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I may have found my calling as a pack rat of tiny metal things! I seriously have a problem of finding and or not throwing away this type of stuff. If I make stuff out of it my wife would definitely be less frustrated😂.
Great video. May I ask what type of welder this is please. It looks ideal for me as I’ve never welded before😮 It looks a bit dicey not wearing gloves but I’m guessing that the small scale creations make wearing protective gloves awkward. Do you need a dark glass mask? Cheers
Hey there . I’ve been a big fan of your work for a while and finally saved up some money to try making some pieces. What kind of soldering machine do you use /would recommend to a broke student?
Do you think soldering would work with this type of art medium? Have you tried it before? I'm wanting to start creating structures + models with the bits and pieces I've collected over the last year but not sure on the best adhesive methods
I’ve tried soldering in the past, and the difficulty is I couldn’t get it to work with most of the metals I’d end up using. Before I had my welding system I used to use superglue (it’s not strong enough for me to use commercially now, but it worked great when it was for a hobby/fun)
@@zakmiskrycreations thanks for responding! That was a worry for me as obviously the solder may not stick to certain alloys/metals. I'll have a play around :)
@@Nistekisyou can also try mechanical fastening - bolting stuff together/using wire to bind sections etc. Best thing to do is probably just test a load of different things and see what sticks (no pun intended)
It really was haha, especially having to spend time fixing what I had just finished building! It could've gone a lot worse though so that helped me to keep going!
Scratch that, I see when you were working on the feet you also grab directly on the clamp and weren’t getting shocked. So mystery is still unsolved lol
soooo jealous!… but watch out for those galvanized screws!.. deadly when welded off-gassing - fully strip em of the coatings first…. also… do you epoxy around all the capacitors wouldn’t want them to leak later on. would be nifty to see what you come up with!
I think every time you comment I learn something new haha, I haven’t thought of the capacitors leaking, I’ll have to look into that! Will definitely be careful around the galvanised stuff though
@@zakmiskrycreations Very cool! for now i’m stuck topping out at 30w but i’m making stuff that is only like 6 inches or so. Should work fine. but i’m eyeing the 150s for sure! as an upgrade eventually
definitely be careful with anything galvanized. You should probably strip it first with a mild acid because every time you’re welding that stuff you’re producing really toxic gas that’s very different than welding with any other metal so avoid galvanized stuff like the plague if you can.
I also love what you are doing for some time now, always makes me smile to see you in suggested videos, keep on great work and treasure your safety and health
Thats true but the magnetic properties actually ended up being very useful in this build later on - but it's definitely worth considering for future builds where I'm trying to keep the weight down so thanks for the suggestion!
It’s coming along nicely. Really like the idea the speakers. Question, is it a concern the magnetic fields of the speakers attracting dust long turn? All the magnets I have in my shop seem to have dust. I’m going to remove the magnet and replace with black EVA foam. Any thoughts? Again going well.
That’s really interesting I’d never considered that! I’ve used speakers before in pieces and I haven’t noticed them getting dustier than others (but that might just be because I haven’t been paying attention)
