00:00:10well maybe not water per se but with a
00:00:12simple technique we can turn one of the
00:00:14most abundant materials on earth into a
00:00:16highly explosive gas in this project
00:00:19we’re building a generator that uses
00:00:20electricity to convert this into this
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00:00:40for this project we’re gonna need some
00:00:42stainless steel I’m at a local
00:00:44fabrication company and not only do they
00:00:46have plenty of scrap metal to choose
00:00:48from they’re even willing to help me cut
00:00:49it to custom sizes a job that would have
00:00:52taken me hours with a pair of tin snips
00:00:53and a hacksaw only takes a matter of
00:00:56minutes with their equipment this is 20
00:00:58gauge stainless steel and this hydraulic
00:01:00punch is being used to cut precise holes
00:01:02in the tops and bottoms of the plates
00:01:04when finished I have 12 plates measuring
00:01:063 inches by 6 inches four plates at one
00:01:09and a half by six inches and three 1
00:01:11inch connector bands that are six inches
00:01:13four and a half inches and three and a
00:01:15quarter inches a belt sander is perfect
00:01:17for smoothing down the jagged edges
00:01:19around the hole and now it’s time to
00:01:20head home and get to work we’ll need
00:01:22these 4-inch ABS clean-out fittings 3/8
00:01:25inch poly tubing as well as some scrap
00:01:27for inch and two-inch acrylic tubing I
00:01:29founded a plastics company when I peel
00:01:31the protective layer from the plates it
00:01:33reveals a beautiful and attractive
00:01:34surface but that’s not what we want for
00:01:37this project instead we’ll need to hunt
00:01:39down some sandpaper this is 100 grit and
00:01:42I’ll place two plates in a diamond shape
00:01:43and sand them from top to bottom then
00:01:46rotate 90 degrees and repeat these scuff
00:01:48marks will increase the surface area on
00:01:50the plates and increase the efficiency
00:01:51of the generator ok I finished off both
00:01:54sides of the plates and you can see the
00:01:56crisscross pattern etched into the metal
00:01:58the 1 and 1/2 inch plates are sanded as
00:02:00well but the three connector bands are
00:02:01not alright it’s time to cut this
00:02:03acrylic tubing to size so I’m using a
00:02:05chop saw to trim the edge smooth then
00:02:07I’ll measure 7 inches and cut nice and
00:02:09slowly so that I don’t chip the plastic
00:02:11as the blade cuts the friction also
00:02:13helps heat the plastic leaving a fairly
00:02:15clear edge after I’ve cut 5 inches of
00:02:18the 2 inch tubing it’s time to make some
00:02:20connections with some gentle persuasion
00:02:22I’ve managed to fit the large acrylic
00:02:24tube into the clean-out adapter but
00:02:26before we push them together let’s add a
00:02:28liberal amount of clear silicone
00:02:29caulking all around the outer Bay
00:02:31this will also go on the inside being
00:02:33very careful not to get any silicone on
00:02:35the threads now we can use a rubber
00:02:37hammer to tap the tubing all the way
00:02:38into place and clean up the excess
00:02:40silicone paper towel works well and in a
00:02:43few minutes it’s all cleaned up now we
00:02:45can flip this over and repeat the
00:02:46process of attaching caulking this part
00:02:49and this part tapping into place and
00:02:51cleaning up the excess while I’m in the
00:02:53mood for cleaning I’ll use my adhesive
00:02:55remover to assist in cleaning off the
00:02:57UPC stickers then give everything one
00:02:59final wipe down I’m gonna seal the
00:03:01bottom with a four-inch ABS clean out
00:03:03plug and some AVS cement the gooey black
00:03:06cement is applied to the threads of both
00:03:08parts then I’ll use this piece of scrap
00:03:10wood from my solar scorcher frame
00:03:12project to help screw it in tight the
00:03:14excess is removed and we can let it stay
00:03:16here to cure while that’s drying let’s
00:03:18get to work on making the bubbler I want
00:03:21to attach this quarter into ninety
00:03:22degree elbow to the cap so when the
00:03:24stickers are removed I’ll grab my 1/2
00:03:25inch drill bit and a tap
00:03:27the hole is drilled in the center then
00:03:29tapped at 18 thread just before adding
00:03:31pipe tape to the elbow adapter and
00:03:33screwing into place when that’s tight
00:03:35and I repeated the exact same process
00:03:37with the other cap I’m happy to see they
00:03:39fit snug on the acrylic tubing it looks
00:03:41unfinished though so I’m gonna use these
00:03:43top pieces from two trap adapters to
00:03:45slide onto the tubing first and now when
00:03:47I add the cap they screw together giving
00:03:50this piece a clean professional look
00:03:51okay now it’s time to work on the
00:03:53generator plates similar to the bubbler
00:03:56caps I’m drilling a 1/2 inch hole into
00:03:57the top of the 4-inch clean-out plug
00:03:59when that’s tapped the 18 thread we can
00:04:01add pipe tape to a 3/8 inch swivel elbow
00:04:04and screw that into place you can see
00:04:06that this swivels 360 degrees and that’s
00:04:09mostly for convenience using a 5/16
00:04:12drill bit all make holes on either side
00:04:13of the cap and these will be for
00:04:15attaching the generator plates I cut
00:04:17this hole a little close to the edge
00:04:19but no problem my belt sander easily
00:04:21rounded the edges and now it’s a perfect
00:04:23fit next I’ll mark the two smaller bands
00:04:25at about two and three-quarter inch and
00:04:27use my bench vise and a rubber hammer to
00:04:29bend them to 90-degree angles the
00:04:32six-inch piece has marked at one in
00:04:33three quarter inches and four and a
00:04:35quarter inches then bent into a u-shape
00:04:37a five sixteenths coarse thread nylon
00:04:39bolt is cut into two pieces four inches
00:04:41long I’ll get some nylon washers ready
00:04:44and add two stainless steel Jam nuts to
00:04:46the end of each bolt the bolts are
00:04:48fitted with two of the connector straps
00:04:49and one of the smaller plates then a
00:04:51plastic washer is added on each bolt
00:04:53these washers are 3/4 inches in diameter
00:04:55and about point zero six inches thick
00:04:58another one and a half inch plate is
00:05:00added and secured with a nut on each
00:05:02bolt and now the big plates can go on
00:05:03I’m stacking these in the order of plate
00:05:06washers plate nuts and repeating until
00:05:10I’ve got a total of eight plates in
00:05:11place this is the center of the
00:05:13generator and the other connector strap
00:05:15is added at the top and secured with
00:05:16another nut I’ll add one more nut to the
00:05:19bottom to compensate for the gap and
00:05:20then get back to my routine of adding
00:05:22plate washers plate nuts until I run out
00:05:26of big plates the two smaller plates are
00:05:29added last and now all we need to do is
00:05:30trim down the bolt ends to about half an
00:05:32inch so we can snap the bottom connector
00:05:34into place add a nut and tighten the
00:05:37other bolt also gets a finishing nut and
00:05:39then is trimmed down and now we just
00:05:40need to turn the generator around and
00:05:42move these screws so that we can tighten
00:05:44the inner ones the generator plates are
00:05:46done and looking very nice so let’s
00:05:48connect them up to the four inch plug to
00:05:50do that all out a nut to the 5/16 inch
00:05:53by two inch stainless steel bolt and
00:05:55push them through the hole in the right
00:05:56connector strap this quarter inch washer
00:05:59is stainless steel on one side and
00:06:00rubber on the other and I’ll push that
00:06:02down the bolt with the rubber side up
00:06:04that’s all repeated on the left side and
00:06:06now the cap is placed over the bolts two
00:06:09more washers are added this time with
00:06:11rubber side down and
00:06:12cured with another nut using an allen
00:06:14wrench the nut is tightened securely and
00:06:16then a few more nuts and metal washers
00:06:18are added to the post for convenience
00:06:19this piece is finished I’m really happy
00:06:22with it and when I Drive fitted into the
00:06:24casing and screw it into position I’m
00:06:26starting to get excited we’re gonna need
00:06:28a way to secure the bubbler to the side
00:06:30so using some leftovers from the 2-inch
00:06:32pipe all very carefully cut to 3/4 inch
00:06:35thick circles then use a wood 2×4 to
00:06:37hold the piece flat while I trim off the
00:06:39top what I’ve done is created a clip for
00:06:42our bubbler and you can see it clips
00:06:43easily onto the tube and holds it firmly
00:06:45in place the other circle is cut and a
00:06:48belt sander used to match the pieces as
00:06:50closely as possible I’ve got some
00:06:52leftover acrylic rod from my fire piston
00:06:54project and I’ll cut off two pieces
00:06:56about one and a half inches long I’ll
00:06:58use some acrylic glue to secure the
00:07:00clips to the connector rods and after
00:07:02two minutes they’re firm but we’ll still
00:07:04take over two days to fully cure while
00:07:06those are setting I’ll use scissors to
00:07:07cut my poly tube at 20 inches and
00:07:09another piece at 2 inches the 2 inch
00:07:12piece connects to a one-way check valve
00:07:13and gets inserted into the swivel elbow
00:07:16this will prevent anything from flowing
00:07:18back into the generator the 20 inch tube
00:07:20goes on the other end of the valve and
00:07:22then connects to one of the bubbler
00:07:23elbows it looks like we’re ready to
00:07:25attach the clips to the body so let’s
00:07:27use the bubbler body as a form for
00:07:29spacing the clips and with the generator
00:07:31on its side find wire balances that
00:07:33looks good there so acrylic glue is
00:07:35added to the clips and replaced on the
00:07:36body when it sets I’ll use a little more
00:07:39glue in the gaps and remove the bubbler
00:07:41to let it cure in the meantime we can
00:07:43ready 6 cups of distilled water and some
00:07:45flakes of potassium hydroxide 4
00:07:47teaspoons of flakes will act as a
00:07:49catalyst to help the electricity flow so
00:07:51when they’re stirred in we can open the
00:07:53generator body and attach a coffee
00:07:54filter to filter the fluid into the
00:07:56super clean casing the filter is removed
00:07:59and thread tape is added to the cap then
00:08:01the generator plates are slowly inserted
00:08:03into the solution
00:08:04screwed and watertight to finish up we
00:08:06can remove the top cap from the bubbler
00:08:08add some water and screw it back
00:08:10together the remainder of the poly tube
00:08:12is attached to the bubbler elbow and
00:08:14there it is a sexy-looking hydroxy
00:08:16generator this system produces an
00:08:18extremely powerful oxy-hydrogen gas
00:08:20running on two car batteries
00:08:22it’ll make about 5 liters per minute and
00:08:25when the gas is used it simply turns
00:08:26back into water the amount of water
00:08:28already in this system is enough to
00:08:30produce thousands and thousands of
00:08:32litres of fuel some people say that this
00:08:34is the fuel of the future whether or not
00:08:36that’s true the amount of power in the
00:08:38gas is humbling
00:08:40well there’s how to build a simple water
00:08:42fuel converter if you like this project
00:08:45perhaps you’ll like some of my others
00:08:46check them out at the king of random
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