NASA explored the use of ribbon explosives to weld a variety of different joints in a memorandum published in the 1980s. Image credit: NASA, public domain Explosion welding occurs with the metal ...

formally known as shielded metal arc welding, is the process of joining two pieces of metal by melting them using an electrical arc at the joint. Unlike other welding methods, stick welding can be ...

In the video, one can see how [Finn] uses thermite charges to weld massive copper conductors together in a matter of seconds inside a graphite mold. Straight joints, T-joints, and others are a ...