Extreme Thor Cosplay with 400,000 VOLTS!

[thewayne]

A hammer with actual lightning!

This is awesome - the guy spends six months 3D printing the hammer and perfecting an electroplating formula, then gets together with The Tesla Orchestra! Great 10 minute video.

https://makezine.com/2021/09/03/what-happens-when-you-pump-400000-volts-through-thors-hammer/

Comments

[kathmandu]

I saw that! It is neat.

[thewayne]

I loved the bit about the Tesla coils and "Don't bother trying to measure it because you'll just destroy your digital volt meter."

[motodraconis]

This is excellent! I've forwarded to Vargr (mostly for the plating tips.)

[thewayne]

I hope he finds it useful. :-)

[silveradept]

That's excellent. And I'm glad he's released what worked best for him after all that testing, so that others can (with appropriate precautions) produce the same kind of plating for their accessories and cosplay items.

[thewayne]

That's the essence of Making, sharing what works and what doesn't.  "We do not do these things because they are easy, we do them because we think they are easy."

[silveradept]

That is the sort of thing behind many a project, yes. It seems easy enough and turns out not to be at all.