Casting Solid Aluminum Bars From Steel Pipes (And Custom Dice) - Scrap Aluminum Melt

[@ArtByAdrock]

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you all enjoy this video. You too can make your own custom dice with some simple steel tubing and a little bit of creativity. Let me know what you’d like to see made next and I’ll see you all next week! Happy melting 👍🏻

[@nullsnaggle5198]

Would it work with brass or copper?

[@ArtByAdrock]

It would but you could risk the copper fusing to the steel

[@nullsnaggle5198]

@@ArtByAdrock fair point would brass do the same?

[@skylastudioz]

Sick video Adam, I want a set of those dice!!!

[@brycehampton7649]

I love making dice but I’ii love to try that out I love it’s video.

[@awldune]

I was sure the bars would get stuck. Amazed when most of them just fell out.

[@Archiemonty]

You should make a mini set of tongs and send 'em to Bigstack'd

[@caseywood9781]

The tongs look awesome!! You did a great job!!

[@Thewulf56]

Great way to make some round or Square stock if you ever needed. Cool Video

[@johnweems4586]

Sweet, you should make some other kinds of dice next! Like a whole set for Dungeons and Dragons!

[@garyhaines6335]

A deck of cards from a mixture of brass (26) and aluminum (26) or a small set of domino's

[@PBRJOHN684]

A bit of a DICEY episode tonight mate! they turned out great mate. Keep up the good work stay safe and see you on the next one 👍😁🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@walkthroughmania1]

That's using what you have and some sly ingenuity, great ideas and well done.

[@DapperChappy]

LOVE those dice!!

[@brandt-heiss]

Those Dices are really cool. Great Work.

[@shawnspreciousbullyon]

I'm a big disc golfer and I've always wanted to see someone make an aluminum disc. I'm so curious how it will fly when thrown too. Could even buy a disc for a mold then melt it out of the plaster. Thanks for all that you do. You're artwork and labor of love is truly appreciated.

[@my1956effie]

The dice look absolutely fantastic, well done.

[@APOTwixx]

Very well poured Sir!

[@JonathanARae]

3:30 what happens if you pour the crud and all into the mold or bar?

[@chadwickpainter8212]

A set of brass punches and a brass mallet would be cool.

[@lindalworkman2150]

Nicely done

[@augusthawks6576]

That was so cool! Love the dice.

[@smokeyspock]

Very nicely done

[@mitchgivant6623]

Vegas been windy almost every day for six weeks so far and no stopping in sight

[@charitybrown4274]

Great Work, The dice are awesome!!! 👍😁

[@Charlielizard]

That was worth waiting to see. What a fantastic video. 👍👍👍

[@honthirty_]

Nice 6 sided die. Ive made the first 6 plutonic dice in aluminum with drywall mud but use a stamp for the numbers rather than etch. They were popular with D&D players.

[@bousninamontasser1663]

Excellent work

[@Bu2Spike]

Very nice, I like them alot. Nicely done

[@orionbennett7343]

Question: could you use the same steel pipes, melting brass, to make custom brass dice? Enjoyed the process, but personally am a fan of the gold color of brass a little more than the silver color of aluminum.

[@hanelyp1]

Brass would be far more likely to stick to the steel, like brazing. But brass bars could be cast in columns formed in sand.

[@JonathanARae]

how do you clean the residue stuck inside the crucible? Do you keep them segregated based on what they were holding previously?

[@harry-metal-melter]

Nice dice!!

[@stevenbuchanan9420]

BigstackD recommended you. Do you hear a backup buzzer?

[@andreipendle1778]

Loved the steel pipe molds, great idea & cool vid dude! We love the lost wax casting. Moar coinz!!!

[@John-pm5qi]

Now I see what you mean lol I’m amazed they can put that easy and good idea man nice job

[@DaMadman001]

Whaooo another epic video!

[@shredct3118]

👍 Born to run!

[@khalidyousuf7938]

Could you try making round shaped fishing weights?

[@matscansund9756]

Make a salut cannon! 😃👍🏻

[@NathanielOutdoorAdventures]

Another very cool video

[@modeler308]

Brass dice connected by a brass chain like Han Solo had hanging in the 'Millennium Falcon'.

[@raziel3726]

Craftsman!!

[@funkojones2947]

That was cool, but I must admit I was hoping you were going to do the pips on the dice. Pips filled with paint/resin would have been epic!

[@slowburner1]

Your music always reminds me of Born Slippy by Underworld.

[@billmiller789]

Just up the street from you in Logandale. I made a set of tongs for you but before I could contact you you came out with the nice set that you poured. Doesn't the inside burr in the steel tubing interfere with the extraction or did you clean it out?

[@markb3633]

Thanks for sharing

[@geoffgolding3750]

I'd like to see something star wars related or James bond? Love the dice

[@НикБыков]

Super !!!

[@michelmessias3122]

Very cool 😎✌️✌️🔥🔥🔥

[@andrewrossi7164]

Would love to see you make the Gears of War Cog symbol out of copper or aluminum 👍

[@ujjwalchaudhary2767]

Bro don't forget me your old subscriber

[@nocturnusbostok2636]

Was that square tubing seemless? I've thought about trying just what you did but worried about the bars hanging on the weld seem.

[@timoshiishimaki75]

Are you able to do this with copper or will it fuze itself to the steel due to the higher melting temps?

[@ArtByAdrock]

It will probably fuse but you might get lucky and it’ll pop out.

[@timoshiishimaki75]

Guess I'll have to give it a try when it's warmer, love your vids btw! I definitely want to start stacking my own bar stock on top of regular 3kg bars

[@carlpajak7578]

Great videos as always. Do some coins/madalions next. No 3D printing!. Try hand carved patterns... :)

[@jthemagicrobot3960]

Just out of curiosity- could you make a large Lego brick (especially the underside)? Also how do you know when it's better to mold something vs milling it? Thanks

[@redskinritchie]

This is awesome, but I have a burning question!! Every adult dice game I’ve ever played required 5 dice. That being said, how much for a full set of 7 dice with dots?

[@nateworth6659]

you should print out a miniature and then cast it!

[@who_is_asking]

A reusable mold with 2 sides that you could make a shape out of.

[@justinbanks2380]

Silly question, but what was the square tubes made of? Looks a lot like aluminum square tube, but I wouldn't imagine that you could pour molten aluminum into cold aluminum. But mild steel or black steel square tube is darker. So stainless? If so, did you special order from somewhere? I've only seen aluminum and mild steel square tube at local big box stores.

[@boconway6429]

Nice and early today nive work

[@gseyank100]

Have you tried to make any playing cards yet? Joker, few face cards would be cool.

[@WrenchHead]

How much more can that shelf take? lol.

[@Brattoes]

You had me wondering how to make aluminium from steel...Did you crack the alchemist code?

[@piperdoug428]

Would be sweet to pour a C3PO out of Nordic gold

[@caseywood9781]

If you have a milling machine, those bars would be perfect for chessmen. You even them square footed (plinths)

[@YousefNasserALateyahyALateyah]

can you melt lead ?

[@gseyank100]

Lead is one of the easier metals. It’s melting point is super low. If you search I’m sure he has done it a few times.

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome video cool dice how about do Jason voorhees mask?

[@Oobadooba421]

Posda be 5 dice so you can play yahtzee 😝

[@brycehampton7649]

Man I love dice my mother wants me to make dice out of wood that she wants I want to try that out bro, Well done 👍🏻

[@georgehollis4133]

Holy crapps they looked a bit dicey to me👍

[@Jackielightning]

can you make a super bowl ring NINERS

[@luisalbertoruizgalindoroma5892]

The finishes of your foundries are good. Also make bars and dices out of brass, copper, zinc, aluminium bronze, regular bronze, nickel/copper alloy, pewter and iron for your collection.👍🏼

[@osmith2714]

boat melt?

[@barryfields2964]

How in the hell!! Can you cast aluminum from steel?

Salve meu amigo

[@alitabrezmehr]

Ain’t you the same BigStackD Channel Guy? What’s the reason for this new Channel

[@clintdoolittle1576]

ADAM this is the 2nd time you have done dice right I think in nodic gold and you used the salt water trick style Etching if im wrong let me know cuz if it wasn't you then I'm going to be up all night trying to think who it was lol. That acid works faster and darker nice ok BE SAFE ADAM till next week 👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦 PS ADAM what does it cost for the whole system not the propane tank just the 10kg Forge, Hoses and regulator that goes on propane tank i want to start saving to get 1 of these but not to sure if it Doable for me to get it or not cuz I am on a fixed income with a daughter wife and would like to start melting stuff to make a few extra bucks for us thanks ADAM hope to hear from ya👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦👍😎🇨🇦

[@williamwhitaker8638]

Now for 2 d10 1 d12 1 d8 1 d4 then its game on

[@allenhenry1113]

There is always 1 that has to be a pain to deal with.

[@John-pm5qi]

That heading is confusing me lol alum from steel? Lol

[@trevorphilips6540]

I would like to see u make the twin towers or the 🗽

[@whaky1149]

Ok.

[@dragonspirit1987]

cool video but MAN am I sick to death of this song

[@hicham1101]

Emmm

[@RedwoodRhiadra]

You tumbled your dice! Such blasphemy! Lou Zocchi is going to hunt you down and lecture you! (Lou is famous in the gaming community for his belief that tumbling dice in the manufacturing process introduces massive bias.)

[@mac4427]

I’m sure you know this but I have to say something. Wearing gloves while using that band saw is not the safest practice. Gives a false sense of security and could actually lead to greater harm if they were to get caught. Thanks for another great vid!!

[@giangmelinh]

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