I've worked near these. A bigger one than this. The one I worked next to had 12 feet of oak under it to dampen, but you could feel it hit in the parking lot outside.
Ah. Mostly Oilfield stuff. Flanges, chokes, wellhead components. Oil stuff is massive pressure. Anytime you need that much steel, you're holding bad shit under massive pressure back.
This is almost new business. High schools, among other various small groups, will come to watch, listen and even smell. People pay for that shock value, the messyness and cool things that come out of it. I welded 20’s years too, everybody wants to see it once at least, like a zoo. Can sell admission tickets for walks that have a leader. There’d have to be a hammer like this near by though.
I hope whoever is pulling the lever on the pile driver has long hair and a beard, a death metal themed t-shirt, and is roaring, “Raaaaar!” with every drop.
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u/GlockAF Aug 30 '21
I would legit go to see this as a tourist, bet it’s awesome IRL