A forum for all persons interested in the manufacturing of steel, from the standpoint of the hobbyist. Postings are welcome regarding any facet of the steel industry, from the mining of iron ore and the production of coke, to Great Lakes shipping and steel-owned railroads, to blast furnaces and rolling mills. Discussion of steel-related industries such as shipbuilding and fabrication is also welcome. Scale model dialogue is encouraged, as is that of the prototype relating to the hobbyist. Announcements of plant tours, open-houses, museums, historical archives, and new scale model products are also welcome.
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Out of the 1000+ page seventh edition there is 3/4 of a page devoted to the BOF process. When my fifth edition was published the only thing we were blowing
My Eighth Edition (1964) covers it just a little (it has more pages on bessemer process). They are both in the same chapter called Pneumatic Processes. Steve
... Japanese versions of Hueletts? By the way I have some photos of the built up Walthers Huelett on display at the National train show. If anyone wants to see