Lights, camera, metalcasting: in case you didn't know ...When the Discovery Channel launched a new series in the fall, it set out to find outrageous, creative and mechanically gifted people to appear on Monster Nation, a spinoff Spinoff A new, independent company created through selling or distributing new shares for an existing part of another company. Notes: Spinoffs may be done through a rights offering. of its popular shows Monster Garage Monster Garage (2002–2006) was a popular television show for the Discovery Channel hosted by Jesse G. James. The show was an hour in length and was conceived and produced (along with Jesse) by reality automotive show mastermind Thom Beers. and Monster House
The Verdin Co., Cincinnati, fit the mold of the show and was deemed "monster" enough to be featured. Monster Nation's producers caught wind that the firm, which casts bells, carillions and clock brass, had assembled a traveling metalcasting facility a few years ago and thought it would make a nice, small story. But once the producers found out that Verdin cast the World Peace Bell, the world's largest hanging bell at 66,000 lbs., they decided the firm was worthy of an entire episode. The Verdin Co. packed up its mobile metalcasting facility, which includes a portable furnace, crane and sand mixing machine on the back of a semi trailer, and traveled to Newport, Ky., to cast a 250-lb. bell with the Monster Nation logo. The episode chronicled the two-day event in which Verdin set up the mobile facility, cast the bell, let it cool overnight, broke it out of the mold, cleaned it and dedicated it. The bell is now displayed at the Monster Nation headquarters. The television appearance gave Verdin the chance to once again roll out is mobile metalcasting facility, which was originally developed in 2002 when the firm was commissioned to cast a bell in each of Ohio's 88 counties to commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the state's bicentennial bi·cen·ten·ni·al adj. 1. Happening once every 200 years. 2. Lasting for 200 years. 3. Relating to a 200th anniversary. n. A 200th anniversary or its celebration. Also called bicentenary. . The appearance also gave Verdin the opportunity to step out of the normal realm of metalcasting and become performers. "We are metalcasters, not showmen," said Dave Verdin, Verdin's vice president. "So it's a little different doing things in front of a camera. But we were thrilled to be a part of showing off the mobile metalcasting facility--it's our legacy." |
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