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Hello Iron Man fans this is an insrtuctable on how you can make a repulsor and arc reactor for under $50. This is my first instructable so bear with me if it is a little noobish. This was built before i had done the Instructable so bear with me i will try to do this step by step to the best of my ability, and over all it is a fairly simple build. Hope you learn, and hope you enjoy! So I came upon this because i was deciding on what i wanted to be for Halloween and i didn't want to be part of the norm, i wanted to have something that no one else had, so i decided on this, and now i get to share this treat with you. This build in all took me about three days and should take about a day or two. Lets get started!
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Signing UpStep 1Materials & Tools Needed
Materials:
Hand Repulsor
- 4-5 Metal Hose Clamps: Lowes= $1-$2 each
(the picture below is of a broken one, these will be used as the main support that go around your arm)
-Miscellaneous wire: recycled/free or at Lowes for very cheap like 30cents a foot.
(you will need a lot of this because it connects the braces together and it lines the repulsor to give it this raw look, the best thing to do is to recycle this from old electronics like old extension cords! or old clock radios or an old computer that you don't use)
-Metal Sheet: Lowes $6
(you can get this at lowes its about a 2x2.5 foot sheet of iron or alluminum used to decorate doors and such)
-Craft Foam: Michaels or Joann's $1 - $3
(need this for the hand strap)
- 1 tap light: 99 cent store $1
(you can get these from the 99 cent store! used for the hand repulsor)
- Some Bendy Wire: Lowes 30 cents
(this is used for support of the hand strap, you may already have some laying around the house, the wire should not be flimsy, but nice and bendy like a stronger twist tie.)
Chest Arc Reactor
-Cheap Battery Operated Lamp: Dollar Tree/ 99 cent store $1
(this is the light source for the reactor, its an LED lamp that runs on AAA batteries. the lamp is normally orange or yellow in color)
-Copper Wire: Lowes $3
(coil of copper wire used for crafts and stuff)
Chair Leg Cover: Lowes $2-$3
(go to Lowes and use the product number in the picture below, these are used for outdoor chairs so they don't scratch the floor/ground)
Table Umbrella Replacement Ring: Lowes $2-$3
(these are used to hold an umbrella in place for an outdoor table, use the product number below at Lowes, they'll find it for you. This is used to diffuse the light)
-Positive and Negative wire: Lowes 30 cents a foot
(used to rewire the light)
-Electric tape
-Altoid Container
- 9 Volt Battery
( the square ones for clock radios and smoke detectors)
Tools
-Hot Glue Gun
-Shears (to cut the metal)
-Soldering Iron
-Screw driver
-Knife
-Wire Cutters
-Dremel (optional in case your shears cant cut the metal sheet)
Hand Repulsor
- 4-5 Metal Hose Clamps: Lowes= $1-$2 each
(the picture below is of a broken one, these will be used as the main support that go around your arm)
-Miscellaneous wire: recycled/free or at Lowes for very cheap like 30cents a foot.
(you will need a lot of this because it connects the braces together and it lines the repulsor to give it this raw look, the best thing to do is to recycle this from old electronics like old extension cords! or old clock radios or an old computer that you don't use)
-Metal Sheet: Lowes $6
(you can get this at lowes its about a 2x2.5 foot sheet of iron or alluminum used to decorate doors and such)
-Craft Foam: Michaels or Joann's $1 - $3
(need this for the hand strap)
- 1 tap light: 99 cent store $1
(you can get these from the 99 cent store! used for the hand repulsor)
- Some Bendy Wire: Lowes 30 cents
(this is used for support of the hand strap, you may already have some laying around the house, the wire should not be flimsy, but nice and bendy like a stronger twist tie.)
Chest Arc Reactor
-Cheap Battery Operated Lamp: Dollar Tree/ 99 cent store $1
(this is the light source for the reactor, its an LED lamp that runs on AAA batteries. the lamp is normally orange or yellow in color)
-Copper Wire: Lowes $3
(coil of copper wire used for crafts and stuff)
Chair Leg Cover: Lowes $2-$3
(go to Lowes and use the product number in the picture below, these are used for outdoor chairs so they don't scratch the floor/ground)
Table Umbrella Replacement Ring: Lowes $2-$3
(these are used to hold an umbrella in place for an outdoor table, use the product number below at Lowes, they'll find it for you. This is used to diffuse the light)
-Positive and Negative wire: Lowes 30 cents a foot
(used to rewire the light)
-Electric tape
-Altoid Container
- 9 Volt Battery
( the square ones for clock radios and smoke detectors)
Tools
-Hot Glue Gun
-Shears (to cut the metal)
-Soldering Iron
-Screw driver
-Knife
-Wire Cutters
-Dremel (optional in case your shears cant cut the metal sheet)
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Not bad though.
The Picture is when i was about 80% complete, as you can kinda see i started growning the signature Stark beard as well.