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part artist, part pyromaniac, fusing metal with light brighter than the sun
means A person who joins pieces of metal together by melting and fusing them, typically using intense heat from an electric arc or a gas flame.
from From "weld," a 16th-century alteration of the older verb "well," meaning to boil up, bubble, or gush — the same root behind the "well" you draw water from. The idea was of metal heated until it surged and flowed together. The intrusive "d" likely crept in from the past participle "welled," and the spelling stuck. Add the agent suffix "-er," and you have the one who makes metal well up and merge.
- arc heat
- welding arcs hit 6500°F, hotter than the sun's surface
- flash burn
- skipping the mask sunburns your eyeballs by lunch
- underwater work
- some weld while diving, dodging electrocution and the deep
- holds bridges
- their seams keep skyscrapers and ships from falling apart
- ancient craft
- blacksmiths forge-welded iron over 2,000 years ago
lincoln electric — world's largest welder manufacturer, founded 1895 in cleveland, ohio
fronius — austrian welding equipment company, pioneer of inverter technology since 1945
miller electric — major us welding equipment maker, part of itw, established 1929