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.
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On 2025-01-13 20:48, Don Tai wrote:
> 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 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.
>