Yes, they were/are welding. They were/are not brazing or soldering. They use
electric arc welders using 7018 stick electrodes!!!
They do it because they find it to be the fastest, the easiest and the
strongest way to accomplish the required job.

I was one of them.



"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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| "P D Fritz" wrote: Really??? Tell that to the Navy Aviation Boatswain's
| Mates working on
| aircraft carriers who regularly weld cables together whenever it's time
to
| replace the purchase cables of the Arrresting Gear engines. (clip)
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Are you sure they are really *welding* the cables, or are you just using
the
| term to mean "joining." Welding two cables end-to-end would require
fusion
| of the individual strands. Why would they do something so difficult when
| there are easier ways?
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