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A rail spike (also known as a cut spike or crampon) is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties (sleepers) in the track. Robert Livingston Stevens is credited with the invention of the rail spike, [ 6 ] the first recorded use of which was in 1832. [ 7 ]
Spike mauls are akin to sledge hammers, typically weighing from 8 to 12 pounds (4 to 5 kg) with handles 30 to 36 inches (80 to 90 cm) long. They have elongated double faced hardened steel heads. The head is typically over 12 inches (30 cm) long to allow the user to drive spikes on the opposite side of the rail without breaking the handle.
In a reversal of sorts, the smiths created the titanium handles in the first round before forging the dagger blades in the second. To accommodate for this, the forges and power tools were made available in both rounds, a first for the show. Results: 1. Jarrod Fiscus 2. Jimmy Martin 3. Dorian Mosak 4. Collin Steenbergen
Spike pullers are self-propelled by a diesel engine and travel along the railroad tracks. A typical spike puller is a small, two axle machine. Most spike pullers are designed only to remove spikes on one side of the tracks, meaning that two machines must be used together to remove all the spikes from both rails.
A spike driver (also known as a spiker) is a piece of rail transport maintenance of way equipment. Its purpose is to drive rail spikes into the ties on a rail track to hold the rail in place. Many different sizes of spikers are manufactured and in use around the world.
Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History channel and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company.. In each episode, four bladesmiths compete in a three-round elimination contest to forge bladed weapons, with the overall winner receiving $10,000 and the show's championship title "Forged in Fire Champion".
It also equips all the dedicated rolling stock used for the shuttle services in the Channel Tunnel. Maximum tonnage under 1,000 t (1,100 short tons; 980 long tons). As of 2020 [update] Voith and Dellner are working on the Digital automatic coupling based on Schaku, a possible replacement of the buffers and chain coupling on European railways.
In April 2016, the Vuohensilta couple opened a secondary YouTube channel called Beyond the Press, featuring behind-the-scenes material from the Hydraulic Press Channel. The video content includes, for example, the usual work in the workshop, experimental videos as well as various creative ways to explode or destroy stuff beyond the hydraulic press.