Tuesday, August 13, 2013
A (pre-paint) shot of the weld on the knuckle:
I found it very interesting to look at the weld on the brake hose holder (and the ones on the spring mount a few inches out of the shot) and compare them to the one holding the knuckle onto the axle tube. The former are clearly done by hand, while the latter really doesn't look like it. But I don't think they had computerized welding in 1949...
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Hey, maybe they mounted the assembly in a very slowly turning jig, and braced the welding device? What sort of welding were they doing back then, mig,stick, or just gas?
If you look at http://www.weldinghistory.org/whfolder/folder/wh1900.html in the 1920's section, it says "The automotive industry began using Automatic Welding with a bare wire fed to the workpiece to the production of differential housings."
So I'd guess your idea is bang on, with some form of wire feed welding.
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