Metal that MELTS AT LOW TEMPERATURES

This alloy is made from Tin and Bismuth, contains no lead and melts at around 280 degrees Fahrenheit. I poured this molten metal directly into wood to fill in knotholes and to cover up screws and pocket holes. I have used this alloy for years and it's really easy to melt in a typical pan and hot plate.
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[@williamtips8344]

Thank you for letting me see this project. Will

[@n2darkness]

You could also try and pre-heat the wood to be filled with metal with a heat gun as sometime with low temp metal like this it can rapidly cool when it touches a cool surface. Same technique is done when casting into silicone molds. The molds are placed in a small toaster oven before hand and will achieve better results.

[@HomeMadeModern]

yes! could be helpful to get the metal into thinner cracks. a wire can also be used to break surface tension of the molten metal

[@ConnorHolland]

Great technique, opens up lots of new opportunities for decorative wood joinery

[@HomeMadeModern]

Yes, thank you

[@SumeragiMinami]

The lego jigs is a genius idea

[@illugi56]

As a Engineer at LEGO... I love the usage of LEGO as a routing template.. just the novelty of it, is awesome :)

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you for your service! I love LEGO

[@danthemakerman]

Really cool experiment love the look! As for filling smaller cracks could you pre-drill some small holes and fill them with thin wire to sort of act like a wick for the molten metal. Imagine a small crack with a bunch of equally spaced whiskers sticking up. I have no clue if this would work but it makes sense in my head, maybe something to do with surface tension and whatnot.

[@HomeMadeModern]

Great idea! thank you!

[@saveriog.825]

That's a nice idea and a good looking result! I would be curious to see how well (or not...) it ages, considering wood and metal can move in different ways.

[@HomeMadeModern]

could be an issue on bigger pieces but the ones I did over 5 years ago are fine

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Love the creative use of different materials. Design is sick too. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🙏🐒🤙

[@HomeMadeModern]

Much appreciated

[@shawnhowell156]

That was an awesome idea! I never knew that you could incorporate metal with wood and the results were stunning!

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@chrhadden]

i like those corner jigs. wow man, you are really something else. outstanding. i was just looking for a video on how to add lead to a wooden handle lol

[@Gold63Beast]

This is simply AMAZING! Wow!

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@JacobE-23]

Has an awesome vintage industrial kinda look to it, awesome idea!!

[@spikedeagle]

Wow, the bench is absolutely beautiful! I would've never thought to use metal to fill in knots or stylize pocket hole plugs with it. Will definitely try this in the future. Great job! 👏👏👏

[@HomeMadeModern]

its actually easier and less messy than epoxy

[@leopaez2268]

Do you have any new website where we can see your old detailed plans for some the outdoor furniture you built? the original website is not working anymore. Thanks, love your videos.

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Pretty cool. I like it, I love unique projects.

[@HomeMadeModern]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@raraavis7782]

Cool idea! We love to do tin casting (in water) on New Year's Eve here...but it never occured to me, to use the stuff for other purposes.

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you

[@chopperhehehe]

We used to that on new year in Sweden when I was a kid 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

[@raraavis7782]

@@chopperhehehe It's so much fun. I have a whole collection of little 'thingies' from decades of doing it. Back to when we still used actual lead to do it. Some look really interesting, some are just...blobs. But such is life 😅

[@chopperhehehe]

@@raraavis7782 I shall have wee look thanks again . Thanks for the happy memories I had forgoten . Ps it was lead for us to back then lol never done us any harm I think 🤔 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️ 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

[@greatone2717]

Amazing beautiful I now in love with tin amazing 🎉🇯🇲

[@MikkosFree]

hmmm, looks like the start of a genre. More!

[@HomeMadeModern]

maybe!

[@jeffgoldenberg9579]

Very cool. This metal is commonly used by model makers to cast toy soldiers and other kinds of detail parts, etc. Isopropyl alcohol will easily help dislodge/remove cured hot melt glue. Cheers.

[@HomeMadeModern]

good tip! thanks!

[@couloircreative8604]

Super cool! I’m in the middle of a simple bookcase for our baby boy and am modifying it to do this. Where did you get the bismuth and tin?

[@AmosAmerica]

Looks amazing! Thanks for this post.

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@lovelifedrawing]

Awesome and innovative as always

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@loosersic]

Really nice alternative to epoxy resin. Can I ask where you got the Tin Bismuth Alloy or at least what the ratio of tinto bismuth you used?

[@timbirch4999]

@loosersic It's just modern pewter. You should be able to buy it easily online. Old pewter, like they used to make plates and tankards out of, was tin and lead, however nowadays the lead has been replaced by bismuth (for obvious reasons).

[@sprN0VA]

This looks amazing! It reminds me a lot of Kintsugi, but for furniture. It's definitely a much fancier and luxurious looking alternative to resin tables. Since resin is so expensive, was it actually less expensive to use this metal alloy instead?

[@HomeMadeModern]

about the same for a project like this but by volume I think resin is a bit cheaper.

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

One idea intrigues me. If you overpour resin, you're out of luck. I'm wondering if it would be easier to recover the excess metal? Even sanded particulates might be possible. If the metal sinks and the wood shavings float, it might not be too horrible to separate the two. This would drive down the price by a lot.

[@yurywolf9856]

Looks really cool! I think it also can work very well if mix it with cooper or brass powder to get another metallic colors.

[@elzacreatif7511]

This turned out out very well.

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@woodpeckerwoodworking]

Really interesting project, very creative. Where can we get the metal alloy of tin and bismuth?

[@yodaiam1000]

Pretty neat. Try using rubbing alcohol to take off the hot glue. It just peels off that way. It takes very little rubbing alcohol.

[@HomeMadeModern]

oh thanks! I will try!

[@swissfreek]

This. Rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol and just let it seep into the edges, it'll peel right up. Not sure if it might stain the wood though. Then again, less likely to leave a mark than a chisel...

[@patsquach4080]

Doing the best you can with what you’re got ……. … improvising… is creating new methods…. Now that’s. Fun !

[@randomizer1355]

didn’t expect the lego jig part

[@CaptainMcFartin]

Awesome video. Where did you source the metal. I have a table I want to do this with.

[@JoeNielsen44]

Really cool idea!

[@dicegamenetwork]

Ayy foo this was pretty dope

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@rohanseth5123]

Very cool project! Are you aware of a gold colored low temp metal?

[@Ducko43]

What will happen after 1 or 2 years with table? Will wood where is lead start to cracking? What will be with coating on metal? Will it start to crack and peal off?

[@sierraecho884]

Does look great, well done

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

Really cool build 👍👍

[@HomeMadeModern]

Glad you like it. its fun to try new details

[@JaredRandal]

Instead of a straight bit, you could use a dovetail bit which would allow more hold. This is so cool!!

[@HomeMadeModern]

good idea!

[@caribbeanhi]

Any concern with the metal not adhering to the wood long term? Did you combine the metals. to make the alloy or did you purchase it as an existing alloy, if so what is the ally called and where did you purchase it? Thank you, really like the look.

[@HomeMadeModern]

I have been doing this for 5 years and haven't had an issue

[@smcintyre3744]

Any concerns regarding fumes from the molten metal? Really nice BTW ☺️.

[@HomeMadeModern]

I work in a well ventilated studio but yes fumes are always something to research

[@jessine]

So so neat!

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@joshuathorson8813]

What specific alloy did you use? Any suggested vendors? Great work, been thinking of trying straight bismuth but never pulled the trigger. This seems like an even better option.

[@thomas-918]

rotometals has a bismuth lead free low temp alloy

[@needamuffin]

It was probably Wood's metal -- bismuth, lead, and tin.

[@HomeMadeModern]

Cerrotru is a low-temperature, lead-free metal alloy containing 42% Tin and 58% Bismuth that melts at just 281F. Cerrotru has only slight expansion during solidification. I get from purity casting alloys

[@HomeMadeModern]

no lead

[@SerifSansSerif]

Another rec for rotometals. They have great materials, decent prices, and variety. Be careful when choosing some of the alloys have different viscosity, and that can make a big difference in use.

[@TwoAcreDesigns]

Not sure if you will see this comment, but where do you get the tin/bismouth ingots to melt down?

[@IGOR_SAVAOF]

Можно паяльником вдавливать наполовину расплавленное олово в углубление в дереве предварительно внедрив в дерево штифты из медной облуженной проволоки как мастихином масляную краску! Консистенция олова как зубная паста! Можно рисовать оловом как масляной краской! Углубления в дереве - ласточкин хвост!

[@IN5ANE]

Do you think you could use this alloy to cast a stamp for stamping or punching leather?

[@uygf4029]

Wow Lego! Genius!

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@waytospergtherebro]

I wonder what a competent furniture finisher could make with that.

[@DavidWoodwright]

Not gonna lie Ben, you should 100% develop a custom router template product using a system similar to LEGO (I guess technically with the patent you could probably get away with it). Then again, just using LEGO seems to be working really well!

[@HomeMadeModern]

lol I will let Katz Moses do that! I just enjoy experimenting

[@chopperhehehe]

That was cool to see Thanks 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@carycleland9506]

Can you talk more about the formulation of the metal? How do I recreate the same tin bismuth mixture?

[@MASI_forging]

Great video. You did very well. 👍👍

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@MrDaviddesouza]

Superb. What proportion of tin to bismuth? I want to experiment

[@jaderene]

This was awesome!!!! Definitely have to try this! Where did you get the tin and bismuth metals?

[@HomeMadeModern]

purity casting alloys

[@jaderene]

@@HomeMadeModern thanks!!!!

[@blairm3504]

​@HomeMadeModern what ratio of each metal do you use? I would like to see a video going into more depth of creating this alloy if possible. 😊

[@milliesmith5972]

this is AWESOME !!

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you

[@c.a.g.1977]

Looks very cool! How well did the alloy adhere to the wood? I'd think the rougher the wood the better?

[@HomeMadeModern]

it is in there solid but yes rougher the better

[@ericcabedoce1505]

Awesome professional

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@workshop_edits]

Do you have a link to that Kiwi knife? I googled it but seems that Kiwi is also a brand so harder to find. Thanks!

[@HomeMadeModern]

here you go! ergokiwi.com/products

[@sedighehsaadat6921]

Does this metal stick to the wood?? I mean is it like resin or not? Does it come off after some time using that furniture or it will stick to the wook perfectly???

[@sedighehsaadat6921]

And what is the exact name of that metal??? Pleeeease I have some wooden flower pots that cracked massively after a month and i think this would be a good technique for them. Actually i dont have the energy to fill the cracks with resin

[@andrepohle7485]

Sehr interessant Verdammt gute Idee

[@johnburks3569]

RYOBI BOYS!!!

[@HomeMadeModern]

that's right!

[@LukeTheJoker]

That is fascinating, thanks for sharing! Can you share the ratio of metals and where you purchased them?

[@HomeMadeModern]

Cerrotru is a low-temperature, lead-free metal alloy containing 42% Tin and 58% Bismuth that melts at just 281F. Cerrotru has only slight expansion during solidification. I get it from purity alloys

[@LukeTheJoker]

@@HomeMadeModern Thank you Sir!

[@Frakk2000]

Someone should tell John Malecki.. ;)

[@gingerznz5742]

Yeah he screwed his one up big time

[@gingerznz5742]

Where do you purchase this alloy?

[@HomeMadeModern]

that video was epic!

[@HouseholdDog]

Love it. Gotta go find some knotty wood.

[@HomeMadeModern]

get it!!!

[@mohammedabdullah5114]

What is the name of this alloy or metal could pls reply

[@ja.935g67]

Is it just personal preference to fill it with metal vice clear resin?

[@HomeMadeModern]

its harder and more scratch resistant. I use epoxy for some things but for setting it can get scratched up fast

[@thomaspapaureille4400]

Would be a lot harder to do it with molten aluminium, but much nicer un my opinion.great work !!

[@andrewmutavi590]

Not to sound like a B-R but I LOVE ur mind, awesome video as always

[@HomeMadeModern]

I appreciate that!

[@YTubeSDD]

Cool work! What are the percentages of tin and bismuth in your alloy?

[@HomeMadeModern]

Cerrotru is a low-temperature, lead-free metal alloy containing 42% Tin and 58% Bismuth that melts at just 281F. Cerrotru has only slight expansion during solidification.

[@ItsDobbs]

Oh bismuth... almost killed me. Who knew one could almost die from Pepto-bismol (bismuth) toxicity.

[@HomeMadeModern]

always important to do the research

[@scottce6745]

I thought you were inlaying the legos. I would buy that.

[@HomeMadeModern]

I have done that too!

[@ja.935g67]

Where do you get all of your locking clamps?

[@HomeMadeModern]

kreg, home depot and amazon

[@curbshooter]

where did you get the metal???

[@aiwditbh]

To remove hot glue easily pour few drops of rubbing alcohol on it.

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you! good tip!

[@faoland]

Great idea! I’ve always thought of metalworking in a more conventional sense; i.e. welding etc. but this is far more practical (and potentially artistic?) if not taking on more trades skills.

[@HomeMadeModern]

I really enjoy mixing the different skills

[@gbekkema]

Really awesome result. Would take some more precautions or avoid sanding metals all together, metal dust and fumes from friction are not good for your health..

[@HomeMadeModern]

that is why I wore my 3m helmet with active air filtration

[@samuelbenher]

Hey, quick question, isn't the pocket holes facilitate disassembling them later..? if you filled the pocket holes with molten metal, how would you disassemble them when one need to...?? It kind of negates the option to easily disassemble them later...

[@HomeMadeModern]

I do not use pockets holes for that because repeated use would weaken the screw to wood connection

[@samuelbenher]

@@HomeMadeModern i understand... I too wouldn't prefer them... But, in the subject of closing them with molten metal isn't good except for a cool look... I must admit it does look cool... Respects to your effort...

[@desabat]

can you tint the metal for a different effect?

[@slimdog72]

Rad dude.

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@johnburns2940]

Excellent

[@HomeMadeModern]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@CJBoom2012]

Using Legos? this is brilliant!

[@HomeMadeModern]

works well for the flats but I would not advise using it the way I did around a corner

[@benclarke8699]

Lego* no s its like saying sheeps :)

[@ivancruzluque2795]

Exelente idea

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you

[@aeris-mo]

It's a beautiful and smart idea this metal in wood.

[@chrisgraham2904]

Where do you source the Tin & Bismuth metal stock from?

[@HomeMadeModern]

purity alloys

[@billfrederickphd]

Acute and Chronic Effects: Prolonged inhalation of bismuth dusts may cause mental changes, nervousness, blood changes, lym- phocytosis and bone marrow depression. Ingestion of bismuth compounds may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes.

[@HomeMadeModern]

yes important to wear dust protection. I like the 3m model with active filtration

[@AzToshiro]

What the composition of metal ? (The percentage)

[@manolissampson]

Nice

[@HomeMadeModern]

Thanks

[@sherryu]

Nice!

[@HomeMadeModern]

Thanks!

[@susanschmid2271]

Super

[@HomeMadeModern]

Thanks

[@vfreiress]

What is this metal called? Can it be purchased online?

[@HomeMadeModern]

tin and bismuth alloy I got mine from purity alloys

[@cuzndupre2822]

Where do you get the metal for melting and what are other good options? I make some simple jewelry boxes and other custom stuff where this technique is interesting. BTW, terrific work and great video. Very well done on both counts - inspiring!

[@robertparkhill8106]

Was curious of the same thing. Did you ever find out?

[@cuzndupre2822]

@Robert Parkhill yes, if you go further down in comments, there's an answer. It appears Rotometals is their 1st choice. See Johnson question and 5 replies.

[@DeAthWaGer]

Omg cover it with gold leaf and instant Japanese art. Sho shugi ban optional.

[@KleberLuizMacedoMartins]

Da hora!

[@mrperatexnik5109]

What metal alloy did you use?

[@rogerrabt]

its tin-bismuth

[@paulstrange8607]

Love it

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@lindacsmith13]

I like that.

[@HomeMadeModern]

thank you!

[@tonyvindett87]

Is their a good online retailer for that metal?

[@HomeMadeModern]

I get mine fro Purity Alloy not a sponsor

[@alalla917]

What happened to your website?

[@miki09876]

Where do you source the tin?

[@HomeMadeModern]

purity alloys

[@noellemelzer5143]

What happened to your website??? I was about to start my kitchen remodel and now Im flying blind😢

[@HomeMadeModern]

yeah, I need to hire a new web master.

[@taller.woodfriends]

Where can I buy that alloy?

[@HomeMadeModern]

purity casting alloy