is its capacity? The outfit I used to work for installed a 1200 ton Covmac 6 inch upsetter, but stood it up on its end

very sad, my dad worked there for donkeys years from age 15 as a stampers helper then a stamper till he died in the early 90s

seen him tonight, always a great night with Bev

use google translate slo-english: Zelo butas proces dela!

@bescotdrop bescot clossed in 1999 it was took over by brockhouse forgings hill top. all the hammers r at brockhouse

father in law harry edwards worked at bescot drop forging till he died in 1976, have you got any photos email janetcraddock150@live.co.uk thank you.

How thick is the concrete floor?

@traceisace100 have posted anougher vidio of your das hammer

@susyswan who was your father brother in law and husband

Ace!! Long live west mid manufacturing!

What are they making?

where can i get one ...

1:10 and forward, you dont want your hand between there..

Sadly not many of these guys left in the U.K. Hard as nails on the outside, hearts of gold. Been there, done it, got the tee shirt.

Great vid..brings back good memories,yep the same `signals` to hammer driver..simple nod of the head. I am a blacksmith in NZ, but been away from the tradefor 20yrs, worked in railway workshops, all our hammers were Massey`s, various weights the most common was 15cwt, the biggest was 2ton double arch. All our work was open die. Thanks for the video`s mate.

Where is this place? I'm curious, and what do you make there?

I've never seen a double-opposed hammer before. They look quite slow

yes alan still in charge. when did do some work down brockhouse

I thought so, i've repaired hammers at your firm in the past. Is Alan still over the maint lads?

yes it is a massey clear space 50 cwt dummy hammer. the forge is brockhouse forgings hilltop west midlands

Which forge is this at and is that a Massey Clear space hammer doing the preforming before the Beche?