My Best LIGHTSABER Yet! (STRONTIUM PLASMA 4500°)

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 How close are we to real lightsabers?
1:57 Improving our lightsabers
2:46 Building the lightsaber
5:36 The electronics in a lightsaber
6:37 Assembling the hilt
7:25 Making the powerpack
9:36 How we made a red lightsaber
11:11 Our lightsaber
11:34 Fans trying the real lightsaber
15:53 How you can be part of a video
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[@theHacksmith]

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[@stoprightthere3717]

Maybe yeah

[@phalapp6123]

yozaaa

[@ntshade8806]

Oh baby you are my supper hero.. love you guy's so.. so.. soooooo much

[@TCave]

Sure

[@pigylord]

Next we need a working general grievous arms so you can hold 4 lightsabres!!!

[@YouTube]

this is SO cool! you guys rock!

[@TheRoyaInoob]

Wait what

[@guest7899]

Agreed

[@marvinmoreno6586]

KZbin fix you policy team

[@Joe-pn3xv]

Ratio

[@iDewy]

YooooKZbin!!!

[@fops.5178]

this is actually unreal, and the fact that he actually said so nonchalantly "oh yeah no these are things we're gonna look at in the *next* revision" is so absurdly cool. i have so much respect for this channel and its dedication to thinning the barrier between humdrum reality and the fantastical

[@House-uo2zg]

Ay he said next NEXT revision 11:06

[@Chillity99]

ya wate he said

[@EdwardTriesToScience]

they are basically glorified glassblowing torches but nonetheless cool they could make them portable sized, i wonder what they'll use so the next revision burns hotter, possibly oxyacetylene

[@encogneatoe4602]

I feel like one day, They will create the light saber without a pack. One day..

[@unreachablesecretary]

@@encogneatoe4602 And that day will be in 2030 according to their own predictions 😉

[@Micah_Barrineau]

10:40 James: Thats a bright flame. It hurts to look at!! Also James: Look at that!!

[@flavoredmoney29]

i just wanted to type this XD

[@Dr.Dumbshit]

Bro if the fbi tries to raid the hacksmith building , hacksmith is just gunna recreate order 66

[@quincius8638]

god i just remember at the end of his metal protosaber when he said they were working on a plasma saber, that just seemed so ridiculously futuristic and out of reach

[@CrimsonTheSpectator]

1k likes and no replies? Lemme fix that.

[@socialdistancing1399]

@@CrimsonTheSpectator I second this!

[@Septicshites]

@@CrimsonTheSpectator I Third this

[@smartyartist2926]

@@CrimsonTheSpectator I fourth this

[@JacobLane179]

E.

[@Victor-056]

12:15 The Wilhelm scream as the Low Battery alarm, makes it hilarious to imagine the Obi-Wan vs Darth Vader scene occurring in such a manner, where Vader appears to be all big and menacing... And then his Lightsaber not only fails to deploy, but it starts screaming.

[@prophswrld]

So uncivilized…

[@twixeditz0599]

@@prophswrld this is the best comment reply ever

[@danuber5559]

The low battery alarm is the most important thing 😂

[@danuber5559]

​@@prophswrld😂😂

[@qyasar8046]

Sword expert here Handles or in this case a hilt are usually the size of your forearm. Pretty much enough to fit 3 hands top to bottom holding the blade, if you ever get the fuel in the hilt with this you just doubled the room for it

[@justinmcdaniel5722]

You're such an inspiration! The first lightsabers in the comics look just like this. You're literally throwing us into the future. YOU. ARE. IRON MAN

[@dylak4560]

I can't wait until the Hacksmith team goes down in history as pioneers in real-life light saber technology.

[@rainbowsheep8811]

It's cool as fuck, and what they're aiming for is awesome. But it isn't a real lightsaber. It's a Plasmasaber. Lightsaber blades are of Solid Light, our technology isn't nearly there yet.

[@EstebanGilChillington]

@@rainbowsheep8811 still cool as fuck that we got hot plasma as a sword

[@jaredrubin7843]

@@rainbowsheep8811 don't bank on it

[@bigpapa9885]

@@rainbowsheep8811 actually official Star Wars canon is that the blades are made of plasma

[@tvre0]

this was the start of the end of modern weaponry... before the lightsabers started being used

[@anonymousfish2456]

The fact that in legends, in earlier times, the Jedi needed a small external power source on their hip that powered the saber through a cord. So technically other than the fact we don't have the force, or kyber crystals it's pretty accurate to Star Wars lore.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus loves you uuu

[@sageroncka2529]

@@jesuslovesyou2616 does jesus love me even though I love men as a guy?

[@FamilyChannel-yv1xv]

@@sageroncka2529 Jesus loves everyone,so,yep 😁

[@CriticallyGnart]

@@sageroncka2529 canonically he loves you even if youre the most despicable piece of shit imaginable. hes the redeemer. if youre into that kind of thing.

[@Random-bi9bg]

I mean we haven't developed proper travel methods between planets (cost effective, long term ones) and aren't even close to traveling to other systems so who knows what we can find. New chemical bonds and phisics we aren't aware off, due to our own planet and it's confinements, aren't actually that unlikely

[@compatriot852]

It would be interesting to see a reallife lightsaber used in a future film. Taking practical effects to another level

[@Ordlnary_Gamer]

It would but it’s much more dangerous for any kind of special move and throwing moves are out of the question

[@AverageKaijuGamer]

I just think star wars should do an easter egg or reference to the protosaber in a film. or a jedi that has the protosabers hilt.

[@gavlim4789]

WOOOAHH!!! This insanely cool!!! Hopefully the next version you guys somehow make the light longer so it won't harm anybody cause it's pretty short

[@PlasmaChannel]

If this isn't proof that our platform leads to innovative thinking, creative thought, and useful inventions, I dont know what is. Hacksmith team, great work. Ever considered anti-phase lasers that cancel out at the convergence point? Cheers!

[@Yo-bj2rk]

@Jack Wrath who asked

[@basquemapper285]

@@Yo-bj2rk ignore him , people like him do that to get attention thus money

[@dillonpercy1058]

@Jack Wrath I've watched your content that's a lie.

[@brodyrichard7156]

@Jack Wrath I don't see you making a lightsaber

[@floofyboi2520]

@Duck Dynasty 4 no, it's a self promotion scheme where he has a bot set up to say "my content is better than __youtuber__!" On as many channels as possible because either "any publicity is good publicity" or, he mistskenly thinks he can actually make do on it

[@snl694]

Disney: We have the best replica lightsabers Hacksmith: hold my hammer...

[@venecitykalissto]

To be honest, Disney replicas are pretty lame as far as replicas go. Fans make way better ones.

[@Bxll_Bxll]

Hacksmith: hold my lightsaber

[@spilledfunk]

true 100%

[@dahandsomeguywithcoolglass8949]

But then you hear a weird screaming

[@faintfiction5389]

@@dahandsomeguywithcoolglass8949 *Wilhelm Scream*

[@benjamintash6032]

Wow!!! This is amazing. Great job guys. I'm still surprised by how much you could shrink everything from the last version.

[@williamoverton7775]

the scary thing is that thing would be horrifically effective as weapon against people armed with swords

[@HL65536]

Now you only need: - Some ultrasound emitters to control the flame shape, especially to create an endpoint that does not look like a flame - A solid retractable core that withstands the temperatures, so the blades can actually clash with each other (and not just pass through).

[@TheScarletSlayer]

Give it another 10 years they'll get there eventually.

[@EGarrett01]

I thought about it and that's a great idea. They don't need the core to be as thick as the saber since it's not for appearances, the flame/plasma around it will do that. It needs to be completely heat resistant (apparently tungsten is the best for that, though I don't know if that's an option) and tough enough to clash with things.

[@jcarry5214]

Gyroscopic magnetic containment field accomplishes both those things.

[@thelastprussian6491]

@@EGarrett01 no tungsten will burn away, it need to be way more heat tolerable

[@arsyack]

@@thelastprussian6491 this needs a coil core with magnetic field, to prevent plasma of touching the solid core. Or a metal blade with electromagnetic wave emitters (for example, UHF), those destabilize the crystal cells of hard materials (with resonance) on the blade's way, and ionize the air to create a plasma coating around the blade, which is held in the magnetic field. Like a power sword of Warhammer 40 000.

[@Crimson_Devoss]

The scary thing is...This is almost exactly what the prototype sabers looked like in the Star Wars universe

[@jordanhanley7585]

didn't realize the prototype sabers looked like glorified blow torches lol

[@IntoxicusFreeman]

Lol. These a fancied up torches

[@powercosmic4461]

@@IntoxicusFreeman Well...yeah..that's what a lightsaber is..

[@IntoxicusFreeman]

@@powercosmic4461 No it is not. Lightsabers are NOT made of fire.

[@Mumb]

@@IntoxicusFreeman that’s why he said almost

[@Absoloute_Zero]

Using a shockwave emitter could mimic the force, I’d love to see you recreating the force to go with these.

[@joemontiel8726]

Please keep at your lightsaber project. I mean you guys are making so much progress please keep up the work. Thanks

[@finisterre2415]

At this rate, they're developing lightsabers faster than the star wars universe, they've reached the protosaber phase!

[@mayalackman7581]

No they haven't. It won't be that until the blade has some sort of magnetic field allowing it to deflect other plasma blades. But I'm not trying to be a downer! This is definitely heading the right direction.

[@simonpetrikov3992]

@@mayalackman7581in legends it took 1000s of years to even get to a protosaber which was inspired from the Forcesaber by the Rakatans over 30,000 years before the protosaber Note: the time it took to go from forcesaber to protosaber was longer than the entire history of agriculture

[@SeanHodgins]

You know something is well engineered when you let the public play around with it!

[@avixei]

@@TechnoMinarchistBall Did you watch the video?

[@vibaj16]

@@TechnoMinarchistBall Did you watch the video?

[@erenyeager6518]

@@TechnoMinarchistBall yea, and the noble prize the got?

[@agapetus1]

@@TechnoMinarchistBall let’s see you make one.

[@medicgaming9117]

@@TechnoMinarchistBall Bro watch the original video they may have used a commercial product for the nozzle but they made everything else.

[@eligoetz9809]

I’m calling it now, they’re gonna be the ones that make this first laser lightsaber

[@ghiktheoriginal]

Love the project and all the tech you guys coming up with to make lightsabers real.. but still looks like a flamethrower

[@THEFILMED2008]

What are lightsabers other then just flamethrower swords with extra steps?

[@FrostVideos]

I just love how much each design is following how lightsabers evolved in the star wars universe. Its truly remarkable

[@novadust6195]

This is close to the protosaber from legends

[@nickk6501]

@@novadust6195 that's correct. It was a hip mounted power pack in legends.

[@TheJacobbridges25]

What if they had movies of it and were inspired to create them as well

[@FrostVideos]

@@TheJacobbridges25 I'm referring to the lesser known early versions of the lightsaber. The protosaber to be exact. Cute troll tho :)

[@laguna.andrew75]

i was thinking the same thing. when i first seen their first version of it those were my thoughts exactly. now if only we could get our hands on some kyber crystals and ditch the packs!

[@tylerpoirier3699]

they actually are getting pretty close, there’s still the issue of magnetic stabilization and finding a fuel source that can fit inside the hilt. But the first problem simply takes time, and the second takes money. As long as people keep supporting the channel, they will get there.

[@blackxfiied_]

Fully agree

[@kingsman4628]

It's coming!!!

[@ryanandtyler]

🤣

[@alpha_9997]

And cool colors

[@ericburgess4784]

Luckily, yesterday scientists discovered a nuclear reaction that is created in a tiny space that gives off more energy than is put in. So close!

[@piplup10203854]

Man I love seeing these updates, Lightsabers have to be one of the coolest weapons in existence they’re just the perfect balance of elegance and also utter chaos and I love that! 😌 Can’t wait to see 2030s version

[@ninjawarrior1421]

It's really amazing how you finally test a 4500 degree lightsaber. Hope in the future you can actually make a real 8500 degree plasma lightsaber. Wish us for luck.

[@simon.scurtu]

Wow, to see the progress before my eyes.. I remember back to when they made the 2500 degrees tungsten blade lightsaber which is so inferior to this... Can't wait to see the non-hip pouch version!!!

[@AmongUs-vj1ew]

It won’t ever happen without a gas tank hooked to end of hilt but won’t be as hot

[@AmongUs-vj1ew]

Well not for a while

[@brodyrichard7156]

@Jack Wrath I still don't see you make a lightsaber

[@1ksubswithnovidschallenge285]

DONT READ MY NAME

[@ThatLonelyMeatball]

this lightsaber would reduce the tungsten saber to a melted puddle

[@LordCommander-ui2fw]

Funnily enough, this matched the technological process of Lightsabers in the old lore. The first ones had to be connected via cord to an external pack worn on the back and then the belt as the centuries progressed, before power cell technology advanced to the point where the battery could be fitted inside of the hilt.

[@LotlLabs]

They mentioned that in the very first lightsaber video, the proper name is a protosaber

[@RADkate]

Yeah I can’t see them getting the system any smaller than this, unless they make some tiny tanks in the hilt though I can’t image that lasting long

[@bruh-fw7op]

@@RADkate if efficient biofuels become more common and develops to a point where it could be sold for commercial use then maybe

[@scififan698]

Well, with the current energy crisis we'll have to postpone a bit, I suppose.

[@diamondapocalypse5019]

@@bruh-fw7op oh yeah lets sell this 10 dollar light saber to the whole world nothing can go wrong!

[@JahamezSkate3]

Hacksmith is an avenger, a jedi, a sith lord, and a fricking inventor at the same time

[@alexsmedile]

Look how happy those people are!!! This is truly the most amazing video about engineering I've ever seen.

[@zarfa-de1266]

One of The few people on the planet to be making actual strides in real sci-fi technology

[@stoprightthere3717]

Yeah

[@The_True_Mx_Pink]

I mean we're making strides in hand-held rail and coilguns, Arcflash is being pretty cool.

[@Youraveragegamer_97]

@@The_True_Mx_Pink yeah but rail guns have been around for over 20 years and we're still seeing little progress since then

[@killanaut8520]

*sad Elon Musk noises

[@MrSteveBertone]

Ahem, “People” the only People on the planet to be actual strides in real sci-fi technology.. Hacksmith is a team of very skilled people

[@Juggernogger64]

14:12 It seems we will watch this boy's career with great interest.

[@protroltrolol6695]

btw in star wars lrore lightsabers use bateries to function and in the early days of the jedi order they had backpacks with bateries

[@Selicagames]

What are you guys planning on doing to make the saber able to contact with another saber blade as opposed to just passing through eachother? Awesome work so far guys you are really making our Nerd dreams come true

[@HippoShag123]

Been wondering this myself. If they can make it perform like a solid and be cordless, they’ll have truly done it.

[@Dan-bj9io]

I personally think really hot metal would work great

[@jacquesoquinn7790]

Here’s how you could deal with moving the saber quickly, have an accelerometer in the hilt that opens the gas and oxy valves more the faster the saber is moving. Just an idea, great video!

[@drake2561]

Suprised I didn't think of that, but that may just work, assuming there's any room left in the saber that is

[@prestongarvey2599]

It might not work, the problem with it shortening isn’t from the outflow rate, it’s more of the flow itself, air disturbs it and causes it to recede, increase the outflow and when it recedes that’ll just make it hotter, not taller This is just what I gathered though, might be wrong idk

[@orian1427]

maybe instead of just more gas, you decrease the size of the valve so it flows faster? adding more fuel would also help it stay lit

[@GamingMasterMind3000]

@@orian1427 I agree with Orain the most.but you all have great Idea's, I am just shocked at how many subs this guy has, I guess this means that being an engineer is good for youtubing!

[@3nd04]

@@prestongarvey2599 what would happen if the Saber was swung in a vacuum? Would it be able to retain its length? Or would it not turn on?

[@americanmapping832]

The fact that this all started over a hot rod is really a testament to how dedicated these guys are

[@ballsbruh1565]

I think that that rod is actually more realistic to how an actual lightsaber works. The one they have now just looks more like a lightsaber but doesn’t function like one.

[@ludvig7473]

@@ballsbruh1565 Uh, no. Its just that the movies concept is shit. They say its light but it acts like a solid just so they can fight, which is not how light works at all. What Hacksmith has made is what a "lightsaber" would actually be like

[@ballsbruh1565]

@@ludvig7473 the entire franchise would crumble if they weren’t able to duel with lightsabers. And your comment means nothing since George decided it to be this way, and what’re you gonna do? Change the lightsabers.

[@ibrahimhassan711]

@@ballsbruh1565 George was wrong, its easy to imagine up a weapon in your mind, its much harder to create one in reality. Apply real world physics and chemistry to the star wars lightsabre and it couldn't exist. Density alone is unexplainable.

[@ballsbruh1565]

@@ibrahimhassan711 it’s a fictional movie. Real world physics don’t matter.

[@luismunguia7738]

Great job hacksmith and all the staff members and sponsors that make dreams reals..

[@instantbattlefront]

You should put a transparent material over the flame and charge the flame more so it looks like it’s glowing and you won’t be able to tell if it’s a flame or not

[@elliothellyer933]

I love that these guys have gone from a dude in his garage to a team with a fully equipped state of the art mega workshop

[@vezokpiraka]

They have Altium. That program is so incredibly expensive it makes other tools look cheap.

[@soswad]

This series really shows trade offs in effect. They traded swinging ability for a rodless flame lightsaber that cut stuff, and then one day they'll combine both of them.

[@jackhemsworth7515]

They tried with a metal rod, but when they're that hot, they don't stay straight. Very few metals stay solid enough at 4,000 degrees.

[@Guts-DemonSlayer]

@@jackhemsworth7515 The flame was a good idea definitely a better way to be go. I feel like just because it emits light doesn't mean it's a lightsaber. One day though...

[@soswad]

@@Guts-DemonSlayer yeah I 100% agree,the flame is way more authentic

[@coolstuff1959]

Some kond of collapsoble blade made of tungsten

[@trblackmatt5084]

The way you guys work is incredible

[@wiiagent]

impressive! keep perfecting it until its perfect!

[@notjonahhill]

Wow, he really did what everyone thought was impossible

[@aname2340]

Yeh hes truely amazing

[@SaikousGaze]

@1 Million With 0 Videos Challenge (Day 25) DONT GIVE ME YOUR IP SO I CAN JUMP YOU

[@stoprightthere3717]

How did you get the hacksmith logo on your username?

[@Rosin2]

Hi

[@Rosin2]

@1 Million With 0 Videos Challenge (Day 25) .

[@Juliannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

Its awesome how closely the development of their sabers matches the in world lore of starwars saber development

[@Kaliburrrr]

That’s what I was thinking, they at like super early proto sabers

[@jacobbuzza]

"It's really bright!" 10:45 Hmm... almost like that paste you put in makes it a large version of a road flare!

[@althron4249]

A good way for a retractable lightsaber that can be swung fast and not go out would be a tube that extends from the gas being shot out that has holes that cause the flame to shoot out from and from there the dragons breath thingy can be added so the ignition of the lightsaber isnt as aggressive

[@pikatheminecrafter]

Suggestions: 1: If there's still gas in those tanks, you aren't size-efficient enough. Compress the gas into a liquid. 2: The blade should contain an accelerometer, if it doesn't already. The volume of the light saber noises should increase when the blade accelerates.

[@srivatsadamaraju1473]

That’s what I was thinking too. Liquified gas would give more material for far less volume!

[@zureroomsoesheh8026]

But it would be shooting liquid gas???

[@gabrielp.179]

@@zureroomsoesheh8026 as soon as it leaves the tank, the pressure would decreaase. But with the ongoing fire, temperature would increase as well. In turn that means that the gas would return to its natural state (gas) in an instant and wouldn't stay liquid

[@zureroomsoesheh8026]

Yes but doesn't it take time for the liquid to boil back to a gas?

[@zureroomsoesheh8026]

Just like refueling your gasoline tank in a car, it doesnt turn to a gas instantly right?

[@bradleyphillips9549]

I hope you get well, James. We're all here for you man.

[@jakeschwartz2514]

He got kicked out by his partner

[@0v3rt0pp13]

@@jakeschwartz2514 I don’t think that’s true

[@solarsolitaire]

@@jakeschwartz2514 thats a lie

[@jakeschwartz2514]

@@solarsolitaire bot protection

[@solarsolitaire]

@@jakeschwartz2514 what?

[@shyper17]

Now all you have to do is to make your power source super small and super long lasting. Now I have a theoretical solution but it's super expensive, super time consuming and very difficult to do. Three steps guide, very easy: 1. Make a fusion reactor. 2. Make it smaller. 3. Put it in a lightsaber. Bonus step: make an actual arc reactor and dig a hole in your chest.

[@tritopia6245]

Can not wait to buy one that is not one of the mini versions would love to have one for decoration (and other uses)

[@X-SPONGED]

Right now, The Lightsabers are basically just compact sci-fi themed welding tools. But hopefully in the near future, The Hacksmith Team would be able to pioneer the world's first magnetically stabilized plasma saber.

[@Arinussy]

That’d be quite the feat, and may lead on to the use of more laser based weaponry as they would’ve came up with a better way to control plasma in a magnetic field. Can’t wait

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

Don't hold your breath for that one. Magnetic plasma confinement is cutting-edge stuff. It's one of the hardest aspects of nuclear fusion and also one of the holy grails of rocket engine cooling. It's not happening any time soon on this channel.

[@Shinesprk]

@@sebastiaomendonca1477 yeah probably not gonna happen but can you imagine the looks on the faces of the world's leading scientists if these random dudes on KZbin managed to figure it out before they did? 🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewhubka6350]

@@sebastiaomendonca1477 I think magnets could be used if you had a solid core inside the lightsaber blade to house the electronics. That would ruin a lot of the things the current lightsaber has going for it, but it might look the most convincing when lit

[@thaumatia4771]

@@sebastiaomendonca1477 yea most likely wont be done by them first due to the applications it would have in many arguably much more important things but if were lucky some scientist might discover a way to do it and theyll get their hands on it

[@2DopeKitchen]

Beyond Kylo’s saber, SW has done a good job really capping how absolutely insane and terrifying having one of these at your throat would be in real life lol

[@2DopeKitchen]

@aswer huio RIGHT! I was like no way. I was convinced they'd be stuck at the "lava stick" phase. But damn, here they are and I want one lol

[@cohent9983]

kylos saber is one of the better ones to me.

[@cohent9983]

@@Remiliatte429 i meant in the movies tbh.. irl tho the government hides so much from us i wouldn’t b surprised if there trying to make those storm trooper blasters😂

[@Arinussy]

@@cohent9983 idk why, bullets and railguns seem the most energy efficient tbh

[@cohent9983]

@@Arinussy bullets do seem more “efficient” but it’s always nice to think that there developing a new era of weapons and creating new things. i mean, isn’t that how we are here rn. from innovative creations made throughout the millions and or billions of years humans have been present on this planet

[@jeremyo763]

Can you change the plasma beam by adding frequency to it like you can with water? I’m curious if it does indeed affect the plasma flow if you can get a more stabilized beam.

[@tylerramsey6527]

What amazes me most is how they were able to concentrate the heat and light enough to make a retractable plasma blade

[@mattjames5800]

It’s actually ridiculous how quickly you’re progressing closer and closer to a real life movie accurate lightsaber. Can’t wait double bladed spinning lightsaber like from rebels

[@marmageddon8657]

Little ahead of yourself there

[@superstriker4123]

@@marmageddon8657 not necessarily, I’d imagine you could just have two exits and double the fuel output

[@Elutai]

@@marmageddon8657 i mean they said in the video they predict theyll have like actual lightsabers by 2030 if they try so thats not even too far ahead of ourselves xD

[@dalmatinac_]

@@superstriker4123 it'd be too dangerous

[@Replica_Films2000]

that thing is going to kill the shit out of the user lol...

[@hivelsword]

This is full stop amazing. That said, I don’t believe the “blades” will ever be able to deflect each other.

[@maliksworld8467]

he could put an extendable thin metal rod in the center for duels

[@penguen029]

yea bc theyre just blowtorches lol

[@Starwarrior-pw5st]

@@maliksworld8467 they would have to be tungsten

[@toastialian]

@@penguen029 4500°, 1 and a half foot long blowtorches, so not really

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

@@Starwarrior-pw5st like they're first blades that didn't use fuel?

[@calibo9997]

13:31 the guy: is burning a head vader: reminds me bad memories...

[@michaelsean9530]

This is awesome. I was hoping to see weaponized photons but this works. Keep working gents.

[@gracehuang680]

10:43 "it hurts to look at" 1 second later "look at that!"

[@TheBrickagon]

Yeah 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MaxRovensky]

Jeez, these guys are going to be on every military's watch list in no time For someone who's been here since the magnetic captain America shield, the progress on this channel is unbelievable to see

[@adamcummings20]

They're gonna end up as the US government's main military contractor at this rate

[@roberine7241]

nah I don' think so.

[@creativeusername3408]

@@roberine7241 Woah, thanks for your opinion!

[@deemcgann1695]

@@adamcummings20 nah they’re gonna supply Canada’s military with lightsabers

[@ValtyrianFFXIV]

I think they got onto that list when they made the rail gun

[@darkestclaw6669]

Its amazing i know it's going to take an extremely long time for you to create my favorite tyipe of lightsaber and dubble bladed lightsaber

[@alphalance9408]

I hope you won't stop making them better 🔥🔥🔥

[@bdhhsgbyddhggg]

Just gonna say, these guys are evolving the lightsaber faster than the Jedi were in canon

[@alext399]

well yeah, because the finished product is impossible to make

[@Dawid23_Gamer]

Can we even call a Hacksmith saber a lightsaber? Because I don't know exactly how the lightsaber works other than it being powered with a kyber crystal, but they seem to be A) vety different and B) this project is evolving into its own thing at this point

[@MiyusTab]

@@alext399 its is possible if u get the fuel and igniter small enought to fit in the lightsaber, But it would be heavy asf

[@alext399]

@@MiyusTab that’s why i said it’s impossible. they also can’t get the beam to stay still and be stable

[@jamesdahughes3955]

@@Dawid23_Gamer an actual lightsaber is made from fire or gas, it’s light AND plasma energy which in a concentrated form wouldn’t be able to be ignited without burning literally everyone in the room, because to get to the point where heat becomes plasma thered have to be IMMENSE energy. That’s where the other crystal comes in as all the fuel and as a source to focus the laser, so without something like that i don’t know if we can ever get a plasma sword

[@Dacatman25]

14:30 this kid is going places.

[@Rachezstudios]

Interesting thought could you turn the Strontium Chloride into a Kyber Crystal and then use the Crystal to change the colour of the Flame Red?

[@lucasklokov8728]

This makes me feel like there will be working lightsabers used in the military in a decade or so, with the only difference from the ones from star wars that they make different sounds and have little fuel packs.

[@fishbones8167]

I'm very excited to see where they go with this, and I'm glad he addressed the "flame" sabre stability. It's extremely intriguing to know theyre attempting to tackle thaat.

[@EffinChat]

My guess is that they're looking into disrupting surrounding airflow with their own built-in fans on the hilt somehow? Like, forming a vortex of air around the blade so that it isn't as affected by crossbreezes. Might also have the unintentional benefit of making it look like Kylo Ren's "unstable" saber too

[@Pixelcraftian]

Loving the fact that Darth Vaders lightsaber looks significantly more threatening, not to say the other one looks less haha. So I’m gonna guess that I’ll start seeing the death star in the sky tomorrow 🤔 Haha, awesome video!!! :)

[@Markiplierforreal]

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[@Anarchy_420]

Lol ideas/request-- Please create a Rotary Railgun! You can even base it on a Star Wars weapon! The ARC Troopers shoulder mounted Chaingun!!🙏 Another request😅 Abigail Whistler's Laser-Bow!

[@benedictdakirby9919]

With some of those strontium you can make some nukacola while fighting

[@The-blue-pyro]

Idea:make a magnetic glove to replicate the force by pulling the handle of the lightsaber.

[@Hyperdragon1701]

8:30 I love how he was about to look into the hilt to see why it didn't work but stopped himself.

[@beanapprentice1687]

Lol… classic cartoon fail

[@karaltar7914]

Bro pulled a luke

[@WestGarbage6]

@@vyorus1226 Well, one would be extremely painful and probably render you blind + give you severe burns, but the other is more than likely just going to straight up kill you, so I'd take sticking the lightsaber into my eye any day.

[@mlpaap]

15:01 That kid moved back like the younglings did

[@mreggs3731]

a normal person's idea of a quality lightsaber: long blade, bright light, safe to use Hacksmith's idea of a quality lightsaber: BURN BABY BURN!

[@spookilydookily]

the galaxy isn’t ready for this

[@rysplayz9208]

13:30 "Well this is a little bit hot" Whilst proceeding to cut through a mans head.

[@juanmiguelsebastian1477]

You guys are amazing! I watched the "first" lightsaber build you guys did years back and this is an amazing improvement. It feels like the lightsaber development lore is coming to life.

[@jadongoodwin4312]

I had the same idea as them to make a lightsaber I'm just glad someone is doing it

[@ksamix934]

oh my god the hip pack reminds me exactly of the protosaber from starwars legends, Its just a matter of time til we get an actual light saber which is cordless

[@Warhorse26]

Here's an idea. For the color of the blade, why not just make a "kyber crystal" out of that flare paste inside the saber? ;) There's gotta be a way to solidify that stuff. Would make it even more authentic!

[@Kai...999]

You can solidify anything by freezing it but that'll cause some foreseeable issues.

[@medkitty]

ok

[@BusinessWolf1]

This is the classic problem of technology being limited by the imagination that created it.

[@extramedium3163]

What a cool idea! Maybe to get around the freezing issue they could apply the paste to a small rock shaped piece of metal or something so that the "crystal" doesn't go away, causing mechanical issues, just the color would after a while, which is just about what they have going on now. Super interesting to think about

[@balthazarx2354]

are you a brony

[@hottenvideos8732]

for future versions i reccomend using CFX (crystal focus x) or something similar as a sound system as there are already "sound fonts" that you can download plus it makes the swinging sound dynamic instead of a set sound like shown here: 6:28 and it may be possible to modify CFXs hit detection system to work when hitting another lightsaber of this type but im not entirely sure a proffie sound board may work better due to it being more customisable. proffie and cfx boards are the most used lightsaber soundfont boards and are used in most custom lightsabers that you can buy

[@knrz2562]

Radiation?!.

[@dedsecaffiliate1979]

A Proffie soundboard would probably be better for the Hacksmith team. They're basically a purpose-build lightsaber arduino, and they have a lot of customization that can be done with them. CFX might be just as good, though.

[@Pockettalker]

obi wan and vader cutting sht together is awesome

[@J4d0nvids]

Next video: “We brought in our kid subscribers and recreated order sixty-six!”

[@tommyl5319]

I always realized lightsabers would be super dangerous, but seeing someone actually turn on a real prototype and seeing them angle it kind of close to themselves in curiosity just makes me crazy anxious

[@MannyDemaga]

This is really cool and also Lore accurate… in Star Wars, the first lightsabers were actually powered by a device that straps to the user’s belt.

[@johnsaunders792]

Protosabers, we all know.....do not cite the deep magic to me witch, I was there when it was written.....SABERSTAFFS AND ELECTROSTAFFS ARE LORE ACCURATE....yes. we all know we were all there.....we know the lore......before protosabers, jedi and sith used swords imbued with force energy....bet you knew that though....bet most reading this knew that......that means they probably know about the protosaber too.....in the star wars community its common knowledge, or at least common enough that people don't just assume they are the only one that knows the lore and "has to tell everyone common knowledge"

[@Hansolo-ft2ss]

Indeed

[@PixelMonsterC6]

@@Hansolo-ft2ss hello han solo

[@ennui9745]

@@Hansolo-ft2ss But Han, I thought you said that hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster by your side?

[@LeMeowAu]

@@ennui9745 hes waiting, first comes the laser sword then the laser pistols

[@sorush93]

To have a working REAL lightsaber of any sorts (laser, plasma, even just light) was a dream for me ever since i have been a child. However i dont see it becoming a reality anytime soon. 1. So the Plasma prototypes that Hacksmiths are using seem to have several issues, one being length, other being the temperature itself (needs to be higher, without transfering heat to the user), and stability, meaning if you are in some rare chance able to perform those two things, make it stable, so the length and temp stays the same even when your cutting. 2. When it comes to both light and laser sabers well we have similair issues between the two, There is no way to make a light or laser beam by itself be for example 1m and then stay there, the light continues until hit a object. Thats why FX lightsabers need the glass blade. For me, this proto from hacksmith is not the closest we got to a real lightsaber in terms of look and design, i believe that the new Neopixel lightsabers with the colored blades are that. Having sed all of that, MAN im impressed by the people at Hacksmith for being able to even do this, it takes, money, time, time, time, time and then some more money, but without their skill none of that matters, and its clear they are very intelligent people with great ideas.

[@owenjones6114]

The battery packs their using reminds me of the old lightsabers in star wars canon which used big battery packs to power them

[@starwarsuniverse4788]

It looks a lot like how lightsabers originally looked. The with we’re actually the ones that made cordless lightsabers. Awesome work!

[@lightningslayer100]

15:09 I feel like he is the only youngling Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader respected so much.

[@Unti1tmrw]

"Are you ready to join the dark side?" "Let me think about it." "We have cookies" "Aight bet." I love how down the guy was immediately.

[@BlueBrainapp]

Epic!!! You're making childhood dreams come true!

[@klaudrequester8078]

Can't wait for these guy sto finally make a real life working AT-AT. On a serious note though, I think they have a budget to make an at-rt, shouldn't be too hard.

[@themandalorian996]

I mean, they made the loader from Aliens. Took them 5 years, but they made it.

[@elektropanda3571]

I wonder what that in the background directly in the beginning and throughout the video is

[@d34dR0d3n7]

@@elektropanda3571 Oh, I remember that video from a few years ago. Not something they built but got a chance to check out, it's a fully operational walker mech. I wonder what it's doing in the shop, good eye.

[@LOKl.]

In Star Wars Legends Lore, way before the Skywalker Saga (like 10.000 years before Galactic Empire) the very first lightsabers actually looked like this and worked like Hacksmiths version. Jedi Knights had a PowerCell attached to their belts. The lightsaber was then connected with a powercable to the powercell on the Belt. Later the kyber crystal which gives power to the lightsaber was redsigned and added to the hilt itself. Thats the lightsaber we know from the movies.

[@thevegastan]

KYBER, crystal

[@InosukeHashibira08]

it also said in SWOR about the lightsaber with wires

[@LOKl.]

@@InosukeHashibira08 exactly, Im glad they put it in the game. I know it from a bunch of old legends comics.

[@InosukeHashibira08]

@@LOKl. actually that idea is that they make the game realistic such as that's the start of galactic era where the weapons are upgraded

[@supergameforever143]

@@thevegastan Exactly.

[@Baseliaaa]

"The Darkside is more powerful." "I know I wanna join it." That Got Me Good🤣

[@saiyanbob666]

I can see where this is going, more propellant to send the plasma to the general saber length, only problem is thermal dynamics won't allow you to do this safely. I think the hilt would catch fire/melt and you would use up fuel pretty fast. It shows me that a real working lightsaber with a magnetic field, proper heat and a strong enough power source is not within the realms of physics as we know it.

[@joaorafaelcoelhocruzesousa1747]

14:54 The terrifying light dagger!

[@rekharani7215]

Man of the year

[@BrandonMcCabe]

I am so impressed by the strides they’re making. I can’t imagine the technical difficulties of it, but I will be most impressed whenever I see them obtain longer blade length. I think that’s the only thing that’s really keeping it from being complete. Proto or not

[@Iliadic]

@Jack Wrath No you're not

[@avindean-moore3874]

@Jack Wrath Make at functioning proto saber, oh wait you can't. (I can't either but my ego isn't as dense as the sun)

[@ErenYeager-qo7jf]

@Jack Wrath imagine not having good content so you say hateful things so people notice your tiny channel

[@index7787]

A full custom nozzle would significantly improve performance.

[@1ksubswithnovidschallenge285]

DONT READ MY NAME

[@chunkerdunker]

i like the casual dissing of allen pan and disney in the graph at 1:40