Welding thingy help

[4123]

This is to all you welders out there. I've got an old Forney welder from the 50s. This is a piece/part that came with it. Can someone tell me what the heck it is? Thanks, Ron

[PaulC]

Ron, that's one of the arc welder cutting doohickies that used to be all the go. They where going to replace oxy cutting apparently. Sorry for such a technical description I couldn't help myself.
Cheers
Paul


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_carbon_arc_cutting

[djayh]

its a carbon arc torch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYnsCXVsJsw

[PaulC]

its a carbon arc torch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYnsCXVsJsw

That's what that doohickies called
They where used to cut various other metals.

Cheers
Paul

[angib]

That's what that doohickies called
They where used to cut various other metals.

Indeed - Dr Frankenstein spoke highly of the one he used to trim the length of the neck bolt on his monster.

[mcspin50]

[starleen2]

You can also use them to weld with - but you'll need a filler rod

[hotrod]

wow looks different than my carbon arc torch! which by the way work very well for certain applications like back goudging, cutting out bad welds or cutting something apart that you do not want to destroy... takes a little skill but our shop wouldnt function without them....

[hotrod]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCoogBhq18w
heres the ones we use... handy things, be sure youve got a DC welder capable of 300 amps...