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@hellfire-labs

I am an engineering student as well as a home brew scientist. Through my blog, I hope to share some of my knowledge!

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@hellfire-labs Nov 16, 2018, 9:38 PM UTC

Firecracker in a vacuum

In this short video, I determine that firecrackers can be ignited and will explode in a vacuum. An interesting side effect of being in a vacuum is the essential elimination of noise from the explosio…

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@hellfire-labs Nov 4, 2018, 1:28 AM UTC

New toy! Scanning Electron Microscope!!!

Figure 1. Hitachi S-570 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) As the title suggests, I have recently been fortunate enough to purchase an old, non-functioning (for now) scanning electron microscope (SEM…

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@hellfire-labs Sep 27, 2018, 2:27 AM UTC

Aluminothermic Reduction of Iron Ore

In this experiment I smelt iron ore using a modern aluminothermic reduction reaction (also known as thermite). Although this is the same kind of reaction as thermite, thermite uses man-made (or at le…

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@hellfire-labs Aug 25, 2018, 3:09 PM UTC

Smelting Iron Ore

Today I will be talking about my first furnace run, what the results were, and changes I will be making to my next run. I apologize for the lack of good images from during the actual run. I was const…

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@hellfire-labs May 18, 2018, 10:27 PM UTC

Making Iron From Scratch: Processing the ore and building the furnace

Most know my blog for my high tech plasma experiments and very modern hobbies. In addition to the modern hobbies, I also enjoy doing things old school from time to time, such as blacksmithing. This a…

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@hellfire-labs Apr 27, 2018, 4:47 AM UTC

Capturing Plasma in Magnetic Fields & Updated Hardware

Ever wonder what happens when you mix electricity and magnets? They go hand in hand so something interesting is bound to happen! I wondered these same things when I was younger and after gaining much…

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@hellfire-labs Jan 27, 2018, 3:09 AM UTC

Plasma Thruster!

In this article I will be detailing one of the coolest experiments I have done thus far with my vacuum system. Through some very simple observations of plasma, I was able to create a mini thruster wh…

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@hellfire-labs Jan 21, 2018, 1:21 AM UTC

Vacuum chamber upgrade!

In this post I will display my new vacuum chamber & setup as well as some cool plasma photos! If you are not interested in the science and just want to see some cool pictures, skip to the "First…

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@hellfire-labs Nov 16, 2017, 5:12 AM UTC

Design & Test Firing of a 4kJ Railgun

# Project Overview Many people are aware of the infamous railgun, yet very few have ever built one or know how they work. In this blog I will showcase the 4kJ railgun that I constructed for fun. If y…

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@hellfire-labs Nov 12, 2017, 12:44 AM UTC

Introduction & Plasma Torus Project!

Hello steemit! After becoming involved in the crypto world, I found this place and am excited to be here! I have read many great articles/posts on here already, and cannot wait to learn more! I will…

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