Huge Copper Bar Casting From Scrap Pipes - Pouring Copper - Trash To Treasure

Today i decided to melt down a heap of Big Copper Bars and used my Biggest steel mold to cast it unfortunately the copper fused to the steel so i had to destroy the mold to extract the copper bar.
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Huge Copper Bar Casting From Scrap Pipes - Pouring Copper - Trash To Treasure

[@bigstackD]

Hey guys if your interested in 5% off a Devil-Forge Furnace email me for your unique code on [e-mail]👌🏻😁

[@meem9328]

6:23 Rest In Peace that mold :(

[@JakeAccount2860]

Do u have an eBay account ? If so what is it i would like to buy of u

[@bryanshiagetz7772]

Interested in buying a devil forge, wheres the best place to start? Cheers

[@bigstackD]

Sharks teeth I don’t actually sell the furnaces I just show them off as it’s a product I completely believe in but if you check the description on any video i have it’ll give you an eBay link where they have a selection of prices and sizes so be sure to email me and I’ll send you some information on the furnaces what sizes are good and some links to the equipment I use. Also I can organise a 5% discount code for you that way.

[@bigstackD]

Bryan Email me And I’ll also send you some info buddy

[@livedandletdie]

That copper green flame. It's truly lovely to watch.

[@alexandernava9275]

Yeah, but if I remember right about the chemistry it is also a sign it is to hot, and also bad for you.

[@zionnemakoma1398]

@@alexandernava9275 the worst's magnesium, worked with it in year 8, we were burning it

[@gordonfreakinfreeman2018]

*[Achievement Unlocked: Old Friend]* *Destroy a metal casting mould*

[@firstnlast]

Underrated comment

[@mvl3713]

Firstly condolences.. it's not easy dealing with loss. But thank you for honouring the mold and spelling it correctly.. She'll be right mate, you'll find a new mold, maybe a younger prettier mold. Don't rush in but when she finds you don't let her go.

[@locustbay7594]

Mould

[@boeing_RBLX]

XD that's all you have to say?

[@nedriley6991]

🤧 It’s so sad I’m sorry for your loss RIP mould

[@chelseakuzel6556]

I’m sorry for the loss of the mold! You had a lot of great works from it! I love how you polished it up along with the copper bar! Very beautiful piece!

[@bigstackD]

😞👍🏻

[@kme]

I didn't realise I've been watching your channel for so long. I went through the ones I've watched to see how far back I began to watch, and wow. Shocked. But it just keeps getting better and better. 👍 Thanks for the year of soothing melts. 😊

[@CptIns4no]

That terminator music caught me off guard 😂😂😂

[@bigstackD]

😉👍🏻

[@Omnishredder]

@@bigstackD I see what you did there

[@R3V0LV3R45]

But totally appropriate.

[@Imjussaiyanbro]

Under rated response here lol

[@Bear-yh6cv]

One of the few videos on KZbin that can be classed as traumatic, funny and brilliant at the same time! Top quality dude well done

[@bigstackD]

Cheers Steve 😁👍🏻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@Bear-yh6cv]

Been watching your videos for a while but keep finding ones i havent seen, no idea why melting metals is so gripping but when you throw in a bit of comedy like hiding from wife it all makes sense lol

[@smally8499234]

The Terminator music at the pour was perfect, I burst out laughing and that yellow flame was incredible! The montage was such a good send off for the mold, it was a good mold. At the cooling down of the forge and in the pouring, we will remember it. Question. Did you try thermal cycling in the oven? It may have helped to remove the mold.

[@bigstackD]

Yeah nothing was separating that mold from the ingot. I got the ingot red-hot couldn’t get it out got the mold red-hot couldn’t get it out, hammered it with big sledgehammer when both were red-hot the only way it could of done it was to Put it in a big Crucible melt it together then lift the steel mold out once the copper was Molten. Not to worry I’ll make another mold soon😉👍🏻

[@hokagetunes9550]

I loved the terminator theme. I was thinking of it when the melting started

[@sichel94sam]

These evening melting sessions look amazing especially with all those beautiful copper flame colors :) thanks for sharing ❤️

[@einarhornraiser9019]

Without a doubt, my favourite video of yours I've watched thus far after discovering your channel about 2 weeks ago! The Terminator 2 music was a terrific choice! Shame about your mold, though. Always a rotten feeling destroying or losing a favourite tool. I've definitely subscribed! Great content, this!

[@bigstackD]

Einar Hornraiser 👊🏻😁

[@doomass4207]

Well the steal mold just wanted to be polished like all the other metals so it did the one thing it could do. Sacrificed its usefulness to achieve its ultimate goal. Gotta buff it for that one my guy!

[@fdaman3915]

Its 4 am here in Atlanta Georgia I get ready for work then watch bigstacked new video something about liquid metal I can't resist. Crazy😀

[@susanserwatka931]

I love, love, love your sense of humor D! When you tossed it the ball and brought it to the couch wrapped like a baby I really laughed hard. So clever and brilliant! Sorry about losing your largest mold. Seeing how handy you are...I wouldn't doubt that you've already made a new one to take its place. I needed the laughs today so thank you. 😅😅

[@uhighsmith]

I like the steel plate on it. I think it looks good.

[@seriouswolf-uj8gm]

See even when I'm feeling down cause of a rough day your video is still a highlight for me thank you for creating such amazing work keep your videos coming

[@seriouswolf-uj8gm]

Also I was wondering if you could possibly make a copper/aluminum ring or something like that

[@ArtByAdrock]

That’s so crazy it wouldn’t come out of the mold! At least it didn’t blow up in you face 😂😂 awesome bar and thanks for the shout out 👍🏻🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@bigstackD]

No Wukkas bro hopefully you get a few people checkin you out 🤷🏻‍♂️. It’s impossible to predict anymore. No beer till Tuesday for me now 🤦🏻‍♂️Damn shift work 😔

[@giggidygiggidy4884]

ArtByAdrock that mold explosion was pretty freaking awesome though.... luckily it didn’t connect with your face on the way through. 👍🏼

[@bigstackD]

Cheers mate, honestly not really sure what type of saw as it’s at my work . just a drop saw with an oily water mix to help cutting. It’ll cut through solid steel like butter it’s pretty awesome

[@markfryer9880]

Anonymous They are known as cold cutting saws and are very expensive and geared down low so the individual teeth on the blade have time to cut a shaving of metal away from the stock material.

[@uglyweirdo1389]

I subbed for the Stonecutter emblem

[@Charlielizard]

Sorry for the steel/copper fusion. The music was so fitting for the loss of the mold, that video section was perfectly hilarious. Addicted to your channel and ArtByAdrock. Keep posting your videos. 👍

[@bigstackD]

Cool bro I’m glad you enjoy our content 😁👍🏻🍻🍻🍻

[@mattkrueger212]

Still badass. I had that happen with brass, I used graphite powder a dust in the mold no problems since. Cheers brotha great job BIGSTACKD pretty sweet!

[@bigtoe2820]

I just had another rollercoaster of emotions watching a BigstackD video

[@10171981]

RIP steel mold...…..you will ALWAYS be remembered....

[@emoAnarchist]

seeing someone with actual PPE is so refreshing for these kinds of videos. that alone earned a sub from me.

[@xXRealBlueSkyXx]

And i kinda realized that you love your steel mold more than your wife lol. (cuz you keep taking the stuff to melt like bicycle, doors ect.) no offence but keep doing your nice relaxing videos.

[@shaneyork300]

RIP 2018-2019, So young, yet so GREAT!!! I'm sorry for your loss!! In time it'll get better, but you'll never forget the truly Great times you had with it. "He broke the Mold when it was created"!!!! My belated sorrows are with You!!!

[@nolanwhite1971]

awww... poor mold! It lived a short but full life!

[@AlbertCalis]

This is by far your most entertaining and most sentimental video upload to date! RIP steel mold...

[@bigstackD]

😉👍🏻

[@utahman8465]

The material that was used to "solder" the pipe is a high temperature brazing alloy. (Trade name is Sil-Phos). It is a blend of copper and phosphorus that acts like a flux for the copper. It is very possible that the brazing compound actually cleaned the steel in the mold. It is possible to use the brazing compound to braze steel and copper together in HVAC applications. Sorry about the mold. It served you well!

[@jason3421]

So odd the copper stuck to the steel like that. I'd bet a solid gold dime you're absolutly right

[@TertiaryChrome]

I'm actually quite jealous to see you having access to copper so easily, in France copper can be sold back to recycling companies and scrapyards for 4-5€ / kg. It can become interesting very quickly.

[@zachhilleshiem3914]

Love the vid and you did one of my requests man you rock man best late night at work and rip the mold sorry for your loss mate

[@mattcourty6322]

Quite possibly my favorite vid from you. The tribute was fantastic!

[@bigstackD]

Thanks buddy I’m glad you enjoyed it😁👍🏻🍻🍻🍻

[@sjollessj]

R.I.P Mold .... you will forever be molted into our memories

[@kevindavis3841]

Respect to Mr. Mold. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@SomeAustrianGuy]

Maybe there was a bit of flux that came into the mold and the copper brazed to the steel? Also have you thought about using a deoxidizer for your copper, this would get rid of the holes in your castings. I like to use phosphorus copper, as it is easy to get where I live. It comes in bars similar to chocolate and you can break of 3x3 cm pieces, one of which is enough for ~100kg of copper. Just add it to the melt shortly before you pour and you have no more holes.

[@SomeAustrianGuy]

Also, like Freizeitflugsphäre said in a comment, please turn off the auto translation for german. Most titles don´t make any sense

[@TheRisskee]

If you have time, would you mind explaining how the phosphorus copper stops the holes from forming? I'm very curious. Danke in advance! ❤

[@SomeAustrianGuy]

@@TheRisskee Molten copper likes to dissolve oxygen, which bubbles out of the metal while cooling. Phosphorus reacts with the dissolved oxygen forming phosphorusoxides. These oxides sublime out of the metal.

[@TheRisskee]

@@SomeAustrianGuy That makes total sense! I appreciate you taking the time to explain it. ❤

[@BushBoy_7567]

Nice video, sad day when the light of a friend is no longer there... RIP steel mold you will be missed 😭

[@dionbritten]

Rip bread of life mould you will be missed Keep Your Head Up bigstackd from the Ashes Springs New Life.

[@markallan9050]

No soft solder in australia! All brazed joints. Thats quite interesting to me as a plumber. Long lasting stuff you guys got there. Theres tons of silver in that solder. Keep up the amazing videos, I love to watch them!

[@gregoryhalye8907]

Next time you want to work on melting down copper pipe and you wanna squash it flat first .... put it in the forge and fire it up first. Take the hot copper out after it heats up and THEN squash it, and dump it right back in the crucible, grabbing the next piece while you are there. The heat will anneal the hard copper pipe, making it MUCH easier to flatten! :) ALSO ... the lead and tin content of the solder from the copper pipe joints is what caused it to fuse to your mold .... you will need to add some sort of mold releasing agent to your molds if you want to cast such light alloy content bronze. (copper + tin = brass ... copper + other metals usually = bronze, which includes lead or aluminum, ect ...) This action is called "Brazing" .... and can be used to fuse dissimilar metals together, as though you were using a molten metal as though it were a superglue. The bond can be extremely strong, as you have discovered ... a thin film of carbon black on your molds may help in the future to prevent this, perhaps?

[@bigstackD]

Cool cheers bro . What about some graphite powder dusted inside the mold that’ll work too do you recon 🤔?

[@gregoryhalye8907]

@@bigstackD That might work, but you may have to experiment with the application ... perhaps keep the graphite in an old sock and rub it all over the inside of the mold, or perhaps spray it down first with cooking spray so the oil will make it stick better.

[@bigstackD]

Gregory Halye I’ll just make sure if I don’t have pure copper next time I’ll just use graphite molds instead of steel👍🏻

[@gregoryhalye8907]

@@bigstackD That would definately be the best option ... I forgot you have some graphite molds there, but are they big enough for a bar that big? Perhaps you might be interested in just doing a surface molding in green sand? Those are dead simple. Get some green sand, make a depression using whatever object you want to copy a section of, and compress additional green sand around it before you remove the object ... then pour and be happy. It can be messier than using molds, for sure, but you would NEVER have this kind of issue again.

[@riflebear1711]

@@bigstackD I was actually going to suggest the exact same thing. PB Blaster makes a spray lube that comes in a can. It's a "dry graphite spray". You should get a can and test it out! Now I'm very curious....

[@eikesur3650]

This steel mold will always be a memory on hes beautiful copper tombstone. R.I.P 😭😭😭 ❤️

[@nolanwhite1971]

Love that green flame!

[@CodingtheRoad]

Its amazing that they used to make pipes out of copper.

[@roland4240]

you should have stamped: "In loving Memory of my favorite Mold" From a learning opportunity stand point, this is why you should never leave anything at the bottom of a steel crucible. Also copper has a habit of leeching into any steel crucible I've ever used.

[@alichank]

Perfectly *poured* as all things should be.

[@moosescrapper5928]

lol.... great way to say goodbye to a dear friend!

[@bigstackD]

👍🏻🍻🍻🍻

[@trinitythemiata2197]

Rip

[@Bammer.D]

The humor is great. Keep up the good work mate

[@ebonygentleman79]

6:10 No wonder your lady put you out of the house recently! Fooling with the mold behind her back?!?! 😂😂😂Another good video, dude! Keep 'em coming!

[@bigstackD]

🤣😂

[@zionnemakoma1398]

@@bigstackD what's the wife say?

[@garrybeard2031]

Rip sorry for your loss you have done together a long time. Well done lovely job fantastic video.👍🇬🇧🍺

[@bigstackD]

Such is life matey 🍻🍻🍻

[@wen4506]

Now we know the Australian man Bigstackd himself has a dad hair cut

[@bigstackD]

😉👍🏻

[@DallasCoryell]

I don't know how I got here, but this is so cool.

[@crossie88]

Forever tormented by the barbaric acts he was forced to perform, his broken heart would never feel love again. To this day the screams and shrieks of his first love haunt his every waking hour only drowned out by the pained echo of his own! XD ^.^

[@gilles111]

Amen

[@spacehk9260]

R.I.P big mold, you made a lot of nice ingots - great job - and a small part of will be kept in Bigstack's treasure chest. Super Video Big D. have a nice Weekend my friend and cheers 🍻 to you.

[@jifiky2395]

He lived a good life

[@jeanlafrance8746]

Copper is my favourite metal. It's just so pretty

[@bigstackD]

Hell yeah it is 👍🏻😆

[@ghar-manar-nar4635]

Haha You need to keep that copper bar mate in Remembrance of the Mold...The Mold Killa

[@mikaylathecat1658]

That sucks. Sorry that the mold had to be destroyed. May it mold in peace 🙏

[@V8HiluxZX6R]

5:03 Gotta live Brad Fiedel & the T2 Theme

[@bigstackD]

😉👍🏻

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

Hamma! Green flames! Mr big is a wizard! That poor mold! I'd stuck whole thing back in the forge n got my mold back lol

[@ROESPLETZ]

Will you show us your tats in a vid homie? I know that’s nothing to do with casting but I’d be willing to bet 75% of your followers me included have tons of them. Love the melting.

[@westcoaststacker569]

I've heard of not using steel crucibles with copper, but damn that pour was so beautiful how hot you had it. The high heat must of allowed it to react with the steel. The Tribute was awesome, a bonus laugh.

[@josefc091281]

Dude I just laughed my a** off, that stuff with the mood was hilarious

[@josefc091281]

Mold*

[@ArmoredSloth82]

Bummer bro, that was a good mold. Love the videos, keep up the good work!! 👍🏻⭐️🔥

[@markfryer9880]

Still sleeping in the garage after last week's effort melting down the fly screens in the middle of a Scorching Aussie Summer? You do realize BigD that by the time you are forgiven that your cute little mate in the fur coat will have taken over your spot in the bed. Dog beds are pretty comfortable these days. Wink

[@skullsnbonescreations8783]

Memories w the mold, then shot of the killer clown tatoo. Priceless

[@bigstackD]

That’s what I do on this channel brother you never know what to expect👊🏻🍻🍻🍻

[@louwclaassens4988]

Maybe solder and flux residues from copper plumbing caused the fusion to the iron surface?

[@electromagic3111]

I think so

[@bigstackD]

Yep that’s my guess👍🏻😉

[@outbackcountry512]

@@bigstackD that's exactly what happened , Flux residue and solder will bond to steel in right conditions , with enough heat

[@johnboy4014]

I remember these older ones where you always talked about or showed the current temp which you don't do in your vids now. Interesting to see these ones from so long ago !!

[@gabekenyon4882]

Welded them together must have been pretty damn hot

[@scottfelton253]

Can't wait for this channel to hit 100 million subs

[@mjj5508]

Spray pam in the cast beforehand then youll never have a problem again lol😂

[@lorenzamucci]

Oh no... one of my favourite mold... We'll miss you!!!😱😭😭

[@meteoman7958]

I was thinking about the high amount of solder on the pipes. Anonymity and wolfrig2000 seem to have covered the topic.

[@bigstackD]

😉👍🏻

[@jaykay3784]

That was great. The memory montage was hilarious. At least a little part of the mold will stay with us forever. Stay shiny.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Is this a new type of metal music that you are making, using pipes? Cheers!

[@PackthatcameBack]

You should probably invest in one of those graphite molds, I've been told they're amazing

[@sebastienc8797]

I cry with you for poor mold ! :-(

[@bigstackD]

☹️😔🍻🍻🍻

[@ivory5680]

bigstackD Casting: Cries Steel mold: I love you 3000 :3

[@ryanjones7543]

Where can I get a furnace like this one? How much to get started with all that is needed

[@bigstackD]

Links in the description to Devil Forges eBay page matey . At s guess to get everything you need I would think This same Forge and burner $500 delivered. Lifter and tongs $25 and an hour to make them . Crucibles graphite molds handheld propane bottle $150-$200 8.5 kg bbq propane gas bottle $50 Beer 🍺 $50+ All prices in AUD and Approx but very close to the above amounts 👍🏻

[@ryanjones7543]

Thanks man! I appreciate it....im a ways off from art to g up, but luckily I moved to a state and town where scrap copper is plentiful right now....foong to stack up my copper. Keep having fun bro...make that cash, stack it up!

[@adriennesutton6326]

Useful info. Bought my boyfriend an anvil for christmas. Now he needs a heating source and molds so we can recycle scrap for my horses shoes.

[@olliefs9298]

Hahaha soo many memories! Couldn't help but lol on that one!

[@aarontrupiano9328]

it looks like it heated up the mold too much or was it just old

[@nolanwhite1971]

Maybe some contamination on it?

[@szoszy8916]

From bubbling sound of molten copper...cold ran on my back, then music start to get stronger. Just like around 15-20 years ago when i first saw Judgement day...when i was kid. -"There is No Fate"

[@kerem1830]

We will miss him a lot... 😢😢

[@bigstackD]

☹️👍🏻

[@elvishouck]

I am so sorry for your loss big guy!

[@xXRealBlueSkyXx]

Rip Steel Mold ???-2019

[@krundug2848]

R.I.P mold 2018-2019 gone but never forgotten

[@Leon-kf2tx]

I think the copper was to hot >1300 centigrade and molt some steal and then they meltet a bit together.

[@jeremydornbossjames1732]

Sad to see. I'm sorry 😔 for your loss. Over the hill eh. Well, welcome to the club brother. Make up a new one and happy birthday to you.

[@anonymity4637]

You left the solder that was tin based on the pipes, tin welds to steel.

[@856Dropout]

Anonymity that was actually copper silver phosphorus brazing rod

[@anonymity4637]

I assumed it was tin because i usually find it more often on pipes than a CSP rod.

[@anonymity4637]

I recycle metals and havent had a problem like this but i did more research and found that there are more soldering and brazing rods that can have the same effect on graphite, clay, and other metal based molds in the same manner. I take this as a lesson to avoid a problem in the future, when i see a conection, grind it out.

[@856Dropout]

Anonymity when the soldering material looks thick, smooth and goopy like in this video and has a black appearance it’s generally the CSP Brazing rod. It has a 15% silver content by weight, so it’s rather valuable. Retail price for a Lb (.45 Kg) of the rod is in the ballpark of $80 US dollars.

[@anonymity4637]

I usually save most or all my materials that usually contain mixed alloys or solders because yes it is rather valuable and an easy way to get the solder off containg nickle, siver, or brass is just to disolve the copper in hydrochloric acid, its an extra step but it makes your metals more pure. I however dont have nitric acid to disolve the silver into a solution.

[@v0xell320]

You are awesome dude you make everything efficent and something to be proud of!

[@jesusraphyperez4528]

Rip mold till we meet again 😭

[@sabrinaflipse7732]

hilarious montage of your poor little mold :) another great vid!

[@bigstackD]

Thanks again Sabrina i appreciate that😄👍😀

[@castsmith6783]

all of you are required by law to press F

[@vbgvbg1133]

Castsmith F

[@danielmorgan3543]

Awww man this made my day the little montage of the mould was awesome thanks heaps for the laugh needed it.

[@bigstackD]

You welcome matey I’m glad you liked it 😁👍🏻

[@danielmorgan3543]

@bigstackD do you ever sell any of your castings

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

Firstly: great video casting metal does never get boring.😄😄😃💪🏼 Secondly: I would be so grateful if you would turn of the auto-translation of the title and description into German. Its just horrible wrong and hard to understand. Its just like throwing words into a random order sometimes even without an attribute or subject...😐

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

How is it possible that the steel sticks to it?🤔 Strange...

[@topchoppers7980]

R. I. P. Mold, as always great video, the Terminator music was eoic, one of my favorite movie series of ever,

[@raymondramsawak8230]

This dude is a pleasure to watch. . When he casts

[@sugurlu1]

Hahaha that terminator music :)) He will be back.

[@bigstackD]

👌🏻😁

[@donniebrown2896]

Just a thought, back in my HVAC days when we sweated copper that size we used oxy/acet. torch to heat joints and used what we called silfox. This "solder" was 10% silver. Industrial copper usually is all handled that way. Hint..Hint. good show and be on the lookout for another crazy Aussie that may, hopefully, be coming back.

[@djaydeved]

its been a long day, without you my friend, somewhere over the rainbow, you will find a new mold

[@DuralMetalurg]

Oh, that's the mold you told me about 🙂 Well, everything that has a beginning, has an ending. Though, now you have a unique bar with steel plate 😀

[@leweharpoon3144]

IDK if you learned this from 2 years ago when this was made but brushing on some graphite powder does miracles with steel molds.

[@bigstackD]

Yes it certainly does help matey👍🏻 I have noticed even with the graphite powder sometimes when I melt dirty copper pipes in steel molds the solder will sometimes stick it to the steel🤦🏻‍♂️

[@masterdraw10]

RIP Ingot mold, you will always be in my memories

[@puffinclouds8534]

Still a lovely piece sir.The steel skirt gives it a bit of character 😂😂👍🏻