I'm a tad late to the party with this comment, However, I think I may be of some assistance. Having worn many different types of historic armor (both hard & soft), I believe you will find that an articulated, rigid, breast & back plate formed out of simple plastic pickle barrel will serve you nicely as it is lightweight, flexible, and extremely cut, abrasion, impact, and puncture resistant. Though it is a little more bulky, thickness wise, it more than makes up for it in it's added impact resistance! (Baseball bats & blunt force weapons are just as deadly and easily available as knives) It's been a while, but we used to get 55 gal. pickle barrels for between $10-$20. They washed out, sent free, with just baking soda and water & can be easily hand formed, DIRECTLY. onto the torso/ body part of the wearer with nothing more than two layers of sweatshirt, a pair of welding gloves, and the help of a friend. To get the plastic to malleable temp. simply take the pattern (several avail on line), trace it on the barrel, cut it out with a jig saw, and place it on an old cookie sheet in an 215 deg. oven for a few min. till the existing curve begins to relax. Once the plastic starts to relax and flatten it self out, simply pull it out with the welding gloves and press form it on the person wearing the 2 sweatshirts. Best part is that most patterns avail on the net will also have some basic instructions to help align the separate pieces and connecting straps, and if the molding/ forming of the plastic is a little off, the piece can be reformed simply by repeating the heating process! If you are truly set on creating semi flexible armor, may I suggest you ck out Robert Murray-Smith's work here on YT dramatically enhancing the structural properties of plastics and other materials by adding homemade Graphene in small amounts to their construction/mixtures. You can find his Ch. simply by searching his name Robert Murray-Smith. Hope these ideas will help. :)
Very interesting projects. Perhaps you could show some idea of how the inserts would work in a jacket, and calculate how heavy the final product would be. Would it also be somewhat bullet proof with all the Kevlar? Good Luck with the development of resins etc, be careful about exposure to fumes.
I will be definitely making a full hoddie insert out of this when I get it fine tuned. And I'll have to try it against bullets! Will be going out to the range soon for some other plate tests. Yeah, I'll be using the correct PP when handling solvents, don't want that nerve damage! Thanks for your suggestions.
This is truly genius you should be a working for a military armor company. Something to consider: Your test is weapon vs target placed against a solid object. In actual circumstances that would be the absolute worst possible scenario for a strike. Akin to getting curb stomped or beheaded on a chopping block. Normally people have some give when struck. For instance the most common pose: standing, wearing armor like this there would not even be the slightest hint of damage to the victim. You should test your armor on a target mounted on a stiff spring or something to get an idea of what protection it provides in normal circumstances.
hello my friend, i tried 16 layers cheap fireproof fiberglass (15 euros 1,5m x 1,5m greek price) and i laminated them with silicone glue. i tried slug bullet from 20 meters and it did not penetrate the armor. i dont know about other guns or pistols because i dont have anyother, but i found it surprisingly good. it is flexible also. thank you.
Thanks, next step with this one will be a hoddie insert, now that i'm on lock down because of this stupid virus I'm trying to get a bunch of my projects finished. Make sure to subscribe and hit the bell for notifications.
It’s crazy because before you said non Newtonian fluid I was thinking that because I remembered the liquid Kevlar video that touched on using non Newtonian fluid and coating fabric with it to create flexible armor years back but you surprised me with silly putty.. I’m definitely trying out your idea when I get a chance my neighborhood is rough and women get taped out here people get shot and stabbed out here and I myself have been stabbed in the face once and attacked with a knife more than once and I’d like to build something I can have my wife wear and I wear that would protect against a stabbing and even a gun shot that isn’t detectable and can be put in out jackets by seeing on some pockets for them to fit in… an your video just gave me hope
Hey man , I have enjoyed so many of your videos . In this one you spoke about non Newtonian and used silly putty . Have you or do you plan to try any DIY shear thickening fluids ( dilitant) I would love to see your work and analysis of some calcium carbonate or nano silica powered based ( in brake fluid ) impregnated Kevlar…..
Your really onto something brother! Always amazed of the minds here on UA-cam! Be thinking your the only one with a ideal and boom you find out your not alone. I too been working on a protection project for DIY Body armor to stab proof armor. Could save lives as well as yours. I do agree using ballistic nylon or better,Cordura nylon. Kevlar is good but Dyneema will have no gaps. Though Kevlar might it easy for absorbing the rubber mixture into it filling the gaps which window when stabbed with pointy objects like needles and a ice pick. Ballistic Nylon has a tighter weave to catch the more pointy objects. I would have that as your first line then the more cushioned last. I've been looking into material that would absorb impact where you the wearer will not feel the impact or trauma. I heard of liquid armor absorbing but have not though of Silly putty. I though of Clay. Gotta think friction makes heat so gotta add a stopper for friction. So coating of something that is heat repellent would be a good addition to your project. All in all great work and Keep going. This has inspired me to continue my project as well.
Amazing video! I actually made my own based on your design. I used very fine polyester fabric in combination with very fine steel wire mesh in the middle, the holes of the steel wire mesh are only 1mm. Maybe you should give it a try it is absolutely knife-proof! And stays flexible as well. I hope you try it for a future video!
Modern linothorax. Nice. The silly putty is definitely a curveball - but hey whatever works. Thanks for the thorough instructions and hope your work has progressed well since this vid.
Try 700um silica suspended in glycerin then use isopropyl alcohol to make the putty a liquid and then bake it in an oven after impregnation the fabric with the liquid at around 100° untill the alcohol evaperates off. It makes a very strong STF and can be applied to denim or kevlar and maintains the the flexibleness of the fabric used also you'd only need one layer to stop a knife. If you use the Cut-Tex Pro fabric you have a very light weight stab proof fabric. Then use recycled sheets of D30 non newtonian foam motorcycle armor (it's flexible and really good at stopping impact) behind the fabric and vuala light seight flexible and comfortable stab proof armor. I'm the dude working on the halo inspired composite armored exoskeleton.
Thanks! Now that i'm on lock down from this stupid virus there should be some new videos up here real soon, the first one being a new mask build. It'll be a carbon fiber plague doctor mask, that'll be fully functioning respirator. that one should be up by the end of the week.
No problem brother! Glad this information helped you, I'm building even more as we speak. you should check out the new rifle armor video I made, and check out my discord if you have any questions! We got a good group of guys building and testing this stuff!
@@Techthisoutmeow wich frabric would You recomend to substitute fiber glass and Kevlar since both of those are not easy to get here in México. Well i can get fiber glass but it's not in a blanquet it's literal fiber glass wich makes it litle dificult to work with
Hummms, that's an interesting problem to have. what farbic could you get a hold of? and what plastics can you acquire? Can you get some tightly woven Hemp fabric?
When you're willing to put Kevlar in you might as well get some uhmwpe, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, plates and make a coat of plates/brigandine type lining. Should do well. shear thickening fluid is a good idea.
have you thought about adding chicken wire? coating the whole thing with a final coat of resin? you need to upgrade and try a spear next. make the tip of the spear a bowie/rambo knife
Really for knifeproof torso armor just a metal chest plate under a hoodie would be just as concealed and protective. Then take some of the stuff you used in your armor hat and make some armguards. That way you can block blunt impact attacks
This is a very interesting project. I definitely see some potential here. And thanks for sharing 🙏 I'd like to know if you've tried this out with Dyneema? And what are your thoughts on chainmail? A German company named Zeigler Makes safety shirts out of very strong rings, with very strong welds. Like VERY strong. The blunt force is one thing to deal with but not likely to be able to stab through that stuff 🤔
Great project, I'd recommend supporting the back of your projectile test target, for consistent angle and energy transfer. The crossbows squared to the test target could test spike penetrations with lathed points. Powdered ceramics or carbide metals could make an interesting surface powder coat ( not sure how well that would cure but it will damage testing implements
Its funny you mention powdered ceramics. I've been experimenting with epoxy\ceramic powder to see if I could stop high caliber rounds. I've dialed in the ratio to be similar to JB weld, and so far its been pretty amazing. I'll have to see if I can use it as a top coat like you suggested. Yeah should have anchored the crossbow back stop better, valid point. I'll make sure to do that on further crossbow tests.
@@Techthisoutmeow yeah, either powder being generously dusted on the last 2 wet coats of bed liner is where my mind wanders to. I was surprised with the silly putty success, I was looking at D30 padding since it's the best in sports and defense applications. $$. Would the bed liner be thin enough for an automotive paint gun?
Yeah I wish I could get my hands on raw D30, but they only sell it in pre-made pads for other company's. And I've ran bed liner threw paint guns before, undercoat guns work better. I'm not sure if this stuff could honestly, the resin itself isn't thick at all, however it does have loose fibers of kevlar floating around in it, I would be afraid of constantly cleaning clogs. But it could work, I'll have to look into that.
What calibers did it stop? The denim and construction glue video. I'll search for that now, good on him if he came up with something that works consistently!
You Sir are a genius! Todds Workshop is brilliant and this reminds me of a 21st century version of that! Your creation would lend itself to moulded chest, arm, leg and head lasts, for a complete suit. The Russians are working on a 50 cal. resistant suit. Your design has scope to be applied with other materials. Not that you need me to tell you that😁
i would be interested to see how well your armor performs against a broadhead, at 150lb i doubt it would stop it, but what about 90, 80, 50lb small crossbows? with a broadhead even 50lb is deadly
That's awesome man, quick question about your testing... wouldnt a soft backing be a better test? I mean the stab proof fabric will be basically hanging off your body, and humans are squishy so I assume it would absorb more impact resulting in an even smaller stab wound, and the way your stabbing down onto your work bench is not the best angle for attacking someone. So I think it's a smashing success, great job brother
So check this out, what you said right there is one of the biggest differences between the California standard testing and the European standard. In the California testing they drop the piercing weapon down a rail system with weight on it, with ballistic clay ( Roma Plastilina No1 and No2) under the sample. In Europe they use an air cannon for a more straight on attack, they also don't just use ice picks. Plus, get this, they mix some ballistics Gel with the clay (10%-20%) to simulate the visco-elastic nature of human flesh. The US has started to change it's standard a bit thanks to the military and the European standard. The crossbow idea you had was closer to the European standard, so thanks for that! Man, this project revitalized me to work on so much more stuff. It really was a great success! And did you like how those arrows just bounced off most of the time?
@@Techthisoutmeow oh that's cool, I had no idea about the testing standards! Yes that was awesome with the crossbow bolts! Keep up the good work! Oh is your channel strictly focused on homemade defense? Would you do projects on say emergency use plastic bolts, or super hard plastic composite clubs or something? If just defense that's cool to, to many people know how to attack as it is
Well, I had a few ideas about weaponry, but youtube is real funny about showing the steps to make that sort of thing. But seeing as how my channel my never get monetized anyway as long as I'm not constantly getting hit with community strikes I don't see why I couldn't make a club or two. My channel is more about laminating armor because that's what has gotten me the most views, so yeah, I would be down for making something. I'm just personally more interested in armor and how to improve it is all. There is no rule that I can't put it on the channel, and really I have a lot of invention ideas that don't revolve around armor at all that I was thinking about putting up here. Branch out more you know?
@@Techthisoutmeow what the heck what would you have gotten strikes for? Only thing I can think of is the gun footage in your testing vids, and even then it was really about the guns. Was just curious about weapons, but weaponry channels are a dime a dozen anyways and I'm much more interested in protecting myself after seeing all the new and inventive ways people can deliver pain. Have you thought of doing any channel team ups? Like perfect your stab armor and send it to the slingshot channel or Adam celadon knife throwing(don't think that's how you spell his name) I've seen them test their stuff against police/military grade armor
@@brokefangmagepunk3685 Haha funny story. so when I first started this channel I made a video detailing how to make ninja smoke bombs. It was the first video I ever had reach 100 views, and they pulled that stuff quick after that. There still is a short clip up on this channel I had put up before they pulled the build, but after that I've been more careful about how I word things. But yeah, any gun channel has had problems in the past, you can see it in their posts and stuff, and even though this isn't a gun channel I use them in so many tests I just figured they would never monetize any of my armor builds. I've considered doing team up, and have hit up a few other channels, only one sent back a message to me saying to hold off for a while. I'll look into the other channels you mentioned.
I'm glad you liked the bullet proof glass build! That one was very fun to make, when I do a ballistic shield that will for sure be added to the window. And the next mask I make as well. Paper and PVA glue you say? I'll have to look into that, maybe make some SHTF style armor, thanks for the suggestion!
interesting idea, I mean you can find pennies everywhere and it wouldn't take much to laminate them to a backing. Ill look into that, thanks for the comment!
@@ButcheryTapes maybe - like chain mail. but the impact energy of even a 9mm is huge compared to the resistance of a metal link connecting the coins - but interesting. maybe it should be tested?
Hi, Im trying to make a jacket which has inside an armored plates of 2mm or 3mm of aluminun, covered with cordura fabric. Do you think that it would be stab proof?
@@Techthisoutmeow I was thinking of use 6061 aluminum, my idea its create a cordura jacket, inspirated by the design of the cap america first avenger, but all black, forget the stars and red/white stripes xd, and I need aluminum to make it light for the inner armor
Well, I buy from a few different places. I would have to go with www.armorco.com/online-store/Kevlar-Fabrics-FREE-SHIPPING-c23597470 or ebay for ballistic Kevlar, that's where I got it before. I also would recommend checking out www.sollercomposites.com, that's my favorite composite fabric website that I've bought from. But really if your looking for bulk I would go with ebay, you can find great deals for ballistic fabrics and cut resistant fabric. I've found spectra fabric and nylon for real cheap on there.
Work on arms & legs boots ? If shtf theres no hospitals or ambulances , you cant afford to get hit anywhere......basically make a juggernaut suit you can physically move in ?
There will be gauntlets and greaves one of these days, don't you worry about that! It's on my to do list, mostly was focused on a anti mugger and backstabber vest right now with the hoodie idea, but full suits will be done!
12min..even if the blade gets through it wouldn't injure from a few mm poking through, id go as far to say a full ten mill of blade passing through wont be fatal...id trust & wear that test piece
Right, and the blade that made it the deepest was the one that blew threw 10 layers of unaltered kevlar 769. I want to add some flexible kydex plastic to the mix, in scale form when I do the full hoodie build. But either way, the composite sure had promising results!
I've never tried flex seal, but I've used polyurethane plastic resin before, which I imagine is close to that. I've never heard of rock paint before, do you have a link of the material that your referring to so I can look into it?
@@Techthisoutmeow it was something someone talked about long ago. I think they were talking about pet rocks. They must have mixed sand or stone in the paint. I do not find that type either. I was wondering about putting that bulletproof stone material, maybe graphene - carbon granules- in paint or poly for fiberglass/kevlar...? Apologies
I just did! and man let me tell you, it did better than I thought it would. I only had a 9mm when I tested it, I was out at the range testing other plates. It held up remarkably well! I'll post that footage when I make the full jacket insert that i'm planning for this stuff.
I did make a hat insert one time, for a project. It worked well against bashing threats like night sticks and bricks. ua-cam.com/video/0wB3KQpdT6E/v-deo.html that's the test footage of the insert I made. and with ears do you mean something to cover them or more for style?
Your stab test is actually too robust - no real life stab attack would generate the forces of slamming the blade to a dead stop against a solid surface - so the armour is probably better than your test suggests. :-)
I'm a tad late to the party with this comment, However, I think I may be of some assistance. Having worn many different types of historic armor (both hard & soft), I believe you will find that an articulated, rigid, breast & back plate formed out of simple plastic pickle barrel will serve you nicely as it is lightweight, flexible, and extremely cut, abrasion, impact, and puncture resistant. Though it is a little more bulky, thickness wise, it more than makes up for it in it's added impact resistance! (Baseball bats & blunt force weapons are just as deadly and easily available as knives)
It's been a while, but we used to get 55 gal. pickle barrels for between $10-$20. They washed out, sent free, with just baking soda and water & can be easily hand formed, DIRECTLY. onto the torso/ body part of the wearer with nothing more than two layers of sweatshirt, a pair of welding gloves, and the help of a friend. To get the plastic to malleable temp. simply take the pattern (several avail on line), trace it on the barrel, cut it out with a jig saw, and place it on an old cookie sheet in an 215 deg. oven for a few min. till the existing curve begins to relax. Once the plastic starts to relax and flatten it self out, simply pull it out with the welding gloves and press form it on the person wearing the 2 sweatshirts. Best part is that most patterns avail on the net will also have some basic instructions to help align the separate pieces and connecting straps, and if the molding/ forming of the plastic is a little off, the piece can be reformed simply by repeating the heating process!
If you are truly set on creating semi flexible armor, may I suggest you ck out Robert Murray-Smith's work here on YT dramatically enhancing the structural properties of plastics and other materials by adding homemade Graphene in small amounts to their construction/mixtures. You can find his Ch. simply by searching his name Robert Murray-Smith.
Hope these ideas will help. :)
I'd like to see a simple 1/4" HDPE cut into large scales or panels and sewed into a brigandine or scale type garment
@@chucksneed5405 There are several patterns & (i'd imagine) videos of similar.
This is the ideal armor to have in the Book of Eli movie where most folk had run out of ammo .
Very interesting projects. Perhaps you could show some idea of how the inserts would work in a jacket, and calculate how heavy the final product would be. Would it also be somewhat bullet proof with all the Kevlar? Good Luck with the development of resins etc, be careful about exposure to fumes.
I will be definitely making a full hoddie insert out of this when I get it fine tuned. And I'll have to try it against bullets! Will be going out to the range soon for some other plate tests. Yeah, I'll be using the correct PP when handling solvents, don't want that nerve damage! Thanks for your suggestions.
Ppe. ;)
Thank you. You have just saved me weeks of work and testing, I really appreciate your efforts.
This is truly genius you should be a working for a military armor company. Something to consider: Your test is weapon vs target placed against a solid object. In actual circumstances that would be the absolute worst possible scenario for a strike. Akin to getting curb stomped or beheaded on a chopping block. Normally people have some give when struck. For instance the most common pose: standing, wearing armor like this there would not even be the slightest hint of damage to the victim. You should test your armor on a target mounted on a stiff spring or something to get an idea of what protection it provides in normal circumstances.
hello my friend, i tried 16 layers cheap fireproof fiberglass (15 euros 1,5m x 1,5m greek price) and i laminated them with silicone glue. i tried slug bullet from 20 meters and it did not penetrate the armor. i dont know about other guns or pistols because i dont have anyother, but i found it surprisingly good. it is flexible also. thank you.
Very inspiring! The tests were incredible, definitely the best video on stab proof material that I could find. Looking forward for future videos man!
Thanks, next step with this one will be a hoddie insert, now that i'm on lock down because of this stupid virus I'm trying to get a bunch of my projects finished. Make sure to subscribe and hit the bell for notifications.
I have been researching this for a while and this is the best I have seen so far, well-done bro.
Gonna make this in a “T” shape for chest protection. Great tutorial. In Canada we don’t have Kevlar so I will experiment with carbon fibre
It’s crazy because before you said non Newtonian fluid I was thinking that because I remembered the liquid Kevlar video that touched on using non Newtonian fluid and coating fabric with it to create flexible armor years back but you surprised me with silly putty.. I’m definitely trying out your idea when I get a chance my neighborhood is rough and women get taped out here people get shot and stabbed out here and I myself have been stabbed in the face once and attacked with a knife more than once and I’d like to build something I can have my wife wear and I wear that would protect against a stabbing and even a gun shot that isn’t detectable and can be put in out jackets by seeing on some pockets for them to fit in… an your video just gave me hope
mix of resin and fabric layers in this video ballistic layers of kevlar and silly putty and truck padding.
Hiya buddy. You're a really clever bloke. Will be checking out some more of your vids. ATB, Des
Hey man , I have enjoyed so many of your videos . In this one you spoke about non Newtonian and used silly putty . Have you or do you plan to try any DIY shear thickening fluids ( dilitant) I would love to see your work and analysis of some calcium carbonate or nano silica powered based ( in brake fluid ) impregnated Kevlar…..
Your really onto something brother! Always amazed of the minds here on UA-cam! Be thinking your the only one with a ideal and boom you find out your not alone. I too been working on a protection project for DIY Body armor to stab proof armor. Could save lives as well as yours. I do agree using ballistic nylon or better,Cordura nylon. Kevlar is good but Dyneema will have no gaps. Though Kevlar might it easy for absorbing the rubber mixture into it filling the gaps which window when stabbed with pointy objects like needles and a ice pick.
Ballistic Nylon has a tighter weave to catch the more pointy objects. I would have that as your first line then the more cushioned last. I've been looking into material that would absorb impact where you the wearer will not feel the impact or trauma. I heard of liquid armor absorbing but have not though of Silly putty. I though of Clay. Gotta think friction makes heat so gotta add a stopper for friction. So coating of something that is heat repellent would be a good addition to your project.
All in all great work and Keep going. This has inspired me to continue my project as well.
Amazing video! I actually made my own based on your design. I used very fine polyester fabric in combination with very fine steel wire mesh in the middle, the holes of the steel wire mesh are only 1mm. Maybe you should give it a try it is absolutely knife-proof! And stays flexible as well. I hope you try it for a future video!
Modern linothorax. Nice.
The silly putty is definitely a curveball - but hey whatever works.
Thanks for the thorough instructions and hope your work has progressed well since this vid.
Did you try incorporating any felt layers?
felt is more stab resistant because the points can't just just push the yarns in the weave aside.
Try 700um silica suspended in glycerin then use isopropyl alcohol to make the putty a liquid and then bake it in an oven after impregnation the fabric with the liquid at around 100° untill the alcohol evaperates off. It makes a very strong STF and can be applied to denim or kevlar and maintains the the flexibleness of the fabric used also you'd only need one layer to stop a knife. If you use the Cut-Tex Pro fabric you have a very light weight stab proof fabric. Then use recycled sheets of D30 non newtonian foam motorcycle armor (it's flexible and really good at stopping impact) behind the fabric and vuala light seight flexible and comfortable stab proof armor. I'm the dude working on the halo inspired composite armored exoskeleton.
I found this on accident you now have a new subscriber
Thanks! Now that i'm on lock down from this stupid virus there should be some new videos up here real soon, the first one being a new mask build. It'll be a carbon fiber plague doctor mask, that'll be fully functioning respirator. that one should be up by the end of the week.
Bro your videos are awsome the materials You use are simple yet very eficientt.
Keep up with the good work greetings from México
No problem brother! Glad this information helped you, I'm building even more as we speak. you should check out the new rifle armor video I made, and check out my discord if you have any questions! We got a good group of guys building and testing this stuff!
@@Techthisoutmeow wich frabric would You recomend to substitute fiber glass and Kevlar since both of those are not easy to get here in México. Well i can get fiber glass but it's not in a blanquet it's literal fiber glass wich makes it litle dificult to work with
Hummms, that's an interesting problem to have. what farbic could you get a hold of? and what plastics can you acquire? Can you get some tightly woven Hemp fabric?
Best man i ever seen for crafting usa and uk and russain and other contreys should have this
I'm gonna try this
Do it! and if you do, record so footage if you can, I would love to see other people try my builds and see what they can come up with. Just stay safe.
@@Techthisoutmeow could you please write the material list? To translate it. I didn't understand the other material with Kevlar
When you're willing to put Kevlar in you might as well get some uhmwpe, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, plates and make a coat of plates/brigandine type lining. Should do well. shear thickening fluid is a good idea.
@@another3997 ok so it's a laminate. So what?
Was that really worth posting three times?
Try CIM 1000. It is used for waterproofing. It is a 2-part system, extremally durable.
have you thought about adding chicken wire? coating the whole thing with a final coat of resin? you need to upgrade and try a spear next. make the tip of the spear a bowie/rambo knife
Really for knifeproof torso armor just a metal chest plate under a hoodie would be just as concealed and protective. Then take some of the stuff you used in your armor hat and make some armguards. That way you can block blunt impact attacks
This is a very interesting project. I definitely see some potential here. And thanks for sharing 🙏
I'd like to know if you've tried this out with Dyneema? And what are your thoughts on chainmail? A German company named Zeigler Makes safety shirts out of very strong rings, with very strong welds. Like VERY strong. The blunt force is one thing to deal with but not likely to be able to stab through that stuff 🤔
I hadn't known about zeigler up until now, I will probably check them out because they sound interesting.
Thank you for sharing a video about making a flexible stab resistant armor you are truly awesome and wonderful ^^
Subscribed bro. Cool project. This is how superhero armour evolves!
Right! Yeah I've got some ideas for some full suit builds, should be a good time.
Great job planning to try it out myself, where can I get the Silly Putty by the pound? Planning on 12 x 15
Great job man 👍
Nice invention brother,so where can we buy that material?
Great project, I'd recommend supporting the back of your projectile test target, for consistent angle and energy transfer. The crossbows squared to the test target could test spike penetrations with lathed points. Powdered ceramics or carbide metals could make an interesting surface powder coat ( not sure how well that would cure but it will damage testing implements
Its funny you mention powdered ceramics. I've been experimenting with epoxy\ceramic powder to see if I could stop high caliber rounds. I've dialed in the ratio to be similar to JB weld, and so far its been pretty amazing. I'll have to see if I can use it as a top coat like you suggested. Yeah should have anchored the crossbow back stop better, valid point. I'll make sure to do that on further crossbow tests.
@@Techthisoutmeow yeah, either powder being generously dusted on the last 2 wet coats of bed liner is where my mind wanders to. I was surprised with the silly putty success, I was looking at D30 padding since it's the best in sports and defense applications. $$. Would the bed liner be thin enough for an automotive paint gun?
Btw a guy on UA-cam madd ballistic plate prototypes with12-16 layers of denim and PL500 construction glue
Yeah I wish I could get my hands on raw D30, but they only sell it in pre-made pads for other company's. And I've ran bed liner threw paint guns before, undercoat guns work better. I'm not sure if this stuff could honestly, the resin itself isn't thick at all, however it does have loose fibers of kevlar floating around in it, I would be afraid of constantly cleaning clogs. But it could work, I'll have to look into that.
What calibers did it stop? The denim and construction glue video. I'll search for that now, good on him if he came up with something that works consistently!
You Sir are a genius! Todds Workshop is brilliant and this reminds me of a 21st century version of that! Your creation would lend itself to moulded chest, arm, leg and head lasts, for a complete suit. The Russians are working on a 50 cal. resistant suit. Your design has scope to be applied with other materials. Not that you need me to tell you that😁
i would be interested to see how well your armor performs against a broadhead, at 150lb i doubt it would stop it, but what about 90, 80, 50lb small crossbows? with a broadhead even 50lb is deadly
That's awesome man, quick question about your testing... wouldnt a soft backing be a better test? I mean the stab proof fabric will be basically hanging off your body, and humans are squishy so I assume it would absorb more impact resulting in an even smaller stab wound, and the way your stabbing down onto your work bench is not the best angle for attacking someone. So I think it's a smashing success, great job brother
So check this out, what you said right there is one of the biggest differences between the California standard testing and the European standard. In the California testing they drop the piercing weapon down a rail system with weight on it, with ballistic clay ( Roma Plastilina No1 and No2) under the sample. In Europe they use an air cannon for a more straight on attack, they also don't just use ice picks. Plus, get this, they mix some ballistics Gel with the clay (10%-20%) to simulate the visco-elastic nature of human flesh. The US has started to change it's standard a bit thanks to the military and the European standard. The crossbow idea you had was closer to the European standard, so thanks for that! Man, this project revitalized me to work on so much more stuff. It really was a great success! And did you like how those arrows just bounced off most of the time?
@@Techthisoutmeow oh that's cool, I had no idea about the testing standards! Yes that was awesome with the crossbow bolts! Keep up the good work!
Oh is your channel strictly focused on homemade defense? Would you do projects on say emergency use plastic bolts, or super hard plastic composite clubs or something? If just defense that's cool to, to many people know how to attack as it is
Well, I had a few ideas about weaponry, but youtube is real funny about showing the steps to make that sort of thing. But seeing as how my channel my never get monetized anyway as long as I'm not constantly getting hit with community strikes I don't see why I couldn't make a club or two. My channel is more about laminating armor because that's what has gotten me the most views, so yeah, I would be down for making something. I'm just personally more interested in armor and how to improve it is all. There is no rule that I can't put it on the channel, and really I have a lot of invention ideas that don't revolve around armor at all that I was thinking about putting up here. Branch out more you know?
@@Techthisoutmeow what the heck what would you have gotten strikes for? Only thing I can think of is the gun footage in your testing vids, and even then it was really about the guns.
Was just curious about weapons, but weaponry channels are a dime a dozen anyways and I'm much more interested in protecting myself after seeing all the new and inventive ways people can deliver pain.
Have you thought of doing any channel team ups? Like perfect your stab armor and send it to the slingshot channel or Adam celadon knife throwing(don't think that's how you spell his name) I've seen them test their stuff against police/military grade armor
@@brokefangmagepunk3685 Haha funny story. so when I first started this channel I made a video detailing how to make ninja smoke bombs. It was the first video I ever had reach 100 views, and they pulled that stuff quick after that. There still is a short clip up on this channel I had put up before they pulled the build, but after that I've been more careful about how I word things. But yeah, any gun channel has had problems in the past, you can see it in their posts and stuff, and even though this isn't a gun channel I use them in so many tests I just figured they would never monetize any of my armor builds. I've considered doing team up, and have hit up a few other channels, only one sent back a message to me saying to hold off for a while. I'll look into the other channels you mentioned.
Hi, I think you should try stabbing with a material with a hardness similar to a human body, to see if it acts the same way. Great job by the way.
i'm an engineer that's also a manager. I"m listening. you've done well here.
Thanks! You wanna give me a job? Lol
What are your on thoughts on replacing the kevlar with uhmwpe fabric
Fascinating
You deserve a sub. Great video
Thanks! plenty more to come.
Paper & pva glue layers make super pikecrete , 10mm would stop some stabs potentially ?
your bullet proof glass was excellent btw !
I'm glad you liked the bullet proof glass build! That one was very fun to make, when I do a ballistic shield that will for sure be added to the window. And the next mask I make as well. Paper and PVA glue you say? I'll have to look into that, maybe make some SHTF style armor, thanks for the suggestion!
How about trying carbon fiber fabric as a layer?
did you thought about making a vest / armor out of 2 alligned lines of cent coins?
interesting idea, I mean you can find pennies everywhere and it wouldn't take much to laminate them to a backing. Ill look into that, thanks for the comment!
@@Techthisoutmeow coins flip, even when they are embedded.
@@prestonburton8504 drill small holes in them and connect them together overlapping
@@ButcheryTapes maybe - like chain mail. but the impact energy of even a 9mm is huge compared to the resistance of a metal link connecting the coins - but interesting. maybe it should be tested?
Hi, Im trying to make a jacket which has inside an armored plates of 2mm or 3mm of aluminun, covered with cordura fabric. Do you think that it would be stab proof?
What grade of aluminum are you going to use? And what hardness? Any idea? Aluminum is an impressive metal, I think it would be totally possible!
@@Techthisoutmeow I was thinking of use 6061 aluminum, my idea its create a cordura jacket, inspirated by the design of the cap america first avenger, but all black, forget the stars and red/white stripes xd, and I need aluminum to make it light for the inner armor
Where can I buy Kevlar or stabbed cut resistant material in bulk
Well, I buy from a few different places. I would have to go with www.armorco.com/online-store/Kevlar-Fabrics-FREE-SHIPPING-c23597470 or ebay for ballistic Kevlar, that's where I got it before. I also would recommend checking out www.sollercomposites.com, that's my favorite composite fabric website that I've bought from. But really if your looking for bulk I would go with ebay, you can find great deals for ballistic fabrics and cut resistant fabric. I've found spectra fabric and nylon for real cheap on there.
Hope you make money out of this and other products you make!
if you could make a resin this thin that stops bullets and knives you'll be really rich.
just wondering, are they also spike proof/slash proof?
Work on arms & legs boots ? If shtf theres no hospitals or ambulances , you cant afford to get hit anywhere......basically make a juggernaut suit you can physically move in ?
There will be gauntlets and greaves one of these days, don't you worry about that! It's on my to do list, mostly was focused on a anti mugger and backstabber vest right now with the hoodie idea, but full suits will be done!
Where lm going to find these materials?
Kevlar is not available for civilian use in india. I will try plywood and asbestos
Great vid do you sell any vests?
You need to test against icepick points to
Oh I'm not finished with this one! I'm making a full on hoddie insert before to long.
12min..even if the blade gets through it wouldn't injure from a few mm poking through, id go as far to say a full ten mill of blade passing through wont be fatal...id trust & wear that test piece
Right, and the blade that made it the deepest was the one that blew threw 10 layers of unaltered kevlar 769. I want to add some flexible kydex plastic to the mix, in scale form when I do the full hoodie build. But either way, the composite sure had promising results!
very useful
please tell me your opinion
Have you tested D3o? It could maybe be very useful
It does react well to trauma by stiffening up. Bur as far as I know it's easy enough to stab through. Maybe it works with the fiber as a backing.
What about flex seal or rock paint?
I've never tried flex seal, but I've used polyurethane plastic resin before, which I imagine is close to that. I've never heard of rock paint before, do you have a link of the material that your referring to so I can look into it?
@@Techthisoutmeow it was something someone talked about long ago. I think they were talking about pet rocks.
They must have mixed sand or stone in the paint. I do not find that type either.
I was wondering about putting that bulletproof stone material, maybe graphene - carbon granules- in paint or poly for fiberglass/kevlar...?
Apologies
You literally sound like just like Robert Downey Junior what the hell
can u make an update
God i sabsciber
Did you shoot that mix?
I just did! and man let me tell you, it did better than I thought it would. I only had a 9mm when I tested it, I was out at the range testing other plates. It held up remarkably well! I'll post that footage when I make the full jacket insert that i'm planning for this stuff.
how is this flexible? it's so stiff...
chainmail
Could make a hat...! ...with ears.
I did make a hat insert one time, for a project. It worked well against bashing threats like night sticks and bricks. ua-cam.com/video/0wB3KQpdT6E/v-deo.html that's the test footage of the insert I made. and with ears do you mean something to cover them or more for style?
Your stab test is actually too robust - no real life stab attack would generate the forces of slamming the blade to a dead stop against a solid surface - so the armour is probably better than your test suggests. :-)