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Old 11-02-2015, 03:47 PM   #8 (permalink)
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For anyone still interested, heres the Impulse Manufacturing Laboratory at OSU channel on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKw...4kIfJ1Q/videos

They have ten videos up. Similar to hydroforming, this is a process that allows small scale forming and welding that would be done with explosives on a larger scale. Generally the forms for something the size of the palm of your hand is constructed with 1 1/2" steel plates and 3/4" bolts. The explosive foil is like an old VW Beetle fuse (both types!). And it's set off inside a blast cabinet.
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