Popular YouTuber ‘the Hacksmith’ creates functioning lightsaber that can ‘cut through anything’

James Hobson from the viral YouTube channel 'The Hacksmith' discusses how he created a functional lightsaber and how his videos have exploded in popularity.

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Popular YouTuber 'the Hacksmith' creates functioning lightsaber that can 'cut through anything'

15 comments

  1. Really neat how they got all of that to work nicely like they did, but I must admit I am distinctly reminded of Elon Musks “Not a flamethrower”.

    Anyways, hats off to the Hacksmiths. Now, we need a device that can mimic The Force.

    1. technically you’re correct but he modified the power source so it can burn to a point where it becomes plasma. It’s not a flamethrower, this thing is burning at 4000° and can cut through steel. Flamethrowers can’t do that.

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