1000W arc lamp + arc welder + trashcan = DIY search light

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Impressive high-voltage project from Ben Krasnow. The video is mostly technical details; clicking the embedded player will take you to the action shots at 7:18. Rewind for the greeblies. [via Hack a Day]

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I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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