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America's Iron Giants - The World's Most Powerful Metalworkers

Machine Thinking · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Manufacturing & industrial processesWoodworking, metalworking & workshop skillsMilitary history & warfare

What it is

Machine Thinking tells the story of the Cold War Heavy Press Program, the giant forging presses that make parts for aircraft, missiles and turbines.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as an excellent introduction to massive forging presses, especially in threads about gigacasting and large manufacturing machines.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I first learned about these presses several years ago from the YouTube channel Machine Thinking which is excellent and unfortunately infrequent.”

    Excellent footage of giant forging presses in action.

    rendall, 2024-08 · Strong recommendation · in “How to build a 50k ton forging press”

  2. “The Machine Thinking channel has a very interesting video on this”

    Interesting look at giant forging presses relevant to casting machines.

    alecco, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Tesla orders its first 8k-ton Cybertruck casting machine”

  3. “This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery”

    History of Cold War forging presses behind advanced machinery.

    mvidal01, 2023-02 · Recommendation · in “The giant die casts reshaping car manufacturing”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: heavy press program, forging, metalworking, cold war industry, manufacturing

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