not crazy glue, but epoxy, something like JB-Weld. it is not as strong as a metal weld but might be good enough for your usecase On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 at 23:28, William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Hmm, that will ruin both the screwdriver (body) and the locking bit holder (the outer finish and magnet inside). OK, bad idea. I'll keep applying "krazy glue".
Thanks for the info. --
agreed, touch, make a weld drop and you're done. The part we don't see is that the metal is so hot that you can't touch it for 10 minutes, and any plastic near it will be completely melted. Melting metal requires high temps, 6k celsius is quite hot. I have used needle nose pliers to hold metal pieces together for simple one touch zaps, and have melted the plastic handle covers. I have used welding magnets to hold metal pieces together for a single zap spot weld, and have melted the paint off the magnet.
On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 at 20:21, William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca <mailto:opengeometry@yahoo.ca>> wrote:
From what I saw on YouTube, you just touch, then zap. Now that you mention it, I don't remember seeing any plastic near the metal parts that they are welding. :-)
On 2025-01-12 17:51, Don Tai wrote: > I stick weld (SMAW arc weld), heating the metal up to 6k C. This will > obliterate all the plastic nearby. You will need to disassemble
On 2025-01-13 20:48, Don Tai wrote: the
> screwdriver to have any hope of repairing it. There must be another way > to put your locking bit holder on to your cordless screwdriver. Do more > research. Also is the metal you want to weld ferrous, like can you stick > a magnet to it? > > My recommendation is to buy a new cordless screwdriver, unless you wish > to spend more time figuring out how to disassemble it. The battery is > also close by, which would also be a concern. > > It is winter and f-ing cold outside, so I'm not welding. I'll be > batching up jobs when spring comes.