Crushing Large Brass Parts | Most Explody Metal?

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Crushing big brass parts with 300 ton hydraulic press inside our bullet proof filming bunker. Dont crush brass it work hardenes and explodes so its really dangerous
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Do not try this at home!! or at any where else!!
Music Thor's Hammer-Ethan Meixell

[@HydraulicPressChannel]

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[@molkhal]

Hannah sneezed! This means she's really not a heroin addict.

[@metern]

They should add a piece of Plexiglas in front of all the cameras in the bunker so if anything doing a big explosion, the cameras stay safe 😁.

[@metern]

​@@molkhalWhat are you meaning?

[@peterkiss1204]

If you put those expensive cameras into the chamber in a steel box you may use a ~45° mirror right before the optics to make the opening on the steel case look 90° away from the source of explosion. That way the shrapnel can hit a cheap mirror but not the camera, while the setup maintains good visual quality. Object \ =========|| \ camera || \ =========||

[@Unsensitive]

Plus you can set up real close if you want.

[@jlucasound]

Genius!! 😃

[@jamesa7506]

And a diagram?! This is an awesome comment!

[@florabee9283]

Try to obtain a first-surface mirror, which is used in telescopes and for example in old polaroid cameras. The 45 degree mirror thing has been used for decades and there should be plenty of literature about it.

[@scythelord]

Yep this is the way. Best orientation is to have the camera looking down at the mirror. That way you have gravity ensuring everything will fall away from the camera rather than toward it.

[@HydraulicPressChannel]

Hey hey hey, summer vacation greetings from hospital 😂 I had minor road racing incident and decides to stop by just make sure that everything is relatively fine. I think I didnt break anything so goos time to publish video while waiting 😂 Be careful with items with two or more wheels 😂

[@MrBillchair]

Yes I know, 2 or 4 wheels is very dangerous! ...look out for me on my electric wheelchair Laurie!! 👨‍🦽

[@woody442]

1 Wheel is definetly the safest. Removing 3 tires from my car right now 👍

[@HydraulicPressChannel]

I have never had accident with uneven number of wheels, so one must be safer than 4

[@ib.i.b]

Get well soon and get back to the press and even more racing

[@HydraulicPressChannel]

I think I am good to go and more importantly the bike is ok 😂

[@koriw1701]

I would love to see you add thermal imaging. It will add a new layer of complexity and will also add value to your new business of destructive stress testing. Would nicely increase the price from your clients and value to the channel!

[@alpha_echo_diDi]

Anni is too cheap for a commercial grade thermal camera 😅

[@shanent5793]

​@@alpha_echo_diDididn't she get out of this business?

[@eliotmccann2589]

"Explody" is my new favourite word.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

The girl adds nothing original. Every time she just reacts to what he says. It's like a master with his disciple.

[@aexetan2769]

@@PreservationEnthusiast It's important to note that English is not their first language. This can sometimes make it challenging to come up with original responses on the spot, especially in a casual conversation.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Go for the Pun, Mate...; "ExploDIE...!!!" Be The Wurrrd...(?). Such is life, Have a good one. Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@WarblesOnALot]

​​@@PreservationEnthusiast G'day, Um, methunketh that her Function maybe merely To be decorative, young, attractive, submissive, flirtatious to the point of almost constantly Whickering..., Like a Filly in Heat..., Thus serving up regular constant Eye-Candy for the sort of Angry Young Men who are most attracted to these, "But how does it CRUSH..?!?" Genre of YT Uploads... Apparently the previous Attractive slim young Blonde, The one who sculpted Clay Figurines..., She was "Artistic & Creative" and apparently became bored with repeatedly Videoing endless variations on the identical Theme...; And so she moved on, and is now doing other things. Entirely, apparently. This new slim young Blonde is Remarkably Agreeable, in that she Never ever is seen to disagree With Herr CrushMeister...(!). It's probably covered under the, "Demure & Submissive..." Clause of their Articles of Association (?). It's certainly a predictable sort of a Formula - as "unscripted" though it may be, technically squeaking.... And...., all the fancy-pantsy high-tech. Squisherology might be very bright & shiny (shite & briny ?), indeed ; but I doubt if that entirely compensates for the departure from the Rustic Metalwork-Shop Vibe - and of the previous Blonde's Artistic Creativity, all pretty much at the same time...? Truly dedicated welded-on Subscribers May well stay interested ; But it will surprise me if Whole new mobs of enthusiasts will be flocking to the new-look Old Channel... But I may be wrong...(?). Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao!

[@dwrgdeh9996]

​​@@PreservationEnthusiastwhy anyone would need to comfort you old grump

[@jolla9963]

You know what I like about your channel apart from the crushing, it is your down to earth personalities. There is nothing put 9n for the camera, and nothing removed in editing. The sneeze and recoil are tge perfect example of your wholesomeness as people. Thank you both just for being yourselves. Great channel......

[@mdude7778]

I really want to hear Lauri say "Nuclear Vessel".

[@Jonny_The_Organism]

Hannah is my weird sneeze recoil unidentical twin!... 😂

[@RustBunny]

The little bit you sang when you added the nut ("duh duh duh duh duhhhhhh that's bad idea") could be your theme song. The explody bunker makes for an interesting vocal booth.

[@EggBastion]

9:39

[@RichCadwalader]

I was surprised to see that the work-hardened brass bruised the steel tool on the press. What type of steel is that tool made of?

[@YingYing-9000]

You all should have a thermal imaging camera when you press objects like this. Would make for some cool visuals to see how hot it’s actually getting.

[@Postghost]

So happy for the return of the extra content!

[@Vastafari34]

I'd be curious to see how thin you can press common household items like pop cans, coins, old cell phones, and other things like that. Usually the challenge is to crush big strong sturdy things (which is epic on its own), but shifting the goal to making less sturdy objects as thin as possible would be neat as well!

[@Torby4096]

Oh! Look for the life hacks video🤣

[@charleschapman2428]

Bless you for your sneeze Hanna.

[@mivact]

Not only the best laugh, but the best sneeze too.

[@Frank-o2e1s]

Sell these items , I know I'd buy the aluminum one or the copper one . You can also take specialized orders, placing some items in other soft metals.

[@koriw1701]

Great idea!

[@jl59]

Hanna needs her own channel!

[@suedeball635]

She’s naturally hot without even trying

[@YourSweatyUncle]

@@suedeball635 dream wife, he's a lucky man

[@Vastafari34]

I was thinking it would be amazing if you engineered a way to use the new press water into that crazy high pressure state of Water again. The old press ultimately wasn't powerful enough and the parts failed too if i remember correctly. A challenge certainly worth a revisit!

[@arb261268]

The sparks @ 8:52 when on the copper where really cool.

[@Jetpropelled]

Hello! Love your channel, watch the videos regularly. As an automotive technician I've been using presses for 40 years now. I've had a couple bearings blow up trying to install them but haven't taken any shrapnel so far. I've gotten more careful as I age. :) The first piece that you tried to crush that barrelled out but didn't fail - if you still have that one maybe try putting it on it's side and giving it a crush that way. It won't be as strong on it's side and the first attempt should have hardened it nicely so you might get an interesting failure. And depending on how you orient it you might be able to "aim" the shrapnel.... Keep up the good work! Ward

[@ragingwillie483]

i really like the direction your channel is going. so glad you are having success!

[@LateralTwitlerLT]

8:52 So that's how hockey pucks are made in Finland. No wonder you guys shoot official pucks 3x times harder than everyone else 👀

[@jamesmoore869]

Thank you Laurie and Hannah for the wonderful content it's lovely.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Also consider hanging a sandbag or other heavy item from the bottom of the camera tripod to reduce the risk of tripod tipping over after a piece of metal hits it. Many tripods have a small hook for this kind of purpose.

[@ZXLMaster]

Thank you for taking care of mashing the green thing. Now I can sleep peacefully tonight. ❤

[@jameshamilton2373]

"Explody" is my new best word ever. Might I suggest crushing some cast iron plumbing pipes to see how explody they are? I know when you want to remove old plumbing pipe, you just whack it hard and it's actually quite brittle.

[@Robert_Byland]

It would be cool to see FLIR camera footage of the item heating during deformation. 🔥

[@Paxmax]

"It has warranty" 😂 I just wanna be the camera that catches the face of the employee dealing with that claim!! Lauri: "So what happen was 275 tons of pressure and boom suddenly the camera is allergic to brass..!"

[@jessed8621]

You should get a thermal camera! It would be really cool to see the metal heat up as it gets squished

[@mikek4288]

Most adorable sneeze ive seen all day in slo mo

[@yp77738yp77739]

Would be interesting (for me) if you did a pre and post compression Eureka vessel measurement for the solid bar to determine if there is actually any volume change. I guess there shouldn’t be any change in a lattice structure unless their are internal voids.

[@michaellombard894]

What a "blast" your program is lol. Thanks for all these hundreds of tests that youve done!😅 And so many different materials and substances!

[@BASE5NYC]

Surprised you don't have a Lexan panel in front of your equipment. Especially the main camera. Seems like a simple solution to any shrapnel hitting it.

[@JJFX-]

A thick piece of polycarbonate in front of the camera would be plenty then maybe some sort of enclosure to protect the sides and top from things flying around around. The PC should hold up but probably a good idea to make it removable so you can swap in a new piece if it gets damaged in front of the lense.

[@FastBowtie388]

If you chew lifesavers they make flashes of light. Will a clear tube full of them so it? What about crystals they use it piezoelectric ignitors?

[@markfergerson2145]

I noticed that you managed to deform the steel tool on the last piece of brass. That’s some pretty good work hardening! Paper is exploy too. Have you ever put a single sheet of paper in a press? Would a stack of thin brass sheets explode like a stack of paper does?

[@racerxavier]

Brass is kinda terrifying.

[@Unsensitive]

But I love the ripples in the surface before is goes boom!

[@negroniusblaximus7420]

​@@Unsensitivewrinkples

[@busscherrick]

Great video but I think the old press was better at exploding things because it bended more due to the press force. That way it build up more energy in the frame. How about adding a mechanical spring which elastically deflects 20 mm at 300 ton? Or adding a hydraulic accumulator connected with a very thick hose and a valve so you can adjust the springiness / explodiness of the press. I think it would be much more dangerous, and that is what you want in the bunker. And could you put the part which didn't explode in the lathe to decrease the wall thickness and press again?

[@ChrisMaybury-mn2kk]

I love you both and want you to be safe!.. thank you for being you and bringing smiles... big smiles!

[@terjeskaar910]

Would like to see if lightweight helium vs argon beaves different under pressure. Think about having 2 ballons in the cylinder you had to test watches. And pressure them at same time. Does helium compress more than argon that is heavyer/densier? And get well from you incident. Greetings from Norway.

[@jono6379]

Can the robot swing a hammer? You should try putting something like the brass under tension and hit it with the robot and see what happens

[@greensheen8759]

They're not designed for shock loading like that

[@KernelLeak]

Forget the hammer, get a cannon... :P

[@redsquirrelftw]

Could maybe setup a hammer that is spring loaded then it's released remotely.

[@negroniusblaximus7420]

​@@redsquirrelftw or just make a weighted hammer head on a pendulum msde out of a lifting bar so you can adjust the weight and the height probably will need to weld the hammer heafs on

[@nedloh17]

13:25 you have a chip out of the tip of the press

[@MAINTMAN73]

When filming Atomic weapons blast it was quite a routine thing to point the camera from a protected position at a mirror. This way a comparatively cheap mirror gets destroyed versus an expensive camera. This technique might help you to get good video after armoring your cameras

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

8:42 Copper does work harden. For example you can take a soft copper tube and form it into a bend, but if you keep trying to reshape the bend the copper gets hard. You can heat it to glowing red with a torch to soften it (annealing). I can't explain why brass is more explosive. Perhaps it deforms more before it fractures so it can store more energy, or maybe it's the relationship of stress, strain and elongation? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_hardening#Copper

[@Kragatar]

So far it seems like the bunker not only protects you from things exploding, but it prevents them from exploding in the first place.

[@zachreyhelmberger894]

A conservation of energy test would be fun to see! Work = force x distance So the heat energy of the material should be nearly the same as the energy applied by the press. So if you know the specific heat and temperature of the material, you can calculate how much energy went into it.

[@JamesWarren-ri1wk]

I think a large screen attached to a Camara inside will be much cheaper than bulletproof glass. Sulfer content can help with fractility...at least it does for iron. You should try cast iron... And finally, you have such beautiful scrap. Get a foundry for melting metal from vevor. You can cast interesting things for the show and for repairs. Paired with a 3d printer for sand casting...Finland is indestructible.

[@brianm6337]

Should try brass dipped in liquid nitrogen..

[@KarunaMurti]

Indeed. I don't know why I just laughed when Hanna said that.

[@carlswenson5403]

the best way to spend coffee time on saturday morning

[@markdonalds7735]

You might need to submerge the metal parts into liquid nitrogen first so some of their ductility might be reduced..

[@redboiwalkin]

so glad you got safe protection!

[@matt.2020]

Bless you Hanna.

[@rogerduffy7744]

it would be interesting to see surface temperature changes on various metals when compressed?

[@WilliamTaylor-h4r]

You need the old press for the extra toughness with bobs help.

[@PPYTAO]

Hannas sneeze is so powerful I don't think the press could contain it!

[@chincemagnet]

As soon as I saw that huge chunk of brass I was thinking, there’s no way 300 tons is enough to flatten that 😆 but the aluminum surprised me, thought you’d be able to squish it

[@robertsmith4681]

It would be interesting to repeat this sort of experiment in stages, like crush it 2mm, let it cool, crush it 2mm more and so on rather than simply go for the failure point. See what effects work hardening really has on the material.

[@AndrewWellsPlus]

I was thinking the same thing. Especially since the press was going quite fast in this, even slowing it down might give a different result.

[@robertsmith4681]

@@AndrewWellsPlus Even copper work harden and do weird things if you let it cool between working so it doesn't have a chance to anneal itself....

[@cleon_teunissen]

When work hardening is cumulative then subdividing in stages won't make much difference. To undo workhardening a proces called 'annealing' must be applied. Annealing reverses the changes of hardening. Most metals and alloys require heat treatment to achieve annealing. I expect the same goes for brass. There are metals however, that have annealing happening at ambient temperature. For instance, the metal Lead is an example of such a material. With lead work hardening doesn't accumulate. That is one of the reasons that sheets of lead are used for waterproofing roofs. With most metals, when you bend a sheet a couple of times the metal is work hardened. The metal becomes brittle, and after bendng a couple of times the sheet metal will start to crack. Lead however, can be worked and reworked, without the lead becoming brittle.

[@dtimboggs]

Thank you for bringing back the “extremely dangerous” clay creatures.

[@intelboydj1]

0:20 *BLAM!* the brass cylinder broke.

[@Michael_X313]

@12:55 tho it's cool to see those little sparks

[@bobsmith6079]

Who knew the antonym for ductile was explody. Hanna's voice would be perfect for a cartoon character so you should fly her to Hollywood and have them make a show around her. She'd be better than anyone voicing the Simpsons.

[@hammerjim19741]

Truck rotors and drums after use.. should be amazing. Boom...

[@joew426]

Loving the return of the extremely dangerous extra content ❤

[@James02876]

Try turning that big lump of work hardened brass on the lathe

[@0puppetz]

Mega video: It would be great if the viewer could also see the temperature of the object being crushed. It would be interesting to watch. I’m just curious if there is a way to capture the temperature like that?! I wish you more successful videos!

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

please do column loading video. same material, different lengths. Maybe you already have made a video like that?

[@fchanMSI]

Nice to see you on motorcycles. My son & I ride motorcycles too. Ride safe. You were trying for window shattering experience from old video but this time you were ready but those look like duds. There are different brass metal so that one from the video could move brittle as it may have more other metals than copper & zinc so making it more brittle.

[@BarneySaysHi]

"I think it goes in and everything goes to sh*t after that." 😂

[@h276wah7]

Your supermoto skills should feature more on beyond the press, such a nice bike 😉😎

[@JamesWarren-ri1wk]

You should have a laser thermometer so we can see the heat energy loss. Perhaps it's a new way off protecting from failure.

[@ericlil305]

You should get a thermal imaging camera to record the temperature

[@MichaelMcewen-in4yt]

Maybe a small plexiglass window infont of the go pro would work great. Peace of mind.

[@JamesRussell1969]

Hooray for the extra content! I love watching,it squish.

[@MrIrondog55]

I think some of the stuff that didnt explode was Bronze rather than Brass... The hollow cylinder looked like a Bronze Bushing from a power hammer, and as we know they are built to take it. As for protecting the camera, was thinking about a polycarbonite box. Jusdt worried sticking a steel box over it will mess up the lighting. Still, keep squishing stuff and take care out there!

[@DanielChristiansen]

can you extrude aluminium (and other metals :)) with your new press?

[@HydraulicPressChannel]

I have to look how to build tooling for that but should be possible

[@SeanBZA]

Definitely possible, just need to machine up a die and use some sacrificial cylinders to hold the source metal. Do not forget that you need to have some bees wax as extrusion lubricant to prevent galling.

[@markclayton2845]

Every time she speaks I have to rewind and listen again because her comments make me smile.

[@aaronkcmo]

Is that both of you riding the supermotos? AWESOME!

[@Turboy65]

Get a thermal camera and observe the temperature rise as you crush various objects. It adds interest.

[@thomascher4916]

the force flattens as the molecules heat up and form a lattice until the lattice breaks.

[@joshuaspires9252]

For the camera safety,, would be a decent idea to build a camera box with a mirror,, so object can break cheap glass and save the camera.. aka mount camera at 90 degree to mirror

[@chrishb7074]

Can you combine metal failure with the hose pressure tests and show how bent metal pipes like to straighten out at over 350 bar? Or is that a stupidly dangerous thing?

[@booshmcfadden7638]

LOL the googly eyes @11:10 🤣

[@GP-ur6if]

Since the explody brass didn't really test Laurie's buillet proof window, he was disappointed, haha

[@FlexDRG]

Rather impressed with the aluminium plug. After it's compression it was hard enough to actually get the steel nut squashed before integrating into the aluminium.

[@theoriginalrecycler]

Set the camera in a simple periscope, then you can locate the camera out of the line of fire.

[@zachaliles]

The way she looked at you when you said "the harrrder you push, the harrrder it gets".

[@starlite528]

how is it to cut these 'work hardened' pieces compared to the un-squeezed items?

[@fraserhardmetal7143]

Copper work hardens ( or strain hardens ) also.

[@leopiipponen7693]

With a thermal camera, you could get interesting videos of how the temperatures change when the power increases :)

[@robertschmidt7625]

You should try crushing or squashing bronze!

[@inothome]

Use a periscope for the highspeed when you put it in a box in there. Or, mirror.

[@ReveriKeenani]

How did the tool break from that square bras piece, did it work harden till it was tougher than steel?

[@bobbates7343]

Does pressing the object that does not break make the object tougher ?

[@quantumm313]

you know your setup better than I do so sorry if this is a dumb comment - you said the press is missing 20-30 tons to get to 300... The "set force" parameter on the display you show seems to be set at 270, so I think the max it'll do is 270. I noticed it in a previous video too. If you set that to 300 will you get the full force of the press or do you have to keep that set lower than 300 for safety?

[@copypastor]

I think you need not a pure alluminium, but some alloy. Like 6061 or even better 7055

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Brass I’ll be back this isn’t over. Hanna’s sneeze is cute

[@peter5.056]

You have dealed with that turtle, and turned him into deep dish pizza pan.

[@wipachogie10]

When crushing I'd like to see a thermal view as well. So you can see how much heat is built up in small amount of time.

[@FixingWithFriends]

I am sad we didn't get the go pro footage of it taking it head on for the last one.