Heavy Metal Repurposed: How Ship Anchor Chains Become Powerful Pickaxes

[@georgeespinoza6710]

0:22 nothing like messing with your buddy at work 😂

[@LegendofLaw]

That man jumped out of his skin. I love how across the world we are all the same.

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

So Bountiful ❤

[@BeachsideHank]

I'm paying you to risk death with these chains, now cutout the grabassing and get back to work.- the boss, probably.

[@Dachujar]

Gay boys :D

[@mrMacGoover]

Well the torchmans safety glasses are at least on his head.😆

[@desperatedave3573]

im an amateur black smith and Ill say Holly crap these guys know what their doing! like a well oiled machine of men just hammering away with those power hammers! its awesome to see old metal reshaped into something else! its like having the minor power of a god!

[@bravodelta3083]

Every time I think I have it hard in life I watch one of these videos...

[@Fizzure3000]

Just because other people have it worse doesn't mean you're not allowed to have your own problems...

[@jeeperp3926]

Agreed. Here in America, the “poor” have no idea what real poverty looks like and no government handouts to keep you fed. You work or you die.

[@ncommerce]

Right? Whenever somebody is like "we need to bring back manufacturing jobs" i think .......do we really?

[@geoepi321975]

This is joy nothing hard 😀

[@gvarga-k25]

Most important step: packing the finished pickaxe into a protective plastic bag. Without plastic there is no quality.

[@maggiesdad100]

I watch these videos and I'm amazed that anyone in INDIA has any toes!

[@fordprefect80]

Don't you mean Pakistan?

[@sardonic_smile_8752]

This is Pakistan. Get a passport.

[@biddu2683]

This is Pakistan!!

[@mustafatahir27]

It's Pakistan!

[@ncommerce]

@@sardonic_smile_8752 to go to pakistan? No thank you

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

No face protection, no hand protection, no feet protection, and hard labor all day long. My heart really goes out to these workers ❤

[@dannykeane6565]

osha would have a Ball

[@NewportJoe]

All for 4 dollars a day

[@JRS-iq9pz]

They're just happy to have a job.

[@Sirmenonottwo]

2:29 safety squints! Worst part is he has safety glasses on his hat, not on his eyes and open toes sandals!

[@jeffj2495]

LOL, great comment. "Safety squints" Then he dodges the huge chain he just cut. 0.5 days without an accident 5:31 - not even doing "safety squints" but still has the welding goggles on top of his hat. Maybe his boss told him to wear the goggles.

[@GK-ee7mw]

And he jumps to dodge the falling chains he just cut with his tool still running… probably the most unsafe part of the video

[@maintenanceman1015]

Hammer forged ,not drop forged or poured . Bet that pickaxe lasts for years

[@industrialcoder]

If they just heat treated these, even just a quech on the tips, these would be better quality than most junk you get today

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

Right ❤

[@sonnylambert4893]

It’s like the year 1069 meets the year 1985…. They should forge some steel toed sandals and start a retail outlet.

[@kthwkr]

Nice. Turning an old rusted anchor chain into pick axes. And eventually that pick axe becomes something else.

[@nunyabuziness8421]

Pakistanis are the masters of repurposing and resourcefulness

[@rodenreyes6320]

Did they learn these from the British? They have good hands, why didn't Pakistan develop into a first class country?

[@theterribleanimator1793]

war, corruption, cultural impediments. brazil had it even better than them, but jusk look at it.

[@Dan-ji2gw]

There the hardest working men

[@AXALRZ]

Like the forges of Isengard!

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

Good work

[@Jaffjv]

Love how he has welding goggles but couldn’t even bother to put them on for the camera!

[@2AdAlchemy]

Gotta love the safety boots!!

[@ronhoy8913]

To do all of that work , and then neglect to heat treat the points.... not good for rock work , just clay soil.

[@enedenedubedene4811]

6:32; Die Schubkarre wurde noch nicht erfunden 😱😱😱😱😱 Viele Grüsse aus Germany

[@ahsin.shabbir]

This is actually a high quality picaxe head, much better than the ones at homedepot here in the USA. It is forged from high quality steel. A little strain hardening and it would be indestructible. Compared to cast pickaxes this one is a lot better quality.

[@seawench555]

They are putting enormous stress on the tiny chain lifting the big stuff, accident waiting to happen, they work so bloody hard with the crap equipment, and the conditions they are subjected to, appalling for their health.🇦🇺

[@DrozGodhammer]

So, anyone caught that playful ass tap at 00:21?

[@weAreNotAloneHere]

All that time it takes to make them, all the technology we have that could clean and refurbish them

[@mr-x7689]

The issiue with pickaxes arent that they get dirty or needs to be "refurbished". The issiue is that they get worn down. You use them untill the metal have been worn down to nothing. And given the forces they have to whitstand, there are really nothing you can do to "fix" them, that would not have had been a waste of time and money. It's quite simply cheaper to just replace it. What i'm a bit suprised about given I'm a blacksmith. Is that they dident harden or temper the pickaxes. To me that seams like these ones eiter they are only meant for soil or really soft stone like sandstone or chale. Or it's not nearly as "high" quality as they like to claim it is. Non the less. it's fun to see how some one ellse make these things.

[@snarky_user]

​@@mr-x7689I think he meant the chains.

[@jasonockerjsj]

Gotta love those safety sandals.

[@Alex.264]

Imagine the world power this country could become if its factories automated? The living force via the number of inhabitants coupled with modernity... unrepeatable

[@RomanKorneiko]

Вот бы когда нибудь понять, зачем он режет звенья выше своей головы когда на ногах сланцы.

[@ajaxrosso1]

amazing metal wor. unbelievable to watch. credits to the workers. prey for at least basic safety gear like boots goggles and ear defenders

[@fourgedmushrooms5958]

4:14 wheel barrow guy is annoying. Dood park it closer so you don't have to walk back and forth to load it.

[@nataliehilton]

Painting i presume using lead based paint.

[@theterribleanimator1793]

its a pickaxe not a coffe mug.

[@rossy207]

I think everyone is missing a key point here.... look at their hair, skin but especially their beards.. so clean and precise yet just moving scrap.. hmmm suss

[@timstools]

I need a chain to lock up my bicycle

[@alanwann9318]

Part of my former job was with anchor and chains. . Respect them they can hurt you ,suddenly un twisting on your feet or shins

[@abeonthehill166]

This is quality recycling . Thanks for sharing …..!

[@ley2348]

espacially with that plastic bag touch at the end

[@lakisbouz]

As always good to see safety first as a priority

[@rodneyjohnson4056]

To be perfectly honest, I would take working like this over being unemployed.Any day being jobless is the worse

[@rodneyjohnson4056]

@@BallzyWallzy Me too. it's the same way here and Idaho. When it comes to immigrants comeing in and taking the jobs.

[@mr-x7689]

The issiue isn't on the imigrants hands. But rather the employers whom understand these people are desperate and are willing to do the job for far less cash and under far worse conditions than western natives are. Consider it blaming a slave for not toppeling the master whom holds a gun ageinst their head and telling them to work. These people werry often come from horrible conditions in hope to get a better life, and unfortunatly that causes frictions with the natives where they go. As the natives often are let go to be able to employ far cheaper imigrants workforses instead. I my selfe are unemployed for these same reasons. My employer in sweden realized he could squeeze 2 imigrants in on my salary. and thusly did not extend my employment when the time came for it. Also dosen't help when the goverment give out huge grants to employers whom take in massive amounts of imigrants. The imigrants are just as mutch a victim in all of this as we are.

[@rodneyjohnson4056]

@@mr-x7689 That's one reason why I am hugely resentful of illegal immigration because it makes this kind of garbage possible

[@theGolde]

@@mr-x7689 This guy actually gets it

[@ianhomerpura8937]

​​@@mr-x7689 the thing is, "far less cash" and "far worse conditions" in the US is still way better than what they will get back in their homelands. Hence why they'll do anything to work. It's the employers that earn billions from deliberately paying less wages and skimping on safety regulations, just so their CEOs and shareholders can buy another yacht.

[@sonnylambert4893]

I love it when guys are loading wheelbarrows that they have placed several full strides away from themselves😂

[@dimmacommunication]

No heat treating?

[@jessecohen3634]

Every single thing in these videos is against OSHA regulations lol

[@GD15555]

That’s almost a real rappers’ chain

[@lawrenceveinotte]

I'd love to spend some time working there.

[@juggalo4life247]

They must have steel toed sandals in India. If they don't,then they should!!!

[@spongerobertosquarepantalo322]

do they not have tipper trucks?

[@doodles863]

I take it that health and safety doesn’t apply here

[@andrejshamin1452]

Увидев грузчиков в начале видео, я понял что моя работа гораздо легче, а увидев газорезчика с коротким резаком, что и безопаснее. Карма и прогресс малосовмесим, однако, видео снять технологии позволяют...😊

[@DabasatC]

real craftsmanship here but: please stop that safety OSHA crap. Most of these people work 12 hours a day (apart from 5x a day prayer). they are not amateurs who would hit their thumb with a hammer every second blow. OSHA is only there for the insurance companies not for your safety.

[@hofthomecrap9534]

WTF are they spending their time & energy on? Raw aluminum (or “al-you-lew-nee-mee-uhm”, depending on your side of ‘the pond’) is supposed to be almost near-infinitely reusable!

[@stevekovacs4093]

Is there a demand for that many picks? There must be enough steel chain for hundreds of thousands. I guess that manual labor still rules in that part of the world. Maybe these are gifts for young men entering the labor force.

[@oz93666]

I don't think this chain deteriorates or fatigues . why not clean it up and sell it as chain ... Probably the ship the chain was on was scrapped because to old and falling apart , but the chain is still good

[@DeranickMargarita]

This video was so entertaining! I can’t wait for your next one. 😊

[@littlehills739]

wish i could get just 1 uncut link

[@desperatedave3573]

as an amateur blacksmith myself I was drooling at all that metal :P

[@littlehills739]

@@desperatedave3573 car suspension place is good way to get coils and leaf springs free. human size gas cylinder and cut base of got swaging dish oxy or nitrogen are thicker. for the $ old milling / drill bits like an 80mm mill tool for nice still to beat on. wood chipper blades i couldnt oxy cut tho strange alloy

[@stephenburdess2914]

I wanna watch how the chains are made.

[@juodasvisiskai9947]

Serfs make tools for serfs. It's disappointing.

[@chrishasyourkeys2808]

Those steel toe flip-flops are the shit

[@Rayder4Life]

this made me craving some pretzels

[@simplexicated]

12:16 woah.

[@paulfiorenza7705]

We are not worried about toes and fingers just the chain

[@Buconoir]

These videos only show the successes. You never see the open toe sandals after they drop a few hundred pounds on their feet, or catch themselves on fire.

[@rockerpat1085]

If You Drop A Hundred Pounds On Your Closed Toe Shoes You Are F-ed!!! I Wear Closed Toe Shoes Everyday And I NEVER Drop Anything On Them!!! And If I Did I'd Be Hurt Regardless!!!!

[@David-kn1ft]

How do you know that happens?

[@davidhamm5626]

Why do you want to watch people suffer and or die ? Taste of that type, seem really odd to me. I guess you could ask the company for That footage.

[@colinjones5100]

@@David-kn1ft You know it would! Just the law of averages.

[@Cyclops1973]

Some people work with what they have and don't cry about it.

[@mrbluesky9891]

Flipflops...really!!!

[@jessekoch3480]

The funny thing is the making of the ankers requires no human intervention apart from slinging on to the truck. I admire the creativity of the West to exploit these plebeians.

[@NewChannel-dx2mu]

Ah yes the ankers.

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

@@NewChannel-dx2mu Yes, there are a lot of ankers commenting on YT!

[@cubacereos6851]

can't even imagine doing this hard work whole day , coming back home opening refrigerator ,looking for a beer and realizing that alcohol is illegal in my country.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Beer is still legal in Pakistan, but only for Christians, and only 100 bottles a month. However, enforcement is very lax. A lot of people there still consume alcoholic drinks.

[@downseyes]

Why don't these guys look shredded? Is it down to diet? Surely schlepping all that heavy metal around every day would get you jacked.

[@sebastiangreger1450]

Indien oder Pakistan

[@SonuYadav-yx1lm]

Pakistan

[@fb1570]

Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, tout se transforme

[@glennschemitsch8341]

happy workers

[@nvdungmusic]

hello❤

[@ManufactureGarage1]

Hello 😊

[@movax20h]

Clearly a lot of skill and hard work, but conditions are horrible. Almost no hearing or eye protection. I just do not understand exactly why even simple things are done on a ground and not a table. It is just crazy. These guys are stuck and will be stuck in this.

[@Rusty_Nickle]

Probably prefer it that way. You don't have to lift it as far if you work on the ground.

[@gdfggggg]

It’s cheaper

[@Somatom_Man]

I bet they all have broken toes from wearing sandals on the job.

[@snarky_user]

No two alike.

[@SENOL_um]

👍👍👍

[@maxl2081]

1 female onlyfans earn more than these dudes all together

[@sebastiangreger1450]

Keine Helme Keine Schutzschuhe Keine psa

[@mikesahle1193]

Hello 👋 greetings with ❤Respectfully ☝️thank you 🙏for your hard work 😓 I may used it 🙏👋☮️

[@Neklar]

I have cheap steel toecap boots from Lidl. They cost little, the wear well & are comfortable. No excuses for sandals. Shame on the employers.

[@nickc4063]

dwarfs

[@Clayartbyar]

Bro what is the camera and model please tell me

[@bastiaan7777777]

Canon Cine Zoom 512 Movie Camera

[@bryangardner2365]

This will be us if harris wins

[@Jaffjv]

Which candidate complains about stuff like safety regulations and wants companies to get away with this again? 🤡

[@Greg-ww4zm]

People in first world countries bitching about work.

[@juanvilches530]

No existen leyes laborales en este país??? Trabajan sin protección, parece esclavitud

[@wladdim945]

Это одна из ведущих экономик мира

[@chrishasyourkeys2808]

Keep in mind those guys probably make a nickel an hour

[@davidfafford1388]

Who’s buying these?

[@mudguppy]

Life working without government interference ans OSHA must be FUKCING GREAT! I would love to be able to wear a dress, my grandma's slippers, no gloves, no hardhat, and no eye protection to my job operating heavy equipment, transporting heavy equipment, welding and fabrication, and concrete work all day. I bet you don't even get tired. Maybe dead or maimed, but not tired.

[@mattd5681]

AWESOME VID! AWESOME PEOPLE! ❤❤❤❤❤🤙🍻

[@jurisjuris5735]

This shit ain't even worth $1🤮🤮🤣🤣