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 Post subject: Spin (Plastic Friction) Welding
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:06 pm 
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this may be one of the coolest things I have seen in quite some time.

http://makezine.com/2015/04/30/turn-dre ... ic-welder/

-- watch the long video, it's worth it if you are a vehicle or playset/diorama builder!

-- the shorter video gets right to the point!

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 Post subject: Re: Spin (Plastic Friction) Welding
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:18 pm 
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So, of course I fell down the rabbit hole in that article and came up with all these other tips and tricks, which not only would apply to 3D printing, but also to customizing:

http://makezine.com/projects/make-34/sk ... d-objects/

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 Post subject: Re: Spin (Plastic Friction) Welding
PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:00 pm 
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That's a fantastic find, thanks for sharing.


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 Post subject: Re: Spin (Plastic Friction) Welding
PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 12:06 am 
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good stuff. wonder if it's hard on the motor to do this? She made a point of talking up the cheap rotary tool. But I'd probably just use the dremel. (I that exact same Harbor Freight one too, but I doubt I'd mess with the power supply on it)

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 Post subject: Re: Spin (Plastic Friction) Welding
PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 2:29 pm 
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Interesting.

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