History welding equipment from the past

Totally!

 

This is my semi home made welder.
It was completely burned up when I got it.
Late 40's or early 50's Westinghouse 200 amp AC/DC.
I had to rewind the transformer, load inductor and the fan motor. The original selenium rectifier stack was toast so I built a bridge rectifier from war surplus diodes.
I added a Sears high frequency unit on the back along with a home made solid state
brain box to control the post flow gas valve and start stop switch on the torch.
I have 2 other welders now so I leave this one setup for magnesium and aluminum all the time.

 

Hey Sweats,thanks for posting the picture of some of my "junk". The welder is a Mid-State,1940 is stamped on the data plate.The smaller red box directly on top is marked,"The Missing Link",HaHa! On the very top of that box is an antique battery charger, "Rectigon" made by Westinghouse Electric. Only available in San-Fransisco,. I'm hoping Sweats will post some more pictures on here.I would do it myself if i wasn't such a computer idiot.Thanks for the comments guys.Oh,late model steering wheel? It's a 1960 Olds,haha.

Thanks again Sweats.

 

I had one of the first heliarc converters that went piggyback to an ac/dc welder, it was called the missing link, my cousin may still have it, i will see if i can get a pic of it, those Miller machines can weld a gum wrapper together,best machine going A Synchrowave wouldnt hold a candle to it, best jump on that one in Craigslist!

 

I don't know that you would consider it vintage, but here's a pic of my Millermatic 35. I traded a guy some Lowe's gift cards for it. I have had it for a while now and haven't even had a chance to used it.

 

This it what I learned on....Trindl model 80a...anyone know anything about them ?

 

1970 Miller Mig. I replaced the contactor and liner. Works like a champ! ​

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That reminds me of that "magical" welding machine you see advertised in 1950s Hot Rod magazines.

 

Damn! these like the ones i grew up using,I'll have snap some shot of mine.

 

Used to have a Westinghouse Flexarc welder, 6cylinder Chrysler powered, kept ouside the shop all year. Sometimes it was the only thing that would start. always had to push the brushes down into the copper part, (commutator?) to get it to work, but was a great machine. The guy I sold it to still has it, and just think it was used to make Liberty ships!

 

Not sure if we are thinking of the same type of "dial", immediately prior to plastic the dial was some kind of aluminum or maybe zinc casting.

Another difference, the older machines had copper windings. In the late '60s or early '70s that changed to aluminum.

The same basic case was used for variants with more and less power, or with DC output.

 

So you made already know this, but if you ever get to Denver, The Forney Museum of Transportation is worth a visit. Paid for with profits from all those welders going back to WWII days.

 

Here's my Trindl model 16 125 amp job. Just had it given to me yesterday by a buddy who bought a house from an estate. The 6 car garage/shop was full of tools and old equiptment. He gave me this old "dinasour" of a welder. I also got a full cabinet of old welding rod...will dry it in the oven tomorrow after the missus goees to work...can't wait to see how it works!

 

I think my dad has one like that !!!!

 

here is my old old lincoln r. Best stick welder Iv ever used

 

Lincoln "torpedo" welder, Great DC Power...

 

Hey that's my welder in my barn! No really that's my trail70 in the right rear and my air compressor left rear. Glad someone else could use my pictures to relive their younger days!

Sorry for waking an old thread!

 

Or "Fire-Plug", those are great!! Pssst, are you running your's on single phase?? How's the weather your way?? Mike.

 

your thoughts...?

 

Lincoln hub cap from old gas drives trailers. I work in the welding supply industry and we acquired independents in Ohio. We found two of these caps in a wooden box in the basement of the Burton French company in Mansfield, OH. My former boss has them and I have been trying to get them for 6 years.

 

Little 50s Marquette 100amp stick box . little sucker weighs 75# ,all copper, so quiet u cant tell its on. Little attachment on handle is a Sears option("Thermal Arc") for tig. For welding a/c with Argon. Tig'd up lots of racing Cro-Mo go-karts as a teen ,not exactly dimes on edge but they held.
thk/u. gus.

 

a shipyard I worked at got 6 of these from a shipyard in toledo that went under back in 1990 , all the units worked , can't kill them , still get calls from the owner of the company to do tune ups on them every summer , I have 3 carbs sitting on shelf at his place rebuilt for the new Gas . all thats been done to the units is stellite exhaust valves and seats and oil changes and minor work . whats weird is the newer units ( 60's up to 1990's ) look exactly the same except they use a Ford inlines .

my buzz boxes are a lincoln hip roof ( the brick) that came from my grandparents farm , and a O/T Miller sychrowave tig unit .

 

1928 Belgium AC transformer.

Now Restored

 

I could really use a set of these Lincoln caps if any has some.I have a couple old Lincoln welders I am restoring.

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I use my 1946 SA200 Lincoln gas welder, and have a sears home and shop buzz box that will only run 6013. My big one is at my brothers, it is a SAE400 Lincoln, what a sweetheart welding machine. the smoothest arc I ever welded with.

Lee

 

Interesting thread brought back, I have a Lincoln 'hip roof' or 'tombstone' from early '70's, it is copper wound.
Back in the early '60's a buddy made a welder out of an aircraft generator powered with a Chevy' 6, seemed to work fine.

 

Here is my dads 1965 Westinghouse Westing Arc 200 amp CV power source and Westing Arc Spool gun. Still works and didn't have the heart to scrap it...Bob

 

I don't have any photos, but I do have a couple of old ads View attachment 273514

 

I saw this one while travelling in Korea. It actually worked! When I first saw it a guy was welding a backhoe bucket.

 

I bought this old acetylene tank in Silver Plume,Co. last week on my way to the hot rod hill climb. I was told it was from Georgetown, Co. mine from late 1800's any info? Frank