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If an atomic zombie is molesting you, get this coil gun, aim with its built-in laser gun sight and pew-pew a metal projectile at 110km/h into his rotting cranium, with a total energy of 18 joules. Don ...

Tesla coils are totally insane, yet undeniably captivating. And they can be used for many things, from electric painting to dueling musical battles. But one trigger happy fellow has a different use ...

A common complaint in the comments of many a Hackaday project is: Why did they use a microcontroller? It’s easy to Monday morning quarterback someone else’s design, but it’s rare to see the OP come ...

Electronics enthusiasts, makers, and hobbyists searching for a new project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested in this awesome DIY coilgun created by YouTube user “Gyro”. Check out the ...

“Danger! High Voltage. Do Not Touch. Death or Serious Injury May Occur,” reads the yellow sticker on the side of this 1.25 Kilojoule DIY coilgun. Watching this video of it in action, that sounds about ...

What could be better than a DIY four stage coil gun capable of punching some serious holes in cardboard boxes? How about mounting said-gun on a WiFi-controlled motorized turret, with a custom ...

You're a kid, and therefore you like to shoot things. But what if the catapult and the air-rifle just aren't cutting it anymore? Then you, like Jason (aka Larsplatoon) make your own coil-gun. The ...

The DIY portable 1.25 Kilojule Coilgun took YouTube user Larsplatoon two years to make, and as you can see from the photo below, it looks like a serious bit of kit. It packs a 12 volt high drain ...

We obviously don't advocate DIY violence here at SlashGear, but we do have a soft-spot for homemade coilguns with trick LED lighting and bulging capacitors. This particular beauty is the handiwork of ...

What's not to love about coilguns? They bring together electromagnetics and DIY-ing for what may be our favorite juvenile pastime: shooting things. The bad boy pictured above was put together by a Mr.