How to Build a Spot Welder out of an Old Microwave | Remake Project

First of all, this is legit. But the video should be called: How to build a spot welder out of ONE microwave part and 50 other things you need to have...

good job not mentioning at all how dangerous this is

Cool build! If anyone tries this & takes a microwave apart, stay away from the big HV capacitor or discharge it safely - they hold charge for some time and will happily kick a couple of thousand volts into you if you're not careful.

Thanks to the low number of dislikes, I can tell this project is legit and totally safe! Thanks, YouTube!

Some people are just ridiculously gifted. Good job man that was awesome

Never knew that smashing something with a hammer also neatly disconnects the internal wiring. Learning every day!

1. Sleeve for the mains cable going through the metal cover 2. Strain relief for the mains cable so phase wire doesnt come loose and energize the metal cover 3. Ground the metal cover (maybe you cut out the part where the loose yellow green ground was attached)

I once did a spot welder out of a faulty microwave too but it was for my engineering degree. For those who are wondering, yes it works exactly like that and it is very cool. Mine was way uglier and had almost zero safety, but was worth a top grade on our semester project

Good build over all. Only thing pup recommends is adding a rubber gasket in the steel casing where the main voltage wire comes in. Over time it will cut through the wire and will arc and short it self!

This went from a "how to" to "good luck figuring out what I just did there" video real fast. This should be called "watch what I can make out of broken appliances"

An excellent build, good eye for detail right up to the aesthetics 👍👍👍

The finished product looks store bought. A detailed set of plans and product lists would be greatly appreciated. Nice job!!! 🤗

Fact Check: This guy was at the top 10 of his electrical engineering class.

Парень не смог разогреть гречку, психонул и сделал сварочный аппарат из микроволновки. Это заслуживает свой лайк!

Power lead straight through a metal case without any gland. WOW!

Someone mentioned that you need 50 more things besides microwave, I'll try to name them all: Sledgehammer Metal saw Rotary cutter Hammer Hammering chisel Thick gauge wire A special fan Plywood Wood glue Battery drill Aluminum angle mount Wire cutters Knife Wire lugs Lug crimping tool Heatshrink tubing Torch Compressor for pneumatic nailgun Lug mounting brackets Saw foe cutting up plywood Drill press Drillbits Wood crown drilling bit Springs Various bolts Ratchet wrench Angle grinder File Sandpaper A tap Copper welding contacts Push button Hookup wire Metal sheet Holding clamps Angle iron for bending metal sheet Step drill bit Relay (this type is not in the microwave) Wago connectors Electric warning sticker Anyway it looks and welds pretty good

I came here for a home made DIY spot welder video Instead I got a professionally fabricated to precision spot welder video. Very amazing skills and quality. Perhaps even better then whats sold in hardware stores.

I love how there's no safety warning for the multiple potentially lethal components inside a microwave

Seriously well done! 👍 Looks good as well!

Nice work! Looks professional.