Remember when we used to eyeball the iron temp by color?
Back in the day at the old Miller Foundry in Toledo, we'd just stare into the furnace and guess if it was 'cherry red' or 'straw yellow' for pouring. Now I use a handheld infrared pyrometer that gives me a number, like 2550 degrees, in a second. It's way more exact, but I kinda miss the old crew arguing about the shade. Anyone else still use the color method for quick checks, or is that just a memory now?