How to a make Crystal Clear Ice Sphere - DIY Project

[@rosslovett3779]

Leaving the mistakes in is so much better. I never get things 100% the first time. Cool ice cube. Will need to try it soon for my "ice tea".

[@matthewhall435]

I came here to say that too I love how he shows his mistakes shows he's human haha

[@mcg6762]

From Long Island?

[@kevinverdegem4776]

Cube...

[@hoosierdaddy8665]

Agreed!

[@thadsgudenuff]

It helps to avoid making the same mistakes too.

[@MrRangiku01]

Silicone mold tip: if the mold is ripped, cracked or considered useless, cut it into little pieces to use as filler material for a new mold to save on silicone

[@minopausa]

I repeat myself: this channel will be famous veeeery soon.

[@urwholefamilydied]

7 months is not "very soon" I guess. LOL. I love how he kept saying... "I know it sounds complicated, but just watch and you'll see it's really easy". Then it just kept getting more complicated.

[@RestoredChannel]

So much effort just to make an ice ball, I love it!

[@achappel]

Haha Thanks :)

[@experimental_av]

the second one is much easier

[@gabrielalexander3069]

A clear ice ball* ;)

[@dannygonzalez6548]

By far the best result I've seen from the most inexpensive process

[@kkobwatchin]

Thanks for sharing your screw-ups; it makes things more realistic.

[@enemy-og]

13:20 - I definitely need to make one of these. For ice cubes.

[@PontusWelin]

You can use the failed cast to fill up other silicone castings when there is empty space.

[@claranymark]

OMG that cup flip at 0:25 looked so smooth!! it must have taken a lot of practice lol

[@markissboi3583]

practice after months you get really good 🌟🍷

[@Albanez39]

It's not that hard...

[@blackhawkthepirate]

Awesome that it’s possible to diy this. I’ve seen so many methods for this and this looks super clean compared to those. The tips at the end are the reason why I love KZbin. Now, when I attempt this, I already know what to do to avoid the problems that tend happen. Your work is very appreciated 🙏🏼

[@achappel]

Thanks Brian :) I'm glad you liked the video :)

[@coffeeguy23ny]

The outtakes of you cracking the ice made the video totally worth it.

[@MichaelTotin]

The silicon from your failed mold cast is perfectly usable as fill material. Just chop it up and use it as filler in your next mold build.

[@x_ghost_x6612]

As a bartender i can appreciate the work you did for this.

[@henrystrauss168]

Very well done! Here's how I made perfectly clear ice balls: 1. Went to Wintersmiths web page (actually I backed their Kickstarter); 2. Ordered the Phantom 3. Received box in mail 4. Opened box- filled metal container with water, lowered mold into water, freeze 40 hrs, VOILÁ, perfect ice balls!

[@rachelchilde6804]

That is such a great idea to get a crystal clear ice ball. You should market that product.

[@MarcusRefusius]

That’s bloody Genius. Cheers!

[@kevinthomson6324]

Thanks for being honest about the errors. Helps out a lot when we try it ourselves

[@UndercoverFerret404]

6:35 Just measure it directly in the last cut instead of wasting two additional plastic cups. When done pouring from the small buckets, rotate them a bit to minimize drips and silicone running down the sides.

[@jeromehope5823]

Great job. Like all good things, takes lot of planning and time.

[@foodieforlife8263]

Well done - can see Your sense of achievement glow on your face. I have been trying to make clear ice at home and Have not yet connected. This method is also needing silicon and too many materials which are not really available at home.

[@maryao334]

you are fantastic thank you, and it is iced tea by the way;)

[@timderosett2191]

Great video! I’ve been making clear ice in a small cooler for some time. Place a cooler in the freezer with the top off, the water freezes from the top down pushing the air bubbles toward the bottom. It makes a beautiful clear ice block that’s easy to cut into cubes with a serrated knife. I also make ice with smoked water 🤫. Great for a cocktail 🥃. I’m going to try this mold.

[@sparkyheberling6115]

What is smoked water?

[@keithspencersr.6806]

Love the video and all the heartache it gave you. You know those molds can be purchased cheap now, great video

[@achappel]

Keith Spencer Sr. Where's the fun in that? 🙃🤓

[@gabrielgarroni2084]

I’m so happy I watched all the way to the end. The payoff of the failed attempts is priceless.

[@Incendium87]

This is great! I've been looking for a way to get a clear sphere for ages without having to use one of those expensive machined aluminum molds that essentially melts it from a larger chunk of ice. I was thinking of making a box from insulation foam, but using the insulated coffee mug is a great solution! You or anyone making this might try adding a depression or funnel shape to the top of the mold. You could maybe do this by putting another sphere (or just a funnel if you have it to sacrifice) on the aluminum rod about a half inch above the actual ice sphere part. This second sphere would stick up half way out of the silicone. This would make it easy to fill the mold with water instead of putting the mold into the already full cup and it would force the sphere to be below the lip in the mold so you wont have that potential leak.

[@KimbrellBrad]

You need a big tray to make 12 of those at a time LOL. Nice video! Appreciate the effort!

[@daverobert7927]

Nice work. Thanks for telling us about the mistakes so we do not.

[@Blast357]

setup a bread mold with an aquarium pump on a battery in the freezer. you get a perfect bread like ice cube, cut it on the band saw in cubes. if you want a sphere now, buy 2 really small stainless steel bow... make a mold from them. be sure the cubes are a bit larger than the SS mold... heat the SS... "press" each cube, they will melt to be like the mold. you can make several. cool video!

[@henrypotter3024]

I loved the bloopers, added some nice humor

[@duby149]

I just watched maybe 2 or 3 of Your videos in a row and this one made me subscribe because you showed when you made a mistake, I love when creators show their mistake because it shows us its not all about talent but practice and and patience.

[@FJMerlin]

Great video! The lengths people go to for clear ice never ceases to amaze me! My wife already thinks Im crazy with the 5L cooler method I'm currently using. Wait till she sees this addition to my clear ice making mission! LOL

[@MrBrettStar]

I really don’t know how you don’t have more subscribers, your videos are awesome

[@achappel]

Glad you like them! :)

[@ge2719]

nice design. very inventive using the insulated cup though just to check, i dont think you mentioned but this should be a food grade silicone. also, you can use your failed silicone, cut it up into little bits and use it as filler next time you use the same silicone.

[@marivera77]

Cut the failed silicone slug into discs and use them as little dishes for glue, paint, epoxy, etc. When the glue/paint dries, you can then peel them off the silicone since it doesn’t stick, and re-use infinite times

[@garypaddock]

I made this it works great! Thanks for the awesome project idea. Although I'm actually putting alcohol in my glass!

[@sni9er]

Great video Alex! late to the party for sure haha! my only comment/addition is your selection of Silicone, Mold Star 15 is not "Food Safe" Smooth-on do however have several food safe versions: - Smooth Sil 940 - SORTA-Clear™ 18 - Equinox™ 35 likely hood is it's totally fine to do what you've done but better safe than sorry with things that end up inside your body haha! the non food safe rated one can have chemical fillers or byproducts in them that are not compatible with foods as they can leach out (no matter how small the amount" all the best from the UK

[@CommentsAllowed]

The outtakes were hilarious. :-D

[@kunduz6]

thanks for honesty

[@almolem]

I will save this video forever

[@AngryAussie]

This seems like a fun lockdown project

[@SmithyScotland]

Amazing. Simply amazing.

[@achappel]

Thanks :))

[@pikayo123]

That's so smart! Thank you for sharing!

[@JLocke573]

12:48 Look at that rainbow inside the ice-ball. That actually looks pretty cool

[@deweytann]

LOL the crack in the ball was great!

[@postcardswithkevan]

I love the bloopers

[@bernardworst9658]

Great video, well done sufficient explanations. I'm reviewing clear ice makers after I bought the rabbit, 4 cube icemaker, same principle square instead of round four instead of 1, but I especially liked the explanation of making silicone. Great job.

[@timjones990]

Easy to make with simple house hold items? The only item from that list I have is some dried out Play Doh. sad times. That ice sphere is perfect, good job (3rd time):)

[@PerryStevPT]

Not even at your 3rd attempt you thought about placing something soft over the table so the ice ball wouldn't brake if you drop it. That's consistency! Great content on the channel, keep up with the good work 🤘

[@achappel]

Steven Silva haha 😅 thanks dude, glad you likes it ✌️

[@Craftlngo]

you can still reuse the big piece of silicone by cutting it in tiny pieces and mix it with a new batch of silicone to reduce the amount of it.

[@robint5422]

It looks like a fleshlight ;) Have you tried the box you shipped the clear ice in? That is a huge amount of space for clear ice and it is isolating like the cup does do to the thick walls.

[@hussainali9999]

Very fun to watch

[@3DPrintingNerd]

How cool is this??

[@achappel]

pretty cool 🧊😅

[@RaphaelAguirre]

Joel maybe you can 3D print the insulated cup leaving an air gap between internal & external walls? and skip the silicon part, all 3D printed, like with food safe petg?

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodBallsack]

at least under 0*C

[@ericperkins3078]

Had to thumb down. Too easy. You're better than that.

[@MathieuStern]

Awesome ! I wish i saw that before making my test for my Iceberg camera lens ... :)

[@achappel]

Mathieu Stern dude! I remember seeing that video, such a cool idea! 🙌

[@caleb4870]

@@achappel wait please do a crossover! You two are awesome KZbinrs.

[@ginawong4532]

That’s so cool!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@janetschannel]

That nonchalant cup spin

[@JorgeJimenez2020]

Looks like a project that is lots of fun. So I went and bought the $23 version online... ;)

[@clear_ice_user-ds6ck8rr6n]

これはまた面白いアイデアですね

[@paurano]

Of course the purpose of all this is how to find solutions to problems using, above all, “gray matter” and fantasy, a quality that, I know with pleasure, you are not lacking at all👍👌

[@Stephane1995]

You can reuse failed silicone pieces, just cut them up and put them into the next casting. But do make sure that the pieces don't touch the part itself

[@abdulrahiman405]

Super bro you are outsanding

[@Mistrals60]

Science is cool!

[@achappel]

I know right!

[@noahmathew2448]

Nice love it.

[@achappel]

Thanks :)

[@craigblock138]

Absolutely awesome. I’m gonna start today so that by 2023 I’ll have a tray of clear ice. No wait...I bought the plastic spheres from a liquor store, drilled holes top and bottom. Used dish towels to wrap and ...clear ice lol

[@Harko-]

Thanks Alexandre, very nice “trick”!

[@achappel]

Glad you liked it!

[@marior8249]

Really cool

[@Jaru-kun]

If you boil the water do you not increase the minerals concentration because you are evaporating the water?

[@arsenich12]

I made with almost same technic silicone mold for epoxy casting few days ago. Though still needed a polyshing of finished sphere. Or need better polishing of plastic sphere before making a mold of it =-P

[@mygiguser]

! week of hard work for one ball

[@loleight5086]

Why does every project turn out perfect if you make it

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

LOL dropped ALL 3.. pretty cool

[@Josefsson9013]

Nice job dude, but did you use food grade silicone?

[@tdevi1]

Is it important to use food safe silicon? is all silicone food safe? Anything we should be worried about there?

[@keepgoing6296]

Amazing video! You have my support!

[@jamesmartinez991]

Great idea!

[@bradc6056]

Could you not 3D print a very thin zig-zag insert in the same type of dimension as your cut? Resulting in a cleaner and potentially more secure seam? May be worth trying for a V.2

[@dwightvoeks9970]

Nice job

[@maxximumb]

Beautiful.

[@achappel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@byseven]

Awesome !!!!

[@mberg86]

where did u buy the silicone locally? Live in norway and would like to buy it locally to.

[@TheCrathes]

Hei. Jeg begynte å lete litt etter at jeg så denne videoen. Hvis du ikke har funnet enda ser jeg de selger tokomponent silikon på westsystem.no. Hvis du fant et annet sted er jeg nysgjerrig på hvor du kjøpte det!

[@tejumo7]

Which size ball did you use for this one?

[@BruceAUlrich]

Cool process. Thanks for sharing!

[@achappel]

Thanks for watching!

[@coolHawk_]

First time I’ve heard you curse, felt that frustration, especially since that means you took around 6 days to get the final take 😂

[@achappel]

cool Hawk 😅

[@icsux]

I love your channel.. for life!!! :)

[@racerxjax]

Brilliant

[@theferalmaker]

Actually that Zig-Zag-Cut you did on the mold is called a jewellers-cut and is used for jewellery molds. If you are doing more work that requires to create molds and use them repeatedly I would recommend to search for some videos on this topic and learn to get really good at doing these type of cuts. After a bit of practice you are able to create molds with a side-cut that almost leave no seam on the molded object. Probably not required for ice though, but if you are working with resin or other silicones it definetly saves you some cleanup on the cast object later :-) But don't get this wrong, I really like your video and I think it is a really good way to get into mold making without too much pressure! And everyone likes a good Ice tea :D

[@bradc6056]

I commented too early! The last 90s is the amazing. Thank you keeping it in!

[@tejumo7]

@Alexandre Chappel how to drill the ball without it shattering?

[@waquee12]

really great video but shouldnt you use food grade silicone?

[@marykaymyers6910]

Once you make and keep frozen multiple spheres, how do they look when ultimately used; I.e., I don’t like to drink alone!

[@mezcaltalk4354]

great vid!

[@EmmittBrownBTTF1]

The "impurities" are mostly air, atmospheric gases dissolving water, but come out of solution during the freezing process.

[@achappel]

Oh cool! Thanks :)

[@Huudesign96]

Perfect

[@zanderdebeer]

How do you male that cyclone hooked up to the shop vac in the bottom left corner

[@PetteriSteigen]

Du fortjener mange flere følgere med så mye bra content. Forhåpentligvis runder du 1 mill om ikke alt for lenge😊

[@jimkillszombies69420]

what kind of lube should i use for this?

[@tayred81]

Really nice

[@achappel]

Thanks :)

[@rockobattino3318]

Smart guy

[@judygude]

Did you know that Deep Eddy's (in Texas) makes Vodka Iced Tea? It's pretty good!

[@huyho8987]

How smart you are Nice nice nice

[@karlodomic2890]

Is this silicone food safe?