I bought a hobby #welder a few years ago, and have only run it off 120V so far, set to meager amps so I don't trip the breaker.
I got it to try to repair a folding wagon.
I was thrilled to make what I thought was a smooth bead, but chipped away the slag to find just a mess of tiny metal drops instead of a good join. I had to go over it multiple times!
So far, the best I can do, is weld tiny things, using tiny welding rods. Repaired a shovel. Joined blacksmithed chain links...
Turning Waste Plastic into Spools of Filament.
Despite being a readily-available source of useful plastic, massive numbers of disposable bottles go to waste every day. To remedy this problem (or take advantage of this situation, depending on your perspective) [Igor Tylman] created the PETmachine, an extruder to make 3D printer filament from PET plastic bottles.
https://tylmandesign.com/project/petmachine/
#3dprinting #plastic #waste #recycled #filament #welder #tech #media #maker #news
This is going to sound like a joke about a lack of skills but:
I think my #welder is broken which is why I'm having such a hard time getting any #welding done.
It's a small 160A stick welder, and I've done some reasonably good (not horrid) welds in the past.
The reason I suspect breakage is because it seems after being powered on for a while, maybe just minutes, and not really doing any welding - even just idling - suddenly it appears completely unable to strike an arc. I've found that turning it off for 30 seconds before powering it back on makes it strike an arc again just as easily as when just powered on. Then again suddenly no arc again, ad nauseam.
It has a thermal lockout which does not kick in.
It kind of feels like the welder cannot keep the voltage going, but I don't really know what to expect or how to do it safely, so.. any #welders out there?
Welder Average Salary in USA, 2026 » QA Realm
https://qarealm.com/welder-average-salary-in-usa-2026/
キーボードに12.8型タッチディスプレイを搭載した「Welder」がKickstarterに登場！また面白そうなの見つけちゃった。
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://daily-gadget.net/2025/09/26/post-94294/
Welder is another folding keyboard with a 12.8 inch display, but this one has mechanical keys (crowdfunding)
The Welder keyboard is a mechanical keyboard with RGB backlit keys and a special feature – a built-in 12.8 inch touchscreen display that makes this input device look more like a widescreen laptop than a standard keyboard.
Expected to have a retail price of $699, the Welder keyboard seems pretty expensive, but the company behind the keyboard is running a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign with […]
#crowdfunding #inputDevice #keyboard #portableDisplay #welder
A Field Expedient Welder, Only MacGyver Could Love.
If you needed to weld something in a pinch, what’s the minimum complement of equipment you could get away with? In [Professor Bardal’s] case, it’s a couple of motorcycle batteries and a roll of flux-core wire, and not much else.
#diy #field #expedient #welder #welding #machine #engineer #media #tech #news
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