Mike Rowe Has a Hard Time Making Galvanized Steel | Dirty Jobs

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[Leroys_Stuff]

I’m just glad someone had enough sense to bring Mike Rowe and Dirty Jobs back

[megacron]

I can 100% see Hector's boss telling him he has to show Mike around and explain the process, and Hector responding: "Nah, man... let Lupe do that #%$^."

[ausryan]

I work in a galvanizing plant in Australia. We use almost identical "hooks" except we call them spreader bars and use them exclusively for large & thin plate sections that can distort or buckle due to over exposure to heat of the zinc kettle (450 degrees celsius) as well as awkward, one off 3D frames and the like. Sections like the angle that Mike is working on would be wired to a head frame which is essentially multiple of these "hooks" one one large overhanging frame. They are used to submerge dozens if not hundreds of items in one go. Everything is wired at a 45 degree angle which allows the molten zinc to run to the lowest point before dripping off. This means the cleaners have a much smaller problem area to tidy up at the end.

My job is to accurately check off and itemize each order that gets dropped off to our plant. These jobs can range anywhere from a handful of brackets to 20 tonne of structural steel. We utilize specialized "kettle" tags which are essentially ID tags. I enter these orders into a computer system and print out sufficient tags for every order. These tags are lazer printed then laminated with a specialized tape which allows for the tags to be legible during the cleaning & packing process. The production crew has access to tablets on the plant floor and have a program that allows them to mark every individual piece as being in production at the end of every completed headframe. Each headframe (total of about 20) has its own individual number so the guys can look up the headframe number on the tablets and prioritize each one based off promised deadlines with different customers etc. This gives us an extremely high level of traceability of every single piece of steel in the yard or plant at any given time.

Hope this gives a bit more of an insight to anyone that might be interested in a different part of the process.

[kinvert]

This is the content we're after, Discovery. 100%.

We don't want drama, Alien Thanksgiving, Orange County Choppers, intersectionality, we just want solid content like this.

Thank you for making this.

[Clauds]

Mike Rowe is honestly my favorite TV personality, grew up watching his show every single episode of dirty jobs with my pops. Great times

[NewVegasMPx]

Working in a fab shop and always seeing our beams and columns get shipped away and then come back galvanized always intrigued me. Amazing to see how it’s done.

[jamesgates]

These kind of shows let you know how much work goes into every object that is around us. Usually as consumers we only see the finished product, all the steps along the way are invisible to you. At least we have Mike to show us some of it.

[KeepingItKeith]

Nothing like huffing zinc ash powder with no respirator in sight. 😂

[Rbinahd]

Saw 3 seconds of this, closed this and bought the season. I was so happy I had to pause the first episode several cuz I was crying tears of joy. I LOVE THIS

[initradio]

I am so Jacked that your back at it Mr Rowe I always enjoy your shows. Good luck at!

[BYOTools]

excited that dirty jobs and Mike Rowe is back! Thanks you and loved learning about the galvanizing process as well.

[pikkon]

This was me at 21 working in the same profession on my first day - except the guys weren't as laid back with me as they were with Mike. It all worked out in the end. They told me to find another job and I did: Carpentry! I was a natural at it.

[pickleboy]

My first welding job worked nearly exclusively with galvanized steel. I was only there 1 month before I quit from coming home sick every night after a 12 hr shift 5-6 days a week. Durning my interview I asked how often people got sick, they said it occasionally happens. I call bull as they have barely any ventilation in the warehouse

[QKGLH]

This show is the best thats ever been on tv. It shows real work ethic and demonstrates humility and respect (gained and given). That's what this world needs.

[craigjensen]

"If you're just tuning No, I do not know what I'm doing." I don't know why I find that little quip so brilliant. Mike Rowe. What else can I say?

[jamesbarron]

Thank you for covering this! I work in this field for years and I honestly miss it every day. A lot of people never knew about this process and how hard of a job it truly was.

[christianankney]

Cant wait for Mike to get his hands on some eco friendly wood vienners

[heru-deshet]

My father worked at a galvanizing plant in Long Island, NY in the late 50s and 60s. It was a gigantic place. He was the overhead crane operator that did the galvanizing of submarine, ship doors, etc. and made very good money. He was exposed to many industrial accidents there as OSHA wasn't established until 1971, many workers were seriously injured and died before that. He was disabled because of all the violations the company did that adversely affected his health. He was one of the lucky ones, though. Many of his coworkers were killed in accidents back then.

[rg]

This manager - noooo you're doing it wrong again - LOL - this is classic!!! Love Dirty jobs and Mike Rowe is priceless!! He is such a great host but more importantly, if you read about him, he truly cares about jobs in America and has programs to get people into training programs - such a class act!!!!

[FdScallopedPotatoes]

They make the galvanizing process look pretty nice here. Every time I've dropped off material at the galvanizer, the brown dust is billowing out the doors.

I once asked a worker if it bugs him.

His reply: "My lungs hurt for a few days but I got used to it."