Massive Can Meltdown - How Much Pure Aluminum Is In 500 Cans - Is It Worth Melting Aluminum Cans

I wanted to melt down a bunch of aluminum cans that I have been saving for quite some time. 500 plus cans! 517 cans to be exact... It seems like a simple melt, and it is. But it takes a lot of time and energy to melt down aluminum cans. Let's have some fun and melt down a bunch of pure aluminum! Let me know what you guys think... Leave a comment, Send me an email to [e-mail], or send me something(If you want to) to:
TheGrowingStack
P. O. Box 13542
Tempe Az, 85284
Enjoy!!!

[@TheGrowingStack]

So is it worth melting down 500+ aluminum cans? Short answer...NO. Total the time- just over 2 hours to melt these all down, plus setup and clean up time. Total the propane cost- I used about 2/3 of a tank, so depending on what you pay for propane near you...for me it’s about $10-12. The result of the10.75lbs of aluminum is worth about $10.75 USD. The fuel alone costs more than the aluminum is worth, then take into consideration what your time is worth and you’re way over budget! For me...there is everything I just mentioned, plus add another 2 hours to sand, polish, and shine one of these ingots, and another 8-10 hours editing to provide 12 minutes of cheap entertainment & enjoyment. Long answer...worth every second 😉👍 Thank you all for watching, I hope you enjoy, and stay awesome!

[@tobhomott]

No is absolutely the correct answer. Everyone tries melting cans at least once though, and I never saw anyone get talked out of it. But FWIW I can reduce 3 whole alloy car wheels into crucible friendly sized bits with my wood fired stack melter in an hour or less. That's a lot more melting stock processed in a lot less time with a lot less work, cheaper to buy as scrap than 500 cans of pop, far better for making castings with later since they are made with an alloy that is designed for being made into castings rather than for being made into cans, creates far, far less dross to skim off because cans are all surface area just waiting to burn up before they can melt, and I bet 3 wheels even take up less space to store than all those cans... "Free," yeah, right...

[@TheGrowingStack]

@@tobhomott very well put!

[@JondroNation]

@@TheGrowingStack what size smelter is that? Great video by the way

[@TheGrowingStack]

@@JondroNation Thank you, that one is the Devil-Forge FB2M that has a 10kg max crucible size.

[@1paultv22]

Where I live on the northeast, 517 cans would give me $25.85 at the recycling center. .05¢ deposit return for each can. The fun factor is what would make this hobby worthwhile.

[@Silverlining1111]

No bs，no noisy music，just birds sing，lovely👍

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!!

[@mastercheif3071]

Yeah that heavy metal bird singing in the beginning was so peaceful. Idiot

[@andrewQueDeLlee]

F.....u....in silent....

[@Shedcats]

@@mastercheif3071 whats up with your attitude dawg

[@MoHawkAnakin]

Hey I love waking up to the sound of the birds singing. On the other hand my friend hates it. Some people like it some people don’t.

[@yamster88]

Random videos like this keep me sane when waking up in the middle of the night strssing about life.

[@robertoneill1979]

The sounds made by the ingots hitting the concrete, the ice hissing with the heat. This is one of the most interesting and enjoyable vids I've seen in a long time 👍🤩

[@drogoreuak1347]

I can totally see why this is fun. The stockpiling itself is worth it.

[@trolltracker]

Lol no it's not. Lay off the daily caller and other brainwashing propaganda

[@jzubs]

@@trolltracker lmaooo we do a little trolling

[@RepressedEel55]

Lol it’s only worth it if he enjoys doing it. He paid not only his time but also he spent more on propane and materials than all that aluminum is worth

[@derek3200]

@@RepressedEel55 Even at a 10 year high in price, I think it’s only 60 cents a pound.

[@Assenator-zw4qq]

@@jzubs Spooner?

[@ScrapRushUK]

Great video, I took around 200-300 cans that I had saved over around 4/5 months to my scrap yard here in the uk. Never taking in cans previously was unsure what to expect, the guy at the scrap yard told me due to the cost of what it takes to melt the cans down, the scrap yard hate taking cans as they need a hella lot of them to make any sort of profit. But looking at your aluminium pile I can see it is a labour of love especially seeing the 1 that you polished up. Makes me want to get my self a kiln and melt some down my self.

[@ohsoloco5113]

That's interesting. I had some melted aluminum that I scrapped last year, it was probably aluminum wire that had the insulation melted off. The scrap yard said they could only pay me for dirty aluminum since they can't say what all was melted down. Aluminum is 50 cents per pound right now, and dirty aluminum is 15 cents.

[@billwilson3609]

Aluminum can prices always go up and down so I mash mine flat to get more in a trash bag then wait until prices rise before taking them in. I own a full size '88 Chevy van so often had it packed full with bags of cans with each bag weighing around 12 pounds. Think I got 60 cents per pound several years ago when aluminum was in short supply then 32 cents a few years later after the price finally rose from 24 cents per pound. The scrapyards with smelters make more off the cans and other types of aluminum scrap once melted down and cast into ingots.

[@skipeveryday7282]

Pouring molten metal looks so satisfying honestly.

[@godisnotdead6230]

It does

[@L.G88_]

Rather than dishonestly?

[@akbuilder7626]

Till it splashes on your foot then things change quickly.

[@gunterandersson]

Yeah and that stuff can explode concrete if dropped on it

[@debbiebrown3534]

You would have to melt down 106,027 cans to get 1 metric ton of pure aluminum. Today the value would be 2,446.67. That's a lot of time to make so little.

[@brianemerson2758]

I like how you have it stacked like pirate treasure at the end

[@HSO-ro3bd]

Guys if you all are going to melt Aluminum cans don't make the same mistake this guy and I made. Putting the cold metal bar in the crucible makes your Aluminum solid and harder to melt preheat it as you mix and add cans to prevent it from getting solid chumps. Good video though keep up the good work👍

[@RobFindsTreasure]

Melting is rarely worth the time and money but ALWAYS worth the fun and the goodies you can add to your stack! Nice video brother - enjoyed!

[@CoryCDS]

Imma start doin this since i recycle cans anyways but never for money since its not worth the time (unless ive got a scrap run already) be cool to have a stock pile of aluminum bars for no reason

[@_nom_]

How so? It's extremely expensive to mill a shape!??

[@amarissimus29]

I just whip out the receipts for the LP and acetylene refills when I get the question. It's just fluxing fun.

[@digimaks]

@@_nom_ No. You spend allot of time on melting, plus the gas for melting this stuff.

[@oshtoolman]

Found your video quite by accident. And it was oddly satisfying to watch!! Thank you for posting it!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!!

[@wehaveasaying]

You're in Tempe? Just leave the cans outside, they'll melt on their own.

[@rmccarrillo1759]

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

[@xxxBradTxxx]

Not this summer, there's been much rain.

[@MrJdsenior]

Would actually work, on Venus.

[@codypritchard663]

Thank you for this video. Pouring it into bars is visually amazing. I do drywall mudding and painting so I like meticulous things. I think I'm gonna give this a go.

[@billwilson3609]

A big scrapyard in my town has an aluminum smelter where they melt down different grades of scrap aluminum to cast into ingots then stamped to show their alloy. The owner said the ingots from melted cans are only used to make more cans so are sold to a mill that rolls the sheets the cans are stamped from. The ingots made from melted brake calipers are shipped to a foundry that makes those and the ingots from aluminum wheels are shipped to another plant that makes aluminum wheels. I was considering on making a few cast aluminum oil pans that would hold a spin-on oil filter for old BMW motorcycles so checked with that yard about the price per ingot made from brake calipers to see if those were cheaper than junk yard calipers. The ingots were cheaper but I would still need to cut them into smaller pieces so they'd melt faster.

[@patrickdennis7745]

Fun fact: recycling an aluminum can can use up to 95% LESS energy than creating a new can from aluminum ore.

[@TheDuke89]

and since it's already refined you get more aluminum out of it too.

[@xTr4c3d]

Isnt aluminum an alloy?

[@mightym]

@@xTr4c3d nope.

[@frostyeverclear]

There's money to be made in this statement.

[@regould221]

@@xTr4c3d Aluminum is a basic element but aluminum cans are an aluminum alloy. They are about 97% aluminum.

[@jonminer9891]

Hi, TGS. That's an interesting video. You seem to get more aluminum oxide than I expected. I guess the heat is a little low. Melted aluminum will oxidize anyway, but not like what you have. Have you determined what the waste is made of? If it is just aluminum oxide, you can reduce it by tweaking your settings. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!

[@m4nuz]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@paulorchard7960]

A lot of that is the paint and plastic coatings used to manufacture the cans, it burns off but takes a tiny bit of aluminium with it as it forms ash!

[@donaldmaxie9742]

Oxidation is not restricted to recycled aluminum. Granted exterior paint and content residue will affect recycled aluminum quality.

[@vejet]

11:34 Those 'silver' bars gonna come in handy in the post apocalypse world

[@janhill102]

Why?

[@Bobsonomatic]

Q: What does one do with all that aluminum? A: Tell an uninformed buyer that it’s silver.

[@charlottebrown270]

Lol

[@vangard9725]

To the uninformed buyer. GG no re

[@PersonausdemAll]

😆👍🏻

[@unision_crashtwitch5684]

A: Anthills

[@kayllenstarships9009]

@@donniebrown2896 Really?

[@darrellid]

Something oddly beautiful about a polished ingot of metal.

[@frankpitochelli6786]

I agree, ppl think I'm crazy but I love this stuff..!!

[@HardtoHandleThisFella]

It's because it's something shiny.

[@lopezfam7317]

Dios bendiga a Todos los que estan leyendo esto! Deseo que tengan un hermoso dia! Buscad a Dios mientras pueda ser hallado! Jesus es el camino y el unico camino y regresa pronto! Recuerda cuando te sientas que no eres amado... el mayor sacrificio se hizo por amor! EL SUICIDIO NUNCA ES LA RESPUESTA! Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. S. Juan 3:16 RVR1960 La paga del pecado es muerte (infierno) pero Cristo pagó nuestra deuda en la cruz para nuestra salvacion! Debemos volvernos a Dios y apartarnos de nuestros caminos pecaminosos, confesar que Jesús es el Señor y creer con nuestro corazón que fue resucitado de entre los muertos por Dios, y debemos de ser bautizados en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo y vivir por Su palabra y mandamientos! Confia que Dios ayudara con el resto! Busca a Dios, antes de que sea muy tarde! Hoy podria ser tu ultimo dia en la tierra! Que tengas un hermoso dia!

[@Kamagel007]

Shinyyyy....myyyyy preeeeciiiousss...

[@EddieVBlueIsland]

Thank Mr Electron for reflecting the light from the conduction band. BTW that slag can be converted to pure aluminum using molten flouride salt and electricity.

[@mosemiller6628]

I’am thinking of melting aluminum cans, so I went on you tube, and this is what I found, very impressive.

[@tpworldacc9163]

When im older and if i have a house. I wanna get into this. Looks awesome man

[@romchompa6858]

sometimes i really appreciate content with all visuals and zero chit chat

[@petejt]

Agreed.

[@360o-j5k]

one man's trash is another man's metal.

[@mirishow]

In Finland one empty can when you return to market one cost 0,15 e, cent - so 500 cans return to market you take 75 euro :) but to collect its not easy and takes time :D

[@theadventuresofshellyandfr5618]

We get a penny a can hear in wa. A nickel in OR

[@knobjob2839]

I actually thought I was watching a BigStack video until I noticed a few differences.

[@wiseguy9202]

Me to

[@MarkSentMe]

Nothing more satisfying than seeing a semi rolling down the road with a load of pure aluminum igots.

[@TheGrowingStack]

I hear that!

[@knittingnana2939]

This is so fascinating to watch. I have no idea why, it just is.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!!!

[@oddis188]

I just calculated that with the aluminium prizes at the scrap yard i would get about 3,50€ ( about 3$) for the 4,87 kg. But for recycling the 517 cans to the shop i would get 77,55€ ( about 70$) . One can is worth 0.15€ and the scrap yards pay 0.70€/kg for aluminium. So here in Finland it's a no brainer to melt the cans

[@777visionquest]

there you go...expand your collection....lots of junk made from aluminum

[@wynwilliams6977]

You mean NOT to melt the cans...

[@boatbeard7767]

Here in South Oz cans and bottles are worth 10c each - so 500 cans is worth $50 to us. We all collect them and once you have several hundred in to the collection point. My average is $120. There are no cans and bottles lying around in our state, literally nothing...

[@RJM1011]

I pick up cans and other metals here in the UK 40,000 cans = £250.00 only !

[@shawbros]

"There are no cans and bottles lying around in our state, literally nothing..." That is how it **used** to be in Florida, when I was a kid. It was great. It was worth returning bottles, it reduced litter, and it reduced trash in the landfill.

[@booqueefious2230]

That's pretty much the only way you're going to get regular people to recycle them lol. I used to go through the trouble of separating cans and glass, but then I talked to somebody at the local dump, and he told me it's a waste of time because the recycling plants only process something like less than 25 percent of the recyclables they get, most of it just goes in the dump anyway

[@EagleMitch]

What a lot of people forget to mention or don't realize though is that you pay a deposit on each of those cans when you first buy them. So in Michigan for example you pay 10 cents extra per can when you buy the beverage and then when you turn that can in at the recycling center you then get that 10c deposit back as a refund. So the only way you are making money is if you are turning in cans from another state which is not legal.

[@shawbros]

@@EagleMitch I am fully aware where the deposit comes from. Regardless of where the deposit comes from, it is still a great incentive to stop litter.

[@highlander723]

Rick throws aluminum can outside... Morty: You can't do that you're littering!! Rick: yeah right morty the Earth's crust is 8% aluminum not like we need every Atom

[@akkudakkupl]

Most of that is in a state needing massive ammounts of energy to convert to metal 😉

[@John-rw9bv]

-Littering- **Enrichment**

[@duroxkilo]

@@John-rw9bv that's pretty-pretty good

[@neilreid9005]

I can't speak to the economics of this vid, but it was super cool to watch. Quite satisfying. Thanks for the vid!

[@kurokitsune6173]

This would be super economical cause those aluminium ingots can now be used for many things and the slag can also be used as well.

[@deannelson9565]

@@kurokitsune6173 clearly you've never actually looked at aluminum prices have you! Including time and effort and fuel for the furnace this is a losing proposition he does it for fun not-for-profit!

[@Hey_You_Me]

I worked for a refractory company and we replaced a furnace with splattered aluminum all over it. The owner had two guys chip it all off and it was 150,000 worth of aluminum.

[@Legohaiden]

that is literally impossible... it would have been about 80,000lbs of aluminum.... way way more then would be splattered anywhere. For context.... an 18 wheeler semi truck can only haul 40,000 lbs on the highway legally.... so it would have been 2, semi truck loads.

[@hamhawk4027]

@@Legohaiden I saw your comment, so for fun I searched KZbin to see what 80 000 lbs of aluminum looks like. And this was the first video to come up.

@@Legohaiden It's not splattered it builds up on the walls of the furnace over time.

[@Legohaiden]

@ Cool.... there was STILL not 80,000 lbs of build up.

[@KevinChinn88]

Amazing video! You just inspired me to research this for making crafts. That polished bar is beautiful. God bless

[@Zortorond]

Looks about right even a bit more than I expected basing on my experience roughly around 9 grams from one can.

[@jacoballahnanan5488]

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[@feliciauko7096]

I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.

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[@janetthomas2162]

@@samailasani9785 You're lucky Lost 10,600 dollars trading with an unprofessional trader.

[@williamjones7163]

You just have to burn off all the impurities like paint labels and plastic can linings. Pure Aluminium ignots.

[@ATSucks1]

Borax helps

[@bloodsweatandtearsforeverl9833]

You can reuse the slag, there is company's that refine slag with a big blender and then they squeeze the rest out like a metal grape press

[@IngotJoe]

Nice video and a great haul of ingots. Good mirror finish too!

[@SeriesFightClass]

Enjoy the relaxing sound like rain 😌 7:25

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Well in my early 20s I think I figured out with most of my Buddies we were not going to get rich on our empty Beer cans and I think you found that out too

[@codyramos3200]

No kidding lol after months of saving beer cans we ended up giving them to the neighbor .. think he got almost 60$ for that small mountain of bud light cans... out of probably 1500 maybe 2000 dollars in beer .

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Back in the day, late 80s or early 90s, you'd fill your GMC Jimmy and get maybe 100.00. With machine parts.

[@brandonwillis4811]

Reminds me of those after day zonbie games when you gotta do this to survive

[@Goosebag1]

Oh you mean like last day on earth ?

[@Dan_Tactics]

The tabs, as far as I know, are aerospace grade aluminum. The can itself, not so much. That's why elementary schools used to have programs to collect the tabs for donating to charities for melting and making wheelchair parts. Try making an ingot out of tabs only... I'm sure the ingot would be considerably different than the others.

[@leiatyndall8648]

That's what I want to see--how much or how little slag comes off the tabs, vs an equal weight of cans (at least this seems like the scientific approach to this issue).

[@bingosunnoon9341]

There is not such thing as aerospace grade aluminum. It's a term used by laymen.

[@MrJdsenior]

@@bingosunnoon9341 Sure about that, are ya? Search your three word term there in google and see what comes up. You will see things like: For example, we supply American Aerospace grades released to AMS/AMS QQ-A specifications. View Brochure. All aerospace grade means is exactly that, made to some aerospace specification, so of course there are different grades, or specs, for metals, including aerospace.

[@bingosunnoon9341]

@@MrJdsenior Yeah, I'm sure about that. Aircraft Grade Aluminum was coined by the bicycle industry in the 80's to create a buzz. Never heard it before then but now it is mainstream. Never saw it on a blueprint, never put it on a blueprint, never saw it in Mil-Spec book. Even 1100 is used on airplanes.

[@FeetusMcCarland]

"Aerospace aluminum" has documentation and certification of its composition and where it came from... The can tabs don't have and certification so they are not "aerospace grade aluminum" even if they are made from the same alloy.

[@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

It was fun to watch this video. Very relaxing. Thanks for not using music in the video. Thanks for keeping it pure. Where did you get your gloves?

[@FlukeTog]

The human story of invention and discovery is really quite amazing. Aside from social media of course. Cool video-thanks!

[@jonathanstill8932]

I survived for 20yrs - canning, but l never took it near as seriously as Dude here does !

[@mikes3290]

Laid out in the herringbone pattern made me think that those bricks would make one hell of a blinged out walking path. cool stuff!

[@TheGrowingStack]

That would be awesome. Don’t give me any ideas 😂 👍

[@2000freefuel]

@@TheGrowingStack Yeah I'm already thinking about diecasting paver bricks!

[@ufartface]

slick in the rain tho

[@mikes3290]

@@ufartface not much rain in Phoenix

[@Esper320]

Definitely would like to see what the loss would be if you shred or properly crushed the cans and also preheated them to get the moisture out. Your heat also looked a bit low but if you were adding those crumpled cans into very hot melted Al and introduced any liquid youd have a good chance of a vapor explosion and a bad day.

[@derekhobbs1102]

Here in South Australia, we get 10 cents back for each can taken to recycle, so 500 cans is $50.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

This means that it is not a business but an ecological process.

[@emjot7908]

No its 0

[@Salty-Sully]

It's a return on deposit, right?

[@gregsmith141]

Michigan has 10 cent deposit for plastic, aluminum or glass but you have to take it back to a gas station or store.

[@ssm445]

It's $150 in Germany.

[@fletchlives4763]

I live in Davenport, Iowa. Years ago years The price of Propane was around $10 to$12 bucks It’s over $20 in certain places it could be 30

[@michaeldrevyankosr6180]

Omg 😱 DAvenport , Iowa , take it to the John Deere foundry 😂😂

[@blacksquirrel4008]

That’s what we call a “Cat’s weight” of aluminum.

[@wildthoughts6959]

You should sell these bars 'Personalized' on the internet. Meaning carve the name of a person it , for example. People would order it from you with customized carved wordings. I'd love to display a bar in my living room . It's entertaining, especially because it's made of daily used cans.

[@MissMaggie246]

That’s a lot of work for you…and a lot of satisfaction for me!

[@growandgame]

Fellow stacker here. I agree that cans aren't worth it. Lots of other scrap with less dross

[@cryophile]

The only advantage is that they are easy to come by.

[@donaldfarr8162]

I enjoyed the video although there was no dogs, crazy socks and a cold 🍺 lol

[@turbanwearersblow]

Lol

[@whatareyouwaitenfor]

DUDE! You had me doing math! You had each line as 10 instead of just 1. So each group of 5 lines =50. So you had 10 groups of 5 lines = 500 with 1 line of 10 plus the remainder 7 cans. Woa dude! I had NO idea the line could mean more than just 1. "I'm like dude, you got your count wrong!" but you didn't. MIND BLOWN! Thanks for the brain tease.

[@Phantom-pk7hx]

Someday, the world will have an aluminum shortage. All the companies will be running to this man when that day comes.

[@rotax636nut5]

Well seeing as aluminium ore is the most abundant substance in the earths crust and scrap aluminium can be endlessly recycled I doubt if it will ever run out..

[@adventureswithttfncachn3967]

I love the use of the oil filter wrench as pliers.

[@DroneStrike1776]

Okay YT algorithm, I watched the whole thing and smiled.

[@jackmclane1826]

Looks so satisfying but I think you need a more effective melting rig and a larger scale operation to make it worth your time...

[@demetriustebet3786]

That was pretty cool, you might want to move those to the lower shelf.

[@jackherrod2294]

I feel like Im at a black smiths in Skyrim in that last scene...

[@kfl611]

I bet you wish those bars were gold or platinum ! Nice job. And so much better than having those cans go into a landfill. Your collection looks like it is worth thousands of melted down cans.

[@Bimmer3181]

You should use those aluminum bars to make a side walk entrance 😉

[@MrSmity]

The only thing missing was dropping a brick on the ingots on the ice and grabbing a beer after each melt

[@BaconPancake3rd]

And time with 2 cute doggo

[@SmashSagaStreamers]

Thanks dude for recycling idea like you melt down aluminium cans to make solid aluminium objects

[@ФилиппЛыков-д8е]

7:19 "Never ending cans." == Unlimited skills 😆

[@debrawhite7503]

That's cool. Nice to see a KZbinr here in AZ.

[@RamLaska]

8:23 It's fascinating how the molten metal zigzags down the molds

[@PoutinePete]

You're almost at half a million views which equals to about $1000 US. I'd say that's worth it!

[@ryanscott2548]

Paid for all the drinks and the propane twice over

[@mrmaximuser]

@@ryanscott2548 it's not like he just bought the drinks for the video

[@ryanscott2548]

@@mrmaximuser he bought them, drank them and saved them for the video

[@ryanscott2548]

@@mrmaximuser and he just happened to have a crucible laying around

[@mmackin1974]

988476 views today

[@cavecavecavecave5295]

Good to see this guy is wearing appropriate footwear to be pouring liquid metal.

[@keithsbitsandpieces]

Exactly my thoughts , his stupid dg and feet would be toast if he spilt that on them !!

[@typhoon2245]

It must be Monday night, I just sat here watching cans melt...

[@trstquint7114]

"So is it worth melting down 500+ aluminum cans?" No, but your video is priceless..

[@OutyMan]

Seems cool. Next level, I'll put some skill points into Smelting.

[@jerrodlopes186]

It'd be a little tedious, but you could preheat your crucible and first load of cans on a hot fire in a fire pit using free wood or charcoal before switching to the gas furnace.

[@szpon8]

I always recycle my beer cans because somewhere back of my head there is athought that aluminum is not endless resource. I dont want to live in the world without aluminum.

[@TheGrowingStack]

👍👍👍

[@MaxJustice100]

Great stuff , I really enjoyed watching, thanks for posting.

[@carter4627]

Tell me that first part couldn't have been a monster energy commercial. How all the cans are crushed, then some how the monster can fall perfect and undented

[@HTCkiwi]

Nice one! Only thing I feel thats missing, are some clips showing a dog. Do you have a dog?

[@billywaynemcwilliams9063]

And an Aussie flag

[@jasontaylor7419]

Don’t forget sitting down with a beer

[@edthegooner4173]

And colorful socks

[@manoffire7609]

Cats are soulless creatures and taste like chicken

[@edthegooner4173]

@@manoffire7609 what’s a cate?

[@meghannjor6924]

This is my hubby….omg!! Has me saving cans from work!

[@karmaduq]

That's a cool $4 of aluminum right there, and about $40 of propane

[@karmaduq]

@@zipfartan4084 Oh I get it, just thinking from the view of someone who sees this and might try it themself. This’d be one way to make it worthwhile though and it’s cool to watch. 🤙

[@pan4909]

Here at 3.53k subs, this channel going to blow up

[@nigelparker5886]

So what did it cost you in fuel/time, versus the scrap value? And if you weigh all the cans before and then deduct the slag weight from the original figure, I imagine that will give an expected pure net product weight? Cheers

[@lebadger019]

I like the ice and i love that you polished it. Good quality content.

[@ivanjjordan6169]

You got a lot more out of 500 cans than I expected. Can’t believe i watched this entire video but it was engrossing. The ingots on ice was good.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Ivan! I got more than I expected as well. 👍👍

[@Mr7yhnmki8]

What was the total weight of the cans be for melting? And the weight of the slag?

[@robwhite2282]

Bro that one you shined all up, oh my goodness that is so gorgeous. Great work! Thank you for sharing.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Rob 👍

[@ChrisHirner]

ingots are neat no matter what the metal is.

[@ChrisHirner]

@@weatherlou when you hear ingot most think precious metals but if youve ever made your own bullets for black powder rifles it makes you think of dull lead

[@SkullerMetals]

Super sweet mirrored finish.

[@Cory_Springer]

When I first started melting scrap metals, I melted a lot of cans. At one point I had over 250lbs of aluminum ingots from mostly cans. What I found to work best as a flux for cans was a mix 40% baking soda, 40% salt and 20% borax. I'd put 1 spoonful into a 6inx6in aluminum foil square and ball it up. Then throw the ball into the crucible. And aluminum looks like what you take out at 2:35, it just needs more heat. I don't melt cans anymore because of the cost/work involved. At the time I didn't care because I was doing it for the fun/hobby and I'd use the ingots for other projects.

[@deona267]

That looks so fun smelting those cans.

[@Lappland_nano]

Full respect for a fellow monster energy drink consumer :D

[@topone8010]

In Australia we get 10 cent per can when we recycle them 517 x 10 cents that's $AUD51.70, we just put them in a Recycle Machine and the money gets deposited in to the bank etc

[@wynwilliams6977]

The bank? good idea, in Finland we have a similar thing but you get a receipt that you can then get refunded in the shop you recycled the cans in in cash or taken of your shopping bill, you can't refund it in another shop or even branch of that shop so sticking a bank card in and having it go to our bank would be useful

[@NoName-rs1sg]

Do they have them in the covid camps too?

[@MarkRaker-rc2io]

I have never smoked crack before. After watching this, I think that I will start.

[@rogerflanigan6427]

Smash the cans tighter and it'll greatly reduce the melting time and fuel cost. I use a peice of 3" metal conduit about a foot long and a big C-clamp with 2 discs cut out of 3/4" plywood. I made a piece, out of a 2x4 and threaded rod, to fit in a cordless drill and turn the handle on the clamp.

[@TheGrowingStack]

That’s pretty genius Roger! What a great idea! 👍

[@garymartin9777]

few recyclers will take customer smelted ingots because there is no way to verify purity --- and that's what they would pay for. They know how to process cans to get what they want so if anything, they take those. But they won't pay near anything like the spot price of aluminum.

[@Neildo430ci]

You might lose the CRV price and they charge it as clean alum. Alot less.

[@cameraman1234567890]

True, it would come as a return better if it was an electric furnace but the problem is cheaper furnaces take more time to heat up.

[@stevewilliams6354]

The propane cost more than the aluminum is worth

[@theinstituteofmonkeygunvio2542]

NightHawkInLight made a video where he melted down aluminum using a rocket stove design built out of holes in the ground. So the required heat can be achieved with a wood fire.

[@kitsunekaze93]

517 cans would get me $62 at a grocery store recycling machine, i think its cheaper to use that to buy propane for other projects!

[@tonytusk5524]

Well the cost maybe not worth the effort, but I sure did enjoy your video. Excellent job brother!!

[@wigg1yscott554]

I want to see the polishing process!!

[@Bim310]

You could just take them to a recycling center and get roughly a penny a can. I used to work for a theme park that had a summer promotion of half price with an empty Coke can. People would stop off and buy a six pack on their way and turn them in still full to get their discount. The employees who had to deal with all of the cans drank free soda all summer and took the empties to a recycling center at the end of the year for several hundred dollars in cash and throw a big party.

[@jordantrudeau-adams4213]

5 cents in iowa if brands are sorted

[@elissitdesign]

Democrat run California, the eco friendly state, doesn’t recycle anymore. Zero places to return recyclables.

[@appliancedude63]

Six flags???

[@rogerlimoseth4790]

.10 cents Michigan. Course you have to pay an additional .10 on every bottle or can.

[@jackmeyers7805]

@@elissitdesign disgusting. The only thing I gave a shit about losing in those fires were the redwoods.