How to Make AMAZING Bullet Resistant Armor for $30
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- čas přidán 20. 12. 2016
- My original hope was for this plate to be able to stop the 9mm hand guns, I would've been happy if it succeeded in just that. But I was blown the heck away at the armor's ability to not get blown the heck away. by any of my shotgun rounds. Next step, 5.56 resistant plates maybe?
Music:
Intro song is "Angel Whisperer" by Rameses B, building music is "Every Cloud", also by Rameses B. Action music is "Guile Theme" from Street Fighter. - Jak na to + styl
stops 9mm: I have seen this before.
stops birdshot and buckshot: you got my attention.
stops slug: *spills drink*
the real question though is how far does it like dimple in you need to put it on clay and shoot it. if it goes in more than I don't remember exactly it was like an inch its still fatal. because the shock will still RIP your organs apart. like tear your heart in two. stopped the bullet but doesn't mean shit if your heart is in 2 pieces. look up nij tests and standards
Buddy, time to make that shit, right fucking now!
@@bobthompson4319 when worn inside a carrier that might make the difference tbh
@@AshleyBlackwater not true. it would need to be tested correctly. have you ever seen what it looks like to be shot with a vest on? it stretches the skin so much that it still makes a hole. it's not like the movies.
@@bobthompson4319 I mean the carrier itself can be the difference between wether it works or not. Unless i'm thinking of specific designs that require both hard and soft armour?
i know its 2 years later but....
you should roll out the air bubbles between each layer of glass, turn each layer of glass at a 45degree angle, wax the inside of both outer plates, and dont clamp the plates so tight, you press the resin out.
i was a fiberglass specialist or 8yrs before i got into precision metal fab
sorry i wasnt here 2 years ago
what about also stitching the fiberglass to prevent delineation?
@@chrisrogers4242 Delamination would probably still occur. Any stitching would probably be blown apart with bullet impact
Saving the fucking day... Nice comment, bro!
Mostly +1... but you absolutely want to get as much resin out as possible. Resin = brittle. You only want the total product to be about 30% resin by weight for optimal strength. Also, epoxy resin is preferable to polyester resin (Bondo). You get a little more pot life, and the epoxy takes longer to cure, but it's much stronger. The ideal situation would be to vacuum bag it, but if you don't have a vacuum set up, clamping is good enough. The main thing is to not have any voids.
That said, if you follow what he did step for step, you'll still be in pretty good shape. I wrote a thesis paper on molding materials for advanced composite molding. I spent over a year in the lab building and testing various mold designs turning out test pieces from fiberglass, carbon fiber, and kevlar.
So how hard do you want to clamp it? You want to get rid of excess resin but not ring it dry correct?
I like how this video populates every so often. Like when there's a push to restrict body armor for civilians. Especially since modern body armor was developed by a civilian who was tired of being shot.
Law enforcement is against the public wearing body armor because it implies the wearer is armed, and cops prefer gunning down unarmed victims versus those practicing self-defense.
@@REPSDirect Then why do they shoot more armed assailants than unarmed?
@@mattmarzula because his "unarmed victims" are gun wielding thugs.
@@the_great_tigorian_channel They can stick the blue line and that flag up their arses. Old Glory is good enough for everyone. Feeling a need to differentiate from the citizenry is further excuse for poor behavior.
@@mattmarzula
They have a word for it.
"Testilying."
After seeing the other guy I followed building this an giving you props for being the original, I decided to rewatch and just realized I've followed you for 15 yrs now. Time has flown by.
Liar
@@u.s.militia7682 I know u not talking to me there troll boy
Yes, troll girl, I am. 😂
@@u.s.militia7682 lol 😂 military wana -B
As a little tip to everyone who tries to do this:
Diamond discs for cutting tiles on an angle grinder cut composite like butter.
That or a tile saw.
I used the tool that you use to cut drywall with
That's because Silicon Carbide, one of the hardest materials known to man is in the disc, which incidentally is used in many ballistic ceramics.
@@toadtoadersson2239 ha, ironic
mister clean booooooooooooo
You can drastically increase the toughness of the resin you use for these plates by adding .3% graphene.
Grpahene is easily made from graphite rods by grinding them up into powder and ball milling the powder with a surfactant for a day or two then baking this powder until there is no more moisture left.
The powder left over from this is graphene and including it into your resin mixture will increase drastically increase the resistance to penetration.
I've got a lot of research articles on the subject if you're interested I will send them to you.
Edit: anybody liking this post should be looking in the comment section beneath it.
I sure am interested
@@franklingomez5311 Prob restricted links, they're censor happy mofos these days. thanks for trying though!
@Franklin Gomez
@@franklingomez5311 can I get some links too?
@@franklingomez5311 Bumping to get me in the thread.
I like how you figured all this out, proved it works, and all the experts come in and tell you how to do it better.
Nothing wrong with that. Nearly everyone appreciates it.
Your preemptive attack on opinions will not stop the rain of improving his project. Some of us actually had an Advanced Composites school while serving as an Airframer for the USN ⚓️. Imagine if 20 viewers tried to improve on his base ,it will be better and we all would win.
What is wrong with improving the armor?
I dunno if you're being sarcastic or genuine, because this is the internet, but I'm choosing to take it as genuine. Because it'd be pretty cool to make something and have people tell you how it could be even better.
Actual people that engineer things are always looking to improve something. Everything we use is the result of something else being improved. Stop being a m0r0n
Also, If you're going to do a lot of this type thing invest in some mold release and a vacuum pump. your plates will fall off easily. Plus placing it under vacuum in a bag places atmospheric pressure over the entire piece which is about 14.9 psi. It will result in a much denser component with less porosity, it will be lighter due to squeeze out, and much stronger. Excellent job though!
Car wax should work just fine. Cheap, you get a lot per tub, and it performs just fine for a resin release.
Thumbs up just for using the word "porosity". :)
where can i get one and how much will it cost
@@Pfsif The noun form of the word porous? This is what impresses you? Stay away from black people, their culture demands you bring yourself down to their level so they are not angered and have to start fuckin with you.
@-jank-willson the vacuum pump? I worked at an electronics manufacturer that used ones they built themselves for removing air from the epoxy used for encapsulating parts. It looked fairly simple iirc
Pro tip. An inexpensive option for kevlar material is to go to your local junk yard and get the material from airbags that have been deployed. Those bags are made of kevlar.
airbags are made of nylon
free Kevlar?! OMG how do you check if they are Kevlar?
John Knecht that is an excellent tip.
thanks....great tip.
goodyear makes kevlar tire do those work ?
I love how he showed the results first, so we actually know it's legit before we waste our time watching him make it
lol I love it when he used Mike from The Blind Side saying "I stopped it" for the slug. 🤣🤣
I thought that was clever, very original
What a punk he won't even reveal to the ingredients he use to make the damn things he just telling us that he made them and that's that
@@joejose8433 ?? FIBERGLASS WIELDING MAT, FIBERGLASS RESIN... that’s it he said it like 10 times
@@alexanderson1091 good when the civil war comes everybody know what to do
I've seen some videos on making rifle rated body armor up to level 3+, to make it stop rifle rounds it needs a ceramic strike face to break up the rifle bullet into shrapnel, deflect energy back at the bullet and absorb most of the energy as well as spread the energy out over a larger area so once the bullet shrapnel passes through the ceramic the fiberglass and resin backing can effectively catch all the shrapnel and absorb the remaining energy, I found that a porcelain floor tile is the best homemade option of ceramic material, also it's good to use a foam backing on the back of the fiberglass plate to further help protect the body from the impact of the bullet projectile.
or put the porcelin in the back, so that the fiberglass can prevent the shards flying up into your face
I would do a floor tile like you mentioned since you can cut them to shape and then in front of and behind it a thin layer of foam
Watching you struggle cutting it, thinking that you should use a bandsaw, then suddenly realizing you have one, was fun. Thanks
For those of you that haven't played with fiberglass I highly recommend a respirator!!!
I was once patching up a hole in my car's exhaust and got some strands on my arms and neck. I hated myself for not wearing enough protection. Luckily I did wear a respirator and eye protection.
Are you an E-4 in the Army ?
If you're getting shot at enough to splinter the fiberglass, you've got more important things to worry about
Worked in a fiberglass factory for years (no more) Id breath that stuff in no mask for years! I was a walkin pin cushion i glittered in sunlight!!!🤣🤣😂😂 LITERALLY!! u get used to splinters. Hardly anybody wear a mask in that place... Well now because covid... Safety glass is most important im telling you fiberglass in the eye sucks so baaad!!! Tape can b yo bes friend!!! ✌✊✊
@@777immortalsoul enjoy lung cancer, my friend. Though it will take a couple of years for it to develop. Usually 10-20 year's.
For $30 and it stops 90% of the ammunition used in murders... Worth it!
we still have those armor-is-a-joke magnum rounds
Anybody that would consider using this is a complete and utter moron.
@@competetodefeat4610 In my country you can't buy armor plates, so using this is better than using nothing.
won't save you in a mass shooting
@@mountainbikerdave No mass shootings where i live, that's for shithole countries.
The cutting scene alone makes this video worth it.
I love how it went from "and we're gonna see if the AR can defeat it" to everyone wanting to try out the AR.
i love the smell of fiberglass dust. it makes my lungs warm.
Nice Guy and bleed that’s also fun
Lol, ahhh you're sick :)
🤣🤤
lmao the warmth is from the blood gushing out and flooding ur lung :D
😆
*PLEASE USE A RESPIRATOR IF ANYONE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THIS.*
Microscopic glass particles in your lungs is NO joke.
I was cringing so hard the whole time he was cutting and just sucking in microscopic bits of glass fibers. Ugh!
Because it is possibly a cancerous hazards, right?
probably because of the fact that glass shards can cut things like your lungs
Yolo
Isn't it basically just as bad as asbestos?
Hey, great job… seriously , that’s impressive … I love when people don’t give up when it gets hard. You did good man, thanks for the demonstration, pretty important to know you can make your own protection considering the current situation with it in your state.
Well done, thank you for posting and all the work that this entails!!
"Weighs as about as much as a fiberglass blanket and a can of resin. Rough estimate."
LMAO!
I came for the builds but I fell in love with the humor.
you are so not alone, oh man.
FEAFi lol same
Yup I'm here for both and a little inspiration
Me to
same here love this guys humor
That was a very cost effective test and I enjoyed watching it and learning more.
One way to make this stronger would have been using epoxy resin instead of polyester resin. Another way would have been alternating thread directions of your fiberglass cloth. In other words, put the first cloth down with 0/90 degree cloth thread orientation and the next one with 45/135 degree orientation, then alternate again. That way you are getting strength and energy dissipation in more directions. These changes could possibly have gotten you 10-25% more performance. It might not have made a difference though as the 5.56 looked like it would blow right through it anyway.
Adding Kevlar, on the other hand might have made a bigger difference but I don't know if it would be worth buying kevlar unless you upgrade to epoxy. Epoxy is substantially better than Polyester, at least for boats and planes. I used Carbon, kevlar and glass with epoxy when I built my 31ft trimaran performance sailboat. Two years of playing in that stuff was enough for me.
Using epoxy and kevlar though would have cost much more money. Probably 5x for the epoxy and 10-20x for the kevlar.
Two years! Wow I can only imagine! I worked with fiberglass doing body work on door bottoms on triumph tr-6 1972. You are dedicated sir!
You sir are a Rembrandt and you need to help us newbies learn how to make proper armor
have you tried any test to prove epoxy is stronger than fiberglass ? not saying you're incorrect but I'm curious of your alternative option and why you chooses it
You probably know this by now, but if you spray the plates with mold release, they'll pop off from the resin much more easily. That's how mold-makers get the resin forms to come out of their molds after the resin cures.
"Were you, or a loved one, diagnosed with mesothelioma?..."
Funny, but not funny at the same time. I know of someone that died from that crap.
@@thomast8539 then you might be entitled to financial compensation.
LMFAO
Asbestos causes Mesothelioma
@@mightymoto1415 holy fuck lmao
Now I can play Pokémon go safely on the streets of Detroit
Shariq Torres so what doesnt the news say about detroid?
Shariq Torres You must be fun at parties.
Kapowtops Chirakkkkk bitchess!
Kapowtops pppppfffffahahahaha
zx831 I mean, it's a tech/bank hub. If you actually visited you might know how good the food is, at the very least.
THANK YOU! You are the only one who shows the results first and then the build!!!
Thanks for sharing your development - people really appreciate your work.
"... Performs better than a crying actress in a political ad."
Insta-liked. Considering subbing. Resuming video...
J L literally did the same thing.
Some things age better than others, this is a fine wine
Was Mark Ruffalo one of the actresses? :/
@@DarkoSayd
IDK, don't keep track of actors or actresses. They're all a part of some ancient Babylonian // 'nu-age' Satanic cult. The popular ones merely took the right-hand path, out of some kind of need to manipulate your virtues. You become blind to the rot in favor of vying for a political party you favor.
PsyOps 101. Who invests in Hollyweird?
Facts
There are countries where body armour is reserved for police and military personnel and common citizens are prohibited owning such things. Thank you for this video. It is very helpful for people in these countries.
Such as us poor aussies. The cops never really got over ned kelly
And soon in America too, thanks to kamala
@@Nz-tm3gs trust the plan they say... I think that's the plan
@@akroma5000
We're not like the rest of this cowardly world. Not even close.
@@snakethepeg7828 Lol!!
That was AWESOME. Thank you for all your hard work.
Dude, you're psyched! Awesome. I'm 54 and I remember those days. Stay psyched my friend and try not to lose that. Great video.
quality video edits + quality content + depressed 20 year old = gold
clearly a beta...
JP JP well at least he got 800 000 subs. something anyone of us wont probably accomplish in near future
georg2010cz- Who the fuck cares!!! I have a real career...youtube monies wont last forever man
JP JP your carrer neither, all it takes is a boss who doesnt see any sense / profit in your employment and nobody would care if you become homeless.
Everything has its pro and cons I guess. A youtuber with proper fanbase (well i dont consider 800k subs as a real fame yet) but anyway anyone with decent fanbase can still in a case of crisis (youtube (ergo the boss) kicks him/her out etc.) apply methods like crowdfunding their income by asking their fanbase (by creating drama) or simply live from their saved income generated over the years by YT revenue until they find another method of gaining income. Be it by investing or things like that. - So they could be considered as self employed.
I totaly agree with your SJW / politicaly correct hypocritical millenials rant though. Wouldn´t see this guy EXACTLY in this category though, there are way worse examples.
Joe Krause Well all he did was use the Spartan armour as a mould so you could use anything to make something to clamp it with.
fiberglass, if you're working with it, wet it during cutting or sanding this will reduce dust significantly.
I saw this video years ago but I ran into it again by chance and I had to watch this again... this has always been my favorite ZNA Productions video!
BADASS!!!!! Nice simple build dude!!! Thx for showing!
Dude. Always wear respirator when working with fiber glass!!!
Daniel Tapia straight out dude , so bad
was about to say the same thing. I can almost bet that his lungs has bruising from inhaling micro fiber glass dust
Daniel Tapia the chinesr industry does not aprove of such safety measures, why should anyone else? i mean... its the CHINESE after all, they went to space n' shit.
Daniel Tapia yup that's what killed my grandpa.
would a surgical mask work?
10:00
Resin dies not dry or need air
It is a chemical reaction that makes a powerful polymer chain, and is considered plastic.
Basically
Now ideally like what you did here, and if you found thinner fiberglass to work with, but same dimensions, you would end up with more layers. If you take the weave and offset it, say 45 degrees or what ever flavor you want, use a higher strength resin, and higher clamping form pressure, degas the resin and fiberglass ect, you can surpass your 556 or 223.
Just from another maker to another
This is a 2 part epoxide either based Thermoset Resin Cement used to bond this fiberglass, itself made of woven thermoset fibers extruded from a spinneret, or some such device filled with small holes, while it is curing. The 'activator' in the small tube, usually some sort of esterified organic peroxide, initiates the cross-linking reaction which perpetuates on its own until fully polymerized. It is an exothermic cross-linking reaction that 'cures' without drying. This is then called a 'thermoset' polymer. Usually applying controlled heat and pressure can cause it to cure faster and more completely, even without initiation in many cases.
After curing it is not considered plastic any longer because it cannot be constructively deformed or be transformed by heat or any other mechanical means into a mobile, or plastic form, for re-processing.
This is cool. Years ago when I first learned about linothorax I wanted to try making it with modern materials. That's basically what you've done. I would form larger sheets around a torso though, it's light enough.
Your humor is awesome. Thanks for the work you share.
9:50 FYI, having the resin exposed to air for drying is not necessary as fiberglass resin is a chemical reaction caused by the catalyst you mix into it. No oxygen is required, temperature however is important, if you room is way too cold it may not cure or take FOREVER to cure.
agreed , make sure rooms at 85
You guys do see the snow outside right, not to mention the $30. heater that won't do fuck all for his shed
there is always one person trying to out smart a great idea. I made 4 of these and gave 2 to a cop buddy that uses them still after 2 years on the job. According to him a cop it is lighter and fits perfect. I took it a notch up and made them into a square and added graphene to the resin. I shot every mm round and the only thing that finally went through was a 50 Cal and I think it only went through because of the ten other pistols I shot at it. I'm the first to call out someone trying to get views but I can honestly say this guy did it right and now you can spend $30 besides hundreds for basically a machined product. So unless a murderer is shooting a 50 Cal which low lives cant really afford or want to pay what they cost to throw it away you are safe in that part of the body at least lol.
@@kjnewman7518 Take any videos?
@@kjnewman7518 Do you remember how many layers you used to make yours?
Silicosis ain't no fucking joke kids. Wear your respirator! At least a dust mask would be better than nothing else.
AaronAlso silicosis is from breathing in silica, aka sand, not fiberglass...
I've been watching your channel since like 2009 or 2010 and I'm glad to see you're still doing stuff.
Nice job my friend! You obviously have some good mentors and respectable family members. I love seeing this.
My dude, you should make a v2 of these with some ceramic tile as a layer in there and a face of thin mild steel
brilliant ... i got ya
@@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974 word bro. vid post?
Steel should be the last layer, not the first.
Ceramic-Fiberglass-Steel-antitrauma pad.
@@casultras1989 Correct. The ceramic shatters and spalls inward breaking up the bullet and absorbing a tremendous amount of energy, the fiberglass catches it like a spiders web, the steel plate picks up the remaining fragments (polycarbonate or UHMWPE might be a substitute for steel) then the antitrauma pad.
I'm late to the party here, but I've been doing some experimenting, and the best combo I have found is a fiberglass cloth strike face (anti-spall and fragmentation coating), then a ceramic tile, double layer of 1/8" mild steel (performed better and deformed less than a single 1/4" layer), and additional fiberglass at the back. All fixed together with epoxy and backed inside of a plate carrier with a trauma pad.
I'm actually amazed at how little deformation there was from that shotgun slug. That actually would have saved your life. With soft body armor, it'll normally turn your ribs into a Claymore, but this was rigid enough to be survivable.
You would have broken ribs judging by the dent in that bag behind the armor. Broken ribs hurt(been there done that) but a slug messing up your innards complicates everything.
I only came here to salute the OG!! You re the real one!!👍👏👏👏👏👏
This is the coolest thing I ever seen in my life. Despite the fact that I could get blown away or attacked by stupid prizes! This video made my day!!
I like that you showed the results first...that's way no one waste time in a build to find out results aren't what was expected. These exceeds my expectations.
I believe he used the inverted pyramid method for his video, which is really good and I liked too.
Hong kong protesters: "Write that down write that down!"
Hong kong protesters are now at home because of nCoV virus.
Not sure why you’re talking about events that never happened.
@@zincoleo1 i dont know, but the bio-weapon theory is not believable because the virus might infect CCP loyalists and most of them are in their 70s and 80s.
lol
they better
Glad to have come across this vid, excellent idea and great work!
"Oh my gosh I have a bandsaw" the fact there was footage of the hard way made that sooooo much beter
I go to a ghetto ass school and ~80% of the kids live in an area with gang violence or are in a gang, and when I was watching I was just like "wow, imagine how much money I'd make selling these"😂
Dude, making a profit on this would be a public service. I wish I'd had one of these a couple years ago, working at a 7-11. I didn't get shot, so it wouldn't have saved my life, but I'd have felt a lot safer walking to work and back for a graveyard shift.
Matteo MemeLord I'm going to make one and keep it in my backpack.
Matteo MemeLord use your profits and save up for a degree and go into the field professionaly. you could make six figures and create the worlds next greatest armor.
Matteo MemeLord do it
Matteo MemeLord I go to school in the inner city and you may have just given me an idea on how to pay for grad school lol.
Need any help?😂
What a normal thing to do to show the then tell. Thank you so frickin much for getting straight to it. If only the entire planet could take a note from you
Like your sense of humor and this is a good project!
Contact Demolition Ranch and find out how many layers you need to do to stop .50 BMG
Plz do
Or Edwin sarkassian
@Future Moto of course it is, need to hit them collaterals
@Future Moto yea it's great for infants
Jerry C depends on the steel.
Breathing protection isn’t optional, especially with that belt sander lmao
It really is....ive worked in a fiberglass rv factory for 9 months with no saftey gear and im still alive
@@plaguemarine7767 ok boomer
@@afoose you're using the meme wrong moron. Cringe.
@@afoose Get out.
Jordan Joestar shut up cringe redditor
Excellent video, I can count my subscriptions on my hands... you earned this one. Cant wait to see what else you have to teach.
Great video! May I suggest using a strong adheisive tape over your lines before you cut to reduce fray? I used gaffer tape (the kind they use on movie sets) . It works great on one side but even better if you can apply tape to both side before cutting. You really did a great job with this video!
I live in Detroit.. I might actually want this..
I'd say go for it, especially because of the increase of crime bc. the police can't do much as a result of coronavirus.
I'd say you most certainly want to do this at this point.
Modern Kevlar body armor was invented by a pizza driver in Detroit after his 2nd gunfight!
NEED
As someone who also lives in Detroit, it's not as bad as people make it out to be.
This guy just made body armor that's resistant to 9mm and all varieties of shotgun ammunition. HOW THE HECK IS SOMEONE NOT GONNA SUBSCRIBE TO THAT?
Oh, and all for the price of 30 bucks.
You definitely EARNED that vest...that was a great materials plan...but boy oh boy was that a LOT of work !!
I love how in the end you can still see the Spartan imprint on the plate you made.
some 1/8th inch plates laminated throughout the sheets (fiberglass, steel, fiberglass pattern) would help with strengthening the armor, 2 or 3 should do the trick, and the first plate would help disperse the bullets energy, reducing penetration with faster rounds.
M4st3r0fN0n3 like this comment bois
M4st3r0fN0n3 Eli needs to read this comment tho...thats a really good idea
am I the only one who wants you to make a full set?
Driver2900 no
Driver2900 a full set of small arms resistant body armor?
am i the only one?? fuck up
Driver2900 nop, you're not the only one
bam bam 😂
"I'd say it weighs about as much as a fiber-glass blanket, and a cap of resin... Just a rough estimate." LOL
A little less actually. He trimmed a fair amount of welding blanket off
One of the best jokes in this :)
A dry can of resin, though
Word of advice, if you find yourself needing reference plates, there are dummy SAPI plates made of rubber that sell $15-30 per pair
I was just gonna ask what if we don’t have a plate for reference! Thanks man!
Where can I find it
@@Hugogzzsg top 80 questions that will never be answered
@@AhDollar Amazon, I’m wondering if the pressure of the clamps will mess with the shape during curing
@@monsteflex top 79 questions that will never be answered
Awesome Job! You are a Howl! Good sense of humor! Cheers!
Featured in Mr. Guns and Gear today my dude!
How to make body armor. "Well first you gotta get some body armor..." lol
FlyDangerous true I'm just using a wood cutout for mine.
You can absolutely substitute the steel armor plates for something else. I just found the idea of using actual armor plates to make "cheap" armor plates rather humorous :D
FlyDangerous you may not want to do that. the reason for that been. is that idk if you realize the little bent in the middle of those plates. are to absorb the impact of the bullet. something that any other mold u may use won't have. and for that reason it won't be as bullet proof.
The bend is so the plate contours to your body when worn (its more comfortable to wear than a flat piece of metal). They make flat plates too. Those are usually a bit cheaper than curved plates.
FlyDangerous to my understanding it's to absorb the impact better. but good to know 👍
If you duct tape over your cut lines before you start cutting out layers, your fibers behave better and you get less fiber wandering around your workspace making you itch.
Yes I want to see him hit it with the Deagle and the 44 on Demo Ranch
I always appreciate little tricks of the trade, appreciate it.
I use painters tape when i work with carbon fiber
Maybe try coating the plates in vaseline instead of packing tape.
I was thinking spray glue (using masking tape and newspaper to put the glue only on the seam area)
it seems to work real good with every thing with a short barrel good job man !
the transfer of the Spartan emblem was cool. great vid
I would suggest adding 2 layers of crisscrossed Kevlar on the front and 1 layer to the back. The front will help with high velocity expansion and the back will help to capture the expanded round. Great project.
I was thinking of building something with layers of kevlar fiber, maybe combining different types that have different properties. Does kevlar still have the same properties once resin is added to it? FWIW, I like that idea. Thanks!
I was thinking the same thing except....plastic layer dry kevlar sheets on outside and on back side BUT then add rhino liner like the plate carrier coating. kevlar is sealed in dry and should perform better... we know kevlar does not perform as well when wet. In the grand scheme of things for some cheap body armor with things you might just have lying around the garage and for the cost I think it's a success nonetheless
global pandemic
youtube: just in case watch this
me: o,o
now with protests in the streets and the President threatening to use the military on civilians... big yike. i'm making a shield
Please, you've only reached level 2 of 2020
if only you knew brotherman
@@Arianovan wouldn't need military if the rioters stopped
he knew
Brillinat video, really interesting and genuinely funny presenter, + a fantastic idea. All in all a class act.
Very cool, I especially loved the ending 😅
"Whoever sent me this heater...
*AWKWARD FRAME SHOT*
thanks"
I'm sad that so few people fully appreciated the vapor wave moan :(
I dig the hat
ZNA Productions do you have a face book
What's the "music" at 10:14 ? its really funny.
ZNA Productions you should colab with demolition ranch and do thi armor
you should collab with Demolition Ranch
My dad built big bay boats for a long time in our front yard. They were wood and fiberglass. He always used a box cutter to cut the fiberglass and it worked great. It would only fray when he needed to change the blade.
Adding this to my school supplies list
you should make another and send it to demolition ranch to.see which handguns it can stop like 45. acp and 44. Magnum
Dude, you read my mind
Abdul Mumin Monsoor it'll stop both
Maybe 50AE or 500. Magnum?
Abdul Mumin Monsoor Kinda doubtful. Would be neat to see it get hit though. Velocity kills armor. Also the slug didn't penetrate.
Abdul Mumin Monsoor or the 50😎😎😎😂😂😂
Okay, I laughed at the "I stopped it" part
:) Thanks. With a foam under suit and doubling the thickness of the armor, this would be perfect for a post apocalyptic riot suit and shield.
This would be perfect for overthrowing the government ;) just kidding fbi
"Oh my gosh...I have a bandsaw". Too funny! Awesome job, by the way.
"I stopped it" LMAO. I know I know, 3 years late but that was funny.
@Syn0psis 1 ayyyy
A little interesting thing about fiberglass resin is it's 2 parts. The hardener and the resin. It will not take days to dry if mixed properly. I worked at a fiberglass boat factory for a long time in the mold department. We would chop gun and spray a hull in to the mold one day and the very next morning it was getting pulled from the mold and going straight to assembly. The hardener is the catalyst in fiberglass resin and therefore does not actually need air to fully cure. The more hardener you add the hotter it will be which in turn means faster cure time.
Nonetheless awesome video man and I really like the 30.00 armor you built. Amazing strength.
i surfed for years, we were always fixing snapped boards. Fibreglass does dry overnight, well did 4 us. great video. Even Lic. shooters in Australia cant get them
Great video you really got me with the subscribe thing at the end! Lmao first time viewer liked/subscribed! Also love that you show the results first! Brilliant way to fight against clickbait!
That's definitely amazing!
belt sander+fiberglass resin= lung cancer xD
cedricfilm trudat
cedricfilm or...or...bullet proof lungs
logan lyda but.. but.. nothings bulletproof
*bullet resistant.
Wiromax3 You guys really can't take a joke can you.
Someone beat me to it, but rotating each layer so the weave isn't aligned with the last will make it stronger.
FeardedBellow this is correct
No idea what you mean but I'm going to assume you are in fact correct
If you treat the layers like XY planes, with the Z axis normal to the plane, it's easy to visualize. Layer 1 is the weave oriented along the X and Y axes. Layer 2 is laid in, rotated maybe 10 degrees around the Z axis. That way, the weave pattern in each layer isn't the same direction.
FeardedBellow
Even better/stronger if you rotate each layer 45 degrees...
i suck at english,would you explain to me?? (simplfied pls)
Great job,amazing job👍
Mad props at your age you're doing great, keep that creative mind working and don't let anyone discourage you, you've successfully turned a welding blanket and a can of resin into something that could legitimately save a life, there's children and young adults all over Chicago and other inner cities around the country in need of something capable of stopping most handgun rounds, if they were to see this it may encourage them to find a way of making one themselves. You never know this video and plate you created could save the life of a child.
Tfw children have to wear plate carriers to be safe in big cities in the USA.
@Zach B. It's hard to do that as a musician. If you don't get s nice gig teaching in a conservatory, your best bet is to play gigs around town for chump change.
@Zach B. Thing is, in my line of work, in order to succeed you need to go to jam sessions and play standards. That's the only way people would recognize you and also the only way of getting better at my trade....
@Zach B. Yeah, a budding jazz musician. Still, there's a lot more to go until I really get to be a pro.
@@Jorvaskrr please forgive, I'm reading your thoughts on success in your field and offer with no intent to offend, that you use words and phrases like "need to," and "only way" frequently, which surprises me given your occupation. They seems narrow and limiting somehow. I read somewhere, "argue for your limitations and surely they will be yours." you might find use for that idea in your thought process. either way, I wish you a speedy path to success.
I like the video, but having done all types of graphite work I can tell you that had you used a bondo squeegee and pulled more resin out after saturating it it would’ve been a fair bit stronger. Also if you used alternating directions with the fiberglass so the weave wasnt just stacked up in the same direction would’ve also made some strength difference
Like the way plywood is made.
Wouldn't that have just strengthened it with axial loads in multi directions? A bullet is only going to apply a force in a direction orthogonal to the fibers?
"had you used a bondo squeegee and pulled more resin out after saturating it it would’ve been a fair bit stronger."
Hi Kevin. I'm not doubting this is true, but can you explain why this makes it stronger?
@@ellemcc2547 The resin isn't supplying much of the strength in a laminate like this, it just bonds the glasfiber together. So you want as little resin as possible while still wetting the glasfiber mat. When determining the quality of a laminate you often look at the percentage of glasfiber. If I remember correctly you want about 70 - 80 % glasfiber by weight in a laminate. You won't be able to achieve this using simple hand tools though. As for the resin, epoxy is stronger than polyester, and is less prone to absorb water.
@@Garebare1 Many bullets are revolving so the force can be radial as well as axial. Normally a coarser weave is used so more fibers are grouped without gap per 1/4" or so. A fine weave like his blanket isn't optimal for projectile capture, especially for pointed tipped bullets, they find a hole and exploit it.
20 seconds in, subbed... that was phukin great!
Ay yooo. Mrgunsngear brought me here 😉
When the "I stopped it" think came up I just started laughing and couldn't stop!
Don’t worry about the bullets the mesothelioma should do the trick on you with all the fiberglass you breathed in
Steven Watson
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If you wear a gambeson with the plate sewed in, you MIGHT not get mesothelioma
Just put it on various plastic bag layers..or encase it in silicon or balísticos gel. But if your speaking about the making yeah some mask is totally imperative.
Mesothelioma is caused by asbestos, not fiberglass.
He didn't inhale...
That worked out really well, thanks for showing this, you put a lot of work into that! I'm a new subscriber.
HEY KIDDO FREGGIN AWESOME VIDEO. Love it keep Em coming.