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Bolts! (1984)
🕑 Added 2022-07-18 14:09:06 +0000 UTCThis gorgeous 16mm reel was produced by the American Society Of Mechanical Engineers to promote the history and application of their standards for fasteners. Seems pretty boring, right? WRONG! This film is chuck full of cool footage showing the works of everything from bolt making machines to nuclear power plants to crane disasters... it's an epic reel. Enjoy!
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Thank you Fran! This is a wonderful find and a bit of nostalgia for me with a BA in engineering in ‘84. It’s sad you had to block some of the music because of copyright troll nonsense. It’s generic, bland ed film music - and just those snippets bring back the memories! Like the audio version of the smell of ditto ink!
Maarten Daalder
I do wonder if those committee members have ever been near a crane in their life... But that might just be my preconceptions of how crane operators dress these days. Perhaps they really did wear a suit back then?
