The Hacksmith

James Hobson (born February 10, 1990) known for his YouTube channel Hacksmith Industries (formerly the Hacksmith) is an engineer and YouTuber.[3][4]

Hacksmith Industries (The Hacksmith)
Personal information
Born
James Hobson

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada [1]
Occupation(s)Engineer, YouTuber, Entrepreneur
YouTube information
Channel
Presented byJames Hobson
Years activeApril 21, 2006-present
Subscribers12.9 million[2]
Total views1.39 billion[2]
Websitehacksmith.tech
100,000 subscribers2015
1,000,000 subscribers2019
10,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: 3 December 2022

James is the presenter and prominent figure on the channel and has done a TEDx talk on his aspirations as an engineer.[5] In December 2020, James was awarded a Guinness World Record for his 'lightsaber'.[6][7] In July 2021, he was awarded another for the world's brightest flashlight.[8][9]

Notable creations

The Hacksmith is known for his "Make It Real" series where he and his team take fictional items and create real-life replicas, such as an exosuit or lightsaber.[10][11] His gas fueled steampunk plasma lightsaber that could reach 4,000 °F (2,200 °C) and cut through metal was awarded a Guinness World Record for world's first retractable protosaber.[12][7][4][6] The channel also does collaborations on projects with companies, such as Smarter Alloys in 2021.[13] The channel's projects are not specifically limited to existing media however, such as when they created the previously mentioned flashlight.[8][9]

In 2019, The Hacksmith created a replica of a half-scale Tesla Cybertruck that had the same specifications as the full scale.[14][15] Around the same year, they moved to a different facility with more equipment for their projects.

In 2020 through 2021, the group made their first complete set of armor based on Din Djarin's arsenal from the Disney+ streaming series The Mandalorian.[16]

In late 2022, the group moved to another facility with more open space for testing their projects.

YouTube career
Main channels' statistics (May 14, 2023)
Channel Subscribers,
millions		 Views,
billions		 YouTube Creator Awards
0.1 1 10
Hacksmith Industries 13.6 1.66 2020
Hacksmith VLOGS 0.4 0.024
Best Hacksmith Clips 0.048 0.00019

References
  1. "Kitchener's Hacksmith Industries creates the pinnacle of sci-fi tech". CityNews Kitchener. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. "About Hacksmith Industries". YouTube.
  3. "Internet Famous: How James Hobson (a.k.a. The Hacksmith) brings in six figures a year building superhero props on YouTube". Toronto Life. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  4. Ellis, Philip (2020-10-10). "This Engineer Built a Real 'Star Wars' Lightsaber That Burns at 4,000 Degrees". Men's Health. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  5. "James Hobson". TEDxKC. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Hicks, Jesse (2020-12-04). "This Man Earned an Actual Guinness World Record for Building a Working Lightsaber". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  7. Guinness, World Records (2020-12-03). "World's First Lightsaber! - Guinness World Records". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  8. "Canadian inventor Hacksmith creates the world's brightest flashlight". Guinness World Records. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  9. Goodyear, Sheena (27 July 2021). "Canadian YouTubers build the world's brightest flashlight". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Sparks, Hannah (2020-10-13). "YouTuber creates real-life 'Star Wars' lightsaber that slices steel". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  11. Bueckert, Kate; Anglelis, Robin De (April 25, 2019). "A Kitchener company is recreating all the cool superhero things | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  12. Hale, Jacob (2020-10-16). "Hacksmith creates real Star Wars lightsaber that cuts through anything". Dexerto. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Smarter Alloys Showcases the Healing Properties of Shape Memory Alloys in a Collaboration with The Hacksmith for Their Latest Viral Video". Financial Post. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Tangermann, Victor. "Watch a half-scale Cybertruck beat a Ford F-150 in a tug of war". Futurism. Retrieved 2021-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Traugott, Jay (2019-12-19). "People Aren't Waiting For Tesla To Build The Cybertruck". CarBuzz. Retrieved 2021-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. Darling, Mike (2021-03-25). "An Engineer Made a Full Metal Replica of the 'Mandalorian' Helmet in His Garage". Men's Health. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
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