An old friend just called. He has an Airco welder he's used
for decades but it's now on strike.

Airco 0475 1341-0178

is what we know. He was told Airco made it, not just
labeled it.

Anyone know where a Fine Manual might be had?



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On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:57:06 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

An old friend just called. He has an Airco welder he's used
for decades but it's now on strike.

Airco 0475 1341-0178

is what we know. He was told Airco made it, not just
labeled it.

Anyone know where a Fine Manual might be had?

What is the model Name ?

Gunner

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clubbing baby seals. It gets boring after a while, but because Liberals are
so stupid it is easy work." Steven M. Barry

Gunner writes:

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:57:06 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

An old friend just called. He has an Airco welder he's used
for decades but it's now on strike.

Airco 0475 1341-0178

is what we know. He was told Airco made it, not just
labeled it.

Anyone know where a Fine Manual might be had?

What is the model Name ?

"250 Ampere AC/DC Heliwelder"

It's orange & white. He thinks it as built by Midstate not Miller or ESAB.

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A host is a host from coast to
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:12:35 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

Gunner writes:

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:57:06 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

An old friend just called. He has an Airco welder he's used
for decades but it's now on strike.

Airco 0475 1341-0178

is what we know. He was told Airco made it, not just
labeled it.

Anyone know where a Fine Manual might be had?

What is the model Name ?

"250 Ampere AC/DC Heliwelder"

It's orange & white. He thinks it as built by Midstate not Miller or ESAB.

Orange and white ..and the name "Heliwelder" would make it an Airco
product. Probably built by Midstate.


Or:
The BOC Group Ltd. made the Airco brand of welders, which are no
longer produced. The company applied for a U.S. trademark on the Airco
brand name on Friday, January 2, 1970. Headquartered in Windlesham,
the United Kingdom, the BOC Group, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Linde AG."

"Some was made by Westinghouse as well. The gas division was bought
out by BOC gasses originally I think. Airco was a pioneer in cutting
machines and produced some of the finest ever made. Koike/Aronson was
making the Radiagraph which Airco invented in 1937, I believe, and is
second to none but stopped production after 65 years probably so they
could sell more of their own machines. That is what most big shops
still use because it has never been improved upon. I know a big shop
that has a few dozen of them. Airco invented MIG and it was introduced
in 1948 under 2 patents. They were early with TIG as well and called
it Heli welding while Linde called it Heli arc or vice/versa. Lincoln
also bought some of Airco. I Have 1980 general products catalogue
that's an 1/2 an inch thick. I also owned a 1959 Hornet Special with
an F140 Continental that was every bit as good as an SA200 and about
the same size. I would be curious to find out why they sold out all
their divisions. They were right up there with Lincoln, Miller and
Hobart. Dave"




Liberals - Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends
of every country save their own. Benjamin Disraeli

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:12:35 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

Gunner writes:

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:57:06 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

An old friend just called. He has an Airco welder he's used
for decades but it's now on strike.

Airco 0475 1341-0178

is what we know. He was told Airco made it, not just
labeled it.

Anyone know where a Fine Manual might be had?

What is the model Name ?

"250 Ampere AC/DC Heliwelder"

It's orange & white. He thinks it as built by Midstate not Miller or ESAB.


These people are supposedly quite good with Airco.

Hummm...you know...I too may have that same welder out in the cargo
container.

Ill have to check. Its my "spare" machine. and is rather..buried at
the moment.

If I recall...mine was allegedly made by ESAP.

Gunner

Liberals - Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends
of every country save their own. Benjamin Disraeli