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[–] 50 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Yes there are and they are less than $200 for a full setup, these are the wire fed type you can get at a Harbor Freight.

The power supply is the trickiest part, but the low end welders only need a 20amp circuit, which is a typical power level that might serve a suburban bedroom. You would need a vehicle but even a couple of deep cycle lead-acid batteries and an converter/inverter would power several minutes of welding, more than enough as typical spot welds only require ~10 seconds of arc time.

Source: am farmer and recently built a 9 foot tall wind driven kinetic sculpture of a Wendigo out of scrap rebar found about the place.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    That's a very informative comment and I'll save it to base some research on

    But more interesting is the sculpture you mentioned. I'd love to see if you wouldn't mind sharing!

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Source: am farmer and recently built a 9 foot tall wind driven kinetic sculpture of a Wendigo out of scrap rebar found about the place.

    That's cool, do you have any pictures to share?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There are portable power banks (generally known as power stations) that can put out that sort of power. 2.5-3kw is expensive, but not hideously.

    You get batteries and inverter all in a portable package.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    If we’re cobbling this together then we should just get a few lifepo4 12v 100ah for a couple hundred dollars. You could get 3 or 4: 1200 watt batteries for the price of one 1500 watt Jackery.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    You can make a stuck welder with nothing but a couple pairs of vice grips thick wire (good old jumper cables), some stick electrodes and a couple car batteries in series.

    I think the elecroboom guy did it on stage at a ted talk once.

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