brad kaste
June 8th, 2013, 05:42
Hi All,
Every once in awhile a video comes along that really moves me. This 14 minute one surely does. It centers around an old fashioned steam powered saw mill that manufactures mini boxes. These boxes will eventually contain various book sets to be sold in book stores.
What a delight to hear the blowing of the steam whistle,...or the hissing of the steam going to various machinery to run them. And the clanking of metal parts or the slapping of the conveyor belts while Ol' Fido is sleeping the day away on the factory floor.
Even though machinery is older than a 100 years,...it's well maintained by a small staff of workers. Seems there's constant lubrication like you'd have on a steam locomotive.
They even show the burning embossing done to the boxes at the end of the video. Kinda' like cowboy branding of cattle. Anyway,....grab a cup of coffee,...sit back and relax,...and view an occupation that's all but gone from the modern scene.
Phillips Bros Steam Powered Mill & Box Factory (http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/_mKSKZau9qs)
Every once in awhile a video comes along that really moves me. This 14 minute one surely does. It centers around an old fashioned steam powered saw mill that manufactures mini boxes. These boxes will eventually contain various book sets to be sold in book stores.
What a delight to hear the blowing of the steam whistle,...or the hissing of the steam going to various machinery to run them. And the clanking of metal parts or the slapping of the conveyor belts while Ol' Fido is sleeping the day away on the factory floor.
Even though machinery is older than a 100 years,...it's well maintained by a small staff of workers. Seems there's constant lubrication like you'd have on a steam locomotive.
They even show the burning embossing done to the boxes at the end of the video. Kinda' like cowboy branding of cattle. Anyway,....grab a cup of coffee,...sit back and relax,...and view an occupation that's all but gone from the modern scene.
Phillips Bros Steam Powered Mill & Box Factory (http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/_mKSKZau9qs)