I like these types of videos that test materials for their effectiveness at stopping rounds. Thank you. Nice job.

I worked with fiberglass for 37 years of my working life, 27 yrs. self employed. I can tell you now that the 6 oz. cloth you were using did nothing to help the bullet stopping capabilities of your test panels. A suggestion would be to use kevlar cloth in the same manner that you used the glass, except , saturate the kevlar with a vinylester or epoxy resin [catalyzed of course]. Then fold the unit together as you did with this demo. I have done experiments like this myself using only kevlar & resin, & it takes about a 5/16" layup to stop a 9mm.. I think the tiles help to diffuse the energy better but I've never experimented with using the tiles. Good channel by the way.

A couple issues, for the first test you shot the porcelain on the weak side. Shooting glazed-side-forward would be much more effective

The fibre glass needs the resin to actually work bro

I love this channel! All of the excitements are so awesome and it helps you get a greater understanding of the capabilities of different calibers. Keep up the awesome work!!

Home Depot ceramic not the same as ballistic grade ceramic. Still impressive that it will stop the average self defense handgun rounds.

Fiberglass resin would've helped.

Please do more DIY armor vids! Also maybe investing in ballistics gel alternatives would be a cool series for you to make.

Those test panels gave you a clue and you never even knew it. The fractured panel did a better job than the second panel. This is one of the secrets of the armor on the Abrams tank, which consists of a steel shell, fitted with layers of ceramic tile and pelletized ceramic material. The pelletized material has a tendency to lock together to prevent the penetration of a solid penetrator, while the fireproof properties of the ceramic materials tend to interfere with the plasma jet of of a HEAT projectile. And on top of that, the pelletized material allows sufficient compressibility to interfere with the primary means by which HESH operates - the creation of spall by ablating the inside surface of the armor, kind of like but not quite as efficient as spaced armor.

I did a similar little experiment with that ceramic tile and this flexible composite flooring I got a hold of. The most it would stop was centerfire handgun rounds like 9mm 45 ACP, stuff like that. rifle rounds just blew right through it which was expected

Can u pleasssseeeee shoot test on motorcycle helmets

Great video and very useful...many thanks again for taking time to show us your cool experiments!

Another great video Edwin! I like the idea of testing various items for ballistic resistance!

I can't imagine how your heart must have stopped when that tile came back and hit you

This is the first video ive ever seen of you and ive watched all your vids every since

TY TY TY TY.......Finally someone on KZfaq with common sense enough to know to re-test. You would be surprised how many people wouldn't even think to re-test that 5.56

Speed penetrates ! I thought because your plate had already been compromised from the 9mm you may have got lucky and stopped the .556 in your second attempt but no such luck. Try shooting a it with a hollow point .556 I'm anxious to see if that would penetrate. Thanks for sharing man 👍🏽👍🏽

you need a hardened steel layer to slow the bullet between tiles

I hope you know that the 5.56 since is smaller and faster will go thru those tiles easy and that cloth is not doing anything at all

Nice level II flooring you got there, Edwin!

Just put river rocks in a ziplock bag and wrap in duct tape stops .308

I just discovered your channel. I have found your videos entertaining and very informative. Keep up the great work and will definitely spread the word. Wishing you great success!! Have a great day!!

You should try more calibers.

my favorite video so far...can't wait for part 2...

Just a note Edwin, which face of the tile you shoot will make quite a difference since the glazed face is much harder. It looked like you were shooting the backs ? The back is much softer than the face ....

The ceramic tiles are strong under compression, hard(so they can grind on a bullet), can take high temperatures, and are fragile with little tensile strength. The tiles should be wrapped individually, and more importantly more layers trumps thicker individual tiles. Bullets fragment and flatten when hitting the tile, and usually a backing material of cloth, kevlar, or metal can then catch or cushion the bullet that manages to get through. It is also the cracking that absorbs energy, so the plates would have to be replaced after use.

you should do a video shooting at stainless steel plates with different levels of thickness.

U all ready cracked with first bullet

So weird not hearing…I’M READYYYY 😂

Very interesting. I like the home made armor idea. Do you think just 2 of the tiles would have stopped the 9mm?

Don't stand behind the door 💯

1:30 "gonna ignore those, gotta *watch out for those"*

You are amazing at your videios keep it up

I think I have a hardware store armor formula for you. We know that the state of the art in armor these days is in lamination. I believe the first layer need be steel , quarter inch thick or less and the second, tile.You got that right, but in between the layers needs to be an eighth inch at least of high temperature silicon with multiple layers of a kevlar mesh. Fiberglass may even work.

Is this a tile? Thank you for the test, I was always curious to know!

You seem so disappointed it went threw 😂great job keep up the videos .

Wrip that glass with resins and it will stop it speed kills

I like this you should made more of this stuff to stop bullet keep going man 👍

Super cool idea ! Maybe to stop the AR try with 2 of those?

bro you have the best content.....UR THE BEST

Thank you man i wonder if i can make a body armor out of tiles

Good thing you tested the tiles but I knew it was going to go through with the rifles. 😁

Try a box of those stick on vinyl tiles. I think the glue on the backside would help slow down the round.

people in Chicago should use these. they have had 5,000+ shootings this year and 500+ homicides

Wow what did that door ever do to you LMAO now I know how you made the homemade armor thank you for the video thumbs up

NICE!!! cool wonder if would stop a 17HMR i may hafto try that trip to Lowes tomarrow ha ha

Interesting video. Maybe next time make several and compare calibers starting low then working up. But very interesting

nice one. try more callibers next time like .22 and maybe a 12 gauge (birdshot and buckshot, maybe even slugs)

U did good experiment bro

Edwin, very nice job. We asked for bullet proof....and you delivered ( for a 9mm). Great job. Glad to see a new video from you. Did you film it recently?

Spray in between the tiles with truck bed liner next time. See how it goes. Should help slow down the bullets and hold the tiles together.

Try casting the fiberglass on it see if the hardened fiberglass will help

Hey , great Video! I think maby you can stop a 556 Bullet with your self Made Plates together With an a Level 1 Kevlar Body Armour in Combination.

6:15 That’s what he said.

Edwin Sar - I bet if you used the resin and hardener on the the fiberglass cloth and let it cure, it would do a lot to slow the bullet and disburse the energy. Lastly, instead of using the brittle ceramic, I'd LOVE to see you use plywood + fiberglass cloth + resin + hardener. The fiberglass will bond to the pores of the wood very well and I'm sure will make it extremely hard!

Hey Edwin, try some phone books!

I know this is super old. But you should try this again but instead of using tiles use Wonderboard. It's basically a fiberglass mesh embedded with Portland cement. It also wouldn't shatter after 1 bullet like the tile did.

I love this channel! Awesome videos

I miss your side kick I'm ready after you say ready.

This was very nice idea!!!👍

I think covering surface of tile with tape is wrıng idea as tape is a bullet hugging material, just use tape at sides and let the middle empty from tape and try again ;)

Hey Edwin for your Next Glock video try shooting Steel chairs😀?

I think you should do jello bro

i wish you would have done THIS test with also .40 .45 & .357... .44???.. skip the rifle rounds.... for for ten bucks will it stop other pistol bullets besides 9 mm? Also... I agree with the below comments... add some resin to it!!! really this is a great test... and worthy of being re-tested. Please do it for us Edwin... :)

Great video thank you for sharing! How many more tiles to stop 5.56?

Fiberglass needs resin to cause the delamination effect also u can get kevlar ballistic cloth on ebay for as cheap as fiberglass cloth.

I've worked with both porcelain and ceramic tile. Porcelain is harder, heavier and more dense but is also more prone to shatter. You should try ceramic.

your making KZfaq gold bro, keep it up!😁

cousin Habib making his door bullet proof.

Can you do a test with a solid copper 50 cal round?

Do a video showing the power of anguled armor, try doing some ricochets! nice video :)

sweet idea! how many 9mm can one rig stop before it is compromised? what about 7.62x39? what about 12G Slugs? such a kewl idea!!

I know this is an older video but one thing that you should test its to shoot the tire with the 5.56 but put the tile on the back side of the door because someone is shooting into my door the bullet would hit the door first and slow down a bit.

Have to say, I'm a big fan of your approach: Lets just shoot through different items and see what happens. Carry on.

a criminal will be like: huh.... that part of the door looks good . lemme shoot it.... and why would you do that .... but it's a cool video

love your content! One day you will be huge I guarantee it!

You should try with a 45

Try it with metal lathe between each layer of tile.

Hi Edwin, how about doing some demonstrations using a bolt action .308?

Did you even get the splinters by the fiberglass

Doesn't count the cloth already had holes in it hahahahah

Porcelain shatters,you want an oven pan,dry ova glue in it then cloth,metal,rubber,cloth metal rubber,hun piece of wood then another tray with glue

I see what your doing and I like it keep up the great work

3:57 - stopped 9mm 4:50 - 1st tile stopped 9mm

Well nice try, but in order to work you really need resin maybe do a wrap up of both tile and resin it would hold the tile and glass together

Use ceramic tile, and fiberglass resin.

try with a wood door or a steel door lol great video

hi Edwin what's the best thing to stop bullets?? is it a sand bags

Love your videos. How many homemade plates will it take to stop a 5.56?

I guess it only stop the first round, do you want to add a steel sheet between it?

It would have held the 556 if there was something to damp the strike between the ceramic plates. Like steel or high density plastic. Now the first impact shattered all of the plates giving the bullet easy path. Just adding a lot of superhard glue between the layers of ceramic plates and fiberglass. In the backside you need twice as thick layer of fiberglass to catch the fragmented bullet.

Bro, luv your videos, and this one was really good creative, i think you would make more videos like that, making something to proof of is or not safe

Make some videos on Indian arms

the fiber glass needs to be placed in many different angles to catch the bullet also resin might help it but not a solid resin something like liquid nails would work

the layering concept is correct... the bonding is not strong enough.. it should perform better with some good adhesive material rather than duct tape

just thought about those gloves that say puncture proof. wonder if there bullet proof too. lol there are lined with Kevlar.

You need resin for the fiberglass, man. Other than that not bad for the cheap materials and simple construction.

Love videos like these! More!

I can 110% guarantee you that those tiles shattered from that 9mm fmj! So the 556 test is kind of compromised

Great video very interesting I would like to see some carbon fiber in that same test media