Make an Iron Man Arc Reactor

Step 5: Testing and final assembly

Plug in your battery and make sure all your LED's light up. Then mount the center top ring assembly to the inner ring assembly by lining up the three bolts and tightening them until the bottom of the top ring assembly sits just above the inner ring assembly. You can add a dab of glue if you want to the bolts to make sure they don't come loose.

Now press the entire assembly into the backplate assembly- note the orientation, making sure everything is aligned correctly. If the fit is really loose, you can put a couple dabs of glue between the wrapped copper wire sections and the backplate to hold everything together.

That's it! Now go finish your Iron Man armor suit...... :)

Comments

[MrOctober67]

I work at a machine shop with Wire Electrical Discharge Machines, I'll be able to make this perfectly everything exact, the hardest part probably will be using those machines because I'm not the one that programs them, another guy at our shop does that.

I have a niche for making things simpler to do. I'll let you know how it goes.

We also have a lathe too, I will make that outer ring out of aluminum like you said you wanted to do.

I am absolutely giddy about this project,

[Honus]

Cool- make sure to post pics!

[TheRealDJ]

This is fantastic but how many man hours did it take for you to build this? I'm trying to rush job building this in the next two days and I'm curious how to maximize the speed for creating it.

[Honus]

It took me about a week working mostly evenings. As far as how to build it faster? I don't really know- maybe make the spider assembly from plastic sheet. I would just either leave out details or try to simplify it as much as possible.

[myortvishka]

This is amazing! I'm going to attempt to build one for my boyfriend, however, I'm just curious about how much this cost you to build. I came with an estimate of around $150. Would you say that's accurate? I don't want to go cheap on this.

[Honus]

I definitely spent much less than that but I'm pretty good a salvaging materials. :)

[devinda]

why dont't you try a necklace like format for the arc reactor . it is easier

[IA3471]

Awesome build, looking forward to attempting it myself! Also, if you do wind up doing a kit or group buy, I have a few friends who would certainly want in.

[arsenal6]

I am definitely interested in a kit if your making one!

[Honus]

Thanks! I'll definitely keep everyone posted on kit status.

[Pitcrew00]

How did you go about attaching the inner and outer rings?

[Honus]

They're just press fit/glued together. You can use hot glue if you like.

[FallenHero135]

This is quite impressive, It really looks like the actual legit reactor from the move. Also, I think I would be able to obtain all materials from Radioshack and Ace Hardware/Home Depot. Do you know if this is possible?

[Honus]

Thanks! Wait until you see the new one.....

You could get everything from those places except the surface mount LEDs and the plastic materials.

[FallenHero135]

Alright, thanks!

[karuna2511]

where will i get things in india

[Honus]

No idea!

[bamf91891]

darn alright then well anyways good work

[Honus]

I'll definitely let you know if I do kit it but I would hate to promise something by Halloween.

[bamf91891]

ok thanks man

[bamf91891]

this is amazing how much would you charge for one of these??? im a huge iron man fan and this is the best arc reactor i have ever seen i will pay for this, especially to get it by halloween!

[Honus]

Sorry but I'm not offering them for sale right now. They're just too labor intensive for me to make. I've been working on making a kit available but it's been slow going....and expensive. I'm not yet sure if it's feasible.

[jy595]

how long did it take you to make the reactor?

[Honus]

I think about a week- it's pretty labor intensive!

[jy595]

how do you turn it on/off? by the way, good job!

[jy595]

thanks! where did you get the LEDs?

[Honus]

I bought them from a local supplier but they can be purchased online here:
http://www.cablesandconnectors.com/30000-30.HTM

I just got some from them and they shipped super fast. You might want to contact them to make sure they're in stock before ordering.

[Honus]

Thanks! I just unplug the battery but a switch could be wired in.

[reactor011]

I am 13 and i want to build that but i have no tools for that I can make other components to make it have a laser ability. Please put it on ebay.

[bull660]

do you are awesome making it easer for everyone else to have one to

[Honus]

Thanks!!

[GameLover_97]

hey man there is a arc reactor on ebay but it is 4 $200 plz put some of urs on ebay for a reasonable price!!!!!!!!! it wuld be a big help!!!! -Tony

[Honus]

I've got a few people that want them. I'm trying to get a kit of sorts going but I have a few other projects I need to finish first so it's going to be a while.

[bschott]

Honus, If someone was willing to pay you $200 for a copy of your Arc Reactor, would you be willing and able to have it done and out to a person before Halloween 2009 rolls around? I think yours is the best of all the reactors shown here at Instructables.com and I'd love to build one myself however I don't have the time. Between work, workouts, guitar practice, and foreign language night class lessons at a local college I have no free time to spend on building this. I like your work and would pay for a good, clean prop. If you were able to make one with straightened, cleaned up wire wraps, I'd happily pay you for it.

[Honus]

I'm working on doing a small run of them- I'll message you when I'm closer to getting them ready.

[DIYwraith]

I think it is the best arc reactor that is on instructbles

[Skaptor]

good iron man reactor but the best thing its the belt