A 20,000 Volt Next Generation Plasma Knife (Halo Inspired)
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I'm going to say what we're all thinking. The Energy Sword from Halo is a complete masterpiece. It's haunted me for years, so, I decided to build an actual plasma knife as a test bed for a full scale build! Thank you to Aozolai for their use of Halo footage, as well as Blender Made Easy. Please see their full videos here:
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that looks good, hell, you guys might become the hacksmith of the plasma blades
Just finished watching the last Two episodes earlier
And got the trailer as an advert for this Video.
Loved the Scale of the brutes on that last fight.
Can't wait for more to come
Your *Solar Flare* (a.k.a Sun spaghetti)
Knife looks stunning
Put it into production,
Rivals the Boring Co flamethrower
Limited 500 for £500
*Do the Gravity hammer Next*
I actually made one of these on my channel a while back, and I've been trying to compact it like yours for a long time. It's definitely hard with limited space.
I was thinking of making the of of these with plasma vortex circular magnets built up into the blade... "WOULD LOOK CLASS LOOKING"👍🇮🇪🙏
Does Shad watch your channel?
Your setup has a lot of constriction and resistance to air flow, which favours static pressure over air volume. This tends to mean impellers are better than propellers. It might make it a bit less noisy.
do not use impeller use a centrifugal blower, the same ones used to cool laptops. i think this is what you mean and they would work a lot better and be more compact
I was thinking the small dyson fan module that integza showcased for one of his videos
I was thinking noctua fans
@@randomsnow6510how about a small squirrel cage fan?
The server fan I ended up using was rated fairly high on static pressure. The trick with this build was that too much air caused an issue. I required just the right amount of flow down the blades. Too little and it didn’t travel. Too much, and it blew the arc out light a candle.
Pro tip for blade handle shapes: don’t make perfectly round handles. You can’t feel the edge alignment of your blade with them, and they’re more likely to rotate in your hand, further messing up edge alignment. Ovoidal and rounded rectangular are the best cross-sectional shapes for handles.
Beat me to it, plus a oval-ish type hand just makes a firmer grip overall
Round handles are perfect for a lightsaber design though, no edge to worry about.
@@draonKniht100 yes but it's not a lightsaber, it s plasma blade, with a edge
If you want to eliminate the spark getting "stuck" at the top, try removing the sharp points at the inside of the top gap. If you curved them away from each other, widening the gap at the top, the spark should extinguish as it is forced to the end (where the gap would get bigger). Round all corners and edges near this point. If you want to have sharp "stabbing" points, put them on the outsides of the blade where the point-enhanced electric field would be less (due to distance). The electrical field is related to the inverse of the curve radius, so any sharp points or edges need to be considered as arc-producing spots.
Yeah, only downside is that having the curve on the inside looks derpy, and one of the design goals was to look cool, but true.
Thanks, yeah I considered this but ultimately wanted a specific look. Having the tips inverted to me looked a bit strange. Off camera, I did dull the points significantly, and rounded the internal edges at the last 2-3 cm of the blades. Next version… will be biblical!
@@PlasmaChannel I guess I am off to search "biblical plasma swords/daggers"?
Or make the back blade shorter than the front.
This is why forks spark in microwaves
Imagine a plasma spear. That would be terrifying, and you'd be able to make it more powerful and sturdy.
But what if, plasma Ballistae?
plasma bolt@@thatguydownthestreat
Like odins spear. Imagine if you made contact and then activated the plasma discharge
it's still a spear though... and this is still a knife.
Not like it works any better than a good steel blade either way.
A spear is much better than a knife.
Please don’t stop the MHD development
He probably just needs a break :) gotta do the fun jobs before getting back to work 🎉
Yall need to let the man cook
@@Tigermund3 he specifically asked him to keep cooking
@Rainyjax All Im sayin is dont expect hes not working on it because he uploads a video of something else
@@Tigermund3honestly I'm worried if we let him cook he'll actually build a full scale submarine
You need to use some grounded metal screen over that fan to protect it like a farady cage, or over time the RF from the HV circuit will likely kill the motor windings in the fan .
Been watching since the lightning and fire tornado videos, looooong time... Awesome to watch the maturation of content & production and growth of the channel (and the hairstyle 😂) over the last 6-7 years.
The shape of the knife reminds me strongly of the shock knife from metal gear solid 4!
I'm honored to have you with me this long. Seriously, thanks for sticking around. I hope to keep this up for a long time!
"FS!" is short for the exclamation made when you inadvertently touch the blade while the plasma knife is energized.
Pray that it was just a finger , and not two separate hands.
I think that is FFS or just F! lol
THIS. IS. FIRE!!! As a huge Halo Fan this has me tingling all over!
Thank you! I plan on taking this idea further, honored to have you enjoy it. Feel free to share.
Same here
I always feel like I’m the dumbest guy here reading all the comments
My Brother in Christ, what you have made is the Vanu Power Knife "Lumine Edge" from Planetside 2 XD
Which just happens to be my go-to melee in that game so Hell Yeah
Holy shit it is the lumine edge
Cool weapon! The upper part of the blades is very sharp, so the electric field strength is maximum on them. It was a problem on a first test. I guess the sharpest places should be placed further apart so that the sparks form more evenly along the entire length of the blade.
I love the design. I would consider copper plating the inner edges of the blades to provide better thermal and conduction edges. Copper plating is super simple to do at home. You can even do pen plating, this is where you use a pen with like a felt or wool to apply the plating to the specific places you want. Its very simple to setup, copper sulfate is cheap and you can use solid wire as the source of copper, but a small pipe is generally a little better. I think the inner 1/8" of the blades copper coated would make for a nice 2 tone color design as well. Just my 2 cents. I have a few of those 10kv power sources from ebay, i haven't figured out a project for them yet but this is great inspiration. Keep up the great content
Ok, 100.000 volt. Make it happen. Also, add a small UV light that shins inbetween the arcs to make it a little ... brighter.
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Just saw Alan's video today and the only thing i have to say is that dont underestimate yourself!
True alan made more plasma but he had also a huge leaf blower blower attached to it! You are the first to make it a real fully self contained knife! You are really awesome!!!
Also a little note / suggestion to try and improve the plasma: i think laminar flow of air is something you should try to look into
Hey, thank you. Yeah, I indeed made the first compact plasma blade. I just wanted to give credit, where credit is due!
plus that other guys one isn't sharp so isn't actually useable, yours way better Imo since its useable
Making the knife blade retractable would be cool
Yes, that will make it look extremely Scifi.
I feel like you could help the problem of arcing at the tip by having the gap between the blades get wider there, like in Allen Pan's design - that way the arc has less "incentive" to stay at the top instead of restarting from the bottom. Also you should try and find a fan with the highest possible static pressure rating, to overcome the restrictions on the intake and exhaust.
When I heard you say "FS Blade" the first thought that popped into my head (since this was a 'hunting' knife that could be used for attack) was "Full Send Blade". You know...when you want to Fully Send all the damage to the enemy. lol
My mind went to force storm blade, like from palps and many other force users. I do like full send tho.❤
Since he said very specific scientific meaning, I thought "Faraday", being that this is a blade version of a Faraday cage. Then, I figured the "S" was an ode to "Spartan", or possibly, "Spark".
Plasma cannon has to be the holy grail! 😃
You should get this on the world records, with something like that you could easily. Awesome job👍
New to your channel but it is so refreshing seeing you get help from your subscribers in person
I have no idea how anyone could give this a thumbs down. I imaging those folks are never happy. This is pretty darn cool, like pretty much everything else on this channel. Cheers!
I saw these boards on Amazon last week and couldn’t help but think that at that size there are some really cool projects you could use them for. But I wasn’t expecting something this cool.
that plasma is fire
pun intended
This seems like a good application for an Airjet solid state fan that Frore make.
IKR that is exactly what I thought.
I remember seeing a new type of compact fan that is being made for laptops. It has no spinning parts but instead uses a micro membrane to move air like a bellows. Almost no noise and lots of air flow. Could be something to consider for a redesign of the plasma knife.
I'm pretty sure it's really expensive; and it has mostly static pressure, not as much air flow
A cathode ray tube (CRT or old style TV screen) Runs at about 27,000 V. It can arc about an inch to 1.5". One time I had a TV that was putting out to much flyback voltage to the CRT (like a capacitor / battery) , and as I was explaining this to someone, I pointed to it, and it arced to my finger, about a 6 inch flash. I had on rubber soles, so nothing happened, lol, or it would have hurt. So I came away with a charge. Reminds me of a tesla plate.
An easy method is to reconfigure a Tazer. The popping noise, a major deterrent. The noise would vary, as it traveled up blade, like a Jacobs ladder. It might not travel, if previous pulse is not fast enough to catch the last ionization trail, that is drifting up or away from start point. Tazers are notorious for strong brief pulses, with pause between.
Very very cool maybe you can make it into a spear that will allow you to incorporate a lot more transformers and batteries to make it more powerful but the blade size can stay the same.
I want to see a Version 2 of this make it bigger and better! Amazing design work and that was a clever way to achieve what you wanted to do. Excited to see what you do with it in the future!
You could use small gas cartridges like for air guns or whipped cream dispensers instead of the fans. Then, not only might you be able to save on space/weight, you have the option of using different gasses for the plasma.
Those run out *very* quickly
Two suggestions: first, try using a small drone motor to enhance airflow. Second, consider adding air holes just below the fan for increased efficiency. Additionally, plating the inside of the blades with a more conductive material could improve performance.
Another idea place two clear pieces of plastic on both sides, just below the sharp part of the blade, as the lower end isn’t currently useful.
Love the project keep up the good work!
3:46 the reference to Inheritance Machining, loved it
"I didn't build this to be a weapon"......You may not have but I would have 😁, Electrostatic staff incoming soon! We need to make our toys more fuuuun XD
Awesome job, keep it up!
This was an awesome build to watch, probably one of my favorites that ive seen on this channel so far.. sure it could be improved but this is at least proof of concept and that has definitely been achieved.. awesome build and vodeo..🤘
Super cool build! Hope this inspires you to work on the plasma sword next!
Feel like if you and hacksmith hooked up y'all would cook something really cool
The FS Blade is very good but as we all saw that the plasma did't went up after a certain point.
My advise please narrow the distance between the blades to about 5 or 4 mm and use a more conductive metal while increasing the 2 transformers to 3 and switching to the old handle but the same fan. This would do a lot better I think and can also be an great idea for a version 2 of The FS blade and if worked will shurely help in the actual Energy Blade.
I fist saw your videos on the ionic thruster and i already tought that was amazing so i got hooked on your videos and you continu to surprise me. This was another amazing video.
Great video!
One tip for the blade shape: a higher primary grind is better for cutting. That knife uses a saber grind but it's a very low grind, resulting in a very obtuse angle.
If space wasn't a constraint, the handle could have an oval cross-section to help blade alignment.
Of course, if this is not used for cutting it's a non-issue.
Like to see plasma knife cutting through a bread
Toast as you slice? Make mornings quicker and infinitely more fun😂
Something to remember especially with this design, is going bigger on fan size isn’t necessarily a factor here, but static pressure rating is what should be focused on, because the focus point you’re creating to it while also having tight and obstructed intake space, is making getting that air flow rather difficult.
New to the channel and this is a sweet invention. Just subscribed!
"Family friendly". Hear that, TH-cam? This better stay monetized.
electroboom's magic wand :- FINALLY a worthy opponent
Always love new ways to slice and roast capsicums in one foul swoop. Awesome. Need a light sabre for my hedged.👍
that sounds sooo cool and looks cool
The Halo energy swords are the coolest of all the energy swords IMO.
Not that it has to be a competition, but after reading your comment I had the thought, 'which is more iconic to me: Star Wars lightsaber or Halo energy sword?' I think the energy sword wins. The main reason being the extremely fond memories of Halo 1 and 2 LAN parties back in high school. So many of us wanted to be like Luke Skywalker, but it just ain't the same as the feeling of sitting in a garage with 15 other dudes blasting each other.
Love that this is actual plasma. The hacksmith version always seemed to me a glorified blowtorch
Isn't flame an actual plasma?
The Hacksmith is attempting a Lightsaber, different in all respects to the energy sword.
@@joshuaboardman3650 th-cam.com/video/kxmNlelg5qA/w-d-xo.html
Not glorified. Expensive. It's a GTT glass torch, top of the line.
1) I think youplague below is right when he says flame is a type of plasma.
2) I do see your point tho, this uses no gas or combustibles, very cool.
3) dammit I now want to see a flame/blowtorch sword lol
I NEED this as a spear! I've been halfway trying to make one for decades!
Cool project. You might try putting magnets transverse to the gap as an alternative or boost to the fan.
The blade tang should always be as long if not longer than the handle
Technoblade never dies!!!
Who the fu
Jay!!!! Man, you just continue to surprise and delight.
Just one upping yourself over and over!!!!
Thanks Justin! You're awesome for being so kind. I'm definitely in the business of trying to innovate whenever possible.
@@PlasmaChannel why I'm a proud Patreon member!
this is cool and all but idk if anything's gonna top his desktop nuclear reactor. that thing is cool as shit and also it's insane that he just keeps it turned on
Static friction or field strength are my guesses and the knife is great I'm a chef and that would be so amazing to slice something with in front of guests. Thanks for doing what you do, nice to know I'm not the only one who has crazy ideas and then makes them a reality
Might want to look into taser modules. There was a tutorial for a 150000 volt taser that could be adapted for this purpose. The fan can also be replaced with an electromagnet for a more consistent streM or with a class 4 uv laser to make jumping the spark gap easier. Best wishes and cool design nevertheless. Already want to build one myself.
Link plz?
You can make a sword based on this, changing the plasma generator with x2 40kv high voltage converter, x2 6000mAh lithium batterys, and a semi-turbine like fan for the plasma between the blades, and for the blades you can use tungsteno and silver, the blade that you made is so cool
I really think before the next iteration, you should reach out to some of the knifesmiths and swordsmiths (the skills involved are slightly different between the two, enough to be important) on TH-cam, or the ones in your area if you can find them. I was kind of wincing about the short tangs on those blades, and I'm not even a Maker. My immediate suggestion would be the Tod's Workshop channel, but he's over in England, so physical assistance would be tricky.
Great design
I've got one of vitalii CNC tap on my voron, happy to see more work going his way :)
What a time to be alive!
Hey plasma channel, you absolutely have to go for the plasma sword I wish you the best of luck
As a proof of concept, this was really cool. I can't wait to see where you go from here.
When I was young I always had ideas for things like these
Shinji called, he wants his prog knife back.
Awesome work!
So I said as much in the comments for Integza's recent video "This knife will change jet engines forever. But combing this sort of tech with the kind of metal 3d printing he was showcasing in that video seemed like a natural combination to me, and might allow for the creation of a plasma sword. I would also lean towards a belt mounted power pack similar to the StarWars Proto-Sabers.
I'm not reminded of an Energy Sword from Halo but what I AM reminded of is a V'orrn Shock Sword from Eric Ban Lustbader's Pearl Saga. These were weapons that were just as fascinating if more obscure but essentially were described more or less like this: a pair of cutting blades with a plasma channel down the center. The difference was that the plasma arc travelled down the blade laterally like the discharge of a Jacob's Ladder rather than horizontally. That was my first thought: He's created a Shock Sword.
make the blade hollow pulsing air and generating plasma into the centers, looks like like a solid blade from the outside, while also reducing weight
you might wanna round off the ends of the knife as that sharp edge at the end will love to spark to the other side
Man bro your videos about plasma are cool
@Plasma Channel -- I think it did not occur to you that jet turbines have compressor blades and stator vanes with rows of tiny air holes along their edges allowing cooling air to be forced out to act as a protective barrier to the hellish temperatures and chemistry of the combustion stream. Using this tech you might supplement or replace your fan, even enriching the airflow with a gas with incandescent properties.
I'm not sure why I only just now found your channel, but I'm happy I did!
I feel like if you combined your plasma thruster with this concept you could possibly save on some weight and power (using a wire mesh rather than full blades). Seeing, in halo, they have an armor suit, maybe make a glove that houses some of the components? Finally, if you can somehow add noble gas to really get it glowing as the electric fields would excite it.
Id be ok with hooking onto a small worn module so all you need in it is the fan. That way you could go somewhat full tang with the blades in a very thick rubber handle
The powersource doesn't have to be in the handle. Heated jackets and sweaters have a pocket with a wire . The power source can be external. Belt worn , or back strap, or chest holster worn close to the shoulder to keep wire length short and hidden. Easy .
try a blower type fan, they can deliver much more air preasure for the same size
Cool video man. I like it. A thumb button momentary switch on the handle for fast on and off might work a little better saving energy.
I love theres guys out there that can do this …….im not envious at all how dare you think that
So, you basically built a very cool looking hand-held Jacob's ladder - Great video!
I use those same transformers with small zvs drivers I build to run on 12 volts and they can produce thick arcs 15-20 mm long with the higher zvs current. I bet if you change out your driver board the results will be even more impressive.
What would be a cool functional art design is making it out of glass like a plasma globe. That way it could basically have the same appearance as the game. It would be very difficult to create the glass though. Maybe forming neon tubes could work too. Or to create the shape and not use glass you could make a frame and apply the ionic wind generation method. It probably could be mistaken for a harp then.
I have done this type of thing. If you create a surprisingly small B-field through the blade gap, then the arc will shoot right down the blade by the Lorentz force. If the blades were each magnets (axially) magnetized (PM)...or, alternatively, incorporate a couple of thin turns of tiny magnet wire (EM). No need for a fan, and you would also have the choice of shooting a capacitive discharge down the slot.
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SUCH A SLAM DUNK Jay!!!! 💯⚡🗡🔥
I scrolled down the comments a bit and didnt see it said yet, so here goes....
The "FS" is obviously for 'FLAMING SWORD'! Straight. Up. BIBLICAL.
🤣😄 Great job on this build man. NEVER cease to impress... and always make it LOOK so EASY! 👏
Impressive. A little more power, and refinement and that's a usable tool.
Gold wiring, and a small pack roughly the size of a water bottle that you can have on your hip or back of the waist to produce the power for a large amount of plasma needed
Totally awesome video
ANY CNC machine that I have sent work to had nozzel that dispensed a water base lubricant - aimed at the cutting bit, that would have prevented the very expensive bits that you showed from "melting".... As an air stream will disperse the cuttings, it will not provide any appreciable cooling that a CNC MUST HAVE.... Just say'in....
To help the arc start to travel up the blade, the use of a STRONG, circular magnet at the base of the blades, WILL help push the arc. I added a small magnet at the base of my home=brew Jacobs Ladder and it works like a champ....
This was cool. I understand that air flow is an issue with putting out the arc flame. I think you should experiment more and refine this blade to get the plasma to be a solid field from root to tip, maybe some how enclose it. The look was great but more refinement for both aesthetic looks as well as functionality. I liked your idea for the future as well. Maybe have the plasma run along loops that are shaped as the blades some how filling the middle. If there is away to make the orange flickering fire not as prevalent or nonexistent keeping the brilliant purples whites and any other plasma looking color. Good luck!
A couple thoughts:
If you clad the inside of the blades with copper then you might get better effect since copper has lower resistance.
If you design a sword with a traditional handle rather than the halo design you could have a fairly long one to balance a longer blade and of course give you room for more electronics.
You should make a plasma ball style version with glass tubes full of xenon for the white arcs. Just put an electrode at the base and tip of each blade so that it can arc between the two. Maybe even make the gap big enough that charge must build between the two blade halves so that a white spark will sporadically jump between them. They should light up completely much like the original artwork
oh my god! the future is coming! thank you Mr. Plasma :D
And this is why I have the bell on, your videos never dissapoint
Well, the first thing I'd do is add a grip of some sort. Yeah, it looks cool; but it can potentially slip out of your hand. So, I'm thinking that it can look similar to that of a light saber handle with the button at the end just exposed enough to push it in and out. Along with a threaded cap for it, and a custom hilt to cover the fan. Hope this helps
If your going to make the full blade i would think you should go with a backpack with power supply and all your components even including fans with piping/wiring to the wrist. With the blade being pretty much impossible you could make the glowing part of the blade in plexiglass and case it in wiring to make it visually as cool as possible in the dark also sandwiching the ionized air in-between the plexiglass to help with the air flow to the end of the blades.
Well that was fascinating!
Have you heard of or seen a game called 'No More Hero's'? The protagonist uses a beam katana as his weapon of choice but the design seems the most plausible 'lightsabre/plasma sword' design: having a large enough handle for batteries, space on the guard for the high voltage electronics and, most importantly, the 'blade' is held between 2 electrodes. Essentially you'd be making the same devise as you showed in this video but with the blades (electrodes) rotated 90 degrees and spaced further apart
Awesooome! for the big sword I'm thinking you could do two one-thirds-height stock metal bases for the energy sword, and sandwich in between them a strong insulative boundary that's slightly narrower so that it's hollow in the edges so you could have plasma all around the sides of it as well as down the center median... or instead of insulation you could have them be completely separate so that it's like four quarter-blades with plasma all between them
oh also instead of hollowing it sideways you could have it look hollow from the topside, and line an array of emitters fed by a super high voltage tesla coil in parallel such that the medial edges of the blades shoot electric plasma to the outer edges of the blades
That’s pretty cool
Energy weapons, mid-air holograms, replicators, interplanetary travel...in many ways, the real future is shaping up a lot like the imagined, though on a more limited scale.