Engineering Projects/Electromagnetic Drive/coil gun tutorial
Materials needed
[edit | edit source]To make a coil gun what is needed is: Insulated copper wire
PVC pipe
Saw
Thick steel wire
9-volt battery--Stivi10 (discuss • contribs) 15:49, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Procedure
[edit | edit source]The body of the gun should be made first by wrapping the wire around the opening PVC pipe.(it should be wrapped few hundred times around the ends, and leave the ends exposed for later on.
the barrel of the gun should be cut to make the PVC pipe about 6-inches thick.
The Next step is to create a ring of steel wire to put inside the gun( it should be slightly smaller than the PVC pipe)
Make the electical circuit as shown here. After that the next step is to attach the copper wire to both ends, and attach it to the coil wires of the barrel
Now the body of the gun can be made as desired.
After that, connect it to a 9V battery, load the steel string into the barrel of the gun. Connect the two loose ends of the coil to complete the circuit and start shooting!--Stivi10 (discuss • contribs) 15:49, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Hazard and safety
[edit | edit source]Ground yourself before touching the electronics in the camera, and touch all the metal parts with a screwdriver so that you don't receive a shock.
Be careful when working with electricity. One wrong move and you could be toast.
Never point the coil gun at anyone; it is a functioning gun.--Stivi10 (discuss • contribs) 15:49, 13 April 2013 (UTC)