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"welding using daisy-chained car batteries" this is hardcore
by nuker 6y ago
"welding using daisy-chained car batteries" this is hardcore
- s5300 6y agoIt's really not. Using car batteries for various types of welding is common hobby practice
- freehunter 6y agoSomething tells me most hobbyists are not doing their car battery welding on-the-fly in -60F weather in the middle of Sibera with the stakes of failure being freezing to death though.
- s5300 6y agoI inferred that he was simply saying the fact of using chained car batteries for welding is hardcore, which I obviously think is not as I've seen it done by many people in many places. As for the situation in this context though - sure, that could be said to be hardcore.
- pengaru 6y agoYou're right, car batteries are a very accessible source of high-current DC power. It's especially common for budget DIY spot welding.
- nuker 6y agoIt is, it was likely some big thing, like strut support, not small hobby things like jewelry.
- avhon1 6y agoArc welding structural steel with lead-acid batteries is well-established among hobbyists. Here's somebody who reinforced their truck bumper using six 6-volt golf cart batteries, jumper cables, and filler rod, in 2008: https://www.instructables.com/Golfcart--Welder/ https://www.instructables.com/Golfcart--Welder/