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    Welds that look like Shit

    I sand Blasted my Frame for my 55 , after I got it home and up on the Lift , Holy SHIT !!
    Look at these welds !!! I have fired guys for Better work than this .
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    I guess that's where they found their next job.

    That's quite typical of factory welds.

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    Yeah, and that wasn't even the work of illegals or Chinese . It was "skilled" US union labor.
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    Yeah most frames I've seen had factory welds like this. They may not have looked good but evidently they were strong, they've lasted all this time.lol

    Those are production welds, has to be done in a limited amount time. I have buddy how used to work on the assembly line back in day (body man) and he told me that the lead was work was done right there on the conveyer belt. I'm assuming that the welds were done the same.
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    They did not have mig or flux core welders as we know them in the mid 50s.

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    Most of those welds don't even have to be that strong. Joining two c-channels together or applying a gusset to prevent cracking of the joint doesn't take much strength.

    I have a front clip here that has some cracks in it. It's not damaged at all from an accident, but the cracks are clear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick_L View Post
    They did not have mig or flux core welders as we know them in the mid 50s.
    In 1948, GMAW was finally developed by the Battelle Memorial Institute. It used a smaller diameter electrode and a constant voltage power source developed by H. E. Kennedy. It offered a high deposition rate, but the high cost of inert gases limited its use to non-ferrous materials and prevented cost savings. In 1953, the use of carbon dioxide as a welding atmosphere was developed, and it quickly gained popularity in GMAW, since it made welding steel more economical. In 1958 and 1959, the short-arc variation of GMAW was released, which increased welding versatility and made the welding of thin materials possible while relying on smaller electrode wires and more advanced power supplies. It quickly became the most popular GMAW variation. The spray-arc transfer variation was developed in the early 1960s, when experimenters added small amounts of oxygen to inert gases. More recently, pulsed current has been applied, giving rise to a new method called the pulsed spray-arc variation.[3]
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    56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
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    1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
    2001 Porsche Boxster S
    2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
    2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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    I like them cause I'm modifying my factory frame with some extra bracing and they make my very shitty looking welds look factory lol.

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    Lots 2 piece frames have arc marks between the welds, showing that they were dragging the lead
    between welds. Sometimes you see a complete S shape path between the welds. To me this indicates they were moving very fast, or the frame rail was moving by the welder.

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