50 CAL ELECTRIC COILGUN

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  • Last time they helped us build an electromagnetic railgun -- now we're making an even more complicated one -- using coilgun principles! Plus, might as well test it against Thanos.
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  • @vs5653
    @vs5653 5 ปีที่แล้ว +589

    Suggestion-
    1) make a bullet(s) made for the gun that fits it perfectly. Not long as it may spin out of control like it did
    And/or
    2) make a bullet stabiliser so that the bullet actually goes straight rather than tumble
    Also this is just a suggestion. I don’t know anything about how to do this. Also What you guys have done is astounding. Keep it up!

    • @gtd360
      @gtd360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      3. Rifle the barrel.
      4. Mo Powa

    • @Warfare_Clown
      @Warfare_Clown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@gtd360 5. Mo daka!

    • @violet9214
      @violet9214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gtd360 rifling is not a good idea, it'll heavily slow down the projectile. They need fun stabilization.

    • @andy-in-indy
      @andy-in-indy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@violet9214 I can't think of any form of stabilization that would not slow the projectile. The Second Rule of Rocket Science states "If you want it to go straight, the ass end has to want to go slower than the nose." The simplest way to do that is to put in a concave taper behind the center of mass, like a shotgun slug.

    • @nilsschmitt9775
      @nilsschmitt9775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Warfare_Clown l see youre a man of culture as well

  • @MattsAwesomeStuff
    @MattsAwesomeStuff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    For future upgrades: More power. If those wires aren't smoking they can have more power run through them. Also, thinner wire, more turns on the later coils. The projectile is moving increasingly faster, so each stage down the barrel is turned on for a shorter period of time. That means they can use thinner wire with more turns (more powerful magnet) because power will be applied for a shorter amount of time so they won't overheat. The last stage coils should be thin as hair. (Also, $1500 on wire? Jeeeeesus). Really cool to see Charles front on center for so much of his own build (though the Tony Stark cutaway was perfect).

    • @prestong2292
      @prestong2292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      MattsAwesomeStuff thin wire also affects how much electricity runs through them

    • @Ariccio123
      @Ariccio123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@prestong2292 yeah, you have to tune it so the resistance of the wire and the inductance of the overall assembled coil so that it saturates at *just the right time*. You also don't want too much inductance, otherwise the coil won't be able to turn all the way off before the projectile passes it.

    • @Deadorbiter_
      @Deadorbiter_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They cannot, unfortunately, Canadian laws would basically make it look like they built a functioning nuclear bomb... or something.
      (Excuse my ignorance, I’m not 100% sure)

    • @charlesholtforster9651
      @charlesholtforster9651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Hi Matt,
      Charles here.
      I'm glad you enjoyed the project! I had a great time building the thing!
      The reason for using thicker wire is not that we are worried about it melting, but that the resistance of thinner wire is very high compared to the rather monstrous 14AWG we used. The limiting factor is the boardmount MOSFETs I chose to use - they could only suffer so much current for so long. Having more turns of thin wire would actually reduce the magnetic field strength and the current, while increasing the inductive time constant, meaning that we would have to turn the coil on earlier to get full performance, and it would be less performance.
      The later stages should be thicker wire, while the earlier stages could be thinner wire, since the time constant matters less when the projectile is slower.
      Also, not quite $1500 on wire. There was a mix up.
      Overheating had nothing to do with it. As it is, we fired it 400 times in an afternoon and it only got mildly warm.
      For more power, we need better transistors, or at least more of them in parallel. The failures we had were due to leaving the coils active for too long, causing a failure in the MOSFET on that stage, or the current sense resistor on that stage.
      It was quite something to solo the design and build, though I had major help from the rest of the team with the construction!

    • @lonnie776
      @lonnie776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Additional future upgrades: So first off I am certainly not an electrical engineer however I do tend to get a good/novel idea every now and then.
      I believe if you were to attach a neodymium magnet to the back end of the projectile and instead of producing a simple on off, you were to produce a full square wave (Sine wave would be best). You could no only pull the projectile, but once it cleared the center of the coil you could then reverse the polarity with an H-bridge and push against the magnet to produce even more acceleration and velocity. It would certainly be a complex build and I'm not sure you can reverse the voltage that fast due to flyback voltage but if you could get it to work, I think it would greatly increase the projectile velocity.
      Just a thought.

  • @jamesshedinn
    @jamesshedinn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    Imagine robbing this guys house and he launches a spoon at you at Mach ten

    • @bencenagy5459
      @bencenagy5459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That's like using a Barrett .50 CAL sniper rifle for home defense, but way deadlier

    • @bradkassuhn6131
      @bradkassuhn6131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Mach 10? This thing seems like 200mph at best

    • @StefanThiesen
      @StefanThiesen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@bradkassuhn6131 yeah -- it's more a proof of principle. This version is inferior to even a child's bow and arrow. Unfortunately this technology can in principle be scaled up almost without limits.

    • @StefanThiesen
      @StefanThiesen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think I prefer the reliable family protection service provided by our Dobermann and Dobermann Malinois mix. They'd take care of any burgler before we even manage to wake up and search for that rail gun and, dammit, forgot to charge that battery...

    • @saab35draken39
      @saab35draken39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StefanThiesen a bow doesnt shoot at 200mph i have one believe me

  • @evanmarrs353
    @evanmarrs353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    1) Have you tried steel ball bearings?
    2) Could the projectiles be machined so that they spin like a rifled barrel would do for a conventional bullet?

    • @eslachance
      @eslachance 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I was going to comment the same thing as #2, since that projectile going sideways is really weird. Making it a bit more aerodynamic as well as rifling it for a spin sounds like a good idea.
      Additionally, I kept thinking this thing is still underpowered because it really looks like they're timing all the coils with the exact same delay (at least I haven't heard otherwise) and that doesn't make sense to me - the projectile is accelerating so the timing needs to be shorter as it goes forward.

    • @AhmedRw
      @AhmedRw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@eslachance
      They did , there's a sensor btween every coil that detects the bullet and turns off the previous coil and turn on the next at the same time , and if you watch the video carefully ull see he calibrates the sensors to determine the best time to do the coil switch, and he does that for each sensor separately , which fixes the acceleration automatically coz the individual timing .it's not them been precise, they have to do that coz if timing was even slightly off the bullet won't come out or it'll shoot back word or it'll come out with a little power.

    • @bonkyouded
      @bonkyouded 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what you could do to make automatic rifleing is make a projectile that has fins that go into the rifleing. This way when it's pulled forward it will start to rotate.

    • @kumat0ra672
      @kumat0ra672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@bonkyouded Or just make it a fin-stabilized discarding sabot projectile to begin with.

    • @multi-mason
      @multi-mason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or use a motor to spin up the projectile before firing. Could make the trigger start spinner motor on pull, and fire on release, which would be a familiar mechanic to most gamers. Plus it you couldn’t wait the 1 second for spin up, you could always release early, at the cost of more drop, less range, worse accuracy, and weak penetration… Clearly it would be better to let it spin up, but you could release after 200 milliseconds and have spin, just not at max rotation speed. 500 milliseconds (half a second) and you get pretty good spin, so projectile will hit straight and get penetration, and it will go further with accuracy, but the spin would wind down and it would tumble at very long range, and at that point forward velocity would also be diminished somewhat, so it would drop fast. At extreme range, you’d really want to let it spins up fully and make each shot count.
      I think their projectile is also too heavy for the coils they are using. A slightly longer but much thinner projectile might work better. I’m not sure of projectile requirements for the coil method, but if it could be partially hollow with a solid tip, I think that would be ideal.
      Bolt action seems a little silly too. I mean I doubt that the stability of the bolt mechanism will improve the shot in anyway, as it does with high end bolt action rifles, that are precisely machined. I mean most of the benefit a high quality bolt action imparts is because of the way powder burns, where a precisely engineered bolt leaves less room for pressure to escape in little ways here and there which effect power, accuracy, and predictability. Basically, a more tightly controlled explosion. All of that is completely irrelevant with the coils.
      I think the idea of “50 caliber” coil gun negatively impacted their results. Energy and time spent facilitating the pointless bolt action, would have been better spent elsewhere, while the large (was .50? I’m not actually sure) projectile would have probably been more effective if it had been lighter, more streamlined, and not tumbling.

  • @bl4cksp1d3r
    @bl4cksp1d3r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +714

    A spheric projectile would work better, since, without any rifling, the cylindrical projectile flies not linear but spins uncontrolled

    • @sethgreen1252
      @sethgreen1252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Bl4ckSp1d3r oh so that’s probably why the rounds were vertical

    • @joesubbiani
      @joesubbiani 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I think a spherical projectile would fly better but wouldnt get the same initial velocity because there would be lower volume of effect from the magnetic field

    • @stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369
      @stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And you know because of less contact points and friction.

    • @connorlaughlin2243
      @connorlaughlin2243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      A spherical projectile wouldn't reach the speeds as the cylindrical rounds so I would just go ahead and say rifle the barrel.

    • @DarKRaptor
      @DarKRaptor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bl4ckSp1d3r smart ass

  • @agentj2012
    @agentj2012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1154

    Next up on the hacksmith industries:
    A Homemade Nuke!

    • @xx_pancake_xx2993
      @xx_pancake_xx2993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I am pissing myself at 3 o'clock in the morning 😂😂😂

    • @zbraten4097
      @zbraten4097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The nuclear Boy Scout

    • @klaytonthomasyt9935
      @klaytonthomasyt9935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well they would have to go to russia or the black market for that kinda stuff to make a nuke

    • @ilikeoranges1408
      @ilikeoranges1408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      How about a homemade Big Boy from fallout if we are talking about nukes

    • @zbraten4097
      @zbraten4097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Czechoslovakia has some uranium

  • @castraiter
    @castraiter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I would be interested in seeing what a rifled barrel and wing stabilized rounds would do with this coil gun.

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I wonder if the spinning projectile from the rifling would interfere with the magnetism that's propelling the projectile. Sort of how Eddy current energises and magnetises the rotor of an A.C. induction motor. Would be interesting to find out. 🤔

    • @AlienRelics
      @AlienRelics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Using a rifled barrel makes fins redundant.

    • @thekhoifish0146
      @thekhoifish0146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bonus points for a magazine and bullpup configuration

    • @smittyvanjagermanjenson182
      @smittyvanjagermanjenson182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd say leave the barrel alone and instead of fins, do a drill bit style round. If that shape doesn't affect the magnetic propulsion that is.

    • @benguthrie3286
      @benguthrie3286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they could probably make it shoot normal 50 bmg bullets since most are steel core

  • @AAvfx
    @AAvfx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    No matter what word I search for in TH-cam, my results are full of Hacksmith Industries suggestions! 🤣

    • @James.D.B.
      @James.D.B. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nice, wonder if there's one for my favorite word "Defenestrate"

    • @StefanThiesen
      @StefanThiesen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's called microtargeting. Big Brother Google is watching you! ;-)

    • @dababy8104
      @dababy8104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try searching reall ben 10 watch with real aliens......no suggestions will.come 😄🤣

    • @beaconblaster33
      @beaconblaster33 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      x0o0x

    • @bigshot2259
      @bigshot2259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

  • @aydenfragoso2701
    @aydenfragoso2701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    When he mentioned how fast the coildgun can go, I imagined interplanetary war using several mile long coilguns.

    • @tiredman99
      @tiredman99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      *Warhammer 40k Intensifies*

    • @myman1635
      @myman1635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      *ZENOS*

    • @MoonLight-zj8iu
      @MoonLight-zj8iu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Your thoughts are correct sir, im fairly certain it will be exactly like that.

    • @rebel6301
      @rebel6301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      advert for a big coilgun that shoots into space:
      Hey kids, do you like killing things?
      buy our new 20 kilometer coilgun. right now. shoot a hole into the surface of mars.

    • @gabrielhenson5751
      @gabrielhenson5751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@rebel6301 you cant just shoot a hole into the surface of mars.

  • @StpidHunter
    @StpidHunter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1131

    "this is the ridiculous thing we've ever made'
    1 year later
    James: "we build a real lightsaber"

    • @CharlotteGamesMC
      @CharlotteGamesMC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      2029 James: *WE BUILD A ROCKET LAUNCHER*

    • @keyienalzamora2190
      @keyienalzamora2190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@CharlotteGamesMC more like a real gravity hammer

    • @QasimAli-to5lk
      @QasimAli-to5lk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@keyienalzamora2190 energy sword

    • @sans9350
      @sans9350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      2090, we built a life size version of Mars.

    • @SPLiTBalling
      @SPLiTBalling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      3030, We built the very first time machine.

  • @MrMrMrMrMrT
    @MrMrMrMrMrT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    One of the reasons that your gun was so inefficient is: you need to use pipe pieces as projectiles. The bigger the radius, the higher the induced ring currents. Pipes should also offer better flight characteristics. Finally, they should be out of copper, gives you 3x the energy, since it has 3x less specific resistance than steel.

    • @lurac5710
      @lurac5710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@JustAnotherGenXerwhat, bro its not stealing his idea to just use what is scientifically best at a given price point

    • @seushimarejikaze1337
      @seushimarejikaze1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ...or at least make projectiles smaller. the smaller the better in case of coilgun, as its the bigger speed that gives the better(more destructive) results

    • @neonace3885
      @neonace3885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What about copper plated steel bullets? Allows for the conductivity and durability, or will that not work?

    • @veselinmanev8895
      @veselinmanev8895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This coil gun is mainly relying on the ferromagnetic properties (reluctance) of iron, not eddy currents (induction).Actually eddy currents are bad, since they transform the energy in to heat. Best choice is either solid iron or iron powder, joined by some non-conductive material. Both have their pro and cons

    • @arkham8807
      @arkham8807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Capacitors Too

  • @adamzhangpiano
    @adamzhangpiano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    "Theoretically there is no speed limit"
    LATER:
    "Nearly to the speed of light, the maximum speed in the universe"

    • @bigjohnmacarthy9493
      @bigjohnmacarthy9493 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruh.... you.... just like......🤔🧐

    • @adamzhangpiano
      @adamzhangpiano 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigjohnmacarthy9493 ?

    • @jameswalker199
      @jameswalker199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      technically they're still correct, since it's impossible for anything to go faster than c

    • @bigjohnmacarthy9493
      @bigjohnmacarthy9493 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamzhangpiano so you are telling me that you didn't get that was a hyperbole to show people that this method theoretically could speed something up to the speed of light

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Semantics... 🙄

  • @thomasthedank4369
    @thomasthedank4369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    "we're gonna strap the coilgun to a ship"
    *Sees finished gun*
    Uuhhhmmm, think you strapped the ship to the gun

    • @lennartberk6392
      @lennartberk6392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      turn 2 coils on and after the bulled passes one coil turn that off and the next on.
      sorry for using your comment :-/

    • @UncleSpuddy
      @UncleSpuddy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@benjaminjackson8713 I was going to make the A10 comparison, but you beat me to it.

    • @Jwynne_
      @Jwynne_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Under barrel warship attachment

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think we need a bigger boat.

    • @danielm.595
      @danielm.595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@benjaminjackson8713 isn't that how UNSC frigates are made?

  • @FiskFilleAR
    @FiskFilleAR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The editing and production quality of these latest videos has gone through the roof! Mad props to the heroes working behind the scenes!

    • @iptluhnar4742
      @iptluhnar4742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yo Fiskfille nice seeing you around, I remember your Minecraft mods where the best specially the Fisk superheroes mod, haven’t heard from you since you retired, hope you are well!

    • @FiskFilleAR
      @FiskFilleAR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@iptluhnar4742 Thank you! As a matter of fact, I returned to the modding scene just a couple of days ago, so new updates will be rolling out.

  • @CameronSalazar2113
    @CameronSalazar2113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    at 20:01 in the slow-mo shooting the soda do you see that spark that is made. Super cool

  • @pappaflammyboi5799
    @pappaflammyboi5799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I built mine 25 years ago and only used a power supply, multi-parallel capacitor bank, a few SCRs, a couple hundred feet of copper wire, and optically triggered sensors in a three-stage design. Oh yeah, we also submersed the coils in liquid nitrogen because the current we measured in the coils was around 2200 amps.
    I won the university contest every year I entered it in.

    • @jacobpeters5458
      @jacobpeters5458 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      nice! what else did you make?

    • @pappaflammyboi5799
      @pappaflammyboi5799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacobpeters5458 A micro robot that ran on a 9V battery and walked up 3 stairs and then proceed to park itself on the upper deck platform without overhang.
      The robot specifications required it weight less than 300g, occupy a starting volume of less than 10cm × 10 cm × 10cm, and store no useable energy beyond the battery...
      By the by, I didn't use AI or anything like machine learning. It was purely electromechanical. I wasn't aware of such things at the time...

  • @dauntless64
    @dauntless64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1136

    These guys are one reason I’m studying engineering

    • @ricardohakr97
      @ricardohakr97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      then you are on to a big disappointment

    • @alexv5581
      @alexv5581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      I am an engineer, an engineer focuses on problem solving and our solutions are our design. This is almost "propaganda" for engineering. You either are engineer or not. You should see hints of this since you were a child. Did you like taking things apart and see how they work? Did you enjoy puzzles? Are you fascinated by the science of how things work? Be honest with yourself. Remember you will compete with us nerds who love the math, physics, and designing.

    • @randomperson5693
      @randomperson5693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me2 dude

    • @carterford6708
      @carterford6708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Carter Marcelo nice name

    • @cptray-steam
      @cptray-steam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If you love it, I wish you luck!

  • @JamesslashTry
    @JamesslashTry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +855

    *Zombie apocalypse happens*
    Hacksmith: I was born for this

    • @destroyer9107
      @destroyer9107 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      *sees a roach*
      Hacksmith: Where is the flamethrower?

    • @Elias.tlkn207
      @Elias.tlkn207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂

    • @VegitoBlueYT
      @VegitoBlueYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      more like the apocalypse was born for Hacksmith

    • @TheMasterSimotv
      @TheMasterSimotv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      More like the apocalypse was born from Hacksmith

    • @salanixus
      @salanixus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      More like hack Smith was born from the apocalypse

  • @Spaceman33393
    @Spaceman33393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Ferb! I know what we are going to do today!

  • @fletcherco2003
    @fletcherco2003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great job. Good to set it up like this so you don't get demonitized. Now few small suggestions which I think you already had in mind. Reduce coil chamber size, reduce bullet length so it weights less (easier to bring up to speed), amp up the wave function (for more speed), have barrel just miss touching bullet and drill holes down barrel in spiral to reduce pressure waves in front and behind the bullet (to allow less resistance, greater speed, and possible rifling).

  • @charlesfreitag8338
    @charlesfreitag8338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    you guy need to put a spiral barrel in the COILGUN so the projectile fly's stable in the air

    • @tis_jibby7913
      @tis_jibby7913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Charles Freitag that’s what I was thinking

    • @robiejumawan8835
      @robiejumawan8835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      so you mean rifling the barrel?

    • @voxparadox5625
      @voxparadox5625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      acually that only really works with gun powder based firearms the gas form the gunpowder is what acually spins it the rifling aids the gas and makes therefore making the bullet spin

    • @tyler_bt3326
      @tyler_bt3326 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Don’tsigninon Theipadfagg gas doesn’t spin it, gas propels it and rifling spins it

    • @McMeyer95
      @McMeyer95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Or maby grove the projectile? So it's like the fins of an arrow.

  • @benheinz8817
    @benheinz8817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    You need a way to spin the projectile to make it more accurate and to make it fly straighter.

    • @pyroarcanist2073
      @pyroarcanist2073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rifling makes coil gun design a real pain

    • @zennyblades
      @zennyblades 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Titanium tube or ceramic tube rifled on the inside? Stainless? Other non magnetic steel like substance?

    • @pyroarcanist2073
      @pyroarcanist2073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@zennyblades ceramic is cheap with few uses titanium is expensive with many uses. And their project already exceeds $2k

    • @NANA-ut3oy
      @NANA-ut3oy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A spheric projectile would work better since without any rifling the cylandrical projectile flies not linear but spins uncontrolled

    • @pyroarcanist2073
      @pyroarcanist2073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NANA-ut3oy yes we know that but it wouldn't have the penetration power of a stabilized pointed projectile

  • @user-sq4mo5xw5j
    @user-sq4mo5xw5j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible you actually made it. One thing that might maximize the "lethality" would have been the creation of a bullet with optimum aerodynamic shape and less weight. That's because I noticed that it's time it hit the target did it, not with the tip but the whole body of the bullet. That means that the air drag reduces the speed of the projectile and created torque that put the bullet in an unstable pathway.

  • @nicholastopf9604
    @nicholastopf9604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Favorite part "link" sounds when the microchip was bouncing around 😂😂

  • @Ethan_488
    @Ethan_488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Next up, fully automatic coil gun with turret style mount

    • @juliushuck
      @juliushuck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And faster

    • @Steamrick
      @Steamrick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope there's a future video where they upgrade each stage with two capacitors from the railgun :D

    • @andrewweidman2386
      @andrewweidman2386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plz actually do this

    • @g.g4816
      @g.g4816 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea

    • @markboyle1843
      @markboyle1843 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Lets not rob this house"
      "Why?"
      "Look, they have a turret."

  • @joelouis321
    @joelouis321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +553

    Yes, you should upgrade it. It was underwhelming. It has to be more powerful than a rifle.

    • @charleswhitwan5701
      @charleswhitwan5701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Might not necessarily be legal

    • @johnfrancisdoe1563
      @johnfrancisdoe1563 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Charles Whitwan Obviously depends on laws and permits. After all, most military weapons are designed by private companies hoping (not always getting) a contract to sell to the government.

    • @bibihalima6761
      @bibihalima6761 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Canadian gun law won't feel so good

    • @Teth47
      @Teth47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      *THE MILITARY WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

    • @AK-hg6vr
      @AK-hg6vr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      John Francis Doe Legal? LEGAL? You could build a cannon that shoots 100000gram projectiles at a speed of 10,000 ft per second giving you 22210376.69ft lbs. of energy. Compare that to a small anti material round (50BMg) that produces ~13-15k foot pounds of energy

  • @janhorak7933
    @janhorak7933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For good results, you must use big electrolytic capacitors charged to 300 V trough just a light bulb and tyristor for switching

  • @bigal4174
    @bigal4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice. Wait until they figure out why physics requires the round to spin down the barrel to maintain straight flight. That is why most railguns/coilguns have toy levels of velocity at the target. Love vids like this. Keep it up y'all.

  • @ElectroBOOM
    @ElectroBOOM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3160

    Coil gun, eh?! Maybe I shall make something stronger! That is if I decide it is ok to have my video demonetized...

    • @charlesholtforster9651
      @charlesholtforster9651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      If you'd like details on how I designed it, feel free to ask James or myself. I'd love to see what an actual electrical engineer's take on the design is!

    • @ItsHonestlyAsh
      @ItsHonestlyAsh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Top ten anime crossovers

    • @truemadlad4307
      @truemadlad4307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Love you ElectroBoom:). No homo

    • @nineballking06351
      @nineballking06351 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Please, please, please!

    • @xeonthemechdragon
      @xeonthemechdragon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      You must use a FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER

  • @SuicideNeil
    @SuicideNeil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I'm curious about the mass of the projectile and the velocity, seems like the power ( ft/lbs ) is somewhere around a paintball gun ( heavier projectile but much lower velocity )...

    • @micmc23000
      @micmc23000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Probably to do with legality for Canada not bring classed as a firearm

    • @MrHerhor67
      @MrHerhor67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, the velocity isn't very high...

    • @SuicideNeil
      @SuicideNeil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@micmc23000 Does make me wonder what they would class it as- not a firearm technically speaking, but not an airgun/airsoft gun either- in the UK it would fall under the same rules as airguns where anything over 12fl/lbs ( rifle, 6ft/lbs for pistols ) becomes a firearm and requires a license regardless of the propulsion method. Except crossbows, because... reasons.

    • @monstercrash5346
      @monstercrash5346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SuicideNeil probably just classified as a destructive devicr

    • @FelisRex
      @FelisRex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SuicideNeil coil powered crossbow? thats an idea

  • @hobby_dude_
    @hobby_dude_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    So, how fast is the projectile going in ft/s? Have you guys thought about adding a mechanism to spin up the slug so it doesn't tumble?

  • @daviusconcepcion7713
    @daviusconcepcion7713 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bro I just realized that if there’s ever a zombie out break or alien invasion the hacksmith crew got crazy weapons on deck

  • @joshuaaquino6743
    @joshuaaquino6743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +615

    I love how he’s just casually using the captain America shield to protect himself

    • @dahgman3225
      @dahgman3225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He is a real life hero 😂😂

    • @marcusmazzuca9367
      @marcusmazzuca9367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That’s cuz it’s vibranium

    • @bigadongabonk2468
      @bigadongabonk2468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm stealing ur comments!!!!!

    • @Will-rv4zr
      @Will-rv4zr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dahgman3225 l@l@l@l@l@l@l@l@l@l@l@l@the park is a park park in park park and park park in park park and park park park le@33333 e

    • @LegoGoblin
      @LegoGoblin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love how the gun is only 50 calories.

  • @donjohnny5571
    @donjohnny5571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    Besides pay for everything and design everything and make everyone look cooler.

    • @spyy6715
      @spyy6715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm not the hacksmith,he's the hacksmith.

    • @spyy6715
      @spyy6715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just pay for everything and make everything look cooler

    • @fatvirgin2712
      @fatvirgin2712 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spyy6715 hi I'm not the hacksmith,he's the hacksmith., i'm dad.

    • @zeno4244
      @zeno4244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      paysmith

    • @therawmeatball6883
      @therawmeatball6883 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Love this channel 3000

  • @AnomalyINC
    @AnomalyINC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know, when I think of the phrase "boys will be boys", this is the kind of stuff that comes to mind.

  • @jacobpeters5458
    @jacobpeters5458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:30 - when I convince myself my 30th attempt to fix my C++ code before I run it

  • @tylerwickwire1522
    @tylerwickwire1522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    Military: "We have a railgun"
    Hacksmith: "We have a coilgun"
    Military: "..."

    • @hyperhektor7733
      @hyperhektor7733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      next step up is a plasmoid gun (shoots real plasmaballs xD)

    • @JacobBatterman
      @JacobBatterman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I mean he's also made a railgun too

    • @lauhavivat
      @lauhavivat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Area 51: we have ray gun mk4

    • @liverii6540
      @liverii6540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I have a potato gun

    • @dingusmcgee9931
      @dingusmcgee9931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@liverii6540I have a propane powered potato cannon

  • @reidfletcher1110
    @reidfletcher1110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    been waiting for a hacksmith upload, youtube has been dry lately man.

  • @flyingby3703
    @flyingby3703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This gives a whole different meaning to the word backfire.

  • @jerecarter2873
    @jerecarter2873 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Definitely need to rifle the barrel or projectile for stabilization and speed, but I still wonder if you could get it lighter and more powerful using the torus

    • @aizseeker3622
      @aizseeker3622 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just need design APFSDS rather than rifling

  • @charliethetinkerer
    @charliethetinkerer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Yes!, I've been hoping you guys would make a Coil Gun/Gauss Rifle!!

    • @arhumzia6541
      @arhumzia6541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you play vaga conflict

    • @DrPipedream
      @DrPipedream 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is all about the hybrid. Coil + rail. Imagine if the projectile was an electromagnetic dart energized by the barrel. Magnet field on magnet field is stronger than magnet on iron alone. This way you can also flip flop the coil polarity to both pull the dart through and push it out doubling the force. A sabot dart negates the need for any rifle spin for accuracy as well. sigh... someday.

    • @Steamrick
      @Steamrick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope there's a future video where they upgrade each stage with two capacitors from the railgun :D

  • @ReviewyCA
    @ReviewyCA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    Ahh, the sponsor"ship" makes so much sense now! Long live Boaty McGunface!

    • @vividnightmares2612
      @vividnightmares2612 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reviewy McReviewface nice pun

    • @Arktosum_
      @Arktosum_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hack Smith your projectials are unstable, if you make them more front heavy and remove weight from the back it will ly more stable

    • @thomasduong5120
      @thomasduong5120 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why?

    • @Arktosum_
      @Arktosum_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomasduong5120 a more stable flight path can be helpful when trying to hit things, even at 15 feet or whatever the distance was.

    • @thomasduong5120
      @thomasduong5120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean why that pun

  • @ThatBeTheQuestion
    @ThatBeTheQuestion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    See, here's the thing. This gun is AWESOME, but I want to see something lethally awesome. From a ballistics standpoint, this could be massively improved if you used smaller, lighter projectiles and implemented rifling. That would improve both aim and penetration/stopping power.

    • @jackofall9553
      @jackofall9553 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im working on a version that is single stage, doesnt require timing, and uses .177cal bbs. (Though i may up it to 9mm)
      The way im coiling the wire, the electric field should impart rotation.

  • @johndanielcimanes9061
    @johndanielcimanes9061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think replacing an insulated fire tube with a spiral design on the inside will increase the projectile's accuracy throughout its flight. It'll create a horizontal axis on the projectile while it's in mid-air allowing it to spin and thus increase accuracy. Lol wishing for another future hacksmith electromagnet gun.

  • @Frosty2k23
    @Frosty2k23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1858

    New idea , Make Hawkeye Arrows pls...
    with multiple functions

    • @somesnowleopard9638
      @somesnowleopard9638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @Dark Luminous It's 100% possible, the explosive arrow would actually be kinda easy.

    • @musicals_rock
      @musicals_rock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Green arrow would be better

    • @blablub2402
      @blablub2402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Would be sooooo cool

    • @lennardrogge7752
      @lennardrogge7752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@musicals_rock why? He has no changable arrow tips

    • @musicals_rock
      @musicals_rock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@lennardrogge7752 you have no idea who green arrow is do you?

  • @tristana6972
    @tristana6972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    "this is the most technologically advanced projects"
    Umm, what happened to the Ironman helmet?

    • @dailydosesofgrass2500
      @dailydosesofgrass2500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's probably because they had to use so many controllers

    • @lychanking
      @lychanking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@acesierra1741 Power loader is mostly pnuematics if I'm not wrong. It's not actually all that advanced. We've had stuff like that for quite a while. Just no one has put it into a suit.

    • @coler154
      @coler154 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lychanking no, hydraulics.

    • @lychanking
      @lychanking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@coler154 Ah my bad I got the two names mixed up.(no idea why I could remember one name and not the other)

  • @DavidMulligan
    @DavidMulligan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You could probably improve the timing be measuring back EMF from the coils.

  • @nealthomson9505
    @nealthomson9505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I once watched a video that was about a guy that assembled the worlds strongest electro magnets and he did not use wire. He used super thin plates stacked and packed in a very specific and special way.
    My point is that his method was way way more efficient than a wire coil. If i am not mistaken he was able to put a lor more "windings" around a rod than with wire.
    Have you guys had a look at his method. I really think you should. Specially with todays etching technology.
    The plates are also waaaay more rugged than coated wire. .
    Good luck
    TGC
    Blessings :)

  • @lerpietong
    @lerpietong 5 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    Here’s the speed of some everyday things
    *shows only weapons*
    *American anthem starts playing*

    • @yellowflamez6443
      @yellowflamez6443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There was a Bugatti at the bottom. . .

    • @timmyreeves9170
      @timmyreeves9170 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And the sun screaming it's head off best weapon yet

    • @mlruuu
      @mlruuu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      RUSSIANGUY2217 you should watch the intro to lazarbeam playing hot dogs, horseshoes, and grenades if you think thats really american

    • @mlruuu
      @mlruuu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He goes in vr into a game with guns and with 4 M14S just starts hip firing them directly up

    • @WolfOfDunderMiff
      @WolfOfDunderMiff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yellowflamez6443 who says Bugatti's aren't weapons

  • @measl
    @measl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    *Your projectile needs to spin for stability: you need a rifled barrel.*

    • @SpartanGerar
      @SpartanGerar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Dont think it would work , there is no gas propelling the projectile and the magnetic field just pulls it in whatever direction
      I dont know, but worth trying

    • @measl
      @measl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@SpartanGerar Plastic barrel?

    • @SpartanGerar
      @SpartanGerar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@measl maybe

    • @measl
      @measl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@SpartanGerar *There is certainly enough forward momentum for this to be useful (surprisingly), if the projectile can just be stopped from tumbling. It's a neat idea if it can be perfected!*

    • @Julian-1701
      @Julian-1701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      What if you have an rifled bullet instead?

  • @fredhenry101
    @fredhenry101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would like to see you guys put rifling in the barrel of this. Unlike with a railgun where the contact is necessary, the separation between the coils and the projectile in this would allow you to rifle the barrel, getting way better stability, and making this thing even more terrifying.

  • @OVERDRIVEN32
    @OVERDRIVEN32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    74 views, 357 likes.
    *Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.*

  • @fcknhllkllyll3767
    @fcknhllkllyll3767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    One day you should level this thing up to like 50 coils and just try to max out bulletspeed

    • @shrekthedank1999
      @shrekthedank1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think they can't because of Canada's rules.

    • @Grazey
      @Grazey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shrekthedank1999 fuck the rules just go to mexico and do a hundred

    • @KhoaNguyen-qu3ic
      @KhoaNguyen-qu3ic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shrekthedank1999 can you tell me about the rules? I don't get it

    • @shrekthedank1999
      @shrekthedank1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KhoaNguyen-qu3ic I don't know. They said it in the previous rail gun video i guess.

    • @KhoaNguyen-qu3ic
      @KhoaNguyen-qu3ic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shrekthedank1999 thank you :33

  • @crwydryny
    @crwydryny 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One point on how the coil guns work, theoretically it's possible to get more velocity by magnetically doping the rounds and switching the polarity of the coils so that it puls tge round towards it then as it passes the centre line starts to push it forward as the next coil pulls. Granted this requires precise timing in switching the polarity otherwise you lose efficiently
    Also using smaller lighter rounds would mean higher velocity and thus higher kinetic energy (E=½MV²)

  • @-Emonem-
    @-Emonem- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hacksmith industries: *invents this*
    U.S army: *intense breathing*

  • @siriusdeluna3076
    @siriusdeluna3076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    I think you gun needs a barrel with rifling spins so your projectile can fly more straight.

    • @Kubadaniels
      @Kubadaniels 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      sabots are better for such guns

    • @mamelmulm
      @mamelmulm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It would make it way more powerful if you stabilize the bullet

    • @tobleron7700
      @tobleron7700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      True. But how about this...?
      -Sabots,
      -Fins,
      -Rifling, and...
      -A better shaped projectile.

    • @mgord9518
      @mgord9518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      With rifling the projectile needs to be forced into the grooves, this gun is nowhere near powerful enough to force a steel (or any) projectile into grooves that could spin it. Using a spherical or diabolo shaped projectile would be a much safer bet

    • @aronseptianto8142
      @aronseptianto8142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think making it a bearing should be good enough tho for the scale of this project

  • @scabberdabber2597
    @scabberdabber2597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Burgurlar: breaks into this guys house
    This guy: TODAYS THE DAY

    • @Local_commentor
      @Local_commentor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Imma be honest this is like a slingshot that shoots a metal cylinder I don't think it can really hurt anyone

    • @scabberdabber2597
      @scabberdabber2597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Local_commentor that’s what a gun is

    • @Local_commentor
      @Local_commentor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@scabberdabber2597 umm I am sure a pellet gun hurt more than this is still looks cool

    • @scabberdabber2597
      @scabberdabber2597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Local_commentor guns use gunpowder to launch a small metal thing at somebody that’s how they kill people
      Also cannons those shoot metal spheres really fast and those kill people

    • @Local_commentor
      @Local_commentor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@scabberdabber2597 there is no way that gun kills anyone let alone even go in to plywood all I'm saying it looks cool

  • @CRogers
    @CRogers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's cool, and I love this exists. Though from the results, a slingshot built into the same housing would be far more effective. lol

  • @matthewboyd8689
    @matthewboyd8689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ballistics gel
    Gun people use it as a standard test (eliminating variables and measuring outcomes just like scientists)
    Anyone making a coil gun or railgun needs this.

  • @dylanshields7106
    @dylanshields7106 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I like the diagrams used to explain it, it makes it look more simple looking while also making it look complicated

  • @louishalberg3067
    @louishalberg3067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    The Hacksmith workspace would be the best place for a zombie apocalypse tbh

    • @rmdhn1
      @rmdhn1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      GRAB WHATEVER YOU WANT EVERYTHING WORKS! JUST DON'T SHOOT THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE

    • @r.a7253
      @r.a7253 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      no colin furze made an underground bunker i guess that'll be perfect

    • @yasyasmarangoz3577
      @yasyasmarangoz3577 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not if it's the zombies place...

    • @sylvrwolflol
      @sylvrwolflol 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ever heard of Achievement Hunter? They have a literal arsenal nowadays.

  • @Real_MisterSir
    @Real_MisterSir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am I the only one who wants to see this but at 3x the size, mounted to a vehicle - with a proper power supply and optimized design with rifling and capacitors. We gotta go beyond guys!

  • @keithmorocks
    @keithmorocks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Use a three-phase coil system so you can effectively create electronic "rifle-ing" of the projectile so it won't experience tumbling in flight.

  • @Andrew-ob4jr
    @Andrew-ob4jr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Rifle the barrel, upgrade the projectile, and more power to the bus, like big capacitors like the rail gun.

    • @Kubadaniels
      @Kubadaniels 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      making sabot is better

    • @CommunistSubRex
      @CommunistSubRex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If he did that he’d just be drafted into an Area 51 research facility

    • @atlas9100
      @atlas9100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i was thinking the same thing.

    • @atlas2061
      @atlas2061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@atlas9100 Atlas9 meet Atlas1

    • @maivinsteffensen2199
      @maivinsteffensen2199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You don't want capacitors on a coil gun one of its many benefits over a rail gun is its rapid fire capability.
      What they really need is to replace the bolt action receiver with a full auto bullpup receiver.
      So that you maximize the distance the projectile is accelerated.

  • @Exandria
    @Exandria 5 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    The coil gun feels underwhelming... UPGRADE IT ON A FUTURE VIDEO :3

    • @Herdatec
      @Herdatec 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      they can't go up much. it will become a "gun" and has to follow national laws

    • @danm3780
      @danm3780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Herdatec lol, that's not true at all.

    • @Herdatec
      @Herdatec 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@danm3780 check their Railgun video. they get more into details there.

    • @lilcumstain2853
      @lilcumstain2853 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danm3780 read that^^

    • @dapro9901
      @dapro9901 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coil gun tank, 60 coils

  • @mladen89ftn
    @mladen89ftn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It would have been cool if you CnC'd a high permeability bullet, added some conductive windings and superposed an AC current on the coils. That would have given you a riffling effect on the projectile and probably additional range.

  • @StefanThiesen
    @StefanThiesen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love u guys. Your videos remind me of my years in tech R&D, that weird mix of play and serious work. There is no real creativity when there is no fun in what we do. Physically the coil gun is quite interesting. Also a bit unsettling. Your version is inferior to even a 20 lb recurve bow, but... thinking further... automatic magnetic feeding with, well, anything ferromagnetic that fits the size. Real time projectile analysis and magnetic adjustment to every projectile. Real time sensor based adjustment of coil flux... and if we think superconducting coils, we are in really messy realms... On the bright side we could say that warfare would be more environmentally friendly. Oh my.

  • @151ajjohnson
    @151ajjohnson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    "Theoretically there's no speed limit"
    "the maximum speed in the universe"
    sounds like there is a speed limit

    • @fatetestarossa2774
      @fatetestarossa2774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      indeed ; )

    • @user-lm1gl5dg5y
      @user-lm1gl5dg5y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well, they have a huge load of pseudoscience bs in video.

    • @captaindrake1235
      @captaindrake1235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Theoretically, there are ways to go past the speed of light...without actually going past the speed of light. But that's a lot of quantum physics you don't wanna get into.

    • @OrthpdoxGaming
      @OrthpdoxGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@captaindrake1235 if there is no gravity then theoretically you could pass the speed of light

    • @biblebot3947
      @biblebot3947 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The way to surpass the universal speed limit is theoretical
      It is physically impossible to go faster
      Also, even if you could go faster, you would eventually exceed the plank temperature
      Then your object has so much energy (from speed) that it collapses into a black hole

  • @rivercraft5200
    @rivercraft5200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    You and Colin furze should do a kingsmen battle!

  • @uggZymoroon
    @uggZymoroon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it's basicly an electro magnetical slingshot. I need single hand version of this so much. I love how clean it looks. It's so well designed

    • @smittyvanjagermanjenson182
      @smittyvanjagermanjenson182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wish they cranked up the power of it. I've seen other clips of home made rail and coil guns that have punched a hole in steel a plate.

  • @cristianespinal9917
    @cristianespinal9917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What weight projectiles were you using and what kind of velocity did you get from the projectile as it left the muzzle?
    For accuracy, you can try using a projectile shaped like a badminton shuttlecock instead of a cylinder. I'm guessing that using lighter projectiles will throw the timing completely off though since you'd reach higher speeds.

  • @chaslaspata5385
    @chaslaspata5385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    Is it me or is this thing “tuned down” like crazy. This should/could be sending this projectile A LOT faster than it is. Right?

    • @GardenOf-Eden
      @GardenOf-Eden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      They didn't use capacitors and lost a huge amount of efficiency, so it's probably operating at the highest level it can with the stuff it's using. There's also no rifling on it, so the projectile is losing a lot of energy and accuracy

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Yeah they hyped it up but any real gun guy was definitely let down lol. It seems fun for kids to use, tho, and is a fun concept. Kinda failed as a gun.

    • @LukasJosai
      @LukasJosai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@GardenOf-Eden Instead of a rifling, maybe fins could be added? Like an APFSDS but without the DS

    • @samorcsik
      @samorcsik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@LukasJosai nah, rifling the barrel will be a whole lot more effective, well as lengthening the barrel slightly, even just a few inches

    • @alexandriaclark4012
      @alexandriaclark4012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      They could make it much much much more powerful if they wanted to

  • @kellerweskier7214
    @kellerweskier7214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    now imagine this powered by a 25MW capacitor.
    thats the railgun's power.

    • @amoeb81
      @amoeb81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      25MW capacitor? MW is power, capacitors store energy... anyway the design is nice but inefficient as hell.

    • @boris8515
      @boris8515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@amoeb81 He probably meant the output of the capacitor. It can dish out 25MW.

    • @amoeb81
      @amoeb81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@boris8515 hm, yeah could be you would need thick conductors and so on...wouldn't fit on a handheld

    • @m.c.ballyhoo1494
      @m.c.ballyhoo1494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@amoeb81 exactly it’s so inefficient. If they had enough power to make it fire as straight and powerfully as a Barret then it would be efficient and even marketable. Because of how much it weighs they had the potential to make it into a real sniper with enough electricity at least. But they settled for a nerf gun that can shoot lawn darts 🤦‍♂️

    • @StefanThiesen
      @StefanThiesen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And superconducting coils. And sensor and controller technology not limited by any financial restrictions... pooh...

  • @FakeDelTaco
    @FakeDelTaco ปีที่แล้ว

    Him saying “boat gun” made me imagine a coilgun so big, it fires a boat sized projectile. That seems like something that would be on the Death Star.

  • @destroyer2973
    @destroyer2973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Try a single coil that gets wider towards the end. The center will be the center of acceleration will be at the end. You don’t need a capacitor and you get constant acceleration, thus making it even more efficient.

  • @real_43
    @real_43 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    The editors are so good at their job, I mean, the cuts and all that are perfect, and that is so difficult to do

  • @nbmlego28
    @nbmlego28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    They've done it again- an 8-wrap coil gun with a built-in exploding resistor dispenser.
    Technological advancements at their finest.
    Great job guys!

    • @noteblocker5857
      @noteblocker5857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      u mean, a pack of redstone torches, a pack of redstone and a dispenser filled with tnt

  • @tendracalrissian8820
    @tendracalrissian8820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only problem with this cannon is that you are not spinning the projectile. That can be solved by two means: increasing the power output, thus throwing the bolt faster; and fire pre-spun drill bits. Added benefit of that is that drill bits are high carbon steel.

  • @benlucid3063
    @benlucid3063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The addition of rifling would DRASTICALLY improve the performance of this gun. But regardless, the results are AMAZING!

  • @pancakespaceprogram4059
    @pancakespaceprogram4059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Hacksmith: Makes a coil gun in the time it takes me to solve a Rubik's cube

  • @erratichomelessmanwithagun6726
    @erratichomelessmanwithagun6726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    *Hacksmith Uploads*
    Me: Mr. Stark I feel really good.

    • @aliceabaker3016
      @aliceabaker3016 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Magical Blanket lol

    • @JustNatsu
      @JustNatsu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Magical Blanket that turned out so bad

    • @amadeo6197
      @amadeo6197 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      But does Mr. Stark feel good?

    • @juntingiee2602
      @juntingiee2602 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      But where's Mr stark?

  • @Apocraphon
    @Apocraphon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should polarize the projectile in relation the the magnetic field lines of the coils to give it a spin and reduce tumble.

  • @goodstormsgames9744
    @goodstormsgames9744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A longer coil means more acceleration the metal is pulled to the center of the silinoid. The strongest point of magnetism. So you can simplify the electronics. Only need one timed circuit instead of several in series.

  • @matisemenowicz4042
    @matisemenowicz4042 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I'm only 12 years old and engeneering is very interesting... This channel got me into wanting to be a engeneer

    • @naraedhawigar12
      @naraedhawigar12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mati Semenowicz Good luck

    • @Johns_Studio
      @Johns_Studio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. I am 14.

    • @FcItsSpartan
      @FcItsSpartan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mati Semenowicz maybe focus on your English first.

    • @kiyoponnn
      @kiyoponnn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@FcItsSpartan lmao, you don't need to good at English to become a great engineer

    • @kiyoponnn
      @kiyoponnn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@FcItsSpartan Maybe you should stfu.

  • @armanhojjat9242
    @armanhojjat9242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I like how at 4:58 the guy making the lightsaber backpack moves to the side when the guy says " I dont know how far or fast the projectile will go", then the projectile went backwards🤣

    • @Werdna12345
      @Werdna12345 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arman Hojjat Force Perception?

    • @armanhojjat9242
      @armanhojjat9242 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Werdna12345 obviously

  • @frankcastle4715
    @frankcastle4715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The army should hire these guys ...

  • @CyclesAreSingularities
    @CyclesAreSingularities 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    seeing the powerloader arm without the rest of the mech and with the spraypaint really gives me nostalgia

  • @tjdugan4510
    @tjdugan4510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    “Freedom units” I love that!

  • @tankacebo9128
    @tankacebo9128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    "most ridiculous thing we've ever made"
    *proceeds to flag everyone in the room with it*

    • @wilysquid2278
      @wilysquid2278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That shit was so annoying

    • @comradeurod9805
      @comradeurod9805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@wilysquid2278 bruh it's not a normal firearm, they can 100% tell it its loaded or not

    • @PatriotAnimation
      @PatriotAnimation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@comradeurod9805 rule 3 of firearms; always treat a firearm as if it was loaded. Even if you know its not.

    • @nynick5841
      @nynick5841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PatriotAnimation It's not a firearm though

    • @JLProPhoto
      @JLProPhoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@nynick5841 You can 100% tell if a normal gun is loaded or not too, or if the safety's on or not. You still always treat it like it's loaded just incase you mess up.
      See: The repulsor laser that this channel made that burned through James' clothes because he got too comfortable with it. That could have easily been much more dangerous if anyone or anything was standing behind him.

  • @danegerdes9345
    @danegerdes9345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how there is absolutely 0 recoil on the COIL gun

    • @IntelliAli
      @IntelliAli ปีที่แล้ว

      Because anti-recoil mod is on in the mod menu!

  • @YalikemyTigerBeat
    @YalikemyTigerBeat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about making the bolt in the coil launch a projectile like a traditional ar15 will. That way you don’t need as many electronics or added weight the way the projectile retracted with to holding the power on too long will automatically reset for fully auto or spring fed mags

  • @dinculescuandrei5579
    @dinculescuandrei5579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Imagine buying screws srry ammo from home depo
    The ammo is cheaper than bullets

    • @CrabFabricator
      @CrabFabricator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nails would be better - more aerodynamic. Also, entry and exit wounds would be much cleaner

    • @whoopwhoop4783
      @whoopwhoop4783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So its basically a nail gun

    • @CrabFabricator
      @CrabFabricator 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@whoopwhoop4783 YES

    • @mikehawk37
      @mikehawk37 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can't compare it exactly to a nailgun it's still a coilgun

    • @lemniscatefortunecanfinall2707
      @lemniscatefortunecanfinall2707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So is fertilizer.
      And nails.
      Blasting caps too.
      HMM.

  • @jarodencornes9468
    @jarodencornes9468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    You should make an infinity gauntlet that sparks or does something cool when you snap

    • @haygax5767
      @haygax5767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would be impossible to snap unfortunately 😭 even in a fabric gauntlet

    • @thatoneguychris21
      @thatoneguychris21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Or make 50% of all life turn to dust that'd be cool too

    • @adamlimstrand2640
      @adamlimstrand2640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Chris Stephens that’d be too easy

    • @arq.yovanaplascencia3401
      @arq.yovanaplascencia3401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i support that idea

    • @kisorta
      @kisorta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You cant snap with a gauntlet lol

  • @noname-xo5mp
    @noname-xo5mp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who else came for the electric gun but stayed for the slow motion

  • @antonioperez5258
    @antonioperez5258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Put rifling grooves in the barrel
    and, remake the rounds with heavier Coors. The rounds will be more affected and fly straighter at the target!

  • @devindykstra
    @devindykstra 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love how you explained how the coil guns worked. I can imagine that was difficult to make, but I really hope this becomes a regular thing for you in the future.

  • @gator0915
    @gator0915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    “What are you doing today “
    Making a coil gun
    “oh okay”

    • @martiddy
      @martiddy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "Nothing especial, just shooting Thanos face with a coil gun. You know, the usual"

    • @loganm.177
      @loganm.177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      L0L

  • @birdsarecoo
    @birdsarecoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Don't let it overcharge!"
    "What do you mean overcha-?"

  • @jiml3813
    @jiml3813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And then, I realized Hacksmith and Demolition Ranch need a crossover.

  • @ikerleon1380
    @ikerleon1380 5 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    nobody:
    The hacksmith: Lets build a coil gun!!!!!
    U.S. Government: Oh we F***** up

    • @lem0enjuies349
      @lem0enjuies349 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That's why he lives in Canada

    • @letussee2297
      @letussee2297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂🤣🤣

    • @MoonatikYT
      @MoonatikYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      but he's canadian

    • @superiorquad3758
      @superiorquad3758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I first saw it I though it said coin gun

    • @mist4488
      @mist4488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fucked*. Just stop censoring swear words, it’s childish