CHEAP Spot Welder DIY (using simple tools) [PLANS]

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Hi. My name is Darek and in this video I'll show you how I made a Spot Welder DIY using simple tools.
The main assumption was to make this without special tools.
As you seen, mostly I used a drill and an angle grind and the end result came out really cool.
Costs:
A transformer from the scrapyard - $ 2.00
A welding cable 1 meter - $ 2.00
Connectors - $ 1.00
An aluminum square tubing - $ 4.00
Door hinges - $ 2.00
The rest of the materials I had in the workshop, but if I had to buy them, would not cost more than $ 10.00
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$ 21.00 (my cost $ 11.00)
The welder works really, really well. After a few minutes of work, only the aluminum arms are warm. Thanks to the fact that they are made of aluminum, they quickly give off the heat and the entire transformer and the coils are cold.
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The skill and resourcefulness of these guys is awesome. Many years ago I worked in auto salvage with a guy from eastern Europe. Some tools and many kinds of spare parts were rare there, so, like him, they learned to fabricate whatever they needed from scratch, you name it! And they did it well.

[@firstnamelastnameisallowed7943]

I worked at a body shop for many years and started my own shop about 4 years ago and I had one at my original job and also bought one for my shop now to weld on quarter panels and different sheet metal panels to have a factory look to them and have the same strength as stock. Mine I have now cost me close to 3k! It is very nice and has multiple attachments for different jobs but after seen this video I really regret clicking on it to see how I could have saved so much frikn money by not buying the one I have now!! Lol I'll make one so I don't completely burn out my other one because I use it a lot! Way cool man!! Thanx for sharing!!

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Here we have someone who understands what the concept "turns ratio" means! I love your vice. Nice work!

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The Polish MacGyver. You are an insanely crafty dude.

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[@BlackBeardProjects]

Looking good man! I made one of these some year ago, it came very handy a couple of time and even if I use it maybe once a year I'm glad to have one xD Great work as always Darek

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what do I do for the windings?

[@SciHeartJourney]

I love the music and the fast pace of this video.

[@8lazingSaddles]

Really cool. These DIY spot welders just keep getting better and better.

[@SevenStarAlliance0211]

Bad asss old Skool way, my dad show me this great invention keep up the good videos 😎🤙🤙

[@einufo]

Man with golden hands! Respect, very good work. Greetings Tino

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la migliore che ho visto fino adesso :)

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[@GKihs]

I love this build! You took scrap and turned it into an amazing tool!

[@jamesmckissack5740]

It's nice for a change ,to see something that says do-it-yourself and not have to have a 200$ welder, 400$ metal lathe. something that you could actually do with a hacksaw, a file, and a couple of drill bits. now this is something that anybody could probably build and I praise this guy for this. it's awesome finally someone gets it. nobody else seem to get the concept, do-it-yourself.

[@Palmit_]

amazing. safe, clean, tidy and super useful. thanks for making the vid.

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This is the best design I've seen yet! Love how the lever works! I am totally making this.

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Голь на выдумку хитра Necessity is the mother of invention ! Love your creative ways of thinking mate

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Outside the box! A pleasure to watch

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Fantastic love your work USA

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I wish everyone would use your method in making DIY videos. Some blow hards spend half the time tell everyone how wonderful they are. Good job Mr. Made In Poland. Chciałbym, żeby każdy wykorzystał twoją metodę do robienia filmów dla majsterkowiczów. Niektóre harderzy spędzają połowę czasu na mówieniu wszystkim, jak cudowni są. Dobra robota Mr. Made In Poland

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Jesteś naprawde zdolnym gościem, film świetny.

[@americanrebel413]

AWESOME! Thank you for sharing this.

[@_XLimit_]

This was so informative , i saw many others making crap without explaining abt details. You made it simple , effective and with great music. Great job man!!!!!

[@oo.llpee.7457]

Love to watch your videos. This is probably one of those I will never build myself, but still interesting to watch.

[@juandelacruz1520]

the best diy spot welder ive seen on you tube ,, i love the way how you spool the welding cable into a secondary of a transformer its clean and clever way.. excellent..

[@BrassLock]

You're very quick and you've simplified the method of construction. The results are impressively strong. Mine took ages to design and make. Congratulations on a useful welder. I think you'll be able to use yours for welding up rechargable batteries too, if you don't linger too long on the "ON" button.

[@LarrysMachineShop]

The skills on this channel are out of this world, Awesome job

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Da gusto ver trabajar así a alguien, con tanta precisión y con la herramienta exacta para cada situación.....!FELICITACIONES¡

[@frankshaw7325]

thank you for that i will look into making one when i can find an old mw

[@Meanpooh]

This was an awesome video. I would love to try this someday. You got some major skills.

[@Puymouret]

really impressed, nice finishing touches, Thanks

[@edheide7229]

Made like a professional. Thank you for sharing.

[@robertbogan225]

Hey this looks great for making chain mail and well alot of stuff. Like the closed rings at least.

[@malabanansipsiptae3880]

First, I thought DIY is a brand of welding machine until i found out when I finished watching this video! Great DIY video!

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Thanks Bro to uploading and share, It seems easier to building and cheaper as well , greetings from Barranquilla Colombia.

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Amazing as usual :-)

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Just perfect, old school in action , I am speechless congratulations, innovatory work !

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When I get all the tools that this used , then I'll make one my self Haaa, also the skills, is obvious this man this is his job therefore he knows exact what to do He should make a few more and sale them

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Dzięki! Próbowałem zgrzać dwie dwu milimetrowe podkładki, ale to było za dużo. Jedno milimetrowe spokojnie zgrzewa.

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[@victoryfirst2878]

Thank you for showing me how to make a spot welder. I just completed it and it works fine. Fixed all kinds of things around the house. Have another thing to ask you Sir. Could you make a super efficient batch box rocket stove so that this coming winter I can stay warm ??? A stove that can take long and large pieces of wood can make everyone happy and warm. Thanks a bunch and keep the videos coming too.

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where did you learn all these skills? love the machining work on some of these projects like the vise etc

Awesome video and music

[@dannykerr9795]

That was great. Sometimes when you're on a job site, you get stuck and have to make tools or repair them. Retired now so I'm going make a spot welder for the fun of it, I have plenty of old and broken tools to repurpose

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Podziwiam takich ludzi 😀. Zwłaszcza że sam dłubie w warsztacie i stanowisz inspiracje do nowych pomysłów.

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Well done my friend !

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I grew up in the south USA heard a lot of dumb Polack jokes , apparently haters were hating. You sir are mechanical genius

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Miuto bacana ideias que fazem a diferença

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Wow. Just Wow. You are a fricking genius and mad scientist combined!

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Now that's how an instructional/ constructional video should be done, no B's, no talking just straight down to business, one picture is worth a thousand words !

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This guy is excellent with his skill. Very neat!

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Thank you for sharing, very well made.

[@matthewmarting3623]

Its a great looking spot welder and I'm sure it works great. I've made one myself once upon a time. I'm not really a 'brother's keeper' type, but when you use a microwave transformer like that you're bypassing the safety of the ground fault interrupt. All the electricity from the wall goes through its primary coil and returns the same amount to the wall whether you're getting shocked or not. Just be careful using this thing.

[@rich1051414]

The last few times I heard of someone dying from electrical stuff is when messing with microwave transformers.

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[@DKJones96]

The welding wire is well isolated from the primary and the secondary is only 1.5VAC. The only way this will hurt you is if you get a piece of metal hot and touch it.

[@mrtechnophile3483]

DKJones96 or if you get hold of 230V. Best to check that the case has a good connection to ground, and it might be a good idea to use a GFCI outlet to start.

[@demaXxXx]

Yes every year one Microwave Technician dies, but it's probably from the start-up capacitor not the transformer.

[@recycledteenager7483]

Excellent

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First time watching. Now THATS a spot welder! Subbed.

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Excellent Magnifico, congratulations for the work, a hug from the staff of Brazil

[@trackmyactivity]

Amazing! How come you can screw the welding connectors to the aluminum arm? Why does current not choose to go through arm? (Electricity noob)

[@trackmyactivity]

5:28 thanks! Had he not done that, we would have a short circuit right?

[@trackmyactivity]

Should we also assume he has direct current? And the top arm is the ground? And that is why he has no risk of getting electroshocked? (If it was direct and the upper arm was not the ground, then would he have a risk of getting electroshocked?) Or is it rather the fact that there is so little voltage that in any case (DC or AC) he will not get electroshocked? Thanks for your answer!

[@3xantrik]

trackmyactivity spotweld has 1.5V cable has so little resistance. Your body has around 2k. Current will not go through your body. Always will use metal way. And yes, spotweld already itself is a short circuit and you are using heat caused by high current.

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[@juncastillo2371]

The thin black shrinkable rubber prevent it from short circuit, its very thin and dangerous

[@phalanx3803]

after you painted it looks like you paid $1000 for it. i could make one that works that good but not look as good as yours but then i have no need for a spot welder a DIY Mig welder would be nice.

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[@theophrastusbaumast5936]

Dominic Mammone I got a linclon mig welder. No spot welder though. Although, i have about 3 microwave transformers and about 5 feet of welding cable so maybe ill make one.

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[@TiTi-vo7qn]

Good to learn how to create this structure. But cost hardware and labor, and available tools etc... are much more than $110 unit on sale.

[@HECKAKYH-ADEKBATEH]

give me your address, I make you this unit, you pay $1000. This thing really costs no more than $10, too badly made - you can get 80a chinese inverter already for $40.

[@MrMoparbob498]

Dude....that was friggin'awesome! Thanx

[@luzoliver]

Muito bem construída, até eu gostaria de ter uma dessas...parabéns!!

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Włada diaksem jak chirurg skalpelem :D

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tekst miesiąca :D

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[@arfink]

Interesting build. I feel like your isolation for the bottom jaw is very susceptible to breaking though, because it's jammed tight against other metal parts with sharp edges. If this failed, it could lead to a short circuit across your transformer through the frame, which could be catastrophic. I would also look at isolating the high current from the arms themselves. While you may not have enough voltage to break skin resistance, if you ever did have an accident, like grabbing it with wet hands or accidentally cut yourself while using it, your skin resistance would drop low enough for this to be really deadly.

[@jonharkulsykkel]

deadly at 1.5V AC?

[@neilholmes2572]

Deadly at all voltages- you must have seen cop movies where they torture a guy with cables on a car battery? Current causes burns across the skin surface, voltage irrelevant then. Since this is a metal cased (& homemade) device an extra earth should also be fitted to the casing in case of transformer breakdown, quite likely eventually in this usage scenario. Really, I like your vid and appreciate your work, but there are no safety devices at all on the input side and that's just crazy.

[@shuashuashua1]

Save level voltages accepted to use in bathroom (shower etc) means voltage under 25VAC if I remmember, so in this case theres no risk at all. Because secondary winding is floating its harmless, even if U get huge static charge diffrence it will just add to transformer secondary and 1.5V output wont harm anyone.

[@carlvindevogel7724]

hahahaha , yes agree Neil , should say them same as You do , Very clever and ingenuous , I am , also very appreciating this Vidéo , but Yes only that there should be a few safety cut-off's included , safety don't cost much more to include , and I would like to see Next Video without that music , and Even not Important You Speak in English , under technicians and help my self makers , language is not important , only hand movements is make it understandable , and if you including is safety , this should be one huge succes Video

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are you sure , hihihi , have you ever try this 🤪

[@krapeevids6992]

I’m so making this! Thank You 🙏!!!

[@rafalgoebiewski2161]

U made it ?

[@russell6022]

So, nobody can rag on a "Polish spot-welder"! Just AWESOME work!

[@xeroinfinity]

now to borrow my neighbors microwave for a transformer lol

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Very nice video. Very helpful. Thanks 👍 from Texas USA 🇺🇸

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Parabéns pelo seu vídeo, muito esclarecedor e didático.

[@jcottrill1691]

great video and the music was alright not gay sounding shit a lot of people use and thats a great use of some old junk and scrap parts some might say why when you can get a cheap one at harbor freight but wheres the fun in that

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What's that cheap one at harbor freight called pls? 'Cause I don't have the skill and tools to to make one like this for myself. Just post the link here pls.

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I like very beautifull

[@BITTYBOY121]

Amazing work !! Well done :)

[@glennkrieger]

I'm guessing you think in 4 dimensions dude. Incredibly ingenious use of parts, tools, cuts, etc. Nice work!

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If it's made in Poland I'll buy it. P.S. thanks for saving our bacon in ww2. 🇬🇧

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Dumm ass your bacon was saved by the soviet people

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[@hjalte121]

work it on aluminium?

[@MadeinPolandChannel]

Unfortunately I do not have an aluminum sheet and I can not verify it.

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[@danimalmaxasis2762]

Awesome man you don't play that's for sure I am going to try to make one myself off your model great job thanks you are one of the few that actually get it done and when you're done it actually accomplishes something not a waste of my time like so many other DIY sulfur's out there they get done their crap doesn't do anything thank you God bless

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Beautiful work!!!

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[@jezeski2011]

The King of Random KZbinr made one of these years ago, but he used a wooden case. His also had a master off switch.

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King of random channel is dead now after grants death

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You better delete all your old comments

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@@GamingAmbienceLive Get a clue before you are reported for harassment.

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[@ComputerGuyAndy]

Great Job! If I had a use for a spot welder I would try to build one of yours and pray it turns out even half as good. Very Cool Video! Thanks!

[@user-ry6ky7wr7v]

Отличная работа,как и все видео.Теперь нужно сделать листогибочный станок.В этом видосе его как раз и не хватало.Спасибо за идеи.Удачи.

[@Miniu_Diamencik]

Transformator z mikrofalówki ?

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tak :)

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Is it made in Poland 🇵🇱

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[@just_russ4633]

Great job. Thank you!