WWII shipbuilding typically called for 10,000 welded studs per naval hull. In 1940 an efficient welder could weld studs @ 40/hr. A welder named Ted Nelson invented the Rocket Gun that allowed a man to weld more than 10Xs that many per hr. Amazing technology came out of WWII necessity and innovation. Source: Freedom’s Forge 92012) by Arthur Herman
WWII shipbuilding typically called for 10,000 welded studs per naval hull. In 1940 an efficient welder could weld studs @ 40/hr. A welder named Ted Nelson invented the Rocket Gun that allowed a man to weld more than 10Xs that many per hr. Amazing technology came out of WWII necessity and innovation. Source: Freedom’s Forge 92012) by Arthur Herman