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May 12, 2012

Tesla Coil Gun Exists, May Shoot Lightning

Inspired by the graphic novel "Five Fists of Science" -- and perhaps encouraged by the plucky MIT student who made his own Tesla coil hat and survived -- a DIYer named Rob designed a Tesla coil gun, which he says is fully functional. 

Rob used a Nerf gun cast in aluminum for the housing and created a high voltage switch with a 3D powder printer. The gun is powered by an 18V ion drill battery and a flyback transformer housed inside a PVC plumbing end cap. Though Rob has yet to fire the gun, photos show what he says are sparks from the setup, and a demo clip is on the way. While video proof is always nice, so is preserving your life. More here.


5 comments:

Outcast said...

This is the coolest thing ever, I seriously do want one!

R said...

Awesome stuff!

Jim said...

Rob is quite insane, great design

wizardOZZ said...

would fit perfectly on my car

Shampoo said...

Nice o.O Gotta shoot some ducks !