BULLETPROOF Shoulder Armor! (Part 1)

[@steelgoodwin]

I feel like your builds are under appreciated because you haven't hit that fantasy/sci-fi crowd. I only know Man-at-Arms because they made builds like for that crowd, so with the warhammer 40K hype going on...damn, you could make a really good looking 40K armour sets. It looks amazing. Keep it up.

[@notyourmom850]

Bulletproof shoulder armour? This is how space marine pauldrons started.....

[@herrgargoyel6576]

Exactly my good sir and and it is an ultramarine style of armor as well but I don't think it has the same amount of plot armor

[@modakkagitplugga]

​@HerrGargoyel just need to Pray and ask da boyz to believe in you more

[@gabrieldankers2224]

"for those of you outside of the US thats about 21 trilion trilion atoms thick" everybody outside of the US: am i a joke to you

[@gavintotten2892]

“A trillion trillion atoms thick” HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@OspreyKnight]

lol, the atom measurement destroyed me. Thank you.

[@Sin526]

How the F have I not discovered your channel until now?! The Emperor Protects

[@jinken3626]

You should send it to Demolition Ranch to test it out

[@DavidGuyton]

I'm gonna test it first myself, and assuming it works as planned I will likely send him one

[@jinken3626]

@@DavidGuyton Yes, hope it works out. His videos always get tons of views, it will be a great opportunity to shout out your channel, you're very underrated

[@Lordofthepixel]

'For those of you outside the US, that's 21 trillion, trillion atoms thick.' That was great, I was laughing for a solid bit after that. XD

[@Soulessdeeds]

Yeah same here lol. After so many channels stating " Oh this will be X inches and if you are in the rest of the world it is X milimeters".

[@musashiaharon9808]

Aha! What kind of atoms?

[@LongPigg]

@@musashiaharon9808 Metric atoms

[@Rhysman30]

"21x10^x atoms thick" Ah, finally, a unit of measurement that makes sense.

[@d00mg4ze]

Gotta get that up-arrow notation in there.

[@MoorlanderEDC]

Really appreciate the none-US measurements. It helps so much for the rest of the world :D awesome video buddy

[@drakedrago6]

David Guyton told me to come here. :D This is awesome! But good lord these are a lot of steps! Here I thought things were easier with armor, nice to see a master at work! it was cool to see the finished product on Demolition Ranch

[@entity9742]

Hey david so i had an idea on how to improve this using some 1/4 inch steel I know it would be a pain but the modern day plates have a peice of steel core to add extra stopping power to both hollowpoint and AP rounds The design you chose works in favor of deflection but it could be a bit better as the fiberglass will fail after 2-3 rounds (hence the steel core) due to delamination on the internal fibers

[@KnightMirkoYo]

Thanks for the measurements in atoms, it's always hard to follow your earthlings' tutorials with your weird measurements. It'll make nice armor for an upcoming invasion

[@nugrahaanimation748]

FOR THE EMPEROR...!!!!!

[@chelo4197]

With the impending boogaloo, im gonna need this.

[@davidmcneill7403]

“For those of you outside of the US that’s about 21 trillion trillion atoms thick” roflmao

[@tinman2180]

*happy astartes noise*

[@dilanwijekoon9327]

This channel is one of the few creative channels in youtube

[@johnnybravo5406]

21 trillion trillion...I love it

[@Xoroxouselric]

If guns were the reason medieval armor became obsolete, then i guess we'll just have to make bulletproof armor instead!

[@flare9757]

Actually, it wasn’t quite that. Armor was able to stop rounds, but it was too heavy and expensive to truly be a common item.

[@zyrus9188]

@@flare9757 Not true.

[@petersonl1008]

21 trillion trillion atoms thick. Aahahahaha

[@williamclay190]

Best unit conversion ever

[@nikolausphillips]

That music is 80's fire

[@doomgod314]

Yeah! I’ve been waiting for this on your channel for years, dude! I’ve seen others do the same, but i like your process more. Most I’ve seen make latex molds backed with fiberglass. Yours seems simpler and easier for home crafts. And I have yet to see anyone make such detailed armor. Usually simple plates for insetting into vests.

[@JayWkingdomskrumble]

"It's about 5/8ths of an inch thick, for those of you not in the U.S. that's about a trillion trillion atoms thick." Clearly America is much farther behind than I'd realized.

[@InsolentHalo]

I have a challenge for you. I have seen tutorials like yours that also place a layer of small ceramic tiles in the inner area, sometimes these plates can then stop 7.62 or 5.56 but they weigh more and they probably wouldnt work too well on a rounded shape, also the spaces between the tiles are a flaw. So this is the challenge. I want you to try statuary gypsum cement like Hydrostone or the hardest one I know of, Drystone. Once its cured (20 minutes) into a any shape a mold can be it is very hard, and then you can bake it in an oven and it hardens even more. You could make it into this shoulder shape giving the armor even more strength.

[@fenrisnihilus3675]

2:02 Man, why 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@YTougui]

2:01 I usually hate having to convert inches to cm, thanks for covering that for me ! xD

[@fenrisnihilus3675]

Cant wait for part 2

[@Broadshore]

Glad to see you still working your work man! Yeh, working with Fiberglass is challenging. But once you get a few molds in. You get a good handle of it. Keep them coming man! Love the work.

[@darkhorse13golfgaming]

Looks Warhammer 40k-ish. The Emporer approves, lol. Awesome work.

[@theodore-jef5664]

I was about to say it reminded me of Saltspire's armoured shoulder peace in Vermintide II.

[@AGPullen]

This should be a good series!

[@SuperheroArmorychannel]

Mold-making 101: Never use a rigid mold on a rigid part with undercuts, and ALWAYS use mold release.

[@hanelyp1]

The undercuts can be a HUGE problem pulling part from mold unless one is flexible. And this design looks like it has lots of little undercuts on the details.

[@bakersbread104]

2:00 Ohhhh why didn't you say so in the first place

[@trublgrl]

What is the most important tool for the home armorer? Apparently patience.

[@reaperofsouls7700]

love your projects you helped me make a full suit of armor with your tutorials thank you david.

[@GrantAce]

21 trillion trillion atoms thicc

[@Tibbs_Farm]

For those of you outside the US

[@snajee-layxyetee7068]

That is soooooo cool! I can't wait to see the next video!

[@YouSeeMe101]

Awesome!!! I'v been looking forward to this upload and really appreciate the effort you put in to your content. Man what a process really cool to see how it's done thank you.

[@gangrail]

By the emporer of man this is awesome

[@herrgargoyel6576]

Yeah cause it kind makes me think of an ultramarine style of armor

[@thenikko8292]

this man will be employed by the us army to make imperium guardsman armor in the future man...

[@laytonlolo7774]

Friggin amazing man!!

[@ryuki122]

shoulder armor is called a pauldron

[@DavidGuyton]

This is a spaulder, not a pauldron, if you want to get all technical.

[@burnerjack01]

@@DavidGuyton touche`

[@Kollynator]

Bullet Resistant*

[@andrewdriggers3934]

Im so excited for this series

[@WishesUntold]

And for those of you outside of the US that is 21 trillion trillion atoms thick..... 💀💀💀

[@OxygenBeats]

2:01 i love the reference to people outside the US haha

[@IIIDasBrotIII]

Art from another Level!

[@JasonStPierre]

Conversion to atoms measurement = Sub & Bell.

[@andrewalyon]

for the emperor!!!

[@LongPigg]

You could just 3d print the mold straight away, a little bit of sanding and it'd be ready to go. Printers aren't to expensive now days and you'd save money on epoxy, resin etc.

[@popinmo]

Lol thats actually what I was gonan do do i use a silicone mold?

[@LongPigg]

@@popinmo You 3d print the mold

[@LongPigg]

@Kuuryo It would leave more time for making other things, depends what excites you.

[@kiiiisu]

yeah and make 10min timelapse of that? who the fk would watch that boring sht, this is the real stuff

[@popinmo]

@@LongPigg umm that soundd way harder i wanna make it modular so I want to actually touch the armor to see if it fits right

[@irradix213]

doing so much with steel already, i'd keep it, and just press fiberglass on the ext, and kevlar on the int, seal and gel as needed

[@MrGrimlocksmash]

Keep it up man. Your work is incredible!

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

This was pretty cool. Finding out about the carbon fiber was a surprise

[@TirthaNag.]

I suggest you send one to demolition ranch

[@mrpineapple3942]

this aged well

[@TirthaNag.]

@@mrpineapple3942 😬

[@antisimptrooper4635]

Needs to be a custom stormtrooper armor

[@Steve-ps6qw]

This will be awesome! One day you will be adding skeletal muscle enhancements to the armor!

[@AresLeviathan]

If this works fairly well, it would be cool to see how this could applied to chest, back and facial armor. Also, probably wouldn't hurt to add a layer of 20 gauge over the fiberglass so the bullet might bounce off or be slowed down before hitting fiberglass. Modern 3A is usually hard armor over soft.

[@DavidGuyton]

that's what I was thinking as well. However, the thing about adding the 20ga steel...that would be really hard to get to fit properly and would make "mass production" nearly impossible. I put that in quotations because I certainly am not going to be cranking these out daily, however I do want the option of being able to make a few to sell.

[@AresLeviathan]

@@DavidGuyton i completely agree. You sir, are a craftsman, which is more design than production. It would be too much for anyone to build that much armor. That in mind, it might be a good idea to make a test piece of material for proof of concept. And if it works, well I've been wanting a bullet proof shield for some time. That would be relatively simple to manufacture.

[@lenny_1369]

1:59 ahh, yes of course, thanks for clarifying the measured thickness of the armor for us none Americans, all I have to do now is learn quantum physics to understand how thick trillions of atoms is.

[@ZealothXyven]

Or, you know, you could just use a simple conversion, instead of being salty that the greatest country on earth doesn't give a single fuck about other measurement systems.

[@arturs3696]

@@ZealothXyven What a chad

[@burnerjack01]

@@ZealothXyven LOL! But, truthfully, the Metric system IS taught in US schools and the US Military is Metric. But, yeah, we give not one fuck for the mike mike.

[@yopappy6599]

john hanrahan Yep. A lot of professions in the US use the metric system.

[@yopappy6599]

Zealoth Xyven 😂 Come on bro.

[@robertbogan225]

I was trying to work out my own bullet proof fiberglass plates awhile ago. Eventually figured out a way that would produce over 70 plates for around 6$ a plate. (In materials). Gotta buy in bulk though. I wish i had kept the info around. It was based on the plates made by znaproductions.

[@bigd7861]

ZNA used fiberglass welder's blankets. If I remember correctly, his plates only stopped pistol rounds

[@robertbogan225]

@@bigd7861 they also stopped a shotgun. Bickshot and slug i think. I know for sure he shot it with buckshot.

[@DavidGuyton]

I honestly don't expect it to stop rifle rounds. I'm gonna try it anyway though

[@bigd7861]

@@DavidGuyton I think you'll be able stop pistol rounds easy enough. It honestly doesn't take much with solid plates, as long as you remember to layer your sheets at 45° cross sectional. Rifle rounds are always a different issue due to their sheer speed. P.S. Absolutely LOVE all of the work that you do!

[@maxlinck9037]

what atom did you use for scale?

[@corpralcobra420]

Please colab with "demolition ranch" for fucking amazing videos.

[@mikedrop4421]

He did.. Matt shot this!

[@gerwinvanmaastricht1623]

This is so cool. A man spending his time teaching people watching his channel to make armour.

[@smiteriuszryceriusz1258]

bro do you sell your wark ?

[@CheneysShotgun805]

How much would you charge for this shoulder cauldron?

[@greenglassblock1324]

Full body armour

[@elslick]

Should have done layer of carbon fiber and ballistic kevlar.

[@cypheir]

yeah, not sure why the choice was not kevlar... probably to go slightly cheaper.

[@franksculpts4625]

You should try making silvestor stilones judge armor from the 1995 judge dredd film. The shoulders and helmet are amazing armor pieces.

[@malcolmpaull9324]

Ballistic weave

[@KoishiVibin]

Hmm. I think you've made an essentially compressed aramid armour. ...I think that you should be good enough bonding a steel strike face to deform and destroy a projectile to this.

[@yuchenyang1708]

Then would the bullets have a chance deflecting into your head?

[@JazenValencia]

I think that's why there is a "lip" at the top to catch any bullet splatter, or ricochets.

[@jerryveve3397]

This is so awesome!

[@dragonrider9051]

After watching demolisha ranch shoot at a stainless steel toilet and it held up well like 3a armor, I'd say pretty legit.

[@florkiler6242]

did hi just atempt to make fun of the metrick system by using the second best argumemt for it beaing the only resenible option?

[@modlio745]

yea, still easy to figure out using metric because it wasn't made by retards :P

[@VicoNomad]

you're making history

[@JanSobieskiIII]

VERY cool!! Also: your Twitter is great. Lol

[@scarakus]

I liked your 'Outside of America' conversion! Fricken Awesome, SAE Rules! 5/8ths might stop a pistol round.. Curious as to how it handles a carbine..

[@jangax9349]

Odd question: would a tail pipe extention work in place of a piece of tail pipe? The extensions have been easier for me to find for some reason.

[@DavidGuyton]

If it's long enough it should work fine. The only issue you might have is that it won't be nearly as durable if it's not stainless steel.

[@dascoop6018]

Think you could make Onyx Gard pauldrons?

[@DarkwinterWolf]

You work would be great in the 3d printing world.

[@14789supa]

You know what buddy make a rail juggernaut suit

[@pauln2661]

Oof! Yeah forgetting the mold release cost you. Smooth On! Has their fiberglass and resin mold making videos on Ytube.

[@jacobstaten2366]

Now I can make a full Army of 2 suit.

[@jacobhorton9832]

YESSSS

[@gatsbyhotjacks6711]

You should totally attempt to recreate the body armor from the movie "Rampage".

[@HeOlenParas]

In wich universe GFK is bulletproof ??? This is just ordinary Motorboat plastic, as we made in Germany 20 years ago our car door covers for the speakers.

[@DavidGuyton]

See the next two videos in this series.

[@shadles]

Anyone else notice the "Subscribe to Builder Creator"?

[@kareemcarzan23]

How about using honeycomb?...!

[@DeadWayfes]

This one is awesome! Cant wait to see more!! Also as you already have steel cant you put it on the inside of the part to make it more resistant?

[@DavidGuyton]

the steel is too thin to make much of a difference, and it won't fit into the mold because of how I welded it together anyway.

[@DeadWayfes]

@@DavidGuyton oh i see! Either way cannot wait to see the full result! Will you do a full body armor (knight style) as a long time project?

[@DavidGuyton]

Depends on how popular thee videos are...given the views on this video so far...not very likely

[@LonxKong]

@@DavidGuyton I'm very very interested to see what technique you're following. Looking forward to it pal.

[@puckerbutton7025]

HDPE makes decent armor

[@warfighter1858]

I would put this to good use.

[@judysambrano4348]

Hi David im new to the channel and I was wandering if you made a full goth armor set

[@DavidGuyton]

Just the bevor, sallet, and gauntlet so far

[@ChristopherSloane]

Awesome

[@thebloodbath8437]

if i looking to replicate this process and make the mold alone, what equipment do i need and how much is that going to run me?

[@NawoIl]

How much does a full set of ordinary amor typically weigh

[@riesenfliegefly7139]

Depends on the thickness, but if mean knight armor with realistic thickness you are at 20-30kg (44-66 pounds)

[@paparabi2245]

@@riesenfliegefly7139 which isn’t really all that bad. Most men can train to be able to use a full bodysuit that heavy for hours

[@wormyish]

Armor plates weigh 6 to 12 lbs a piece without trauma pads or camelback, full kit typically weights 45-85 lbs depending on setup and objective. Ironically its probably harder to carry for long periods than a suit of armor because of the way the weight is distributed. I could see this for breaching, but otherwise it's extra weight.

[@sheep1ewe]

Thosw videos are awsome!

[@shatterspirit3349]

When we made skins for our molds , we used sheet wax to set the thickness

[@d00mg4ze]

You wouldn't happen to know of any tutorials for doing that, would you?

[@shatterspirit3349]

Wish I was able to help you out but I don't personally know of any books, I was taught by hands on.

[@knrz2562]

biotechnologyarmor-piercing SS198 rounds8 mm thick, weighs 4 lbs

[@dusk108show]

21tril atoms?!😭😂👍🏾

[@mikemoeller660]

Killer

[@flare9757]

I have my own design for an armored carapace that will make modern plates look like tin foil. Implementation of armor designs often used on tanks in body armor. It is meant to bounce a round instead of stop it outright like modern plates do. The only downside, the steel chestplate would weigh 40 pounds roughly just by its own.

[@meatybtz]

No need. Ceramic rods, #2 pencil thick embedded into UHDPE plate about 1" thick with a thin layer of very hard steel, maybe 1mm worth on the outer layer to break up lesser rounds, the UHDPE will slow the fragments. Penetrator rounds would punch the hardened steel but shatter on the ceramic rods, while also shattering the rods, the round would also be braked (slowed) by the UHDPE before it hits the ceramic to some degree and slowed even more once it fragments from striking the ceramic rods. An under suit of aramid fiber with integrated water to air cooling inner layers with a wicking fabric would complete the setup. If you wanted another layer of energy absorption but at the cost of weight an inner layer of 1mm ultra-hardened abrasion resistant steel. But that will add weight. Weight is also less of an issue when it is properly distributed as armorers once knew how to do. You can wear 80# of armor without being encumbered if said armor is properly hung and strapped to the wearer. In fact, you should be able to wear it all day. Esp because the greatest problem with all body armors, modern and ancient, is heat. The more armored you are the greater the heat stress on the wearer. So thus the water-cooled under-suit and wicking inner liner to provide a solution to the heat exhaustion issue with a full suit of armor and arming coat.

[@Sin526]

@@meatybtz I would hire you if I could

[@torinmurphy4120]

Bullet proof or bullet resistant?

[@burnerjack01]

"Of which bullet do you speak?"

[@Kydino]

Probably would get wrecked by a 5.56 green tip.