Lightweight Aluminum Air Tank Made Out of Beer Can

[@alyzidan2089]

i think the real video is how to connect these beer cans together not creating instead of just filling them with air

[@612minigun]

i have a challenge for you, make an RC Airplane work with this consept

[@samperkelt1496]

That would be very hard, but the problem is to have enough pressure in the tank to keep the airplane in the air, i think it would be almost impossible, but i haven't finished school jet, so i don't really know a lot about the subject

[@kingkilla421]

+Awesome Meister you never had a "airhogs" toy as a kid. 15 years ago i had one that was powered by a on board plastic air tank,. the thing ran for a while. was prob cheaper than what it cost to make the can air tank.

[@AtlasReburdened]

Also some dude recently diy'd that with a 3d printed engine and a soda bottle. Tom Stanton or Stranton or straton or some similar such name.

[@fm00078]

GREAT idea, the beer/soda cans as an air tank... an ULTRA LIGHT air tank. LOVE IT! BUT (always a but out there). Do wrap that can tank with something like cloth, that way IF/when it does let go the cloth will absorb any possible shards. HECK even *"The handyman's handy dandy secrete weapon"* cloth duct tape will work nicely. Although personally I'd try to find a little thicker can[s] or maybe the newer soda/beer aluminum bottles. *ONE nice thing using those cans, the bottom is concave for a reason, releasing excessive pressure.*

[@Les__Mack]

Wow, I would have never thought you could do that. Thanks!

[@MartinRusts]

How to make a shrapnel bomb 101

[@homemadelaboratory3140]

A recommendation: add a pressure release valve or make a makeshift one by drilling a hole and covering it with several layers of tape. This will prevent it from rupturing.

[@Nevir202]

+Homemade Laboratory Since all the joints are sealed with aluminum tape they are all essentially the relief valve.

[@HeyDude93gt]

I wish I'd thought of doing this 30 years ago, I would of got two empty cans of my Grandpas Pabst's Blue Ribbon and put one on each side of my Air Jammer Road Rammer!

[@Jucy4you14]

throw a couple of these bad boys on one of those cool boats you made and voila!

[@zumbazumba1]

Why dont you simply use deoderant tank or air refreshners -those things are made to whitstand a pressure and they are light and cheap.Will be better than beer cans for sure. To safely empty one all you need to do is slam the valve on ground(it will drop inside can) when TANK IS EMPTY AND HAS NO PREASSURE IN IT(simply hold it and let all things out untill nothing comes out)-its safe i did it before no matter what they say on warning label -those warnings are for idiots that would try that with full can. Then you can drill bigger hole and put a valve in it since area around valve is rienforced,also bottom of a can is stronger than the walls.

[@vanepico]

You know a beer can is a pressure vessel as well right? Just a lower pressure, hence the requirement for a larger volume to make the capacity worthwhile, this guy makes air motors, he knows what he is doing.

[@johnnyq90]

Deoderant tanks may be stronger, but not in any way lighter from beer cans, the whole structure that i made weighs less than 75gr (2.6oz)...

[@nachorodriguez8352]

*****

[@KowboyUSA]

+zumbazumba1 Personally, I'd much rather a pressure tank made of beer cans rupture in my hand/ face, than one constructed from much heavier walled deodorant cans.

[@jagaragaraga22]

zumbazumba1 bnhhhhhhhhhhjhkvkb

[@AtlasReburdened]

Just imagine the gashes that thing would make on bursting. I bet it could remove digits before it registered that anything happened.

[@firesavage]

Might be stronger if you used Canadian Beer cans (;-P wink)

[@AtlasReburdened]

They have beer cans that step on themselves? Neat.

[@oisiaa]

I'm surprised you didn't do a hydrostatic test with water first.

[@flaviocurti8748]

Super tank!!!

[@Mitsovitch]

Amazing work! I am not a mechanical engineer so if you don't mind me asking, I am watching your videos for 2 weeks now and I could not help wandering why are these air engines not used in cars airplanes etc. Thank you for sharing your work!

[@johnnyq90]

+Dimitris Γεια σου Δημητρη. Ο λογος που δεν τα εχω βαλει σε καποιο μικρο οχημα η εν παση περιπτωσει σε κατι κινουμενο, ειναι διοτι πιστευω οτι δεν εχουν αρκετη ισχυ για να κανουν κατι τετοιο. Ενδεχομενως, με καποιες τροποποιησεις/βελτιωσεις μπορει να αποδωσουν περισσοτερο και να εχουμε καποιο καλυτερο αποτελεσμα...

[@Firelife3]

+Dimitris there is a car manufacturer in china making cars driven by compressed air

[@Mitsovitch]

+johnnyq90 χρόνια πολλά! Οι κινητήρες αυτοί λειτουργούν με αέρα και τροφοδοτουνται από δεξαμενές συμπιεσμενου αέρα σωστά; το πρόβλημα με την ισχύ οφείλεται σε διαρροές ας πούμε; και επίσης:ο συμπιεσμενος αέρας λειτουργεί σαν ελατήριο κατά κάποιο τρόπο; συγνώμη για την ταλαιπωρία :p

[@johnnyq90]

+Dimitris Χρονια πολλα! Ναι πραγματι, με πεπιεσμενο αερα λειτουργουν, οπως επισης με ατμο , αλλα και διοξειδιο το ανθρακα αν ειναι δυνατον. Η μειωμενη αποδοση οφειλεται οντως σε διαρροες οι οποιες αν διορθωθουν κανοντας ενα καλυτερο σχεδιασμο , τοτε σιγουρα θα εχουμε καποια αυξηση στην αποδοση...

[@Mitsovitch]

Φαίνεται πολύ καλή ιδέα γιατί είναι πολύ ελαφρύ "καυσιμο" θα ταίριαζε πολύ για κάτι ιπτάμενο ίσως! Να ρωτήσω κάτι τελευταίο; οι απώλειες συμβαίνουν στη διαδικασία συμπίεσης; όσο βρίσκεται ο αέρας στη δεξαμενή; η στη λειτουργία της μηχανής;

[@VasilisBounellos]

Μπράβο ρε Μαγκα

[@edwilliams9914]

:Love your work, man, and you've done so many videos with high pressure air that I'm sure you know what your'e doing, but dude, it would be great if you show how much pressure you can put in and when you have to stop before it explodes and kills you. That would be bad because we like you! :-)

[@southjerseysound7340]

Neat idea,I think I just found a way to make thinner air/water powered rockets ;) I never thought to use cans like this and everybody uses plastic soda bottles.........some are wrapped in fiberglass and or carbon fiber and exceed 600 psi but even so the week spots are around the neck but with this I should be able to use the bottoms of cans to form the tank before wrapping in carbon fiber.

[@RoboTekno]

How are the cans joined? Sorry if i missed this in the video.

[@johnnyq90]

Unfortunately it's not in the video:( What i did was to press them together and glue them with epoxy...

[@RoboTekno]

***** I see. What are the silver pieces between each can? They look like aluminum tape or rings cut from another can.

[@johnnyq90]

RoboTekno Yes it is actually aluminum tape to make it look better, and hide the gluing...

[@RoboTekno]

***** Ah, I see. Makes sense. Thanks :-)

[@delayed_control]

You're REALLY close to building a torpedo

[@deaftodd]

I wonder if you can buy those plastic tubing that's made for protecting fluorescent bulb. I think it's made out of polycarbonate and you can put in a like a 3\8" ploy disk with a right glue on both ends and tap a hole on one side. It could be stronger and more lighter?

[@EDDIEGARAGE]

how to the can together ?

[@teneresand]

Good video, as usual, but why not just use a 2L soda bottle?

[@Xenro66]

Great little project! I think you should add a pressure gauge just to be safe :)

[@vladislavtsvetkov4895]

Hello, Very nice video :) Can you assist me with some information? What kind of engine are you using in this video? Can you give me some link.

[@ErvinSantos]

Eres cool, nose si puede hacer un video donde enseñes paso a paso a crear el tanque?

[@bryceglover8161]

can you show how to build this and where do you get that valve from ?

[@ricky-oh5184]

Can you give me the link to the "release valve with regulator" that you use in some of your air compression videos? Also, great video as always!

[@johnnyq90]

+EvanDoesStuff www.ebay.com/itm/Pneumatic-Push-In-Fittings-Flow-control-needle-valve-4-6-8-10-12-mm-DIY-CO2-KIT-/161347512549?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item25910fa8e5

[@wdowa94]

Will it survive 235 bar?

[@johnnyq90]

+wdowa94 I wouldn't go that far...

[@Bestgamer2003]

+johnnyq90 can you make a air powered nerf gun please? i would like to see that!?

[@Bestgamer2003]

+johnnyq90 can you make a air powered nerf gun please? i would like to see that!?

[@silky9771]

+Bestgamer 2003 Dude honestly non of us are 5 and none of us play with nerf.

[@Bestgamer2003]

no it would be cool to have a high powered nerf gun

[@TheRealThisIsAlex]

pretty cool!

[@HackingDutchman]

This is really prone to metal fatigue due to the thin wall size of the beer cans. Beware.

[@bara4795]

will it explode?

[@KowboyUSA]

+PRO CIE With enough internal pressure, yes.

[@robertboykin6939]

Fill with water @ first test, won't be so bad if fail.

[@SanjiKunTheLoveCook]

+robert boykin you can't compress water.

[@robertboykin6939]

+SanjiKunTheLoveCook That's the whole idea. So it will not explode so bad.

[@laharl2k]

+SanjiKunTheLoveCook car tires are tested with pressurized water, that way they wont explode when they give out. Water doesnt expand, gases do, so water at high pressures wont act like a dinamite stick

[@fm00078]

+robert boykin "Fill with water @ first test, won't be so bad if fail." . . . QUITE RIGHT! The less air volume there is the less mass of expansion will occur. The water will still exert the airs pressure evenly, just not expand. . . . . So instead of BOOM it will go pop. .

[@FuckignRuby]

maybe use a high temp oil, or you'll weaken the tank further.

[@tomhawthorn2561]

if that blows it slicing your hand right open !

[@bradwinger8199]

Make a second one, use them on an rc car, with a big gear diff.

[@dcw56]

I like your other videos that I've watched. Your mind is obviously working! However, this particular thing is not safe.

[@thimioskougias]

beer from lidl

[@johnnyq90]

Ακριβώς!

[@noraschoots3167]

+johnnyq90 does that mean something like exactly? (I am dutch and learning ancient greek and i wanted to know if it is a bit similar to modern greek :)

[@johnnyq90]

+Aaron Schoots Yes! You are correct! It does mean 'exactly'! Well done!

[@noraschoots3167]

+johnnyq90 I feel greek now :D

[@noraschoots3167]

+johnnyq90 very good video by the way! I am also working on one now :)

[@BaileyEvans]

so my question is how much can it really hold?!!!??? >:)

[@BitGridTV]

Use a steel container or at least an apropriate aluminium container that was designed to contain gases. period. then U can pump air into these with a regular compressor in your shop without any explosions.

[@SanjiKunTheLoveCook]

+BitGridTV you know deodorant cans? they are pressurized and made of aluminum.

[@BitGridTV]

***** up to how many PSI?

[@jonathanhashemijam7683]

make the boat itself the air compression tank

[@CLOWNBALLS21]

This channels awesome (:

[@turbotonic27]

this is ridiculous , just use a bottle

[@cadeallen7210]

Where do you buy those tiny valves? :D

[@johnnyq90]

***** Some of them are from parts that i salvaged over the years, or if i haven't something that suits my needs, i look on ebay...

[@DoNotPushHere]

+johnnyq90 Is that tiny engine a "ball poppet" valve like the air hogs or the CO2 engines? I was wondering if this engine used to run on CO2 or regular compressed air. I ask this because I recently got an old sovietic CO2 engine and the piston has a huge depression that makes the compression ratio very very low. I asked to some CO2 modellers and the answer was that the engine ad to use that hollow space to let the Hipressure CO2 expand a bit in order to prevent damage to the connecting rod. Maybe the engine was using CO2 and you find such dead volume on the head of the piston...and fill it with epoxy for low pressure operation...

[@johnnyq90]

+DoNotPushHere It's an actual micro glow plug engine, only with almost no compression, dead in other words and that it exactly why it spins so nicely.

[@DoNotPushHere]

***** Oh, well, I think I saw it in another video... do you have a second YT channel? Anyway dont you think it would be worth to build a poppet valve and fill some of the dead volume? performance could be glorious... I heard about intentional dead volume on CA motors to run them more "soflty". Even they used to call this "lead" refering to the lead on gasoline engines XD

[@DoNotPushHere]

***** So after thinking twice...Do you have a valve that regulates the intake?

[@panagal3285]

Μπραβο για ο,τι κανεις σα βιντεο σου.

[@TheSqoou]

Why did you line up all the cans except for one?

[@GT-fb8nv]

+The Sqoou *Don't you mean two?*

[@vaughangriffiths3760]

How did you join the beer cans together?

[@johnnyq90]

+Vaughan Griffiths Press fitted them and glued them together with epoxy.

[@vaughangriffiths3760]

Okay thank

[@danijel124]

You do realise that nothing under pressure must be glued....

[@5eZa]

Low energy density, high risk. If that ruptures your hands could get severely cut.

[@bartdereu]

"I added a needle valve to regulate the air pressure". That exact moment i lost my faith in you :)

[@Chickennuggetjoes]

Why? He is talking about regulating the air going out

[@AtlasReburdened]

Because pedantics.

[@amyasseektruth8246]

so strange... knowing you from all your videos ---- how could you allow the beer can labels not to align???

[@cortana2007]

how do you join the beer cans together?

[@sashablfc]

***** Did you see how straight it was when he span it?He had to have used a home made jig or glass cutter.

[@johnnyq90]

***** It is glued with epoxy glue in all joints and press fitted together. The aluminum tape wasn't very necessary...

[@notwrkn2mch]

Ingenious :)

[@MsOsoris]

Man, your videos are great, I love it, but, why the subtitle, I can't read and watch what you are doing at the same time, I have to pause a lot, speaking will be much better and I will be able to enjoy the video more

[@TheSkytherMod]

+Hossam Hussien He doesn't natively speak English. He's Greek.

[@MsOsoris]

+TheSkytherMod , I figured that, but since that he can write English, so mostly he can speak it, maybe with a heavy accent or so, but I'm not looking for an English lesson, he is creative and skilled that's all I care about, anyway, my video was just an admiration of the guy, and a small suggestion. Thanks for your reply anyway. :)

[@ayereese7535]

+Hossam Hussien are u dislecsic

[@benscheding1304]

What kind of needlevalve?

[@johnnyq90]

+Lord Weil www.ebay.com/itm/Pneumatic-Push-In-Fittings-Flow-control-needle-valve-4-6-8-10-12-mm-DIY-CO2-KIT-/161347512549?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item25910fa8e5

[@neilcrompton3488]

+johnnyQ90 so the entire structure would take 100 psi?,how much further past 100 could u fill it & still use it safely?,this video would have been much better if u had shown the whole aseembly process not just the result.

[@st.m.6187]

ermis its greek beer...

[@Lun4L1ght]

ALUMINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)UM not aluminum...pls, i´ts not a grammar nazi thingy, aluminum is simply incorrect. altough a nice video.

[@n8guy]

+Zaraki Kenpachi Well, the dude who isolated/invented it called it "aluminum" AND that was the first instance of it in Webster's (in 1828), so "aluminum" is good enough for me.

[@AtlasReburdened]

Yeah, Humphry Davy named it Aluminum after pressure to concede his first chosen name of alumium. We have no idea where you twats got the extra "i".

[@Loki861224]

perhaps it would be better to use liquefied carbon dioxide...

[@robbiemify]

To do what with, CO2 is a toxic gass !!!

[@RobZombieHFN]

You could just let it pump until it explodes and watch at what pressure it goes off.

[@mavamaarten]

Seems dangerous. If that thing explodes, you get sharp metal shrapnel :/

[@Rudy97]

Too light to damage anything if you wear goggles

[@Xenro66]

Aluminium wouldn't splinter like that.. At least, that's what I think..

[@unambitious]

I would wrap that in cross weaved gorilla tape. Got drunk once and threw an empty screw lid aluminium beer can on the forge I made... boom! Nobody got hurt but it gave me new respect for how much aluminium can can hold.

[@lipsonpaul6452]

crp