@@toraguchitoraguchi9154 and in the SU lightsabers cant stop shrapnel so whats your point? not only that non force trained individuals are unlikely to deflect anything
Can we just appreciate that in lore it took hundreds of years to get to this point and these guys have achieved it in just a short few years absolutely incredible
@raifparker3990 im no scientist do i could be completely delusional on this but maybe they could use a small piece of uranium as fuel, that would definitely cost MILLIONS if even possible
These people are real motivation ....they do so much hard work, go through lots of trials and errors and still don't give up and try to improve themselves every time
Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self" ~ Aristotle
yea i wonder how there able to sell it legally 🤔 like fuel and an oxygen = one of 2 things a rocket or a bomb and the difference between them is whether or not you premix the them that's probably one of the main reason's it's so hard to get good rockets for 4th of july without getting a permit
I feel like the hardest part for getting a fully "movie accurate" lightsaber will be keeping the destructive potential and the ability to retract the blade, while still allowing the blade to have the attributes of a solid.
This is absolutely incredible it’s even better to know that a lightsaber pike is a real thing in Star Wars so despite it being so long it’s technically the first real cordless saber pike
@@Searching_Producciones don’t worry about that, english is a very weird language, the only difference between “a” and “an” is that “an” comes before words that start with a, e, i, o, or u.
I'm 51 yrs old, I saw the first Star Wars movie at a drive-in theater. I watch the evolution of these sabers in utter disbelief. Words can't describe my excitement to see all future iterations! Thank you guys! ❤
Holy crap. My mom and I were literally talking about how you guys are making real lightsabers among other things, she left the room, you posted and was shocked at the timing. Phenomenal work guys. Thanks for helping make our dreams reality!
Can you imagine how the team feels? People have been trying to make ligthsabers real for decades and they are actually doing it! I feel like we are watching history unfold before us. May the force be with you!
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@ShannonDove-sy7ye look up iso-butane vs. n-butane and the different operating pressures. They can be pressurized to different psi. They also burn completely differently.
@@michaelhartman2645 ok, so you're talking about a different kind of butane. I could be wrong, but I suspect that the energy density is going to be almost the same. Meaning that one liter of either kind of butane is probably going to be the same amount of calories. I will look it up later tonight and see. For higher energy density they could try a heavy product such as diesel or wax, but they would have trouble vaporizing or atomizing it, and of course wax would have to be kept heated to liquid.
Fun fact in Star Wars comics Jedi of the old republic often used light spears/pikes so this was a real canon saber type so this is truly amazing to see this
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love the fact that not only is this a real saber pike, but it also shows how specializations aren't just for in-company groups, outsourcing is really useful
I'm fully convinced that in their pursuit of building a fully realistic lightsaber, the guys at Hacksmith are going to discover a completely new state of matter
Yeah, something like solid plasma so hte blade can actually hit and interact with other lightsabers, these guys are single handedly making star wars a reality.
I cannot believe I was born into a generation where I won't just get to see a REAL lightsaber be made, but refined to perfect and one day may even be able to own or make one. Simply incredible I cannot wait to see the progress made by the time the next video rolls out.
@@Goonable well if it was cordless, getting it sufficient energy or fuel would be very impractically difficult. also what would it even be permanent for? if you mean having it be a solid blade, i mean we can do that already. but if it was made of plasma, it would just be a hazard and resource hog.
This is actually insane. Every time I think you guys are gonna run head first into the wall at the edge of possibility you pull an even better design with new features out. Love the work you guys are doing, can't wait to see these things become fully realized. Can't wait for the next version
It is absolutely amazing what you guys are accomplishing. Not many people set out to achieve the impossible, and actually reach their goal… well, because it is supposed to be impossible. You guys are literally pioneering the world’s first lightsaber, and I hope you understand HOW big of a deal it is, and how mind blowing the results have been to witness. The first lightsaber video you released gave me hope that we will have real lightsabers before I die, let alone NOW, and I cannot thank you enough for that excitement.
I don't think they would sell them. They would have to spend a LOT to mass-produce them. They'd be better off showing people how to make them in a tutorial "How to make a Hacksmitch LIGHTSABER STAFF!"
it's so crazy to see how far this project has come. I remember when they were first making their original lightsabers that were basically just super hot sticks.
This is the definition of a team. Imagine how James must feel. He spills his heart out to us all on RUclips and is brave enough to say he needs help. Then all the Hacksmith team/employees jump in aswell and start tackling content on the channell. This is so comparable!! Look forward to becoming accustomed to all the new videos and faces!!
I feel that the best design for the next lightsaber would be something like Cal Kestis’s lightsabers since they are a bit longer than a normal lightsaber. You could even do a Jedi Survivor partnership. Another idea would be to make Darth Maul’s staff, but make it where only one side turns on and you can save room that way. Good luck!!
This is amazing and in a couple years you might have a literal lightsaber! its really cool to be here and see the development. Its like watching people develop something that has been thought to be completely impossible!
Technically it still is impossible this is just a flame sword a lightsaber wouldn’t be a beam of fire and would be able to deflect other “lightsabers instead of just going through each other but this is definitely a good start
I love how the thumbnail doesn’t hide the hilt of the lightsaber, this is incredible progress and a real step up from the previous proto-sabers. Own it 💪
@@Siklis2137 already has done... there is a lot of tax dollars that just went missing, and i know lots of that stuff went to developing manmade ufo type ships but im sure they also have some people who just make space age small scale weapons like ray guns.
@@maybenotross5772 not probably. definitely. and already has - in numerous fields, from aerodymaics/ car design, electronics and computing, chemistry and medicine (especially materials science, protein folding and genetic sequencing),mathematics and encryption, data (and stockmarket) analysis etc etc. We live in interesting times. Already people and even whole professions are losing out.
Revan's Theme! Perfect sight for this! And it would match the timeline, for sure! Expanded Universe said the first lightsabers had packs. Look where we are now! Love your work, Hacksmith, thank you for this bright spot in my day!
you guys are progressing WAAY faster than the SW universe. Gives me hope that there will be a fully fledged lightsabre (with physical resistance properties like we see in the SW duels) within my lifetime. I look forward to the titanium (beskar replacement) vs lightsaber test when u guys get to it 😊
Clashing against other blades is a weakness, not a strength . Trying to cross 2 hacksmith blades would just pass through each other with a weird shape during the crossing .
I like how our limited tech is returning the mysticism back into light sabers if they get to the point where the saber is able to run like this in a small hilt it’ll probably run for a short time making it truly a last resort kinda self defense tool like how the Jedi saw them before the clone wars
I'm genuinely curious if they'll ever find a way to make it so the sabers can actually keep form, and maybe even clash with each other. I don't know if it's even possible, but a couple years ago, I didn't think what they've got now was possible.
This is spectacular! Such a huge step! So happy I bought both the gold version and the founder version of the minisabers! Excited to see what comes next!
67usd for the cheapest one in their store that resembles the hilt of a light saber.. I am considering to order one😍 the 52usd one in their store looks more like an elongated butane lighter in matt-black finishing, still looks cool but nothing ‘Jedi-like’.
ATM it's still a glorified "flame" thrower. However, having said that, this is absolutely amazing. If anyone can get us to where we have real legit lightsabers, it's these guys. Although I hope someday to see them make them where two blades can actually clash like in the movies. You guys are doing incredible work and I can't wait to see what y'all do in the future.
Kind of but yeah still awesome! But there is a reason the tip of the "blade" is not showing when it doesnt need to. Im excited to see where this ends up!
Hi, I was very intrigued by this project of yours, and this came to mind last night. according to how star wars lightsabers work, when the blades slam, it's not actually a real blow, because in reality they repel each other because all those lightsabers have the same charge. so you could try implementing a magnetic bar inside the plasma beam so that when two blades are close together they repel each other. Thank you for your attention to this comment if you are reading.
Interesting idea but heat destroys magnetism. The highest temperature you can reach with a material staying magnetic is elemental cobalt at ~1000 °C. Also, they can't put anything in the flame because it disrupts the flowing gas that makes the "blade" so nicely shaped. They talked about it in the QnA video.
It’s been incredible to see this technology develops in real time. To see how far you’ve come from having a really hot metal rod to now being on the cusp of a fully retractable plasma blade is insane
The fact that you have done something people wouldnt even begin to know how to do, its so incredible your doing things like this because it inspires others to do as you guys already are doing. People love your content and you are worth a lot
@@jackr0101 you know when they use them like swords and the plasma blade hits into each other, that wouldn’t work with this since it would just go through another blade
the physics of a lightsaber come from the magnetic field that contains the plasma, but i dont know if those physics apply in real life (for instance, if it was magnetic specifically it'd have some funky effects near metals, and i dont think they'd clash but either attract each other or, more likely, repel each other violently, preventing contact for more than a second) and it'd be really hard to contain the plasma in a magnetic field produced by something that fits into a lightsaber hilt anyways, at least with our current tech
Well light saber & laser sword are basically the same thing, although both names don't really match the tech behind those from the Star Wars lore. Sabers are just a sub-category of swords, and the terms laser or light could both mean the same cuz both are forms of light. However, as those things actually emit energy that ionizes the air around it, it changes the air molecules' physical state into plasma. That means that technically, it's a plasma sword, while emitting light as a form of energy radiation.
I was already so excited to find out you guys we're able to make it cordless. But after explaining the 3 steps to make it compact enough to actually contain everything in the handle made me giggle. I did not think it was possible to get there so soon!
I can't believe how far you guys come. This is literally my dream job, forging the future, and to watch you guys do it makes me tear up with joy! Your whole team is incredible and I can't wait to see what they achieve.
Don’t stop perfecting the lightsaber! Keep going and don’t stop until you have invented a real lightsaber! I don’t care if it takes you guys 100 years!
These guys are pioneering the intertwinement between science fiction and practicality. This is the type of stuff I used to only imagine when I was a kid and now it's reality. Simply amazing!!
Unfortunately, a solid beam would require a completely different system, possibly requiring mechanics that are not even theoretically possible right now
@@meurtenbaguette Kyber crystals unfortunately don't exist right now, but we will find a power source to create an actual lightsaber that cuts like one
you have no idea how happy I got when I saw the swagelok box in the video! my dad worked at one of the Ohio facilities for 25 years before retiring and made parts that were on the ISS. to this day that factory keeps asking him to come back out of retirement because of his work ethic and even offered ME a job just to have his knowledge back! Seriously made my day
I always appreciate when you give you the answers that you logically would have even tho its not something they want to highlight - for example the run time - From an engineering/ learning its important. Awesome video! - One day we will see the true perfect saber - great stepping stone
this is so cool, we are literally proving that lightsabers are not only possible, but the development of the real life ones are taking the exact same path that they took in starwars.
Well, not to be a downer cause it is very cool, but lets not forget a very key part; you can't fight with this, as stuff will pass right through the blade. That is probably the most important part of a lightsaber.
I’m so excited! I remember watching the very first attempt at making a real life lightsaber when they were using the heat coils, and in my mind, I thought that was the furthest they would ever be able to come with such a project, but now hacksmith industries is turning sci-fi into reality and I’m here for it!! Awesome job team! Keep up the incredible work!!
I like how you explain and have all the things to make said first actual light Saber if you have the material and the plan when can I expect a full light Saber vid (I know I sound like one of those guys but I am realy exited for the future)
It's crazy how much progress you have made since you guys just heated up tungsten rods to a really high temperature, to an actual retractable blade. Keep up the good work! 👍
I am just simply amazed and awed at how all of the effort put into the plasma-based lightsaber over the years has gotten so far. I’m still amazed at the fact that lightsabers now exist, and I think that it’s all thanks to you guys at Hacksmith :) thanks for being amazing!
WOW, that is just insane guys. And I'm really glad that you James look like to be back on track, and I can for sure see that you are excited and proud of the new Gen. 2 mini saber and there will for sure be standing one right here at my desk very soon. I love to watch your videos every single time in 5 years now.... =)
All I know is you guys give me hope for the future. Because in all my wildest nerdly dreams in my life did I ever think I'd see a actual almost lightsaber complete in my lifetime or even say my nieces or nephews lifetimes. But here you guys are. Bravo.
Wow this is crazy! My only complaint would be the blade length, but I’m fully confident you guys are going to create the worlds first handheld lightsaber. Excited to see more!
Awesome work all you guys! You truly inspire me as an engineer every day. I was curious, does Disney or Lucasfilm have any rights or get on you about any of this, or do they not have a say? Have they ever tried to sponsor your lightsaber projects before? Thank you for your time and I look forward to seeing your future lightsaber and non-lightsaber related work!
Lasser cutting is much more better than plasma, you don't need those dangerous gases, but here in a light saber you can't use laser, or else it would not be usable as a sword,
What a piece of ENGINEERING! This process has gotten so complicated and everybody here in the comments is cheering for you guys to GO GO GO! What an incredible journey the lightsaber series has been!
Unbelievable! And you have a plan that makes sense to reduce the size even further. I’m certain your work will go towards the first plasma based true lightsaber which is unreal to think could ever exist! Congratulations and mad respect!
@@RebelTheArtGal the chip they say we posed to get in our head imagine it gives us the force and they drop lightsabers for sale now we got Jedi and regular people lol
i gotta say you guys do merch best. honestly other youtuber try to do merch and its always so... obnoxiously designed or has such a neish reference on the shirt that no one understands. but your guys stuff looks great, simple, clean, stylish, and isnt confusing to onlookers. Great job.
It isn't only a couple people, a whole team of engineers work on this stuff. It might have been only a couple people in the early days, but it certainly isn't now.
But tons of engineers can make this. All this basically is, is a flamethrower in blade like form, we have been able to do this for a long time. It's just not really useful for most things.
@@graye2799 its not supposed to be useful. Even if they made a to scale working lightsaber, they wouldn't sell it or give it away. Its literally just a fun project. Not everything is meant to have a use, there arent any sith lords we need to battle
@@1meme985 idk man , everyones got their own beliefs, you may not believe in it and that's absolutely fine and me believing in it should be fine for you as well I suppose. we're Humans after all
I think it's necessary for it to have a solid object inside the flame so it can actually collide with things... A small stick made of some resistent material or something which gets pulled out the same time the saber is turned on. That way it's more practical for a combat perspective and more "accurate" to how they work in the star wars universe since we don't have the force in ours.
@@Adam-fl9uc a the blade of a lightsaber is literally plasma, not only that but an industrial plasma cutter has a cord and isn't made to be a weapon like the lightsaber they made
@@Adam-fl9uc Think about it this way, we dont have self contained plasma cutters that can be portable and handheld. So thinking of how unimaginablely far we are from actualy lightsabers, in respect to his comment he is saying "I cannot believe how close they are" in the sense of this and is amazing progress.
I’ve been with you all for the journey of a lifetime trying to make fiction into reality and it’s crazy how much you all have grown and how close you are to making a real lightsaber and I truly think if anyone can do it, it will be y’all, you all are awesome
I started building lightsabers for more than 20+ years, but we stopped because if we wanted to be able to actually cut "melt" things with it - it became a skin and eye hazard = could make you go blind or burn all the hairs off your skin! So we stopped a few years ago and just made "pretty" portable ones. (and "we" were a bunch of fans, scientists and engineers.) [We pretty much did the same thing except 10+ years earlier - our most powerful one - burnt out very large heat-sink in less than 2 seconds and turned out neighborhood into daylight at night.] It's nice to see you have a BIG safer slow burning/melting one tho. - Good job!
everything you guys have done with the lightsaber (and every other project) is absolutely amazing, I am so glad you guys exist and do what you are doing. I can't wait to see where you guys are at 7 years from now considering just 7 years ago the closest you guys got was a hot metal pole (still pretty cool considering it was built in a garage). I haven't paid much attention to the channel this year so I don't know if things have changed, but I hope Obi-Wan/dr. Strange/Tony Stark/Mr. Hacksmith himself is feeling better and his mental health is improving.
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Yep make your infinite list of fans happy. Just don’t take it to far.
You guys really got the colour down this time around..Congrats
I like your knowledge and creative skills
Truly incredible what you guys have accomplished over time. I haven't watched the whole video yet, but I know its going to be great.
@@rarestarball it already happend
This is actually insane, the fact that they got so far from the first light saber to now this. Unbelivable
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Now you need to get the blade down right
I mean they do
Can't stop a Nerf dart. If I throw a pebble at him, the flame won't be able to stop it.
@@toraguchitoraguchi9154 and in the SU lightsabers cant stop shrapnel so whats your point? not only that non force trained individuals are unlikely to deflect anything
Can we just appreciate that in lore it took hundreds of years to get to this point and these guys have achieved it in just a short few years absolutely incredible
For real man. If Kyber crystals existed, these guts could have a real lightsaber made in like a month tops
@raifparker3990 im no scientist do i could be completely delusional on this but maybe they could use a small piece of uranium as fuel, that would definitely cost MILLIONS if even possible
yeah, because actual lightsabers are made of photons, not plasma. Bit harder
@@jeanremi8384 Lightsabers in canon are plasma controlled by a magnetic field.
That's because all these are basically flamethrower sabers. A real lightsaber contained in a magnetic field isn't possible yet.
These people are real motivation ....they do so much hard work, go through lots of trials and errors and still don't give up and try to improve themselves every time
And my definition of motivation is getting out of bed in the morning.
@@lander90agreed, mate. Mine's waking up, savvy?
Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote:
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self"
~ Aristotle
And they succeed!
yea i wonder how there able to sell it legally 🤔 like fuel and an oxygen = one of 2 things a rocket or a bomb and the difference between them is whether or not you premix the them that's probably one of the main reason's it's so hard to get good rockets for 4th of july without getting a permit
I feel like the hardest part for getting a fully "movie accurate" lightsaber will be keeping the destructive potential and the ability to retract the blade, while still allowing the blade to have the attributes of a solid.
Next video: we made the world's first kyber crystal
They can do that. They would just have to make it very long
@@bitonic589 Which would make it inaccurate to the films, unless you count lightsaber pikes/temple guard weapons. Still a long way to go
@@riptide7007 duh
And finding a way to not kill the user from the radiant heat of the blade.
This is absolutely incredible it’s even better to know that a lightsaber pike is a real thing in Star Wars so despite it being so long it’s technically the first real cordless saber pike
Not realy, a Rusian youtuber make an smaller AND inestable lightsaber that works 30 seconds And it's More than original
@@Searching_Producciones an
@@DinkyAyuloYT sorry my english Is bad
@@Searching_Producciones what is the name of the RUclipsr😊
@@Searching_Producciones don’t worry about that, english is a very weird language, the only difference between “a” and “an” is that “an” comes before words that start with a, e, i, o, or u.
I love how they don’t give up even when they meet an obstacle, this proves how determined they are and i love it
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Sorry, Smarter Every Day hooked me on the concept.
The indomitable human spirit at it's finest
I mean, they’ve proved the concept CAN be made real. Everything after that is just refining the technology.
I feel like we’re 5 years away from hacksmith discovering the force itself
3-7 years for sure
Correction: building, the force
@@exoZeliaand in 50 years their gonna make the death star
@@KixProductionzthey're*
Probably doing the Streetfighter movie Electromagnetism trick as a basis for the force powers.
I'm 51 yrs old, I saw the first Star Wars movie at a drive-in theater. I watch the evolution of these sabers in utter disbelief. Words can't describe my excitement to see all future iterations! Thank you guys! ❤
There definitely gonna make one within our lifetimes and it's gonna be glorious.
Everybody will be buying one.
Holy crap. My mom and I were literally talking about how you guys are making real lightsabers among other things, she left the room, you posted and was shocked at the timing. Phenomenal work guys. Thanks for helping make our dreams reality!
Sounds like an interesting way for the conversation to continue lol
i honestly feel like we’re witnessing something BIG being made right in front of us
Definetly
same i have been watching these guys for a while and am glad to see history first hand
We are
not sure. Think we're watching something smaller being made right in front of us.
@@ventrue24601 i see what you did there :)
Can you imagine how the team feels? People have been trying to make ligthsabers real for decades and they are actually doing it! I feel like we are watching history unfold before us. May the force be with you!
If you guys are looking for a more compressed butane, look up the ST dupont lighter butane. Its a MUCH smaller cartridge and is compressed at a different psi than standard butane. It also is threaded on the nozel which may help with stability for you. Make sure to look into it as there are different levels of compressuon and different nozel sizes for their butane!
Idk about the company but I have a dupont lighter and I love it. So addicted to the sound of the click on it
They seem to be already using a specialist gas mix, not lightergas designed for lighting up silly tobacco .
How can butane be compressed any further?? It's already compressed to a liquid in most applications.
@ShannonDove-sy7ye look up iso-butane vs. n-butane and the different operating pressures. They can be pressurized to different psi. They also burn completely differently.
@@michaelhartman2645 ok, so you're talking about a different kind of butane. I could be wrong, but I suspect that the energy density is going to be almost the same. Meaning that one liter of either kind of butane is probably going to be the same amount of calories. I will look it up later tonight and see. For higher energy density they could try a heavy product such as diesel or wax, but they would have trouble vaporizing or atomizing it, and of course wax would have to be kept heated to liquid.
Its crazy that you went from heating up rebar, to creating an actual plasma lightsaber pike. Please dont stop making these awesome videos
Agreed
Moreover, don't stop improving and iterating newer better versions.
Fun fact in Star Wars comics Jedi of the old republic often used light spears/pikes so this was a real canon saber type so this is truly amazing to see this
Awesome :D
They literally mention that though
Go back far enough and they used to have a cord and power pack too 😂😂😂😂😂
@@fox0yeah410 they also mention that right before that in the video. Are you guys incapable of watching videos?
@@shinydewott💀💀
What took the in-universe engineers hundreds of years took these guys just a few. Unbelievable!
And the in-universe creators had much more advanced technology.
To be fair, these won't clash, The ones in universe will. This is still very impressive what hacksmith has been doing
I feel like this project deserves more than a quick 12 minute gloss over. I’d watch you R&D this for hours on end.
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@@occykat -_-
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@@floorpanel8749 ok
Hell I'd chuck college to do a course with these guys
love the fact that not only is this a real saber pike, but it also shows how specializations aren't just for in-company groups, outsourcing is really useful
but doesnt that make you think if this is what people are acomplishing then imagine what our government is hiding from us
@@blindshieldyoki4050probably hiding people like these guys
I'm fully convinced that in their pursuit of building a fully realistic lightsaber, the guys at Hacksmith are going to discover a completely new state of matter
Yeah, something like solid plasma so hte blade can actually hit and interact with other lightsabers, these guys are single handedly making star wars a reality.
@@shaqtus3365solid plasma would both be amazing and terrifying
@@shaqtus3365 that would be cool but insanely dangerous though!
@@shaqtus3365 technically not possible unless HIGHLY pressurized but i get ur point
Magnetized solid plasma
I remember watching the proto-saber video. I'm stunned by how far you've come since in such a relatively short time
I cannot believe I was born into a generation where I won't just get to see a REAL lightsaber be made, but refined to perfect and one day may even be able to own or make one. Simply incredible I cannot wait to see the progress made by the time the next video rolls out.
Probably not own - too deadly. 😞
@@notabot117 but hey atleast the color changing mini sabers will be the closest thing if the actual sabers wont be up for sale
Wonder if it’s possible to make it a permanent blade like constant power you have to turn it off and it wont go off by itself
I think it's for the better if we don't get to own one... just looking at how things are now
@@Goonable well if it was cordless, getting it sufficient energy or fuel would be very impractically difficult. also what would it even be permanent for? if you mean having it be a solid blade, i mean we can do that already. but if it was made of plasma, it would just be a hazard and resource hog.
This is actually insane. Every time I think you guys are gonna run head first into the wall at the edge of possibility you pull an even better design with new features out. Love the work you guys are doing, can't wait to see these things become fully realized. Can't wait for the next version
It is absolutely amazing what you guys are accomplishing. Not many people set out to achieve the impossible, and actually reach their goal… well, because it is supposed to be impossible. You guys are literally pioneering the world’s first lightsaber, and I hope you understand HOW big of a deal it is, and how mind blowing the results have been to witness. The first lightsaber video you released gave me hope that we will have real lightsabers before I die, let alone NOW, and I cannot thank you enough for that excitement.
As impractical as it is, I've always admired Lightsaber pikes and if you started selling them right now, I'd probably buy one as is.
Impractical? A saber pike is equally viable, it’s just range vs dueling
I don't think they would sell them. They would have to spend a LOT to mass-produce them. They'd be better off showing people how to make them in a tutorial
"How to make a Hacksmitch LIGHTSABER STAFF!"
Light saber pikes are a thing in the Star Wars. What they were mostly just used by the eternal emfire, which ironically, died out in like a decade
Y’all are inspiring the next generation of engineers in the coolest way possible. Keep pushing the envelope!
It always surprises me to how you guys always manage to go beyond what you have made in the past
They Call Me Puma Cus Ima Puma Balls Down Yo Jaws
it's so crazy to see how far this project has come. I remember when they were first making their original lightsabers that were basically just super hot sticks.
and this is basically a flame thrower????
@@aamyushh no?
A flamethrower literally throws gasoline or some other fuel while igniting it
@@aamyushh literally it isn’t flamethrower throws gas and is normal human fire while their new lightsaber aren’t man made they are plasma flames
Fully convinced they know how to make a perfect lightsaber but just want to follow the lore
Exactly. They’re hiding stuff
This some real Darth Nihl shit
This is the definition of a team. Imagine how James must feel. He spills his heart out to us all on RUclips and is brave enough to say he needs help. Then all the Hacksmith team/employees jump in aswell and start tackling content on the channell. This is so comparable!! Look forward to becoming accustomed to all the new videos and faces!!
I feel that the best design for the next lightsaber would be something like Cal Kestis’s lightsabers since they are a bit longer than a normal lightsaber. You could even do a Jedi Survivor partnership. Another idea would be to make Darth Maul’s staff, but make it where only one side turns on and you can save room that way. Good luck!!
I believe Tulak Horde had a longer than normal handle for a single bladed lightsaber, so, perhaps model after him?
The best part is watching the teamwork throughout the process. Everyone contributes, everyone is essential.
I couldn't agree more
unlike my school group projects
One small step for man, one giant step for lightsaber development
BROOO, you're gonna inspire so many more future engineers, love your incredible work, such engineering pushed to the limits as an engineer should!!
you guys have definitely inspired me! Thank you for making such amazing things!
This is amazing and in a couple years you might have a literal lightsaber! its really cool to be here and see the development. Its like watching people develop something that has been thought to be completely impossible!
No
It still is impossible I mean it's just a flamethrower with a little style
@@jukemasta2455 i was more impressed with the redhot rod because it was actually a hot sword, these are just flamethrowers
Technically it still is impossible this is just a flame sword a lightsaber wouldn’t be a beam of fire and would be able to deflect other “lightsabers instead of just going through each other but this is definitely a good start
@@tvvistedv3nom26 Until we can arc a beam of plasma a true lightsaber is impossible. But this is still pretty sick
I love how the thumbnail doesn’t hide the hilt of the lightsaber, this is incredible progress and a real step up from the previous proto-sabers. Own it 💪
If you can get it to be as hot as a plasma arc, thats hotter than the sun...You guys are close, very close. Brilliant work!
I didnt think we'd moved away from protosabers so fast yet here we are. Damn you guys are amazing.
next they are going to make a bulletless assault rifle. only sold to children :)
.this is just a bunch of dudes in a garage. Imagine what the government can do
@@Siklis2137 already has done... there is a lot of tax dollars that just went missing, and i know lots of that stuff went to developing manmade ufo type ships but im sure they also have some people who just make space age small scale weapons like ray guns.
@@Viralbutnotyet don't make shit up
@@Swirluser1 The government most definitely has some form of laser weaponry.
These guys are progressing scarily quick, keep it up.
If only hardware advanced as quickly as AI does now.
@@95rav AI will probably boost tech advancements faster than ever before.
@@maybenotross5772 not probably. definitely. and already has - in numerous fields, from aerodymaics/ car design, electronics and computing, chemistry and medicine (especially materials science, protein folding and genetic sequencing),mathematics and encryption, data (and stockmarket) analysis etc etc.
We live in interesting times. Already people and even whole professions are losing out.
I'll be really impressed if they can design a plasma blade that doesn't loose shape when moved and when the blade is solid enough to move objects
this is insane. I remember when u made your first version of a lightsaber basicly being a large metal stick that you heated up. this is amazing.
Revan's Theme! Perfect sight for this!
And it would match the timeline, for sure! Expanded Universe said the first lightsabers had packs.
Look where we are now!
Love your work, Hacksmith, thank you for this bright spot in my day!
you guys are progressing WAAY faster than the SW universe. Gives me hope that there will be a fully fledged lightsabre (with physical resistance properties like we see in the SW duels) within my lifetime. I look forward to the titanium (beskar replacement) vs lightsaber test when u guys get to it 😊
Clashing against other blades is a weakness, not a strength . Trying to cross 2 hacksmith blades would just pass through each other with a weird shape during the crossing .
@@johndododoe1411 👍
I like how our limited tech is returning the mysticism
back into light sabers if they get to the point where the saber is able to run like this in a small hilt it’ll probably run for a short time making it truly a last resort kinda self defense tool like how the Jedi saw them before the clone wars
I'm genuinely curious if they'll ever find a way to make it so the sabers can actually keep form, and maybe even clash with each other. I don't know if it's even possible, but a couple years ago, I didn't think what they've got now was possible.
@@Spectralyzed Lightsaber registration is absolutely going to be necessary.
@@Iliadic tbh i think the light saber clashing was a design flaw when it was being made in the lore.
@@Spectralyzed no that's not possible
That's not what Jedi saw them as 🤓
This is spectacular! Such a huge step! So happy I bought both the gold version and the founder version of the minisabers! Excited to see what comes next!
How much do they cost ?
67usd for the cheapest one in their store that resembles the hilt of a light saber.. I am considering to order one😍
the 52usd one in their store looks more like an elongated butane lighter in matt-black finishing, still looks cool but nothing ‘Jedi-like’.
@@terence79chan thank you, it’s cheaper than I thought it’d be lol
ATM it's still a glorified "flame" thrower. However, having said that, this is absolutely amazing. If anyone can get us to where we have real legit lightsabers, it's these guys. Although I hope someday to see them make them where two blades can actually clash like in the movies. You guys are doing incredible work and I can't wait to see what y'all do in the future.
our previous design was dualable! even had a video on it 😉
@@hacksmith well I'ma have to take and find that one to watch. You guys are doing amazing amazing work
Ok I checked it out, that is pretty cool. You guys are getting so so close
Look at my comment it might make the more dualable if it's not what you guys already did
Kind of but yeah still awesome! But there is a reason the tip of the "blade" is not showing when it doesnt need to. Im excited to see where this ends up!
Hi, I was very intrigued by this project of yours, and this came to mind last night. according to how star wars lightsabers work, when the blades slam, it's not actually a real blow, because in reality they repel each other because all those lightsabers have the same charge. so you could try implementing a magnetic bar inside the plasma beam so that when two blades are close together they repel each other. Thank you for your attention to this comment if you are reading.
Interesting idea but heat destroys magnetism. The highest temperature you can reach with a material staying magnetic is elemental cobalt at ~1000 °C.
Also, they can't put anything in the flame because it disrupts the flowing gas that makes the "blade" so nicely shaped. They talked about it in the QnA video.
@@Dublin_N just nagnatize the plasma
It’s been incredible to see this technology develops in real time. To see how far you’ve come from having a really hot metal rod to now being on the cusp of a fully retractable plasma blade is insane
Actually making me believe we might achieve a fully fledged lightsaber within my lifetime. This is incredible.
I'm pretty sure it will happen in less than 10 years
And who will be the first Jedi of earth
@@prolycangaming7327 need to find out how to use the force first
@@prolycangaming7327 Who will be the first sith?
@@Xenithn whoever betrays the Jedi first
Congrats guys. It is extremely impressive to see how far you guys have come in making the lightsaber real
So true 😊
the video was 32 mins a ago but this comment is 16 hours ago?
@@CatOnDeWall I'm a member. Look at the badge next to my name
gongrats cuys. It is impremely expressive to see fow har you cuys have come in raking the sightlaber meal
A Light Pike sounds like an awesome concept for a Jedi Temple Guard.
The fact that you have done something people wouldnt even begin to know how to do, its so incredible your doing things like this because it inspires others to do as you guys already are doing. People love your content and you are worth a lot
This is why I love engineering. Because it just takes one breakthrough to then rapidly progress what we can do!
2 more things need to happen: The physics of a lightsaber, and the sounds of a light saber. This is great progress and excited for whats next.
physics is impossible for this project but sounds would be very easy
what do u mean by the psyhics?
@@jackr0101 you know when they use them like swords and the plasma blade hits into each other, that wouldn’t work with this since it would just go through another blade
the physics of a lightsaber come from the magnetic field that contains the plasma, but i dont know if those physics apply in real life (for instance, if it was magnetic specifically it'd have some funky effects near metals, and i dont think they'd clash but either attract each other or, more likely, repel each other violently, preventing contact for more than a second) and it'd be really hard to contain the plasma in a magnetic field produced by something that fits into a lightsaber hilt anyways, at least with our current tech
@@zoeyuroboros5739 plus we have no idea how to "cast" a magnetic field offset from an object
2023: gang wars using guns
2024: gang wars using lightsabers
This comment aged poorly
@@GeneralKenobiYouAreABold12024s not over yet! 😂
@@music79075 2024 is over now.
@@IceClancy-jc2co lol
I just like how out of all possible things we as a species are striving to get, a lazer sword is the one.
Its called light saber
Well light saber & laser sword are basically the same thing, although both names don't really match the tech behind those from the Star Wars lore. Sabers are just a sub-category of swords, and the terms laser or light could both mean the same cuz both are forms of light. However, as those things actually emit energy that ionizes the air around it, it changes the air molecules' physical state into plasma. That means that technically, it's a plasma sword, while emitting light as a form of energy radiation.
@@DDxRaptor "🤓"
@@istvantoth3775 bro he's just trying to educate us
@@DDxRaptoryeah well George Lucas said Lightsaber so yeah i would say it is a Lightsaber .. poopy head
I was already so excited to find out you guys we're able to make it cordless. But after explaining the 3 steps to make it compact enough to actually contain everything in the handle made me giggle. I did not think it was possible to get there so soon!
I can't believe how far you guys come. This is literally my dream job, forging the future, and to watch you guys do it makes me tear up with joy! Your whole team is incredible and I can't wait to see what they achieve.
Don’t stop perfecting the lightsaber! Keep going and don’t stop until you have invented a real lightsaber! I don’t care if it takes you guys 100 years!
Like the design actually better than a simple sword
@@TippyHippy huh!?
@@TippyHippy same, good job
@@TippyHippy relatable
@@TippyHippy Lyf Hacks , ooohh yeeaaah!
@@TippyHippy same
Dude, I predict that within a decade or so, this dude's gonna be building literal mech suits with these weapons on them.
he already made a mech lol
@@jackr0101now we need the weapons on the mech
Scary bro
@@Top_hat..Power loaded with repulsors
Space Marine Redemptor Dread?
These guys are pioneering the intertwinement between science fiction and practicality. This is the type of stuff I used to only imagine when I was a kid and now it's reality. Simply amazing!!
It would be so dope if they could eventually cut like real lightsabers. So cool to see your progress over the years
Unfortunately, a solid beam would require a completely different system, possibly requiring mechanics that are not even theoretically possible right now
For that to happen the blade would have to be literally 20000C. At those temperatures you won't be able to even hold the light saber.
@@colemanbubar5098 Oh I understand that fully, but it would still be really neat if it became, somehow, possible one day
@@meurtenbaguette Kyber crystals unfortunately don't exist right now, but we will find a power source to create an actual lightsaber that cuts like one
@@DecimusCaesar kyber crystals are also fictional
The lightsaber pike was always my favorite lightsaber variant, glad to see it become reality.
As someone who prefers this style as well, I fully approve of this design being sold publicly.
It's even bigger than a double bladed
This is unreal! Simply amazing to see how far this has come in such a relatively short time!
you have no idea how happy I got when I saw the swagelok box in the video! my dad worked at one of the Ohio facilities for 25 years before retiring and made parts that were on the ISS. to this day that factory keeps asking him to come back out of retirement because of his work ethic and even offered ME a job just to have his knowledge back! Seriously made my day
I always appreciate when you give you the answers that you logically would have even tho its not something they want to highlight - for example the run time - From an engineering/ learning its important. Awesome video! - One day we will see the true perfect saber - great stepping stone
this is so cool, we are literally proving that lightsabers are not only possible, but the development of the real life ones are taking the exact same path that they took in starwars.
what was the path in star wars?
@@fyiispy8014 it's explained in the video.
Great comment genius, you literally just summarized the video
Well, not to be a downer cause it is very cool, but lets not forget a very key part; you can't fight with this, as stuff will pass right through the blade. That is probably the most important part of a lightsaber.
@@samuelmarekmracka i mean, you could use the range of the pike to burn the person you’re fighting
Unless they’re using a gun or something
I’m so excited! I remember watching the very first attempt at making a real life lightsaber when they were using the heat coils, and in my mind, I thought that was the furthest they would ever be able to come with such a project, but now hacksmith industries is turning sci-fi into reality and I’m here for it!! Awesome job team! Keep up the incredible work!!
I like how you explain and have all the things to make said first actual light Saber if you have the material and the plan when can I expect a full light Saber vid (I know I sound like one of those guys but I am realy exited for the future)
You guys are actually gonna do it ... does everyone realize how incredible that is ?!
We've had plasma cutters for quite a while now, this is cool but it's not new technology like everyone seems to think in this comment section
@@InspectahPatio Sure as hell isn't new, but a giant mobile plasma cutter is in this configuration.
@@InspectahPatio Yeah but actual cordless lightsabers are new
This is cool to look at, but it's not going to do what you think it is.
@@preddyshite6342 ok Luke
It's crazy how much progress you have made since you guys just heated up tungsten rods to a really high temperature, to an actual retractable blade. Keep up the good work! 👍
Unbelievable dedication. Soon, you guys need to create the force as well!
"THAT'S NOT HOW THE FORCE WORKS!"
the force is there. but there are no jedi on earth
They Call Me Puma Cus Ima Puma Balls Down Yo Jaws
@@obi5322 *opens google* "how to become a Jedi in real life?" Xd
may the force be mass times acceleration
The day the true lightsaber came, these guys well be remembered
Proud to be a hacksmith fan❤
I am just simply amazed and awed at how all of the effort put into the plasma-based lightsaber over the years has gotten so far. I’m still amazed at the fact that lightsabers now exist, and I think that it’s all thanks to you guys at Hacksmith :) thanks for being amazing!
WOW, that is just insane guys. And I'm really glad that you James look like to be back on track, and I can for sure see that you are excited and proud of the new Gen. 2 mini saber and there will for sure be standing one right here at my desk very soon. I love to watch your videos every single time in 5 years now.... =)
All I know is you guys give me hope for the future. Because in all my wildest nerdly dreams in my life did I ever think I'd see a actual almost lightsaber complete in my lifetime or even say my nieces or nephews lifetimes. But here you guys are. Bravo.
I love how happy Bogden is to be using the lightsaber pike! I can't wait to see how this progresses!
Mark my words, this guys are gonna make it happen one day.
I wish, but I don’t think it’s actually possible lol.
@@HouseOfHockey14 it is possible but I don’t think it’s happening in our lifetimes
@@abrahamsanchez7455 Happening in our Lifetimes, but might not be practical / safe use in most cases.
Natotech in 2100
Wow this is crazy! My only complaint would be the blade length, but I’m fully confident you guys are going to create the worlds first handheld lightsaber. Excited to see more!
I have a feeling that these guys will stumble on something real while making these projects
Awesome work all you guys! You truly inspire me as an engineer every day. I was curious, does Disney or Lucasfilm have any rights or get on you about any of this, or do they not have a say? Have they ever tried to sponsor your lightsaber projects before?
Thank you for your time and I look forward to seeing your future lightsaber and non-lightsaber related work!
I actually feel like this could have real industrial uses as a real life plasma cutter.
Great job! This is quite the cool build.
Lasser cutting is much more better than plasma, you don't need those dangerous gases, but here in a light saber you can't use laser, or else it would not be usable as a sword,
Or or orrrr….UAA Ranked matches
Youre nit gonna believe this, but they already use them. Plasma cutters have been around for decades.
I hear plasma cutter and I immediately think of Dead Space
The world's first real retractable contained lightsaber is now only a few years away. Can't wait, this is the coolest project of my generation
What a piece of ENGINEERING! This process has gotten so complicated and everybody here in the comments is cheering for you guys to GO GO GO! What an incredible journey the lightsaber series has been!
I love how the development of the lightsabers is lore accurate. From battery pack. Lightsaber pike. To the iconic lightsaber.
Unbelievable! And you have a plan that makes sense to reduce the size even further. I’m certain your work will go towards the first plasma based true lightsaber which is unreal to think could ever exist! Congratulations and mad respect!
This may not me a cordless, one handed lightsaber, but this is a very big step towards one, keep making it real!
I think this is cooler than just a lightsaber, partially coz' am biased to staves more than swords
@@RebelTheArtGal the chip they say we posed to get in our head imagine it gives us the force and they drop lightsabers for sale now we got Jedi and regular people lol
i gotta say you guys do merch best. honestly other youtuber try to do merch and its always so... obnoxiously designed or has such a neish reference on the shirt that no one understands. but your guys stuff looks great, simple, clean, stylish, and isnt confusing to onlookers. Great job.
You guys are getting close it’s insane to see how far only a couple people can come to making a real lightsaber
It isn't only a couple people, a whole team of engineers work on this stuff. It might have been only a couple people in the early days, but it certainly isn't now.
@@nikkiofthevalley until the US government confiscates it or some bigger company steals then patents the idea
But tons of engineers can make this. All this basically is, is a flamethrower in blade like form, we have been able to do this for a long time. It's just not really useful for most things.
@@graye2799 its not supposed to be useful. Even if they made a to scale working lightsaber, they wouldn't sell it or give it away. Its literally just a fun project. Not everything is meant to have a use, there arent any sith lords we need to battle
@@omniyx7837yeah, it’s mainly the force that makes people with lightsaber effective.
Why do i feel as if these guys will make the force next? Honestly you guys are insane?
No no, you got it backwards. First they build a Lightsaber, *then* they build the Force.
@@RensStoryteller exactly what he said dawg💀
@@Hollow-ys6wj no, he is completely bypassing the Lightsaber and jumping straight to the Force. Baby steps.
@@RensStoryteller He was very obviously implying that after they perfect the lightsaber then they move onto the force.
But will they use midichlorians?
It's more like a lightspear , but to even make this like right out of the movies , you guys got some seriously God gifted talents damn
No fictional deity is the reason for anyone's dedication and hard work. Let alone any talents they may possess
@@1meme985 idk man , everyones got their own beliefs, you may not believe in it and that's absolutely fine and me believing in it should be fine for you as well I suppose. we're Humans after all
@@eternalmangekyou968 Yeah but if we don't try to help people like him they will go to hell.
@@1meme985 i dont think he meant it literally. i think he used it as a figure of speech
@@BinkBinkgmd Dude literally came to double down about his schizophrenia in believing in some magic sky daddy
I think it's necessary for it to have a solid object inside the flame so it can actually collide with things... A small stick made of some resistent material or something which gets pulled out the same time the saber is turned on. That way it's more practical for a combat perspective and more "accurate" to how they work in the star wars universe since we don't have the force in ours.
I can't believe how close they are to completing a traditional light saber.
they are not close
@@neme5649 yes they are?
@@Adam-fl9uc a the blade of a lightsaber is literally plasma, not only that but an industrial plasma cutter has a cord and isn't made to be a weapon like the lightsaber they made
@@Adam-fl9uc I don’t think you understand how the concept of “close” in this context works. 😏
@@Adam-fl9uc Think about it this way, we dont have self contained plasma cutters that can be portable and handheld. So thinking of how unimaginablely far we are from actualy lightsabers, in respect to his comment he is saying "I cannot believe how close they are" in the sense of this and is amazing progress.
I’ve been with you all for the journey of a lifetime trying to make fiction into reality and it’s crazy how much you all have grown and how close you are to making a real lightsaber and I truly think if anyone can do it, it will be y’all, you all are awesome
This is phenomenal that they went from this to cordless, soon they’ll be able to make a actual lightsaber
I started building lightsabers for more than 20+ years, but we stopped because if we wanted to be able to actually cut "melt" things with it - it became a skin and eye hazard = could make you go blind or burn all the hairs off your skin! So we stopped a few years ago and just made "pretty" portable ones. (and "we" were a bunch of fans, scientists and engineers.)
[We pretty much did the same thing except 10+ years earlier - our most powerful one - burnt out very large heat-sink in less than 2 seconds and turned out neighborhood into daylight at night.]
It's nice to see you have a BIG safer slow burning/melting one tho. - Good job!
Would love to see yours!
The brains of these guys is incredible, great job on this elegant weapon
From a more civilised age
This is awesome! Removing the cord and backpack is a huge step! You guys are literally doing rocket science!
everything you guys have done with the lightsaber (and every other project) is absolutely amazing, I am so glad you guys exist and do what you are doing. I can't wait to see where you guys are at 7 years from now considering just 7 years ago the closest you guys got was a hot metal pole (still pretty cool considering it was built in a garage). I haven't paid much attention to the channel this year so I don't know if things have changed, but I hope Obi-Wan/dr. Strange/Tony Stark/Mr. Hacksmith himself is feeling better and his mental health is improving.
Yes
Gotta get going on that crystal research, as we all know its the heart of the lightsaber! But great progress guys