I can’t be the only one that bursted into laughter when he lit a cigarette that he had in his mouth the entire time after he was done setting two beams
I'm the opposite, althought I wouldn't want to smash my whole existance at freefall speed into concrete I am not fearful of it. There is just something about the sensation of been up high which makes my legs go weak and my confidence and ability to co-ordinate my body just goes.
I hear you. I was taught 2 bolts. But they must have their reasons; and it could be as simple as the connector thinks it will hold just fine, and he doesn't want to carry a lot of nuts and bolts
Good companies put safety lines on every single beam that goes up. in turn being able to hang every bolt for stuffing or even just hanging from the ends of the beam for every matter right at the ready. a one bolt connection is bad man
iw63boomer is knife plate connection all bolts are in vertical sheer plane too hole good and snug can't roll , bolt up can get it . On west coast most connectors have the nut in same hand as spud when they take hold then bolt in other hand towards spud . We don't put on washers and often use shop bolts or connecting bolts . How ever your gonna do it do it the same way all the time . But yeah your right if you were hanging on a flange you must have bolts both sides top two or three bolts depending on size of iron but plenty so no roll . Also if it's live you can fit it up so no one needs to drive a pen I'm retired sense 05
More like fucking stupid. That's a lot of weight for a single bolt. Doesn't take a long time to put one more bolt. And if you can't carry a lot of bolts in your bolt bag then wtf you have the bolt bag for ? Waisted more time walking the top flange, kicking the first chocker with his foot. Could of walked back and forth on the bottom flange before he removed the first choker. Don't be a hero. It's a dangerous job. Do it right! Other people work around or on it to.
I am not an ironworker or a firefighter but I can say without a doubt that I would choose the beam in the sky before the building on fire, coming from an electromechanic.
My hands were so sweaty that I dropped my phone watching this! Respect to all Ironworkers, the crane operators, stone masons, and all other trades workers who make our lives easier! 👍
Haha this brings back memories!! I was afraid of heights when I started as an iron worker it took a whole 30 minutes to get over it. The day goes by fast when youve got adrenaline running through your veins all day!
Not to mention when you have all the journeyman yelling at you that you better keep up or take your ass back to the house. JIW Local 550. Gotta keep up the pace on structural jobs.
wait you do realize that most women that ask for pay equity are talking about within profession. for example nurses who are men get paid more than nurses who are women even when qualifications and job descriptions are identical. baristas who are men get paid better than baristas who are women, cooks, commercial drivers etc etc. that’s the pay gap they talkin about not the pay difference between an ironworker and a forklift driver. There’s also a sense that some professions that are predominantly worked by women are paid less than professions that are 50/50 or mostly men even when it’s similar jobs; for example house cleaners get paid considerably less than institutional janitors. you also have to take into account that most of this analysis about the pay gap is not coming to conclusions, and is not suggesting to cap working men’s salaries or to get government subsidies. it’s simply trying to understand why the phenomenon exists; and one of the valid explanations when you look at the wider blue collar job market does indeed include the fact that many risky and physically demanding jobs are dominated by men and partly of the nature of the job they are either “naturally” highly compensated or heavily unionized. But there are also other explanations as to why the pay gap persists despite women gaining legal rights. one valid explanation is that women, because they know they cannot realistically get a better pay for the same job will accept low paying positions, whereas men, who know other men who make more for the same position will refuse a job offer that a woman would accept. i really don’t think that women are ever suggesting that they deserve an ironworkers wage for a coffee shop gig, i’e never heard anyone say that, they’re usually saying “equal pay for equal work” which is basically a motto that should apply regardless of sex anyway, and it’s the guiding principle of unionized work, you don’t let any worker undercut the profession and you don’t let any employer undervalue it.
@Dan Trebune yes what you're saying is mostly true depending on how you crunch the numbers, and it is further reason why professional sectors that do have a pay gap of more than 5% should ask themselves whether it needs to be corrected; perhaps it doesn't need to be corrected, but the question should be asked. i also think that it is not insignificant to dismiss the plight of workers in fields dominated by women who claim they are underpaid simply on the basis of sex, not because their job is less valuable (stats don't account for that, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the phenomenon doesn't exist). And the truth is, countries like Canada, the USA and Germany have a much smaller sex-based wage gap than in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, which should suggest that the western women's movement was effective; often times women rights activists are dismissed because "the wage gap is so small it practically doesn't exist" when it was they who reduced it in the first place.
back in the 60's when i was breaking into the business ,i used to watch these ironworkers climb and walk the steel , no saftey harness or lines just pure balls. Id see them at the bar at lunch down a couple boilermakers and go back and hit it hard again ,Those were some tough bastards ,hardcore .
I am an iron worker from AZ and to be honest I have always been afraid of heights but that is what has always kept me loving it it's all about that rush and your heightened senses. Be safe and work like you live fast and hard.
This video makes me more appreciative of every building structure. You only get to see structures being built from afar, but dam this is crazy. Human's are amazing. Thanks for the upload.
Yes sir! First hand look at the backbone of America, the working man. Respect to all construction tradesmen, especially to iron workers and welders🇺🇸 Many thanks for posting this video. God bless all.
I hope those bolts are NDTested if you're using one alone to walk it. One tiny internal flaw is all it takes. I've always loved that weld tests would always tear right through the flaws since they provided no resistance
It's good seeing how you do things across the pond. Have to say it's very much the same. Good to see you working safely, always clipped on to the steel. Over here in Scotland we always work from cherry pickers. Very rarely walking the steel now.
Is this guy really sitting on metal poles and metal beams like wtf at 3:08 I legit felt anxiety just seeing that I thought he was about to fall. Props to this guy i would never imagine myself doing this
That little tickle you get in the seat of your pants when he walks out on the beam. I used to follow connecting crews around, coating connections. I absolutely loved it, until one day I didn't. No reason, no incident, didn't see an accident. I was just walking a beam like this fella and stopped dead in my tracks, as if I had at that moment become aware of my existence, and thought WTF am I doing here? Strange day that was, with 14 years under my belt I never cooned iron again.
Don’t assemble a new building with dirty materials. He also should have called a warning before dropping the big one because that would leave a good bruise from that height.
Walks on it like it were a house’s floor, then stands on one leg while simultaneously kicking shit, a few stories in the air, no harness. This man, has some kind of death wish. But goddamn that was impressive. Thanks for sharing this! Was crazy.
He has a harness on actually that red cable he swung around the beam was a "dog leash" which is used to tie your lanyard too either way if he fell he will still free fall around 18 feet it would hurt a lot still but not dead.
I have been doing construction for over 25 years, and let me be the first to say what ever they are paying you is not enough. Big fucking balls bro. Respect.
@@cole7289 I'm a roofer and the only woman I've seen in the trades was in an electrician for a firearm company and a couple painters and tapers maybe an operator
@nicole ordonez. I too am a welder. I’m a petrochemical welder in a very high in demand shop. One of 2 petrochemical welding facilities in USA & Canada. I’m the first ever female to join the trades side let alone welding. It’s very skillful welding and very difficult to do. Of course it’s not walking on beams in the sky, that had me on my toes. But some people are more comfortable than others. It’s all about what suits you. All hardworking tradespeople deserve to be well paid, same with other groups of work.
