1950's Mower Melt Down - Copper Brass Aluminum - ASMR Metal Melting - Trash To Treasure BigStackD

[@bigstackD]

Hey there again all you beautiful people how are you all this week? Great I hope. Today something interesting to melt down some type of mower from the 50s and it's certainly an accident waiting to happen as you can see. Not to worry all is good it's on the shelf now so check it out and enjoy today's video hopefully I'll see you all next Friday but most importantly have the best weekend you can😁👋🏻

[@haunteddestiny312]

Always glad to see new uploads

[@christopherdelaney6263]

Best part of the week for years now! It's nearly 2 a.m. and I couldn't be happier! Thanks bigstackD

[@pramdito8520]

Sekarang jadi sering upload

[@rocky3075]

Why don't you let the boys chase the parrots off of the lawn? 🦜🐕

[@420cactusgaming7]

Do you think it would be possible to pour a mit of copper or bronze in to a mold, let it cool down a bit but not completely solidify and the pour brass after it (and repeat a couple times) so they mix a bit but not completely? I think such an ingot could look cool. Also, your timer for the dogs segment isn't accurate, your seconds are about 2 seconds long.

[@brick6347]

There's a lawnmower nerd weeping right now.

[@robertarmstrong1140]

😂😂😂😂

[@jerrebrasfield4231]

That was a grinder/polisher mounted on its side. I doubt anyone tried to mow with it more than once. 😂

[@s.r5496]

Well I am sad about the grinder. Could have restored that

[@dak2]

There's always a lawnmower nerd weeping somewhere 😂

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

Me in a way

[@nathancase6485]

That mower had a grindstone to sharpen its own blades. Ingenious!

[@wayneswonderarium]

Came to say this

[@kenroberts7106]

someone got the bright idea to turn the bench grinder into a lawn mower or the other way around, i agree that's ingenious!

[@Itsthatoneguy371]

My grandfather used an old sump pump motor to make one, because a friend of my uncle said he couldn’t do it. Only bad part was it was in the early ‘80’s and that thing was so damn heavy, it would take all your energy to do a couple passes. They lived in southeast Ohio and it is very hilly. Plus trying to find a long enough cord to run it for the whole yard was impossible. Plus the voltage drop was very noticeable about half way through the front yard. Which equaled more passes and having to use the gas mower anyway. But, grandpa proved he could do it.

[@across8339]

This is great! I thought it looked homemade too but then searched and found that they were sold as a mower and grinder multi-tool in the mid to late 50's. The advert starts with "No toy but a sturdy efficient Power Unit..." and "does sawing, angle sawing, grooving, mitreing, rabbeting, mortising, drilling, rip fence, sanding", whilst mowing the lawn apparently. Thanks for the smiles, have a safe weekend yourself, especially with that frozen lawn.

[@insectdude1258]

I'd take the -0.5 over +40 any day. At least when its cold you can layer and bundle up. Not much you can do to escape the heat

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I predict in the next century that will become an increasingly popular opinion lol

[@lorenzamucci]

Totally agreed! For me is over 40 degree too, and well I will relocate myself in a colder country at the end of this year. In my home country I cannot live anymore with this heat. I will go to 40 to -40, wish me luck😅😂

[@heatherfaelenn]

My favourite part of your breakdowns is that you don't just take the big, easy metal off, you completely dismantle it. So satisfying to see

[@steveogle8942]

It needs to be a the museum for handmade lawnmowers. 😁😁😁😁😁

[@GrumpyHarleyRider]

Nice melt Big D! Getting sooooo close to 1,000! I don't think I'd be on my own by thinking that there will be a BIG melt to get over that 1,000kg. Have a great weekend buddy.

[@bigstackD]

Thanks once again my friend you are a champion. Yes I’m definitely tracking down something that’ll blow through the 1 t mark and I need to make sure it’s well over half a tonne whether it’s a motor or an engine or whatever the hell it will be. Thinking I’ll be tracking down a very old electric motor as that way I can pretty much guarantee it will be a lot of copper inside. Here’s hoping anyway👊🏻😁.

[@bradmc1986]

Old hydraulic pumps can be good, mostly brass

[@obi1kahnobee549]

I worked at GMF in the early 70's and they made petrol mowers after WW2 but not many, their grinders and washing machine motors were their bread and butter I have never seen one of these but the serial number starting with a H means it was around 1950-1960 no later be careful of the capacitor as it is filled with PCB.

[@rathekastormbjorne]

Thank you for letting the centipede live. They aren't exactly photogenic but it didn't deserve to die.

[@TheWabbit]

Sitting here in S/E Michigan enjoying my coffee and the video of my favorite creator. The one, the only BigstackD!! applause in the background, envy from the BigsnackD, and that tonne is getting closer and closer. I always love a good copper melt! It is a bit difficult to sit on the porch as the smoke from Canada has come down here in huge amounts for the 5th day in a row now with warnings to stay inside as its so bad. Its tolerable right now with the temp at 65 f ( 18 C ) but wont be this afternoon when it hits 89 f ( 31.6 C ). I hope the people near the fires have managed to get out of the way. It is strange that dozens of fires started within minutes and hours of each other with no lightning storms in the area! I hope everyone has a great weekend and my fellow Americans have a fun and safe independence day on the 4th!

[@bigstackD]

Well good luck with all the people over on that side of the planet, I I have no idea what’s happening in the world right now and I try to keep it that way as any news is normally bad news so I haven’t watched tv in years, I still keep up to date through KZbin videos and stuff like that but I won’t watch the local or world news as it’s too depressing and as much as I might be interested in what’s happening with the rest of the world it’s always gonna make me worry about something I can’t control so as I say I just don’t watch it any more. But anyway my friend enjoy your coffee have have an awesome weekend👊🏻😁

[@TheWabbit]

@bigstackD I agree, I don't watch TV at all or listen to news. I get the straight story from people saying look at the fires that started on their weather satellite feed. Take care!

[@audrey_johnson]

@@bigstackD I couldn't agree more! I haven't watched the news in about a decade unless something major has happened. That's about the only time you get news vs opinion . and odds are if something "big" is happening" something bigger is being overlooked

[@Nick-hm2dm]

Damn, I thought that lawn mower was pretty cool until I saw that BigSnackD! Chorizo and pepperoni on a double bacon cheeseburger with jalapeño?!?! What?! Looks so good.

[@drewski1023]

AHHHHHHHHH best channel ever, and my FAV thing to do on a Fri night, spend time with ingot and bullion, D and relax. TY so much for sharing this. it truly is my therapy. TY.

[@bigstackD]

👊🏻😁

[@Nick_Slavik]

I always assume Australia is a tropical climate and it blows my mind that there is an actual winter! It makes sense given where it is, im relation to the equator, but it still amazes me! Cheers from Canada! I just showered and am tucking into bed after a long 10hr shift (4:15am here) THANKS FOR THE VID! 🤗

[@thebestfornow7735]

In South Africa there is already some heavy snow about 10cm thick I have heard and there might be snow in Joburg this winter which is rare here

[@frankmurphy5]

I'm also Canadian and didn't realize it ever went below zero there.

[@thebestfornow7735]

Because of a few geographical features the temp’s get to about -4*C in the middle of winter but the day time temp on those days are from 7 to 15

[@MattExzy]

It's a land if contrasts. Up north it can be 30 degree C+ days all year long. Where I am in a south eastern state, it got to -8C last week - and it's funny, because I thought to myself "well, that's nothing, think about those poor Canadians..."

[@Nick_Slavik]

@@MattExzy hahaha ya where I'm at, Southwestern Ontario, we tend to go to -25°C with wind chills of around -40 (when it's REALLY cold)

[@hardtop123]

so glad you kept the timber handlebar.....what you had was a very common thing to see in the 50's....and a part of Aussie backyard history too.......a lot of creative people around after WW2 finished.....

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Man I remember when your display of metal tags was just a few. Now it looks like a museum display

[@wind-solar]

I haven't watched you in a few months, for no particular reason other than not keeping up with my channel. The new homestead looks really awesome.

[@marykinnick3865]

It looks more like a mini concrete smoother than a mower... What a crazy piece of equipment... I have watched years 1, 2 and about halfway through year 3, and I've enjoyed each and every one of them. Thank you, and have a fabulous weekend yourself...

[@awf118]

Did I just see two aluminum bricks WITHOUT a dimple 😳

[@bigstackD]

Indeed you did my friend, because they weren’t pure aluminium they were an aluminium alloy and probably had something else mixed with them at the factory to make the casing so they won’t have the same shrinkage as a block that’s almost pure aluminium if that makes sense👍🏻

[@eitenswelt7002]

As a loyal watcher from Germany who loves these videos he never knew he needed I wish you a great weekend!

[@bigstackD]

👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻

[@davidhammons800]

Your melts/videos are so welcomed on a Friday night. very relaxing/satisfying. Grumpy/hungry doggos too. Salute to you mate!

[@weldingbiker1]

Always a great time to watch your Friday specials.

[@squirrelorama]

Hey! A lawnmower with a built-in blade sharpener! It doesn't get much more convenient than that 😅

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

Thats literally what it is

[@matthewelliott2213]

The doggy timer always cracks me up. 🐶🥳🐕😆🤔

[@ProductionsLightMike]

Your weekly video is the way I know it's Friday! 🙂

[@Azelethros_OG]

Finally somebody respectful enough to give a centipede warning. Thank you for that. Those things are devil spawn. Nothing should have that many legs. I've got a big phobia of those demons.

[@gazs7237]

Imagine going back in time and showing the person who made this lawnmower this video... I think they would be genuinely impressed at their creation. I meen you would have to explain the internet and how it works first, but still

[@that1guy82]

I had to explain the internet to my uncle in 2017. By then he still never used a cell phone. You couldn't even explain texting to him like he was little kid but let him meet a single lady that likes texting more and that mofo turns into a super genius and learned really fast.

[@matthewihrig1014]

​@@that1guy82 just gotta have that motivation I guess XD

[@billmullins6833]

I always love watching you work. Great video today, as always. Interesting and creative use of that knife. It surely made less metal.dust than the cutting disc. You lost me on that burger. I was with you to the bacon. Could even go the jalapenos. But pepperoni? And chorizo? I love pepperoni pizza and often make chorizo, potato and egg breakfast tacos (I live in South Texas) but on a bacon cheese burger?? LOL Different strokes for different folks. You're welcome to it. :)

[@einarhornraiser9019]

Wow, I had absolutely no idea it got that cold anywhere in Australia!

[@Infinity_Squad]

Hello from Minnesota. Where -40F° below is normal day in the winter.

[@awldune]

The nut that wouldn't come off was probably lefthand thread. You might have known that already. One side of the grinder will always have LH fasteners. I was surprised you didn't keep that clicky power switch, just to play with 😄

[@donahaney2294]

I think it's great the respect you show for all living creatures.

[@ke8mattj]

I'm really enjoying the view of the living room. A lit wood stove is always cozy AF.

[@lewisgiles8855]

The bonus footage at the ends is really neat. It's just like one of those cool hidden tracks on the end of a CD when you think that there's nothing left and, bam, there's more, super fun!

[@terlinguaDrift]

The way you split the motor with the knife was genius. Great video

[@noarminian]

Thanks!

[@bigstackD]

Cheers for the super thanks buddy I really appreciate your ongoing support. Have a great week buddy👊😁

[@DarkPegasus87]

It's currently rusted, but I imagine the handle used to be easily lowered to let it be pushed. It's hardly any different from the way mowers are made now. It just has more metal and less plastic polymer.

[@smarmydude3019]

well i mean, currently it's been added to the Stack. i think it's a little different from most mowers now

[@frankward423]

First its new, then its old and then its melted. Great video as always. 💪

[@Fusilier0]

It is (was) yours to do with what you wish but I bet there are any number of old tool refurbishing you tube channels out there that would have given anything to get a chance to bring that machine back to life. Looks like it was a bench grinder / power unit that worked with different add on attachments. So very cool.

[@jlbelshan]

Probably could have traded it to them for more scrap copper than is contained within it, and they'd both come out ahead. I say realizing that this man doesn't need my business advice, since he's the one with the big channel. It's just a thought that your comment made me think.

[@diggingowngrave]

Has amazing badass new house and workshop, sweet loot chamber, epic decor...still uses old bricks and blocks lol love it!

[@jasone1881]

So close to your 1 Tonne goal!!

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

New 65 inch TV there?? Nice! Ingot is such a classic. He even sat there like a good boy for his bath.... Kiln! Heh heh heh!!! I assume when we pass the 1000Kgs, there will be some new fun projects??? I look forward to it. Best.

[@michaelsprout8762]

That would have been an awesome 😎😎😎😎 piece for your shop, however cool 😎😎 taredown nice bars mate

[@ForrestMonroe]

There's a lawnmower nerd weeping right now.. Your weekly video is the way I know it's Friday! .

[@DicedIceBaby314]

The trick with the iron blade for the motor core is brilliant!

[@michaelsprout8762]

I could've fixed it, appreciated unique pieces for tools are definitely a thing of the past.mabe I'll make a working replica

[@baronesstemplar7979]

Another COMPLETE Friday. Watched another awesome bigstackD video! Cannot get any better than that!

[@donaldlembo1263]

I enjoy your videos. Set my alarm every Friday morning. Don’t want to miss out. Thanks

[@Cirathos]

Hail from Canada! Love your content. I'm 99% convinced to get a forge. Lol. The wife thinks it's a great idea, she wants to melt stuff too. We both watch your content, enjoy the fact there's no talking, and it's funny. She even said she would hide snacks for me, (us), and have a beer with me, and buy me crazy socks! Best wife ever, and I mean that literally. Cheers mate!

[@JemSquash94]

Well, technically it is a precision tool. Fab vid as always!

[@nathank4708]

Just started watching it. 2:20 i like the yellow impact adjuster👍😄

[@jameskennerly]

Your videos are so enjoyable that I up-vote right off the get-go.

[@alaricsnellpym]

I guess having a grinding wheel on top of your mower saves going back to the garage when you need to sharpen the blades 😂

[@escuelaviejafarms]

That burger sounds and looks good!!!

[@marciabaldwin2506]

Great video loved watching the meltdown fascinating to see your winter its summer here in England 🇬🇧 and sunny n warm for us lol keep up the great work im glad all your collection is getting ever closer to the 1ton that u want give bullion and ingot a fuss from us here in the uk see you in the next video my friend ❤

[@scottfelton3044]

Wish bigstackD would make 3 videos a day.

[@tuckersdoghouse2018]

My grandfather had one, here in the states it was called tecnico electric mower.

[@allanpelton684]

I am chuckling....frost in an north Iowa (U.S.) winter is warm. Muggy 86(F) degrees today. Thank you for some great video content.

[@anonymousmouse2889]

Not sure what I like better. The casting or the food 😂

[@eminum7777]

Good to see any new melt down By bigstackd.

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome video nice copper bar and aluminum bar's thanks for sharing bigstackd

[@eyetok_alot]

hey there, greetings from slovakia, i might have a nice idea... what if you find something like this lawn mover, and melt all the different types of metal together, and see what color it gets when it is a nice polished brick ?

[@jessewells8087]

Omg I’m from Hawai’i and it’s freaking hot over here. I wish over here is cold like there. And I love waTching ur videos bro. Mahalo and Aloha to you and your family

[@bigstackD]

👊🏻😁

[@Infinity_Squad]

3 in the morning. New vid. Nice

[@IXGRAVEMINDXI]

That weather looks wonderful.

[@wallacedequaine5904]

16 kgs to go!! What a journey watching your videos my friend, certainly very entertaining. Love Ingot and Bullion but what got the thumbs up today was that burger, made me hungry so had to chef up one of my own! lol Awesome vid as usual, peace and god bless 👍🏾

[@joshp6061]

What new stuff can you do with the kiln?

[@tristanbarnett6271]

You ever thought about melting down silver solder into a bar if you could get enough of it

[@lateefcarrere1649]

Another excellent video from beginning to end...really mows down the competition. 😁 Today's #bigsnackD looked especially delicious, and the boys were their usual charming selves.

[@seanfoltz7645]

Here in Florida the heat index is usually clearing 102 degrees Fahrenheit on a cool day - it's so hot I don't even need my furnace as all I've got to do is just leave the metal in the ingot mold out in the sun and it melts on its own - the trick is grabbing the ingot mold before it melts too.

[@leonidkantanovich6725]

Здорово👏✊👍 лайк 👌👌👌👌👌🆗🆗🆗🆗🆗👍👍👍👍👍

[@empirefinds]

Awesome as usual brother

[@jackn2236]

To be specific that is a GMF 6" Grinder with a multi mower attachment... Not sure how effective, safe or practical it would have been... Although the handle probably lowered so that you could push it around like any other lawn mower.

[@janieriddle6068]

I live in Alabama and right now....We would LOVE some cold air to come this way. BTW that's a nice piece of scrap but we used to use that very thing growing up to cut the grass. I remember those days.... GWAD i'm OLD LOL. Keep 'em coming! Love them all! P.S Give the boys a treat for me please 🙂

[@donlandenberg8126]

A few nice bars and inching closer to the gole. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@RichardStrocky]

Cheers to you as well sir🎉. Thanks for the new vid.

[@enclavex69]

Ingot & Bullion are 2 spoilt pups. Fantastic 😁🇬🇧👍

[@apaixonadopelanatureza2180]

Ficou sensacional, sempre ver seus vídeos está de parabéns 👏👏👏👏

[@Vanos99]

here in USA we have had Aussie dog wash come up with fully equiped tgrailer and wash your dog. great service. my dog hated being put in batch he was 140pounds Aussie dog wash would come to our house take care of it great

[@hellburner3613]

Love you from India

[@DavidD-lr4dk]

That was a cool "cush" noise..when you iced it. lol and yeah, the porous holes on the bottom of ingots bugs the hell out of me. I have to do a lot of grinding/sanding to get a smooth surface. If you ever figure out a cure. I'll be writing it down. Watchin every week. Thumbs up for BigstackD's Friday vids.

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

Always enjoy watch your video Dion 😀

[@SILVEROWLWARRIOR]

A cool trick my Dad taught me, you can heat up rusty nuts and bolts with a torch, then a few drops of transmission fluid on the seams. The hot metal draws in the fluid penetrating between the nut and bolt lubricating it for ease of extraction. It’s only necessary if you plan on reassembling your project, but in this case the Stack is hungry… 1 ton on yon horizon.

[@BossmanBeast-xy3qq]

I tried doing doing this but the only thing that happened was I almost burned down my house lol. But I still try. Thanks to you I know a few more tricks to do things right so thanks

[@chaserobertson1975]

whaching these videos are so satisfying much love the you keep up the good work

[@nathansee5104]

A lawnmower engineer somewhere just got his wings after this melt....

[@johnklamm6720]

I really enjoy your videos keep up the great work good day from Stockton California

[@1993Warbirds]

Copper has got to be one of the prettiest metals on the planet.

[@Maalaisananas]

I'll give you a hint. 7:35 that bolt has counterclockwise threads. Try to "tighten" it the next time you have to disassemble a double-headed electric motor like that.

[@dt9094]

Well now I feel all relaxed! Thank you👍🇨🇦

[@JamesSkellington-xj8nn]

Looks like Ingot and his brother really dig the Dog wash .😂😂

[@rubysparkler3044]

Fancy lawn mower for their fancy lawn

[@ncc1709]

Im curious what would happen if you polished up the inside of a mould before pouring

[@MarcoFerraro-i6s]

Grazie ai tuoi insegnamenti, sono riuscito a fondere e fare lingotti piccoli, ma in super sicurezza.... grazie delle tue perle....

[@WhiteIndoraptor]

Nice relaxing video by the way 😊

[@mmcowan]

Speaking of electricians, would you consider an induction furnace for the occasional steel melt?

[@JustSayN2O]

Your snack "finds" reminds me of the old television series Mission Impossible. At the beginning of each episode, the leader of the Impossible Missions Force wanders around until he locates a secretly-placed tape player, turns it on, and listens to his orders. In the 1990s, a few episodes of a Mission Impossible reboot were filmed in Australia.

[@karenlobosco9646]

Mmmm....so your centipedes bite. I've never heard of that here, on the East coast of the US. And I'm glad, too, because I've seen plenty of them!!!

[@pixelcrystal9512]

You are the first person I know that used an entire can of wd40

[@bigstackD]

I think Ive had that can since I was a baby 🤔

[@TheSputnikMonkey]

This would have 100M views if it was a restoration project. Literally head-in-hands.