Stuck with Hackett - Building a Welding Rig

[likeprestige]

I don't get what the point of these video's are considering the run-time is less than 3 minutes, on average.

[TheNo1Nigga]

I WANT MORE!!!

[rebelhiltz]

@BabyIYours thats true but if you watch the entire episode on science channel he makes a welding shield from a sunroof and an old bucket,

[GooGobbler113]

1:54 omfg look how close his finger is to touching the metal of those clips----he was literally about 3millemeters away from a very dangerous amount of electricity flowing through him.

[TKVRPRJCT]

I'M DOIN' IT.

...Except for that whole exploding thing....... @zerqTM I'm a little nervous about that.

[ZerqTM]

isent there a risk that the batteries might ract violently to that?..

typicaly with a electric welder you can only work so long before it over heats... but with those batteries isent there a risk they might react violently maybe even exploding?

[tsubasa198]

@ZerqTM It certainly could, but since it is only 36 volts, the likely of it happening are one in a million, unless the batteries were defective, and or damaged.

[killerpacdot]

@tsubasa198 Volts mean nothing when it comes to this.

[tsubasa198]

@killerpacdot Eh, then I guess I forgot some of the stuff I learned from shop class. My bad.

[ZerqTM]

@callmeshane303 to your comment you removed yes i read a lot of books every day in fact.

usualy both fiction and something technical as well and a lot of technical documentation.

Electrical engeneering is not my main area of focus though i am a programmer but i do take an intrest in it and it metal working techniques.

basical i am rubber you are glue troll!

and that wasent so much an opinion as a causionary querry. but i do have a lot of opinions to as it happens.

:p

[ArtistBlade1972]

@ZerqTM Notice how he doesn't really weld with it? This rig would be a half ass welder at best. You are correct in assuming you shouldn't directly short a standard car battery.

[320iguy]

@ZerqTM yes, as i have used this concept a few times, while on tour (racing). there are a few guild lines that should be followed. most people that are familiar with this idea, know those guild lines....

[flamedrag18]

@ZerqTM yes, but the idea isn't to build a car with this rig, it's possible to use it in a quick and easy temporary repair. like you would do in a offroad trip, all you need is three guys to stop to let you use their batteries for 10 minutes while you make a repair good enough to get you home and to get a proper repair. using this for more than a hour would be risky. supposedly this can work with two batteries if you use a smaller welding rod(1/16" rod instead of 1/8")

[df93dt]

Looks dangerous

[coolbelt86]

mmmmmmmm........ I don't think you can adjust your amperage. Also it's kinda easy to shock yourself welding (just touch what you ground and your flux.). In an Emergency situation this seems legit, but a practical one idk...

[theracemixer]

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[bamboo4tameshigiri]

Excellent to pass on this kind of information.

[MetalHeart678]

I read "Building a Wedding Ring" XD

[tylowylo12321]

@MetalHeart678 me too!

[AMacProOwner]

@MetalHeart678 Mee Too

[mitko1251]

@AMacProOwner me three

[AMacProOwner]

@AMacProOwner Thanks