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- - By Oregon Jake (**) Date 03-22-2009 02:23
My dad picked this up for me a few years ago in Portland.  It's case looks to be made out of an early Masonite, and the stinger has a factory wooden handle.  Today I got it out and made a few little welds with dad, just for fun.  In true old school fashion I chipped slag without safety glasses on... and landed a nice piece of pepper on my eyeball.  It came out easy and I laughed it off. 

Enjoy the pics...

Jake  
Parent - - By swsweld (****) Date 03-22-2009 03:31
Still works too. That's interesting. Why did you have to chip it? With that set up you would think the slag would just peel off :) Yea, eyeballs are slag magnets. Glad it came out and not serious.
Parent - By Oregon Jake (**) Date 03-23-2009 01:09
Ha ha yeah... I probably won't be capping any boiler tubes with this one :)
Parent - - By 63 Max (***) Date 03-22-2009 03:34
That is cool. You dont want to sell it do you? :)
Parent - By Oregon Jake (**) Date 03-23-2009 01:02
Hmm...I don't know.  I don't even know what it's worth.  I've only tried it 3 times in 3 years, just for the fun factor.
Parent - - By BryonLewis (****) Date 03-22-2009 04:09
You know how old it is?
Parent - By Oregon Jake (**) Date 03-23-2009 01:05
I typed "Dynamic Super Charged Welder" into Google and some info came up on it here:

http://www.zimbio.com/member/stickweld/articles/4577398/Dynamic+Heavy+Duty+Industrial+Welder

Around 1940 is my guess.
Parent - - By aevald (*****) Date 03-22-2009 04:13
Hello Jake, that's a pretty awesome bit of nostalgia. Would I be correct in guessing that it is supposed to be a 75 amp machine? Do you have any more history on it? Thanks very much for sharing it on here. Best regards, Allan
Parent - By Oregon Jake (**) Date 03-23-2009 01:16
I just Google mapped the address with "street view" clicked on... it looks like where the factory was is the projects now.  A couple huge apartments, an empty lot, a liquor store, and the commuter train going by on the tracks above the streets.
Parent - - By darren (***) Date 03-22-2009 05:42
AWESOME, thanks for the post.
Parent - - By chris2698 (****) Date 03-22-2009 06:37
pretty cool thanks for sharing
Parent - - By okwelder82 (***) Date 03-22-2009 19:37
That stinger looks like an old school version of the Lincoln T-300
Parent - - By Stringer (***) Date 03-23-2009 00:36
Looks like you're burning vintage rods, too.
Parent - By Oregon Jake (**) Date 03-23-2009 00:58
Yeah, I think they came with the welder actually.  1/16" diameter, 7 inches long.  The smoke smells like 6011...sort of.  No numbers on them.
Parent - By jrw159 (*****) Date 03-23-2009 12:10
Oregon Jake,
  That is one awsome peice of history. :-) Thanks for sharing with us. (Green with envy) LOL

jrw159
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