Archive for the 'Interesting Stuff' Category

09 Apr

Peak Helium and the Welding Industry

Move over peak oil, there’s a new peak in town…peak helium. In case you
haven’t heard, the world’s largest helium reserve, located around Amarillo Texas, is expected to run out within the next 8 years. Ironically, it’s one of the 2 most abundant elements in the known universe, yet [...]

19 Feb

Forge welding in 1904

This 1904 film was made in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania at the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. It shows a group of men forge welding a large ring used in a generator. This was before the advent of electric welding machines. It was filmed by Billy Blitzer, and produced by the American Mutoscope [...]



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