Rogue-Electron I second that comment. Well done on the engineering. It looks very neat and tidy. Something to hang on the wall. :-)
@tobyd1304
8 жыл бұрын
You sir are a industrious person It looks awesome!
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-)
@anonimoanonimo4544
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron sharpen the coins now, or make little shurikens
@atekin99
8 жыл бұрын
what degree at university did you study to be able to do something like this? or is it a hobby?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Just a hobby, I'm am electrician with an interest for "more" :-D
@markhodgson3045
7 жыл бұрын
good work make a 240 x 3300 mf @100vdc bank and connect it to it
@Chaoticlimbs
6 жыл бұрын
If you shorten the lengths of the last two coils and give them a higher separate voltage with a smaller value of C it will compensate for the speed of the projectile and give the same amount of energy over a smaller time period, as one would expect would be necessary since the projectile is within the coil for a smaller period of time. You could easily double or quadruple the speed of the projectile.
@RogueElectron
6 жыл бұрын
Chaoticlimbs I agree completely but i got tied up in the aesthetics lol. There's also no capacitors at all for any stage in this gun. Adding capacitors would likely result in a lower rate of fire which was more my target with this one
@fss1704
5 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron not exactly, you could put some supercaps in parallel with the battery to greatly increase performance and reduce battery damage, you don't need dc to dc converters, just put them in parallel with your batteries.
@johnnykatze7467
5 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron I am thinking of building my own lipo powered full auto coilgun and one way you could improve your efficiency without too much cost or effort would be to cover the entire thing in a iron or steel pipe. This may sound strange, but it has the same effect as using ferromagnetic endcaps in between the coils. These features can improve coilgun efficiency by almost 30% and are pretty cheap too. This is done by confining the magnetic fields to the barrel and greatly increases their overall force.
@jontanneguy4960
Жыл бұрын
@@RogueElectron look to teslas bifilar coil patent. You can add capacitance by layering or something.
@joblessalex
8 жыл бұрын
I really need the model for this thing. Totally want to print one out!
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
joblessalex All .STL files have been uploaded to instructables, Good luck :-) www.instructables.com/id/Mk4-6-Stage-3D-Printed/
@rav2410
8 жыл бұрын
it's amazing to think that something as simple as magnets can create something as complex as a gun
@bonesyrather5490
8 жыл бұрын
If you think about it, guns aren't that complex while railguns are far more so
@ryandavidsheasby4028
8 жыл бұрын
+Bonesy Rather this isn't a rail gun.
@compwiz00
8 жыл бұрын
Firearms are very simple devices. Coilguns are far more complex, and usually far less efficient and effective.
@samhouston1288
8 жыл бұрын
In a way, this is more sophisticated than a regular firearm. All a gun really is is a metal tube that holds a cartridge. That cartridge is fired when a hammer drives a pin into a primer. Even semi autos are simple machines. A coil gun, especially one advanced enough to compare to just a handgun, can become pretty complex as far as the materials and designs go.
@rav2410
8 жыл бұрын
Molon Labe I really hope the guy who said anyone who compares this to a firearm is a moron sees your comment
@violeman
6 жыл бұрын
Arduino's are awesome!! Never had the tech they do today when I made a similar version over 20 years ago!!! 3D printers make it so much better also.. Thanks 4 sharing, brought back some memories.
@RogueElectron
6 жыл бұрын
violeman your welcome lol. I love arduino. Yeara ago i spent hours with pic flashers etc and nothing ever worked. Arduino comes out and bam!
@violeman
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah the response & timing was just not there with older tech... Love the whole concept & layout of this .. Not sure what you are doing today but maybe you are already making some good ding working for DARPA.. Keep up with this stuff and building, tech 4 tomorrow. Thanks again bud. DEv
@RogueElectron
6 жыл бұрын
violeman It's only getting better too! Been building a new place to experiment, hopefully be done in the next 6 months or so and i'll carry on with the videos :-). Thanks.
@ET_AYY_LMAO
6 жыл бұрын
Im pretty sure you had microcontrollers 20 years ago :)
@fss1704
5 жыл бұрын
damn put some supercapacitors in parallel with the battery, that should make a lot of difference in performance and less battery stress.
@RogueElectron
5 жыл бұрын
Superb suggestion. I just about managed to keep the coil spec within the tolerance of the batteries. I let the control battery over discharge and it started whistling like one of the whistling kettles and swelled up. Never moved so fast in my life 😂
@derpyhooves4287
6 жыл бұрын
Wait you used coins lol *"rip zombie killed by money lol"* you can survive the zombie outbreak
@lukasbechtel2401
7 жыл бұрын
Hey, this is a great work, thanks for the inspiration. I'm currently working on a piston to accelerate, which builds an air pressure to bring a substantially smaller and also non-metallic prohjektil (bb`s) to significantly higher speeds. I hope that I get it congratulations, you have my dream own coilgun already lived. thanks
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-). How are you generating the pressure? electrically? Upscale it to fire potatoes!
@CelkieRikoute
8 жыл бұрын
Coil gun ? More like Coin gun ! :D Nice build ^^
@akai454
8 жыл бұрын
Very cool Man , I see that its Optically monitored and that Youre usind FETs or some thing to switch the coils , and an arduino controlling and timing everything . Good going Man , I wanted to build the same system , optical monitoring and using FETs too , great minds think alike . I have some ideas that I need to get written down , Ill tell You about them later .Take Care Man , Awesome Job .
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have the schematic i designed online if it will aid you in any way?
This is the most well thought out and cleanest looking coil gun I have ever seen! I love that it is controlled by a computer instead of conduction from the round and that you used freaking coins!!!! pennies are worthless nowadays and obviously are pretty cheap. (costs $0.01) That is freaking INGENIOUS!. I wonder how shooting a disc that size at such a high speed could affect accuracy. I bet if you put a spin on it - then it could overcome alot of random air currents and such that could affect accuracy when shooting outside. how much did it cost you to make it? what is the reasonable distance that you can be accurate? what is the farthest distance that you are able to shoot? EXCELLENT build dude! I really enjoyed the 4 way split screen - it really cut down on an otherwise very long video.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. I had originally planned to design panels to cover all of the working parts but personally thought that seeing the inner workings looked much cooler. Very cheap and you can go to bank or arcades to get bundles with no machining required. If i make another disc style projectile it will hopefully have a method to introduce spin. Accurately... Maybe only about 15 - 20m with no wind. Furthest it will go is around 30-40m without having to aim the gun up lot's to counter act gravity. Its certainly not a real weapon but it was educational to build and i hope to out do it at some point. My recording and video editing skills kind of suck tbh, But thanks :-P
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Matthew Lyon Thank You :-)
@TheEmcol
8 жыл бұрын
Well dine, some great thought and engineering, the only thing I would add to this are capacitors, adding capacitors would even let you reduce the battery bank because all you need is that energy from the caps. Cheers
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. only problem with capacitors is charging time. Running direct from the batteries i can shoot as many rounds a minute as my reloading mechanism is capable of delivering to the barrel. A capacitor style coil gun would generally be more of a single shot affair
@TheEmcol
8 жыл бұрын
True, caps need time for charge up, maybe it can be a two way system which lets many rounds to be shot but once every ex: 30 sec, uses the caps to shoot, I mean this is just a project and it would be like The Nitro in Car Game :P you know what I mean?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting idea... Thinking of the drawbacks though.
@TheEmcol
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron well...if you manage to do it please do make another video about it it would be awesome. Good Luck and nice work until now :)
@aleksanderczajka8521
8 жыл бұрын
I have seen nothing like that before! Coilgun using coins, great idea.
@psychedellyfish4339
7 жыл бұрын
Hooks up a raspberry pi to a homemade railgun, thats the most awesome use for it i've ever seen xD
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
Psychedellyfish I went cheap and used an Arduino. Not had the pleasure of programming a pi, Yet....
@thebackchannel1641
8 жыл бұрын
What about using disks of ferrous material of the same dimensions as a penny? The gun is very cool. Next, optimizing the projectiles!
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Worldadventure Lehderp Serrated edges are awesome on impact! The sides of the barrels meed to be made of something stronger though. i made a couple of throwing star styled projectiles and after around 50 shots it's effect on the barrel was noticeable. But yeah, next gun that has disc shaped projectilrs should have serrated edges :-p
@MrCrankyface
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome gun, love the use of 3D printing. Also pretty neat the way you routed the power along the coils. Are you using the stepper motor(if I saw correctly) to push the ammunition into the coils which trigger from some kind of sensor?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes indeedy! The stepper pulls an arm back allowing the coin to drop in position, the stepper then pushes the arm forward pushing the coin into the first sensor. From there the sensors & coils take over
@daviddavids2884
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting. in the future, i suggest you use larger gauge magnet wire and fewer winds for the coils. you are losing a lot of energy in those coils. cheers
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
David Davids True. This was the perfect number of winds for that particular setup. upto a point, increasing the number of windings resulted in a decrease in power consumption and an increase in muzzle energy.
@daviddavids2884
7 жыл бұрын
well, you can spin it any way you like. it looks like the wire is around 18 awg. if you wound the coils 'in hand' nevermind. otherwise 16 or 14 guage will carry more current with less internal resistance. you already know your choice of ammo leaves a lot to be desired. cheers
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
David Davids I sure do but it's readily available in masses :-). It's far from optimal ammo in nearly every aspect.
@daviddavids2884
7 жыл бұрын
regarding ammo, here's a thought... get some smallish finishing nails. insert 'em into appropriately sized plastic tube; such as ink tube or body of a pen. use tape to shim, if necessary. fire 'em head first, of course. cheers
@jacobb7608
8 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@user-ue7mw7hg7n
2 ай бұрын
I just want to know about the autoloader mechanism, have been searching on it for ages
@ItsDeebs
5 жыл бұрын
Make larger one and mount it on a the back of a ute/pick up drawing power from the alternator. Or a series of home turret defense systems running off a Tesla Powerwall, solar panels and back up generators just in case.
@RogueElectron
5 жыл бұрын
A home turret is actually on my wish list. I just need to find something that can track reliably
@ItsDeebs
5 жыл бұрын
Check out app software like snapchat's face/head identifying abilities or a more simple body version and see if just a mounted camera can be linked. Otherwise just go for CCTV cameras attached to remote turrets. Camera picks up movement alarms (WARNING!). Then turn on the big screen, pick up you PC controller of choice and start shooting. If you have multiple turrets activate the one needed. Have a friend over. Plug in a second controller and they can use the CCTV monitor.
@wearytraveler3524
3 жыл бұрын
Needs a more reliable feeding system and get it to about 1000 feet per second and we can talk about production capitol!
@RogueElectron
3 жыл бұрын
Making a fast, reliable feeding mechanism that doesn't draw tonnes of power has always been the tough part. I'd be happy with 200fps at 1000rounds/min. That'd be insane!
@UnfoundMusic
6 жыл бұрын
Looks beautiful! I'm debating on whether to build a railgun or a coilgun, and have 6 capacitors with a total amount of energy of 9,600 Joules. In your opinion, do you think that it would be a better idea to utilize these for a railgun or a coilgun? Also, as your design runs on batteries and has multiple coils, would it be more beneficial to have one coil or many? Thanks!
@RogueElectron
6 жыл бұрын
Unfound Thats depends upon what you want i guess. For reliability i'd say coil guns win hands down! I also think they are alot cooler and definately more involved with the electronics etc... Max velocity of railguns is generally much higher but loud and rails dont last long. Multiple coils, if you are willing to tailor every stage to the gun.
@robertsatterthwaite8958
8 жыл бұрын
You really need to get an allen-head driver set.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
I have loads but i prefer hand tightening unless bolts are really really long
@markhodgson3045
8 жыл бұрын
Hi its mark Hodgson from face book sharpen them ,its great to see this from concept to finished project,good luck with all you do in the future
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark :-D. I do have 1 sharpened projectile, It's lethal! Thank you. I want to make a single shot gun next. I nearly managed to get hold of 204,000uF, 400V worth of capacitors until the seller decided to put the price up 500%!!!!
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+alysdexia That's easily done if you're using capacitor banks and SCR which can switch "KA's" but when using Mosfets theres bit of a limit as to what you can do. I've been trying to find some Fets that will handle hundreds of amps but its not easy. closest thing i've found is 150A IGBT's which is what i'll probably use in the next gun.
@yvngadde1689
8 жыл бұрын
Dude I would buy this it's sick
@lkirk97
4 жыл бұрын
How much force is being projected from the projectile when the gun is fired?
@RogueElectron
4 жыл бұрын
approx 0.85J per shot, Calculated using the mean average velocity and the weight of the projectile. Not very powerful i know but it dishes out a fair amount of "fun" per minute 😁
@inverse2k1
3 жыл бұрын
@@RogueElectron muzzle energy might be low, but the firing rate is seriously fun.
@michaelgavartin
7 жыл бұрын
are you ok? you haven't uploaded in a while. are there plans for a mk5?
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
Michael Gavartin Hi, I am well thank you. Been trying to buy a house for a long time and things keep going wrong etc. everything is in storage until we move in :-/. I started a Mk5. It has one coil wound and is sat in a box in storage lol.
@michaelgavartin
7 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron don't rush it. Just making sure everything was rolling, however slowly. :)
@stefanehm8718
3 жыл бұрын
Nice work, but I would do it with capacitors and a ferromagnrtic projectile and not with coins
@RogueElectron
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Capacitors are good but for simplicity and high rate of fire, the Li'Po's done ok. velocity isn't great but easily improved 🙂. Our country cheaped out in the early 90s iirc and our copper coins started being made of copper coated steel or similar. so i have to be careful and make sure that only ferro magnetic coins end up in the gun!
@oOMonkeyMagicOo
8 жыл бұрын
Looks the business, excellent work!
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@oskarslacis8380
8 жыл бұрын
umm could you make how to make tutorial
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
That might be my next video as i've had bundles of requests!
@CheronoSan
Жыл бұрын
What kind of ammo did you use? How is the recoil from the firing? Does it have a magazine to hold the ammo? And does it reload the next round after each shot?
@WoH9Shadow
8 жыл бұрын
looks like pain in the ass to spin those coils manual...respect.
@XXLSkinnyMcGee
8 жыл бұрын
I bet it only took you 15min to purchase that ar15 from Walmart smfh
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Yep, £4.99, Bargain ;-)
@Armadurapersonal
8 жыл бұрын
They don't sell AR-15s in wally world no more :(
@stayfrnds3701
8 жыл бұрын
We have no Walmart in England.... That i know of.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+SirVaxel E'talin I've not seen a Walmart in england. isn't Asda the same company?
@AlexSDU
8 жыл бұрын
We don't have guns sell openly like you Yanks.
@Lobisomen79
8 жыл бұрын
i'd like to see it tested on balistics gel
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
I'd like to have balastics gel! Any idea on where to buy it?
@user-ox7id9he5v
8 жыл бұрын
how do you shoot copper coins or do they have steel or iron?if they are like pennies in America then in theory it wouldn't shoot unless im confused about the shooting process..
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
They are made from copper plated steel ;-)
@danijel124
8 жыл бұрын
What would it take to create a coil gun that shoots like a real gun but is portable in hands???
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
A huge budget and various types of unobtainium :-/. Light weight, High Density, High discharge capacitors and batteries. Liquid Helium Cooling or similar etc etc... it's a near impossible task
@grren1782
8 жыл бұрын
The power source is ALLWAYS the problem
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+stefco100 imagine a conductor with only 5% or so of the resistance of copper at room temp. less resistance, smaller wire, more turns greater magnetic field strength. suddenly you don't need such a big power supply to achieve the same muzzle energy. less exotic switching arrangement needed as another little bonus. just a huge compressor and condensor to lugg around lol
@grren1782
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron Silver OP
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+stefco100 Yeah. Capacitor banks are just so wasteful and heavy. Be nice to see some high voltage super caps with high charge/ discharge ratings... maybe one day
@dividedreality9708
8 жыл бұрын
Just wondering, is the Gauss Rifle from FO4 possible to build?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Anything is possible given enough time. The FO4 Gauss Rifle would be Awesome!
@Mr30friends
8 жыл бұрын
Can you make a new design that doesnt shoot coins ? Cause you know it ,and i know it, that coins are bad projectiles. Its like sabotaging your own invention by making it have an unfair disadvantage. Awesome work thought.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Haha yes it is, But ammo is plentiful and doesn't require any machining. I've been having a go with ball bearings. They shoot brilliantly but don't shoot very fast.
@aaronshed
8 жыл бұрын
small nails work well.
@jameslewis2635
8 жыл бұрын
Maybe this could be converted to using bottle caps like in the Fallout games. Next invention - power armour.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+James Lewis yes, The fallout 4 gauss rifle and bottlecaps. bottlecaps have too little mass though and worse aerodynamics than a coin
@jameslewis2635
8 жыл бұрын
I know. I was just trying to be humorous rather than making a suggestion.
@jorgesantos1998
8 жыл бұрын
that gun is just awesome keep it up its f*ucking amasing ;D
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-D.
@rikkardo9359
6 жыл бұрын
I built a single stage one with sensor and everything, but the MOSFET triggering the coil could not handle the 400V, so my arduino nano processor literally blew up.
@RogueElectron
6 жыл бұрын
The Drain voltage appeared on the gate?
@rikkardo9359
6 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron There was a short in the MOSFET which welt the gate to the source and boom, you have 400V at an arduino pin...
@nietschecrossout550
8 жыл бұрын
Great work man. i have an question, could you please post the s.c. (i think you´re using an microcontroler raspberry pi or anything like that) and c.d. id like to understand how exactly your coilgun works. it seams to be very efficient, for an coil gun
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
I'm just literally walking out the door to go on holiday for the week. add me on fb rogue-electron there are some details on there. if you have more questions message me on there and i'll get back to you if i manage to get some wifi out there :-)
@RaptorRotorHead
8 жыл бұрын
Is that your 3d printer machine?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Indeed it is. it's a Prusa i3
@PhotoGuyOmaha
8 жыл бұрын
Is there a web site with information, plans, 3D files?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Not yet there isn't but the next one i make i will try and keep better track of which files i've used etc and find a site to upload to. Thanks
@aijjw8862
8 жыл бұрын
Low voltage coil gun?I did not see your boost module.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Boost module? The coils operate directly from the batteries. There's no capacitor charging or energy storage other than the batteries.
@jsms1013
8 жыл бұрын
love it!!
@mattwalsh9278
7 жыл бұрын
make one that shoots ball bearings..
@lordprivateer4965
4 жыл бұрын
Would neodynium magnets provide a furhter boost to the velocity here?
@gabrieldekooker1595
4 жыл бұрын
Samarium Cobalt projectiles would do it
@galvanizeddreamer2051
8 жыл бұрын
Hey, might I ask if you plan on/could do more content? Just curious.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Hi, I always want to make more content but there's is always something to do, work, repair car etc... you know how it is ;-). These things take so long to design and get right that videos are few and far between i'm afraid. I've been working on a capacitor bank for a rail gun it's not happy. Keeps blowing charging components.
@galvanizeddreamer2051
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron That makes sense. Good luck with wrangling the pixies.
@Casowsky
8 жыл бұрын
Owing to the build quality in this video, I assume you know about back EMF, but just in case it's something you've overlooked have you made sure to include flyback diodes in the relevant places in your control circuitry?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Casowsky Yeah, It's the same charging method i've used on many many projects. I managed to get the bank nearly charged then a capacitor vented/ flamed out the top. I just think it doesn't want to be built lol
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Casowsky Yeah, It's the same charging method i've used on many many projects. I managed to get the bank nearly charged then a capacitor vented/ flamed out the top. I just think it doesn't want to be built lol
@Gleword
4 жыл бұрын
o genial sera un tema de investigación que desarrollará cuando entre para ingeniero en la universidad el mes que viene 5 años será suficiente para sacarle el jugo a esto
@ultroniumgalactus7343
7 жыл бұрын
With this work with Bi-directional thyristors?
@ecafree2
6 жыл бұрын
you need more light to film slow motion
@RogueElectron
6 жыл бұрын
ecafree2 Bundles of light needed. I've since used constant current regulators feeding LEDs from a good DC source. Stops any flickering.
@Alexcreeper98
8 жыл бұрын
Just a question, how do you get over the problem given by the deceleration of the projectile towards the centre of the coil??
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
The coil turns off before the projectile reaches the centre of the coil. It probably pulls back a little bit but it's in the nature of the gun
@Alexcreeper98
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron ok thank you :D
@thomasmclean3602
8 жыл бұрын
next gun shoot 6mm ball bearings and take a fps count please
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+thomas mclean Next gun, might possibly shoot 12-14mm ball bearings depending on test results
@thomasmclean3602
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron awesome :-)
@dylanpearson6373
7 жыл бұрын
about how much does this cost to make? how much do the other models cost to make?
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
Dylan Pearson Depends on if you already have the 3d printer and the li-po batteries. I'm guessing the batteries probably cost the best part of £80 + the charger. £10-20 in plastic. £10-20 in enamelled copper wire then arduino, fets, wires, steel rods etc. £170 maybe?
@davey2k12
7 жыл бұрын
nice upgrade ....I need me a 3d printer ffs and a spare monitor lmao couldn't you step up voltage/amps for each stage somehow
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
dave Yates Thanks :-). I did enjoy building this one. Everyone needs a 3d printer, They are Awesome! I kept struggling to find FETS that could cope with the current. The mk3 blows itself to bits with each shot so was abandoned. I've since found some IGBT's which should be able to deal with around 5x the current of this gun :-)
@KrisX7331
8 жыл бұрын
Future is now
@giorgiofloridia3736
6 жыл бұрын
What is it shooting
@michaelgavartin
8 жыл бұрын
Once again, Mr Rouge-Electron are there any plans for this or something similar ?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Gavartin There are no plans as such as none were ever made. I have a rough 3d model of the gun i used as a guide. The trigger schematic is here: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=696539467087491&set=a.102964963111614.5842.100001943323580&type=3&theater All the wiring/ coding was done without using a schematic. Was there anything in particular you are after?
@michaelgavartin
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron just a simple outline as i am planing to build on with my ffriend
@mirvannascythes1764
8 жыл бұрын
Shots fired LG
@TheSonyman101
8 жыл бұрын
Where can I get the STL files to build my own?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Hi. i haven't made any STL files public yet as i can no longer tell which parts i used and which i didnt. i may at some point put the entire blender file online which should have every gun part on if for you to then make into STL files
@TheSonyman101
8 жыл бұрын
I could do that iv been using blender for 4 years now just send the file to thesonyman101@gmail.com ill put it on thingiverse and give you credit.
@joni_here8452
8 жыл бұрын
I can tell you that it would be more effektiv with ammunition made out of iron. because the aloy in the coins you are using is less magnetic then iron and the iron ammunition will be more aerodinamic.😄
@HomoSapiensMember
8 жыл бұрын
i think you need a new monitor now
@shutereye2634
8 жыл бұрын
Soon, we will be able to build gravity guns.
@Pneumaticcannon
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome :D Any links to some more info on this project ?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I don't have any more info i'm afraid, there are a couple of photo's here: m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=953874938020608&id=100001943323580&set=a.412413078833466.97977.100001943323580&source=48&ref=bookmarks what sort of details are you after? I'll try and put something together
@derpyhooves4287
6 жыл бұрын
What ammo did the thing use?
@lesliecole6864
7 жыл бұрын
How did you launch the coins I didn't think that coins are magnetic?
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
Iciest Cream Post 1992 coins are magnetic steel. pre 1992 are copper.
@lesliecole6864
7 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks I always thought that U.K Coins and U.S coins where made the same way.
@JockeyStrappers
7 жыл бұрын
imagine this replacing airsoft
@sapien82
4 жыл бұрын
totally just had that same idea
@michaelyoder1564
8 жыл бұрын
Is there anyway you could upload the fire used to print it so I could build one myself? Thank you ^.^
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Yoder. Hi, Unfortunately i never planned on sharing the 3D files for this project so it's all a mess. Over 80 files in total and i couldn't tell you which versions of which parts eventually got used to build the gun as it changed quite a lot over the 10 months it took to build. Something i hope to do differently when i build the next one. Thanks
@michaelgavartin
8 жыл бұрын
Mr Rogue-Electron, are you going to make/upload another one?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Hello, There will be more, they just take me a bit of time between work and things... But there will be another :-D
@michaelgavartin
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron thanks!!
@mrchaos1001
7 ай бұрын
What size diameter copper wire did she use 1 mm?
@RogueElectron
7 ай бұрын
It's somewhere in the region of 0.8 - 1mm. I'll try and find the reel
@RogueElectron
7 ай бұрын
I was wrong. 1.25mm diameter!
@heckyes
8 жыл бұрын
Holy shit! Is that a reprap that is actually printing?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Haha it sure is... Had to spend a small fortune on mods to make it reliable though
@heckyes
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron Tutorial video please! That alone is a serious achievement.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+enticed2zeitgeist tutorial on the printer or gun? ;-)
@heckyes
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron Both! I really want a reprap and have since I first heard of them. I love how ugly and nerdy they look and it's open source, I want to support that endevour but I hear nothing good about them lol.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+enticed2zeitgeist haha. I know what you mean. i got the prusa i3. all i can suggest is make sure you get the metal framed version and be prepared to spend lots and lots of time setting up perfect settings. check tightness of certain screws after every print. keep the print bed clean and build an enclosure. i also used a quality AX860 corsair PSU on mine to keep it quiet. psu fan doesnt spin at all most the time ;-)
@DaggelLP
8 жыл бұрын
could you show how you programmed the chip?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+DaggelLP Do you mean the process of uploading a code to the arduino or the code for this gun specifically?
@michaelgavartin
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron can you do both?
@1337BSTAR
8 жыл бұрын
made to be overly complicated.... BUT VERY COOL!
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
The hardest part is make a reliable reloading mechanism. The electronics really isn't too bad :-)
@1337BSTAR
8 жыл бұрын
For most moving part projects i stick with a simple low volt servo because i'm lazy and they are everyhwere lol just look for a broken remote controled car or an old one at a charity store or somthing like that I'm working on a solar pannel air heater and cooler fan at the moment but the element keeps melting my fan motors LOL
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
nothing like the smell of melting enamel :-p. Your average servo is a bit to slow for reloading 780 rounds a minute. I had tried that as i had a servo laying around from an old Nitro car.
@TomScherlis
8 жыл бұрын
How many turns/what guage wire did you use for your coils? I'm surprised you're only getting 33.3A out of 66.6v.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
It's only 0.8mm diameter wire. there must be between 300-350 turns or thereabouts
@TomScherlis
8 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks, I'm really impressed you managed to do that many turns by hand without a drill or something. Awesome project! I'm working on one, but I decided to avoid using any microcontrollers and limit myself to purely basic EE to get it done. Do you extend the pulses from the photogates or just turn off the coils when the penny exits the gate?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks. It took a while to wind! The coils turn on and off the "instant" the coin enters and exits the optical isolator. The arduino really just controlled the reloading. I was going to throw in some extra features that the arduino would control but decided it wasn't needed :-)
@TomScherlis
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron Awesome. I hate to keep badgering you, but did you use canadian pennies or something? Ionly ask because US ones aren't magnetic. I'm not sure about canadian ones though, but I think they are.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Tom Scherlis Haha no problem. They are UK 2 pence coins. copper until production costs exceeded fave value in 1992 iirc. Now they are copper plated steel i believe
@thagrit
8 жыл бұрын
is your I3 printer a melzi based unit or arduino?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Hi, It's an Arduino Based printer using Ramps 1.4 and Marlin driver.
@theredstormer8078
7 жыл бұрын
So it shoots pennies?
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
ExtraArmedSquid Yep. Cheap, ready made ammo ;-)
@theredstormer8078
7 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron awesome! When I saw the picture I thought it would shoot magnets, but that's way better!
@PORTEnSious
Жыл бұрын
Knowing me I'd make it way mo power full awesome build but no power :*(
@RogueElectron
Жыл бұрын
One day i'll get the time to revisit this and it'll go full beast mode!.. i hope!!
@yemo34
8 жыл бұрын
Is this thing running off batterys?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
yep, 4 lithium polymer battery packs. 3 power the coils and 1 powers the control circuitry
@yemo34
8 жыл бұрын
:3 oh shit!!
@weeerazer3099
7 жыл бұрын
*FOR SIENCE!!!*
@preddy09
8 жыл бұрын
Coin shooter, great for non-lethal crowd control in third world countries where people are always looking for coins on the ground.
@somewhitedude01
5 жыл бұрын
@@beauhart5592 lol!😂
@zonta71
2 жыл бұрын
Spoken like an awesome inbreed
@fugh7098
8 жыл бұрын
hello, can u tell me which 3d cad soft do u use? tks
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Hi, I used blender
@GaryMcKinnonUFO
2 жыл бұрын
But can it run Crysis!
@RogueElectron
2 жыл бұрын
Overvolt it to 200V and you never know!
@GaryMcKinnonUFO
2 жыл бұрын
@@RogueElectron :) Very cool indeed by the way.
@RogueElectron
2 жыл бұрын
@@GaryMcKinnonUFO Thanks 😁. I'd like to get back to it one day, many ideas but you know... work and bills 🤦♂️
@GaryMcKinnonUFO
2 жыл бұрын
@@RogueElectron Indeed.
@lans_4204
4 жыл бұрын
непонятнооо чем стреляет, почему катушки как коробка из под скрепок сколько мм провод и тд
@lans_4204
4 жыл бұрын
а не всё норм почитал на сайте
@owainnlll6387
8 жыл бұрын
If you made more coils and made the wire thicker, as a result the coil gun would shoot at greater speeds!
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
While that is true the problem with that is thicker wire means less turns for a given volume of area and more turns means more volume. Thicker wire + more turns = lots of weight and those outer windings will be even further away from the projectile where they make increasingly less impact on velocity/ energy. Somewhere there is a perfect balance of wire C.S.A. number of turns and current.
@owainnlll6387
8 жыл бұрын
Wait so what if you upped the power, obviously providing more energy to increase velocity. Or would it be more effective to use very thin wire to make possibly hundreds of turnings? If you are to do this again, make yourself a lathe machine. Then you just gotta hold the wire in place and then you can just let it spin for you, it would be more encouraging then to do try improve your design.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
In all my tests of various types of coils, upping the power Always yields an increase in velocity. I've experimented with various thicknesses of wire and varying number of windings etc and there is always a "magic" spot. Like 200 turns might yield 15M/s 220 15.1M/s 240 15.2M/s Then suddenly you get to 260 and you're back to 15M/s. I test it using a chronograph i designed and fire around 100 projectiles to get average values to compare. the same is true with wire size... there always seems to be an optimum. funny you should say that. i did start to make such a thing. It got put on the back burner but i hope to to finish it sometime soon ready to assemble the next coil gun!
@owainnlll6387
8 жыл бұрын
You should test on the projectile type, because depending on the over all sort of projectile it can very much change the velocity and accuracy. Such as using steel BBs, arrow tips, air rifle pellets, ect because varying those would obviously range different results. Have you tried going over 260 turns? Because in my physics class I remember my teacher telling us that there is a factor of which the projectiles velocity will alter depending on the amount of turns and of course there will be a 'magic' spot but it's hard to find such a spot due to the amount of test and trials you have to do. Possibly make closer together coils and test which is most effective, spaced out coils or pressed together. Best thing to do with the next coil gun you design, make the coils modular. So you can add and remove them as you go on and as a result the lathe can be built to suit the specific sort of coil moduals.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
The best things i've found "magnetically" are bolts. The overall shape seems to make the quite effective and they are easy to shape into a sharp point, Bolts also topple and flip about during flight. Probably could be solved with some fletchings or something similar. I've gone way, way, way beyond 260 turns. at a point the resistance negates any benefit of addional turns. I've tried modular coils but that means either having an inner sleeve on the inside of the coil to prevent the coil undressing itself when removed from the barrel (which makes the projectile to coil distance greater and reduces efficiency) Or having multiple barrel sections which align and fit together, which makes noise as the projectile shoots through. noise must mean losses and also make the barrel a little flexible even if support buy 4x M8 threaded rods... I've tried quite a lot of variations ;-).
@neutron_absorption
8 жыл бұрын
what is material of coins? cupper, aluminum or anything else?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
"new" coins are copper plated steel.
@neutron_absorption
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron so is it ferromagnetic or diamagenetic?
...smthg u do wrong.. I think u can do this gun more effectiv....
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
I do lot's of things wrong i can assure you lol. They should only get better with each revision... hopefully
@envo6
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron stay positiv ;)
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Always positive :-p
@notsonerdgaming3406
8 жыл бұрын
plans?:3
@RogueElectron
7 жыл бұрын
It's a work in progress but here's the link: www.instructables.com/id/Mk4-6-Stage-3D-Printed/
@andrewlarson5621
8 жыл бұрын
Hey I have an idea, try get it to shoot something with a point, it can cause more damage I bet
@howisyourpeterbilt754
7 жыл бұрын
Would Really be 1eatha1 filled with those Star Washers.
8 жыл бұрын
constans that won't change constant [kon-stuh nt] adjective 1. not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable:
@ultroniumgalactus7343
8 жыл бұрын
Can I get the code for this?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Skylerium Smarter Sure, I'm away from the computer atm. search for rogue-electron on facebook its in with the photo albums. if you cant find it message me back and i'll send you the link when im back at the desk.
@ultroniumgalactus7343
8 жыл бұрын
Alright, thank you so much! I have always wanted to build one of these and I am going to try to use something like this for my science project, you know, not plagiaristically. Other than that, thank you so much!
@hakalabakala1356
6 жыл бұрын
Where can i buy this thing xD
@RogueElectron
6 жыл бұрын
Hakalabakala "Available in all good retail stores" lol
@hakalabakala1356
6 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron lol
@ArsyadKamili
8 жыл бұрын
You just destroyed the same monitor I use, while here I'm saving money to buy a new monitor and sell this one. You just shoot em mercilessly, how dare you.. How dare you..
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
That one already had an issue. I have 3 more identicle monitors that i use, 2 of which have started acting up!
@ArsyadKamili
8 жыл бұрын
+Rogue-Electron Oh, what a relief...
@toysareforboys1
8 жыл бұрын
Bad caps :( I've had four of em go bad.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+toysareforboys That's reassuring. I have a green vertical line appear on my left monitor and my middle monitor has a slight red tinge to it despite all settings being identical
@toysareforboys1
8 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, all four of mine just died, so yours might be a different issue. Every product I buy the first thing I do is open it up and check the caps. If it's using One Hung Low brand caps I take it back and keep getting different brands until I find one with descent caps.
@ayushp.5395
8 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@amukaodragaosayajinderuado1459
7 жыл бұрын
that´s the gauss rifle from fallout!
@bryanst.martin7134
8 жыл бұрын
All that work and it cracks thin glass. :-/ I built a sling shot a lot quicker than that and it can kill. Never needs batteries, and projectiles are plentiful.
@chancesale8828
8 жыл бұрын
But the science behind a coil gun is cooler than the science behind your slingshot. Stop trying to one-up people, it makes you look like a tool.
@bryanst.martin7134
8 жыл бұрын
Check my last post.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
+Bryan St.Martin The one you see doing that more than likely had capacitors storing the energy. This isn't that kind of coil gun, hence the reason i can shoot over 700 rounds per minute.
@bryanst.martin7134
8 жыл бұрын
Rogue-Electron That is an impressive rate of fire. And your design is rather eloquent. You spent a lot of time in developing that and no doubt deserves some merit. But if you consider your projectile at 100 MPH,to one at Mach 5, (roughly 3500 MPH) there really is a stark difference. But I design and build a lot of stuff, my time is valuable, and I am demanded a lot more return from my time and financial expenditure. But as long as you are satisfied with the results, who am I to judge? Have a great day.
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
Haha.. Thanks? :-P. I am quite happy with the result as i was aiming for rate of fire more than velocity. Though i had planned for around 25% more power, i just couldn't get anymore power through the FET's. I have some real nice IGBT's for the next gun that in theory should manage around 4x the current as long as i can keep the Back E.M.F. in check.
@gary851
8 жыл бұрын
few more years and it will be as powerfull as air rifle.
@mycarpultunnel
8 жыл бұрын
song artist?
@RogueElectron
8 жыл бұрын
I can't remember tbh. Dragged it from youtubes list of songs to use... Stops any copyright issues.
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