Synopsis
Methods of welding and occupational prospects for welders.
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Details
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Occupations: Welding
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Good overview of the welding profession circa 1942 · Chipmaster · 2004-11-27
Just imagine: Pearl Harbor bombed, men lining up to enlist... and shipyards begging for welders. So considering the urgency, the matter-of-fact, dry tone of this overview of the welding profession is a bit understated, but nonetheless it's informative and useful. Maybe all the bombastic narrators had been drafted. The film centers around the major welding method of the day, gas oxy-acetylene welding. Although this is considered largely obsolete for production work today, it's good footage of the basics of any welding method. The film moves on to spot welding, then stick welding, and then to…
★★ · Why Welding? (Hey, good title!) · Spuzz · 2005-09-03
Pretty boring, except for the very beginning, where they combine the elements to show what is in a welding torch flame, Your Lifes Work here. I mean, if you get your kicks out of the many infinite ways two pieces of metal can be welded together, well, have I got a movie for you! All others, stay away.