Lightsaber or flamethrower? Why not both (Firelaser v2: Part 1)

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Total redesign from firelaser v1 to get a much better pump for better flame stability.
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[@confuseatronica]

this project is starting to look like a rocket fuel pump for very very small liquid fuel rockets

[@autonoob]

One could hope

[@themacbookgamer]

Just double it for fuel + oxidizer and change the nozzle geometry and its pretty much a rocket

[@jonnymeyer8572]

Came here to say this and ask if he'd be willing to share his design, cause I actually need a pump pretty much exactly like this for a nozzle im working on.

[@autonoob]

@@confuseatronica ooh ooh, mach diamonds!! 🤓

[@ultimax42]

Use a monopropelent for fuel and a combustion chamber+nozzel, and ya got a propulsion system for a small satalite.

[@yognot678]

As an ‘actual’ engineer, (for some reason people keep paying me to make decisions) this is super impressive! The amount of design and redesign you have to go through to get to something working at this scale has to be insane!

[@icantranch9398]

Wicked. Stuff like this scratches a very deep itch for me. I've only found you and Stuff Made Here that make this kind of highly technical stuff. I watch your videos immediately when they drop.

[@coxfuture]

Breaking taps, Upir, Alpha Phoenix, BPS, Marco Reps, RcTestFlight, RCLifeON, Tech Ingredients Some channel recs for ya :)

Breaking Taps is likely to also scratch that itch. Some other channels that might interest you are: Metal Matters, Applied Science, Advanced Tinkering, Wenting Channel, Chronova Engineering, Works By Design, Machining and Microwaves, Huygens Optics.

[@AlecThilenius]

@@coxfuture I love and watch all of those channels, but I have to say, this and Stuff Made Here are EXCEPTIONAL engineering, just from an engineering standpoint. Maybe less science / educational, but the engineering is s-tier.

[@davidduffy9806]

Pump tech is BIG $$$ you should look seriously at the new applications your novel device opens up. Patent Lawyer

[@amogusenjoyer]

4:33 ha! A radial pump! That's awesome

[@stigmautomata]

I learned so many random things pertaining to fabrication just from this build video. I love the process of troubleshooting, very interesting and satisfying

[@mptubes]

The engineering and quality of production are absolutely amazing! This channel deserves waaaay more subscribers !

[@johngrimble3050]

When you seat the ball, throw it out! Replace it with a new ball. Tolerance is tight so it'll seal. We always threw out the seated ball and replaced with a new one.

[@BloopTube]

Seconded, sure the ball bearings are harder in comparison but theyll still get ovalled a bit

[@mikebergman1817]

This is the most satisfying bit of engineering I have ever seen. Is that a jar being used in a lathe as a media tumbler in the end?? That is brilliant..

[@Rakaikun]

Man start from fire aspect I, then trade more emerald to local librarian, exchange for better knowledge and now he decided upgrade to fire aspect II

[@Bbeaucha88]

It's channels like these that I LOVE funding. Keep it up!

[@jimsvideos7201]

Tremendous work. Pressure-fed might have been easier but it definitely wouldn’t have made for such an interesting troubleshooting prompt.

[@fredmercury1314]

If this is what the guy does for fun, what the hell does he do to pay the rent?

[@TheAechBomb]

pay? he's got a fire laser, the landlord is too scared to ask for rent :P

[@Robotsindesign]

🙏👌

[@mikebergman1817]

@@TheAechBomb 🤣Underrated comment

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Awesome, and I like the CSI-inspired cutscenes a lot! :)

[@Smokkedandslammed]

I absolutely need to watch firelaser video instead of going to sleep,

[@mattiasfagerlund]

Hey - my dog is also named Cosmo. Every once in a while I'll go "Where's the Naut" and my kid's go "Who?" and I say "You know, Cosmo...". Groans and hisses.

[@jesselewis4975]

How does this video have nearly 6 thousand views and only 800 likes . Totally Diabolical.

[@autonoob]

You should upgrade that esc’s firmware to Bluejay so you can customize the startup tune 😉

[@LouisLeXVIII]

I heard that too xD. RC guy?

[@autonoob]

@@LouisLeXVIII of course 😀 It’s the sound of excitement before crushing disappointment 🤣

[@LouisLeXVIII]

thats too true

[@Afshned_Lietheria]

my neighbors wondering why I'm building a handheld flamethrower

[@james2396]

This is such a cool project!

[@someguydino6770]

WOW; great work man! The finish of the pump body makes me think that it might have been made with the DED ; Directed Energy Deposition 3D Printing process?

[@Xsiondu]

Toothpaste for the lapping compound. Pogo pins for the springs.

[@Katvanished]

those springs look quite a bit like pen-springs. maybe look at taking apart some cheap pens and using those springs?

[@quantumview8151]

Maybe you could have a separate internal burner that preheats the fuel being shot out to ignition temperature. Then you would have a consistent flame that would not go out.

[@EveryFlavorRobot]

Yessss fire AND lasers 🤠 Hypothetically, if one made a really long marshmallow and graham cracker, does this flame burn cleanly enough for the longest smores of all time?

[@BloopTube]

Nah but you could toast your neighbours smores from your own back yard.

[@bizarro_bread]

Congrats, you made a mini flamethrower 😂

[@CoolInventor]

Let’s see if we can get over 1.5 Million views

[@peterpizzurro9410]

Almost there!

[@mvadu]

0:32 well, You are almost in race with Hacksmith team on building a working version of light sabers

[@tymz-r-achangin]

EASILY GOT MY THUMBS UP! No stupid music, got to hear the actual sounds for a lot of content, no lame computerized/ai narrations, content was very interesting, and you went through a lot of time and work to show a lot of details and explanations. Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see the following parts!

[@josh-sheldon]

Yeessss this is sick.

[@AstroCharlie]

This is an incredible bit of engineering, and even better fabrication!

[@viniciusnoyoutube]

Amazing, very good project.

[@bowieinc]

So glad I found this. Mostly impressed with your sticktoitivness!

[@HuskyMachining]

this sounds like a fun liquid rocket idea!

[@daniel_77.]

Maybe collaborating with engineering channels (hacksmith industries, works by design, integza, etc)

[@KeithSachs]

clicking that fuel tank on was the single most satisfying noise i've heard in years

[@LaLaLand.Germany]

Dude! Cool as frig! A radial engine pump! A little mechanical marvel! Since You used Pcb Way- would I be able to replicate this? Can they produce all the parts needed? And I love the One Piece sound, another Straw Hat fan here- this thing would make Franky jealous. Seriously. Kind Regards

[@DaveEtchells]

Yeesh, that CNC part looks like it’d be a _royal_ PITA to machine! Out of curiosity, what would have been the actual charge to have PCB Way do that for a customer? (I’m sure it’d still be way, way cheaper than any CNC service here in the US.)

[@DaveEtchells]

Yeesh, that CNC part looks like it’d be a _royal_ PITA to machine! Out of curiosity, what would have been the actual charge to have PCB Way do that for a customer? (I’m sure it’d still be way, way cheaper than any CNC service here in the US.) - And clever thought to use a 3D printer nozzle to guide the wire when winding the spring, I’ve tucked that away in the back of my mind for whenever needed 👍😁 (Likewise using the lathe itself for that; I could see the carriage drive for threading being great for controlling the spacing of the coils).

[@chadkrause6574]

This is absolutely awesome! Have you considered a hydraulic pump?

[@DaveEtchells]

Wow, I just found your channel and am blown away! (Immediate subscribe and bell-check, which I almost never do) The sheer number of practical techniques you casually step through for solving problems, not to mention your intelligent, methodical way of diagnosing the problems in the first place packs in more value per unit time than most any other channel on YT. For the eventual nozzle assembly, I know virtually nothing about fluid dynamics, especially at such small dimensions, but I wonder if there might be a way to encourage laminar flow to keep the fuel stream together for longer after it exits the nozzle? (See my note at the bottom though, maybe there’s no need as the flow would already be laminar with such a small hole of any significant length.) I don’t know if liquid entering a tapering cavity would maintain its laminar structure or not, but I wonder if passing the fuel through a honeycomb of fine tubes in a larger diameter section before then tapering down to the 3 mil aperture might have some useful effect? Cutting them to length without leaving ragged ends that would defeat the whole purpose could be tricky, but it occurred to me that a packed array of fine tubes (hypodermic needles of whatever gauge, cut to length?) stuffed into the chamber ahead of the aperture might result in smooth, laminar flow up till that point. Then, rather than simply having a 3 mil hole in a flat plate, put it at the bottom of a 45 degree or longer taper. I thought of laminar flow because that’s the trick used in those “jumping fountains” or whatever they’re called, where packets of water leap through the air as perfect, undisturbed cylinders: The nozzles have a tightly packed array of small tubes in them so all the water is moving smoothly in the same direction without any turbulence before exit. In practice, it’s amazing how stable and coherent the little cylinders of water are over long distances. I don’t know if this would work on such a small scale though: The tiny diameter of the orifice probably results in a pretty coherent stream anyway, particularly if it has a relatively high aspect ratio and nice smooth walls 🤷‍♂️ (If you’re still here, thanks for indulging my verbosity 😂 - And thanks for the channel 😁)

[@theoldknowledge6778]

Dude, you are loosing so many views… Your title should be “I made a Lightsaber”. This is more of a lightsaber than many videos on KZbin that have this title!!! Congratulations on the project btw

[@klausnielsen1537]

Great work! Very impressed with the progress. And I can totally relate to what you are saying about revisiting older ideas. Thank you for sharing 😊😊

[@ohnoitsaninja]

You know whats shaped like a small cylinder and good at handling pressurized fuel? A fuel pump. Maybe an efi 4cyl motorcycle pump havent handled many but I replaced a bmw one that would definitely fit in that handle

[@amogusenjoyer]

Would it handle acetone? And fit in this package?

[@secso93]

too much flow, not enough pressure

[@ohnoitsaninja]

@@secso93i see aftermarket kawasaki ninja fuel pumps in the 60psi range fuel pumps for direct injection engines, pretty common these days, can be around 500-3000psi

[@lassikinnunen]

Well there are mini hydraulic pumps. A faster running piston style pump will do more flow, more pressure. Its a fun project anyway

[@ExcessiveOverkill]

@lassikinnunen I found miniature gear pumps online but they are crazy expensive. They’d handle all of the different fuel types just fine and go to way higher pressures.

[@kezyka6775]

In the small chance that you start thinking about a V3, have you considered a miniaturized rotary vane pump? I expect it would produce less vibrations but with an equivalently smooth flow and pressure.

[@lukebm5555]

This is amazing, functional but most importantly it looks sleek 😊. I love this design brief too, a hand held fire laser - I bet there are a lot of different whacky ways to create a similar effect. Very fun to watch man thanks for making this video!

[@LilMissMurder3409]

Impressive project. Miniaturization has been the bugbear of engineers ever since we started rubbing sticks together.

[@martynridley3671]

If you were to put a hefty spring behind the piston in your original fuel tank, you could then pump your fuel in under pressure from an external pump and have the energy to drive it as stored. you could use whatever pump you liked then and the unit wouldn't need a pump or a motor. CO2 was another thought for power.

[@jesseshort8]

Channel name seems to check out. That's some pretty awesome stuff you're making man.

[@epaint86]

basically he made miniature v8 rotary engine pump that can spew linear atomized injection sized liquid just to watch the world on fire

[@Bein_Ian]

Do you think adding some rifling to the nozzle will help keep the flow straight for a further distance, or even try adding some small spiraled blowers to make a cyclone of protecting air around the beam of fuel!

[@soviut303]

I'm curious if some van/turbine/impeller could be places around the base of the nozzle to create a vortex column of air that would surround the stream to help stabilize it in breezier conditions?

[@khall3353]

Wow for some reason KZbin Decided to recommend this video within hours of it being posted netting yourself a new subscriber.

[@WynterLegend]

Hmm... I wonder, if you had a little more room to work with, could this pump be made a little more potent?

[@IndraKurniawan-vk2qb]

If you need more power for the pump, i think LiHV Cells is better than Li-ion

[@txm100]

It's so freakin amazing what one singe smart guy or girl and a couple of machines in their garage can accomplish nowadays.

[@Luzgar]

That's cool, but what was wrong with a syringe pump ?

[@testboga5991]

Why not pre-pressurize the fuel with Nitrogen?

[@danbrit9848]

i want that pump badly ...i want to make an ac system for cooling my pc id be dealing with the same chemicals too so its perfect

[@Remington53]

I'm not sure that bead blasting a surface that has a rubber seal against it is the best idea, but if it works it works I guess.

[@Domistroy]

Very cool project, looking forward to part 2!

[@kellymoses8566]

Could you use a pressurized tank to eject the fuel?

[@jaspervandenameele4834]

Wow man this is awesome! So interesting! Keep it up!

[@springcharlson6057]

Dude this is essentially a lightsaber and it is probably the best one built yet

[@LesBoumbastique]

Very cool, thank you for sharing.

[@kindaovermyhead]

this is amazing looking forward to part 2

[@yourseveredhead]

I've been here a long time, still loving the content. Keep it up!

[@Vel0cir]

that radial pump design is really cool

[@CoolInventor]

I always think he is going to make a turrent next

[@Beredro]

Very sexy parts and overall design

[@yoshmarklund]

This is so cool

[@pablorodriguez6318]

First time watcher, Wow man!

[@MarcinKrukar]

Congrats, great idea! Keep going!

[@plower221]

Super cool!!

[@Treksh]

What an awesome project!

[@normalbird8040]

which software do you use for making your 3D Models

[@ExcessiveOverkill]

Autodesk Inventor

[@kazenostro]

This is a flamethrower

[@rudiger86]

FIRE.. FIRE.... I am the great Cornholy-O! I need TP for my bunghole

[@operator8014]

So this is how Sith start out.

[@bob84409]

what the actual fuq... wow

[@The_Privateer]

The obvious question I am left with is... Why?

[@TheAechBomb]

would you not want a handheld fire laser?

[@WaffleStaffel]

Wow, well done.

[@MazeFrame]

Firelaser is back!

[@Voulltapher]

So cool, love it.

[@DylanEdmiston]

nice.

[@gazehound]

Good stuff man

[@claudiusvier]

this is insane

[@suncrafterspielt9479]

very cool

[@jensmander2764]

laminar flow?

[@JustinDaze]

The amount of skills and creativity needed to make something like this is insane. Great work!

[@RoYaNoV]

I don't want to write something smart about the work you've done, I want to wish you to find a well-paid job where you can realize yourself.

[@TrelvioMarkios]

Firelaser v3 should be able to shoot napalm

[@huckwild6464]

I know of a fuel that would make this thing…. Um let’s say better