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first welder ever made
The production of an arc between two carbon electrodes using a battery is credited to Sir Humphry Davy in 1800. -
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stick welding
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fuzing lead
In 1881, French scientist Auguste De Meritens succeeded in fusing lead plates by using the heat generated from an arc. Later, Russian scientist Nikolai N. Benardos and his compatriot Stanislaus Olszewski developed an electrode holder for which they secured US and British patents. -
modern welding born
During the 1890’s, one of the most popular welding methods was carbon arc welding. Around the same time, American C.L. Coffin secured a US patent for metal electrode arc welding. N.G. Slavianoff of Russia used the same principle for casting metals in molds. -
flux coated rods invented
Coated metal electrode was first introduced in 1900 by Strohmenger. A coating of lime helped the arc to be much more stable. A number of other welding processes were developed during this period. Some of them included seam welding, spot welding, flash butt welding, and projection welding. Stick electrodes became a popular welding tool around this time as well. -
american welding sociody is formed
After the end of World War I, the American Welding Society was established by Comfort Avery Adams. The aim of the society was the advancement of welding processes. CJ Holstag also invented the alternating current in 1919. However, alternating current was first commercially utilized by the welding industry only in the 1930’s. -
automatic welding was envented
Automatic welding was first introduced in 1920. Invented by P.O. Nobel, automatic welding integrated the use of arc voltage and bare electrode wires. It was used for repairing and molding metals. Several types of electrodes were also developed during this decade. -
lincoln tombstone
lincoln came out with a welder called a tombstone welder it was the most modern welder back then
