Laser Weld Strength Test! See how a Laser Weld really does

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
  • Lightweld Laser strength test on aluminum.
    #lightweld #laserwelder #strengthtest #breakingthings #breakpress #aluminum

КОМЕНТАРІ • 278

  • @corychamplin
    @corychamplin Рік тому +287

    I like the subject matter of the video, but the background music is grating.

    • @fallen4u248
      @fallen4u248 Рік тому +12

      its just too loud vs vis voice

    • @stickyfox
      @stickyfox Рік тому +15

      Starting around 4:45 is a really grating high-pitch sound that stays thru the rest of the video too. It sounds like a timer going off in another room.

    • @alexduke5402
      @alexduke5402 Рік тому +20

      Not sure why people think they need background music. Especially a crappy track

    • @stickyfox
      @stickyfox Рік тому +1

      @@alexduke5402 I will be honest, I secretly delight in comments about weird background music... but in this case it's the almost subliminal "did I leave the oven on" anxiety-inducing beeping that I object to. Like the "Mosquito" noise generator that keeps teenagers from hanging around storefronts.

    • @ChillinA6
      @ChillinA6 Рік тому

      Who ever picked this music should be punched right in the face

  • @KiryokuYT
    @KiryokuYT 3 місяці тому +8

    The music sounds like I'm either trying to sneak into a hotel to break into a safe, or I'm at my friend's house looking for a snack and I suddenly get hit on by his hot mom.

  • @jbh.6257
    @jbh.6257 Рік тому +39

    That “beeping” in the background music is driving me insane!

  • @pieshka4509
    @pieshka4509 Рік тому +41

    Being a user of one of the lightweld models, to prove a point about the neccesity of some penetration to a co-welder and turning the settings up, I took an 8 pound hamer to a 4 panel 10x30 inch stainless box I welded and the metal near the weld was ripping before the weld was doing anything.
    Also, you should be wearing the helmet it comes with, sleeves, and gloves when welding with it and not put the safety clamp on the gun itself... I've felt the beam bouncing back at me (you'll feel a warm vibration) and I've put surface level cuts with flashes of fire on my leather gloves when tacking pieces and had scorch marks from where my hand was while welding. I even intentionally burned a hole in a pair of gloves I laid infront of the beam path with a very short trigger pull.
    And to not damage the $3000 gun, aim it at an angle, the beam will deflect back up the tube and can mess things up if you go straight up and down.

    • @danl.4743
      @danl.4743 Рік тому +1

      Do you have any information if it will weld brass?

    • @pieshka4509
      @pieshka4509 Рік тому +2

      @@danl.4743 I've seen it weld copper together and copper to stainless steel so it might

    • @petermccuskey1832
      @petermccuskey1832 Рік тому

      T machine were you using

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade Рік тому +1

      @@pieshka4509 Copper to stainless? I want to see that.

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade Рік тому

      Always read the manual!

  • @life_of_riley88
    @life_of_riley88 Рік тому +83

    Metallurgically speaking, when welding Aluminum: You should always use a filler wire that's compatible with the base metal's properties. Aluminum is very seldom if ever fusion welded, as it will chill crack on a microscopic level, and leave a very brittle weld bead. Also welding extrusions is not ideal if they have a grey anodized coating on them. That will contaminate your weld bead and is most likely the reason for the nasty black soot around the joint.

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому +4

      Some lessons were needed to get extrusions to stick together. The XR model cleans off the anodized and then welding continues as normal aluminum.

    • @hematose
      @hematose Рік тому

      It is possible to weld lower series aluminium autogenously with lasers with very little cracking.

    • @life_of_riley88
      @life_of_riley88 Рік тому

      @@hematose What exactly is "lower series aluminum"?? There are many grades of aluminum, none are necessarily higher or lower than another, just different properties.

    • @hematose
      @hematose Рік тому +2

      @@life_of_riley88 "Lower" means a lower series number. 1000-series is a lower series than 6000-series. 7000-series is really difficult to weld autogenously without cracking (some would say impossible maybe), 6000-series is easier, but still really hard. As you go down the series (to lower numbers) it typically gets easier.

    • @life_of_riley88
      @life_of_riley88 Рік тому +6

      @@hematose Yeah. . . That's not really the case. It's not a scale, and it has everything to do with chemical composition and heat treatment, not weldability. 7000 series aluminum is nearly as difficult to weld as say 2024 aluminum which is nearly impossible to weld without special equipment and conditions. Even then 2024 is NOT recommended to be welded in any industry.

  • @jessepatch9076
    @jessepatch9076 Рік тому +33

    great video but the music is terrible

    • @ericerto8250
      @ericerto8250 6 місяців тому +2

      Right it's like corno music 😂

  • @imransadiq4149
    @imransadiq4149 Рік тому +18

    Bro this video sound more like a music concert than a actual test.

  • @kevinchamberlain7928
    @kevinchamberlain7928 Рік тому +15

    Thank you for the background music! Really miss those 70's tv cop series.

    • @RJ1999x
      @RJ1999x 5 місяців тому

      Or porn movies

  • @LogicalNiko
    @LogicalNiko Рік тому +11

    Laser welders can be much stronger and faster than MIG. Now the problem is if your not setup correctly or using lower power systems, it’s easy to make good looking welds that have crap for penetration. Especially as there is no “feel” for if stuff set wrong.

  • @shaunnorton285
    @shaunnorton285 Рік тому +12

    Strange way to test the strength of a weld with downward pressure.
    The weld on the angle broke fairly easily which you'd expect but putting downward pressure on a joint that's touching the base isn't really stressing the weld to breaking point.
    Nest time Try clamping either end and pull the metal apart to test the shearing strength equally.
    I'd be interested to know how bigger gap you can fill across with a laser welder.
    I've had to regularly bridge 1/2" gaps with Ali mig which it does reasonably easily

  • @dalehughes388
    @dalehughes388 5 місяців тому +1

    This mans hands are gloves!! Damn near welding his hands and not even flinching!!

  • @grantforsythe1280
    @grantforsythe1280 Рік тому +1

    Thought you were pretty legit until you tried breaking the weld with your clamping technique - dude!!

  • @jacobhammer7389
    @jacobhammer7389 Рік тому +11

    Please remove the background music it's quite annoying plus it's hard to understand what you're saying!!!!!!!.

  • @SwampDonkey64
    @SwampDonkey64 Рік тому +2

    The beeping remind me of my first digital Timex watch alarm

  • @umanggupta813
    @umanggupta813 5 місяців тому +1

    Can you make a video on laser welding on mild steel thin sheets around 1 mm without wire and what will be it’s strength?

  • @miguelcastillo545
    @miguelcastillo545 Рік тому +10

    What model lazer welder is that and where did you purchase it?

  • @christopherbodden506
    @christopherbodden506 10 місяців тому +1

    Music sounds like an alarm going off the high pitch made my animals go nuts, but cool welder.

    • @shadowbanned3716
      @shadowbanned3716 10 місяців тому

      Great taste in toys. Shit taste in music lol 😂

  • @cliffmartinez
    @cliffmartinez 6 місяців тому +1

    I came for the welding, and got a hearing test! A bunch of viewers confused the low volume sound of a triangle with the chime of a Casio watch!

  • @afinepoint4u
    @afinepoint4u 2 місяці тому

    Agree on the music. Are you a mechanic/welder or DJ?

  • @PAXthe4Th
    @PAXthe4Th 8 місяців тому +1

    Very clean

  • @dragonshadow3707
    @dragonshadow3707 Рік тому

    I see others have also mentioned it to you need to stop it or people will not watch gutted love this kind of video.

  • @Raul28153
    @Raul28153 6 місяців тому

    I kept expecting Ron O'Neal to come strutting in wearing his paisley bell bottoms and slinging a 9

  • @actionjacksonapl
    @actionjacksonapl 10 місяців тому +1

    What welder is this?
    What welder are we testing?

  • @marthinusbronkhorst3877
    @marthinusbronkhorst3877 Рік тому +1

    Please make a video on laser welding pieces undergoing NDT inspections and the results.

  • @DeanTheDoctor
    @DeanTheDoctor Рік тому +3

    Thanks for sharing your works my friend! 😊🌎✨

  • @ianj.lacoste7265
    @ianj.lacoste7265 Рік тому +2

    Music from hell.
    Can you weld disimilar metals together like aluminum and steel or copper to steel, etc?

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому

      Yes. We have played with some dissimilar metals. We have done Stainless to Aluminum. We'll play with others and make another video of it.

  • @Wreckedekcoupe
    @Wreckedekcoupe Рік тому

    Great Video, but sorry I thought an alarm was going off in my house while I was watching.

  • @vikramrajramloll4684
    @vikramrajramloll4684 Рік тому +2

    Very nice top quality so quick beautiful welding

  • @p51mustang18
    @p51mustang18 Рік тому +6

    At what pressure was the failure point at 5:20?

  • @robertpronovost3839
    @robertpronovost3839 8 місяців тому

    Nice video almost no heat when you weld? Was the last wolf you made with no wire?

  • @juanmagana2939
    @juanmagana2939 5 місяців тому

    By what im watching, its more of a craft welder for projects or artistic figures that professionals jobs

    • @danmarley2926
      @danmarley2926 4 місяці тому

      You can use a laser welder professionally. There are different companies that make these portable or stationary. The cost of them differ between the two.

  • @shadowbanned3716
    @shadowbanned3716 10 місяців тому

    Weird ppe for welding. Badass though! Laser welding thats some star wars stuff right there.

  • @hematose
    @hematose Рік тому +12

    Love the video, but if you're going to be welding a reflective material like aluminium with a laser, make sure to wear all the PPE including the helmet if you like your skin.

  • @hugiingibjartsson5057
    @hugiingibjartsson5057 6 місяців тому

    I killed my hamster listening to this constant iron gling gling sound

  • @someguydino6770
    @someguydino6770 Рік тому +1

    in a parallel universe ; youtube channels don't having people mugging and showing off their 3rd grade show and tell adlib skills

  • @mrz2528
    @mrz2528 6 місяців тому

    Hello ...How many is the price from the laser machine ? this machine used gas and what wire used ? Thank

  • @clarkmakoni905
    @clarkmakoni905 Рік тому +1

    Hello, can you please tell me what goggles those are that you are wearing.

  • @MrHennrocks
    @MrHennrocks 11 місяців тому +1

    In order to pass a bend test you have to have penetration out the back of the part. Both of the triangles failed the bend test. On a Good weld the area with the weld will stay flat and the parent material will bend left and right of the weld. Same with the extruded aluminum part. The welded area should have stayed put and the 2 straight parts leading down to the table should have bent first.

  • @dragonx151
    @dragonx151 Рік тому +12

    Bro the music made it unwatchable. I had to turn it up just to hear your voice but that made the annoying high pitch music unbearable

  • @andrewolmstead2549
    @andrewolmstead2549 Рік тому +1

    If Jim Carrey being sly in a movie scene was a sound. This videos background would be it

  • @georgeramirez7525
    @georgeramirez7525 10 місяців тому

    so how much money did this guy get because if you put pressure against a table trying to break a weld I don't really know how far you are really going to get

  • @NeroForte_
    @NeroForte_ Рік тому +6

    can you do a comparison video on steel with different thicknesses with all four welding tech. 1. laser, VS . TIG VS. MIG VS stick. which one is stronger faster cheaper and OVERALL

    • @michaelmaroney1660
      @michaelmaroney1660 Рік тому

      With the new 5000w laser welder, my money is on the laser in any area you can think of on any material up to .25. Except for 1 thing, the machine costs $32k USD.

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому +1

      After using a laser welder I struggle to pick up other torches. All other options are by far cheaper if price is your priority. Speed and thorough penetration for daily productivity, laser wins by leagues. Other methods could not keep the quality at the speed.

    • @p__jay
      @p__jay Рік тому +2

      @@michaelmaroney1660 with the time you safe, the laser pays itself in no time!

    • @nomars4827
      @nomars4827 Рік тому

      I've seen a review that laser welding seam is bubbly and it cannot be prevented by settings therefore laser welding strength is far worse than other professional welding.
      But of course there are applications where laser welding is great. When you need to weld fast, clean but the strength and longevity isn't very important.

  • @THarSul
    @THarSul Рік тому +3

    Cool tool, but please clean up those aluminum filings, that’s an incredible fire hazard, and if it comes in contact with rust and heat, you’ve got a thermite reaction on your hands.

  • @edinsonrojassuarez8061
    @edinsonrojassuarez8061 Рік тому +1

    I bought the xr in the company, but I weld aluminum and the weld does not penetrate, it breaks when I put pressure on it... in what mode can I put it

  • @Dankest_Rick
    @Dankest_Rick Рік тому +3

    There is a alarm going off the whole vid that makes it so hard to watch

  • @marialourdesavila-pao825
    @marialourdesavila-pao825 5 місяців тому

    Good day.im interested with your welding machine in your video.can we buy online? Please give me the details.thank you

  • @nateb4543
    @nateb4543 Рік тому +1

    For what i use my welder for, when these come down to Harbor Freight flux core welder prices, im all over it. Until then, we call can dream

    • @ianj.lacoste7265
      @ianj.lacoste7265 Рік тому

      Wait two years as more companies produce them then we can buy it.

  • @EOTG_AK
    @EOTG_AK Рік тому +4

    Thanks a lot, wife heard me watching this and accused me of watching porn. 😡

    • @kevinchamberlain7928
      @kevinchamberlain7928 Рік тому

      Yeah, I get that. Imagine those budgie smugglers, thick, shiny black pubes and a luxuriant black moustache.... Pubes getting velcro'd together etc? Alright I'll stop...

    • @silverstake88
      @silverstake88 Рік тому

      LOL

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому

      It is welding porn for all the boys in a workshop.

  • @Vintian
    @Vintian 10 місяців тому

    He bent everything BUT that weld lmao. My weld instructor made me redo my test because he bent it like that, not directly bending the weld itself. Cool machine though.

  • @JHV166
    @JHV166 Рік тому +2

    Looks like a lot of undercut and lack of penetration. Also, burn through at the termination point.I guess you have to figure it out as far as usability. Speed is nice, but these aren't usable welds. None of these welds would pass any sort of inspection.

  • @frankgutierrez6016
    @frankgutierrez6016 Рік тому

    My girlfriend heard that music and thought I was watching retro Bow chika Wow wow.

  • @anthonys7976
    @anthonys7976 Рік тому +1

    Good god, are you trying to give people a migraine? Somewhere a Russian PsyOp assassin has been accidentally activated😂

  • @drakeillusion6533
    @drakeillusion6533 2 місяці тому

    How much it cost to own one?

  • @jefftwite1878
    @jefftwite1878 9 місяців тому

    Why are you bending it with a 3/8 bar under the welded material? Put it in a vise and bend it

  • @Somoweld
    @Somoweld 9 місяців тому

    What’s the best brand of fiber laser welding ?

  • @michaelhoward3480
    @michaelhoward3480 Рік тому

    Laser welder ... its pretty good
    Up to 1600 watts. Just cost too much. Starting 10k

  • @Milo19970
    @Milo19970 9 місяців тому

    Don't forget your N95 when using this :)

  • @ronimure1649
    @ronimure1649 Рік тому +1

    If that riht angled weld was moulded solid it could not resist ythat hydraulic press any better ?

  • @Frank-mv1jg
    @Frank-mv1jg 11 місяців тому

    Video was good but I kept wanting to check my smoke detector.

  • @dragonshadow3707
    @dragonshadow3707 Рік тому

    Hey bud I was looking forward to watching this but I can't handle the high pitch sound sorry for this comment please don't take it as me being rude or anything OK

  • @DJVIIIMan
    @DJVIIIMan Рік тому

    I dig the 70's porno music in the background.

  • @kellydonahue762
    @kellydonahue762 8 місяців тому

    Next time, turn the background music down so we can hear you.

  • @chongchong13
    @chongchong13 Рік тому

    Hey, mine didn’t come with a power cable did you have to buy your own to and if so where did you get it and can you give me any info?

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому +1

      Yes we did have to make it. It is 3 strand 8 guage and a 15 Amp 220 male receptacle. Hope that helps!

    • @chongchong13
      @chongchong13 Рік тому +1

      @@itsapleasantlife oh my god thank you bro for replying your a life saver 🙏🏼 yes that helps

  • @redwind224
    @redwind224 Рік тому

    what kind if wire the machine use is it the same as MiG welder

  • @DaveElectric
    @DaveElectric Рік тому

    There is an unpleasant high frequency sound in my left ear.

  • @mrlyricsneo
    @mrlyricsneo 5 місяців тому

    Dose it work well with heavy metal ?

    • @danmarley2926
      @danmarley2926 4 місяці тому

      Yes. In the very beginning he says and shows the metals listed on the pamphlet for the welder.

  • @Englishdan81
    @Englishdan81 Рік тому +2

    What is the brand and series of welder and where do you purchase it from? Have you tried joining 304 Stainless and different grades of carbon steels?

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому +1

      The brand is IPG lightweld. We have done both but not together. We'll try it out and post a video soon!

    • @Englishdan81
      @Englishdan81 Рік тому

      @@itsapleasantlife hey man that’s great, would love to see the carbon to stainless video. I have a request, could you email me personally?

    • @joshhopper6109
      @joshhopper6109 Рік тому

      Carbon to stainless is a breeze. We do a 16 ga galv to 7 ga hot roll that is near impossible with mig and is easy with this machine check out Serra Laser... They've put one on a Fanuc collaborative robot.

    • @douglasbiesecker
      @douglasbiesecker Рік тому

      Ouch $32k price tag....

    • @jared8783
      @jared8783 Рік тому

      @@douglasbiesecker It also welds with 30 amps what takes a TIG machine 200 amps. So my question is. If one owns a fabrication shop how much money is saved on electricity and does it make up for the difference in machine cost in time before the machine fails fully?

  • @Urfavblondegirl203
    @Urfavblondegirl203 Рік тому +3

    You can tell hes an experienced well trained welder by not having a need for leather gloves or anything.

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому +3

      It's not TIG or MIG or Stick. You can literally pick up most pieces quickly after welding them. The heat stays very concentrated in the beam. It would take feet of welding a single bead before deformation begins. Stainless steel I do wear gloves. Aluminum is no problem.

    • @p__jay
      @p__jay Рік тому +3

      you seem to not know anything about laser welding. like he already explaind, you dont need gloves or anything, just glasses...

    • @JHV166
      @JHV166 Рік тому

      @@p__jay Yep, clearly expert weldors... (And yes, that IS the proper term...but you pros already knew that).

    • @melgross
      @melgross Рік тому

      @@itsapleasantlifewe wear gloves and proper helmets not just because of heat, but because of the intense IR. That causes cancer. I don’t know how much IR is emitted from this process. I’ve seen others, including the company;s rep, welding with just a lair of gas welding goggles. But that doesn’t make it right. For examp,e, mist oriole call the welding work lead the ground lead, even though it’s not a ground.

  • @alexkyriakidis6580
    @alexkyriakidis6580 9 місяців тому

    have you weld 1mm aluminium with 1mm aluminium?

  • @davetheviking8689
    @davetheviking8689 5 місяців тому

    Dude, can’t even watch this because of the music. It’s like your content was just back round for the music.

  • @randallalexander7321
    @randallalexander7321 Рік тому +1

    That constant alarm clock in the background was too much.... Screw this

  • @chiefdenis
    @chiefdenis Рік тому +6

    That's not a weld, that's fusion

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 Рік тому +1

      They're exactly the same thing.

  • @supersope
    @supersope 10 місяців тому +1

    What sis the fckn noise like an alarm that doesn’t let hear anything that he says…?

  • @frankelias1952
    @frankelias1952 Рік тому +1

    For those of you who are sniveling about the music being too loud. What do you need to hear him say? This is clearly a scratch the surface visual demonstration. Do you turn down the radio in your car when your looking for a specific street or address?

    • @shayanthis
      @shayanthis Рік тому

      It's the constant high pitch alarm sound that's too loud.

  • @patrickpk6299
    @patrickpk6299 11 місяців тому

    @2:28 he is tightening it against the table....tons of pressure...no shit you're not going to bend the table genius

  • @codyclaxton7271
    @codyclaxton7271 4 місяці тому

    20 seconds in a please no background music

  • @diyfamily6848
    @diyfamily6848 9 місяців тому

    Your breaking it in a press now, but still no comparison or information about the force used to break it, so whats the point about this.

  • @jesperhansen1569
    @jesperhansen1569 Рік тому +1

    Am i the only one still hearing that anoying bell/beep sound from the background music?.... the video stopped 5 min ago

  • @dotsfrazer
    @dotsfrazer Рік тому +1

    If that beam hits you skin you are fucked...I burned my finger with one a few days ago the fucking pain of it I never felt anything burn me as quick before and I was wearing gloves

  • @mitochondria3873
    @mitochondria3873 Рік тому

    Theres not much point to this test without a hydraulic press that measures force. Just hand cranking it on a bench doesn't tell us much.

  • @k9deine351
    @k9deine351 11 місяців тому

    What do you mean the world didn't break? The world broke right down the middle the reason the world broke down the middle is because it doesn't have a belly. All the wells are flat so they're all gonna break right down the middle.

  • @wyattchilton15
    @wyattchilton15 Рік тому

    Is laser welding only for aluminum or can it do steel as well?

    • @hematose
      @hematose Рік тому

      Steel, stainless, titanium, copper and nickel superalloys are all weldable with lasers like this.

    • @paulgee-i7j
      @paulgee-i7j Рік тому +2

      0:16

  • @mrleonzx9
    @mrleonzx9 Рік тому +1

    Mate can I make a suggestion......turn down the stupid music so we can hear what you are trying to say .....will make the video way more beneficial....just saying

  • @Cameron_J
    @Cameron_J 8 місяців тому

    The beeping music killed the video

  • @todds4101
    @todds4101 Рік тому

    I wish the price of these was less. Perhaps as they "catch on" more in the future the price will come down, much like the microwave back in the day. Right now the cost is very restrictive for the person that doesn't do a lot of welding day in and day out.

  • @JSuparman
    @JSuparman Рік тому

    awesome!

  • @KHos73
    @KHos73 Рік тому

    Can you weld two different metals together?

    • @hodaka1000
      @hodaka1000 Рік тому

      One of the comments from a welder said he'd seen one weld copper to stainless steel

    • @michaelg1352
      @michaelg1352 Рік тому

      But, what about the holy grail? Aluminum to steel.

  • @MrSicnarfM
    @MrSicnarfM Рік тому

    How much for one of these laser welder

  • @johnsmith6368
    @johnsmith6368 Рік тому +1

    Damn sure could of done without the music

  • @randyalbert7644
    @randyalbert7644 Рік тому +1

    Would you have the make model of your laser welder ?

    • @pieshka4509
      @pieshka4509 Рік тому

      it says at the top of the cheat sheat, he's got the XR model of the lightweld from IGP, thing is like $20+k

    • @itsapleasantlife
      @itsapleasantlife  Рік тому

      We have the XR as well as the 1500. The XR will also clean where as the 1500 only welds.

  • @toddperdue8164
    @toddperdue8164 Рік тому

    What brand laser welder

  • @henrimoore6890
    @henrimoore6890 Рік тому

    it's my uncle

  • @_Doggo_3469
    @_Doggo_3469 Рік тому

    Repost without the music. Would liked to have watched it, but I can't concentrate with the unnecessary noise playing while you are talking.

  • @drincogni
    @drincogni 5 місяців тому

    Thats like cheating for a very tough exam and getting away with it.😂😂😂😂😂.😢😢😢😢😢 i am just starting to use Flux core welding.

  • @maniacalmonster2293
    @maniacalmonster2293 Рік тому

    try blunt force not pressure

  • @wumudapybanit1867
    @wumudapybanit1867 6 місяців тому

    Turn the music volume up and make a video about the songs and don't answer anyone's questions!

  • @samsnuts4716
    @samsnuts4716 10 місяців тому

    Weld a small boat. I don’t think so. Wind chimes should be ok.

  • @buckwrabbit9276
    @buckwrabbit9276 Рік тому

    What brand of Laser welder is this

  • @dylanalves4132
    @dylanalves4132 Рік тому +4

    You went on the opposite side of the well bead where there was still a cavitation that's why I was able to bend if you put it on the wellside it probably would have snapped

  • @BumbuClaw
    @BumbuClaw Рік тому

    So it’s basically MiG