What Would The Holidays Be Without Spin Welding???
Added 2022-12-26 18:31:24 +0000 UTCOh... the smell of liquefied styrene... Smells like the 70's! Let's go nostalgic with a little bit of spin welding on Xmas. But due to low battery, just a little bit.
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I never heard of spin welding until I saw your original video about it. Mattel had a quite diverse product line in the '70s -- they even made an organ that played optical discs containing pre-recorded instruments and backing tracks, called the Optigan. A lot of alternative music and TV commercials have used the Optigan because of its kitschy lo-fi sound.
VWestlife
2022-12-28 18:16:53 +0000 UTCTry it yourself - you won't like the results on styrene - and it is not fun!
Fran Blanche
2022-12-28 15:29:14 +0000 UTCThe original spin-welding video was, I think, the first Franlab video I ever watched!
Circuitmike
2022-12-27 18:46:37 +0000 UTCFriction-stir welding is the predominant metal-joining technology in aerospace construction today. Boeing and Airbus both use it extensively in aerostructures. The automotive industry is rapidly adopting it as well.
Mike O'Dell
2022-12-27 03:19:16 +0000 UTCFran, I think if you can sacrifice a soldering iron tip, you could melt the parts together a lot easier and that would a be Fran Spotwelder,
Matt Wietlispach
2022-12-27 01:22:38 +0000 UTCThe minute I started watching this it reminded me of Friction Stir Welding, which I first saw on NASA TV. Here is a pretty good explanation of the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7ar3h0qAc
Stefano Landi
2022-12-27 00:19:08 +0000 UTCGreat! Let's make a Reto-drone!
-Jeff-
2022-12-27 00:14:26 +0000 UTCPretty cool to see this. I got one of these kits for Christmas when I was a kid. I remember commercials for this and specifically asked for it. I think mine was to build a car. Maybe not as dangerous as Creepy Crawlers.
2022-12-26 23:25:43 +0000 UTCFirst I have heard or seen this toy before, maybe didn’t have them In New Zealand. I do remember the battery’s being made with hard cardboard outer and spring connectors.
2022-12-26 23:05:27 +0000 UTCI vaguely remember spin welding, but it would have been useful as I bought toys from thrift stores and rebuilt them, I had the latest toys for less.
Elliott Mule Deer
2022-12-26 22:48:30 +0000 UTC
