| NEW ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE New electric arc furnace at foundry | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5035 |
| Catalog #: | 365018 | |
| Clip Number: | 365018-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 69/7 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:56 - 01:52:19 | |
| Location: | Sheffield, Yorkshire | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Machinery INDUSTRY: Metal, Iron & Steel LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE INSTALLED AT SHEFFIELD FOUNDRY Sheffield foundry gets a new electric arc furnace; which is supposed to double production. Sheffield, Yorkshire GV of the foundry. GV Int. showing new 60 ton electric light furnace. SV Of the new furnace showing the top being raised which holds the electrodes - like a giant outdoor metal swimming pool with a lid raised partly with large lights - the electrodes - visible underneath. CU Of the glowing electrodes. Shot of underside of lid with 3 electrodes glowing. Furnace with lid to side and another machine releasing scrap metal into furnace. Showing scrap being placed inside the new furnace. CU same - twisted dark metal against bright white glow. GV metal being put in furnace. Shot of the machine that releases the metal hanging over furnace; with flames below. GV steelworks. DS workers; in hardhats. Furnace; with name "Metalectric". Top Shot crowd of people around the furnace. SV Of the new furnaces showing the flashes coming from the electrodes. Old oil-burning type furnace. Worker at old furnace, poking at it with long pole in foundry with brick floor. CU old furnace; with big white burning glow; the white-hot end of the poker as it is pulled out. Side view of worker wearing some long protective robe;approaching furnace again to poke at it. CU same; 4 guys watching. Old furnace; with other old machine feeding scrap metal into it. GV New furnace. CU The door of the arc type furnace. Molten metal inside furnace. SV As worker gets a sample of molten metal from the arc furnace. Worker bending over a lot of sparks. SV Of molten metal being placed into a container to cast an ingot. CU white-hot ingot held in pliers. DS Molten metal in furnace, clouds billowing up. White light poured in mold. SV Of metal being poured into moulds. Fire under grid. Stack of metal bars. | |
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