Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Sounds pretty crazy right? The result might surprise you!
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Tig Welder: duroweld.co.nz/products/wave-203-pfc?_pos=2&_sid=8962d7dcf&_ss=r

For welding, I used a tig welder set to DC (no fancy AC mode required) Although the peak welding current was set to 200Amps, using the foot control I used around 150amps during this process.

When it comes to drill bits, I used plain vanilla HSS drill bits. I avoided using Titanium nitride-coated drill bits as I feared the coating would probably not mix well during this process? I found the best size of drill bit to weld with was 4mm

0:00 Intro
1:17 Testing metal hardness
2:05 Selecting Drill bits
3:00 Ad
3:43 Welding
7:38 Finishing touches
8:16 First Dig
9:59 Digging Root
12:02 Conclusion

-Schematix-