You really, REALLY don't want to have an accident with superheated steam under pressure. It will literally cook you, and at very worst, will strip the skin off any part of you it touches. I worked with a guy who had been hurt whilst using a steam Traction Engine, as we call them in the UK. He lost two fingers, and had to have skin grafts on both his hands, after a joint failed, and sprayed super heated steam everywhere, including his hands. I know that despite all the pyro stuff, you're careful, but super heated steam is a bastard - it's invisible, and by the time you see the condensed form, the damage has been done.
Those boiler failures are very dangerous indeed. My grandfather worked with steam powered electric generators in his youth and he was very paranoid with possible failures. He never had any significant injuries (only got small scratches and burns from assembling and soldering) but some of his older co-workers had some accidents with the hot steam and water, it can do some nasty stuff to the nerves resulting in partial to complete loss of function.
This, combined with the fact that he is basically holding a pipe bomb. I guess the solder would melt before anything goes boom, (and it did) but this is sooo sketchy.
No experience with the higher level stuff that you guys are talking about, but I accidentally came into contact with some hot steam whilst *cooking ramen noodles.* If that hurts like I remember, then I don't even want to imagine the pain of superheated steam.
Honestly this video was scary. 50 psi itself is not that dangerous, but 50 psi of steam is a very good way to lose sight, burn skin off and lose a finger
I still doubt whether 1 layer of fiber-epoxy will be enough to insulate the foam core from the heat. Could probably get around this by adding an aluminum shield, but not worth it and probably illegal, IDK.
That is because with normal dart blasters the projectile doesn't have any pressure behind it. Air rifles, regular rifles, pumpkin and or potato cannons make use of the barrel to increase velocity of the projectile by utilizing as much of that pressure as possible for as long as possible.
You could put some raw food in there and shoot the cooked version and someone could catch it and eat it. Not it! Also we need to make more homemade guns ourselves, the propane cannon was too fun! Thinking of doing a compressed air one similar to your Ryobi powered one 😁
The Nocturnal Alchemist Before what's over? This steam powered nerf mini series? He really should do that series if he isn't already. Rapid fire model, giant dart cannon model, sniper model. Imagine the possibilities! :D
Peter, take a page from the "flash-steam" powered engines. It is a small ceramic or stainless steel chamber inside the flame of a butane torch, which in turn is inside ceramic insulation. The torch heets the chamber red hot but the insulation keeps the gun cool to the touch. From a small reservoir, a premeasured squirt of water is injected into the red hot chamber connected to the barrel. The projectile fits snugly into the barrel possible with O-ring seal, and held "cocked" by a spring loaded release ball that can be adjusted to let the projectile pass eamat a predetermined pressure of 100, 200, or more lbs. the size of the flash chamber, water dose, and pressure will be determined by the barrel volume. Much smaller gun, fast and easy. Alternative might be to use a power tool battery to heat the small steam chamber electrically but I don't know an off the shelf item for this.
look up some steam tables for saturated steam. Pressure and temperature are very predictably related. The problem is that your blowtorch causing localized heating of the joints. I wish I could get that to happen when soldering pipes with a tiny bit of water in them!
Not going to lie, this was pretty cool. Thanks for the great video Peter! Did you have issues with Demonetization using the word 'gun'? We've had some issues with title phrasing on our last few videos.
You have to silver solder all steam pressure vessels as the steam will cut through soft solder. Water boiling point is dependent on pressure so water boiling at 50psi is at a much higher temperature. Can’t remember off hand but it’s significant check out the internet for formula. Also it takes the same amount of energy to transform water at 100c to steam as it does to get the water from room temp to 100c
You could decrease the current draw by doubling up on the glow plugs (put two in series). Additionally, you could look into other heating elements such as NiChrome and Kanthal wire. Using the wire has a certain advantage because you can easily "tune" to your desired voltage and resistance (V=IR).
Add a battery pack to your back, and use a momentary switch on a ground signal to send power to the glow plug. Release the switch when you get to the desired pressure. The switch can be mounted on the side of the rifle so that your trigger finger can press it and you can still watch the gauge. Just a thought.🤷🏻♂️
MAKE SHURE PETER SEES THIS FOR HIS OWN SAFTEY, MAYBE EVEN COPY PASTE IT! Watch out for a BLEVE. That would be a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion. If the pressure rises to make the boiling point of water 150 celcius then if that gun pops a big enough leak (Or even if you pull the trigger) then you will not have fun. You will have 150 celcius water in a normal atmosphere which is supposed to be a gas at 100 so it instantly just about explodes into a shockwave of steam, burning you, and possibly sending shrapnel through your heart. Just a PSA. Love your vids, -Eddie.
SAME AS A BOMB and i work in the oilfield and have seen ICE PLUGGED manifolds blow up because of cold and pressure reaction on a start up very dangerous reaction .And more than a few hurt and killed by this error.That's why we unhook after a blow out of line's before shut down on portable boiler's or mobile's dont mess with steam unless your are a power engineer or have a lot of training in the field.YOU WILL GET COOKED ALIVE OR BOILED SCALDED BEYOND RECOGNITION EL PRONTO and that's if you survive the flying chunk's of sharpnel.
That would have more of a cyberpunk feel; for it, you'd need a spark plug for instantaneous heat (to ignite the hydrogen) rather than a glow plug for constant heating.
Looks like a steampunk MP-40, I vote for a steam driven RC plane next. I know there was a steam powered airplane somewhere in the past, it was mainly used to demonstrate a lightweight steam engine, so now I want to see it in miniature.
The pressure was coming up faster when heating the upper half of your boiler because you were heating saturated steam out of the saturation dome into the superheated range. You could try the Walter steam generator design if you want a more convenient steam generator. This priciple uses the dissociation of Hydrogen Peroxide (an exothermic reaction with a by product of steam, hydrogen, and oxygen) to heat the water used to dilute the h202 and produces steam. So fill a chamber with a beauty supply store 20 to 40 percent hydrogen peroxide and add potassium iodine (a disinfectant that can be bought from walmart) and you with have near instant air independent steam. The Nazi experimental rockets also used the same idea to drive the high pressure fuel pump (they used a highly unstable 75 to 90 percent H2O2).
Hydrogen peroxide at that concentration is rather hazardous (it forms explosive mixtures with organic material), won't last long (it spontaneously decomposes to water and oxygen, a process that is greatly accelerated by being stored in anything other than a perfectly clean aluminium or glass tank) and will also attract unwanted attention from law enforcement agencies (who would, quite rightly, be worried that you were trying to build a bomb), so it's not really an ideal solution. I'd suggest a flash boiler heated by a propane torch for building steam powered R/C vehicles.
You are right about it being hazardous in higher percentages. The percentage I have used in my past projects when I started with AIB designs used store bought hydrogen peroxide for hair bleaching (about 30 percent). Thouse AIB pressured to about 70 psi and supplied 10 psi for about 30 minutes. As for the authorities comment, a lot of projects, including Lithium batteries, gas engines, and so forth have similar risks. Everything breaks down to safety, planning, and careful design.
John Lucas thank you, this really cool! I wish that Peter would take his brilliant mind and give a steam plane a shot. I don't really know if he is into steampunk.
As someone who has built a miniature locomotive boiler from copper- silver brazing your boiler assembly would make it good to 1000 degrees instead of 4-600. It is the standard for model locomotives that run at 100 psi.
In theory the fastest way to boil the water inside the container would be to wrap a heating coil around the initial brass tubing and then to seal that initial brass tubing with a heating element with another to contain it and prevent burning your hands by wrapping it in insulation would be probably the fastest way to boil the water efficiently and safely and then having a purge valve to prevent any water from spraying out preventing anyone from being burnt from said boiling water
You, sir, are terrifying, and not in a good way. No pressure relief valve, no safety gear, silver soldering a pressure vessel (one intended to get hot no less), spraying boiling water at your cameraman, super heating steam (in that last test with the blowtorch) is not even remotely safe, wearing next to no PPE and having no regard for the safety of anyone or anything during this tomfoolery. If you insist on repeating this, make sure you get a proper pressure vessel that's temperature and pressure rated by a professional with a calibrated relief valve installed before you even think about making any of the other parts. Good god man.
This is the first vid that made me consider unsubscribing. Peter totally ignored safety with this project. I hope no-one tries to emulate and build one themselves.
Why should he learn Fortran programming? That's what my Chemical Engineering 101 course taught back in 1983. (Really.) *Of course other Chemical Engineering courses deal with steam tables and are very applicable to project.*
Messing about with steam pressure is fricking dangerous. You should have installed a pressure relief valve before starting this project, but I guess that just shows the calibre of the engineer.
I agree! So much wrong here. Spraying scaling hot water at the cameraperson made me cringe! At least he figured out the pressure to temperature ratio before it blew up in his face. I think the idea is cool! Execution is frightening.
Yeah I have an old WEEDEN “toy” steam engine from 1918 that I restored for my son and that even has a relief valve . But it scares me when it gets hot. I unplug it and use the mini steam whistle to relieve pressure.
Ethan Hermsey the maker is actually my friend. I asked him if I should post the comment and he thought is was a great idea. If you don't like the music, that sucks for you. I just thought it fitted the style of videos (especially the steam punk one's) and it's a nice way to support my friend.
Brunaldo2 fair enough. Some people just post random music. Electroswing is definitely not my favorite music, but apart from that, some of the instruments are straight up out of key..
Peter: You may be able to simply use two electrodes (or one electrode and the outer shell.. You can add salt to the water to achieve the current/power flow you desire. This will also allow you to use smaller amounts of water since you don't have to cover a heating element. Smaller amounts of water will heat faster.
Fill it with dry ice. Use glowplug to heat dry ice,converting into gas form and building pressure. It will be much higher than 100 psi,so use silver solder. Also put pressure release valve,because copper shrapnel isn't very pleasant. It will be very cold so don't get a frostbite.
Great idea. If you ever decide to remake it, how about using one of the 12v 120W car, cup water heater elements? They will draw about 10 amps. To provide a better power supply try a small 12v lead acid battery. That could sit in a box hung from a shoulder strap with a power cable to the gun. Also you could heat the pressure vessel with a flexible Kapton polymide heater element, this would stop the steam from condensing in the pressure chamber. The heater elements are around $5 on ebay and the flexible heater mats are between $15 - $30 depending on the size of the pressure chamber. The lead acid battery will be able to deliver the amps a lot more effectively than the LiPo cells you are using.
peter i would like to see a solar plane that charges the battery wail flying basically giving you endless fly time and with all the you tube channels i honestly think your the best person for the job
There are solders available that are good up to 1100 degrees and over 400 psi, FYI. Just check gunsmith supply stores or HVAC supply stores. Although some will argue they're more like brazing rods, they can be used to sweat pipe.
Neat, but anytime you're working with steam, it's a good idea to put in an emergency release valve, so the thing doesn't blow up. And mind that boiling/pressure chart. Temperature is very important with steam tech.
Hey Peter I'm a big fan of your show. I really like this device. Small portable steam generation can revolutionize the world. You have so many big ideas. I think you should double wall that tank and wrap in some plastic or rubber to prevent shattering. Also I think if you gradually dip the glow plugs. Or Maby drop water on the plug in a separate chamber. Try a extra tank to maintain pressure
>Using electricty to make heat is inefficient I mean, it's literally 100% thermodynamically efficient. All waste energy becomes heat. The trick is heating the thing you want to heat.
He should have made the tubes straighter and smoother in order to reduce the amount of friction. It would be cool if he added a fan inside it similar to a turbo, so that when he releases the gas the fan creates even more thrust.
You could put a lower power element that is always on and connect it to a water tank that can be fit into a back pack, making it a sniper/flamethrower.
Like the idea, maybe a little refinement to make it even more dangerous ... backpack with 12V motorcycle or lawn tractor(250-300 amps) battery for power, 2 or 3 pressure chambers with gravity fed or pressurized water reservoirs, a pressure actuated power cut off switch per chamber , spring loaded auto feed system or magazine for projectiles , bolt actuated? Thanks and keep it up...
Peter: spraying water around not realizing it over 200 degrees
Yes he do be like some times
Lol
i was like, bro, dont shoot at your friend with boiling water, not kool :)
As an old steam locomotive driver, I can assure you that water and steam under pressure can exceed 212F.
he said that
Ok boomer
That’s very interesting did you ever witness the train hitting anybody?
Ok boomer
@Benjamin Sitter ok zoomer
**sees title**
**Steam powered** ok...
**nerf gun** There it is
Hello brother
Ryan Moulder hello fellow Ryan m
Woah
I have no idea why I'm here
Emma Mitchell get out of here!! You aren’t a Ryan
You really, REALLY don't want to have an accident with superheated steam under pressure. It will literally cook you, and at very worst, will strip the skin off any part of you it touches. I worked with a guy who had been hurt whilst using a steam Traction Engine, as we call them in the UK. He lost two fingers, and had to have skin grafts on both his hands, after a joint failed, and sprayed super heated steam everywhere, including his hands. I know that despite all the pyro stuff, you're careful, but super heated steam is a bastard - it's invisible, and by the time you see the condensed form, the damage has been done.
Well accidents do happen and rivets do fail. We can't all be Fred Dibnah.
Those boiler failures are very dangerous indeed. My grandfather worked with steam powered electric generators in his youth and he was very paranoid with possible failures.
He never had any significant injuries (only got small scratches and burns from assembling and soldering) but some of his older co-workers had some accidents with the hot steam and water, it can do some nasty stuff to the nerves resulting in partial to complete loss of function.
This, combined with the fact that he is basically holding a pipe bomb.
I guess the solder would melt before anything goes boom, (and it did) but this is sooo sketchy.
No experience with the higher level stuff that you guys are talking about, but I accidentally came into contact with some hot steam whilst *cooking ramen noodles.* If that hurts like I remember, then I don't even want to imagine the pain of superheated steam.
just watch the video and shut up
"Highly impractical" ...but I bet there's no other Nerf gun out there capable of brewing a cuppa tea!
Hi Tom!
Didnt expect to see you here Tom!
Given the temperature and pressure, I would bet that it would make better espresso!
Could use it to froth milk too
Challenge accepted lol
"I forgot science a little bit".
I want that as a t-shirt with his logo on it.
7:30 he literally shot boiling water at someone and doesn't care
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Really need to add a pressure relief valve, steam is more dangerous than compressed gas when a pressure vessel fails.
Its too late
BOOM
like in back to the future 3 with those logs(dumbass doc)
Honestly this video was scary. 50 psi itself is not that dangerous, but 50 psi of steam is a very good way to lose sight, burn skin off and lose a finger
does psi mean pressure?
Never forget science, man. Otherwise it comes and bites you.
lets see..amps, water,,boiling. guns, electricity, blowtorches, 100 psi, darts...what could possibly go wrong here
I sure don't see anything.
Anything at all.
cOMPLETELY SAFE!
@@teamcyeborg yes i went blind from the boiling water getting into my eye i cant see anything
cole but how do u type the text 🤔
@@Linusen9 voice commands
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Now mount it on your _freaking homemade airplane!_
I wonder if an airsoft gun could go into his foam on that plane. Could his plane be taken down by an airsoft rifle
It like only shoots once it would be better if he mounted a flamethrower
A flamethrower on a plane made from styrofoam. What could go wrong?!
Well, the plane I believe has a fibreglass coating all over the styro bits
I still doubt whether 1 layer of fiber-epoxy will be enough to insulate the foam core from the heat.
Could probably get around this by adding an aluminum shield, but not worth it and probably illegal, IDK.
This is definitely the coolest of his guns.
Uhm actualy it's the hottest of his guns
Now he just needs to see if he can make some type of magazine for it
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@@KovoratianShockTroop1462 yeah its called a vial
The barrel might be too short, so the dart doesn't have a long way to speed up
KovacskristofHUN but its nerf, shorter the barrel the better because of less friction and with steam it might melt the dart
MasterChef 117 I thought friction would be nothing compared to the pressure of steam
MasterChef 117 yeah but friction isn’t as big as a deal as using the maximum amount of pressure
When it comes to foam dart blasters, longer barrels actually hurt the performance of the blaster by increasing drag.
That is because with normal dart blasters the projectile doesn't have any pressure behind it. Air rifles, regular rifles, pumpkin and or potato cannons make use of the barrel to increase velocity of the projectile by utilizing as much of that pressure as possible for as long as possible.
You could put some raw food in there and shoot the cooked version and someone could catch it and eat it. Not it!
Also we need to make more homemade guns ourselves, the propane cannon was too fun! Thinking of doing a compressed air one similar to your Ryobi powered one 😁
Some mini sausages!
Hi
he should fly over africa in his plane, shoot food to starving children and hope he doesnt get taken down by spears
OMFG AHAHAHAHAH YOU RACIST PIECE OF SHIT
@@epicemotions5116?
Man you’re going to have a sick nerf arsenal before its over
Spikey634/Spikey memes I’ll take it
The Nocturnal Alchemist And he can brew his tea
The Nocturnal Alchemist Before what's over? This steam powered nerf mini series? He really should do that series if he isn't already. Rapid fire model, giant dart cannon model, sniper model. Imagine the possibilities! :D
Loved the idea of a steam powered gun! Very cool!
why no comments!? and yes i agree cool
That should be on a T-shirt
“I forgot Science a little bit” 😂
So happy I found your channel!
Me too
Me three
Me... Not
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@@SSSPrince ur sub to weird chanells...
Peter stripol is becoming too powerful with his weapons we must stop him before he conquers the world with nerf guns.
And his foam board airforce.
Quick make gravy trains to flood his house in gravy
Make an electromagnetic kinetic projectile launcher
Change Agent or a raygun for short
But yes I want to see that
Fernie101...I think you mean RAIL GUN...a RAY GUN was a post WW2 Hollywood invention for SCI FI Movies.
James Ellis oh yea been playing to much cod but yeah that would be an awsome build
Fernie101...Yes it would be👍...I'd think Peter would have to use all his Ultralight's lipo batteries in a back pack just to power it though😆
When i read the title i was like ‘Since when did valve buy nerf?’
So this is the guy that woke up and thought,”I’m gonna build a goddamn plane”
Peter, take a page from the "flash-steam" powered engines. It is a small ceramic or stainless steel chamber inside the flame of a butane torch, which in turn is inside ceramic insulation. The torch heets the chamber red hot but the insulation keeps the gun cool to the touch. From a small reservoir, a premeasured squirt of water is injected into the red hot chamber connected to the barrel. The projectile fits snugly into the barrel possible with O-ring seal, and held "cocked" by a spring loaded release ball that can be adjusted to let the projectile pass eamat a predetermined pressure of 100, 200, or more lbs. the size of the flash chamber, water dose, and pressure will be determined by the barrel volume. Much smaller gun, fast and easy. Alternative might be to use a power tool battery to heat the small steam chamber electrically but I don't know an off the shelf item for this.
look up some steam tables for saturated steam. Pressure and temperature are very predictably related. The problem is that your blowtorch causing localized heating of the joints. I wish I could get that to happen when soldering pipes with a tiny bit of water in them!
Not going to lie, this was pretty cool. Thanks for the great video Peter! Did you have issues with Demonetization using the word 'gun'? We've had some issues with title phrasing on our last few videos.
steam pressure and soldered plumbing ... not a good combination. but you saw this yourself. maybe you can reuse an old co2 tank?
I flipping love this channel. NO continuity. NO structure. And every video never fails to please.
Ooooh, it’s Peter Gunn, scary, lol. You’d be scarier with one of your 5.56 “nerf” projectile devices.
You have to silver solder all steam pressure vessels as the steam will cut through soft solder.
Water boiling point is dependent on pressure so water boiling at 50psi is at a much higher temperature. Can’t remember off hand but it’s significant check out the internet for formula. Also it takes the same amount of energy to transform water at 100c to steam as it does to get the water from room temp to 100c
"Forgot science a little bit. " #BestLineEver!
Hey Peter, use screw together pipes (so you won't melt solder) with an induction coil to boil the water.
man that first version was a grenade waiting to happen.. You need an overload bleeder valve
You could decrease the current draw by doubling up on the glow plugs (put two in series). Additionally, you could look into other heating elements such as NiChrome and Kanthal wire. Using the wire has a certain advantage because you can easily "tune" to your desired voltage and resistance (V=IR).
3:13 someone broke into his house...
Add a battery pack to your back, and use a momentary switch on a ground signal to send power to the glow plug. Release the switch when you get to the desired pressure. The switch can be mounted on the side of the rifle so that your trigger finger can press it and you can still watch the gauge. Just a thought.🤷🏻♂️
MAKE SHURE PETER SEES THIS FOR HIS OWN SAFTEY, MAYBE EVEN COPY PASTE IT! Watch out for a BLEVE. That would be a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion. If the pressure rises to make the boiling point of water 150 celcius then if that gun pops a big enough leak (Or even if you pull the trigger) then you will not have fun. You will have 150 celcius water in a normal atmosphere which is supposed to be a gas at 100 so it instantly just about explodes into a shockwave of steam, burning you, and possibly sending shrapnel through your heart. Just a PSA. Love your vids,
-Eddie.
SAME AS A BOMB and i work in the oilfield and have seen ICE PLUGGED manifolds blow up because of cold and pressure reaction on a start up very dangerous reaction .And more than a few hurt and killed by this error.That's why we unhook after a blow out of line's before shut down on portable boiler's or mobile's dont mess with steam unless your are a power engineer or have a lot of training in the field.YOU WILL GET COOKED ALIVE OR BOILED SCALDED BEYOND RECOGNITION EL PRONTO and that's if you survive the flying chunk's of sharpnel.
he is an fully grown engineer, he knows if something is dangerous.
But anyway that is kind of you to be worried about his safety! :)
When Peter said run away He ran in front of the gun
I thought this was going to have a Steam (The game platform made by valve) reference lol
Same xD
It's "Steam Powered" :I
wow you're playing way to many games
*too...
Christopher Wu Steam Powered, that's the URL of the steam game platform digital store.
I love the music he puts on his videos
You didn't get full performance because you didn't push the dart in all the way.
So you saying do it old fashion musket style, sing shot amd ram it in?
Pressure chamber is about to explode. Hides behind a cardboard box
I love this channel
nice vape
Lol
Vata fask???
I love that the dog with the camera on his head keeps showing up in the video thumbnails
How about building something like this but with electrolysis?
Makersteve YT I was thinking the same thing and have actually made an electrolysis boiler 120v 7.5amp DC
Power resistors maybe?
Combining high pressure with a flamable hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture and a nearby ignition source? This sounds like a recipe for disaster, honestly.
That would have more of a cyberpunk feel; for it, you'd need a spark plug for instantaneous heat (to ignite the hydrogen) rather than a glow plug for constant heating.
Joseph Harner The HHO Gas produced doesn't need to be at a high pressure, the pressure is created by igniting the mixture with a spark/flint...
I LOOOOOVE how you have the intelligent version of Chumlee.. best sidekick with the sneaky smarts
O-o-o-o Riley, AUTO PARTS
Same
Ow
Looks like a steampunk MP-40, I vote for a steam driven RC plane next. I know there was a steam powered airplane somewhere in the past, it was mainly used to demonstrate a lightweight steam engine, so now I want to see it in miniature.
Came here for Lord Dranogical's "meh" comment again.
i am prepared to bring him down... nah jk jk
the steam effect in the light, very cool
The pressure was coming up faster when heating the upper half of your boiler because you were heating saturated steam out of the saturation dome into the superheated range. You could try the Walter steam generator design if you want a more convenient steam generator. This priciple uses the dissociation of Hydrogen Peroxide (an exothermic reaction with a by product of steam, hydrogen, and oxygen) to heat the water used to dilute the h202 and produces steam. So fill a chamber with a beauty supply store 20 to 40 percent hydrogen peroxide and add potassium iodine (a disinfectant that can be bought from walmart) and you with have near instant air independent steam. The Nazi experimental rockets also used the same idea to drive the high pressure fuel pump (they used a highly unstable 75 to 90 percent H2O2).
Oh and I have designs for an RC plane that will use the air independent catalytic steam generator I just described :)
Hydrogen peroxide at that concentration is rather hazardous (it forms explosive mixtures with organic material), won't last long (it spontaneously decomposes to water and oxygen, a process that is greatly accelerated by being stored in anything other than a perfectly clean aluminium or glass tank) and will also attract unwanted attention from law enforcement agencies (who would, quite rightly, be worried that you were trying to build a bomb), so it's not really an ideal solution. I'd suggest a flash boiler heated by a propane torch for building steam powered R/C vehicles.
You are right about it being hazardous in higher percentages. The percentage I have used in my past projects when I started with AIB designs used store bought hydrogen peroxide for hair bleaching (about 30 percent). Thouse AIB pressured to about 70 psi and supplied 10 psi for about 30 minutes. As for the authorities comment, a lot of projects, including Lithium batteries, gas engines, and so forth have similar risks. Everything breaks down to safety, planning, and careful design.
you may like this link Andrew. www.flysteam.co.uk/recent.htm
John Lucas thank you, this really cool! I wish that Peter would take his brilliant mind and give a steam plane a shot. I don't really know if he is into steampunk.
As someone who has built a miniature locomotive boiler from copper- silver brazing your boiler assembly would make it good to 1000 degrees instead of 4-600. It is the standard for model locomotives that run at 100 psi.
You need silver solder.
Yes. I was thinking the same thing.
Lead solder is fine...
If you don't inhale the lead
Cookieglue Silver solder is stronger,but it takes higher temp to melt.
Lead solder conducts electricity better.
Correct me if I am wrong; but doesn't lead solder make a better connection?
Cookieglue no, silver solder is stronger and has a much higher melting point.
In theory the fastest way to boil the water inside the container would be to wrap a heating coil around the initial brass tubing and then to seal that initial brass tubing with a heating element with another to contain it and prevent burning your hands by wrapping it in insulation would be probably the fastest way to boil the water efficiently and safely and then having a purge valve to prevent any water from spraying out preventing anyone from being burnt from said boiling water
I'm surprised ur not at 1 million subscribers yet. 🤔
You are a brave man Peter. Homemade boilers are amazingly scary.
You, sir, are terrifying, and not in a good way. No pressure relief valve, no safety gear, silver soldering a pressure vessel (one intended to get hot no less), spraying boiling water at your cameraman, super heating steam (in that last test with the blowtorch) is not even remotely safe, wearing next to no PPE and having no regard for the safety of anyone or anything during this tomfoolery. If you insist on repeating this, make sure you get a proper pressure vessel that's temperature and pressure rated by a professional with a calibrated relief valve installed before you even think about making any of the other parts. Good god man.
TheWinning247 nerd
This is the first vid that made me consider unsubscribing. Peter totally ignored safety with this project. I hope no-one tries to emulate and build one themselves.
Joanne Lowery well I know what I'm doing!
If you're considering building one of these; you don't.
TheWinning247 nah I'm going to build one! And use my dick to test if the waters boiling
You should attach that to one of the old air pressure powered rapid fire Guns. Steam machine gun FTW.
"Steampunk" to the max. Love it.
try chemical engineering 101
Why should he learn Fortran programming?
That's what my Chemical Engineering 101 course taught back in 1983. (Really.)
*Of course other Chemical Engineering courses deal with steam tables and are very applicable to project.*
You should make a pendulum clock. The amalgamation of 3d prints, laser cut wood, and brass could be awesome.
Try to make a mag for the gun.
Think its a pretty fun small project.
Like if you agree
It's barrel loaded, but adding a mag to the barrel to the gun would fuck the pressure, so it would need an airtight seal and a very strong spring.
Indeed
The spurting hot water was more dangerous than the dart at first 😂
Messing about with steam pressure is fricking dangerous. You should have installed a pressure relief valve before starting this project, but I guess that just shows the calibre of the engineer.
I agree! So much wrong here. Spraying scaling hot water at the cameraperson made me cringe! At least he figured out the pressure to temperature ratio before it blew up in his face.
I think the idea is cool! Execution is frightening.
Yeah I have an old WEEDEN “toy” steam engine from 1918 that I restored for my son and that even has a relief valve . But it scares me when it gets hot. I unplug it and use the mini steam whistle to relieve pressure.
Informative, but pretentious
Joanne Lowery That's what people said about his homemade airplane, but guess what... everything went fine. Stop trying to act mature
Levely I'm 60. I can act as mature as i want.
The plane was fine. He followed accepted building practise on air frames on that project.
I was thinking don't weld the boiler unless you are putting a pressure release on it. Go with heavy duty steel.
i win
I like the steam gun idea but It would really be awsome to see a steam powered RC boat on your channel
put a turkey in it!!!!!!
Nooooo...Put it IN a Turkey...either end, your choice😆
Impressing us with your building skills once again.
You should use this music in you next video: th-cam.com/video/wOiJaX9MriE/w-d-xo.html or Darkswitch - Hometown [Electroswing]
Brunaldo2 2 👍👌
please dont.. jesus that is out of tune..
Also, you cant just use other peoples music....
Ethan Hermsey the maker is actually my friend. I asked him if I should post the comment and he thought is was a great idea. If you don't like the music, that sucks for you. I just thought it fitted the style of videos (especially the steam punk one's) and it's a nice way to support my friend.
Brunaldo2 fair enough. Some people just post random music.
Electroswing is definitely not my favorite music, but apart from that, some of the instruments are straight up out of key..
Peter: You may be able to simply use two electrodes (or one electrode and the outer shell.. You can add salt to the water to achieve the current/power flow you desire. This will also allow you to use smaller amounts of water since you don't have to cover a heating element. Smaller amounts of water will heat faster.
TIL you channel is less than 2 years old. That is incredible, keep it up!
Fill it with dry ice.
Use glowplug to heat dry ice,converting into gas form and building pressure.
It will be much higher than 100 psi,so use silver solder.
Also put pressure release valve,because copper shrapnel isn't very pleasant.
It will be very cold so don't get a frostbite.
I am trying to imagine a very specific war where an empire's survival hinges precisely on the use of this exact gun...
"Watched -pot- _Steam Powered! Nerf GUN_ never boils." - Poor Richard's Almanac 2017 Edition
Great idea. If you ever decide to remake it, how about using one of the 12v 120W car, cup water heater elements? They will draw about 10 amps. To provide a better power supply try a small 12v lead acid battery. That could sit in a box hung from a shoulder strap with a power cable to the gun. Also you could heat the pressure vessel with a flexible Kapton polymide heater element, this would stop the steam from condensing in the pressure chamber.
The heater elements are around $5 on ebay and the flexible heater mats are between $15 - $30 depending on the size of the pressure chamber. The lead acid battery will be able to deliver the amps a lot more effectively than the LiPo cells you are using.
I think of all people you could be one to build a pretty sweet RC Steampunk Airship!
There are many forms of high temp solder that would suit your needs, but I would prefer threaded fittings or something more permanent.
peter i would like to see a solar plane that charges the battery wail flying basically giving you endless fly time and with all the you tube channels i honestly think your the best person for the job
use silver solder, it melts at a much higher temperature
I think using a blowtorch as a pointer is an idea that could really catch on!
0:20 "Are you firing potatoes?"
*wearing a punisher sweater*
There are solders available that are good up to 1100 degrees and over 400 psi, FYI. Just check gunsmith supply stores or HVAC supply stores. Although some will argue they're more like brazing rods, they can be used to sweat pipe.
STEAM POWER, STEAM POWER, STEAM POWER. No one. Just me. It's a FRC reference.
Neat, but anytime you're working with steam, it's a good idea to put in an emergency release valve, so the thing doesn't blow up. And mind that boiling/pressure chart. Temperature is very important with steam tech.
Hey Peter I'm a big fan of your show. I really like this device. Small portable steam generation can revolutionize the world. You have so many big ideas. I think you should double wall that tank and wrap in some plastic or rubber to prevent shattering. Also I think if you gradually dip the glow plugs. Or Maby drop water on the plug in a separate chamber. Try a extra tank to maintain pressure
i love that you name your songs used in the video, so many people use goods songs but i can never find them cause no one ever names them
Anything with steam is deemed cool by my standards!
These are some intense Nerf mods
So smaller chamber, and mount the element near the top of the water level. Cool project man
>Using electricty to make heat is inefficient
I mean, it's literally 100% thermodynamically efficient. All waste energy becomes heat. The trick is heating the thing you want to heat.
Dude I don't even care what it's about, as soon as I see that Peter uploads I watch immediately
Hi five man
Now that's what I'd call a steampunk gun^^
This actually looks really cool
He should have made the tubes straighter and smoother in order to reduce the amount of friction. It would be cool if he added a fan inside it similar to a turbo, so that when he releases the gas the fan creates even more thrust.
You could put a lower power element that is always on and connect it to a water tank that can be fit into a back pack, making it a sniper/flamethrower.
Peter the untouchable
Like the idea, maybe a little refinement to make it even more dangerous ... backpack with 12V motorcycle or lawn tractor(250-300 amps) battery for power, 2 or 3 pressure chambers with gravity fed or pressurized water reservoirs, a pressure actuated power cut off switch per chamber , spring loaded auto feed system or magazine for projectiles , bolt actuated? Thanks and keep it up...
You need an Airsoft chronograph for your deadly nerf gun builds, the read really good with fast moving projectiles.
Peter your videos only keep getting better, keep it up man :)
A possibly more safe, while just as cunning flamethrower is finally here!