Casting a Copper Skull Trapped in a Copper Bar - The Growing Stack

In this episode, I set out to make a clock that I have made in a previous video from aluminum. I wanted to try and cast it in copper this time, but I made some text book mistakes and still tried to go forward with the casting to see if it would still work. It didn't, but in the heat of the moment of it all, another idea came to me. What I ended up with, I thought, was a pretty sweet piece.
I hope you enjoy!
-TheGrowingStack

[@justanothermeltingchannel]

It’s like you took the creative artwork of Adrock and combined it with the ingot style of BigStackD and created a friggin masterpiece. That is awesome! Now I’m curious to see how many melters start to imitate this masterpiece.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you! I was happy with how it turned out.

[@trolltigerking6322]

The so called B!65t@kD IMITATOR is now worthy of praise, rightfully so.

[@davidhiebert4354]

@@TheGrowingStack any chance you can make one that is copper skull but aluminum ingot around it. I'd very much like to have one to buy and have

[@at501at9]

Skull in the bar came out LEGIT!!! Sooo glad I found your channel, can't wait to make this one myself.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks man! I have so many ideas of different things I want to try now. If you do make one, fire over a pic of it, I’d love to see it! 👍👍

[@watchmefthisup1423]

that bar might just be the coolest thing ever.

[@scrapitjc]

This bar is totally badass, BEST CAST yet to date...

[@SkullerMetals]

I like that you take chances on stuff. It may not turn out all the time but having the stones to do something off the wall is awesome! This is a unique piece!!

[@jeffharmon7927]

Awesome bar can't say I've seen our Aussie friend do a bar like that.

[@cobraloeffers6946]

Was thinking the same thing

[@vincedibona4687]

Was thinking the same thing

[@georgiosrinakakis934]

Was thinking the same thing

[@JeffJeffers0n]

Was thinking the same thing

[@trolltigerking6322]

Was thinking the same thing

[@PBRJOHN684]

Never mind the clock mate, those bars with the skull are badass 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you sir!!

[@itwasaliens]

@@TheGrowingStack would you sell any of those. If not how much would I need to pay you to have one made.

[@lisazdankiewicz8846]

That ingot with the skull looks sick !!! That is so cool. Love it !!!!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Lisa!! I appreciate it! I loved it a lot. It was fun to come up with, make, and see come to life!

[@Spencer19165]

I see a new trend starting like that. Great job bro

[@SJWCASTING]

Just love that bar with the skull!!! Great job!👍🏻

[@mountaindewdude76]

That bar really turned out well! Nice work!

[@lesliek3794]

I love the bar with the skull in it. It looks absolutely fantastic. GREAT JOB!!!!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you Leslie!!!!

[@Virginianative1968]

My absolute favorite pour that I have ever seen you do! Love it!

[@tracybowling97]

I love the skull. I've always wondered why nobody else does this more often. I've had this idea forever. I'm glad you did it!

[@brendacolter368]

That copper bar came out awesome!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Brenda!

[@Leighspring]

Awesome idea with the skull, gonna try that myself. Thank you for sharing.

[@johndeyle153]

Oh my boy! That’s an awesome bar, one of the best things added to your growing stack. I would like to have one of those in my Christmas stocking yes sireee! That’s was a cool idea nice thinking.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you sir! We’ll see what Santa has in store!

[@whocares6698]

That turned out really great, looks awesome. Keep trying on the clock you will get there

[@TheGrowingStack]

👍

[@dwaynewalstrom7588]

That looks freaking awesome. Well done!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you Dwayne!

[@KrakenCasting]

Holy crows, that turned out so cool! I want to make a pocket sized one and carry it around!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you. That would be cool, do it brother!!

[@tonytusk5524]

Damn “Growing Stack” that skull face ingot is totally SICK!! Excellent, excellent job brother!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks brother!

[@Spencer19165]

Damn that bar came out sick. Great idea doing that 💡

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Ryan! I was super happy with it and how it came out!

[@squirrellyintensions2760]

this looks sick broski, cannot believe how well it turned out with that inner piece and the shine... so sick

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you 👍

[@ediesedgwick4462]

That bar is a work of art, literally! And, that clock face looks awesome! Keep up the good work! 👍

[@Atlantismonkey40]

I lack the words to say, how bad ass that scull bar came out. My favorite piece you have made, so far is still the clock that came out all messed up. There’s something about the first try’s for me. Like them the best. Even when they don’t turn out.

[@Pantallideth]

Nice salvage job brother... definitely a cool looking ingot

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!!!!

[@michaelmorrow8282]

Looks awesome! I couldn't decide if it would look cooler if you polished the teeth of the skull as well! Would love to see a copper skull embedded in an aluminum ingot like that!

[@PhilipRomeo69]

Love that bar came out amazing 👏.

[@willstreasures7986]

That skull piece was very cool. May have to try something like that. That is a show piece

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks man, try it out. If you do, I’d love to see what you end up with. Definitely something different that’s for sure. 👍

[@corsa701]

The copper bar looks awesome! :)

[@boneman137]

This came out really well

[@sgibbons77]

Oh my - I now have a new favorite piece of art to admire! Well done sir!! Also, I liked the music you put in. Your video skills are improving with every new upload. Thank you for doing all this work!!!

[@normajeancaballero7959]

AWESOME copper mix!!! 👍😎👍😎👍😎👍

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Norma Jean!!!

[@jonjameson4429]

I really like what you did with the scull in the ingot, really cool looking

[@TheTugenukem]

That skull inside ingot is brilliant idea :)

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!!

[@Paperghost]

A unique bar, beautiful actually.

[@THR33STEP]

That looks freaking awesome!!!!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!!!

[@ckilla5691]

That’s a sweet bar!! Also use the clock at your Halloween party!!

[@alexisgrunden1556]

You didn't _fail,_ GS; you just learned a new way to not make the clock. Keep going, and keep growing, both your stack and your skills~ ^u^ And the skull bar came out AWESOME! Like Skelletor in carbonite!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Alexis...

[@weldingbiker1]

Open cast the copper clock it will be awesome companion for the aluminium clock. The death bar turned out amazing I want to try setting things into bars now. Thanks for making this video

[@TheGrowingStack]

I’ll try the clock again at some point! Thanks brother, I’d love to see what you come up with 👍

[@LedWolf7]

This would make a great movie idea and prop Very unique

[@Bman1878]

Well that was freakin cool. That skull bar looks awesome

[@jamesway5036]

Would like to see the clock when you get one done. Would be cool. The bar with the scull in it was awesome. Never seen anyone else do that. Great video. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe and have a good day.

[@archermathews8562]

WOW That was a cool piece

[@yaperbox]

That bar is amazing love it probably the best bar I have seen made🍺👍

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!! It’s definitely one of my favorites too! 🍻🍻🍻

[@xanchvk]

that skull trapped in the ingot is dope asf

[@mikegriffin2904]

Awesome work!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Mike!!!!

[@emilyjust1189]

Ur bar is impressive looking, fabulous job 👍

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Emily.

[@El_Emprendedor_Artista_Spain]

Me ha gustado mucho, eres un gran artista,, haces un gran trabajo creativo. 🤗🥇🥇🙆‍♂️

[@davidtwining4059]

I like your idea.

[@wantafastz28]

Best one yet.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!

[@cptrikester2671]

Really like the skull. 👍😀 Encourages me to work more on my insert projects.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank CP! 👍👍

[@underdogmelting6058]

Cant help checking this video out very cool watched loads of times lol

[@mohammadhassankarizan8732]

Great idea 👍👍👍

[@patrickschoenpflug]

That is one exceptional looking ingot and the scull makes it look very cool 😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Patrick!!!

[@joneastman5627]

Badass man nicely done 👍

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Jon!!! I was impressed myself!!

[@jessethepondhopper8370]

Need more vents for the clock too come out right

[@mortenhenningsen940]

Think that came out awesome. Love the idea. Maybe you should do a brass skull in a copper bar

[@silverfoxcastings]

You'v done a Great bar there mate 👍

[@TheGrowingStack]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@Nocare89]

Really like how the skull one came out

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!

[@georgehollis4133]

Really cool skull bar Never seen that done b4

[@matheuscavalcante4857]

Well, prolly to late for my comment to get a reply, but wanna leave my compliment anyway the skull ingot looked awesome, and i liked that you keeped the pours that went wrong, it's like a reminder that this dos give a lot of work and help me (a Beginner) to remind that sometimes shit do happens and i can't be perfect. Obs: first time here, came from BigstackD channel, looking forward to what you have in your plans too, from now on...

[@ralphmourik]

That bar came out great! I have been thinking of doing this using 2 different metals but these both being copper look awesome! 👍👊

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks brother! 👍👍

[@rooikatza]

Nice video,keep it up. Your new fan🤣

[@soyburglar77]

Every time I watch these videos, it reminds me that molten metal was an execution method at one time in various places around the world. Could you imagine???

[@chandrashekarsrinivas8473]

Beautiful job 👏👏👏👌 with love 😘 from 🇮🇳🙏👍

[@slimpickins09er87]

I still think the clock is a money maker. It might take a little trail and error with some leg work but just businesses that would be interested off the top of my head Scrap Yards, Machine Shops, metal distributors, etc. That would be the first places I tried, then once you get a good knowledge of price point get in touch with commerical designers. Basically the interior decorators for commerical business. Love the skull in bar, that is awesome.

[@metalmeltingmark4655]

Thanks for sharing

[@arcticfire232]

Nice one... try and make an Inushuk next

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks man!

[@MrJco54]

Definitely the sweetest bar I've seen across the 4 different melting & casting channels I watch. Been having a little hell myself but I'm pretty sure that goes with the territory when you're a noob to this, I've got plenty of patience and as soon as I get some good shit going I'll let you know. Btw, you ever have problems with your burner spitting and sputtering & trying to go out on it's own? Mine has been doing that and I end up having to turn up the pressure but then, if I don't watch it, the metal starts burning.....my copper melt was a disaster and I swear it's most likely burned up, I know the propane crucible was which is why I won't be doing copper again until I get a Legit crucible.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Joseph. I haven’t had a sputtering problem with the Devil-Forge. I use clay graphite crucibles from PMCSUPPLIES.COM They haven’t let me down yet. It sounds like you might have a different issue if your forge is acting up. What does your setup consist of?

[@MrJco54]

@@TheGrowingStack, I think I figured it out already after revisiting several past videos throughout various channels. My torch is too far inside the forge and that's most likely what's causing the issue. Unfortunately I don't have a welder yet so I don't have that short piece of round tubing that sticks out where you guys connect your torches so I had no real choice but to partially shove mine into the furnace itself. However, I've come up with an idea to remedy that and as soon as I can find the 1 component I need I'll be able to fix that problem with a little southern ingenuity since I still won't have a welder.

[@MrJco54]

@@TheGrowingStack Appreciate the help with tryin to find a reliable crucible as well. Been debating which way to go with that and several I researched, mostly through amazon and ebay, didn't exactly look promising.

[@briangarman4379]

It’s kind of Necronomicon-y. Might be my favorite piece so far

[@TheGrowingStack]

It might be mine too! Thanks Brian!

[@davidchelson8069]

Cool scull bar..... makes me want to get into melting now. Was thinking of aluminum skull in a copper bar but wondered if the aluminum would melt when the copper was poured and would it hold it shape?

[@charlesyokum7752]

It would create a layer of bronze wherever the copper hit the aluminum

[@davidchelson8069]

@@charlesyokum7752 well that could look cool!

[@SeanBrown22]

So shiny.... unrelated to the skull bar, where have you found good quality crucibles and grabbing tools?

[@TheGrowingStack]

I get all of my crucibles from PMCsupplies.com, you can search them on Amazon as well. I made all of my own tools, they always seemed so expensive to buy, so I just bought the steel and made them for much cheaper.

[@jasonkirkwood5943]

Coolest ignot ive ever seen

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you Jason!

[@danaedwards5464]

nice job on the bar looks like somebody fell into a mold of molten copper

[@andrewwillis544]

What if you polished the skull and left the rest alone? Maybe polish B4 putting in cast?

[@TheGrowingStack]

I thought about that, doing the inverse of this project. I might give that a go next time. We’ll see.

[@Thewulf56]

Man, I hate those day when you just pour like crap and everything thing you touch falls to 💩💩💩💩. Then you try again and again and finally pull out something really good. Your almost like a kid at Christmas when you open that mold up and see if you got something awesome or just a lump of coal lol. I really dig that skull bar, looks like he is trying to bust out. Nice work.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Wulf! You’re spot on, I was in one of those funk days and then I ended up quite surprised.

[@pigcatapult]

You’ve trapped the ghost of Ea-Nasir

[@adamtwelve]

Did you degas your copper? Wondering how you got it so smooth and non-porous

[@TheGrowingStack]

I didn’t. Copper has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Sometimes it comes out really pitted and porous, and other times perfect. My thought was I had the temperature just right on this one and the stars aligned. 🤷‍♂️👍

[@adamtwelve]

@@TheGrowingStack interesting, I'm just starting out with melting so trying to learn as much as I can. My first copper pours were pretty porous but still shiny and beautiful

[@dancingdroid]

Would it be possible to do a skull bar but with materials that let the skull move a little in the bar, like it's trying to escape and has made some wiggle room?

[@savagesollero32]

🤩wooooo,superr amigo mencanta✴️ Saludos🔥🔥

[@ninefingermining8694]

That looks awesome going to have to try that myself. Doubt it will turn out as nice but going to try. I’ll video the disaster lol

[@TheGrowingStack]

You got this 👍 If you give it a go, let me know, I’d love to see how it turns out.

[@leemiracle6840]

Like a copper reaper coming to get ya!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Lee! I loved the way it turned out!

[@thunderbasilisk1352]

Honestly it looks way better than if it was a perfect set. Dont really know how to explain it.

[@fundoesver]

Amazing

[@danielhightower9208]

Now that talcum powder is banned, what is the barrier powder used before the welders sand?

[@jims812]

Badass bars are they for sale?

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you! Not yet... I’m still figuring out how I want to start selling pieces before I dive in.

[@jims812]

@@TheGrowingStack Well put me on the contact list when you do. Thanks and keep up the cool work

[@dirtybayadventures9563]

thats sick

[@DonkeyFilms]

How much to buy that

[@imoldgreg13]

That's cool

[@spikewillow4552]

I want that !

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

Do you have a bigger stack than "D" ?

[@TheGrowingStack]

I don’t think anyone can touch his stack! 👍

[@jasongrinnell1986]

Now that was bada$$

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Jason!!

[@ChatterontheWire]

very cool!

[@EuclidesGBM]

You need a sand with smaller grain that binds harder. Maybe using silicate sand

[@beverlycrusher9713]

you can try the clock again, you know what you did wrong, so no worries. as for the skull, you should have left it as it was @ 6:44, you could have called it,[ what REALLY happened when han solo got put in the carbonite], that would have ben a good piece.

[@TheGrowingStack]

I was going to title this one Han SkullO... But I changed my mind at the last minute.

[@beverlycrusher9713]

@@TheGrowingStack OMG😲🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@nickbland4623]

Got to somehow convince my Gf that we need a furnace.........

[@thejoyofrolling]

It's like a real life MMO RPG hahahaha

[@208redviking5]

Favorite pour to date

[@davidprice1579]

Cool