Old GE arc welder

kdmount · Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:58 am

I've been clearing out my dad's garage and would like to get some info on this old General Electric welder model 6WK1831. It does work, but I know nothing about it. I have all the leads. Google provided me with nothing. Is it an AC or DC arc welder? Any guesses on what year it was manufactured? What would be a reasonable value? Pretty sure it would have to be a local sale as this thing weighs 350 pounds. Any info would be appreciated.

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kblenker#22 · Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:38 pm

I don't have any real information for you but I swear I've seen that welder before. It was in an old arc blow video someone posted, the video looked like it was from the 50s or 60s. I'll do some looking and see if I can find it or if someone else knows of it please post link.

kblenker#22 · Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:41 pm

http://youtu.be/CW7I-ymfINU

Found it

kdmount · Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:15 pm

Thanks for the reply. Cool video for sure

ex framie · Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:04 am

That thing is a beast.
You going to keep it?
They really dont makem like that anymore.

Coldman · Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:09 am

From the video we can see it was made in 1954 and the power source is an ac machine.

Adam Mc Laughlin · Sat Sep 12, 2015 6:24 pm

It looks cool, prolly works really nice
Would be nice to have
Just burns some serious real estate in the garage

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kdmount · Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:43 am

Thanks for all the replies and info. I will probably hang on to it for a while since it was the first welder I learned on, as well as the first welder my son learned on. I'll keep digging for more info. Thanks again!