GE has a new 20kW hybrid laser arc welding (HLAW) system that’s a lot more advanced than the welding methods we have now. Comparatively speaking, the new GE laser wields enough power to weld one-inch thick steel in a single pass. Current welding technologies need up to a half dozen passes. More »
Welding goes back thousands of years, but was totally revolutionised just a couple centuries ago. Oobject has 12 awesome videos showing the evolution of welding from blue-collar craftsmen last century to laser-wielding robots today. [Oobject]
The Discovery Power Welder’s sales pitch is fantastic, and worrying: “discover the power to make and create with the tool that safely welds plastic to plastic.” And sure, the kit comes with specially-crafted parts that’ll let your little-ones knock together a plastic dinosaur, plane or car. But what happens then? Do they start tackling their Lego collection with it, or decide to weld your iPod to your vacuum cleaner? Ok… so it’s battery powered, and probably doesn’t get all that hot, but we know just how “inventively naughty” kids can be. For just US$30 this could allow your children to fuse your credit cards into one lump, never to be used again. [Product page via Random Good Stuff]
