Lovely Liquor Top Melt - ASMR Metal Melting - Trash To Treasure - BigStackD Bulk Casting Aluminum

[@bigstackD]

Hey guys how are you all on this wet and cold Friday? Well at least where I am it is . A lot of disappointment I'm sure with today's video as people are probably expecting more but it is something I haven't done before and never really thought about it. But good news is I Finally Got the kiln wired up today so running it through a few checks and hopefully next week it will be in action as I have a few ideas of what my first kilned clay casting will be🤔. Anyway I hope you all have an awesome happy safe weekend and I'll see all you beautiful people next Friday 😃👋🏻

[@CollynPlayz]

Hi bigstackd I have a question do you like collecting the ingots or do you have a bigger plan for them like making something?

[@christopherdelaney6263]

Still remains the best part of the week! Half past one in the morning! Let's melt some stuff!

[@mafin_official]

​@@CollynPlayzhe's gonna build a brick house so the wolf doesn't get him.

[@mafin_official]

It's too hot in Europe. 30°C 🥵

[@UniverseUA]

Meanwhile, it's insanely hot here in Ukraine. Can you try making manganese bronze or aluminium bronze, please?

[@TheDiplococcus]

The colours come from different metals in the paints on the caps. The heat 'excites' electrons and raises them to a higher energy level. As the flame cools down the electrons lose this extra energy, emitting it in the form of light. The amount of energy and the relative position of the electrons determines the colour of the flame. The green you see is most likely copper, iron is a very vivid orange, magnesium burns bright white, barium flames are green, strontium gives off a lovely brick red etc.

[@exsappermadman25055]

What about the blue?....

[@TheDiplococcus]

@@exsappermadman25055 There are quite a few that create a blue or blueish flame including copper, bismuth and arsenic. In this case though it's most likely to be tin.

[@exsappermadman25055]

@@TheDiplococcus Ah, I was trying to remember what it was!....There must be all sorts of chemicals and metals in them when you see the amount of slag and the strange glowing "bricks"....Cheers...

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I am curious what your opinion is on those glowing rocks. That one mystified me. Maybe some weird oxide from all those burned inorganic chemicals combining into something that tends to give off more light than normal?

[@ludovictrouve223]

Is it possible blue comes from cobalt too ?

[@robertlassiter907]

I seriously doubt that there are two more well cared for dogs on the planet.

[@dandyblack9747]

The more I watch your videos the more I regret not coming to Australia when I was younger, to me having parrots in the yard is mind blowing, thanks for the content, very relaxing and calming, I suffered of some heavy form of insomnia, after watching one of your melts I will fall asleep peacefully, calm and relaxes, anxiety gone, nerves are better, you are basically a spa for the mind

[@lizardhollow]

Thanks! You’re getting close! A small token of my appreciation for your hard work. A loyal bigstackD fan, 😊

[@bigstackD]

Cheers for the ongoing support Kathy I really appreciate it. Have yourself an awesome week 👊😁

[@mnmguy]

Gigachad spotted 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@davidgarcia6315]

The dogs as puppies were just to darn cute !!

[@neilgodfrey2669]

You’ve melted the metal in my heart. Thank you BigstackD

[@bigstackD]

👊🏻😁

[@feynthefallen]

What shape did he cast it it into, and what was the total value? 😁

[@QuinnVoltsFortnite]

@@feynthefallenQuizzical or literal question?😁

[@jasongrinnell1986]

@@QuinnVoltsFortnite Rhetorical question.

[@QuinnVoltsFortnite]

@@jasongrinnell1986 obvious question

[@fieldie]

6:10 Oh WOW!!! Them colours are super magical looking! 😮😍🤩

[@softlizurb7365]

I almost can't believe just how close we are to one tonne now. Scary to think that one big melt could finally push us over the mark

[@thetester3990]

Geht's nachh der Tonne weiter ?

[@youcal]

​@@thetester3990👀👍

[@ant5389]

sooooo close now :D

[@SuperNetSpyder]

LOL - The dog rescue is so cute - never forget our little friends!

[@mridaho7871]

Looks like a few of the caps were magnesium instead of aluminum. I occasionally get the same effect from certain motor parts. They're very bright.

[@robsterTN]

I had a similar thought. I also wondered if the ink might have had some sort of magnesium in it that finally caught fire from the heat.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Why use magnesium? Aluminium is much cheaper.

[@fionagibson7529]

@@XtreeM_FaiLmagnesium is only 2/3 as heavy as aluminum, it has one of the highest vibration resistances in metals, it is easily machined, and it’s pretty much completely nontoxic to the environment, in addition to being fairly strong.

[@Proxicute]

I honestly those those two might be the happiest dogs in the world. They are clearly taken well care of 💕

[@Aussie_Entertainer]

The flames looked so cool on this melt, the greens, blues and then the orange behind the main flame, and the final product of the melt came out great

[@bdgackle]

Watching you spoil the dogs is one of the best parts of these videos. They are clearly happy little creatures and I am glad you include them.

[@jaycameron4341]

Working the night shift in northern Alberta and the Big guy drops a video thanks Bigstasked for making my night less boring 😎😎👍👍

[@pshellien]

That is serious commitment to your business to drink a bottle of wine for every candle holder...total props to your mucker

[@conejo_moreno520]

Duuuude,I missed seeing your page. Forgot how long it's been. Glad I'm back

[@AnandS-s1y]

Same to you. Here is also raining. I am waiting to see your target

[@alfredmolison7134]

Mostly dry and hotter than blazes in Houston, Texas. It's strangely nice to see cold, rainy wintertime in Australia. Watching metal melted down is very comforting too. Thank you.

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome video nice aluminum bar cute dog video thanks for sharing bigstackd

[@marykinnick3865]

I officially finished ALL of your past videos and am on pins and needles waiting for Fridays now... Thank you for what you do, I enjoyed every one of your videos... I must say that Nordic Gold and Aluminum Bronze are my absolute favorites to watch you melt.... I'm so excited to see you fire up the Kiln, I was hoping you got it up and running...

[@RowanClark-gr3cg]

How cute was little ingot. Nice one man. Have a great weekend

[@jasongrinnell1986]

D, I for one really appreciate the hard work you put into your videos. It doesn’t go unnoticed.

[@skazi2305]

I agree with the statement "it's about the journey and not the destination"!. And I'm grateful to you for sharing this journey with us. Thanks BigD

[@claywest9528]

Being that they were wine bottle tops, I imagine that you had a lot of different compositions of paint from a variety of different countries. Not to mention a lot of different colors. All that contributed to the array of spectacular flame colors.

[@stevendegonia]

Oxides in the pigment of the paint/ink cause the varied colored flames. I want these flames in a paint job on a vehicle! True Fire Paint Job!

[@johnhartman3149]

These are such great works. The food finds are my favorite. Love your sense of humor and all the knowledge shared

[@lylestavast7652]

ooooohhhhhhh pretty colors... wine bottle caps, the tie-dye of the flame world :)

[@jubba90able]

I checked your mates candle business out and the fact that he uses soy wax has made me more interested in buying some candles. Thank you for another awesome video

[@DjmMik]

Stay dry down there Dion. Have yourself a great weekend 👍🏻

[@bigstackD]

Cheers Dave 🍻. It just feels like I'm getting sooo much more rain out here especially when I wanna melt or do yard work🙄. Just happy that the house is elevated and im on a hill as the ground here is 99% clay and water just pools if it cant go anywhere. Anyway buddy thanks again have a great weekend aswell 👊

[@mrwolf750]

WD-40 @24:46 Australians use that for everything from aftershave to personal lubricant....and polishing aluminium of course.

[@scotthultin7769]

2.2K+👍's up bigstackD Casting thank you for sharing 😮

[@MrGoesBoom]

Man that opening shot....those multi hue flames are beautiful but I can only imagine what they'd do to your lungs if you didn't wear a respirator for every melt. Thanks as always for the great content, highlight of my Friday getting home from work knowing there'll be a bigstackD melt waiting to watch

[@bear1245]

I think 4K Germany is my fave! Cheers BigStack 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kylemowen7923]

Some of the best content on KZbin! Absolutely love the content every Friday. Thank you!

[@danielcarter305]

Like I was saying on Cutting Edge Engineering, CCE and BigstackD my two favorite aussies to stay up for on Friday mornings!

[@matthewjohnson6360]

I saw a video on YT how crucibles are made well one way for sure. Everytime I see that beer in you frig I think, 'D'oh!'

[@aja5115]

Great job!! I loved the flames on this melt… reminded me of the northern lights somewhat, so beautiful!

[@russellfranks3811]

That was really cool video from when Ingot was a puppy. He really hated that gas cylinder. Reminds me of that scene from The Jerk where the guy is shooting up the gas station.

[@Celcius1]

Might want to look at designing a fume hood for the furnace to be able to do more inside melting if the weather is not in your favour!

[@tinydancer7426]

A good strong fan might/could blow those nasties outside. Oops, typed the comment before watching all of the video. He did just that.

[@Handle_number_7]

"TheDiplococcus" explanation about exciting electrons and it's relative position is quite correct. Not necessarily metals though. Boric acid for instance burns a color quite similar to certain copper ions ;) Boric acid is used in the making of dyes and paints. Titanium dioxide is also typically used in paints. So are many other metals. Hopefully these days none are carcinogenic.

[@skoalonguys6788]

yeah! 2167 lbs I was born in Nov 21 1967 I've watched and subscribed for 2 years ! Keeping up BigstackD love your videos

[@mortezaaryaan5911]

Orange - blue - yellow - purple, the colors that make you cry

[@kmfdm79]

I'm surprised that you haven't yet devised a chute system to help feed small stuff like this. Love your videos.

[@SirSpot86]

He has, it's called a bent Mulan bucket.

[@clarencethompson88]

Hahahahaha, this guy, before I seen the bucket I was thinking "huh, that sounds complicated and sophisticated" 😂

[@jamesray9009]

he might have but if it was aluminum its now in the stack lol

[@Irishlove747]

Of all the flame tornadoes I've seen these are by far the best I absolutely love the colors

[@kenta258963]

Hello Interesting melting today! Different colours are due to metals present in the caps paint. Here are some common flame colors associated with specific metals: 1. Lithium (Li): Bright red flame color. 2. Sodium (Na): Intense yellow flame color. 3. Potassium (K): Pale lilac or pink flame color. 4. Calcium (Ca): Orange-red flame color. 5. Barium (Ba): Pale green flame color. 6. Copper (Cu): Blue-green flame color. 7. Strontium (Sr): Bright red flame color. 8. Lead (Pb): Bluish-white flame color. 9. Zinc (Zn): Bluish-green flame color. For next melting video, pls consider a huge motor melting 😂 Have a nice weekend

[@bigstackD]

I can assure you I will be doing a very large motor melt in the coming months. I’m trying to track down a nice old one that is well over 500 kg🤫

[@kenta258963]

@@bigstackD I cannot wait!!!!😳😅🙏

[@huahua4186]

Wine bottle caps, nice! Finally something super chill to do, no crazy deconstruction or wild disassem- ‘then proceeds to remove all foam from each one’ - 😳 …you sir are a true inspiration!

[@rubydwivedi2304]

i really like these kind of vids

[@aynDRAWS]

I'm excited for your next slag melt!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

It's different metals that produce the coloured flames. Magnesium produces a white flame, sodium produces a yellow flame, while copper produces a green flame. I'm not sure what produces the magenta and the violet coloured flames. Based on the paint pigments, which contain a certain amount of metal, the casting could have traces of other metals in it. Cheers! ✌️

[@Chaos89P]

Potassium salts and road flare strontium are my best guess as to the purple and magenta flames.

[@itsdragoninawagon]

lithium makes bright reddish pink flames, not sure where that would've came from though

[@benthejrporter]

Thanks for the puppy reel of the Boys.

[@graemepennell]

Ahhh, WD-40, THE DRINK OF CHAMPIONS!!

[@robdixon945]

Thanks for the show man

[@JesseDKangas]

Just the ticket for my Friday morning insomnia!

[@mrstan3997]

Great video sir. Next time I am Universal Studios Orlando I will need to try me one of those Duff Beers. Thanks for sharing. Have a good weekend.

[@RightintheTaterHole]

Another friday another stack! Keep it up

[@410connects]

always a great video big d keep at it my man

[@Xadq69]

That fire in the intro looks so cool

[@davidchilds3166]

Great video! I loved this weeks melt! Keep it up

[@BrynSmith76]

Wow, those coloured flames look like some kind of sorcery. Would make a good effect in a fantasy film.

[@Blacksheepmylegacy]

I bet the colours would have looked awsome at night, great video 👍

[@NorthwardForged]

Loving the colors! Hope everyone is having an awesome week, and gearing up for a fun weekend!

[@GrumpyHarleyRider]

Great melt Big D! You said that you could watch those colours all day.... I saw colours like that, all day, back in the 70's ;) Have a great weekend buddy.

[@bigstackD]

Half ya luck brother, yeah they looked pretty bloody awesome in person it’s a shame the colours didn’t come through as nice as they looked on the video. Thanks again mate you’re an absolute champion 👊🏻😁🍻🍻

[@FOFBASS1]

Gotta love the Friday morning routine

[@mikewright1945]

I have a seemingly odd question, but where did the metal Mulan bucket come from? Popcorn tin? And you're right, its all about the journey and we have enjoyed it with you the whole way man!

[@wesleyehowell]

As you were taking out those seals, I figured you had to be getting cramps in your hands.

[@walter2990]

That's why I myself don't melt the twist off caps anymore, plus it creates a ton of dross, smoke, and yucky stuff. Arthritis is another reason, too.

[@wesleyehowell]

@@walter2990 I understand. After years of driving semi, my back is messed up from a herniated disk. probably from lifting extremely heavy tarps and chains.

[@TwistedDonners]

I wonder what the end result would be if you poured the molten aluminium over some uncrushed lids that have been warmed in the mold. Might make an interesting piece/s for your collection.

[@sergijkarpov7632]

Friday, beer & bigstakd melting! It's new tradition!

[@Galerak1]

If they make candles out of the bottles I'm surprised they've not thought of making tea-lights out of the lids... But then you wouldn't have had all this free aluminium to smelt 😁

[@abitoffblacksmithing9985]

That's a great idea!! Each candle comes with a matching tea light from a part of the original bottle. 2 candles from the same bottle. 🤔

[@matthewelliott2213]

Magnesium vibe is right! That is so curious and awesome--stay safe out there!

[@lyleslaton3086]

As to the question about the colors, aluminum does not live paint. It has to have a special primer for the paint to stick to it. Or you opened up a portal to another dimension.

[@kahvinorja]

What do you mean does not live paint? To my understanding paint sticks to aluminium without primer.

[@lyleslaton3086]

Paint doesn't like aluminum. Modern paint may be different. In the beginning of aluminum production,the paint would slide off with out the proper primer. The interior of aircraft were zinc chromate green. Also modern sandpaper has helped the problem. However, the rougher the surface, the more drag you have. As to the bottle caps,it was just a thought. I'm going with he has opened a portal to another dimension.

[@kahvinorja]

@@lyleslaton3086 Oh, i forgot to respond.. Ok, yea might depend on the paint type. But i paint aluminium five days a week without a primer at work, so thats why your comment interested me. Of course it's sanded and wiped with silicone remover before spraying. But yea, the portal.. EDIT: Plastic on the other hand! It definately needs its own primer for paint to stick!

[@battleangel5595]

Looks like it's "Bucketing down." Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference there... I'll get me coat.

[@walter2990]

I've quit melting the twist off caps because there's too much silicon sealant in them. It makes a real mess and too much smoke when melting.

[@Jet1ranger]

The colors are really cool! It could be the sugars and alcohol burning off... It is quite pretty!

[@dirkkrohn1907]

I don't know what caused the flame in the opening of the video to look like it did, but it was cool looking.😀

[@chrisundery6132]

Need this today as it’s been a hectic week and want something to relax to.

[@racerxavier]

The green flame was probably caused by the paint used on the caps, because the paint had copper ions in it, like any caps with black, red, brown, or green paint.

[@ramboharrisons1917]

Blue and orange have a lot of copper too the colors with the most copper in it is in order orange red green and blue

[@ramboharrisons1917]

Ah forgot gold or brass color they are about 50%+ of copper and some companies here in US electro plate copper before painting

[@ramboharrisons1917]

Paint generally breaks down to easily on aluminum as seen on old siding so most aluminum caps are electro plated if painted or they use pigmented varnishes that don’t break down on aluminum

[@randomsucks2444]

The boys are so cute. I've been looking into getting another dog.want to find one like ingot. Another great melt. Slowly climbing to the one ton. 👍

[@bmurch1700]

That rainbow fire is epic

[@ericzdrojewski137]

Seeing Bullion and Ingot as puppies made my weekend! Have you ever thought of making a special video of just them? Not to replace a weekly video but as a bonus?

[@Александр-б6з5ъ]

Красивый цвет пламени..Молодец мужик,не бездельничает,не бухает,а занят полезным делом и это его хобби,которое приносит прибыль..

[@briannasmith7261]

BigStack the patience that you have for these melts is amazing

[@fionagibson7529]

I’ve never seen anything more quintessentially Australian than melting alcohol tops while eating kangaroo steak with parrots in the yard. Beautiful colors, too.

[@fizola88]

Nice green felfire

[@MEATLOAFr]

Metallic inks used on the caps created the beautiful colors

[@devilofether6185]

0:56 Awesome transition from minecraft to real life; I barely noticed the window having the minecraft glass texture, before doubling back, and confirming my suspicion

[@blythetretick7081]

Love the rhythm of your edits and the classical music when you're driving.

[@danielcarter305]

Wow that looks like a lot of rain!

[@morrit33]

Love those lil guys!! ❤

[@ChocolateBeam]

love when The Big D uploads 😅

[@9aunt]

Hey. I started watching you a few months ago. Made me get an electric furnace. I'm melting soda cans. I also made a few pounds of nordic gold. I'm loving it so far. Thank you!!

[@andixavierahmademiradsha8578]

This is the kind of ASMR ambient that I need

[@alancomercomer2588]

That is dedication pulling all that out of the caps props to you.

[@j.m.74]

No video disappointment felt here. 😊 If anything, I was fascinated watching a big bucket of caps melt & shrink enough to all fit in that much smaller crucible. 🤯 Also enjoyed the bonus doggo footage at the end. With a white vest, Ingot could be a lil 4 legged Doc Brown.

[@BossmanBeast-xy3qq]

The flames were so cool

[@karlharrison6544]

The magical 1 Tonne is getting close now 👍

[@johnoconnor4941]

Pretty much the same weather here on the Wirral, UK and also I love the colours. I think they may be the mineral inks or even metals they use in fireworks, for inks, maybe. There was a beautiful purple effect during one if the stirs. Stunning.

[@1SlimeyFukR]

So badass, that flame was mesmerizing! 👌

[@grantlouw3182]

Wow you really do put in the hard yards for us, peeling all that foam out of the bottle caps etc thanks mate!

[@joshuajavens1816]

Watching your videos is how I have a good start to my Fridays. Thank you :)

[@tuskedwings7453]

that aluminum ingot is beautiful, im sure itll be more memorable looking at it in the future then a member of a larger melt