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Hit 500 rail spikes forged yesterday. That number caught me off guard.
I keep a tally on my shop wall. Just little marks. Been at it for about 2 years now. I counted up the marks last night and realized I had forged exactly 500 rail spikes. Didn't think I was that far along. Each one takes me maybe 20 minutes start to finish with the jig I built. Anybody else track their output like that?
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corablack3mo ago
Twenty minutes each? That's wild. I timed myself once and I'm pushing 45 minutes on a good day. 500 spikes in two years at 20 minutes a pop... that's like 10,000 minutes of hammering. My shoulder aches just thinking about it. You must have that jig dialed in perfectly to move that fast. I'm honestly kind of impressed.
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lilyp373mo ago
500 spikes at 45 minutes each would be 22,500 minutes, not 10,000.
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