[TheForge] History-blacksmithing-welding-?

Tue Oct 8 13:11:04 2002

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From: "Ralph E Douglass" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] History-blacksmithing-welding-?

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> > The art of blacksmithing was developed during the middle ages.

 Many tools (which were welded) have been found which were made
approximately 1000 B.C.

These two sentences should not have been together.

> well this is not too clear. 1000 b.c. is long before middle ages.
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> > Acetylene was discovered in 1836 in England.
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> And while the gas had been discovered then it was not used in welding
> untill about 1900

Gas welding and cutting was developed in the 1800's.  A blow pipe or torch
was introducted in 1887 and this helped the development of both welding and
cutting prior to 1900.  Prior to 1900, hydrogen and coal gas were used.  In
about 1900 a torch suitable for use with low-pressure acetylene was
developed.
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> > A patent was granted for arc welding in England in 1885 and the U S in
1887.
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> This information comes from the Modern Welding Technology, fourth edition,
1998 ( this is a text book for welding).

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