i know its 2 years later but.... you should roll out the air bubbles between each layer of glass, turn each layer of glass at a 45degree angle, wax the inside of both outer plates, and dont clamp the plates so tight, you press the resin out. i was a fiberglass specialist or 8yrs before i got into precision metal fab sorry i wasnt here 2 years ago
Mostly +1... but you absolutely want to get as much resin out as possible. Resin = brittle. You only want the total product to be about 30% resin by weight for optimal strength. Also, epoxy resin is preferable to polyester resin (Bondo). You get a little more pot life, and the epoxy takes longer to cure, but it's much stronger. The ideal situation would be to vacuum bag it, but if you don't have a vacuum set up, clamping is good enough. The main thing is to not have any voids. That said, if you follow what he did step for step, you'll still be in pretty good shape. I wrote a thesis paper on molding materials for advanced composite molding. I spent over a year in the lab building and testing various mold designs turning out test pieces from fiberglass, carbon fiber, and kevlar.
You can drastically increase the toughness of the resin you use for these plates by adding .3% graphene. Grpahene is easily made from graphite rods by grinding them up into powder and ball milling the powder with a surfactant for a day or two then baking this powder until there is no more moisture left. The powder left over from this is graphene and including it into your resin mixture will increase drastically increase the resistance to penetration. I've got a lot of research articles on the subject if you're interested I will send them to you. Edit: anybody liking this post should be looking in the comment section beneath it.
After seeing the other guy I followed building this an giving you props for being the original, I decided to rewatch and just realized I've followed you for 15 yrs now. Time has flown by.
@@competetodefeat4610 people use magazines as body armor in prisions to prevent getting shanked any mass is better than no mass as protection catch the bullets for us if you want to whine about people being concerned with safety
@@VincentGonzalezVeg No thanks I'll stick with something a little more well tested and proven. But if this is what you want to rely on good luck, you're going to need it.
I was once patching up a hole in my car's exhaust and got some strands on my arms and neck. I hated myself for not wearing enough protection. Luckily I did wear a respirator and eye protection.
Worked in a fiberglass factory for years (no more) Id breath that stuff in no mask for years! I was a walkin pin cushion i glittered in sunlight!!!🤣🤣😂😂 LITERALLY!! u get used to splinters. Hardly anybody wear a mask in that place... Well now because covid... Safety glass is most important im telling you fiberglass in the eye sucks so baaad!!! Tape can b yo bes friend!!! ✌✊✊
Also, If you're going to do a lot of this type thing invest in some mold release and a vacuum pump. your plates will fall off easily. Plus placing it under vacuum in a bag places atmospheric pressure over the entire piece which is about 14.9 psi. It will result in a much denser component with less porosity, it will be lighter due to squeeze out, and much stronger. Excellent job though!
@@Pfsif The noun form of the word porous? This is what impresses you? Stay away from black people, their culture demands you bring yourself down to their level so they are not angered and have to start fuckin with you.
@-jank-willson the vacuum pump? I worked at an electronics manufacturer that used ones they built themselves for removing air from the epoxy used for encapsulating parts. It looked fairly simple iirc
the real question though is how far does it like dimple in you need to put it on clay and shoot it. if it goes in more than I don't remember exactly it was like an inch its still fatal. because the shock will still RIP your organs apart. like tear your heart in two. stopped the bullet but doesn't mean shit if your heart is in 2 pieces. look up nij tests and standards
@@AshleyBlackwater not true. it would need to be tested correctly. have you ever seen what it looks like to be shot with a vest on? it stretches the skin so much that it still makes a hole. it's not like the movies.
@@bobthompson4319 I mean the carrier itself can be the difference between wether it works or not. Unless i'm thinking of specific designs that require both hard and soft armour?
I like how this video populates every so often. Like when there's a push to restrict body armor for civilians. Especially since modern body armor was developed by a civilian who was tired of being shot.
Law enforcement is against the public wearing body armor because it implies the wearer is armed, and cops prefer gunning down unarmed victims versus those practicing self-defense.
@@the_great_tigorian_channel They can stick the blue line and that flag up their arses. Old Glory is good enough for everyone. Feeling a need to differentiate from the citizenry is further excuse for poor behavior.
I've seen some videos on making rifle rated body armor up to level 3+, to make it stop rifle rounds it needs a ceramic strike face to break up the rifle bullet into shrapnel, deflect energy back at the bullet and absorb most of the energy as well as spread the energy out over a larger area so once the bullet shrapnel passes through the ceramic the fiberglass and resin backing can effectively catch all the shrapnel and absorb the remaining energy, I found that a porcelain floor tile is the best homemade option of ceramic material, also it's good to use a foam backing on the back of the fiberglass plate to further help protect the body from the impact of the bullet projectile.
@@casultras1989 Correct. The ceramic shatters and spalls inward breaking up the bullet and absorbing a tremendous amount of energy, the fiberglass catches it like a spiders web, the steel plate picks up the remaining fragments (polycarbonate or UHMWPE might be a substitute for steel) then the antitrauma pad.
I'm late to the party here, but I've been doing some experimenting, and the best combo I have found is a fiberglass cloth strike face (anti-spall and fragmentation coating), then a ceramic tile, double layer of 1/8" mild steel (performed better and deformed less than a single 1/4" layer), and additional fiberglass at the back. All fixed together with epoxy and backed inside of a plate carrier with a trauma pad.
There are countries where body armour is reserved for police and military personnel and common citizens are prohibited owning such things. Thank you for this video. It is very helpful for people in these countries.
Your preemptive attack on opinions will not stop the rain of improving his project. Some of us actually had an Advanced Composites school while serving as an Airframer for the USN ⚓️. Imagine if 20 viewers tried to improve on his base ,it will be better and we all would win.
I dunno if you're being sarcastic or genuine, because this is the internet, but I'm choosing to take it as genuine. Because it'd be pretty cool to make something and have people tell you how it could be even better.
Actual people that engineer things are always looking to improve something. Everything we use is the result of something else being improved. Stop being a m0r0n
If you duct tape over your cut lines before you start cutting out layers, your fibers behave better and you get less fiber wandering around your workspace making you itch.
That was a very cost effective test and I enjoyed watching it and learning more. One way to make this stronger would have been using epoxy resin instead of polyester resin. Another way would have been alternating thread directions of your fiberglass cloth. In other words, put the first cloth down with 0/90 degree cloth thread orientation and the next one with 45/135 degree orientation, then alternate again. That way you are getting strength and energy dissipation in more directions. These changes could possibly have gotten you 10-25% more performance. It might not have made a difference though as the 5.56 looked like it would blow right through it anyway. Adding Kevlar, on the other hand might have made a bigger difference but I don't know if it would be worth buying kevlar unless you upgrade to epoxy. Epoxy is substantially better than Polyester, at least for boats and planes. I used Carbon, kevlar and glass with epoxy when I built my 31ft trimaran performance sailboat. Two years of playing in that stuff was enough for me. Using epoxy and kevlar though would have cost much more money. Probably 5x for the epoxy and 10-20x for the kevlar.
have you tried any test to prove epoxy is stronger than fiberglass ? not saying you're incorrect but I'm curious of your alternative option and why you chooses it
I'm actually amazed at how little deformation there was from that shotgun slug. That actually would have saved your life. With soft body armor, it'll normally turn your ribs into a Claymore, but this was rigid enough to be survivable.
You would have broken ribs judging by the dent in that bag behind the armor. Broken ribs hurt(been there done that) but a slug messing up your innards complicates everything.
9:50 FYI, having the resin exposed to air for drying is not necessary as fiberglass resin is a chemical reaction caused by the catalyst you mix into it. No oxygen is required, temperature however is important, if you room is way too cold it may not cure or take FOREVER to cure.
there is always one person trying to out smart a great idea. I made 4 of these and gave 2 to a cop buddy that uses them still after 2 years on the job. According to him a cop it is lighter and fits perfect. I took it a notch up and made them into a square and added graphene to the resin. I shot every mm round and the only thing that finally went through was a 50 Cal and I think it only went through because of the ten other pistols I shot at it. I'm the first to call out someone trying to get views but I can honestly say this guy did it right and now you can spend $30 besides hundreds for basically a machined product. So unless a murderer is shooting a 50 Cal which low lives cant really afford or want to pay what they cost to throw it away you are safe in that part of the body at least lol.
I like that you showed the results first...that's way no one waste time in a build to find out results aren't what was expected. These exceeds my expectations.
I would suggest adding 2 layers of crisscrossed Kevlar on the front and 1 layer to the back. The front will help with high velocity expansion and the back will help to capture the expanded round. Great project.
I was thinking of building something with layers of kevlar fiber, maybe combining different types that have different properties. Does kevlar still have the same properties once resin is added to it? FWIW, I like that idea. Thanks!
I was thinking the same thing except....plastic layer dry kevlar sheets on outside and on back side BUT then add rhino liner like the plate carrier coating. kevlar is sealed in dry and should perform better... we know kevlar does not perform as well when wet. In the grand scheme of things for some cheap body armor with things you might just have lying around the garage and for the cost I think it's a success nonetheless
Mad props at your age you're doing great, keep that creative mind working and don't let anyone discourage you, you've successfully turned a welding blanket and a can of resin into something that could legitimately save a life, there's children and young adults all over Chicago and other inner cities around the country in need of something capable of stopping most handgun rounds, if they were to see this it may encourage them to find a way of making one themselves. You never know this video and plate you created could save the life of a child.
@Zach B. It's hard to do that as a musician. If you don't get s nice gig teaching in a conservatory, your best bet is to play gigs around town for chump change.
@Zach B. Thing is, in my line of work, in order to succeed you need to go to jam sessions and play standards. That's the only way people would recognize you and also the only way of getting better at my trade....
@@Jorvaskrr please forgive, I'm reading your thoughts on success in your field and offer with no intent to offend, that you use words and phrases like "need to," and "only way" frequently, which surprises me given your occupation. They seems narrow and limiting somehow. I read somewhere, "argue for your limitations and surely they will be yours." you might find use for that idea in your thought process. either way, I wish you a speedy path to success.
I like the video, but having done all types of graphite work I can tell you that had you used a bondo squeegee and pulled more resin out after saturating it it would’ve been a fair bit stronger. Also if you used alternating directions with the fiberglass so the weave wasnt just stacked up in the same direction would’ve also made some strength difference
Wouldn't that have just strengthened it with axial loads in multi directions? A bullet is only going to apply a force in a direction orthogonal to the fibers?
"had you used a bondo squeegee and pulled more resin out after saturating it it would’ve been a fair bit stronger." Hi Kevin. I'm not doubting this is true, but can you explain why this makes it stronger?
@@ellemcc2547 The resin isn't supplying much of the strength in a laminate like this, it just bonds the glasfiber together. So you want as little resin as possible while still wetting the glasfiber mat. When determining the quality of a laminate you often look at the percentage of glasfiber. If I remember correctly you want about 70 - 80 % glasfiber by weight in a laminate. You won't be able to achieve this using simple hand tools though. As for the resin, epoxy is stronger than polyester, and is less prone to absorb water.
@@Garebare1 Many bullets are revolving so the force can be radial as well as axial. Normally a coarser weave is used so more fibers are grouped without gap per 1/4" or so. A fine weave like his blanket isn't optimal for projectile capture, especially for pointed tipped bullets, they find a hole and exploit it.
10:00 Resin dies not dry or need air It is a chemical reaction that makes a powerful polymer chain, and is considered plastic. Basically Now ideally like what you did here, and if you found thinner fiberglass to work with, but same dimensions, you would end up with more layers. If you take the weave and offset it, say 45 degrees or what ever flavor you want, use a higher strength resin, and higher clamping form pressure, degas the resin and fiberglass ect, you can surpass your 556 or 223. Just from another maker to another
This is a 2 part epoxide either based Thermoset Resin Cement used to bond this fiberglass, itself made of woven thermoset fibers extruded from a spinneret, or some such device filled with small holes, while it is curing. The 'activator' in the small tube, usually some sort of esterified organic peroxide, initiates the cross-linking reaction which perpetuates on its own until fully polymerized. It is an exothermic cross-linking reaction that 'cures' without drying. This is then called a 'thermoset' polymer. Usually applying controlled heat and pressure can cause it to cure faster and more completely, even without initiation in many cases. After curing it is not considered plastic any longer because it cannot be constructively deformed or be transformed by heat or any other mechanical means into a mobile, or plastic form, for re-processing.
This is cool. Years ago when I first learned about linothorax I wanted to try making it with modern materials. That's basically what you've done. I would form larger sheets around a torso though, it's light enough.
Hi man. I saw your video and did the same thing. Didn't look just like your armor due to lack of propper tools, but still managed to stop .32acp, 9, .38sp & .357mag. I'm looking foreward to shooting the .44mag, .45acp and the .500mag I'm from Romania btw, great job doing this video. Much appreciated! God bless!
@R V As soon as the range gets the ammo for the .500 mag i'll do the tests. Worry not, i'm gonna record it and share it with you guys. Btw, i've made the second armor from same materials, but this time i bought a higher density fiber glass cloth, 500 grams?sm. It's heavy, i'll give you that. This one i want to test against the 7.62x39 round. The range i'm talking about is the only one in my country to have the mighty .500 mag S&W and it's more than 400 km away. No other range has this ammo. It'll take a while, but i promiss i won't dissapoint you. God bless mate!
@R V didn't notice the time you wrote :)))) Listen if you wanna talk some more about this it's fine with me. I have an instagram account: broadheader.inc Fb is blocked, can't post shit for 30 days 'cause some idiots reported a post of mine.
A little interesting thing about fiberglass resin is it's 2 parts. The hardener and the resin. It will not take days to dry if mixed properly. I worked at a fiberglass boat factory for a long time in the mold department. We would chop gun and spray a hull in to the mold one day and the very next morning it was getting pulled from the mold and going straight to assembly. The hardener is the catalyst in fiberglass resin and therefore does not actually need air to fully cure. The more hardener you add the hotter it will be which in turn means faster cure time. Nonetheless awesome video man and I really like the 30.00 armor you built. Amazing strength.
i surfed for years, we were always fixing snapped boards. Fibreglass does dry overnight, well did 4 us. great video. Even Lic. shooters in Australia cant get them
@@DarkoSayd IDK, don't keep track of actors or actresses. They're all a part of some ancient Babylonian // 'nu-age' Satanic cult. The popular ones merely took the right-hand path, out of some kind of need to manipulate your virtues. You become blind to the rot in favor of vying for a political party you favor. PsyOps 101. Who invests in Hollyweird?
some 1/8th inch plates laminated throughout the sheets (fiberglass, steel, fiberglass pattern) would help with strengthening the armor, 2 or 3 should do the trick, and the first plate would help disperse the bullets energy, reducing penetration with faster rounds.
Just a small tip. When cutting loose fibered cloth like fiberglass i put clear packing tape on the line im cutting. It help keep the cloth from coming apart. Just an idea
For the deformation from the slug I would suggest running trauma plates, they are basically a plate shaped pad that absorbs some of the impact and gives some space for the plate to deform without pushing into you. You put them in the carrier with your actual plates, behind them obviously.
@@tonykari5124 Honestly, inexpensive exercise foam would work fine. You just need something to absorb impact force and spread it, and foam does pretty good at that, at light weight.
Right, you need some form of cushion or suspension to keep the deforming armor from deforming your ribs. Its the same deal a kevlar helmet. If the helmet is directly on your skull or is allowed to hit your skull (under impact) you will have brain injury. Ancient people figured that out a few thousand years ago.
Daniel Tapia the chinesr industry does not aprove of such safety measures, why should anyone else? i mean... its the CHINESE after all, they went to space n' shit.
Hey, great job… seriously , that’s impressive … I love when people don’t give up when it gets hard. You did good man, thanks for the demonstration, pretty important to know you can make your own protection considering the current situation with it in your state.
Basic layer of ballistic gel behind the armor, 1//4-1/2 inch, with a plastic laminate/Lexan material and this could stop a .556. Wrap it on a Spaulding pouch and it’ll be cheap armor.
I'd bet you could increase it's effectiveness by orienting the weave between the sheets better. The weave of each layer should be at a 45 degree angle to the following layer.
@@stonelesswolf7827 you wouldn’t necessarily need to do a rotation, as weaves are inherently similar at 90 degree offsets, but that’s a small semantic difference. If rotation is easier for you to plan and execute, it will be functionally identical to alternation. I imagine that while it would require more force to penetrate with the offset, it likely wouldn’t make it resist 5.56 much better. If you wanted it to do that, the easiest way to do it is make it thicker. Impact depth of moving penetrators is a bit more complicated than what I’m about to say, but a rough approximation of penetration depth is a function of density and projectile length. If the armor is as dense as the bullet, the bullet will go about one bullet length into the armor. If the armor is half as dense, it the bullet goes two lengths through the armor. So, d(bullet)/d(armor)*l(bullet)=t(armor)
Honestly I doubt alternating the weave would make much difference. The purpose of the alternating layers is to provide strength in all directions. This makes sense in something like plywood, where the layers of wood are strong in one direction but weak in another direction. Alternating layers makes plywood strong in all directions. Woven fiberglass, however, is already strong in all directions precisely because the fibers alternate in the weave. It's not like the fiberglass is weaker at 45 degrees off the weave. It's just as strong as any other direction, because it spreads the load evenly between both orientations (e.g. at 45 degrees, 50% of the load is taken by the 0 degree fibers and 50% of the load is taken by the 90 degree fibers, achieving the same strength as 100% of either 0 or 90 degree loads). The only potential purpose for alternating, then is coverage i.e. having fibers along that axis to maybe catch better or something? But the fact that the layers will be placed imperfectly would fix any coverage issues (which probably aren't even a thing, I'm pretty sure the resin is doing the catching and the fiberglass is holding the resin together).
@@jeffwells641 Not true. The strength of woven fabric is predicted to go as cos^4(φ). at 45 degrees this is 1/4 of the uniaxial value or 1/2 the 0 degree biaxial value.
I realize this video is nearly two years old and I see lots of folks have made suggestions on production. I have something to add and I believe it would save materials and time. To avoid the necessity of cutting the layers oversized and then removing the excess, you might try using a sewing machine to outline each piece. A sewing machine is as easy to run as a bandsaw and even a cheap one would sew that loose woven fiberglass. Run the stitches to either side of your marker line and maybe even do two passes, one over another. When you go to cutting, cut straight down the middle of your marker line. The edges should remain intact. You might even get one or two more layers out of a blanket. And think of all the time you would save. You wouldn't need to saw the edges. Just run the plate over your sander the way you did in the video.
Great video! May I suggest using a strong adheisive tape over your lines before you cut to reduce fray? I used gaffer tape (the kind they use on movie sets) . It works great on one side but even better if you can apply tape to both side before cutting. You really did a great job with this video!
For anyone looking for good plates on a budget right now, LA Police Gear has NIJ Level IV plates on sale for about $115. They’re Alumina and PE construction. Catches the bullet instead of fragging it like steel plates, and it’s rated for .30-06 AP multiple hits. Love the video!
nah i would rather pay $30. I personally made a half dozen of these 4 on my first attemp and the other two with graphene mixed in with the resin. Made $200 off the last 2 and gave 2 away and keep the other two for emergencies
@@kjnewman7518 I’d rather have something developed with years of R&D behind it made in a factory designed to make such devices then some dude in his garage who works at a Taco Bell. You do you though
@@DelGTAGrndrs works at a taco bell lmfao. You can't be serious with that attempt at humor or taking a shot at someone. Fact is even someone who does work at a fast food restaurant can afford to make one at home. Do you really have a issue with people who work at a restaurant or are you that stuck up. You can spend your hundreds of dollars on the same process from a machine made product all you want. Couldn't care less but one thing you won't do is attack an industry we all use. Go ahead and say you don't all while hitting up a taco bell when your out drunk with your crew of stuck ups.
Paul Gloor id like to see a build like that... although youd have to get much more fiberglass, because the cuts couldnt be the same. hmm.. well i guess you could make it square..
You probably know this by now, but if you spray the plates with mold release, they'll pop off from the resin much more easily. That's how mold-makers get the resin forms to come out of their molds after the resin cures.
It would definitely add more stop ability even against 223. With about 3 metallic. Thin steel plates. Between layers. Plastic plates too. Whatever you could imagine
If you're going to live long enough to enjoy the fruits of your creativity, get some sort of powered air personal respirator ( PAPR ) AND, better yet, also have some sort of point-source dust control from a nearby vacuum nozzle / funnel so those filaments aren't building up in your shop to be blown around and inhaled later by either yourself or whoever you invite in there with you. ____ A mitigating idea among many: Modify / add to your shop vacuum a 2-Stage pre-filtering setup that can be put together for relatively cheap involving a 1st stage bucket-mounted cyclone by Oneida ( obtained at Menards Hardware or other, better built options for ~ $25 online from overseas ) or a correctly built / tuned DIY Thien baffle to precipitate out larger debris into the first of two 5-gallon buckets ( also cheap ) after which the exhaust sequentially travels to a 2nd stage - a cyclonic water capture bucket - which just uses some PVC / plastic plumbing pipe through a second 5-gallon bucket lid and gradual / longer-sweep plumbing elbows totaling less than 90 degrees to ensure the airflow is directed at the water swirling in the bucket to ensure contact ( think of it as a capably-matched, larger version of a drywall sanding wet-capture vacuum bucket collection system but without the restrictive plumbing or poor air flow ) . The exhaust of that 2nd stage would pipe into your shop vacuum which would keep its filter clean for a long time ( $$$ savings ) which enables you the inherent benefit of full vacuum performance all the time from that freely breathing shop vac pleated filter while stage 1 prefiltration bucket is filling to the maximum operational level. Tip : try to add as little volume in the pipework as possible to the system and use rigid, smooth walls of the pipework as opposed to springy and flexible, textured shop vacuum hoses to run the lines up to the connection points from the vacuum up through the 1st stage pre-filter to keep the vacuum from working against turbulence and compression / expansion losses of vibrating flex connections. Value your lungs as much as your creativity. 👌 👍 Carry on that creativity!
I see it's cold there... pro'ly too cold for water in your debris-water capture bucket so use some non-toxic liquid that has a freezing point below your shop temps. 👌 👍 👏
@@zincoleo1 i dont know, but the bio-weapon theory is not believable because the virus might infect CCP loyalists and most of them are in their 70s and 80s.
JP JP your carrer neither, all it takes is a boss who doesnt see any sense / profit in your employment and nobody would care if you become homeless. Everything has its pro and cons I guess. A youtuber with proper fanbase (well i dont consider 800k subs as a real fame yet) but anyway anyone with decent fanbase can still in a case of crisis (youtube (ergo the boss) kicks him/her out etc.) apply methods like crowdfunding their income by asking their fanbase (by creating drama) or simply live from their saved income generated over the years by YT revenue until they find another method of gaining income. Be it by investing or things like that. - So they could be considered as self employed. I totaly agree with your SJW / politicaly correct hypocritical millenials rant though. Wouldn´t see this guy EXACTLY in this category though, there are way worse examples.
This was hilarious on so many levels. The sawing had me rolling on the floor spitting out my drink. I had to edit are kidding me you had a band saw the whole time. Brother we could be best friends I do the same shit. I'm literally dying from laughter. Best armored video on the internet hands down Fukin mint . The commentary was pretty good too
I would love to see you do a redo, only this time with an experiment added. Try adding ceramic powder to the resin and when it cures fully spray it with linex bed liner. See what happens.
No sir. Thank You! Its incredibly refreshing to see a youngster today whom has a healthy respect for knowledge and exercises it. There are some minute details I missed, but that's fine. You analyzed the typical info video fashion, and trashed it. You started with the demo. Proving your product first. Thereby enticing much more curiosity than a typical format would. And then, while I was at the edge of my seat, you made me laugh a few subtle chuckles, while explaining the build. Then the build. While simultaneously thanking supporters. Making a more personal and interactive feel (the heater tribute). And the build method you used, was accelerated by your access to tools that I don't have access to. But, can do by hand, as shown by your methodology. Dude... I'm twice your age. And in this day of epidemic stupidity nearly universal. Not only have you earned a ton of respect from me, you also reinvigorated my hope for humanity. Thank you kind sir. You keep this up and you are definitely going places in life! (Due to political BS lately, I hope you get to experience your extreme potential in a beneficial and sustaining manner.) You definitely have a new Sub. (I'm a very observant person of the times we're in. I was also a Cavalry Scout for many years, so I cannot leave without a note on how Biblically accurate towards End Time prophecy we are this day.) Thank you again young sir. I will be looking forward to your channels progress. And inspiration you eloquently provide.
@@Graymenn When you get older, and watch the degredation of the intellectual property of the youth. You will respect the ones who strive to not fall into the same trap..... Or maybe you won't.
This degradation of intellect is the prime example of many from my generation not understanding how to perform a civil argument. Instead of looking at both sides of an argument and critically thinking about the topics, issues, and possible solutions (much like a scientist does) young adults today interrupt, talk over people, call names, and refuse to look at the opposing side's viewpoint. And I believe that is the true problem
So I've taken your design and added a piece of diamond plate between a half inch on each side of the fiberglass plate... It now stops rifle rounds and I've also taken a piece of foam floor matt and glued it to the nack side so as to absorb some of the kinetic energy.... My next project is to make plates that fit in a back pack ....
I would consider coating the edges where you cut and sanded with resin to prevent any fiberglass slivers. Great job designing and building a cheap, lightweight DIY body armor!
This is actually a great job! It seems that not the hard material but the ones with the highest tensil resistance are the best. Elasticity is also a bonus. To further dissipate the energy I would add a layer of rubber and finally a rigid one made of high resistance steel.
I thought the same thing. But I get it. I've done similar bone head mistakes. Granted, not with a huge peice of equipment owning that much real estate in my garage, but I've done it.
@@VladTheImpalerTepesIII Don't be a fucking asshole, you don't know the kid, or if he has a job. And who gives a fuck if it's his fathers bandsaw? What's wrong Vlad, did mommy and daddy not give you enough affection or did daddy give you way too much... impaler. Did daddy impale you on his meat pike, lmfao. Miserable prick.
first , i must say that your video is amazing. So thank you. I had plans to make the same thing using overlappinbg old seat belts. I got slowed down by an article about coconut husk fibres and how they are rot proof and stronger than steel. under a microscope the coconut fibres look like aircraft cable on the cut end. amazing. I bet that coconut fibre could help with the durability of that resin plate you made. Just a thought man. cheers.
@@thitsugaya1224 not actually. Chain mail is a misnomer by the general public. The strict definition of mail is any armor made or small, interlinked metal links. There is no such thing historically as "mail plates" unless maybe refering to armor combining both mail (properly written as maille) AND plates. Plate armor is thud purely plates, scale armor is smaller plates linked by straps or metal rings, and maille is only rings. You can have combinations suck as some (middle) eastern armor such as some turkish and indian armor.
Just put it on various plastic bag layers..or encase it in silicon or balísticos gel. But if your speaking about the making yeah some mask is totally imperative.
If you treat the layers like XY planes, with the Z axis normal to the plane, it's easy to visualize. Layer 1 is the weave oriented along the X and Y axes. Layer 2 is laid in, rotated maybe 10 degrees around the Z axis. That way, the weave pattern in each layer isn't the same direction.
One thing I was a wee disappointed in was not testing the 9mm at different yards. BUT that can be someone else's job if they want to give it a go! ty for sharing
I go to a ghetto ass school and ~80% of the kids live in an area with gang violence or are in a gang, and when I was watching I was just like "wow, imagine how much money I'd make selling these"😂
Dude, making a profit on this would be a public service. I wish I'd had one of these a couple years ago, working at a 7-11. I didn't get shot, so it wouldn't have saved my life, but I'd have felt a lot safer walking to work and back for a graveyard shift.
Matteo MemeLord use your profits and save up for a degree and go into the field professionaly. you could make six figures and create the worlds next greatest armor.
Don't forget the lower sides of your torso, under your armpits and maybe your biceps. For the smaller pieces (not the chest or back plates), you may want to sew in pockets to the inside of the clothing you intend to wear, then put your homemade stuff into those pockets and sew them in so you never have to remove them. Figure out what you can bend and move around in. Just a thought. Oh, and don't forget the best eye and breathing protection you can afford if you really intend to work with fiberglass. That s--t will shorten your life if you breath it in.
Dude. Just go with premade plates. There is a reason that the NIJ tests plates. Because they need to be proven. This is what’s stopping bullets. Buy quality, don’t gamble.
I've been wondering how I could make my own body armor rather than spending and arm and leg buying it from a company...now I know. I'm gonna make a few add-ons to it however.
I'm more curious about how it would perform against larger handgun calibers like .45 ACP, .357 and .44 Magnum. If you have an opportunity I'd love to see more testing done. If you're going up against rifle rounds you should have steel plates anyway.
dolebiscuit Well .45 goes slower than a 9mm but is bigger. .357 and .44 may pierce but remember it took a slug and high brass double aught buckshot so I don't know. I personally don't use revolver calibers as much or know as much about them so maybe it's not my place to say.
Slugs are terrible at penetrating armor because they spread their energy out over a wider surface area, whereas a smaller round focuses its energy. This same principle is why stepping on a brick while barefoot doesn't hurt, but stepping on a Lego does.
or a thin hardened steel plate that would cost about 45 bucks. layer some of the fiber glass resin mix for minor spalling and shrapnel damage and be good through magnum rifle loads.
The design of this bulletproof plate is thought to have a lot of potential. It is not just the performance of this one that is important, it is more important to get an idea from this product and apply it. The biggest advantage is that it is clean in shape, not impractically thick, relatively light in weight, can continuously stop multiple pistol bullets, and reduces lead fragments. If you increase the number of fiberglass layers, use a resin with stronger adhesion and penetration, press with greater strength and let dry for a longer time, you will get better results.
I think also changing the direction of the fiberglass weave would also help. It looked like he had all of the facing N/E/S/W but doing that and then NE/SE/SW/NW and repeat back and forth would help slow down rounds even more
@@mythologicalnomad6520 You are right. There must be a few ways to improve performance by slightly changing the fabrication method. Performance could be also improved by using the principle of composite armour. Bulletproof window film + ceramic tile, several layers of Kevlar fabric, dense/light metal wire mesh, and thin/light metal plate/sheet could be considered.
you might get better results in a hexagonal rotation. consider a hydraulic press to apply even pressure during the cure. and in the words of the blendtec blender guy "fiberglass dust, don't breath this".
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As a little tip to everyone who tries to do this:
Diamond discs for cutting tiles on an angle grinder cut composite like butter.
That or a tile saw.
I used the tool that you use to cut drywall with
That's because Silicon Carbide, one of the hardest materials known to man is in the disc, which incidentally is used in many ballistic ceramics.
@@toadtoadersson2239 ha, ironic
mister clean booooooooooooo
i know its 2 years later but....
you should roll out the air bubbles between each layer of glass, turn each layer of glass at a 45degree angle, wax the inside of both outer plates, and dont clamp the plates so tight, you press the resin out.
i was a fiberglass specialist or 8yrs before i got into precision metal fab
sorry i wasnt here 2 years ago
what about also stitching the fiberglass to prevent delineation?
@@chrisrogers4242 Delamination would probably still occur. Any stitching would probably be blown apart with bullet impact
Saving the fucking day... Nice comment, bro!
Mostly +1... but you absolutely want to get as much resin out as possible. Resin = brittle. You only want the total product to be about 30% resin by weight for optimal strength. Also, epoxy resin is preferable to polyester resin (Bondo). You get a little more pot life, and the epoxy takes longer to cure, but it's much stronger. The ideal situation would be to vacuum bag it, but if you don't have a vacuum set up, clamping is good enough. The main thing is to not have any voids.
That said, if you follow what he did step for step, you'll still be in pretty good shape. I wrote a thesis paper on molding materials for advanced composite molding. I spent over a year in the lab building and testing various mold designs turning out test pieces from fiberglass, carbon fiber, and kevlar.
So how hard do you want to clamp it? You want to get rid of excess resin but not ring it dry correct?
You can drastically increase the toughness of the resin you use for these plates by adding .3% graphene.
Grpahene is easily made from graphite rods by grinding them up into powder and ball milling the powder with a surfactant for a day or two then baking this powder until there is no more moisture left.
The powder left over from this is graphene and including it into your resin mixture will increase drastically increase the resistance to penetration.
I've got a lot of research articles on the subject if you're interested I will send them to you.
Edit: anybody liking this post should be looking in the comment section beneath it.
I sure am interested
@@franklingomez5311 Prob restricted links, they're censor happy mofos these days. thanks for trying though!
@Franklin Gomez
@@franklingomez5311 can I get some links too?
@@franklingomez5311 Bumping to get me in the thread.
After seeing the other guy I followed building this an giving you props for being the original, I decided to rewatch and just realized I've followed you for 15 yrs now. Time has flown by.
Liar
@@u.s.militia7682 I know u not talking to me there troll boy
Yes, troll girl, I am. 😂
@@u.s.militia7682 lol 😂 military wana -B
You two should just kiss already.
I love how he showed the results first, so we actually know it's legit before we waste our time watching him make it
lol I love it when he used Mike from The Blind Side saying "I stopped it" for the slug. 🤣🤣
I thought that was clever, very original
What a punk he won't even reveal to the ingredients he use to make the damn things he just telling us that he made them and that's that
@@joejose8433 ?? FIBERGLASS WIELDING MAT, FIBERGLASS RESIN... that’s it he said it like 10 times
@@alexanderson1091 good when the civil war comes everybody know what to do
For $30 and it stops 90% of the ammunition used in murders... Worth it!
we still have those armor-is-a-joke magnum rounds
Anybody that would consider using this is a complete and utter moron.
won't save you in a mass shooting
@@competetodefeat4610 people use magazines as body armor in prisions to prevent getting shanked
any mass is better than no mass as protection
catch the bullets for us if you want to whine about people being concerned with safety
@@VincentGonzalezVeg No thanks I'll stick with something a little more well tested and proven. But if this is what you want to rely on good luck, you're going to need it.
For those of you that haven't played with fiberglass I highly recommend a respirator!!!
I was once patching up a hole in my car's exhaust and got some strands on my arms and neck. I hated myself for not wearing enough protection. Luckily I did wear a respirator and eye protection.
Are you an E-4 in the Army ?
If you're getting shot at enough to splinter the fiberglass, you've got more important things to worry about
Worked in a fiberglass factory for years (no more) Id breath that stuff in no mask for years! I was a walkin pin cushion i glittered in sunlight!!!🤣🤣😂😂 LITERALLY!! u get used to splinters. Hardly anybody wear a mask in that place... Well now because covid... Safety glass is most important im telling you fiberglass in the eye sucks so baaad!!! Tape can b yo bes friend!!! ✌✊✊
@@777immortalsoul enjoy lung cancer, my friend. Though it will take a couple of years for it to develop. Usually 10-20 year's.
Also, If you're going to do a lot of this type thing invest in some mold release and a vacuum pump. your plates will fall off easily. Plus placing it under vacuum in a bag places atmospheric pressure over the entire piece which is about 14.9 psi. It will result in a much denser component with less porosity, it will be lighter due to squeeze out, and much stronger. Excellent job though!
Car wax should work just fine. Cheap, you get a lot per tub, and it performs just fine for a resin release.
Thumbs up just for using the word "porosity". :)
where can i get one and how much will it cost
@@Pfsif The noun form of the word porous? This is what impresses you? Stay away from black people, their culture demands you bring yourself down to their level so they are not angered and have to start fuckin with you.
@-jank-willson the vacuum pump? I worked at an electronics manufacturer that used ones they built themselves for removing air from the epoxy used for encapsulating parts. It looked fairly simple iirc
stops 9mm: I have seen this before.
stops birdshot and buckshot: you got my attention.
stops slug: *spills drink*
the real question though is how far does it like dimple in you need to put it on clay and shoot it. if it goes in more than I don't remember exactly it was like an inch its still fatal. because the shock will still RIP your organs apart. like tear your heart in two. stopped the bullet but doesn't mean shit if your heart is in 2 pieces. look up nij tests and standards
Buddy, time to make that shit, right fucking now!
@@bobthompson4319 when worn inside a carrier that might make the difference tbh
@@AshleyBlackwater not true. it would need to be tested correctly. have you ever seen what it looks like to be shot with a vest on? it stretches the skin so much that it still makes a hole. it's not like the movies.
@@bobthompson4319 I mean the carrier itself can be the difference between wether it works or not. Unless i'm thinking of specific designs that require both hard and soft armour?
I like how this video populates every so often. Like when there's a push to restrict body armor for civilians. Especially since modern body armor was developed by a civilian who was tired of being shot.
Law enforcement is against the public wearing body armor because it implies the wearer is armed, and cops prefer gunning down unarmed victims versus those practicing self-defense.
@@REPSDirect Then why do they shoot more armed assailants than unarmed?
@@mattmarzula because his "unarmed victims" are gun wielding thugs.
@@the_great_tigorian_channel They can stick the blue line and that flag up their arses. Old Glory is good enough for everyone. Feeling a need to differentiate from the citizenry is further excuse for poor behavior.
@@mattmarzula
They have a word for it.
"Testilying."
i love the smell of fiberglass dust. it makes my lungs warm.
Nice Guy and bleed that’s also fun
Lol, ahhh you're sick :)
🤣🤤
lmao the warmth is from the blood gushing out and flooding ur lung :D
😆
I've seen some videos on making rifle rated body armor up to level 3+, to make it stop rifle rounds it needs a ceramic strike face to break up the rifle bullet into shrapnel, deflect energy back at the bullet and absorb most of the energy as well as spread the energy out over a larger area so once the bullet shrapnel passes through the ceramic the fiberglass and resin backing can effectively catch all the shrapnel and absorb the remaining energy, I found that a porcelain floor tile is the best homemade option of ceramic material, also it's good to use a foam backing on the back of the fiberglass plate to further help protect the body from the impact of the bullet projectile.
or put the porcelin in the back, so that the fiberglass can prevent the shards flying up into your face
I would do a floor tile like you mentioned since you can cut them to shape and then in front of and behind it a thin layer of foam
My dude, you should make a v2 of these with some ceramic tile as a layer in there and a face of thin mild steel
brilliant ... i got ya
@@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974 word bro. vid post?
Steel should be the last layer, not the first.
Ceramic-Fiberglass-Steel-antitrauma pad.
@@casultras1989 Correct. The ceramic shatters and spalls inward breaking up the bullet and absorbing a tremendous amount of energy, the fiberglass catches it like a spiders web, the steel plate picks up the remaining fragments (polycarbonate or UHMWPE might be a substitute for steel) then the antitrauma pad.
I'm late to the party here, but I've been doing some experimenting, and the best combo I have found is a fiberglass cloth strike face (anti-spall and fragmentation coating), then a ceramic tile, double layer of 1/8" mild steel (performed better and deformed less than a single 1/4" layer), and additional fiberglass at the back. All fixed together with epoxy and backed inside of a plate carrier with a trauma pad.
There are countries where body armour is reserved for police and military personnel and common citizens are prohibited owning such things. Thank you for this video. It is very helpful for people in these countries.
Such as us poor aussies. The cops never really got over ned kelly
And soon in America too, thanks to kamala
@@Nz-tm3gs trust the plan they say... I think that's the plan
@@akroma5000
We're not like the rest of this cowardly world. Not even close.
@@snakethepeg7828 Lol!!
I came for the builds but I fell in love with the humor.
you are so not alone, oh man.
FEAFi lol same
Yup I'm here for both and a little inspiration
Me to
same here love this guys humor
I like how you figured all this out, proved it works, and all the experts come in and tell you how to do it better.
Nothing wrong with that. Nearly everyone appreciates it.
Your preemptive attack on opinions will not stop the rain of improving his project. Some of us actually had an Advanced Composites school while serving as an Airframer for the USN ⚓️. Imagine if 20 viewers tried to improve on his base ,it will be better and we all would win.
What is wrong with improving the armor?
I dunno if you're being sarcastic or genuine, because this is the internet, but I'm choosing to take it as genuine. Because it'd be pretty cool to make something and have people tell you how it could be even better.
Actual people that engineer things are always looking to improve something. Everything we use is the result of something else being improved. Stop being a m0r0n
fiberglass, if you're working with it, wet it during cutting or sanding this will reduce dust significantly.
If you duct tape over your cut lines before you start cutting out layers, your fibers behave better and you get less fiber wandering around your workspace making you itch.
Yes I want to see him hit it with the Deagle and the 44 on Demo Ranch
I always appreciate little tricks of the trade, appreciate it.
I use painters tape when i work with carbon fiber
Maybe try coating the plates in vaseline instead of packing tape.
I was thinking spray glue (using masking tape and newspaper to put the glue only on the seam area)
"Oh my gosh I have a bandsaw" the fact there was footage of the hard way made that sooooo much beter
That was a very cost effective test and I enjoyed watching it and learning more.
One way to make this stronger would have been using epoxy resin instead of polyester resin. Another way would have been alternating thread directions of your fiberglass cloth. In other words, put the first cloth down with 0/90 degree cloth thread orientation and the next one with 45/135 degree orientation, then alternate again. That way you are getting strength and energy dissipation in more directions. These changes could possibly have gotten you 10-25% more performance. It might not have made a difference though as the 5.56 looked like it would blow right through it anyway.
Adding Kevlar, on the other hand might have made a bigger difference but I don't know if it would be worth buying kevlar unless you upgrade to epoxy. Epoxy is substantially better than Polyester, at least for boats and planes. I used Carbon, kevlar and glass with epoxy when I built my 31ft trimaran performance sailboat. Two years of playing in that stuff was enough for me.
Using epoxy and kevlar though would have cost much more money. Probably 5x for the epoxy and 10-20x for the kevlar.
Two years! Wow I can only imagine! I worked with fiberglass doing body work on door bottoms on triumph tr-6 1972. You are dedicated sir!
You sir are a Rembrandt and you need to help us newbies learn how to make proper armor
have you tried any test to prove epoxy is stronger than fiberglass ? not saying you're incorrect but I'm curious of your alternative option and why you chooses it
I'm actually amazed at how little deformation there was from that shotgun slug. That actually would have saved your life. With soft body armor, it'll normally turn your ribs into a Claymore, but this was rigid enough to be survivable.
You would have broken ribs judging by the dent in that bag behind the armor. Broken ribs hurt(been there done that) but a slug messing up your innards complicates everything.
9:50 FYI, having the resin exposed to air for drying is not necessary as fiberglass resin is a chemical reaction caused by the catalyst you mix into it. No oxygen is required, temperature however is important, if you room is way too cold it may not cure or take FOREVER to cure.
agreed , make sure rooms at 85
You guys do see the snow outside right, not to mention the $30. heater that won't do fuck all for his shed
there is always one person trying to out smart a great idea. I made 4 of these and gave 2 to a cop buddy that uses them still after 2 years on the job. According to him a cop it is lighter and fits perfect. I took it a notch up and made them into a square and added graphene to the resin. I shot every mm round and the only thing that finally went through was a 50 Cal and I think it only went through because of the ten other pistols I shot at it. I'm the first to call out someone trying to get views but I can honestly say this guy did it right and now you can spend $30 besides hundreds for basically a machined product. So unless a murderer is shooting a 50 Cal which low lives cant really afford or want to pay what they cost to throw it away you are safe in that part of the body at least lol.
@@kjnewman7518 Take any videos?
@@kjnewman7518 Do you remember how many layers you used to make yours?
I like that you showed the results first...that's way no one waste time in a build to find out results aren't what was expected. These exceeds my expectations.
I believe he used the inverted pyramid method for his video, which is really good and I liked too.
Watching you struggle cutting it, thinking that you should use a bandsaw, then suddenly realizing you have one, was fun. Thanks
I would suggest adding 2 layers of crisscrossed Kevlar on the front and 1 layer to the back. The front will help with high velocity expansion and the back will help to capture the expanded round. Great project.
I was thinking of building something with layers of kevlar fiber, maybe combining different types that have different properties. Does kevlar still have the same properties once resin is added to it? FWIW, I like that idea. Thanks!
I was thinking the same thing except....plastic layer dry kevlar sheets on outside and on back side BUT then add rhino liner like the plate carrier coating. kevlar is sealed in dry and should perform better... we know kevlar does not perform as well when wet. In the grand scheme of things for some cheap body armor with things you might just have lying around the garage and for the cost I think it's a success nonetheless
Mad props at your age you're doing great, keep that creative mind working and don't let anyone discourage you, you've successfully turned a welding blanket and a can of resin into something that could legitimately save a life, there's children and young adults all over Chicago and other inner cities around the country in need of something capable of stopping most handgun rounds, if they were to see this it may encourage them to find a way of making one themselves. You never know this video and plate you created could save the life of a child.
Tfw children have to wear plate carriers to be safe in big cities in the USA.
@Zach B. It's hard to do that as a musician. If you don't get s nice gig teaching in a conservatory, your best bet is to play gigs around town for chump change.
@Zach B. Thing is, in my line of work, in order to succeed you need to go to jam sessions and play standards. That's the only way people would recognize you and also the only way of getting better at my trade....
@Zach B. Yeah, a budding jazz musician. Still, there's a lot more to go until I really get to be a pro.
@@Jorvaskrr please forgive, I'm reading your thoughts on success in your field and offer with no intent to offend, that you use words and phrases like "need to," and "only way" frequently, which surprises me given your occupation. They seems narrow and limiting somehow. I read somewhere, "argue for your limitations and surely they will be yours." you might find use for that idea in your thought process. either way, I wish you a speedy path to success.
I like the video, but having done all types of graphite work I can tell you that had you used a bondo squeegee and pulled more resin out after saturating it it would’ve been a fair bit stronger. Also if you used alternating directions with the fiberglass so the weave wasnt just stacked up in the same direction would’ve also made some strength difference
Like the way plywood is made.
Wouldn't that have just strengthened it with axial loads in multi directions? A bullet is only going to apply a force in a direction orthogonal to the fibers?
"had you used a bondo squeegee and pulled more resin out after saturating it it would’ve been a fair bit stronger."
Hi Kevin. I'm not doubting this is true, but can you explain why this makes it stronger?
@@ellemcc2547 The resin isn't supplying much of the strength in a laminate like this, it just bonds the glasfiber together. So you want as little resin as possible while still wetting the glasfiber mat. When determining the quality of a laminate you often look at the percentage of glasfiber. If I remember correctly you want about 70 - 80 % glasfiber by weight in a laminate. You won't be able to achieve this using simple hand tools though. As for the resin, epoxy is stronger than polyester, and is less prone to absorb water.
@@Garebare1 Many bullets are revolving so the force can be radial as well as axial. Normally a coarser weave is used so more fibers are grouped without gap per 1/4" or so. A fine weave like his blanket isn't optimal for projectile capture, especially for pointed tipped bullets, they find a hole and exploit it.
after all these years this is still a legendary video
"Weighs as about as much as a fiberglass blanket and a can of resin. Rough estimate."
LMAO!
10:00
Resin dies not dry or need air
It is a chemical reaction that makes a powerful polymer chain, and is considered plastic.
Basically
Now ideally like what you did here, and if you found thinner fiberglass to work with, but same dimensions, you would end up with more layers. If you take the weave and offset it, say 45 degrees or what ever flavor you want, use a higher strength resin, and higher clamping form pressure, degas the resin and fiberglass ect, you can surpass your 556 or 223.
Just from another maker to another
This is a 2 part epoxide either based Thermoset Resin Cement used to bond this fiberglass, itself made of woven thermoset fibers extruded from a spinneret, or some such device filled with small holes, while it is curing. The 'activator' in the small tube, usually some sort of esterified organic peroxide, initiates the cross-linking reaction which perpetuates on its own until fully polymerized. It is an exothermic cross-linking reaction that 'cures' without drying. This is then called a 'thermoset' polymer. Usually applying controlled heat and pressure can cause it to cure faster and more completely, even without initiation in many cases.
After curing it is not considered plastic any longer because it cannot be constructively deformed or be transformed by heat or any other mechanical means into a mobile, or plastic form, for re-processing.
Word of advice, if you find yourself needing reference plates, there are dummy SAPI plates made of rubber that sell $15-30 per pair
I was just gonna ask what if we don’t have a plate for reference! Thanks man!
Where can I find it
@@Freetrevor604 top 80 questions that will never be answered
@@AhDollar Amazon, I’m wondering if the pressure of the clamps will mess with the shape during curing
@@monsteflex top 79 questions that will never be answered
This is cool. Years ago when I first learned about linothorax I wanted to try making it with modern materials. That's basically what you've done. I would form larger sheets around a torso though, it's light enough.
Hi man. I saw your video and did the same thing. Didn't look just like your armor due to lack of propper tools, but still managed to stop .32acp, 9, .38sp & .357mag.
I'm looking foreward to shooting the .44mag, .45acp and the .500mag
I'm from Romania btw, great job doing this video. Much appreciated!
God bless!
how it holds up again by 45acp
@R V
As soon as the range gets the ammo for the .500 mag i'll do the tests. Worry not, i'm gonna record it and share it with you guys.
Btw, i've made the second armor from same materials, but this time i bought a higher density fiber glass cloth, 500 grams?sm. It's heavy, i'll give you that.
This one i want to test against the 7.62x39 round.
The range i'm talking about is the only one in my country to have the mighty .500 mag S&W and it's more than 400 km away. No other range has this ammo.
It'll take a while, but i promiss i won't dissapoint you.
God bless mate!
@R V didn't notice the time you wrote :))))
Listen if you wanna talk some more about this it's fine with me. I have an instagram account: broadheader.inc
Fb is blocked, can't post shit for 30 days 'cause some idiots reported a post of mine.
@@Broadheader
Use a VPN.
Insta is not safe or what?
WHat vpn r u talking aboult?
A little interesting thing about fiberglass resin is it's 2 parts. The hardener and the resin. It will not take days to dry if mixed properly. I worked at a fiberglass boat factory for a long time in the mold department. We would chop gun and spray a hull in to the mold one day and the very next morning it was getting pulled from the mold and going straight to assembly. The hardener is the catalyst in fiberglass resin and therefore does not actually need air to fully cure. The more hardener you add the hotter it will be which in turn means faster cure time.
Nonetheless awesome video man and I really like the 30.00 armor you built. Amazing strength.
i surfed for years, we were always fixing snapped boards. Fibreglass does dry overnight, well did 4 us. great video. Even Lic. shooters in Australia cant get them
I live in Detroit.. I might actually want this..
I'd say go for it, especially because of the increase of crime bc. the police can't do much as a result of coronavirus.
I'd say you most certainly want to do this at this point.
Modern Kevlar body armor was invented by a pizza driver in Detroit after his 2nd gunfight!
NEED
As someone who also lives in Detroit, it's not as bad as people make it out to be.
THANK YOU! You are the only one who shows the results first and then the build!!!
"... Performs better than a crying actress in a political ad."
Insta-liked. Considering subbing. Resuming video...
J L literally did the same thing.
Some things age better than others, this is a fine wine
Was Mark Ruffalo one of the actresses? :/
@@DarkoSayd
IDK, don't keep track of actors or actresses. They're all a part of some ancient Babylonian // 'nu-age' Satanic cult. The popular ones merely took the right-hand path, out of some kind of need to manipulate your virtues. You become blind to the rot in favor of vying for a political party you favor.
PsyOps 101. Who invests in Hollyweird?
Facts
you should make another and send it to demolition ranch to.see which handguns it can stop like 45. acp and 44. Magnum
Dude, you read my mind
Abdul Mumin Monsoor it'll stop both
Maybe 50AE or 500. Magnum?
Abdul Mumin Monsoor Kinda doubtful. Would be neat to see it get hit though. Velocity kills armor. Also the slug didn't penetrate.
Abdul Mumin Monsoor or the 50😎😎😎😂😂😂
Now I can play Pokémon go safely on the streets of Detroit
Shariq Torres so what doesnt the news say about detroid?
Shariq Torres You must be fun at parties.
Kapowtops Chirakkkkk bitchess!
Kapowtops pppppfffffahahahaha
zx831 I mean, it's a tech/bank hub. If you actually visited you might know how good the food is, at the very least.
:) Thanks. With a foam under suit and doubling the thickness of the armor, this would be perfect for a post apocalyptic riot suit and shield.
some 1/8th inch plates laminated throughout the sheets (fiberglass, steel, fiberglass pattern) would help with strengthening the armor, 2 or 3 should do the trick, and the first plate would help disperse the bullets energy, reducing penetration with faster rounds.
M4st3r0fN0n3 like this comment bois
M4st3r0fN0n3 Eli needs to read this comment tho...thats a really good idea
Contact Demolition Ranch and find out how many layers you need to do to stop .50 BMG
Plz do
Or Edwin sarkassian
@Future Moto of course it is, need to hit them collaterals
@Future Moto yea it's great for infants
Jerry C depends on the steel.
"Were you, or a loved one, diagnosed with mesothelioma?..."
Funny, but not funny at the same time. I know of someone that died from that crap.
@@thomast8539 then you might be entitled to financial compensation.
LMFAO
Asbestos causes Mesothelioma
@@mightymoto1415 holy fuck lmao
Just a small tip. When cutting loose fibered cloth like fiberglass i put clear packing tape on the line im cutting. It help keep the cloth from coming apart. Just an idea
For the deformation from the slug I would suggest running trauma plates, they are basically a plate shaped pad that absorbs some of the impact and gives some space for the plate to deform without pushing into you. You put them in the carrier with your actual plates, behind them obviously.
Where do you get these trauma plates ?
what are they made of? Rubber?
@@tonykari5124 Honestly, inexpensive exercise foam would work fine. You just need something to absorb impact force and spread it, and foam does pretty good at that, at light weight.
Right, you need some form of cushion or suspension to keep the deforming armor from deforming your ribs. Its the same deal a kevlar helmet. If the helmet is directly on your skull or is allowed to hit your skull (under impact) you will have brain injury. Ancient people figured that out a few thousand years ago.
To bad no more Sears catalogs lol to use
Breathing protection isn’t optional, especially with that belt sander lmao
It really is....ive worked in a fiberglass rv factory for 9 months with no saftey gear and im still alive
@@plaguemarine7767 ok boomer
@@afoose you're using the meme wrong moron. Cringe.
@@afoose Get out.
Jordan Joestar shut up cringe redditor
I'm sad that so few people fully appreciated the vapor wave moan :(
I dig the hat
ZNA Productions do you have a face book
What's the "music" at 10:14 ? its really funny.
ZNA Productions you should colab with demolition ranch and do thi armor
you should collab with Demolition Ranch
Well done, thank you for posting and all the work that this entails!!
Dude. Always wear respirator when working with fiber glass!!!
Daniel Tapia straight out dude , so bad
was about to say the same thing. I can almost bet that his lungs has bruising from inhaling micro fiber glass dust
Daniel Tapia the chinesr industry does not aprove of such safety measures, why should anyone else? i mean... its the CHINESE after all, they went to space n' shit.
Daniel Tapia yup that's what killed my grandpa.
would a surgical mask work?
Fantastic work! So all i need to make an armor plate is a fiberglass blanket, a can of resin, and two other armor plates. Remarkable.
Diego Laramore When 2 armor plates love each other very much...
Diego Laramore You could probably build one out of wood or something. Use creativity and don't be lazy and you could do a lot of cool shit
Hey, great job… seriously , that’s impressive … I love when people don’t give up when it gets hard. You did good man, thanks for the demonstration, pretty important to know you can make your own protection considering the current situation with it in your state.
Basic layer of ballistic gel behind the armor, 1//4-1/2 inch, with a plastic laminate/Lexan material and this could stop a .556. Wrap it on a Spaulding pouch and it’ll be cheap armor.
Make a video
am I the only one who wants you to make a full set?
Driver2900 no
Driver2900 a full set of small arms resistant body armor?
am i the only one?? fuck up
Driver2900 nop, you're not the only one
bam bam 😂
I'd bet you could increase it's effectiveness by orienting the weave between the sheets better. The weave of each layer should be at a 45 degree angle to the following layer.
Like putting them in a clockwise rotation every 45 degrees?
@@stonelesswolf7827 you wouldn’t necessarily need to do a rotation, as weaves are inherently similar at 90 degree offsets, but that’s a small semantic difference. If rotation is easier for you to plan and execute, it will be functionally identical to alternation. I imagine that while it would require more force to penetrate with the offset, it likely wouldn’t make it resist 5.56 much better. If you wanted it to do that, the easiest way to do it is make it thicker. Impact depth of moving penetrators is a bit more complicated than what I’m about to say, but a rough approximation of penetration depth is a function of density and projectile length. If the armor is as dense as the bullet, the bullet will go about one bullet length into the armor. If the armor is half as dense, it the bullet goes two lengths through the armor. So, d(bullet)/d(armor)*l(bullet)=t(armor)
Honestly I doubt alternating the weave would make much difference. The purpose of the alternating layers is to provide strength in all directions. This makes sense in something like plywood, where the layers of wood are strong in one direction but weak in another direction. Alternating layers makes plywood strong in all directions. Woven fiberglass, however, is already strong in all directions precisely because the fibers alternate in the weave. It's not like the fiberglass is weaker at 45 degrees off the weave. It's just as strong as any other direction, because it spreads the load evenly between both orientations (e.g. at 45 degrees, 50% of the load is taken by the 0 degree fibers and 50% of the load is taken by the 90 degree fibers, achieving the same strength as 100% of either 0 or 90 degree loads).
The only potential purpose for alternating, then is coverage i.e. having fibers along that axis to maybe catch better or something? But the fact that the layers will be placed imperfectly would fix any coverage issues (which probably aren't even a thing, I'm pretty sure the resin is doing the catching and the fiberglass is holding the resin together).
Youre late and it was already said
@@jeffwells641 Not true. The strength of woven fabric is predicted to go as cos^4(φ). at 45 degrees this is 1/4 of the uniaxial value or 1/2 the 0 degree biaxial value.
I realize this video is nearly two years old and I see lots of folks have made suggestions on production. I have something to add and I believe it would save materials and time. To avoid the necessity of cutting the layers oversized and then removing the excess, you might try using a sewing machine to outline each piece. A sewing machine is as easy to run as a bandsaw and even a cheap one would sew that loose woven fiberglass. Run the stitches to either side of your marker line and maybe even do two passes, one over another. When you go to cutting, cut straight down the middle of your marker line. The edges should remain intact. You might even get one or two more layers out of a blanket. And think of all the time you would save. You wouldn't need to saw the edges. Just run the plate over your sander the way you did in the video.
Great suggestion. Also, for trimming? cdn.dick-blick.com/items/571/08/57108-1007-1-3ww-l.jpg
Great video! May I suggest using a strong adheisive tape over your lines before you cut to reduce fray? I used gaffer tape (the kind they use on movie sets) . It works great on one side but even better if you can apply tape to both side before cutting. You really did a great job with this video!
You really should revisit this and put other stuff in the layers as well... let a sheet of metal or ceramic so see if it works any better
or a sheet of carbon fiber
For anyone looking for good plates on a budget right now, LA Police Gear has NIJ Level IV plates on sale for about $115. They’re Alumina and PE construction. Catches the bullet instead of fragging it like steel plates, and it’s rated for .30-06 AP multiple hits. Love the video!
nah i would rather pay $30. I personally made a half dozen of these 4 on my first attemp and the other two with graphene mixed in with the resin. Made $200 off the last 2 and gave 2 away and keep the other two for emergencies
@@kjnewman7518 I’d rather have something developed with years of R&D behind it made in a factory designed to make such devices then some dude in his garage who works at a Taco Bell. You do you though
@@DelGTAGrndrs works at a taco bell lmfao. You can't be serious with that attempt at humor or taking a shot at someone. Fact is even someone who does work at a fast food restaurant can afford to make one at home. Do you really have a issue with people who work at a restaurant or are you that stuck up. You can spend your hundreds of dollars on the same process from a machine made product all you want. Couldn't care less but one thing you won't do is attack an industry we all use. Go ahead and say you don't all while hitting up a taco bell when your out drunk with your crew of stuck ups.
You might increase its strength if you change the angles of the threads with each layer
Paul Gloor
Actually though.
Not just might, you would(don't know actually how much though)
Paul Gloor id like to see a build like that... although youd have to get much more fiberglass, because the cuts couldnt be the same. hmm.. well i guess you could make it square..
and then to add more strength he could get it ryno dipped.
100% joking
or adding in a layer or two of polycarbonate
You probably know this by now, but if you spray the plates with mold release, they'll pop off from the resin much more easily. That's how mold-makers get the resin forms to come out of their molds after the resin cures.
This guy just made body armor that's resistant to 9mm and all varieties of shotgun ammunition. HOW THE HECK IS SOMEONE NOT GONNA SUBSCRIBE TO THAT?
Oh, and all for the price of 30 bucks.
I love how it went from "and we're gonna see if the AR can defeat it" to everyone wanting to try out the AR.
*PLEASE USE A RESPIRATOR IF ANYONE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THIS.*
Microscopic glass particles in your lungs is NO joke.
I was cringing so hard the whole time he was cutting and just sucking in microscopic bits of glass fibers. Ugh!
Because it is possibly a cancerous hazards, right?
probably because of the fact that glass shards can cut things like your lungs
Yolo
Isn't it basically just as bad as asbestos?
I saw this video years ago but I ran into it again by chance and I had to watch this again... this has always been my favorite ZNA Productions video!
I'd be curious to see how effective it would be with an 1/8" steel backing plate or even some alternating sheet metal layers.
Ceramic tiles on the front fiberglassed in...Now thats the real question would it be more LVL IV-ish
steel is super dangerous for armour if a round its the plate you're gonna get you're neck fucked by the spall
@@hekk_u if the fiberglass is wrapping the plate it could possibly stop some of the spall
I would embed a thin layer of titanium
It would definitely add more stop ability even against 223. With about 3 metallic. Thin steel plates. Between layers. Plastic plates too. Whatever you could imagine
If you're going to live long enough to enjoy the fruits of your creativity, get some sort of powered air personal respirator ( PAPR ) AND, better yet, also have some sort of point-source dust control from a nearby vacuum nozzle / funnel so those filaments aren't building up in your shop to be blown around and inhaled later by either yourself or whoever you invite in there with you.
____ A mitigating idea among many: Modify / add to your shop vacuum a 2-Stage pre-filtering setup that can be put together for relatively cheap involving a 1st stage bucket-mounted cyclone by Oneida ( obtained at Menards Hardware or other, better built options for ~ $25 online from overseas ) or a correctly built / tuned DIY Thien baffle to precipitate out larger debris into the first of two 5-gallon buckets ( also cheap ) after which the exhaust sequentially travels to a 2nd stage - a cyclonic water capture bucket - which just uses some PVC / plastic plumbing pipe through a second 5-gallon bucket lid and gradual / longer-sweep plumbing elbows totaling less than 90 degrees to ensure the airflow is directed at the water swirling in the bucket to ensure contact ( think of it as a capably-matched, larger version of a drywall sanding wet-capture vacuum bucket collection system but without the restrictive plumbing or poor air flow ) . The exhaust of that 2nd stage would pipe into your shop vacuum which would keep its filter clean for a long time ( $$$ savings ) which enables you the inherent benefit of full vacuum performance all the time from that freely breathing shop vac pleated filter while stage 1 prefiltration bucket is filling to the maximum operational level. Tip : try to add as little volume in the pipework as possible to the system and use rigid, smooth walls of the pipework as opposed to springy and flexible, textured shop vacuum hoses to run the lines up to the connection points from the vacuum up through the 1st stage pre-filter to keep the vacuum from working against turbulence and compression / expansion losses of vibrating flex connections. Value your lungs as much as your creativity. 👌 👍 Carry on that creativity!
I see it's cold there... pro'ly too cold for water in your debris-water capture bucket so use some non-toxic liquid that has a freezing point below your shop temps. 👌 👍 👏
Gary Maier I just busted a nut all over my phone while reading this.
Gary Maier lol xD I came a second time.
Also what about electrostatic dust removal?
Hong kong protesters: "Write that down write that down!"
Hong kong protesters are now at home because of nCoV virus.
Not sure why you’re talking about events that never happened.
@@zincoleo1 i dont know, but the bio-weapon theory is not believable because the virus might infect CCP loyalists and most of them are in their 70s and 80s.
lol
they better
This is the coolest thing I ever seen in my life. Despite the fact that I could get blown away or attacked by stupid prizes! This video made my day!!
If you alternate each layer by 45 degrees, you will get much better performance.
Almost forgot
Then it reflects off to the arms and fragments.
what do you mean by "alternate each layer" ?
Phil Dess He means change angle of each layer of fiber glass by 45 degrees.
Mech then use 45 degrees for a few layers only
quality video edits + quality content + depressed 20 year old = gold
clearly a beta...
JP JP well at least he got 800 000 subs. something anyone of us wont probably accomplish in near future
georg2010cz- Who the fuck cares!!! I have a real career...youtube monies wont last forever man
JP JP your carrer neither, all it takes is a boss who doesnt see any sense / profit in your employment and nobody would care if you become homeless.
Everything has its pro and cons I guess. A youtuber with proper fanbase (well i dont consider 800k subs as a real fame yet) but anyway anyone with decent fanbase can still in a case of crisis (youtube (ergo the boss) kicks him/her out etc.) apply methods like crowdfunding their income by asking their fanbase (by creating drama) or simply live from their saved income generated over the years by YT revenue until they find another method of gaining income. Be it by investing or things like that. - So they could be considered as self employed.
I totaly agree with your SJW / politicaly correct hypocritical millenials rant though. Wouldn´t see this guy EXACTLY in this category though, there are way worse examples.
Joe Krause Well all he did was use the Spartan armour as a mould so you could use anything to make something to clamp it with.
This was hilarious on so many levels.
The sawing had me rolling on the floor spitting out my drink.
I had to edit are kidding me you had a band saw the whole time. Brother we could be best friends I do the same shit. I'm literally dying from laughter. Best armored video on the internet hands down
Fukin mint .
The commentary was pretty good too
I've been watching your channel since like 2009 or 2010 and I'm glad to see you're still doing stuff.
I would love to see you do a redo, only this time with an experiment added. Try adding ceramic powder to the resin and when it cures fully spray it with linex bed liner. See what happens.
"I'd say it weighs about as much as a fiber-glass blanket, and a cap of resin... Just a rough estimate." LOL
A little less actually. He trimmed a fair amount of welding blanket off
One of the best jokes in this :)
A dry can of resin, though
No sir. Thank You! Its incredibly refreshing to see a youngster today whom has a healthy respect for knowledge and exercises it. There are some minute details I missed, but that's fine. You analyzed the typical info video fashion, and trashed it. You started with the demo. Proving your product first. Thereby enticing much more curiosity than a typical format would. And then, while I was at the edge of my seat, you made me laugh a few subtle chuckles, while explaining the build. Then the build. While simultaneously thanking supporters. Making a more personal and interactive feel (the heater tribute). And the build method you used, was accelerated by your access to tools that I don't have access to. But, can do by hand, as shown by your methodology. Dude... I'm twice your age. And in this day of epidemic stupidity nearly universal. Not only have you earned a ton of respect from me, you also reinvigorated my hope for humanity. Thank you kind sir. You keep this up and you are definitely going places in life! (Due to political BS lately, I hope you get to experience your extreme potential in a beneficial and sustaining manner.) You definitely have a new Sub. (I'm a very observant person of the times we're in. I was also a Cavalry Scout for many years, so I cannot leave without a note on how Biblically accurate towards End Time prophecy we are this day.) Thank you again young sir. I will be looking forward to your channels progress. And inspiration you eloquently provide.
Would you like some knee pads?
@@Graymenn damn he was about to get roasted
@@Graymenn When you get older, and watch the degredation of the intellectual property of the youth. You will respect the ones who strive to not fall into the same trap..... Or maybe you won't.
just messing with you man, welcome to youtube
This degradation of intellect is the prime example of many from my generation not understanding how to perform a civil argument. Instead of looking at both sides of an argument and critically thinking about the topics, issues, and possible solutions (much like a scientist does) young adults today interrupt, talk over people, call names, and refuse to look at the opposing side's viewpoint. And I believe that is the true problem
So I've taken your design and added a piece of diamond plate between a half inch on each side of the fiberglass plate... It now stops rifle rounds and I've also taken a piece of foam floor matt and glued it to the nack side so as to absorb some of the kinetic energy.... My next project is to make plates that fit in a back pack ....
Uses hand saw for hardest cuts, then realizes he had a band saw. D'oh!
I would consider coating the edges where you cut and sanded with resin to prevent any fiberglass slivers. Great job designing and building a cheap, lightweight DIY body armor!
Every time he got his thumb near the band saw blade I look at the scar on my finger. But he do be lookin kinda efficient doe.
This is actually a great job!
It seems that not the hard material but the ones with the highest tensil resistance are the best. Elasticity is also a bonus.
To further dissipate the energy I would add a layer of rubber and finally a rigid one made of high resistance steel.
adding a final layer of steel might mean fragmentation towards the user, a mid layer or more frontal layer would probably do a better job
@@therealslimshady3662 yes, that's a possibility I didn't think about.
@@roccosfondo8748 dont worry bro, were all working together for the DIY real working Halo Suit, mistakes are to be made.
global pandemic
youtube: just in case watch this
me: o,o
now with protests in the streets and the President threatening to use the military on civilians... big yike. i'm making a shield
Please, you've only reached level 2 of 2020
if only you knew brotherman
@@Arianovan wouldn't need military if the rioters stopped
he knew
After 3 hours of sawing you remember you have a bandsaw?
I thought the same thing. But I get it. I've done similar bone head mistakes. Granted, not with a huge peice of equipment owning that much real estate in my garage, but I've done it.
Well, that's what happens when mommy and daddy buy you everything you don't need.
@@VladTheImpalerTepesIII Don't be a fucking asshole, you don't know the kid, or if he has a job. And who gives a fuck if it's his fathers bandsaw? What's wrong Vlad, did mommy and daddy not give you enough affection or did daddy give you way too much... impaler. Did daddy impale you on his meat pike, lmfao. Miserable prick.
Maybe he did it for the funny.
@@TheRoadhammer379 Found daddys spoiled child
bruh the big mike from blindside saying "i stopped it" cracked me up
This guy is the ONLY guy on RUclips that can make me laugh by the editing alone😂 “I stopped it” was the funniest part of this video😂😂
And it weights about... As much as a welding blanket and a quart of resin 🤣🤣
first , i must say that your video is amazing. So thank you. I had plans to make the same thing using overlappinbg old seat belts. I got slowed down by an article about coconut husk fibres and how they are rot proof and stronger than steel. under a microscope the coconut fibres look like aircraft cable on the cut end. amazing. I bet that coconut fibre could help with the durability of that resin plate you made. Just a thought man. cheers.
It's light as hell. U can make arm plates. A hat anything you can think of.
A shield,armour for your horse and squire 😂😂😂😂😂
A helmet maybe
@T Brown "full plate mail" plates are plates, mail is small rings interlaced.
@@Fede_uyz mail any armor made of metal, ring or chain mail is a specific type made of rings, scale mail is made of scales, plate mail is plate armor.
@@thitsugaya1224 not actually. Chain mail is a misnomer by the general public. The strict definition of mail is any armor made or small, interlinked metal links. There is no such thing historically as "mail plates" unless maybe refering to armor combining both mail (properly written as maille) AND plates.
Plate armor is thud purely plates, scale armor is smaller plates linked by straps or metal rings, and maille is only rings. You can have combinations suck as some (middle) eastern armor such as some turkish and indian armor.
You definitely EARNED that vest...that was a great materials plan...but boy oh boy was that a LOT of work !!
Don’t worry about the bullets the mesothelioma should do the trick on you with all the fiberglass you breathed in
Steven Watson
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If you wear a gambeson with the plate sewed in, you MIGHT not get mesothelioma
Just put it on various plastic bag layers..or encase it in silicon or balísticos gel. But if your speaking about the making yeah some mask is totally imperative.
Mesothelioma is caused by asbestos, not fiberglass.
He didn't inhale...
Next time use a 4" angle grinder and thin cutoff disc and it will cut that fiberglass cleanly and easy like butter. Always wear a respirator too.
Someone beat me to it, but rotating each layer so the weave isn't aligned with the last will make it stronger.
FeardedBellow this is correct
No idea what you mean but I'm going to assume you are in fact correct
If you treat the layers like XY planes, with the Z axis normal to the plane, it's easy to visualize. Layer 1 is the weave oriented along the X and Y axes. Layer 2 is laid in, rotated maybe 10 degrees around the Z axis. That way, the weave pattern in each layer isn't the same direction.
FeardedBellow
Even better/stronger if you rotate each layer 45 degrees...
i suck at english,would you explain to me?? (simplfied pls)
One thing I was a wee disappointed in was not testing the 9mm at different yards. BUT that can be someone else's job if they want to give it a go!
ty for sharing
"I think we're done with encouraging results" sounds like a war-room conspiracy briefing.
"I stopped it" LMAO. I know I know, 3 years late but that was funny.
@Syn0psis 1 ayyyy
defo going to try this.
a tip for cutting the blanket though. get some sewing scissors that cuts zig-zag instead of straight. this stops freying.
Not joking, partially true. Zigzag scissors REDUCE the fraying, but not stopped completely.
Well hell, if I can reduce small pieces of fabric on my floor i will take it.
Your humor is awesome. Thanks for the work you share.
I go to a ghetto ass school and ~80% of the kids live in an area with gang violence or are in a gang, and when I was watching I was just like "wow, imagine how much money I'd make selling these"😂
Dude, making a profit on this would be a public service. I wish I'd had one of these a couple years ago, working at a 7-11. I didn't get shot, so it wouldn't have saved my life, but I'd have felt a lot safer walking to work and back for a graveyard shift.
Matteo MemeLord I'm going to make one and keep it in my backpack.
Matteo MemeLord use your profits and save up for a degree and go into the field professionaly. you could make six figures and create the worlds next greatest armor.
Matteo MemeLord do it
Matteo MemeLord I go to school in the inner city and you may have just given me an idea on how to pay for grad school lol.
Need any help?😂
Tomorrow morning im going to tractor supply and home depot and im literally going to make chest plate. Back plate and leg plates.
This is the way.
Don't forget the lower sides of your torso, under your armpits and maybe your biceps. For the smaller pieces (not the chest or back plates), you may want to sew in pockets to the inside of the clothing you intend to wear, then put your homemade stuff into those pockets and sew them in so you never have to remove them. Figure out what you can bend and move around in. Just a thought. Oh, and don't forget the best eye and breathing protection you can afford if you really intend to work with fiberglass. That s--t will shorten your life if you breath it in.
Dude. Just go with premade plates. There is a reason that the NIJ tests plates. Because they need to be proven. This is what’s stopping bullets. Buy quality, don’t gamble.
@@Prtz26 What the fuck are you doing that you think you actually need to wear ballistic armor?
I've been wondering how I could make my own body armor rather than spending and arm and leg buying it from a company...now I know. I'm gonna make a few add-ons to it however.
You can also use a foam backer along with the diy plates to negate the deformation and impact to your chest
I'm more curious about how it would perform against larger handgun calibers like .45 ACP, .357 and .44 Magnum. If you have an opportunity I'd love to see more testing done.
If you're going up against rifle rounds you should have steel plates anyway.
dolebiscuit Well .45 goes slower than a 9mm but is bigger. .357 and .44 may pierce but remember it took a slug and high brass double aught buckshot so I don't know. I personally don't use revolver calibers as much or know as much about them so maybe it's not my place to say.
Slugs are terrible at penetrating armor because they spread their energy out over a wider surface area, whereas a smaller round focuses its energy.
This same principle is why stepping on a brick while barefoot doesn't hurt, but stepping on a Lego does.
If you are going up against rifle rounds may I suggest either A) a different hobby or B) a tank
You should try stepping on a British 3 pin plug,fucks your day up LOL
or a thin hardened steel plate that would cost about 45 bucks. layer some of the fiber glass resin mix for minor spalling and shrapnel damage and be good through magnum rifle loads.
The design of this bulletproof plate is thought to have a lot of potential. It is not just the performance of this one that is important, it is more important to get an idea from this product and apply it.
The biggest advantage is that it is clean in shape, not impractically thick, relatively light in weight, can continuously stop multiple pistol bullets, and reduces lead fragments. If you increase the number of fiberglass layers, use a resin with stronger adhesion and penetration, press with greater strength and let dry for a longer time, you will get better results.
I think also changing the direction of the fiberglass weave would also help. It looked like he had all of the facing N/E/S/W but doing that and then NE/SE/SW/NW and repeat back and forth would help slow down rounds even more
@@mythologicalnomad6520 You are right. There must be a few ways to improve performance by slightly changing the fabrication method.
Performance could be also improved by using the principle of composite armour. Bulletproof window film + ceramic tile, several layers of Kevlar fabric, dense/light metal wire mesh, and thin/light metal plate/sheet could be considered.
you might get better results in a hexagonal rotation. consider a hydraulic press to apply even pressure during the cure. and in the words of the blendtec blender guy "fiberglass dust, don't breath this".