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Our big ladle crane gave out mid-pour yesterday afternoon, total mess.
The main hoist cable snapped right as we were filling a 500 lb mold for a gear blank. We had to scramble to divert the stream and lost about a third of the metal to the floor. What's the best way you guys check for cable wear before it gets to that point?
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the_hannah3d ago
Just eyeballing it until it snaps seems to be the standard inspection method. Works every time, except when it doesn't.
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the_spencer3d ago
Just eyeballing it until it snaps" is NOT a plan, that's how people get HURT. You lost a third of 500 pounds of metal to the floor? That is a terrifying amount of hot metal just going everywhere. We do a monthly check with a rag, running it along the cable to feel for broken wires you can't see. If it snags, you've got a problem. It takes two minutes and it beats a total failure.
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