Abstract: An electrode holder includes an electrode holder handle having a handle interior, an electrically-conductive electrode clamp attachment head in the handle interior, an electrical insulator in the handle interior and engaging the electrode clamp attachment head, an electrically-conductive welding lead attachment head in the handle interior and engaging the electrical insulator, a switch contact slide space in the handle interior between the electrode clamp attachment head and the welding lead attachment head, an electrically-conductive switch contact slidably disposed in the switch contact slide space and a switch carried by the electrode holder handle and engaging the switch contact.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode holder to be used in welding that has a closed-end structure that removes the gripping problems inherent with open-jawed “tong-type” electrode holders. The electrode holder contains a grooved hole that allows tighter clamping onto an electrode, easing the process of bending an electrode by hand. The electrode holder also has a comfortable handle covered by a sleeve that keeps the electrode holder cool to the touch, allowing a welding lead to be fed through the sleeve and connected to the electrode holder without removing the handle of the electrode holder.

Abstract: A hand held electrode holder has a power on/off switch on the handle of the electrode holder and a trigger to open the clamping jaws that clamp the electrode. The holder has internal parts which operate such that the trigger cannot open the clamping jaws while the switch is in the power on position thereby reducing the possibility of an electric hazard when changing electrodes.

Abstract: A hand held electrode holder has a power on/off switch on the handle of the electrode holder and a trigger to open the clamping jaws that clamp the electrode. The holder has internal parts which operate such that the trigger cannot open the clamping jaws while the switch is in the power on position thereby reducing the possibility of an electric hazard when changing electrodes.

Abstract: An over-handle is mounted on a rotor-ring for rotation around the handle of the torch. The accessory is for use with a torch of the kind in which a (coated) electrode is mounted in an electrode holder, and is tightened therein by the welder screwing the holder into the torch handle. The orientation of the electrode relative to the handle is unpredictable, and the rotatable over-handle enables the over-handle to be orientated to suit the orientation of the electrode. A rotatable accessory in the form of a pick hammer is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrode holder to be connected to a welding current cable and having a pair of jaw support members pivoted to a tubular member therebetween which has a bore receiving said cable, the cable being connected by separate conductors to electrode gripping jaw pieces in said support members, and a pair of springs separately urging the respective jaw support members about said pivot to bring the jaw pieces together and clamp an electrode therebetween, the ends of the springs being supported in a collar which surrounds the tubular member and is adjustable longitudinally thereof to adjust the spring pressure closing said jaw pieces.