Workers here are collecting the scraps metal  in a big furnace with temperature that reaches 1000 C inside, while in the workshop the temperature is 60 C
Mr reda is turning the scraps metal
Workers here are preparing  patterns and shapes they want to get 
After the stage of filling , workers take some rest between the scraps metal inside the workshop 
Time of rest, some workers pray , the other moving their parts and scraps 
Lots of laborers lose their ends, fingers while they are working 
Another way of the filling , The liquid is then poured into different moulds according to the needed shapes
It's about filling time, The liquid is then poured into different moulds according to the needed shapes
It's about filling time, The liquid is then poured into different moulds according to the needed shapes
Some of the final result , ships spare parts and machines spare parts 
Some of the final result ,  Darbuka drums “Musical instrument"
Some of the final result ,  Darbuka drums “Musical instrument"
Work at the metal casting workshops starts at 10:00 in the morning and lasts all day long until 10:00 at night
Work at the metal casting workshops starts at 10:00 in the morning and lasts all day long until 10:00 at night
Work is not limited to adults, there are many children that come everyday to help their parents and inherit the skills of this craft
Work is not limited to adults, there are many children that come everyday to help their parents and inherit the skills of this craft
Men of steel
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Men of steel

Metal Casting has been in Alexandria, Egypt for about one hundred years. It is the process of melting scrap metal and transforming it into useful Read More

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