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Stud welder
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May 11, 2025 5:20 PM
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Verbodentoegang
What does Newton say about that ?
acuteavocado7
i REALLY should not put my dick in that.
however...
TheShadowBoxingAssCrack
Are these self-sealing stem bolts?
RaxianTheta
best I can do is a crate of yamuk sauce
isthisjunkmail
Fasten-ating!
Redoneter593
The closest I have to that.
4sambucas
I've seen lots of studs on this site, and none of them was welded
GeekMarine72
My dad did that for decades at TRW…
skynap
https://soyer.de/produkt-kategorie/bolzenschweisspistolen/
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alexburgers
I found a cut and acid etch..
ConsummateConundrum
I'm finally getting a handle on finding the TG logo.
SlippeyPetey2000
I've only seen it once
ConsummateConundrum
My comment is a clue for those who can't find this one.
TheFastpaws
I actually stopped looking when they added up to four. Just gets stupid at that point
jinbee
Very nice, now let's see the strength test on the weld.
wikkit
We had one of these at work, the instantaneous current in the cables is so high that if they're loose on the floor they will jump away from each other when you fire it.
alexburgers
Lorentz force being visible at such currents is quite neat yeah :D
Filanwizard
One of the challenges with railguns. Aside from the wear on the rails is keeping them from pushing apart when the capacitor is dumped.
siimrCandyMagnet
Seems shallow
ufoara
For pulling dents out of Oil Tanker Hulls
HardyandRamanujan
Really? That sounds like it's a thing
MrWobblyHead
Smaller versions along with weld nuts are commonly used on car body panels. I worked as a quality technician doing goods-in inspection on batches of weld fasteners (among many other items). One of the customers for them was Stadco and they make parts many different car brands.
LydiaLPineault
Ah! Thank You! That makes perfect sense now! Just imagine a giant oil tanker on the the ocean that got rammed!? 🛢
willpostanything
Sounds gay..
LogicalLimes
And then you just… bust the nut.
Redoneter593
Geveg
Neat. How strong is the weld?
Randomice
Stud you say? Points machine at himself...
Putitinyomama
whitecheddarismyrappername
*dies
Gibleteousjack
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aW9sOG9iaWY5MndpcnJsZWc2dHgyZGhjZW5kYTdnZzk4aDJ4aDBuMSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/j6ZlX8ghxNFRknObVk/200w.webp
maincarrot
*ksssk... ksssk*
Hehehheheheeh h-hey Butthead, check out my hard nipples heheheheh
Hhhhhuhhuh. You look like... Madonna. In winter hhhuhuh
Heh heh heh, yeah yeah! Heh heh. im cold! Heh.
Hhhhhhuhuhu.
Heh heh.. heh.
RayIsPrettyOkay
I love corny jokes but I also know there is at least 87% chance people will die this way
Randomice
Natural selection. Every time I read the news it seems we don't have enough of it.
TheWonderfulWizardOfOs
Make sure you use a stud finder first to ensure that you are a genuine stud. Otherwise, it could end in tragedy
counterintel
Tragedeigh*
cylogenix
I very much doubt that weld is going to hold.
Filanwizard
These hold very well, but I do suspect they are not meant for a live load. So that is mounting a light fixture is yes, a stairway is no.
BoomyGordo
You could easily do literally ant research on stud welders and find out your doubts are misplaced
IronLemur
If done right, they're full penetration all the way through, it would actually be a stronger weld than doing it by hand. When you pull the trigger and the arc strikes, the gun has a mechanism that quickly pulls the stud back about 1/4 inch off the base metal and slams it back down near instantly while the tip of the stud and base metal are both molten, resulting in total fusion through the entire tip of the stud. Source: I work in a fabrication shop and we have one of these.
cylogenix
Im like - we are having an educational constructive chat and m6 brains like "heheh full penetration, pulling studs back and slamming it back down" GOD
cylogenix
TIP OF THE STUD - JEEESUS
BobAllen2004
Welp, now I have to go find a reason to do this.
SloppyPotter
someone's neighbour is getting a new hood ornament
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
On what, their Panzer? Christ alive, you'd liquify a modern car with this thing! (Which is objectively way cooler and a solid reason for other guy to do this imo)
Bystandr
Plasma or induction? Has to be something similar to put the bead down so fast.
alexburgers
capacitor discharge,
there's a tiny little pokie bit on the bottom of the stud that gets vaporized and induces an arc (so plasma there I guess) which melts the base material and the stud,
and when the arc is done (I assume an electromagnet in the gun releases)
then the spring in the gun smushes the 2 together.
The ceramic piece makes the weld fillet between the two nice and even, and shields the arc while it happens..
Bystandr
Yep plasma - they need a huge energy dump unless its like low temp solder , which to give a good base to a bolt wont be this stuff. Increased melting point means you need more energy. Que the arc. Interesting, thanks !
alexburgers
spankeyfish
Never seen a stud welder that consumes ceramic ferrules, seems like a very expensive way to run one unless this guy hasn't read the manual...
TheKillingName
These drawn arc studs with the ceramic ferrules are very common in the automotive industry.
wikkit
I have. It's normal for stud drawn arc welders that don't use shielding gas.
stormNoodleMagnet
We use them in the shipyard
sociowrath
Saw them every day working on the subs at Electric Boat.
zer0vector
Me neither but seems to be how they work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395V3RfQ0ug
It looks to be more common with higher diameter studs. The ferrule contains the weld pool and is then destroyed/discarded.
hval019
How on earth does a person accurately position a stud? Seems impossible.
miraclemaxcoc
Or build a jig that accounts for offset of the outer contact ring.
alexburgers
put a center punch mark and use the pokie bit in the middle of the stud to center on it? Or use alignment lines on the gun if it has them
hval019
But the guns I have seen (in videos) don’t appear to have guides. As someone who use to have to ensure beams and bolts were in the right place, with bolts perpendicular to the flange/ web, this system does not seem to work very well. I must be missing something.
NKato
This guy metalworks.