Welch plug source?

[tom-c]

I bought some online a few years ago and can’t remember who had them. I need two 13/16 diameter welch plugs. Help!

[Mumbles]

These guys?

http://www.hubbardspring.com/all-catego … sion-plugs

[mercuryman]

Try a penny for size.

[tom-c]

Penny is too small.

[billw]

Is steel okay?

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/dorm … hgodSmEGLQ

Long live American manufacturing!

[tom-c]

That’s it! Thanks Bill. But something isn’t right about it. It says it’s .81 inches high! That can’t be right. It would look like a thimble. I would hope they mean .081" high.

[wagemaker]

If you look at the chart on Hubbardsprings site it shows nominal diameter in the second column. The 13/16 plug has a nominal diameter of .815. 13/16 is equal to .8125. It has to be a mistake to call it the height.

My question is, where did "welch" come from?

[Mumbles]

quote Wagemaker:

My question is, where did “welch” come from?

From the Welch brothers, obviously.

http://www.britishcarweek.org/welch_plug.html

[Steve D]

quote Wagemaker:

My question is, where did “welch” come from?

Haha, I wondered about that too. Nice going Mumbles coming up with that bit of obscure info! 🙂

[jim-moffatt]

Tom
you have the right source Doorman makes all sizes and their catalog is available on line. Hubbard spring requires a $100 order.
I have some of these 13/16 can mail them for free.
Be aware that they are steel and take a lot of pounding to flatten. They work OK but it would be better to have aluminum ones. But I dont know a source for them at reasonable price. Jim

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