Designing a MECH! (POWER LOADER: PART 1)

I am a high school student going to a career center for welding and just seeing all of your exoskeleton videos has inspired me to learn more about engineering. I hope with enough training I'll be able to make my own fallout inspired exo-suit. I hope others see your videos and have the same effect on them. Keep up the good work!

I’m focusing on that spinning thing in the background
LIKED BY THE HACKSMITH

This is so damn cool. I'm doing engineering as a subject and even though I don't enjoy it that much, watching you guys and what you make on your channel is giving me so much motivation!

On the Wall,Einstein,Tesla,ElonMusk,Tony Stark... This is coolest wall I have ever seen! You are awesome!

This is the type of projects I subscribed for. Not some fancy decorative cosplay piece, but an actually engineered thing that truly functions. 10/10 Looking forward to more

the evolution of the Hacksmith. 1. I'm gonna build an exoskeleton 2. I*m gonna build a better exoskeleton 3. I'm gonna build a suit on the border between exoskeleton and mech. In the far future "Sooo...we made a jeager from the old movie Pacific Rim".

0:37 I like how its really dark and then he energetically says "This video is sponsored by skillshare!"

Alright after this you gotta get started on the jagers from Pacific Rim

THIS
IS
*AWESOME*!!!
For real though - I’m starting my second year of uni this year and I begin specializing in mechanical - you guys’ videos are hugely inspiring and really igniting my excitement for engineering!
Keep up the awesome work!

Ah, I recognize those tracks from Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition. Massive respect for both that and this colossal project.

I am here from the day that the power loader was finished. It is INCREDIBLE

Key mashing in frustration is EXACTLY how CAD goes

I love how he told us about the project in more detail.

Hacksmith :power loader. Colin furze:hulkbuster. James bruton :bumble bee

I LOVE you're back wall with the posters.

It is incredible how a prop will look awesome on screen, but once you pick it apart from an engineering standpoint, it is so impractical.

It's amazing how this channel is more advanced and powerful each year damn.

This really lifts the spirits
And heavy stuff

Coming back after it's finished is an experiance

17:12
Mr Bubbles is very pleased with you

"Sometimes we make things for sh*t and giggles."
_-the Hacksmith (2019)_

"Very strong steel member"
"Giggidy giggidy giggidy goo"
Damn that was funny.

18:04 for that split second was that panic at the disco specifically ninen in the afternoon

Hi Hacksmith, you amazing work and skill has changed my life, you have inspired me to take Physics and Engineering in Highschool and now College, you are really my hero!!

I love how you walked through the design process, definitely recommend doing this for more projects

An awesome channel and an even awesomer guy that is creating something from my all time favorite movie?
*Can I like this 1000000000 times?*

I’m here after finally seeing it completed!

I LOVE THE HACKSMITH

I love that you showed how it will work and what certain things do. It really makes your project feel like I’m there because I actually know exactly what it is you are doing. Keep up the engineering, and build on😁

10 out of 10 edit in the beginning

Unreal Tournament ´99 MenuMusic in the Background is a nice Touch ;-)

I'm a Vietnamese but I really like my friend's video, which will be your big fan

If you can slide a forklift while remaining control you should definitely show it off.

FAQ (will add to as good questions in the comments come up!)
1. Why not use hydraulic rotators for the joints?
We looked into it. They're A) stupid expensive - $10,000+ each easily and B) massive. Most are designed for real construction equipment, like excavators -- which are huge.
2. Why only one video a month?
To maintain one video a month so no one complains, we need to be able to keep up with the engineering time required to build such a massive project. We will get ahead at first, which is why the 2nd video is ready to be watched for members only -- but we need to keep a buffer so we can keep the series on the regular =)
3. Are you going to be using any electric motors?
It will all be hydraulic. End plan is a gasoline engine to power the hydraulic pump. For actual joints, electric motors can't even compare to hydraulics for power and torque. No electric motors are strong enough for the torque we need on the end effectors -- hydraulic motors are the only thing that will work -- and even then they have to be geared down.
4. What's the spinny thing on the couch?
It's the kinetic art sculpture from Iron Man 2. Perpetual motion ;-)
5. Why this and not Flying like Iron Man?
Believe it or not, this project is still way cheaper than Flying like Iron Man ever could have been. We're able to do the power loader because we can do multiple videos on the series as we make money from the videos. Flying like Iron Man on the other-hand, required an upfront investment of over $100,000 -- JUST to start the project. Likely hood of breaking something means that cost could double or triple super fast. If you want to see someone fly like Iron Man, check out Gravity Industries and Richard Browning -- they've invested over a million dollars into their system. We are no longer pursuing that project.

Simply amazing fellas! I need a Batmobile built as soon as possible guys! 😉

This has countless abdications, disaster relief, construction, demolition, Heavy and dangerous work.

Absolutely love the walkthrough with all the mechanics and 3d model! The best youtube videos are the ones that entertain you and make you smarter at the same time, keep up the good work hacksmith team!❤

dear james....did you realize that you are the real life tony stark? :-)
TONY STARK DID THIS IN A CAVE ;-)

Anyone else mostly mesmerised by his cool kinetic desk toy spinning in the background?

Can you make Hiccup's Inferno Sword(How to train your dragon 2)

Am digging the bgm from Unreal Tournament, brings back good memory's from the better time of my life.

This is the type of project that got me hooked on this channel. I know projects of this magnitude are hard to do for various reasons, but it good to see this type of project again.

just got engineering sciences for my highschool agenda and now I'm going back through these vids just to hype myself up for em, to say I'm excited is the understatement of the year

awesome project of our future 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I love seeing the design process in SolidWorks, I'm currently learning the program for college and research and to see the cool stuff you can do with it and to actually see the engineering process is really cool to me

As his beard grows, so does his sub count

I was a Weapons Loader in the USAF when that movie came out. Every load toad I knew wanted one of those. There was a scene where a weapon is being loaded, the weapon looked very similar to one that we loaded on the F-4 aircraft. The weapon knows as a MK-20 (Mark 20) Rockeye (CBU-Cluster bomb unit). We all fancied trading in our MJ-1 Jammers for one of those suits. Oh, yeah, MJ-1 Jammer (known as a J-1), and MHU-83 Jammer (also known as a J-4). Basically glorified forklifts. Used for loading Aircraft weapons on pretty much every USAF Aircraft, at least on all Aircraft I worked on. Lift capacities 3k lbs and 7k lbs respectively. There are several adapters that can be attached to the "table" at the end of the lift arm for various weapons that need specialized loading. Like sliding onto a launch rail, like the AGM-65 Maverick, onto a LAU-88 three rail launcher. Talk about your loaders nightmare! I once loaded 6 missiles, single, which means sliding them onto empty rails hanging on the aircraft.
You can find plenty of images and specs (can even buy one, I did see a MJ-4 for sale once for $7500. If I had a spare $7500 I would have jumped on it!)

Get Elon Musk on board with this project.

This video is amazing but OMG the unreal tournament theme sent me worlds down memory lane!

2:30 love the decoration from pepper potts' office

Geared wrist sounds amazing, the versatility of being able to infinitely spin the wrist is brilliant!

This one is a really brave project! I hope you can do it! Good luck on your road to success!

How about the Titan from pacific rim... not too expensive, right?

18:04 -P!ATD.
I am now emotionally bound to watching every second of all future videos.

14:18
“almost like, put it together like a normal puzzle”
If only everything was that easy

2:25 that thing that’s spinning in the background was in iron man 2 in the scene in peppers office.

I honestly love this so much you spent a lot of time explaining your actions and not just showing us the construction this style works for you! Awesome video.

You guys inspire me to work harder

Eight minutes. That's how much of your content it took for me to wanna subscribe. I'm gonna be trawling through your back catalogue for daaays!

I love how you have real genius and tony stark at the wall

Hacksmith every time I see you you've come to look a little more like a famous genius.
Always with the eccentric hair, the weird behaviors, and the energy about their projects.

I already love the project, this thing will be massiv.
You're a great motivation for every Maker out there, I can't wait for the next part.

vcs estao mandando muito bem, adoro ver o video de vcs

This project is going to be great. The comment bellow is not to criticizer the finished project you are going to end up with, it you power loader and its going to be a lot of fun regardless.
Just in your commentary on the other guys hydraulics, the hose links he has would work. The wrists he has represent a hydraulic motor used in tilt buckets. They have two hoses enter on the pivot and allow about 90' of rotation. The arm joint is a rotary coupler and is used in forestry and industry rotating heads like a harvesting head on an excavator, They are a compact version of a slew interface coupler but with less pass through functions. Hydraulic hoses can easily bend as indicated in the picture when using a high flex steel braided hose. the important thing is that the hoses fittings are crimped when the hose is in its fitted shape, This lets the steel cores hold form once crimped, you can also get 90' high flow fittings that have a nice radius on them.
Now after saying all that, the other guys hoses are incorrect to the movie, in the movie the hoses are alot more messy. In fact alot of what is in the other guys model is more tidy and boxy then in the alien movie.
Best of luck with the project and we all look forward to the results

Colinfurze: (makes hulk buster mech)
Colinfurze: lol you can’t beat this
Hacksmith: (makes powerloader)
Colinfurze: 😱
Edit: wow thanks for the heart hacksmith!
Edit: wow 119 likes already!? Wow thanks guys

I like those quotes that are behind you!

Something from one of my most favorite movies gets build and a video about it gets uploaded on my last year's birthday... KRplus, why am i stumbling upon this now and not back then? Where's this cursed algorithm when it's actually needed?
Whatever, thanks for the good laugh, Hacksmith! Cheers from germany

Kudos on the original UT soundtrack. I still play that game!

I almost had a solid works degree but my school got rid of the program before I finished, but it's amazing seeing what you all do with a program I've used before.

It’s happening!! So what do you plan on lifting with this once it’s done? To top lifting the cars with the exo.
Also thought of another project for you guys that I wish I would have thought of recommending sooner but with Kingdom hearts 3 coming out, make a keyblade that can shoot fire or some other cold/electricity effects to match the magic in the game?

*me hearing adding a big daddy drill* "Y E S"

That Unreal Tournament 3 soundtrack brings back a lot of memories

_the future is now._

SOUNDTRACK FROM UNREAL TOURNAMENT

Great work 🥳 Thank you 💜

You guys actually made the mech from Aliens wow I'm really reallyyyyy impressed and jealous

This is a decent video *4:20* is that Elon musk and Tony stark in the background??!! OH my God this went from decent to awesome! Keep up the good work!

I feel like this Power Loader will look better and better than the original.

Imagine being the guy that made that render on solid works and knowing that this whole thing was made from your design

I will watch your career with great interest. Can’t wait to see how it turns out!

I hope you can get even bigger as a channel and as a community keep it up ,you are amazing.

Was an og subscriber before you quit your job. Have not been watching since you hit a million subs. I'm now watching again because these types of projects are why I originally subscribed. Thank you, and I'm so glad you have funding for it

UNREAL TWERNAMUNT!!

hacksmith: *literally reverse engineers video game technology*
the government: is for me?

Honestly your videos have inspired me to pursue a life of engineering. Thanks!

I'm still waiting for the day that he grows out a much more voluminous beard and starts smashing what he builds with a wrench for the sake of making upgrades.

As i watch this video im realizing that all the functions your looking to design can be gleaned from your average run of the mill skidsteer. The problem your going to incur using hydraulics is #1. Your going to need about 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid for all the cylinders. #2. Your going to need one badass motor whether electric or gas to power a hydraulic pump to move the fluid. #3. You can use electric motors on the ringgears for the wrist but most ringgears are not designed for horizonal operation. I work heavy equipment for a living and have worked on them for a very long time so take that for whats its worth. Love your channel keep up the good work and ill keep watching.

They have made them. Catipilar has been making them sense before the movie by decades

This video deserves millions and millions of views because there video's are made in a lot of effort and a lot of money to use..... Unlike other youtubers that make there videos by just recording there self and reacting or playing games and they got a lot more of views and subscribers by just doing that ....
So to me I love watching there video's and I hope that they will get a lot of views and subscribers for this

Time to build a Hacksmith mech and enter the MegaBots competition. Kuratas doesn't stand a chance knowing all of the cool weapons you can come up with

👽 Some aliens will die soon!

Imagine just walking to highschool till you see the rich kid in this mech that shows the answers to questions and has a homemade swat ballistic shield

Next Video: Liberty prime design (part 1)

Wow finaly i've been so exited since i first saw this in instagram!!!

You can be a super hero with these things you do

Yay!! Can’t wait to see it!!

That intro is top-notch. :-)

You guys do great work it’s part of the reason I decided I should go to school to be an engineer

So cool

I think that a lot of the the spots that you think are connection ports are actualy the hoses going into the part at that spot and then coming out of other spots that also look like connection ports. And i think that almost all the design could work with just a little tweeking, like how some things you only tweeked to make it work. But i still love youre desing and the work you're putting into it.