Here are some pictures of my father. He passed away 2 years ago. He was a welder in WW II in the navy, and continued his craft when he got home. He retired as a union pipefitter. Sure wish I could work with him today.
those pics are cool, you have welding in your blood!!
My grandfather Peter Lawrence, left, and his son Harry operated a welding and blacksmith shop in Erie, PA from the 1920s to 1948, when Peter died. They began by shoeing horses, but with the advent of cars, they switched mainly to heating, tempering and sharpening chisels and other steel devices used by the city workers who operated air hammers in street construction and repair. Peter was a native of Riga, Latvia and never learned to drive or to speak English.
I was thinking.... that we needed a thread dedicated to old Photographs, (at least 25 or 30 years old), of anything related to welding. This could include shots of work in progress, specific methods, equipment, even steel making/rolling pictures. Maybe one of your father or even yourself on site and outfitted for work (no, not sitting in a bar after work, even if work boots are still on!).
I propose/request, no demand! (will that really make a difference?) one basic rule:
Each Post Must Have One or More Old Pictures and All Pictures Must Be Old! but new to this thread (not already posted in this thread; other threads are ok though) .
"For you in Rio Linda," that means don't just post a message to say you liked/hated the last shot!
Since I don't have any photographs of my own available, I will start the thread with one borrowed from another site; I might even tell you about it some time! [BTW, everything on that site is in the public domain].
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Acetylene Annie: 1942
July 1942. Ford plant at Willow Run, Michigan. "Steady of eye and hand, women workers at the great Willow Run bomber plant are among those throughout the country who are relieving serious shortages of skilled workers by doing such semi-skilled jobs as the one here. She's welding parts of the cooling system direct to the supercharger." Medium format negative by Ann Rosener.
2000 Thermal Arc 300GTSW 3.5 hours
1946 Monarch 20 x 54 Lathe
1998 Supermax 10x54 Mill
2004 Haco Atlantic 1/2" Capacity Laser
not mine but i get to play with it
Lots of odd stuff to build the COE design:
Low profile side-draft carb and manifold.
Radiator fan is driven via bearing mounted shaft off the crankshaft front.
The hand-crank starter engaged the fan drive shaft through a hole in the radiator.
Complex trans shifter; linkage mounted at left side.
Here's the mill: Attachment 23777
See the two small hoses above the water pump? Those go to remote grease fittings accessible in the cab.
Hey Joe, did you grease the water pump this morning? No, but I'll get it on the next hill; when you move the shifter!
Did I mention the snake-skin interior? Attachment 23778
This little guy didn't like me snooping around his truck.
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Nice sign.
Great photos, too. I like Tanglediver's one as well.
When you approach something like this to take pictures, what do you do as a precaution against snakes? (there's a sitter for a silly answer!) Or, how or when did you notice the snake was anti snooping? What sort of snake is it?
"One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for." (Charles Kettering)
Mitch 180 (NZ)
Lincoln SAM-400-220 + ?-400 Fordson Major + 2 x Tractapac Humber 80 + Procut 40 Plasma
Miller Spectrum 375
Re: My rigs a little old... that don't mean she's slow! - Old welding rig pics
Denrep,
If those vehicles are being scrapped, you should get the brass nameplates and "Porcellinian Insignia" as I like to call it. You might even be able someday to find someone who has restored such a truck which had it's plates stolen; until then, they will look good on your wall---or mine, if you don't want them.
Famous last words: "I'm not a Packrat----I'm a Historian"
The snake looks friendly to me, but I've never grown up, they all say. Had one called 'Old Weird Harold" who liked to be held by me... and was 3 1/2 feet long, with a dozen rattles.
The caption did say " semi skilled" could be my tired old eyes but i didn't notice any Flame from the torch..... No flame........no need for gloves or protective clothing
YA THINK ???????????
Longevity LS 160 P tig/Plasma combo Lincoln AC/DC 225 Tombstone Miller 170 Mig (shared with neighbor)
"Life is like Ice cream...Enjoy it or it melts away"
joebiplane
Even today, many men don't think they are worthy of jobs like welding, and don't have a place in construction. I am not one of them though. I don't see anything wrong with a good looking welder
My SMAW teacher was a woman (Sandy Johnston), and she was one of the best teachers I've ever had. Excellent welder and instructor. She put herself on our level and explained everything in a way we would understand. She didn't bother with the big words, or how the welder worked. Just the basic internal parts. She knew we were there to weld, and not for an electricity class. She let us work on projects whenever we wanted, spent lots of time with us in the booth, and knew lots of little secrets of the trade. There is a picture of her husband in the textbook we use for all of our welding classes too
Miller 180 AutoSet MIG
Hobart Airforce 500i Plasma
Victor O/A (80cf)
March 1943. "Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque. Hammering out a drawbar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.
"March 1943. "Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque. Hammering out a drawbar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information."
Wow, I really like this picture, Has the technology changed that much, to me it looks like it was taken a few years ago? Thanks for posting it!
Bruce
The Welding Chef
Lincoln Weld-Pack 3200
NORWELD Stick
Stanford Hill Farm
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WOW! its hard to believe what some folks will haul in for 'scrap'! I wish I had that old COE truck cab!!! It would look really nice beside all my other projects!!
The first step to having everything you want is to want everything you have.
Chicago, April 1943. "Mike Evans, a welder, at the rip tracks of the Proviso Yard, Chicago & North Western R.R." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.