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Thread: Incredible 3D Printed Rail Gun
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10-20-2015, 09:45 AM #1
Incredible 3D Printed Rail Gun
Over the weekend a crafty maker named David Wirth uploaded pictures of his latest project, a working, handheld railgun capable of firing several different types of metal rods as ‘bullets’. The railgun was constructed using a combination of 3D printed parts, readily available electronics and hardware. Just like full sized railguns being developed by the military, this railgun uses a set of parallel electrodes to launch aluminum, tungsten, graphite or even plasma projectiles at up to 560 mph. You can read more of this project over on 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/101512/3d-printed-working-railgun/
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10-20-2015, 11:22 AM #2
how can it launch a 'plasma projectile' ?
Seen railgun projects before - usually very cool and bloody dangerous.
Interested to read about this when the page is there :-)
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10-20-2015, 12:58 PM #3
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10-20-2015, 01:46 PM #4
it's definitely a rail gun.
But there's a video of a pistol sized one that fires a lot faster somewhere on youtube.
Printer will print perfect...
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