Men of Steel: Welding Job on 55th Floor

At sunrise under a blue tarp, an ironworker uses a torch to preheat a joint to 350 degrees on a 15-ton girder before welding. A small crew of welders took turns working 12-hour shifts for over 100 continuous hours to complete the job of welding the joints on two transfer girders. Each girder came in two pieces, weighing 15 and 19.5 tons, which were erected on south side of the 55th floor of the Comcast Center. The joints on the two girders needed to remain at 350 degrees and kept dry through the duration of the welding.
Welding Job on 55th Floor

At sunrise under a blue tarp, an ironworker uses a torch to preheat a joint to 350 degrees on a 15-ton girder before welding. A small crew of welders took turns working 12-hour shifts for over 100 continuous hours to complete the job of welding the joints on two transfer girders. Each girder came in two pieces, weighing 15 and 19.5 tons, which were erected on south side of the 55th floor of the Comcast Center. The joints on the two girders needed to remain at 350 degrees and kept dry through the duration of the welding.