The Ultimate Portable Welder!

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @Vikingwerk
    @Vikingwerk 3 дні тому +60

    Now that is badass!
    I’m honestly surprised no one is manufacturing this already.

    • @cranktowncity
      @cranktowncity  3 дні тому +12

      I was surprised too!

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom 3 дні тому +33

      There are complications in having a grounded box that is worn like that. It would be a liability nightmare for a manufacturer. A common power distribution system that combines neutral and ground has a major flaw that when the common conductor fails the current will find a path to ground via the ground wire, and that poses a risk to someone outside a home holding (wearing) grounded metalwork. A GFCI can't help in that scenario, as the ground itself becomes live.

    • @Vikingwerk
      @Vikingwerk 3 дні тому +3

      @ I’ll admit, I don’t understand your explanation because electricity is danger pixie magic to me half the time, but thanks for explaining.
      I guess that makes me wonder why the first welder he showed exists, as it is functionally the same?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom 3 дні тому +16

      @@Vikingwerk Given the choice I'd rather have a shoulder strap type so I could have a chance of dropping it if things went wrong. If a manufacturer made a backpack unit it might need to have a plastic case to avoid the risk of current flowing to the wearer via sweaty or wet clothing. Grounding is a complex subject and although it's relatively rare, you can sometimes end up with a significant voltage between electrical ground and actual ground.

    • @Vikingwerk
      @Vikingwerk 3 дні тому

      @ aah that makes sense, thanks!

  • @ianrwin
    @ianrwin 7 днів тому +39

    This thing is awesome! I could see it being tiring, but for the fencing situation you're talking about it's probably way more ergonomic than carrying a welder on one shoulder

    • @GigaVids
      @GigaVids 3 дні тому

      id love this thing for fence and handrails

  • @sydnerd
    @sydnerd 3 дні тому +36

    New Cranktown City video?!? Instant watch ✨
    The sheet metal work is incredible, the final design just so great. Also love you went to help out a friend to test/demonstrate the Stinky Bag

  • @Baxteen1
    @Baxteen1 3 дні тому +8

    That was pretty cool.
    I was expecting it to be plugged into a portable battery and to be sponsored by eco flow.
    Honestly this was even better

  • @tau9632
    @tau9632 3 дні тому +5

    New purchases are not the perfect, shiny, completed product - they simply arranged the raw materials in a convenient way for us, so we can build the thing WE wanted to build all along!
    That's how I like to see it anyway :D

  • @joshbolen6515
    @joshbolen6515 3 дні тому +13

    You're my favorite channel on youtube, dude. Your content is awesome, and your sense of humor is quality. Thanks, man.

  • @kimberlyjacobsen4148
    @kimberlyjacobsen4148 3 дні тому +5

    Am I the only one who get proton pack vibes 🥰
    WHO you gonna call ?
    Cranktown city 🤟

  • @floshey
    @floshey 7 днів тому +21

    No man should have this kind of power

  • @mrd1323
    @mrd1323 2 дні тому +3

    i would like it if you posted more regularly. You are one of my favorite UA-cam channels. Entertaining and informative. Thanks for the videos. Keep up the great work.

  • @waldobean7534
    @waldobean7534 3 дні тому +3

    Now this is internet content! Raw engineering.

  • @iamphloyd
    @iamphloyd 3 дні тому +3

    Damn fine build dude! Thanks for letting us come along for the ride!

  • @qwertbochaffer
    @qwertbochaffer 3 дні тому +3

    This man needs a Bambu Lab sponsorship

  • @madnessandescapism
    @madnessandescapism 3 дні тому +22

    this needs ghostbusters soundtrack :)

    • @LoremIpsum497
      @LoremIpsum497 3 дні тому

      was just about to comment ' whoo ya gonna call?"

  • @billhacks
    @billhacks 3 дні тому +5

    What a holiday surprise! I've missed your videos. Definitely a dinger coming your way.

    • @klausnielsen1537
      @klausnielsen1537 2 дні тому

      You are not alone. The humour and the I don't brake for anything attitude makes the already great projects epic entertainment. Like the sticker on the welder backpack😂👍

  • @noanyobiseniss7462
    @noanyobiseniss7462 3 дні тому +13

    I'm a Marine that has humped a ton on my back all day and while you were building that I was like NO not More Steel !!!!! :D
    Love your shit man. :)

  • @Doc_89
    @Doc_89 3 дні тому +1

    Somewhere to hang a pair of snips, a pouch for some spare nozzles and you're right as rain.
    A nice bit of kit that is, I am impressed.

  • @danmurphy5660
    @danmurphy5660 2 дні тому +2

    New Cranktown vid day is a good day. Love watching you work mate, especially all the precision eyeballing.

  • @AW-Services
    @AW-Services 3 дні тому +2

    Awesome video. That rucksack frame in the intro reminds me of all the pain I suffered in the 80s on expeditions. I'm glad they got phased out. Happy holidays, merry Christmas CrankTown crew

  • @Alphaseen
    @Alphaseen 3 дні тому +6

    That's awesome. I would add a set of pop-out feet so you can set it down easily. Also you could add a small plate on the belt front for hooking magnetic angle holders on it. Get ones with an on/off switch so they are easy to remove from it, but wont get knocked off. Also maybe a small 3d printed one-way venting over the vent holes to stop water from being able to fall in it.

  • @Bob.Jenkins
    @Bob.Jenkins День тому

    You buy something and immediately take it apart - that isn't a problem that's just innate engineering curiosity and this habit has probably saved my life on two occasions... once when I purchased a new Benchtop Power Supply on eBay only to discover that if I'd plugged it in, the entire metal body would have been live (and here in the UK, that's 220v) and once when I purchased a small, jobsite Table Saw from Amazon and noted that half the bolts holding the damned thing together were loose. Great video by the way and the end result was awesome !

  • @tau9632
    @tau9632 3 дні тому +1

    That is honestly such a sweet setup

  • @Biokemist-o3k
    @Biokemist-o3k 3 дні тому +3

    Super cool!!..A new crank town city video..Hell Yeah!!!-John

  • @DaleM1980
    @DaleM1980 3 дні тому +3

    There's very few creators I wait for on UA-cam, you're one... AvE, Project Farm and Torque Test Channel are the others. Awesome builds and making me laugh. Keep em' coming!

  • @brocksterification
    @brocksterification 2 дні тому +1

    Made my day seeing some more CC content pop up dude!. You should sell those backpack welders!! Merry Christmas..🎄

  • @AlbertFilice
    @AlbertFilice 3 дні тому +1

    Logo and paint job are really on point

  • @kfmutrus
    @kfmutrus День тому

    Ha-ha, I love that vibe “I have an idea, but not so many ways to use it…still doing it!”. Maybe adding RCBO to the pack would be a wise idea, in case a welder will suddenly take a break from life while it’s on you.

  • @DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSS
    @DOCTOROCTAGONAPUSS 2 дні тому +1

    Tool battery powered mod when?!
    Excellent video, as always.

  • @Universalhiccup
    @Universalhiccup 3 дні тому +4

    I like your videos before I even watch them,,,we love your content from the UK respect dude

  • @shouldb.studying4670
    @shouldb.studying4670 2 дні тому +1

    A hero is born.

  • @mr2ferrari
    @mr2ferrari 3 дні тому +1

    Legendary build sir! Secondary decal option: "frickin eclectic"
    I expect harbor freight to have a backpack option in their lineup within the next year after seeing this!

  • @PatriotPainter
    @PatriotPainter 3 дні тому +2

    Cool idea! Looks like a Ghostbusters proton pack.

  • @brandonfranklin4533
    @brandonfranklin4533 2 дні тому +2

    Hell yeah that’s awesome bro!

  • @elijahperry781
    @elijahperry781 3 дні тому +5

    now make a backpack sized tig. plenty of small 120V tig machines, paired with a small argon bottle, you probably could come up with something pretty small. Its a project i've been wanting to build, a small tig rig I could keep in the truck of my car for emergency repairs and such.

    • @cranktowncity
      @cranktowncity  3 дні тому +4

      I really like the idea of having a little argon cylinder on my back. Very star wars like haha

  • @JMassengill
    @JMassengill 3 дні тому +2

    great to see you posting again. excellent video.

  • @erikslagter3231
    @erikslagter3231 3 дні тому +1

    great fabricating again. Love the stinkin electric.

  • @joels7605
    @joels7605 2 дні тому +1

    The amount of power you can push through a transformer is proportional to frequency! If you look at 1980s computer power supplies they had tiny wattages and weighed a TON. That's because their transformers were running at 60 hz from the wall. Then they made switching power supplies that ran at hundreds of kilohertz in some cases, and the power supplies got really light AND their power ratings went through the roof.

  • @LoremIpsum497
    @LoremIpsum497 3 дні тому +1

    this guy is a genius, if i could by this on amazon i would.

  • @wylde780
    @wylde780 3 дні тому +2

    Well done, and those shelves look great. I remember watching the video of you building them, but they stuck out to me in today's video.

  • @dean9498
    @dean9498 3 дні тому +6

    "Stinkin Electric "power zapper 120. Frickin genius. You should patent it...

  • @badmacdonald
    @badmacdonald 3 дні тому +4

    yet again, genius.

  • @jondavidmcnabb
    @jondavidmcnabb 3 дні тому +2

    The Bob Ross of Fabrication!!! OMG you are hilarious!!!

  • @4tibonn
    @4tibonn 2 дні тому

    If it works .... as that obviously does, it's not stupid. Awesome video, thank you.

  • @Convolutedtubules
    @Convolutedtubules 3 дні тому +2

    Taking things apart is an addiction deeply seeded from youth.

  • @douwetendam5097
    @douwetendam5097 3 дні тому +1

    Looks great!! For thin tubing and femcing work i can definitely see this come in usefull:)

  • @texasmcgyver
    @texasmcgyver 12 годин тому

    Good idea , reminds me of the proton packs from the original ghostbusters! I might have to attempt a similar build using my stick welder!🇺🇸🇺🇸💯💯

  • @Mr0Randomness
    @Mr0Randomness 2 дні тому

    Pretty wicked project brother!

  • @MakerMadness
    @MakerMadness 3 дні тому

    I live in the Valley. Love your vids, bro. Oh, and none of my new tools make it past day one without it being taken apart first.

  • @philpage9942
    @philpage9942 3 дні тому +1

    Great original ideas - well done as ever and keep it up.

  • @irkedoff
    @irkedoff 3 дні тому +2

    Always entertained and interesting projects. Thanks.

  • @Nobe_Oddy
    @Nobe_Oddy 3 дні тому +1

    This was FRIKKIN AWESOME!!! And you'll put it to use before you know it! Just gotta make sure you setup a place to have in hang on the wall where you're gonna keep all the projects you make on the channel.... and you'll show it in the last shot of all your videos, the way you showed you bad-ass Cranktown sign in the last scene of this vid... it ain't gotta be prominent and right there in your face, but just make sure it's visible in that last shot....
    But then if you run out of room you kinda re-design the whole wall storage look and start a New 'season' of Cranktown City and start hanging up the new stuff you make....
    - - Just an idea... but you really should make sure to have in that last shot of your future videos.... it's like free advertising of your previous videos.... and that's good practice ;)

  • @Convolutedtubules
    @Convolutedtubules 3 дні тому +1

    Your sewing is mint 😁

  • @BadgerBishop
    @BadgerBishop 3 дні тому

    What else do you need? Make a spot on the shoulder harness to put an f clamp(or 2) and/or a couple welding magnets.

  • @AC-vx3jz
    @AC-vx3jz 3 дні тому

    Dude your videos are so good. Stoked to have this to watch on a Friday night while I mess around with my new 3d printer and CNC router

  • @Nobody-Nowhere
    @Nobody-Nowhere 3 дні тому +3

    Next up make an exoskeleton for it that grounds the weight while standing, with some spring assistance to help raising up from a crunched position. Could be cool and not that difficult to make maybe. Nomad Contrafact has some of those non powered exoskeleton projects.

    • @cranktowncity
      @cranktowncity  3 дні тому +3

      Oh shiiiiit and exoskeleton would be a good way to deal with the weight of batteries. That's an awesome idea

  • @FernandoDelgadoBuchelli
    @FernandoDelgadoBuchelli День тому

    Genial!....se te prendió el "foco"!!!!....tal vez fabrique uno!...con mi propia marca!

  • @philanderingwhitecollartra8281
    @philanderingwhitecollartra8281 3 дні тому +2

    all good but i would have put the spool on the bottom for better weight load distribution and maybe down port the gun cable.. maybe a backing pad if the frame tube digs into you
    stinkin electric.. awesome

  • @gutsngorrrr
    @gutsngorrrr 3 дні тому +2

    Once you're used to the weight, you can then add a big backup battery to run it from, to make it totally portable.

  • @icmpeko
    @icmpeko День тому

    Haha, nice - nice to see ya again! 🍺🎅👍💥

  • @richardsavage2
    @richardsavage2 3 дні тому

    Great idea. You might improve the comfort during periods of extended use by transferring a high proportion of the mass from the shoulder straps to the belt which you tighten around your hips. The shoulder strap should only stabilise the load. Can help with plasterer's crack too ;-) Merry Christmas etc

  • @MadScienTEST
    @MadScienTEST День тому

    Awesome idea. I wonder if you can fit some type of auto height leg for a support brace. Like a pole from a tripod or something where it can slide up but not down. push a button and it drops down from the welder and hits the ground taking most of the load of your back. Use it as a built in stool like the doctors use for surgery. 🤣 Cheers 🍻

  • @usarms149
    @usarms149 2 дні тому

    Outstanding, dude. 👏

  • @Richard-vw8no
    @Richard-vw8no 3 дні тому

    I'm speechless! How do you come up with these priceless ideas?

  • @curtchauvin5303
    @curtchauvin5303 11 годин тому

    Freaking sweet! I think you could add some cleats on the side to hold an extension cord . And you forgot the cupholder :D

  • @ElevenElevenAus
    @ElevenElevenAus 3 дні тому +2

    Another great video. Go Batman. Awesome.

  • @theclintified
    @theclintified 3 дні тому +1

    Its a great idea for sure!

  • @ewasteredux
    @ewasteredux 3 дні тому +1

    I like the parallel of it looking like a proton pack. Might make a great name for it (or some derivative). Maybe you could wire up an arduino to have it make the sound effects of a ghostbusters backpack.

  • @patrickkenny2077
    @patrickkenny2077 3 дні тому +2

    Very cool. Great job.

  • @all_the_moga
    @all_the_moga 3 дні тому

    I sat a late as last night thinking.. Wonder what happened to Cranktown City. Checked the channel to see if I'd missed anything, but no. Only to wake up to a notification. HOW'S IT GOIN'! Merry Christmas, champ!

  • @yoti-fab
    @yoti-fab 23 години тому

    Cool build! Add in a holder for some MiG pliers!

  • @HyRkt
    @HyRkt 2 дні тому +1

    Thats pretty fricken sweet

  • @AndrewSpencer2
    @AndrewSpencer2 3 дні тому +3

    go go gadget welder!

  • @dcmotive
    @dcmotive 3 дні тому +1

    Awesome. Wonder how far a lithium power supply would get you on a fence run. I could see using some kind of power supply if you had to do some fencing on a farm or property without much power.

    • @cranktowncity
      @cranktowncity  3 дні тому

      It would be so sick to run off battery power but I think it would be wayyy too heavy

  • @yutub561
    @yutub561 3 дні тому

    BRO was just thinking about you yesterday and was hoping you were doing okay - hope you have a good christmas!

  • @DIYBuilds
    @DIYBuilds 3 дні тому +2

    very nice

  • @spookydonkey2195
    @spookydonkey2195 3 дні тому

    Power Zapper 120 is amazing. Could use chest rig with square, angle hoot and what not. Maybe a drop leg hammer/pryer holster.

  • @megadeth369
    @megadeth369 День тому +1

    Love the channel!

  • @TheRageface13
    @TheRageface13 3 дні тому +1

    Dude that's awesome. Great job! Definitely inspired my lazy ass lol

  • @jasonkieger9249
    @jasonkieger9249 3 дні тому +2

    Fine, Fine, I'll do it! Attaboy

  • @bullzebub
    @bullzebub 3 дні тому +1

    missed opportunity for ghostbusters cosplay! haha

  • @CreativeWerxGFX
    @CreativeWerxGFX 2 дні тому

    beautiful work btw!

  • @youkofoxy
    @youkofoxy 3 дні тому +1

    Need a Power bank version.
    Also, careful with that wire feed bend, those feeds do not like it.

  • @iojwefjoawjfh34
    @iojwefjoawjfh34 3 дні тому

    Have you ever looked into Spim08 lithium ion cells? I think they would give you enough amperage to make this thing totally wireless

  • @thewrenchreviews9986
    @thewrenchreviews9986 3 дні тому

    Now to refill small propane bottles with welding gases of various types, to make it mo bedder?

  • @RandomAccountHolder
    @RandomAccountHolder 2 дні тому

    I thought for sure you'd be shoving an Ecoflow and battery into there or something as a bespoke wireless option.
    Worst case you can get one and take it around like a briefcase and do some truly portable welding.

  • @KX36
    @KX36 3 дні тому

    Looks like ghostbusters, feels like batman. he ain't afraid of no gas.

  • @HMPirates
    @HMPirates 3 дні тому

    I found the K1 max bed to be extra finicky. Can't have it dirty at all. Dishwashing soap and give it a real good scrub with a newish Scotch Brite. Then a quick coat of glue stick.
    Or replace it with an aftermarket bed plate.

  • @ahbushnell1
    @ahbushnell1 3 дні тому +2

    I"m impressed

  • @daylen577
    @daylen577 3 дні тому +1

    Next project: DIY 500-lbs press brake

  • @brainfarth
    @brainfarth 3 дні тому

    Awesome build. Does your camera gear look like your hands?

  • @bobbiac
    @bobbiac 3 дні тому

    nice. only thing really that i would change is the outlets should probably be male twistlock (bulkhead/flanged) for safety reasons

  • @AdricM
    @AdricM 3 дні тому

    Now you need one of those big wheel around rechargeable power station thingums.

  • @michaelchownyk5255
    @michaelchownyk5255 6 годин тому

    Esab teamed up with DeWalt and made a flex volt powered tig welder/stick welder. It Uses 4 flex volt batteries. I thought that’s what you were going to do is make a battery powered welder truly is portable and self powered

  • @icemanfiveoh
    @icemanfiveoh 3 дні тому +1

    Nice Proton pack Egon...

  • @miriamramstudio3982
    @miriamramstudio3982 3 дні тому +4

    Who can you call (ghostbusters)

  • @FCFDave
    @FCFDave 3 дні тому +1

    Now to make it cordless! 😁

  • @poptartmcjelly7054
    @poptartmcjelly7054 Годину тому

    If this is running on 110V you could strap some 8-10-ish 18V lithium packs in series and make it completely cordless.

  • @zyeborm
    @zyeborm 3 дні тому

    Thought you were going to use one of the battery based welders for it. That'd be super cool
    Don't get me wrong this was super cool, but that would be cool to lol

  • @GigaVids
    @GigaVids 3 дні тому +1

    love it, wish they sold this .

  • @scaytrase
    @scaytrase 3 дні тому

    next step you need battery and inverter. nice job!

  • @CraftAero
    @CraftAero 3 дні тому

    Where's Weldo ?
    The Superhero we didn't know we needed.