R.I.P a beautiful legend. You will be dearly missed by millions.

@armandojosehernandez4634

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Izaku honestly for real I just started watching his videos recently and to find out the new breaks my heart

@serenityk2tu749

5 жыл бұрын

Not really

@kingzakkuu7844

5 жыл бұрын

@@serenityk2tu749 he has millions of subscribers sooo

@arkansas6865

4 жыл бұрын

He got in a paragliding accident and passed away July 30, 2019

@hernanblanco997

3 жыл бұрын

@@arkansas6865 wdym who is goat

Managed to make a 13 minutes tutorial on how to make an arc welder, hard to find any videos this efficient nowadays

Classy ghetto .. I like that :) Hey, when I watched my video again I looked at the tape. I agree that leaving the coils exposed is better, if not just good practice. If I were to do it again, I'd probably just use a single wide wrap of tape in 3 areas to keep it from unravelling. I'm glad to hear your building your projects .. excited to learn from you my friend!

@markkorneychuk7899

4 жыл бұрын

Wha.. only 2 likes and no comments?

@cherry.7199

4 жыл бұрын

Love you legend RIP you will be missed by millions of people

@dimentedillusionz8076

4 жыл бұрын

Why instead of rewinding the second coil, reuse the second coil that was originally in the transformer...? Like, just reversing it with all the parts and coils originally there.. *-EDIT: R.I.P. Man, truly were a legend.. Hope the journey you’re on now is wonderful and breathtakingly awesome my man.. Gone but never forgotten. -*

@schizophil1

4 жыл бұрын

Dimented Illusionz did you seriously ask a question to a dead person?

@dimentedillusionz8076

4 жыл бұрын

Stazick 5 I didn’t realize this when comment was posted, and just haven’t edited it.. I had found out 20 or so minutes later about the paragliding accident...

I built with 4 MOT, and got 36 V AC, 250A. Added a 220v AC cooling fan, a selector swith to get power from 3 trans or 4 trans, a 40A tripper, and one AC Power Indicator. Welder Works fine with 3 trans itself.

I miss these awesome videos they used to make 😭

@BigManator

5 жыл бұрын

*he

@gyrobyte626

2 жыл бұрын

@@BigManator it doesnt matter mate

Great instructions Grant! I like how you're honest about showing the best ways you found that worked, implying that you tried some ways that didn't work as well first. Looking forward to part 2!

Number of turns determines voltage and I needed 30-36 volts for this (2 MOTS x 18 volts each)

I mentioned the original video to a friend and how i wanted to try it, they gave me two microwaves and said 'weld me something to put in my garden' Great videos! I'm patiently waiting for part 2.

The stick welder and metal melter are two different modifications, so the power will be different for both. Metal melter is up to around 800 amps at 2 volts, and this stick welder is up to around 100-120 amps at 30 volts.

RIP to the GOAT I tried to make one of these in high school

@karshmellow3021

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a little late but how did it go?

@timothymiller2406

4 жыл бұрын

Andy Rygalski I a lot late how it go

@jorritspek6566

4 жыл бұрын

he died at an paraglide accident

@dimentedillusionz8076

4 жыл бұрын

Jorrit Spek , Who died..? Guy making the vid..?

@ianweidner7575

4 жыл бұрын

Dimented Illusionz yep, he died a while ago. Rip man

RIP to the man who inspired me to do DIY. You are a legend who will be missed.

This guys' neighbor throws out a lot of microwaves.

@samking73

8 жыл бұрын

+Micah Cory Makes you wonder if Grant is sabotaging them.

@King4sshole89

8 жыл бұрын

His neighbor might be Jogwheel... oh wait.

@m7dtbh580

8 жыл бұрын

And all of them work perfectly :D

@malcolmsmith6380

8 жыл бұрын

+Micah Cory Its probably not the same one.

@TheCAPTAINman128

7 жыл бұрын

you can find them thrown out everywhere. I'm going to scrap 2 up right now

Nice work again Grant!

I'd never heard of that before, but I just looked it up and I'm sure it would work. To modify it, I'd just use thick electrode tips rather than 4 or 6 gauge wire. Something like 2 gauge. I'm sure it would work easily. Thanks for your comment.

Thanks Steve! Most of these projects I've had to try 3-5 times before I even make a video just to get some experience in doing it. So yeah, lots of fails in order to get a success!

I really miss this guy. I feel like I lost a mentor... RIP Grant you legend

Awesome Jeff .. thanks again and I'll be excited for the Scariac video as well. Should post 2 weeks after part 2 .. so about 4 weeks from now. It's really quite simple science and I'm surprised nobody has really done it before.

I got my 4 gauge at Home Depot. The 2 gauge was from my brother who works at a battery supply company and had some in the scrap bin.

It welds great with 1/16 rods. It only overheats with the larger rods.

Thanks for your suggestion. My projects are made from what inspires me and what I'm passionate about. This week it's Microwave Transformers. Next week it will be potatoes. Random is the key word my friend, so stick around and I'm sure you'll see something you like?

Congrats on your new subscribers. Actually the earlier attempts failed because I tried a single MOT with 28 turns of 12 awg on 120vac and the insulation melted (for obvious reasons). This setup hardly even gets warm after burning 10 rods in a row :) Great duty cycle I'm happy to report! I'm still a fan of the electrical tape, but respect your opinion. Looking forward to your next tut!

It's true. I went with the electrolytic approach because it was cheap and easy .. but there is always a trade off .. but it works :)

Grant thank you, Ive just found your channel and found myself instantly hooked. As a kid I was a poor student and now at age 40 I am a sponge for education. Physics, chemistry, every topic you've covered has a real world application (2 personal favs HHO gen & the scorcher) I hope you cover more in the future on HHO with emphasis on the high frequency low voltage input. I will be happily waiting for you to cover more great topics.

@branpod

Жыл бұрын

How are you doing now?

Wow. I took a welding class in college, and I have often wished to pick it up as a hobby. I'm very tempted to try to recreate your work in my garage. Great video! Can't wait for part two!

Thanks for your comment William. Do you have experience refurbishing and rewinding motors? I'm interested to hear what more you know. So far I haven't encountered any adverse effects from reduced eddy currently. My understanding is that it reduces the efficiency a little, but that's a sacrifice I was willing to take.

The number of turns is critical. Heavier gauge is better, but anything over 8 awg won't fit .. so I think this may be about as good as it gets when using a MOT transformer.

Because of the large current, I believe the thin insulation would have melted easily and it would have shorted out.

I agree with Nicolas, give the fans what we want! A two minute video of your favorite stuff, music etc., fade out with the family waving goodbye, simple stuff. Like, what do you think of the first 3-D printed car coming out soon?

Awesome suggestions about the DC welder. I just got 3 car batteries actually for that very purpose :) Have you ever made your own welding rods? For a TIG welder, how would you supply the gas?

Halfway through this I began to wonder why I was watching this because I already have two welders...

@ccoady750

8 жыл бұрын

Look at the electrical arc furnace....use the homemade welder for that instead.

@PTMOFF

8 жыл бұрын

CHAD I already made that and use my stick welder for that.

@imitt12

8 жыл бұрын

+TheCompute101 But why have two welders, when you can have three? Or use the third as your junky one that you loan out to people who don't know a welding arc from a story arc.

@PTMOFF

8 жыл бұрын

+Ian Mittelstaedt True

@timothyhaug2060

8 жыл бұрын

because this one you can turn into a plasma forge to melt just about anything. pour steel into a mold (he has a video for that too) and you can easily make lots of stuff.

I am waiting for this to load, but I can tell already, this is going to rock. Thanks for figuring this out and posting!

If you're into RC, the old secondary wire used in older, larger microwave transformers is perfect for rewinding fried outrunner brushless motors, it probably has a mile of it in the coil if unwound. Newer, smaller microwaves may use aluminium secondaries, not good for much, so make sure its copper.

I said what I meant, and I meant what I said :) I'm glad you liked the videos, thanks.

Better off buying one for your own sake unless you really know what you are doing, another reason would be the need to change current and/or voltage, you need different strength to it depending on what you are welding..

@Gbust2000

8 жыл бұрын

+IAA015 He made a variable amperage system, search his "Scariac" video.

8.36 mm2 - compliments of Google :) Number of turns determines voltage. Gauge of wire handles the current. Bigger is better, but any bigger than 8 gauge won't fit in the transformer, so it's a compromise.

This is awesome! I must say this is a perfect example of great up-cycling. This in turn could lead to better fabrication of things made from up-cycling what would be considered waste. I thought about getting myself one of these one day soon as I could fit it in my budget. Now I can build one these things at low cost. The value of this information is really not measurable. I will never have to go without a arc welder again because of money. Thank you sir for the inspiration.

Thanks for the great idea! I wish I could be as innovative as you, I'd save more money. This idea has allowed me to really begin to learn how to weld, without having to dump $500+ on a Hobart or other welder.

Uploading it now, but it won't be public until thursday after next .. coming soon :)

Do you know any projects using cathode ray tubes? There is a little wire, some capacitors, and a CRT in the monitors, but I'm not sure yet what you'd use it for. There should also be a flyback transformer, and I know a few projects those could go into. Any ideas will be considered.

It's also similar to "How to Make The Metal Melter"

Lmao he's using the beat for damn it feels good to be a gangster

short and sweet. one of the best videos on utube. thumbs up.

I'd love to find some rectifier diodes that can handle the current, but they are super expensive. Where do you find yours?

how is it holding up. did the 8 gauge last longer than the 2 gauge or did it melt too. i've bin thinking of making a graphite ARC furnace to melt iron sand and maybe make steel.

sometimes i sit here for hours watching your videos!! :D

@dennispajalla844

4 жыл бұрын

Gudday Sir..how many turns in each transformer.tnx

Another great video Grant! Can't wait for part 2! I've got two microwaves lined up =)

Loving your work.I am going to have a go at this once I have found some free microwaves.

Yes, It's a different artists version of it :)

Damn, it feels good to be a gangster.

@robertcrow2620

10 жыл бұрын

you aint no gangsta cuz nun gangstas type or speak likes that

@dieselphiend

10 жыл бұрын

Robert Crow definitely right about that.

Very cool. Best tutorial I have seen for a MOT welder. Can't wait to see how to build the scariac :)

Because the video would be far too long otherwise. Technically it's in 4 parts. 2 for the build, 1 for the results, and 1 for the Scariac.

1) Why do you not use the original secondary coils? 2) How do you determine how many wraps to make the new secondary coil? 3) Any idea how many amps this is? Any response would be appreciated, I really enjoy your videos.

@geoepi321975

10 жыл бұрын

1) because you need low voltage and high amp 2) the lower the turns the lower the voltage 3) you need amp meter to calculate

@WinstonJordan

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response!!

@WinstonJordan

10 жыл бұрын

I understand the volts, how do you calculate the amps?

@geoepi321975

10 жыл бұрын

Winston Jordan You should use an amp clamp meter on one of your output leads and you may increase or decrease the turns of the secondary acording to your needs

I love how everyone comments before seeing the second part ;)

Also, I'm in the process of salvaging a projection TV thanks to your solar cooker video. You rule! keep up the great work!

Studying for my circuits final. I had to come back to this guy because now I understand what is being done, very nice. :)

Lol! $17?!?! Man have times changed. The goin rate now is $40-50 for a similar chunk of wire...

One of grant thompsons better videos before he went the dark way of youtube...

@trevorantram4833

5 жыл бұрын

honestly

@wucus295

5 жыл бұрын

How?

@Redpaw333

2 жыл бұрын

Whaa?

Awesome video, Grant!

I didn't know you could MMA weld with AC. Learn something new every time I watch one of your videos :) For DC, You can put 2-3 car batterys in series, as long as they have the CCA. Use some fence wire wrapped round a large form for a variable resistor. Surprising how long they last! I've been thinking about making an AC TIG, for ally. This might be a simple way :) Looking forward to the next video.

If I live in the U.K. And so my outlet voltage is 240v and I'm guessing the microwaves transformers are also made for 240 v is one transformer fine ?

@seancraxford116

7 жыл бұрын

1 transformer won't give you enough power to weld. He says this at the beginning!

@obaid16195

7 жыл бұрын

Sean Craxford but i was thinking cox im in the uk the microwaves would be working with 240 v , so i might only need one

@ImKittyCow

7 жыл бұрын

not likely, im guessing your microwaves are rated for similar wattages (here they're 1200 ishh) and its really the wattage that's holding one of them back

@TheCharillz23

6 жыл бұрын

he is using an electrolyte in a tub to power his. i believe the transformers are DC with an inverter in the loop in the microwave, so you will need to convert the AC current to DC before the transformer. if you can push 240V DC to it, and it handle the load without catching fire....... it should weld. I weld at 40amps most of the time (1/16th rod) however when using 1/8th rod i have to push more of 90+ for 1/8 steel.

@christopherbutler8176

6 жыл бұрын

i tried this, my welder litteraly caught fire.

The background music... is that Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta?

@novakinb

10 жыл бұрын

it is... i was thinking the same thing XD

TheKingOfRandom? More like TheKingOfAwesomeness ^^ Another cool project, well done!

I love the videos and how you show step by steps on how to complete the tasks. Also that you tell where you got what you are working with. The only thing I would like to see more of is "Why" most of the concepts and creations work. Like the Penny Batteries. How did they gain a charge?

Now, do an arc reactor :-P

@shanecorrigan8524

9 жыл бұрын

he did that

@jonathanlemons7025

9 жыл бұрын

The Best Minecrafter His comment was 4 months old, dude. Read.

@shanecorrigan8524

9 жыл бұрын

i know i was informing him about the video for if he wanted to watch it

@DDFProductions

9 жыл бұрын

jonathan lemons dude have some respect. he is a Minecraft player. he can't think as good.

@explodoboyv2

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Panitz Now that's a little insulting. Not all MC Players are bad at thinking. Think about the famous redstoners, The epic builders... Etc.

Who's watching at 2019?

Very close. You'll see how I connected the power in Part 2 .. but here's a hint .. I used 240 volts.

hi bro., I have to thank you before even i watch the video :) , I'm so glad to watch your videos, and I'm looking forward to watch more and more in the near future. All I can say is " THANK YOU "

why do you have to rewind the secondary coil, how and why does the amount of turns in the coil effect the amps/volts?

@BLAZE13011

10 жыл бұрын

amps is how much energy is in the wire volts is how fast the energy flows threw the wire also theres a balance with a transformer if you want more volts the amps have to equally drop and vice versa the reason you need to rewind the transformer is you want high amps not high volts, m.o.t. put high volts low amps you need to amps in order to weld so to speak ive made things like this before.

@xshibityx

10 жыл бұрын

GA Drache Voltage is more like the force that pushes the electrons through the wire and can better be described as electrical pressure, not so much how fast the amps flow. It can also be described as the electrical potential between 2 points.

@danielmerritt8444

10 жыл бұрын

Still not a very good answer. I want to know what/why the different amount of whinds in the 2nd coil make it different then the primary and why it needs to be different

@xshibityx

10 жыл бұрын

Well its hard to understand, in transformers they are either step up or step down, in most cases. That means that the voltage is either increased or decreased. For example, you have so many turns of wire on your primary and you put 120 volts onto it. The voltage flowing through the wire will cause a magnetic field to be created, the magnetic field will then induce voltage into the secondary winding. To step down your voltage you use less turns on your secondary than your primary. To step up your voltage you increase the number of turns on your secondary compared to your primary. However when you step up or step down your voltage, your amperage also rises or decreases in a opposite manner. When you step up your voltage your amperage is reduced, and when you step down your voltage your amperage is increased. That's why, in the second part of this video, he can put 240v into his primary windings (2 transformers) and have 37 volts out of his secondary, but his current is as high as 200 amps.

@danielmerritt8444

10 жыл бұрын

So if he decreased the number of turns in his secondary to say 8-14 would this setup work with only 1 transformer

You know, I like this guy.

@exmachin3926

10 жыл бұрын

So do I.

@hey7328

6 жыл бұрын

not anymore

@cheronburdette6762

6 жыл бұрын

Phil Zajac who are ua

A suggestion on the vice work. Try a set of "soft jaws." These can be as simple as two pieces of aluminum sheet metal, bent ninety and placed on each jaw prior to clamping. This way the part is pressing against the softer, rounded corner, aluminum as opposed to the harder, sharp edged, steel jaw. On the complicated side, I've seen new jaw forms machined out of aluminum or bronze that fit parts exactly. That's more than most people need.

No, the primary is still the primary. Only the secondary was changed.

what happens when you use ten transformers

@QuadraPlex

8 жыл бұрын

+CESAR ALEJO the copper inside of the wire itself would either melt instantly, or explode

@s1p0s

8 жыл бұрын

+CESAR ALEJO that's how our world was created.

@IAA015

8 жыл бұрын

+Ádám Sipos And it has to be transformers from microwaves too, don't forget that part!

@smallenginedude71

8 жыл бұрын

+CESAR ALEJO POWAHH!!

@smallenginedude71

8 жыл бұрын

+QuadraPlex 2001 it will just trip your beakers instantly

How is watching in 2016

@janidsorriens1022

7 жыл бұрын

savanah sanders i am

@quantumphysics8172

7 жыл бұрын

Meh

@brolytheman4756

7 жыл бұрын

savanah sanders me bro me....

@synth0631

7 жыл бұрын

savanah sanders me

@georgehodgson5661

7 жыл бұрын

savanah sanders me

Hi Grant, I'm 71 know, and worked as an Electrician since joining the Navy at 18. My work was always Maintenance Electrician. Repairing manufactured electrical equipment .Your at more of R&D projects. The pole peaces on the xformer could be solid iron, with large circulating current, they are laminated to reduce this current, to multiple smaller currents.Tack welding or clamping the end of the pole, allows a complete circuit, for the Eddy Current, and your right, it's a loss you can live with.

Thankyou for sharing this insightful knowledge.

Who is watching in 2017

@fartonaut2291

7 жыл бұрын

Your mom

@stoic5991

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Peters atleast she is with your dad ;)

@last.chance_24

5 жыл бұрын

2070

more people need to learn metal arts and industrial welding its a skill that will never be outdated and metal lasts longer than anything just be safe!

Thanks for the compliment Nicholas. It might be a boring video. Me sitting on my butt in front of the computer editing videos all day. lol

Please make more videos like these older ones, I like them a lot more than the "tv show" you've got going now

"In this project we are using two transformers, because more transformers equal more power." >Acquire 2 million transformers from microwaves >become God of electricity

I feel like microwave manufacturers watched this video and said, "we're not letting anyone get our primary coils!" and thus how adhesives began to be included in the transformers, I have already wrecked 2 transformers trying to get them apart.

I was waiting for that for a while :) Thanks !

this is the content that i still look for, great stuff, and can make half of a bootleg shop

This might be a good post-SHTF piece of technology. good stuff!

I'm working on it right now and it should be public Thursday after next

You're very welcome. And thanks for your appreciation!

Thanks Dan!

This is brilliant! ;) , i learn 10 times as much on youtube than i did at school, who needs a state education when you have youtube!, thanks so much. :)

i luv this guys ideas and procedures

Sweet! Cheers from Dallas.

My friend and I found a microwave in the trash in high school and took it home on the bus. The driver didn't even really question it, she knew who we were. I never did get around to making one, but now I have a car and a job.

This is a brand new post. Nobody has ever seen it .. but you may have seen the finished version of the welder 2 weeks ago.

Your videos are amazing! I would love to try this but I would definitely hurt myself.

What is vossen?

Watched your first video, subbed!

If you have PVC against a sharp edge you get cold flow, in essence, the plastic moves away and creates a short. It also provides some extra insulation.

If you want to DC TIG weld with a homemade welder or AC buzz box, then what you gotta do is make a 5 phase bridge rectifier (made of five 35 or 50 amp rectifiers screwed over a heat sink or aluminum channel) and connect it to a choke (you may connect a capacitor to a choke, but it's not necessary since the arcs will be stable, anyway). The choke must then be connected to a TIG torch. In DC TIG, the torch must be connect to the negative diodes to get DCEN. A single phase bridge rectifier can be made with 4 diodes, such as the 1000 V by 10 amps that you see on Ebay (if you connect 4 of those diodes altogether, then you get an overall wattage of 40 kw as a single phase bridge rectifier). Homemade bridge rectifiers may also be very handy in case you wanna build a wind turbine.

Correct! Dangerous as in potentially lethal.

That's right .. you'll need the 2 MOTs to get the power without over temping the cables.

Wow was this really 4 years ago? Feels like last year when I was thinking I wanted to build this, still do!