Pouring 10oz Copper Bars from scrap copper wire

[@spudhead169]

There's something uniquely satisfying about solid bricks of metal.

[@bantalee2002]

aesthetically pleasing as well.

[@BrasspineappleProductions]

I agree

[@mynytdiver9617]

yea its the trash into art concept, love it

[@alfazio8880]

SpudHead . its crazy right? im like glued to watching anytime someone melts metal loll

[@natewoi4119]

its not metal

[@scottlay2970]

Very nice pours from scott a certified casting/foundry worker of 30+ years

[@petecurtice6340]

Hey brother, it's been awhile since we have spoken but it makes me happy to see you are still having FUN. That is the key to what we do, I wish more people understood that. Keep up the good work and don't lose the happy attitude.

[@DarrenJenkins]

Making copper bars does look like fun.

[@henkhoekstra]

yea it does!!

[@schuur10]

New rage is making copper Bit-coins!

[@avanboy5426]

you might be able to sell them for a good amount of money too.

[@quagmier3]

Great video Ben. It would not be a bad idea just to keep going and stack several hundred of those bars for the future. Copper is sure to go up over the next 20 years and a bunch of those bars would make a good investment. You could store them in some type of metal box and could have several hundred pounds stored in a small area if the copper was in bar form. Would also be a sneaky way to make your safe of valuables weight 900 pounds or so so nobody could carry it away. Just a thought. Have a wonderful day.

[@chiefstacker6343]

Did the same thing last night for my first time. It was a blast. I’m also waiting for my smaller crucibles to arrive. Still got lots of copper left to melt. Great video.

[@robertgrasso3677]

I plan to melt copper as a hobby. i like the furnace and size in the video. Does anyone know the brand & cost of this unit?

[@Hexdek16]

Been trolling through your videos this past weekend. Nice ideas. Inspired me to be doing a bit of hobbyist scrapping and smelting here in the future.

[@JohnJohn-fu3kz]

Do you have a link to the furnace? Ty great vids

[@gamewithadam7235]

It's nice to see a man have a hobby.

[@bullitt7544]

Honestly one of the coolest videos I have ever saw on uTube. I am purchasing an Oven by the summer and can't wait to pour these beautiful bars. My local scrap company here in CANADA will NOT purchase ingots of Copper, it is not legal for them due to the high level of theft, and the fact the Police cannot distinguish where the metal came from? He will buy any Aluminum Bars. I have the Graphite Mould for (Silver 1 oz.-GOLD 1/2 oz) and they cost $14 C from eBay. Your price for the Mould certainly was not an eBay price as most ask $50 for the one I have, and the price on bigger are ridiculous. The graphite can be found in large, obviously, Electric motors and there is a very popular sales man on eBay, (No Plug) that has a garage full of the blocks and CNC or bores out the size and makes a FORTUNE. More than Silver or GOLD in the sales of them. Do you have any secret sources for the blocks, mate? GREAT VIDEO HONESTLY -HOW SWEET IT WAS TO SEE THAT LIQUID MONEY POUR OUT.

[@MrThePsychologist]

0:41 i could't here clearly what exacly are those?

[@Edward-iy4mi]

if you were to smelt scrap copper pipe with solder on it ,what happens to the solder ,can you skim it off ?

[@barbd6976]

Hi ewaste Ben! Paul from scrap and palletman sent me to your channel. I must say, I am getting an education about how to get free copper. Thank you. Love your videos! I've watch other ones as well as this one.

[@pauloftarsus8145]

looks cool, I like those size bars, I wonder how you stamp them. Nice job.

[@Durrtyboy]

those are nice little bars i recently bought a anvil and forge to mess around with but smelting things down to bars looks more fun

[@troyb.4101]

How long does it take to melt a batch, and how long per each batch after that.

[@jacoblang2712]

how do you make them bare bright,i ripp down appliances for a living and separate all the metal.but I dont keep any of it very long..need that money you know

[@llittrel1]

What do you do with the copper ingots after your done.

[@itsaburrito]

This might be a stupid question, but what's the point of melting the copper into bars?

[@holdenboy1960]

good vid ty the copper blocks will discolour with age , so personal preferences to polishing them or not

[@jacobduncan8228]

Does color of copper effect the melt for the bars

[@paulrowcliffe1395]

What type of fernce is that and is it just electric

[@gingervikingjesus2351]

Man, I just wish spring would hurry up & get here so I can get melting again.. My propane furnace doesn't like running at temps under 40°F..☹️

[@RoeMantic]

Just watching some of your older videos! I love bars and rounds!

[@sonorousgaming7202]

can we change shape by applied hand force

[@chasehoherz5311]

Have you ever had a crucible fail during a melt/pour? If so, how many heating-cooling cycles did it take before it was compromised? Thanks!

[@eWasteBen]

Depends on what your melting, but for copper which needs max temp' they only last 12-15 pours, when a crucible gets half it's thickness I use it to melt aluminium which isn't so hot and i'll get another 10 pours that way, for large copper production these electric furnaces are no good, best to make one that uses a big cast iron crucible that will last forever

[@chasehoherz5311]

Thanks!

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

Not sure why this fascinates me, but it does. How much did your setup cost?

[@eWasteBen]

furnace was around us$400

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

Thank you, I'm considering getting one like yours.

[@reparaciondelavadoras2024]

where i can buy the furnace?

[@jeremiahshine]

look into rocket stoves. They will melt copper.

[@temujinkhan6326]

Ok... i think im going to start collecting copper wires... any cheaper version of your equipment?

[@wilbeckj]

Would a Silicon Carbide or Clay Graphite crucible be better for my application? I'm using it for melting copper in a charcoal foundry. I used a silicon carbide for one melt and it worked great, the crucible had an insane amount of glaze on it but I wasn't bothered by it. Though, last night I fired up my foundry again and had the crucible fail and pour molten copper all over the bottom of my foundry.

[@eWasteBen]

clay graphite will last a long time so long as you keep it dry, glaze usually comes from borax, you only need borax at the end of melt

[@thelynchmob385]

Frigen awesome! Stamped by the legendary eWaste Ben! I'd like to get my hands on one of them bad boyz! Nice work

[@mahyarmohammad3994]

.very nice video. I liked it but how can I find those useless and scrap copper wires?

[@Madmun357]

Caspi Samon he get that copper from CRT televisions and monitors.

[@benjismith593]

Those are so cool! I'd buy some if you were in the states , because of shipping. Have a video on that smelter?

[@RedsnowHD]

hey ben sorry for asking, but im trying to find a good electric smelter that ships to europe i cant find any good smelter, you now any good smelter?

[@carpentryfirst3048]

You should make some copper hammers! Great for applications where a person wouldn't want spark, and also good for a striking tool when you don't want to damage the item your pounding, leather working, probably even stamping the bars, to reduce the curling of the metal where you hit with the hammer :) Those bars look amazing Ben! Another great metal that I wonder if it would grow a massive premium by melting into bars is nickel. Hard to find in scrap but buying some raw rods of nickel and turning them into ingot may attract people who like to stack different metals. I could be wrong though lol

[@ianmoone2359]

Lil Stack'n is right on the money here. www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thor-Hammer-Solid-Copper-Mallet-85mm-x-183mm-9kg-TH719FG/232496969236?hash=item3621e63614:g:qZQAAOSwmiZZxH29 Copper Thor Hammer = $700+ For the want of making a mold for the head and $10 bucks for a wooden handle - you could be selling your scrap copper on evilbay for $700 a piece, rather than $1.05 per pound! This is whats called vertical integration. Your taking a scrap product copper wire worth next t nothing and melting / casting a very valuable finished tool, that you can see to those in trades that require spark proof hammers & can't make one themselves!. Get a few different sized hammer head molds and make a range of copper hammers to sell online. There's a heap of potential markup in turning your ingots into valuable tools. One sale of a Thor Copper Hammer a week for $700+ and you have a reasonable income from your hobby... especially if you can make it in a weekend, away from your regular job!. Heck i might do it myself if I could source the scrap copper cheap enough!

[@gordbaker896]

Good idea on the hammers. Drill and thread 1/2" hole in the centre of 4" of 1-1/2" pipe on one side. SS if you can get it. Then split it axially down the centre of the pipe intersecting the centre of the hole. Muffler or rad clamps to hold it together. Insert 1/2" threaded rod 6" long. Pour pipe section full. Drill inside of a suitable hammer handle and screw rod into it. Perhaps cross drill handle and put in 1/8" roll pin to secure it. Copper work hardens. perhaps a nut welded on the encapsulated rod.

[@losinglouie]

Great work on the bars, though I am worried for your melting furnace that the fumes might burn out the element. I'm having great luck melting copper in my propane furnace and casting cool stuff into Petra Bond. Have a great day, Louie

[@marcusmckenzie9528]

Hi Ben, still tuning in for your videos, LOVE them!!! These little bars will make great "Business Cards" if you catch my drift :)

[@remowilliams623]

Where did you get your melting furnace. Finding copper around here is easy, i just don't have the molds or furnace. Thanks for the video.

[@garywheeler7039]

Have you thought about making something like a solid copper battery connector or a solid copper knife switch for disconnecting solar panels or something like that? If you can get the material cheap, any molding is value added extra profit. Maybe a solid copper dingo paperweight. The copper value always survives. Thumb drive things or snuff boxes, key fobs.

[@DumpsterMarcus]

This is sweet!! just found your channel and you have a new Subscriber!

[@Crazytesseract]

Ha ha, he's happy now. Aren't you happy he's happy? I'd be happy if you'd be happy that he's happy. Don't worry, just a friendly stranger!

[@TomlinsTE]

How many TV's for a 10oz bar, or is it the other way around?

[@rryder994]

Where did you find the ingot molds for $5........Amazon wants about $28

[@jarvisgarcia2035]

Everybody is an expert in KZbin comments. Nice looking hobby.

[@24Redneck48]

Hey Ben. Could you post a link to where you got the molds from? Ingot some off Ebay I thought was this size. But its not.

[@tonyf4136]

do copper bars sell at a higher price than scrap copper?

[@teddybear1829]

Hey Ben you are my hero do not stop what you are doing, I will be doing the same soon where I live , only 2 scrap yards in the whole of my city , question, how do you strip the thin copper wire!!??

[@badsantaclaus4522]

Great to see you have your name on the bars, Build yourself a little castle lol Thanks to you I made a few aluminum bars so much fun! now looking forward to making a medieval weapon Thanks again enjoyed other video.

[@deaultusername]

how Much Kw is needed for the furnace to get to molten temps? Where are the $5 molds? amazon shows $35 They look like snack size bars.

[@kennycampbelljr5896]

30 or 40 grams is more than oz. What do you do with copper bars?

[@danbywater6333]

If you don't mind me asking where did you get the forge that you melt the copper in. I'd like to buy one.

[@eWasteBen]

They aren't very good for copper, eats up crucibles too quick, best to get a propane forge

[@24Redneck48]

Hey Ben. Do you have a listing for those molds where you got them? Love your channel. Wouldn't mind traveling over and scrapping with you just for the fun.

[@eWasteBen]

We'd probably just end up drinking and checking out babes on the beach instead of scrapping. The molds for the 10oz copper bars are the "23.5OZ Graphite Casting Mold" you can look them up on ebay and find the cheapest from china, they are good quality and last a while, nice to have a few more than you need.

[@24Redneck48]

@@eWasteBen That sounds like a plan to me haha. Always wanted to visit your country. And thanks for the info. I seen them on ebay last night.

[@MrEricgram]

how much more does the Scrap yard pay for the bar vs a number 1 wire

[@eWasteBen]

less, you wouldn't make a bar to just sell as scrap

[@CHCars_]

What are you using to belt the copper??

[@scumoftempe]

I live in Arizona and I would like to make my own bars...Where would I purchase a melter??

[@AlumiTube]

scumoftempe you can make it your self, way better 😁

[@maloom2157]

What type of molds are those?

[@volodimirkun]

Yeah, friend, this is what i was talking about in my comments on previous videos on this topic! Nice job

[@SimParadox]

Are you using avoirdupois ounces or troy ounces? And why are you using ounces anyway? You live in Australia and we've been metric since the 1970s.

[@eWasteBen]

just regular ounces, a 10 oz bar sounds better then a 280 g bar

[@abumzbum1869]

Anyone know where to buy copper bars?

[@TechGorilla1987]

G'day from Central Pennsylvania USA! Coffee time and eWaste Ben copper melting! Good day indeed... It's a shame you can't post these to the USA.

[@strider0106]

what do you do with all these bars

[@2010stoof]

What model furnace are you using? Your affiliate link is for a propane one.

[@bernarda658]

What type of material is the molds made of? Where can I get them?

[@eWasteBen]

graphite, ebay

[@bernarda658]

Thank you verymuch sir for that information.

[@eagerbeaver57]

So, you get how much more per lb. as opposed to say, just plain clean wire? I'm assuming you get substantially more for ingots to make it worthwhile for all the trouble and added expense to produce.

[@eWasteBen]

about 6x

[@marklconway]

BOOM theres your answer.... raw or bar ? X6 the price for bar.. great shout Ben keep up the good work. would like to see you refine your computer scrap

[@brothersbrothas414]

Do scrap yards accept ingot bars? Might they think you mixed the copper with some other metal?

[@eWasteBen]

I tried putting gold in them to make them heavier but they wouldn't accept it.

[@supertrooper2482]

Hey man got a link for moulds

[@manegarcia8689]

Is that an electrical machine?

[@robinmyers4673]

I think these are better than the big ones. awsome

[@youtubeuser7798]

Is there any benefit to doing this?

[@Wodpuncher001]

better storage for future projects, often will sell for better prices

[@douglasbower7970]

Seems like a unnecessary step for scrap? Am I wrong?

[@teejones7544]

Your link goes to a propane furnace instead of the one you use..what's the furnace name and cost? Is it 2kg?

[@eWasteBen]

It blew up, again! electric furnaces are not good, costs $120 just to send back to china for repairs. blows out the element, $150 or like now the relay blew out, another $50 plus $120 postage. Buy a propane furnace for copper

[@pyroboy4206]

Where did you get the molds? What is that forge you are using? Super neat..

[@eWasteBen]

ebay from chinese sellers, real cheap. jc electric furnace

[@shawnthefarmer5161]

where can i find a small smelter like that?

[@eWasteBen]

ebay, amazon, they are all the same, best to get propane

[@kadabragallery]

for how much can you sell 1 kilogram of copper in your country ?

[@bub_lite_6361]

What is the source of heat on your furnace? How long to melt a crucible full? Very nice looking rig, by the way.

[@eWasteBen]

electric, 20 minutes usually

[@Yasha-mx7te]

what forge is that? and how do I get one?

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

Have u done any other metals

[@timvivoda5208]

awsome looking forward you doing the same in gold .that would put a smile on anyones face .great video ben

[@laserfalcon]

What kind of furnace do you have?

[@kennynunes7052]

what kind of flux do you use?

[@scottgrady9352]

What kind of foundry is that?

[@themgede.8753]

And...? Do you like them ?

[@19dannydude97]

what's the dimensions of those little ingots?

[@eWasteBen]

about 2in wide & 1in high

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

since you used clean copper wire you have a better purity than Standard Scrap yard copper how much did your furnace cost and dude you do a review on it great Channel I can't wait to look into all your videos

[@eWasteBen]

they cost about US$350 delivered, they are best suited to gold & silver, for aluminum & copper your best to make a home made type with bigger crucible

[@jaspervanloon1776]

Nice video! I have a question, when i'm melting metal, when and for which metals do i need to add borax? And does the amount of added borax matter? Cheers

[@johnfloyd7926]

Maybe this will help Cheeki www.etimineusa.com/en/applications-how-borates-are-used-metallurgy

[@jaspervanloon1776]

thanks. but i dont see on that websites for which metals you do and do not need borax

[@howtogethigh2297]

where can i find this furnace ???

[@soonersciencenerd383]

How much did your equipment cost?

[@moncio355]

Around 300/400$ i think but you can build a little charcoal furnace for under 80 $

[@meateorman4191]

What is the point of making these bars will you sell them are you just making them for fun?

[@ronconner5024]

how do i get one???

[@Kaaskop84]

Beautiful bars again with a very nice size for stacking! I 😍😍😍 them. Hope to pour these ones too myself and stack them. Of you ever give them away again I"ll be in 👍

[@mdsloads]

Ben, do you sell these?

[@dzmariano]

@ewaste ben what kind of melter you have im dhopping for one

[@eWasteBen]

best to go with a gas one, electric are no good for copper which needs very high heat

[@Maddogs27]

Are you still giving them away? If so, please I am very interested.

[@grafikajja207]

A všakovaké prímesy kde nechal, keď si namýšľa že akú čistú meď má?

[@mrMacGoover]

eWaste Ben, where did you get that electric foundry?

[@ludvigdreng6315]

In an earlier video he said China :)

[@carpentryfirst3048]

mrMacGoover you can order than on alibaba

[@MahmoudTaji]

Ben you need to include your ebay store in your video description so we can look for it mate.

[@Popieinfinity]

where can i get a melter like that?

[@shawnpenrod3006]

how many grams equal a ounce in copper weight

[@bounic56]

about 28 / just google "conversion" you'll find tools by dozens

[@marklconway]

lol

[@waynep343]

don't forget to stamp Copper on them. or Cu on them only takes a few seconds more. .

[@juniordouglas8398]

what is the name of the machinr

[@bullitt7544]

Anyone know what the approximate loss is during the melt. If 5 lbs of wire goes in, does all 5 come back? I would expect at minimum a 10-20% loss? Any ideas? I have scraped so much copper #2 plastic removed by burning @ $2.20 approx. compared to .60 cents or less with coating on. I have always wanted to make these, I can hardly wait. Dang they do look so intriguing. I too think about the fumes, but then again I smoke and they are laced with Cyanide, Benzene, Formaldehyde, and every other toxic ingredient, and I directly inhale them, so a little puff from a furnace is not of great concern. :(

[@RJM1011]

They look real good well done and thumbs up for the video.