Friction welding on a drill press - video

[Jon]

Friction welding on a drill press. 4:10 video:

Previously:

Flow friction drilling - GIF
Linear friction welding of wood - video
Rotary friction welding - GIF
Friction stir welding - GIF, video, and images
Slow motion linear friction welding of titanium - GIF and video
Friction welding drill pipe for oil exploration

[Floradawg]

You might could friction weld a shaft into a hole on a lathe with a proper setup but I don't see any practical application with a drill press.

[redbaron1917]

I can't be the only one seeing the possibility of losing fingers or getting gut sliced at the 10 to 20 second mark. Holding by hand? Insane!

[12L14]

At least he didn't use gloves - cut fingers aren't as bad as mangles ones...

As for "practical application", with little more "on hand experience" - battery tabs maybe?