[TheForge] History-blacksmithing-welding-?

Mon Oct 7 00:13:00 2002

Ralph, forge welding was first uesd in 1742 b.c.
if I remember correctly.
dave m

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] History-blacksmithing-welding-?

> At 07:08 PM 10/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know of a book that gives good detailsand dates on the
history
> >of when the differant types (carbon ark, gas, ect) of welding came in to
> >use?
> >
> >Dan Rathburn
> >Elgin, IL USA
> >
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> I forgot the title (and it is packed away somewheres, but a welding text
> book will. Electric welding was first used in the later 1880's if I
> remember correctly. Tho it might be the 1890's. And gas welding came about
> in the early 1900's ( perhaps 1910?)
> Forge welding was probably shortly after blacksmithing was started.
>
>
> Ralph
>
>
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