How To Make Bismuth Crystals

[@shiva4774]

Wow😮

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@shiva4774 😁😁😁

[@Ahmedandtom]

This is why i love bismuth

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@Ahmedandtom me to 😁😅😅

[@RangerDezel]

Cool stuff wow

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@RangerDezel thank you 😁😁😁

[@RangerDezel]

thanks love the video

[@MrFucius]

Really cool video

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@MrFucius thank you 😁😁😁

[@elamonty]

Great video! That is also the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol.

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@elamonty thank you 😁 and your right it is that's wild 😅😅😅

[@HansMeiser-s1n]

I wonder where the impurities come from. There seems to be a lot of it and it's coming up again once it is scraped from the surface of the liquid metal. Is it maybe the hot Bismuth oxidising so quickly? And if yes, is there any way to reduce it back to the pure form?

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@HansMeiser-s1n so over time the metal being heated Starts to slowly break down is my guess and I think if you used a metal foundry you could remelt all the impurities and get a lot of metal back 🤔😁😆

[@cyberwolf6667]

I like the idea, I love melting metals and casting them from scrap at home. The scum on the top is oxide,maybe keep it covered will help. I think I’m going to try it and put a vacuum on the pot . Thanks for the idea By the way, we haven’t created cold fusion yet

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@cyberwolf6667 your right 😅😅😅 but it's being used in reactors for trying to make cold fusion work 😅 I should have been more clear on that 😁

[@cyberwolf6667]

@@BrandonBeverly13 Cool, I’ll look that up

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@cyberwolf6667 😁😁😁

[@ramonhamm3885]

When you melt it down a second time, will there be almost no scum to scrape off the top or does it oxidize and make more? Will you eventually have a lot less if you do it say 10 times? What is the liquid that you poured out? Thanks!

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@ramonhamm3885 yes you lose a little each time but not to much but over time you will have a lot less 😁

[@ChromicQuanta]

@@BrandonBeverly13 You may actually be able to recover it, too! Heating up the oxide beyond red hot will actually cause the oxide to break down & turn back into bismuth metal. Pretty hard to do though.

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@ChromicQuanta I will have to try 😁😁😁

[@bunk9991]

Have you heard about influencing the color of the crystals with gases like carbon dioxide or oxygen? And have you ever poured molten bismuth in to cold water to see what happens?

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@bunk9991 no and no 😅 I will have to look into both of these ideas 😁😁😁

[@lindacondray7918]

One of the other videos (who knows which of many I’ve seen) mentioned dunking the brand new crystal into ice or an ice bath to keep the gold color. Use heat gun or hot oven to put new crystal in to get the deeper blues and purples. The color comes from oxidation so I don’t think adding excess O2 will make any difference. It’s already reacting to the ambient O2 in the air. I’m a flamework glass artist, you’ve now got me wondering if the crystals would react to the different chemistries in the different types of flames. Our torches have propane/ Oxy mix. You can change the chemistry of the flame by adjusting the ratios of the two gasses. The problem I see is that even a low glass working flame is WAY higher temp than the melting point of the bismuth. I’d probably end up with colorful blobs of bismuth on my workbench. When I get a chance, I’ll give it a try and report back here.

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@lindacondray7918 🤔😁😁😁

[@bunk9991]

@@lindacondray7918Great info, thank you. I love watching flame and kiln glass artists on youtube. That has to be the coolest artistry and the most heart breaking when it doesnt go well! None the less it is amazing what you guys can do with glass. The different gases would be used without igniting them. Im thinking if, while it was cooling, if it was saturated with the raw gas blown directly on it. I havent a clue if that would have any effect, but would be interesting to find out. I used to silversmith and I was fascinated by melting silver\ and pouring it directly into 5 gal bucket of water to see the different shapes and objects it would produce. Sometimes pouring it thru something like a coarse screen or fabric. I made some neat pieces. Do you have any videos of your art on youtube? And thanks for the info. I look forward to hearing from you should you reply. Thank you Linda!

[@shiva4774]

Cooking bismuth 😋

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@shiva4774 🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@simonhunkeler7335]

Make a Piece in the middle after 5 minutes cooling,,or another Metall or Crystalls to Start cooling in the middle of the Pot

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@simonhunkeler7335 not a bad idea 😁😁😁

[@simonhunkeler7335]

@@BrandonBeverly13 i have 100 Tests till i notice wath works,,,,make/ cover with a lot thin foil around / top and a Towel to cooling down very slow! That makes Pyramides,,but not many succes ,,,it need patience and the right Time and luck too,some work with music/ vibration,good luck. In the middle a cold cristal!

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@simonhunkeler7335 nice that is a lot but that's really neat 😁

[@GamingBuddies-1]

That’s what I came to see 6:48

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@GamingBuddies-1 nice I hope you enjoyed the video 📹 😁😁😁

[@jamiedavidson1128]

Where do you buy the raw metal?

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@jamiedavidson1128 Amazon 😁😁😁

[@lindacondray7918]

Ok Brandon, come clean 😁 ….. The crystal on your thumbnail was not made using this geode method and 5lbs of Bismuth. Did you happen to video how you made that gorgeous huge one? How much Bismuth did that take? Also, as an aside, did the ceramic bowl crack with all the heat from that molten Bismuth. LOL

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@lindacondray7918 🤣🤣🤣 no this Crystal was made with 50 pounds of bismuth metal but no one is going to buy thousands of dollars of bismuth to make these giant Crystal 🤣 and no it did not but it was still a bad idea I would just use metal bowls from thrift shop 😁😁😁

[@taurengraybeard218]

That's really cool, but where do you even get bismuth?

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@taurengraybeard218 thank you 😁 and you can buy it on Amazon 😁

[@Curtis-l1h]

Can we see pics of your tongue and teeth?

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@@Curtis-l1h what are you talking about 🤔😅😅😅

[@Curtis-l1h]

@@BrandonBeverly13 Bismuth is said to cause grey teeth and tongue. Can you give us an internal shot of your teeth and tongue?

[@Curtis-l1h]

Does this mean, their claim, that is, that bismuth always does so? The scientific community says it might do so. It's labeled as not dangerous, causes some weird discoloration, but isn't deadly. *This is for science.

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@Curtis-l1h no my teeth and tongue are fine 🤣🤣🤣

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@Curtis-l1h never happen to me and I have worked with bismuth metal for years

[@scottprather5645]

Irritating sound effects 👎

[@BrandonBeverly13]

@scottprather5645 sorry about that 😐