How To Make Your Own Crypto Steel Recovery Seed Backup for Only $3.35

I show you how to make your own steel crypto recovery seed backup using parts you can get at any hardware store. Don't pay $100 or more for a Crypotsteel backup when you can make a better one for only $3.35!
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[@commander_data]

Why be complicated and expensive when you can be cheap and effective? This is really a wonderful idea to keep the words.

[@manfrednagel8463]

make sure they are 316 stainless. Zn plated steel will rust under immersion and likely wipe out the inscriptions or worse, zinc will melt and fuse the pile together at only 500C. even SS may sinter in a house fire, leaving you unable to access the stamped faces (destroyed by oxidation), which is one drawback. One way out is to use 625, 800H, 309 or some other corrosion/oxidation resistant alloy. Or utilise registry positions (courtesy of the jig) on the edge of the washer and cut through notches, spelling out a binary or hex code instead of stamped clear text. Only total destruction of the pile would result in loss of that data. But because it is so cheap, you can afford to have multiple duplicates which is the best outcome.... nice work john.

[@williamaberk]

Amazing responce! Could you give an example of a hex code using a washer?

[@incognitoalias2808]

BUMAX fasteners can be custom made to cope with extreme operating temperatures of between -269°C (4 K) and 800°C. McMaster-Carr 5@$8.88......

[@curt_m8992]

you could also put stack of washers inside steel pipe capped on both ends for storage and protection

[@michaellamont2605]

I need this in my life. How do I get 1. I was using a drill. It takes ages and gives me cramp

[@eatshrots]

@@incognitoalias2808 crazy expensive. 5 for 9 bucks, that's nuts... I can't find anything else that can deal with high heat for a decent price.

[@Gismotronics]

Really good and informative video. Got me thinking and being more aware of the importance of keeping those seed words safe and secure. Just seeing all the links in the show notes speaks volumes.

[@therealjackfisher]

This is the most brilliant idea I have seen so far.. Thanks man.

[@stephenmcvay5368]

I can't remember a video I found more useful than this. GREAT video.

[@MatthewELyons-yq7jd]

Maybe the best video I've seen lately ! Thank you greatly!

[@acujawa]

Amazing, thank you! I was looking for it

[@intereye]

Great idea. I'm already getting to work, thanks for the 3D printer file

[@gregorysmith3097]

Great idea. I balked over the price of the commercial versions.

[@PatchCornAdams723]

This is unbelievably clever. I am going to make a bunch of these.

[@1azyb0t]

John's got Big Dad Energy! Great job, John!

[@redpanda608]

Great Job! I love the idea. I been racking my brain and this is a nice and clean solution.

[@stormy3898]

John, this is so freaking cool!

[@keithljarvis]

Great video, super creative solution. Thanks John!

[@simonmaersk]

Interesting idea! Thank you for sharing. To improve on this idea, you could drill a hole through the nut and bolt and put a padlock on it. That'll prevent someone from lurking

[@barunto1]

This video earned you a new sub!! Excellent! I would argue its even safer than the other methods.

[@reza5337]

so nice to see this type of videos 😍

[@stephenoneill2844]

Hiya John, you're a genius Sir. I bought one of those titanium seed stamps. I'm in IRELAND & they only sell them in the US, by the time I paid for postage & import tax it ended up costing 280 Euros,

[@super-duperrelaxingmusic5169]

It's genius. Thank you, man!

[@dennisalanvids]

I bought a $20 dremmel engraver that works great!

[@Crushanator1]

Glittery nail polish that you've taken and saved a picture of makes a handy diy tamper proof seal. Easy enough to get a nut and bolt that will end up with a relatively flat top or cut the bolt down to size yourself.

[@TheV0ic3]

If you really want to go nuts on storage time without corrosion you could store these ins sealed container full of oil

[@sow4now]

Stainless washers.

[@sabljarka1158]

Stainless steel maybe ?

[@buildmaker]

Much better titanium washers, bolt and nut with lock 😊

[@Spiralnebel_GB]

Thanks for sharing the 3D file

[@veizour]

My second backup is buried, with a treasure map hidden in a painting frame, and my third backup I implanted in a patient during their appendectomy... "You have something I need."

[@apolux359]

The One piece map is inside someone abdominal cavity.

[@deanflet973]

Thank you. You now have a new subscriber.😎👍

[@maddmoxx6414]

Had a scare a few weeks back, thought I had lost access to Multiple Meta Mask wallets, only had the primary wallet Seed Phrase (On paper in my safe), luckily I was able to recover the additional MM wallets. I'm glad I stumbled across your content, will now will be getting a stamping kit and washer template and a shit tone SS steel washers, nuts, and bolts from Home Depot. Thanks!

[@kevinkaye]

Excellent idea, and thank you for the detailed description of the process.

[@kyleb4151]

Very informative, thank you!

[@jasonbouchard9233]

such great creativity, John.

[@cryptocomedians]

Great video! Just to let everyone know the link in the description now links to the wrong size washers. Make sure you check the size before ordering.

[@johnchowdotcom]

The link is correct, but it seems Amazon has sold out of M8 24x2 and redirected my link to 16x1. :( It will be corrected once the 24x2 are back in stock.

[@DA_Tech81]

Thank you so much! Great video and idea

[@All_Things_Digital]

Great video! Thank you for putting out the list with links :)

[@Got2Learn]

Love this idea!

[@timtooth7254]

Genius solutions. Tyvm for the tips

[@bigguix]

very very cool ! tyvm for the 3d file !!

[@albertroswell]

Great idea, earned my sub

[@-LegioPatriaNostra-]

Genius .. Amazing! Thanks a lot!

[@joesoh]

This video is worth at least 200bucks. Thanks John for sharing!

[@cicerobg]

Love the video, great idea. I bought the washers linked in the description but they have too large inner diameter(8mm) and don't work as well. I bought the 6mm inner diameter which is the one you have in your video.

[@sx3todd]

thank you

[@nursehappyivy2329]

Verry Enlighting, thanks for your wonderful knowledge........

[@Just21Million]

Brilliant! Thanks, brother!

[@headsails]

You are the man Chow! Get it baby! I'd upgrade to a higher melt point metal or even stone or ceramic?

[@gitzinger87]

Cool idea! Thank you!

[@goofoffbert]

Fantastic idea .. thank you!

[@paparaci1441]

Thank You. Very good Idea and explained...💪

[@maximumhexposure1287]

Great info, Thank you

[@SaschiIein]

Great Idea, thank you for sharing!

[@oatiko3065]

Great video! Thank you.

[@veizour]

Using washers? Creative Creating a jig Super creative!!! Creativity overload!!! 😖🤯😵

[@sylvianederlander2317]

wonderful video. thanks for the stl file!!!!

[@SterlingCobb]

yeah, def subscribed amazing video.

[@DucLu524]

Thanks for your sharing !

[@radarpixel1304]

Bless your soul, Sir.

[@coonea1]

Lots of diy options out there and people should use them. What these companies are charging for a simple plate of steel is ridiculous. You could buy a dremel tool, a letter punch set, and a hammer, and salvage a piece of stainless for less money...This is a great opportunity to be creative!

[@davidbrumpton84]

Great info John. Earned my sub

[@Billygoat1022]

Thank you!!!! Great video.

[@wickedcrypto6004]

Hi John bravo this is awesome.

[@First362]

Thank you John Chow. 👍

[@hooverbastidas907]

Great idea. Thanks a lot.

[@dillinguuur79]

Nice. Thank you sir.

[@Coach_SebastianEckes]

Great idea thank you 🙏

[@shaunwolvin6025]

That is brilliant!

[@RvdB82]

Great idea ! Thanks

[@UnfinishedSymphony]

Very good, thanks!

[@analogdesigner]

Okay John, that's very clever!

[@jaceandjace1171]

Awesome idea

[@nojnim]

awesome ingenuity. Not sure I am going to do this, but I really liked this video

[@WaxOnWaxOffMySon]

Hell yeah man! thanks.

[@johnchowdotcom]

You bet!

[@noel1637]

there is another excellent backup. Learn it by heart. It resist fire water volcanos wake up and so on.

[@neinnein3972]

Nice, thank you!

[@ZOT369]

Very cool of you!

[@RetroGameRepublic]

Awesome, doing it!

[@facundogilles8595]

hi! Thanks for this kind of videos! I found it so interesting! I have a question, could you please share the Jig 3D print files with a different link? I had troubles with the link above. Thanks in advance!

[@southbayproducts5371]

Thank you Sir.

[@billybangbang9180]

Thank you, Mr. Chow for your Bitcoin stamp creation wisdom... Really thank you.

[@vincentaurelius2390]

I like the idea of hiding a couple off-site but what about the risk that someone finds them and accesses the wallet? Or would they still need the pin? Thanks, great video.

[@Zues64]

brilliant. I wish I have seen this video before I bought one of those hundred dollar+ fancy ones. but starting from scratch, the stamp kit cost $62, plus the jig, perhaps 75 or so right? Can I ask how long it would take to stamp 24 words?

[@GOLDENEVOLUTIONKITO]

this is amazing!!!!

[@_FightForYourFreedom_]

Hi John - Excellent video - really appreciate all the work you put into this showing us how to do it, and very cleanly. If you don't mind would you tell me the brand and model of your eyeglasses - they're exactly the style and size that I need because I have a high prescription and I would be very grateful if you could share that info. Thank you!

[@johnchowdotcom]

They're just reading glass that I got at Home Depot. They're cheap too. Like $6.99.

[@codywy5579]

Love it

[@nannesoar]

Subscribed⚡️

[@pomme4moi]

Great video. I assume you made several copies to store your seed key in multiple locations.

[@YokeRoel]

love it!

[@MiguelGarcia-bc1sl]

The idea looks great, but when I tried those metal washers seem way too hard. I have to hit pretty hard and several times even to make a dent, and it is almost never the whole number that is seen. I think the ones I have are 2 mm thick stainless steel, are there others better for this task?

[@frosty4peter]

Man you are a genius. You did beat all those companies with a way better simple design!!👍👍

[@michaellamont2605]

Where do we buy these. I've got so many seed words now, even my Clear phone

[@frosty4peter]

@@michaellamont2605 I guess you can buy em in every maintenance store🙄

[@michaellamont2605]

@@frosty4peter I got the washers I've ordered the metal stamps It would just be nice if I had a 3D printer

[@jakehawkins1300]

awesome!

[@xo121w]

great vid. id say put the number on each metal so u know which seed order it is

[@NateHarrisCreations]

Lol $3.35 if you already have a stamp set

[@xblowsmokex]

Stamp sets are $10 at harbor freight so still way cheaper than the other options

[@NateHarrisCreations]

I was going off of his links but it don't matter I bought a Keystone already

[@jlcmarble8722]

Good stuff

[@Anonymike365]

I need a new video with the flat bolt set!

[@minioncost3877]

Thanks for this. They only sell the washers in 100 count packages?

[@johnchowdotcom]

That seller does, but there are other sellers on Amazon that sell less. Just make sure it's an M8 washer.

[@smillal]

brilliant!

[@raul1899]

The best way to store your keys in metal is with a custom one... All those other ones, people know what they are. But if you customize your own, you can make it look like a piece of some electronic, some even look like car parts. People would just ignore them if they ever find them, or if someone were to brake into your house, etc.

[@kotgc7987]

Great. Small suggestion is a narrower washer set about 25mm diameter. Hopefully a smaller stamp set can manage this?

[@jonathanlim8093]

very nice!!

[@mikechristinson1936]

I would drill a hole through the end of the bolt to accommodate a small padlock.

[@coonea1]

The less it looks like something worth stealing, the better IMO.

[@Mr.G_Rattlesnake]

Brilliant

[@JakeeY]

cool idea. but should i use a Paper + pencil + laminate it ? should hold 50-100 years longer than me or ? ^^

[@Dr.Trigrminal]

Genius!

[@Otang6]

Great idea. If someone finds the washers do they get access to the wallet? Is it possible to add one more layer of security? This is good for preventing destruction of your seed words, but I worry about someone finding it.