Hey guys, on the last episode of Make it Real
We started building Stormbreaker, Thor's new weapon from Infinity War
Now, it's time to build the Hammer end of it
To build it we're going to be using a cool technique where we plasma cut steel plate
And then weld it together to form the 3D shape
Now the neat thing with this technique is it's something you can do yourself
because most machine shops will actually do plasma cutting for pretty reasonable prices
It's what we did before we had our own CNC plasma table
And make sure you support us on patreon to gain access to our design files. So you can recreate our projects at home
Now casting it would have been a bit more realistic to the movie
but for the size of the hammer you would need some pretty big equipment to cast it successfully
Which, we don't have
Yet
If you guys like this project make sure you check out some of our other Marvel builds
Like Cap's electromagnet shield, his new Wakandan shield, and Thor's original Hammer Mjolnir
Complete with all of it's different abilities
Let's get building, to start we'll be designing it in CAD before we plasma cut
It's going to be a lot more pieces then the blade and a lot of welding
As you can see we're drawing the 2D outline of each piece
And then adding it to the 3D model to make sure everything lines up when we do the welding
Now that we have all the pieces complete we're going to export each part as a flat pattern DXF file
For the plasma cutter to use
The plasma cutter we're using is a Maverick CNC from Elite Metal Tools
Our source for industrial machinery. It's enabled us to make even better projects since we got it
Alright so the plasma cutter cut this hole a little to small
Probably could have accounted for it but I was in a hurry
So we're going to have the lathe down this pipe
And we're going to make it fit
Oh man
That's the one I don't want
Put this guy in
Now, learn how to use the lathe
Ian, I want to reverse right?
I didn't touch it
Definitely forward
That way
Success!
So that goes inside the center of the Hammer portion of Stormbreaker
To reinforce it when we're smashing things
And then these guys all stack up on top of this
Alright, so we're actually going to make the end of Stormbreaker replaceable
Since we're going to smash so much stuff
So this is actually the head of the hammer
And I'm going to weld this M16 bolt on there, and it will actually thread into the core of the hammer
Using this nut which we can insert into the pipe
Try that again
There we go
So now, this will go like this
The next fun part is jamming this into this hole
Now the threads are broken
Ya we're going to have to cut off the end of the thread
It's warm. But it's still not in far enough
Where's the sledge hammer
Use all the projects
I need more room to swing this
Is that one a spare
No
I knew this would fail
I see you've noticed I'm not wearing a normal Hacksmith shirt
Limited time merch now with the link in the description below
Well, that can go in the scrap metal shelf
Take 2
There we go
Is it crooked?
Ya it looks crooked
The ultimate test
Slightly crooked
Alright so before we weld the hammer together, let's see how much it's going to weigh just in steel alone
So just to remind you
The axe portion, which we already made
weighs
24.5 pounds
or 11.1 Kilos
Let's see what this weighs
10 kilos
Are we missing something? ... oh
I was like, that's way too light
There we go. 12.6 kilos
or 27.8 pounds
So, as of right now the hammer side is going to weigh more
Plus we'll probably use about 1 to 2 pounds of welding wire
So we may have to add a bit more weight to this
So the whole thing is balanced
As all things should be
Alright let's start welding
How are we going to do this?
We're going to start by welding
This into here
And basically the whole thing will stack on top like one of those baby puzzle things
That's the good stuff
It's already getting heavy
Just like that
I think the reason I like welding more than woodworking
is cause with woodworking if you cut a piece too short you're screwed
but with welding
You just fill it with weld
It's kind of like cheating
Does this thing work?
It does
Grinder and paint make me the welder I...
Should we try filling the weld?
probably not
I am kind of curious
I did it
It's so heavy
Alright now to stop it from rusting
Alright so before we finish this let's do a quick little test
I'm going to go up onto the roof of the garage
And drop it onto 5 panes of tempered glass
This stuff is actually really hard to break. Here's a clip of our Wakandan shield not even breaking one with a full punch
Let's hope this fares a bit better
Bring me my hammer!
Holy S***T, that is heavy
I'm glad the rope has knots in it Ian
No going back now
Am I almost there?
How much do I trust this safety rope
It's not like we have a real fall arrest harness in the garage or anything
I feel safer then not having it
So I'm on the roof here and I've got the hammer portion of Stormbreaker
Which we are going to drop off the roof
onto 5 panes of tempered glass
Ok, everyone ready?
Throw it to James
It's just I pulled my back out the other day
So you know I just haven't been myself
Take 2
A bit of a dent in the garage door
Ok you can pull now
It didn't go through all of them
You broke the last one
The middle one survived? That is weird
Here we go
Destroyed
Don't miss
Here we go
BOOM
If I could have one super power it would be the ability to jump off of high buildings
The screen didn't blow up though did it
It exploded out the back
Alright so after we did those destructive tests
The hammer wasn't too damaged, it was a little scratched up
But we got Owen to do a whole bunch of sanding
And then we actually added a few more detail pieces along the hammer
And we posted a whole bunch of updates on instagram about this
So if you're not following us on instagram or facebook and twitter
Make sure you do that cause you can see the projects as they're being made before the video comes out
Anyways, now that we have the 2 pieces mostly finished
We still have to polish this a bit so it's nice and shiny like this guy
Let's see what is looks like together
Oh it's heavy
Alright let's find a temporary handle
perhaps a bit flimsy
Oh boy
This is ridiculous
This is actually probably how most wood would behave actually too with this much weight
So, make sure you're subscribed.
In part 3 we will be welding this together and finding Groot
Well I hope you guys are enjoying this series. This project has been a ton of work
Next up is attaching the 2 sides together permanently and then finding Groot
And you know we're going to have to test this thing with an awesome destruction video
We even found Thanos
Subscribe, turn on notifications, blah blah blah. You don't want to miss it
Why do you have a camera?
Get that out of there, you're not allowed
They took our jobs!
Well, when we have bloopers and we're not looking for bloopers you'll thank me