DIY gadgets in Africa: homemade welding machine

By at 8:02 am Thursday, Jun 7


Over at the excellent Afrigadget blog, a post about a DIY welding machine in Kenya:

I took a walk down Ngong road, an area with a lot of shadetree mechanics, wood carvers and metal fabricators. The first place I stopped at had a home made welding machine. Simon, the shop owner, showed me a couple of the machines and gave a video tour of how it works. He’s a prime example how an entrepreneur in Africa will figure out ingenious solutions to meet local market demands. The welders sell for around 14,000 Kenya Shillings (just over $200), but fabrication costs only a small fraction of that.
Link, with videos and more photos.

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