Michigan auditors said they were able to carry a welding rod through prison metal detectors undetected at one facility.

Electrode rods are coated with flux, which releases a gas that protects the environment around the weld, preventing it from becoming contaminated by the surrounding air while it hardens.

Watch as a broken hydraulic cylinder rod is expertly repaired and rebuilt through precision welding techniques. This restoration process involves cleaning, welding, and reshaping the damaged rod ...