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@jamsand3 2 года назад

I love his passion, even 3 generations in you can see how much he lives for what he does. Also RIP his inbox after saying he needs more people to work in the foundry XD

@eastcoastcastings 2 года назад

Thank You 🇬🇧

@sathos 2 года назад

Haha one day of apprenticing will filter a lot of that - foundry is good, honest but really hot and hard work, I have every respect for these guys and the work they do!

@DesertFernweh 2 года назад

@@sathos for real. I have mad respect. Business that size you know they are averaging 12 hours days and those are hard hours. You have to be passionate and a little crazy. Still I wouldn't mind giving it a try. My middle age body might have some objections.

@timhyatt9185 2 года назад

it's definitely "blue collar work".....the kind of job you need a shower when you get home. but it's the kind of work that BUILDS things...it's a foundation trade that lets all the rest of industry do it's thing. Definately a job to be proud of. If the pay is decent, and all that, it would be a good trade to have...

@Dr_Monitor 2 года назад

Yeah, I'll work there if I can get a work visa to live and work in the UK.

@Mike__B 2 года назад

Man that was a guy who didn't mess around, he seemed to be answering most questions before Alec finished asking them.

@JosephMcPhail 2 года назад

That's almost 40 years of experience.

@abrenos3744 2 года назад

that's why English are still impressive, their craftsman are amongst the best on the planet

@Mtbambeno 2 года назад

I would say he is a very busy guy that is used to answering questions from employees as well. He knows his business in more ways than one.

@greymoonz1 2 года назад

Yep, a show runned by 2 persons who got a incredible passion for their work... Damn that was enjoyable.

@GlenStokes-w4u 4 месяца назад

37 years buy then ur broke in, I know I've been in it for 38 years

@swimspud 2 года назад

Very cool, I bet these guys were stoked to have someone touring who actually knows a bit about their trade. Keep em coming!

@rattymahatty8456 2 года назад

It was nice to see some mutual appreciation.. 😃

@lordsathariel4384 2 года назад

my grandfather was a engineer for 50 years a bit more round about but when i was getting in to small scale casting and smithing he said most committed people he has worked with are foundry workers and smiths who make and repair tools like he knew a guy who would cast all the replacement parts and tools for his whole workplace which means he casted from what i can gather lathe parts standard handheld tools motor's and all sorts it's insane what some of these people can make I can cast a ring they can cast a goddam bottom half of a car and wind turbine it's a mad difference in scale gotta respect them cus if i make a mistake al burn a workshop down or myself if they do well danm i wouldn't wanna get touched by that 60kilo molten metal gotta have nerves for a job like that

@MakeNCreate 2 года назад

Amazing video! Would love to see more like this.

@kacperp1036 2 года назад

Yoo make and create my guy Love the stuff you make

@AndiNewtonian 2 года назад

Agreed!

@Jamz306 2 года назад

I could have easily have watched an hour long video of this place. Really fascinating! That guy really knew his stuff!

@TomFerguson1 2 года назад

Would love more Videos like this but he will split it up into a 10 video series 😆

@goldcd 2 года назад

Agreed. Seemed odd that a foundry would have instagram - but then I've been happily watching blacksmithing on youtube. I guess next week it'll be ship building on TikTok - I look forward to it.

@archangelspythons 2 года назад

I love the older guys enthusiasm even after 37 years doing it

@jerod5636 2 года назад

You want to see any crusty bastard on any job light up? Show a genuine interest in their work and an appreciation for what they do. It might take a while but in my experience they always come around, no matter the trade.

@garyevans5335 2 года назад

Love it Love it Love it We need more of this. It's so desperately sad that we losing so much of these skills in the UK. East Coast casting are to be congratulated for getting new blood into the industry.

@ianjackson8643 2 года назад

I loved that Chris the boss was so excited to talk about the Business. it made it easier for him because Alec has an understanding of metal and the enthusiasm that both of them had gave a great Video

@eastcoastcastings 2 года назад

Appreciate your message 🇬🇧👌🏼

@thecorbies 2 года назад

As an apprentice turner in the late 60's, with my best friend and next door neighbour being an apprentice pattern maker, I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pleased to see this fantastic foundry not only still in business after so long, but actually thriving. Well done to Chris too, for being very friendly and approachable - not aloof like some in such a specialised industry might be. Regards Mark in the UK

@eastcoastcastings 2 года назад

Thank You Mark’ Appreciate that’ 🇬🇧👍🏻

@justincarpenter8866 2 года назад

This is absolutely one of the coolest videos I've seen on your channel. I do I.T. work for an Iron mine in southern Utah, so its really cool to see how all the materials are mined from the ground, crushed into a powder and then shipped off by train to foundry's and refineries like this to be made into actual metal. (: Neat stuff!

@victoriaeads6126 Год назад

This gentleman not only knows his STUFF, his well-earned family pride also shows clearly. I love learning about places like this. I truly hope that his descendants are still giving tours like this in another 100 or 200 years!

@smev4341 2 года назад

Promoting a British steel foundry, this is what built Britain in the industrial revolution, and now, it will rebuild Britain again. Thanks, great vid.

@chrisvos2721 2 года назад

My high school had a foundry and have made many a thing or two. Made a brass billet and turned it into a cannon with a 3/8 bore that shot a steel ball bearing about 1/4 of a mile. Great fun!!!!!

@EMvanLoon 2 года назад

Brings me back to my internship for my bachelor of materials engineering, just in a similar size foundry. Great to see the passion and craftsmanship going on there!

@McBeanTIO 2 года назад

I'm not a tradesperson by any stretch of the imagination, nor a maker, but these videos are awesome!

@Illure 2 года назад

Hear hear You need to do more interview/visit of other people's business or shops. It's really cool to see people talk about their work and passion. You can tell the guy was really happy to talk to someone that is a business owner and works with metal.

@johnoconnor4941 2 года назад

In 1978 I had an opportunity to work as a school leaver at a foundry near Stirling and to date it has been the most exciting and challenging job I've ever had. I loved and still love that experience.. This vid brought every chill, smile and memory back as clear as day. Thanks to you Chris and as always to you Alec for the entertainment

@terrancemiller8350 2 года назад

East Coast Casting, thank you for introducing us, I enjoyed the video immensely, I do miss your old way videos but I realize you've become so busy.

@geoffwright7110 2 года назад

This was a real blast from the past, a tool making apprenticeship with Ford, pattern shop, casting plant, fettling etc brings back fond memories of the skills and work of talented craftspersons. A great video, keep them coming. cheers

@Uhthis 2 года назад

That is so awesome, looking into the behind the scenes of such an old industry is an incredible opportunity!

@thomhollyer4102 2 года назад

I always get excited to hear the good old Norfolk accent, that is very dear to my heart, on a channel with 2.3 million subs, many of whom are across the globe. Its incredibly unique and many, including experienced actors, struggle to nail it down!

@matthewmartin5599 2 года назад

A power factor correction unit is more about maintaining the power quality that they are pulling from the grid not about storing energy... this is needed to protect all their equipment and keep their grid safe

@ShalomBrother 2 года назад

It also saves a hell of a lot of money on the electric bill!

@asdqwe4468 2 года назад

It's about them having inductive loads. Industrial customers are usually charged for the reactive power they draw from the grid. Reactive power is necessary. In a way he's right in saying they store the energy. But it's stored for a short time. Because reactive power doesn't get converted to heat, it's flowing back and forth between the load and the grid during every cycle. To keep stress from the grid you add a capacitor bank (that's variable according to your load). This way the grid provides the real power while the reactive power oscillates between your capacitor and your inductor.

@johnnycahill8283 2 года назад

Sorry just posted above .ya pf is for the energy supplier as if they have poor pf then it costs the supplier more to produce it

@bigladstu8093 2 года назад

I work in a foundry in stoke called Goodwin steel castings, we do castings up to 50 tonne, I primarily do dimensional inspection and pattern making

@cesarjoughin 2 года назад

This fella is so happy to speak to a young fella and share, I love it

@Mr.Leeroy 2 года назад

Never hesitate to film a tour to any of such sights. This type of content usually does really well.

@marcman94 2 года назад

This was very nice. I love Chris' laidback yet professional attitude here. Would be cool seeing more such videos about things related to your craft.

@eastcoastcastings 2 года назад

Thank You

@BassMatt1972 2 года назад

My Grandpa was a Master Mould Maker in Birmingham, during WW!!. He finished work then fought fires at night and rescued people from the Blitz.

@ailurusfulgens1849 2 года назад

I work industrial maintenance and one of my joy is seeing the monstrous pieces of equipement mankind is able to make.

@Mr.Leeroy 2 года назад

2:15 That's a bit not how PFC works, but yeah it's great for energy efficiency (:

@RobanyBigjobz 2 года назад

Promoting British business and making a really interesting video at the same time? More like this please!

@dakota-joel7590 2 года назад

Really cool! Its incredible that the business is still going after all this time. I think he nailed it when he spoke on bringing younger people in to the business. Unfortunately we are truly part of a dying trade, however it also makes it that much more rewarding to teach younger people about metalworking. I think it is important that we try to pass on these skills in every way we can.

@michaeltilly6208 2 года назад

"Thats it"... Seems like a phrase I haven't heard to much but he sure did like to say it

@TheSpeedGodz 2 года назад

I used to work for a copper company in the uk and it was brilliant to watch the guys tipping molten copper into billets the old school way. Sadly its gone now. Like a lot of industry in t he UK.

@stevenlindenschmidt4049 2 года назад

Hey Alec. Maybe if you do more of this type of video you should see about glass blowing and moldings. It's a similar process. Yet another interesting trade.

@TheFriendOfLucifer 2 года назад

Me: wonders why Alec visits a foundry Also me: Ah he's wanting a custom made anvil How long will it take for Alec to make a pattern and have it cast?

@fredvanbuskirk7096 2 года назад

Or maybe a vise

@Broadpaw_Fox 2 года назад

You must be sorta new here... He did the run of Alec Steele anvils last year. They sold out very quickly... 😀 **edited because autoderp** why it thought 'sorta' should have been "sleepy' I'll never know...

@rx323bug 2 года назад

36 part series 😂

@hanelyp1 2 года назад

@@fredvanbuskirk7096 An anvil with attached vice. :)

@Bridgercraft 2 года назад

Perhaps a UK based source of the Alec Steele Anvils? So those of us in the UK can actually buy them? Nudge nudge, wink wink.

@welderick1 2 года назад

Very cool Alec! We need another 100 of these in the US to drop the price of steel!

@jeff1176 2 года назад

True craftsman in that company. Very few foundries left here in the US and probably in the world, except for maybe China.

@chuckrambo4401 Год назад

Started working in an Iron Foundry on my 18th Birthday. Seen some tough guys come and go. Some come in and are told to come back with Steel toed boots and they never return. Call that a healthy choice for some. I’ve seen iron accidentally poured down a man’s boots and things of that nature. We’d make the copes and drags in the morning and pour in the afternoon. That job will make you tougher if you’re tough enough to hang in for a few months to begin with.

@chuckrambo4401 Год назад

We had a larger factory. Larger crane held pouring vats. Large inverting machines in the cast making process. Handheld air hammers for packing the sand. Overhead cranes for moving the forms to the machines we worked with.

@Vikingwerk 2 года назад

Great video! I love they still have patterns for really old products, bet a cast brass umbrella stand would still sell today, now that people are slowly turning back towards quality products instead of cheep disposable junk.

@ilirgorani4261 2 года назад

Huge amount of respect for these men and what they do! ✊

@abnormallynormal8823 2 года назад

Damn, this was a really cool watch. I’d love to see you colab with them and do a start to finish casting where you get to take home the mold

@bigdav123456 2 года назад

Great Video.. Nice to see that we still have these Engineering and metal working capabilities in Britain..:)

@bdude92 2 года назад

Proper Norfolk boy! Surprising how many foundrys are still about in Norfolk

@Johnb1723 2 года назад

This was an amazing video! Thanks for the tour!

@AcornFox 2 года назад

id be so proud to make parts for cosworth. so awesome.

@avoirdupois1 2 года назад

I really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for showing us!

@DustinSeiger 2 года назад

Will be wonderful to have a supplier near by!

@geek9642 2 года назад

Like you say at the end, casting is ancient technology that's still used to make the latest technology...

@Elldeeve 2 года назад

Do more of these vids please. Proper interesting seeing how stuff happens.

@daftfish99 2 года назад

This was fascinating, great video. More content like this would be amazing Alex, your passion and enthusiasm really adds to it.

@TheWolfster001 2 года назад

Awesome video, looks like you got the talent to be a news caster, you got the interviewing down.. I very much enjoyed it..

@TomOConnor-BlobOpera 2 года назад

Good traditional british engineering! Any chance of some Alec Steele Anvils cast and made in the UK? :D

@joshschneider9766 2 года назад

Man I'd pay THEM to be able to use that shot blaster lol!! What a wonderland!

@13Frostie 2 года назад

That was fantastic! That guy was a great guy to watch!

@pascalennis9123 2 года назад

It's a bit more modern than where I worked as a teenager in the early 70s.but I suppose I'd get a job with you.making a few cores or a few molds ,,the old way ..Philip pierce of wexford ,is where I worked ,I love the vid.i hope the smell of the burning hasn't changed

@shaw4020 2 года назад

good to see old trades still going alot from my area are going i know off one thats been restricted to when they use there power hammer due to it disturbing students afternoon nap and its not a joke

@guitardavepdx 2 года назад

I've been pouring steel for 24 years....it's an archaic way of doing things, but it still gets the job done

@francisreidjr3788 2 года назад

Great video, great to highlighting companies like these

@magoshighlands4074 2 года назад

Of there's more of this, I'd really recommend the Carron Iron Works up here in Falkirk, it's were the eponymous Carronade was first designed and created

@__w__o__w__ 2 года назад

This is so cool, would love to see more vids like this Alec!

@motari6249 2 года назад

This absolutely amazing. Well done

@travwilson7827 2 года назад

God be praised! British industry! Love it!

@donaldneill4419 2 года назад

Great video, Alec! Fantastic to see.

@HumanAction76 2 года назад

They need a youtube channel. It would be amazing recruiting tool to show how awesome their field is.

@cluelesscleric 2 года назад

Definitely! I could easily watch a weekly show on the workings of this foundry. I love the way Chris casually dropped in, "that's a manifold for a Roll-Royce Phantom". So cool.

@eastcoastcastings 2 года назад

I’m on it & thanks for your kind words. Rgds, Chris

@davidsen1805 2 года назад

6:24 I love the cardboard box on the furnace XD

@Nonaps512 2 года назад

Here from Tom Scott's channel. Here to help the algorithm. Love the content. Making a collaborative video brought me in.

@RatelLaw 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your expertise

@ryanristanovic1150 2 года назад

Hey Alec you should visit brantford Ontario in Canada. I work at mcleans foundry and I operate the cupola furnace, we run 10 ton a hour and I pour molds up to 20 thousand pounds.

@scsi_wuzzy 2 года назад

You've got to buy Will one of those gigantic vice and ship it as a surprise.

@random-kc8gx 2 года назад

Alec try going into a bigger foundry with 30ton furnace and an automatic molding machine a disa may be they are amazing to watch!

@williamedwards8001 2 года назад

What a brilliant video! So glad you did this!

@nipplebrady1988 2 года назад

for any one interested in the truly epic vies and English wheel... look at lambco machinery, and yes that IS the biggest production vice ever made

@je97ns59 2 года назад

1. Thanks for keeping up the nice work

@joshuagibson2520 2 года назад

Giggity gay, but congrats.

@ericprice3225 2 года назад

First video after discovering your channel via Tom Scott. Love it, I could be hooked.

@HeavyForge 2 года назад

Awesome!!! I’d be loading up all that pig iron for crucible steel!🔥

@scrubsrc4084 2 года назад

i spent a decade running a cupola furnace and moulding for a decade, god i miss that job

@The_Bookman 2 года назад

Ooh, more British metal industry history plz, if you have the time. :)

@miless2111sutube 2 года назад

excellent video, thanks. How do they clean the crucibles so that the residue from one mix doesn't contaminate the next? Good to see such expertise shared with such passion and confidence.

@eastcoastcastings 2 года назад

We clean the ladles everyday and keep a different crucible/ ladle for each material, like one for iron and steel. The aluminium & bronze Units are completely separate so different again.

@DOLBEYS-MOTORHUIS 2 года назад

I'd absolutely love a Career there! Best try and convince the Mrs to move East. Thanks for sharing! 😁👍

@jeffr2643 2 года назад

Thank you Alec!

@properjob2311 2 года назад

amazing place - very interesting

@amosparsons4020 2 года назад

I’m actually in this line of work. We cast at a much bigger scale though. Our furnaces at the start of their life cycle can hold 13,000 kgs of iron. Our ladle we pour from holds 6-7000 kgs. It’s a crazy line of work and it’s real cool to see how the scale compares and to see some familiar things.

@clivelamb4072 2 года назад

Sounds cool , where is your foundry

@amosparsons4020 2 года назад

@@clivelamb4072 it’s in Kentucky.

@balke7935 2 года назад

Amazing! I’d love to work there, so good to see a good solid British setup… 50-100 years ago in the West Midlands there would have been one of these on every block!

@knurled1 2 года назад

Great to see, amazing company. 👍

@TheMixmastamike1000 2 года назад

coolest video I've seen in a long time.

@ohgodyehyou 2 года назад

Awesome content bro! More like this please.

@Monuments_to_Good_Intentions 2 года назад

This was a nice fun different style video.

@Koarpse 2 года назад

As soon as they walked into the shop I could instantly smell this video.

@skateboardingRY 2 года назад

Love this! Makes me want to start one!

@MrThegreybe 2 года назад

This episode was very cool.

@eekee6034 2 года назад

Molten aluminium is so beautiful. I mean, yeah, the foundry is great, but I thought I'd comment on that one bit. XD

@daviddemmers130 2 года назад

Damn amazing video. Why was he so suprised that the i beam came from tata steel? aren't they a really big manufacturer.

@oneshotme 2 года назад

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@jonathanjuillerat9831 2 года назад

Those brass pieces where cryogenic knuckles. Looked like O2 from the size.

@ryanbarlet1265 2 года назад

I work at a aluminum foundry I’m showing my girlfriend this to show her what I do

@hulking_presence 2 года назад

Wholesome.

@chrishanssen1980 2 года назад

I hope you haven’t forgotten your English roots when I say “Well done boy!” Amazing video. Massively important!

@Nick-rs5if 2 года назад

Incredible! 😄

@ajmcneilly 2 года назад

that was cool. thanks for sharing!!

@renderproductions1032 2 года назад

Hey, I recognized you from the Tom Scott video

@BionicDeathclaw 2 года назад

Holy hell, the Bill of Rights didn't even exist when this foundry was started!

@anusficker-hw2xe 2 года назад

man, i would have loved to see more about the pattern making. i'm a pattern maker myself and it would have been interesting to see how they do in other countries