Slag & Dust Mega Melt - Nordic Gold Copper Bronze Brass - ASMR Metal Melting - Trash To Treasure

[@bigstackD]

The votes came in and it was a landslide decision, so it's a full shelf melt. A hell of a lot of melts going on today with some awesome bars and they're all quite clean considering no flux was used, and they were just slag and dust And don't forget that Indiana Jones and goonies coin 👍🏻. Now sit back relax and Enjoy the video as I always say have an awesome day and I'll see all you amazing people hopefully next Friday 👋🏻😁 Well I'll be here either way👊🏻😃

[@paulvetter9265]

Awesome as always but cannot wait to see whats under the tarp, I wonder what you would end up with if you mixed it altogether.? Watching you or Games on PC.

[@juliebaker6969]

"This slag will have a lot of slag." Funny how that works. 😜

[@juliebaker6969]

Double Trouble, one of my favorite Elvis movies..... it actually has a plot. Though my favorite is still Follow That Dream.

[@eelcohoogendoorn8044]

Why not throw on some flux, like a low sodium salt? In theory youd get a much better yield from your slag that way; or is your experience otherwise?

[@Gothic_Angel369]

That was awesome!!! 🤙🤙🤙💜💜💜💙💙💙 About time you took the dogs for a walk. So beautiful. 😍😍😍 I'll shoot you an email w/ some pics of what I do to relax and unwind. It's gorgeous. And those bars holy..... 😍😍😍 And the coins were PERFECT. Good job. As for the dust, possibly magnesium and potassium and or added w/ zinc. That's way too bright and reactive to not be mag. Rained here too. 🤨 Have an awesome weekend. 🤙🤙🤙💜💜💜💙💙💙

[@puglife658]

If you’re worried about overheating zinc yet again in the future, I’ve heard that you can melt glass in the same crucible and it’ll float on top without mixing, protecting the metal from oxygen. Apparently it’s a common practice since most if not all metals produce at least a little oxide when melted and exposed to oxygen.

[@bjrn-oskarrnning2740]

Glass, sand, flux, borax, all work and are common. If you're worried about impurities or use particularly reactive metals, a constant trickle of argon gas also works.

[@glidershower]

​@@ArtemkaPannat"Wootz steel", well, I learned something new today, lmao.

[@davidrath4931]

Stop whipping it up like whipcream , that just whips in oxygen.

[@misterp00piepants]

@@davidrath4931 mmm Whipped Zinc

[@darrelw.johnston2154]

Glass melts 1400-1600C. Zinc melts 429.5C. Zinc boils at 907C. Glass will be solid and float on top of boiling zinc until zinc is all gone. I can’t see where there would be protection from oxygen.

[@flipside87]

To relax and unwind, I watch a guy relax and unwind.

[@WestBasketball]

The subtle pink floyd. Yes.

[@MaxCarponera]

Money!

[@TheKildar]

hehehe just enough to avoid a copyright violation...

[@itsmephil2255]

The subtle "see you next Tuesday" IYKYK 😂😂

[@ChrisCorwin]

Super fun tidbit there.

[@shadowmihaiu]

That was great!

[@ZhunterQld]

Keep it going really enjoying your weekly melts .😊 More melts from your storage piles out the back please

[@bigstackD]

Hey there my friend cheers for the super thanks much appreciated. Yes, I need to really do some more of my stuff in the storage area behind my shed. A lot of it won’t take much to get through just a bit of time. Time is very limited over here, but I’ll get there buddy👊🏻. I’m really hoping to smash out my 680 kg motor I’ve had sitting there for awhile (under the tarp) that’s gonna take a lot of work but definitely be worth it in the end. Have a great rest of the weekend 😁

[@ZhunterQld]

@@bigstackD the 680kg sounds brilliant ! 👏 🍻 looking forward to it

[@ThePequinta]

I must say I was surprised how big the bars ended up being, I didn't think there'd be that much good metal in dusts and slags. Very nice and enjoyable to watch!

[@bigstackD]

You and me both! Normally I would get pretty good recovery but definitely didn’t think I had that much on the shelf👍🏻

[@TPixelAdventures]

99 dollars of slag recovered! :D

[@shridharjakhalekar5002]

I have been waiting for the ages to see the slag, dust melting... Thanks buddy...👍

[@paulsims9155]

You are not alone😅😅🎉

[@LunaNightshadeBooks]

Aluminium likes to react with oxygen. On its surface you always have a layer made of aluminium oxide. So my guess is that all your aluminium dust was aluminium oxide dust and you won’t get any aluminium metal from it. Aluminium is usually purified using electrolysis and not melting, because you have to force the aluminium to let go of the oxygen.

[@ekane8598]

I was about to comment something similar. The metal in the dust particles are probably too small for the Al to get through the oxide coating. No problem for the larger pieces though. Now back to the vid for the puppers.

[@betabry42]

Add one more to the Aluminum Oxide theory. It has a much higher melting point as well.

[@andycortez9316]

I learned something new thanks to you. I always thought that aluminum oxide was purified using a reducing agent when smelting but electrolysis sounds like a better idea and it can be done outdoors using solar panels and batteries while mr. stacks does some melting. or even better, mr. stacks could try to make some thermite with that dust if he hasn't already for content.

[@bluefloyd1]

Aluminium likes oxygen so much it pulls it off rust. Maybe we'll see thermite here, hopefully not accidentally.

[@crandonborth]

Aluminium is a crazy metal... its extremely soft relative to steels but mixed with oxygen to form Aluminium oxide... it's what sandpaper is made out of and has a hardness that equivalent to tungsten carbine or one of the hardest materials on earth

[@medicbabe2ID]

An hour & 8mins...we are the most spoiled fans 😊

[@lewisgiles8855]

Heck yeah

[@ScottFelton-qw4yx]

WHOOP! WHOOP!! THE AWESOME SOCKS ARE BACK!!!!!!!!!!! AND THE FANS GO WILD!!!!!!!!!

[@mattriding5953]

The Mulan bucket is back Only the the real OG know about that bucket

[@wicked.mainah5994]

What do I do to relax? I drink a cold one and watch bigstackD videos 🍻👍🏻

[@ChrisG.463]

Lol the pink Floyd music to you sorting was hilarious 🤣 that was perfect

[@brendanfoley5070]

...and now i'm listening to Dark Side of the Moon

[@jimmyrk3]

That shelf was getting full. Good and clean now and waiting for more...

[@LarsSchmidtWeinreich]

Yay, slag and dust. I have been waiting for this for a long time. Whenever you hide away the dust and the slag I always think that you will never get around to it, but here we are. And loved the Pink Floyd sounds.

[@drcurioustube]

me too 👍😄

[@michellericard4850]

I like to ride my motorcycle to relax and unwind. Wind in my face, my favorite music playing in my helmet. Ride out until I need fuel and then ride back home after fueling up. It's really does help me wind down.

[@fiatconcesionariooficial4267]

hi.. mate how are you ? What a nice video, with bars and coins of all metals, that was excellent, a good addition of metal to your pile. He missed seeing his shoes thrown against the wall. although it cost him dearly for breaking his shoes Don't you use the ice block more to support the hot ingots? I hope to disassemble that big engine in the next video. Excellent video. have a very good week cheers

[@bigstackD]

Glad you enjoyed it buddy and cheers again for the super thanks you’re a champion. The big 680 kg motor Im hoping to put out in two weeks but if not it’ll more than definitely be this month. It’s just gonna take a lot of time that’s all but it’s coming very soon👍🏻😁. Have a great weekend.

[@Jaiden137]

I’ve bin watching this channel for 4 years and it’s always been the best channel to watch😊

[@kerrybradbury8768]

Hello from Tasmania.about to start my melting journey.thanks Kerry.

[@scottydu81]

Blah blah blah, yackety schmackety 😊

[@missinglynk1]

I love how you slipped in pink floyd during the shift! MONEY!

[@ThornM15]

Yes! I’ve been waiting for the slag and dust melts, now I can relax and enjoy the video 🤤

[@Youspoonybard1]

Oh man! For some reason I haven’t had notifications for the last two videos! Glad to see this one BSD! I’ll have to catch up over the next few days. Have an amazing week everyone!

[@matthewelliott2213]

This slag is gonna have a LOT of slag...lol...That gave me a good laugh.

[@GrumpyHarleyRider]

Nice melt Big D! Well from what I saw anyway. I was kinda busy talking to a melting muppet on the phone! Take it easy mate, see you in 5 days.

[@bigstackD]

No problems, buddy. Thanks again mate. Have yourself some safe travels and I hope you’re hungry because there’s a hell of a lot of food and drink over here to get through. See you soon, mate.👊🏻😁.

[@YahBoiDrip]

This video was especially cathartic.

[@Ozmercyful]

I am learning how to 3d print it’s a new hobby that I find relaxing

[@georgeshuttlesworth8347]

I have never seen you drop a crucible before! Carelessness leads to pain!😳😱

[@Roadiedave]

BigstackD is the new Bob Ross.

[@lewisgiles8855]

Happy shelves, happy shelves

[@quinncarver]

Puffy little zinc oxides.

[@Roadiedave]

There are no mistakes. Only happy little brasses.

[@jeraldtillery4817]

Always love puppy time! Great job on the shelf clearing.

[@JoeMeyer8998]

I am not an expert but I'm Geman and Germans know how to keep things in order 😀It's not easy to keep track of different kinds of metal if you don't organize. I suggest to get some containers properly labelled to collect all slag and failed pours. Right after you melted something put slag and failed pours into the appropriate container and you won't ever have to wonder what this stuff is in your jars. You won't need many containers. One for copper, one for aluminium, one of zinc, one for nordic gold... you get the pricture. It doesn't matter where the slag and all came from as long as they are in the right container. Once a container has a decent amount you can simply melt it, being sure it's all the same kind of metal. Or you can keep going the same way you always did which is also fun to watch. Anyways, keep it up, I like your videos!

[@danlayman2194]

Absolutely Outstanding. The Slag and powder melt turned out perfect. Much Surprised. Also Appreciate Your Work 🤙🌴🌺

[@joshp6061]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A DUST MELT FOR YEARS

[@dicedillinger6835]

Fun subscriber fact. I was school mates with Chris Tucker and always grin when I see the stones from the movie.

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome video nice bars and coins and skulls thanks for sharing bigstackd

[@scottgm321]

If you hadn’t melted the Mrs’ sewing machines a few years ago, she could sew up your koozie. Im on my yearly vacation to the beach . Thanks for the video and the nod to Money. That was funny

[@notsure5425]

I have been wanting This video for a while.

[@CarlosSanchez-jg6zk]

Thanks!

[@bigstackD]

Hi there buddy cheers for the super thanks. It’s much appreciated That’s for sure and will definitely come in handy to help me rehydrate as next week. I’m gonna tear apart that 680 kg Motor I have hidden under the tarp. It’s gonna be a hell of a big job that’s for sure, and if I can’t get 35-40kg of copper out of it I’m gonna be very disappointed. Stay tuned buddy that video should be out hopefully this month.👊🏻😁

[@trapjohnson]

Well THAT'S a helluva cold open

[@pBlackcoat]

I dunno, looked pretty hot to me

[@trapjohnson]

@@pBlackcoat ... I walked into that one!

[@nathanieljames7462]

SO much slag in that slag! Still got a few really nice bars out of it though... like that's one of the cleanest brass melts I've ever seen!

[@nathanieljames7462]

Or was that bronze you did first? Nordic gold??

[@chrislam9820]

Nothing is more lovely than Copper for me ~ ❤

[@mcwolfbeast]

Woohoo! This video has it all; even including slag slag and a spill spill!

[@lewisgiles8855]

Haha I love it

[@bobologic6849]

as always thanks for posting, totally enjoyed the video...

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

Those magnification images were great Dion.

[@lewisgiles8855]

Dion is the man!

[@spikewillow4552]

Tidy shelf plus a huge haul 💪 winner winner 🤘 great video dude

[@a.h.happydogs7898]

I relax watching your videos. Love them.

[@brianr7023]

I always look forward to these videos. This one was particularly well-edited.

[@leannejones8374]

Omg that was amazing. Thank you for your time ⏲️ 😊

[@loudmouf9246]

Melting in the rain. I love the dynamic. Happy Friday BigStackD.

[@CanisAnubis]

I have been waiting since, maybe 700 kg for a full slag and dust melt! Oh my goodness, it's finally happening?! Watching with baited breath and anticipation! :) That 1000x zoom is insane how wild everything looks under that level of scrutiny.

[@QueenMAB666]

NGL, the slag and dust melts are some of my faves! Also, loved the... *sample* used while doing the sorting! Cheers from NOLA!

[@dp4491]

The last time I looked in on you, you had just moved into the new place. Good to see the boys again.

[@bigstackD]

Well thanks for dropping back in mate. I put the boys at the end of the videos now so I can add a little bit more of them plus the fact they do bloody nothing so it’s not that exciting. Whenever I show them in the middle of the videos People, skip straight through or click away🤷🏻‍♂️.

[@Matty7272]

I relax and unwind by watching your vids D. If I'm having trouble sleeping, I can guarantee that the sound of that forge will have me asleep in no time at all.

[@Nuke100]

Those zinc pieces really polished up well.

[@jasonbirchmeier3796]

I think it's cool that you have a Hagar the horrible T-shirt and a Scarface door mat

[@robertbauer8867]

Nice haul from the dust and slag. Always a good time with the monkeys 1:01:35

[@thomasmeyer9932]

I watch your videos and walk through the meadows and fields with my metal detector. I then find a lot of different metals that I keep at home so that I can melt them into bars at some point, like you do. Just try to invent a special metal alloy that has your name or name it after your dogs, such as Buling or Ingbul.

[@ricothewarlord3753]

As always a great and satisfying melt. As Im watching, Im currently working on sanding some dnd dice I made

[@thomasmeyer9932]

I watch your videos and walk through the meadows and fields with my metal detector to relax. I then find a lot of different metals that I keep at home so that I can melt them into bars at some point, like you do. Just try to invent a special metal alloy that has your name or name it after your dogs, such as Buling or Ingbul.

[@RagingMattyB]

So glad I break these videos up in several sittings to get me throughout the week. After the weekend and Monday I had this is therapy to me. I need to get in on the melting game someday. Need to own my own house oppose to renting to be able to do stuff like this.

[@andrestein6022]

Great brass pours. You've really gotten close to perfect at getting the chunkyness out of it at this point!

[@wndr0412]

Every Saturday is a banger when I get to watch BIG stack.

[@Zebrails]

26:41 Relax and unwind includes watching your videos, as you say "Now sit back relax...", and while sometimes I get sleepy, I always look forward to watching your monkeys at the end of the video. 28:48 Coke Oreos, and last week you introduced Oreo Coke, hope these products come to Canada soon, and perhaps the Philippines when I visit next week (for a month.) John

[@jordanrichards3585]

55:02 I have had that white-hot aluminium oxide in my melts before. I'm not sure on exactly what causes it, but when I remelt my aluminium slag it is a lot more common, especially if I overheat it and its somewhat buried in the crucible. After you expose it to air, it seems to get very bright as if it is burning a bit like zinc, and if you put it into water when its very hot and white it explodes sometimes, or skids across the water like burning sodium. It seems like it reacts with the water, separating the oxygen or hydrogen

[@infernofarms]

Your Asterix t-shirt is so rad! And I loved the perfect sample of “Money” when sorting the slag. Great work this week I’ve been waiting for the dust/slag melt for so long.

[@Peculiar_Optics]

I love it when you have new gadgets, great scrap melt awesome haul. Great looking IJRLA coin too.

[@jimp4037]

1000 zoom was the BEST!!!!

[@Serpent.Mistress]

Love seeing Ingot doing his yoga stretches

[@DeanG55]

Hey BigD!! I see you finally got tired of me getting on you about all the slag and copper dust!!

[@donlandenberg8126]

I tried to do my first zinc casting, but I caught it on fire. When it was threw all that was left was white fluff.. thanks for sharing with us.

[@bigstackD]

Brasses melting point is extremely close to it’s boiling point and if you boil brass it will react with oxygen and produce zinc oxide which it’s that yellow/white cobweb stringy stuff you sometimes see on other brass melts . It’s not the biggest problem to deal with but it can certainly make a hell or a mess 👍🏻

[@MrMrorzon]

I relax when I build lego. Unfortunately I am a little short of money now, so I am trying to design lego builds. Not the same, but it works!!

[@janieriddle6068]

I like to relax and unwind with my best You tube melt guy and drink a beer. Yes the AL was gone so that's why you got nothing but real dust that's not worth saving. Nice haul on the melt either way 😁

[@franciscosandiego3026]

Great video brother from the imperial county ca 🇺🇲

[@sal_e._mander5151]

That's an awesome backyard and view from the backyard. No wonder spy planes fly over so frequently. 😅 Having a kangaroo crossing sign in my driveway would be awesome. Time to learn to print signs. Lol

[@lesnicholson3578]

Thanks again from Kentucky!✌️😎

[@TheParkAttendant]

I go to work to relax and unwind. I was asking myself, why am I still watching this Muppet? And the answer was I like watching the destruction, tearing apart and the Devil's Forge.

[@TheKegtwo]

I love the Asterix and Obelix gear. Not a publication you hear much about any more.

[@thomasfrye8996]

Tgif from Pittsburgh PA USA 🇺🇸. Nice one today

[@IamLeRoy8]

I'm not too far from you! Venango County, PA

[@thomasfrye8996]

@@IamLeRoy8 Not for at all howdy neighbor

[@IamLeRoy8]

@@thomasfrye8996 :)

[@shawnaymond]

Riding my motorcycle is how I relax and unwind.

[@treasurehog]

57:04 Love the Fifth Element stones!!

[@lewisgiles8855]

There's parallel plot of the fifth element and the 80s animation move called heavy metal

[@danielcarter305]

A lot of beautiful Nordic gold!❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@jenbonin]

Yay! 4AM on the East Coast of the US! Time for some melting! LOVED IT! One of my top 5 vids of all time!

[@gregorysturtz732]

Nice. Glad to see materials reused.

[@wesleyehowell]

You were right. That was a heck of a lot of slag in that slag, but you also got a great amount of metal. Great video as usual.

[@louwclaassens4988]

1:56 😂😂 An all-time Aussie favourite!

[@clementbellande8720]

Cheers from France ❤❤❤

[@Luv_2_Watch]

Thumbs up! Loved the zinc coins. It must feel good to clean all that up!!!

[@saikirannarayanaswami1618]

First view! And a slag melt too, just what I've been hoping for! Today is a good day

[@wranglerdave6452]

Did you know that if you leave the crows/ Raven gifts like treats they will bring you gifts. They are super smart and they remember respectfulness and kindness. You should try it. You'll be surprised at the gifts they will bring you. .. Crows and ravens enjoy a variety of foods, including: Whole, unsalted peanuts Cat and dog kibble Hard boiled eggs Suet Nuts Fruit, like apple pieces, grapes, and blueberries Meat scraps Large amounts of seed or grain . Leave some of your small shiny pieces of metal. They like things like that because they are super inquisitive. Just make sure your 2 barkies are inside when you do this.

[@exsappermadman25055]

Inauspicious start!...

[@jayman4095]

Congratulations on the new awning/canopy on the shop👍 I just had one added on to the side of my garage a couple of months ago, It feels like I’m working on “the survivor” project car in luxury now lol

[@francisdoherty5580]

As a note from a big fan. Hobby related info. Slag and Dust: The difference in appearance. Dust is shavings of refined metals. Slag is more like ore rock for consistency.

[@72Trayster]

Awesome Pink Floyd part. 👍 Now on to the ret of it. 👌

[@ronyeahwiggie729]

Massively satisfying, as usual.

[@christophertese9627]

I enjoyed the laugh about the "roll" ur better half made you, hahah!!!

[@Steelythestacker]

I'm all right jack as long as I can watch some Bigstack.... Wooohooo

[@BrooksMoses]

Amusingly, Veritasium just yesterday posted a video in which an expert on thermite explains why the aluminum dust behaves the way it did in your crucible. Look up the video and start it at around 32:30 to see. Basically the aluminum oxide layer on the surface of the particles seals them so that they are much more difficult to melt than bulk aluminum metal. (It's not that the layer is any thicker that it is on any other piece of aluminum; it's that the dust particles are tiny so there's not much aluminum inside them to push aside the oxide layer, while that's pretty trivial for a larger glob of molten aluminum to do.)

[@cathybenson5119]

Well, I'll be there. Love your videos. From Townsville in Nth Queensland.

[@ShannonMD306]

To relax and wind down for the night I kid you not, I watch this channel. The asmr always makes me sleepy and I can hardly keep my eyes open. Some melts take me days to get through as I always fall asleep. I suffer with ADHD so falling asleep is nearly impossible. This channel helps alot with calming my brain to sleep. ❤ 🇨🇦

[@warbass5274]

Same here

[@Savantrovert]

A SOCK REVEAL!!! You haven't done one in ages I thought you forgot BSD!! Thx for that one mate

[@vincedibona4687]

@21:48 - don’t try that at home, kids; the cross-legged pour is a highly advanced technique.