Melting Metal In Your Hand - Gallium - Bulk Copper Heat Exchanges - ASMR Metal Melting - BigStackD

[@bigstackD]

Hey there, all you beautiful People 👋🏻. How are you on another fine Friday? Today a quick bit of gallium hand melting. Unfortunately I can’t get it to freeze because it’s too warm here at the moment but you’ll see what I mean. Over 10 kg of Copper added to the stack, as well as a heap of brass and Copper pieces for the manly safe. So sit back relax enjoy the video. Put the worries of the world behind you and most importantly, have a happy safe weekend and I hope to see you all next Friday👋🏻😆

[@rocky3075]

Hello from Seattle WA ✌️🦊👍

[@bradleybennett1676]

Dude when that mold fell over I thought I was going into that Crucible for a minute😂 Greetings from Florida

[@EgonSorensen]

AlGa (Aluminium-Gallium) is a degenerate alloy that results from liquid gallium infiltrating the crystal structure of aluminium metal. The resulting alloy is very weak and brittle, being broken under the most minute pressure. - so PLEASE, keep the Gallium far far far far far far far away from ANY Aluminium, or you'll end up with a lot of brittle 'junk' Would hate to see your bigstackDegenerated that you've worked so hard for ;ø)

[@112Famine]

you could have put an ice cube under the mold involving the gallium ... and you know to keep ot away from Aluminum, it can penetrate aluminum & combined with it and make it super weak that you snap a block of it by hand.

[@robertbauer8867]

Love the green of copper. Give the boys a scratch on the head for me

[@samanthasimental3788]

I am a 60 year old grandma that has nothing to do with metals, but I am fascinated with your channel. Hope the boys feel better soon.

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

How many kids do you have?

[@pingerboy69]

Wooo!!

[@micahestep7679]

I'm glad you found his channel. It's a fun way to spend a little time isn't it? I'm a plumber with 30 years experience and people never get tired of watching me at work. I enjoy watching this channel as well.😊

[@zeenatkhan190]

But how did you open your channel?

[@pauldwalker]

i enjoy his channel too, Grandma. he’s also got a good sense of humor.

[@annajamieson4969]

Loved your torching the bread that way😂😂. "Technical difficulties" had me choking on my coffee, I was laughing so hard. Your videos are the highlight of my week. Pats for the boys.

[@urnotmyfather8322]

😂 I love the "extended edition" of the usual "Cardboard under crucible stops fire brick sticking". Still waiting on a t-shirt for that btw!

[@SharnRiver]

Most of the world: can't get gallium to melt Australia: can't get gallium to freeze

[@shobanapriya.v3707]

India:what is mean by gallium 🤔🤔😂😂😂

[@firesurfer]

@@shobanapriya.v3707 ''Gallium is a soft, silvery metal used primarily in electronic circuits, semiconductors and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is also useful in high-temperature thermometers, barometers, pharmaceuticals and nuclear medicine tests. The element has no known biological value''

[@robinbryde3038]

The springs in the exchangers are called turbulators...by inducing spin in the exchanger fluids,they improve cool or heat efficiency... enjoyed the video 😎👍

[@lewisgiles8855]

So that's what they do! Thanks for the interesting fact!

[@madamenightslayer8946]

I love the green 💚 flame the copper gives off when melting.

[@slidewaze]

Drop Bears. Hahahaha!!! That sound was pure evil. Brilliant.

[@DjmMik]

Nice copper melt! Have a terrific weekend 🎉

[@bigstackD]

Cheers Dave Same to you , or at least what’s left of it. Loving the ongoing support buddy you’re a champ 👊🏻😁. take it easy my friend and see you on the next one 👍🏻

[@Sarah-cq1vb]

If you add screws to your bench to tighten up all the joints it will help with how bad your bench is vibrating. The slack in the nail joints adds leverage to the vibration making it worse. The vibration then makes the nails work out of their holes and wallows out the holes. The easiest cheapest thing you could do is replace the nails with deck screws. If you wanted you could add some extra bracing on the vice side while you were at it but just putting in screws will make a huge difference

[@SecondHandManKase]

Working third shift in the states, this uploads just in time for my friday lunch break! Nobody needs to know my lunch break will take an extra 5 minutes and 21 seconds! Keep up the awesome work!

[@sforza209]

I know

[@lewisgiles8855]

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[@sforza209]

@@lewisgiles8855 muahahahaha

[@GrumpyHarleyRider]

Nice melt Big D! You're going to reach your target much faster than you reached the first one! Hope the boys are ok, and Ingot heals up quick! Take care of yourself mate and keep up the good work. Have a good weekend.

[@bigstackD]

For sure, I will buddy. Had a lot of work in town today so no time to grab a beer ! unfortunately as sad as it sounds It’s too late for me to drink today so I’ll be nice and fresh for tomorrow. Got myself an awesome few Scarface tapestries I’ll be adding to the workshop And one of them is bloody huge. I’ll be trying to attach it to the roof so you should see that in the next video. Now My mate dropped in who does estate sales and gave me almost 300 kg of scrap metal in the way of close to 200 kg of Copper And about 90 odd kilos of mixed brass. What an absolute champion he is for that . That’ll also pop up in next week video aswell. Have a great weekend mate catch up soon👊🏻😁.

[@mybabyboy4ever]

​​@@bigstackD i can't wait to see your next video it's become a weekly ritual to watch them i love the asmr

[@ImakeUgoLOLoriginal]

That scenery during beer time brings to mind the phrase "can't spell beautiful without AU"

[@bigstackD]

Dammit, I hadn’t thought about beer in almost 10 minutes, and now you’ve reminded me again. It’s only 11 am, it’s not too early to have a beer is it? I mean The furnace is running and I do need to stay hydrated 🤔.

[@Jakob-j7y]

at 43 min. that sound of the bird😂. it is laughing about your floating... 😂

[@Tiago.santos41]

The landscape of your backyard is very beautiful.. God bless the birds and animals that appear in it..

[@Sowde38]

12:55 I like the musicality of these sequences 😍

[@TheWabbit]

Learn something new everyday, I never heard of Gallium before. Interesting stuff. Its finally getting warm enough to enjoy your videos on the front porch with my coffee not getting cold too quickly. Upper Midwest ( Michigan ) USA. We had the nice weather of partly cloudy, 44 degrees ( 6.7 C ) which is warmer than normal for this time of year, we had a mild summer last year also and only went under 0 degrees ( 17.8 C ) a couple time for winter. Beautiful place you have. I still find it strange having a parrot problem in your yard, then again, you all have Tysondeer! Great video by the way, love me a copper melt! Take care everyone!!

[@brunomckay1875]

Gallium is actually dangerous stuff, put some on a locked brass padlock and watch the reaction, it will absolutely destroy it in maybe thirty minutes. I wouldnt continue placing it on my skin, its been suspected overtime to cause major organ harm. Gallium can affect you when breathed in. * Gallium is a CORROSIVE CHEMICAL and contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with possible eye damage. * Breathing Gallium can irritate the nose and throat causing coughing and wheezing. * Gallium may damage the liver and kidneys. US medical journal. Certainly dont touch your eyes after contact with the skin.

[@Shaggy_matt]

You should see what it does to aluminium, that's impressive stuff

[@PanamaRose]

They use gallium in medical applications, such as radioactive gallium for MRIs.

[@davidhammons800]

Eternal thanks, for the Friday night Zen..... Blessings & cooler weather

[@ahax982]

Thanks

[@bigstackD]

Cheers for the super thanks my friend I really appreciate it. I’m glad you enjoyed my video enough to donate and that makes you an absolute champion. Have an awesome weekend my friend and take care👊🏻😁

[@thespicemelange.1]

Oh boy, the sounds of those drop bears is pure nightmare fuel....

[@scott.c9587]

I love when Ingot scratches his belly on the carpet.❤ thank you for another great video

[@gailplacko3197]

I love the weekly sploot.

[@wesleybacon8346]

Its so nice watching your videos on friday. It lets me know the weekend is here

[@johnwelch7785]

Thanks for sharing your pups man. I come for the melt, but smile at the fur.

[@fredosleepswiththefishes]

love this channel from Ingot & Bullion to the melting shaping but most of all the learning. I never knew anything like Gallium even existed, a metal that can remain in liquid form in your hand, mind blown. Thank you Mr bigstackD, much appreciated.

[@rosieone6519]

The plunder room looks more and more amazing. Enjoy your weekend Mr. Big.🍺🍻

[@h20net]

Love the way brass looks polished up, but hate the way it pours. Great work!

[@crnazareth]

Dayum ……the first scene 👍

[@michaelrieber4858]

Used my DF for the 5th time yesterday. It’s amazing how nice it works. I have melted copper 3 times and aluminum twice

[@entity9742]

Hey bigstack Little thing about that oxide from the gallium on your hand is it can still react with a few metals like aluminium and copper so id wash it off thoroughly to prevent them from becoming oxidized and brittle Still enjoying these vids here in the US happy smelting bud

[@percyvile]

Most of his ingots are pretty polluted anyway, though gallium amalgam can be a real pain to deal with

[@giorgiomoretto6392]

Solita meraviglia di lavoro buon weekend 👍👍👍

[@jimmytvfclassic]

43:12 the bully bird mocking you on that gluggy pour 😅 and he's having a blast at 43:32... I don't know birds at all but that's a mockingbird for sure... I understand the technical difficulties from later on... 😂have an awesome week

[@franciscosandiego3026]

Great video brother from the imperial county California 🇺🇲👍

[@JasonTrew2018]

This was nice to watch since it happens to be the day after my birthday

[@bigstackD]

Happy birthday for yesterday 🎂👊🏻😁

[@zelos1826]

NOT a hammer? You feeling ok? 😂 That brass pour... I swear the birds were laughing at you. lol

[@benthejrporter]

I learn something new in every video. Never heard of gallium before, let alone that it melted so easily.

[@ericzdrojewski137]

I had to Google “drop bear”. Well played good sir. Well played. Also, thanks for bringing back the shoe “toss”. It’s what got me hooked on your channel.

[@hugorman]

not by notice, but by the call of the heart

[@Mike-w1z6h]

It's cool when you are so far and the Pennsylvania plate.. my home state where I lived forever.. home of the whisky rebellion.. which is my backyard

[@peterdupont7559]

I can't wait to next friday, thanks from Copenhagen.

[@rosenwolf7892]

so satisfying to watch the hard metals dissolve into themselves while in the furnace

[@danielcarter305]

Good morning from California's beautiful wine country! 👋👋👋

[@rickypsencik5947]

Awesome video again, that brass melt reminded me of the video where you said there was glass in it, that's what I was thinking. See ya next week. 😊

[@benbrown7072]

Love the birds-Australian Ringneck parrots everywhere!

[@rudollofchance3515]

Эти видео единственное что может мне помочь уснуть! Спасибо за такой классный контент ❤

[@StephenBrown-ti6mm]

Love these copper melts👍

[@Njazmo]

It's only +4C here in Finland, but the summer will come. Cheers.

[@alexharrison3586]

Yaaaay finally melted some of those heat exchangers! Some nice clean copper there to!

[@NolanSmoljan]

From Arizona! Love your videos man! Always look forward to Friday now!

[@timothypirnat3754]

Wow! At 102F, I would not be doing anything outside. I would retreat into the aircon at 70F. The summers in Ohio usually carry a stifling high humidity too, like a sauna outside. Your effort is noted. Good content. Hope you and the pups stay hydrated in that heat.

[@josephcormier5974]

Thank you sir for another awesome video with outstanding content have a safe weekend and keep up the amazing work six stars brother

[@chrismedaris4873]

I love how the I e cleanse the copper bars just cool love all your videos to for all your hard work and great camera work fantastic and hug them little boys for me ❤

[@danielcarter305]

Wow BigstackD this is the first time I recall seeing your scrapyard! You probably will never go back to the big scrapyard again!😂😂😂 I remember you melting down a few of these heat exchangers about 7 - 8 months ago.🤘🤘🤘😄😄😄

[@bigstackD]

Oh I’ll definitely go back to the scrapyard. They always have interesting things come in and I have a good friend there. That’s keeping a close eye out on everything. I’ve also got another friend who has a scrapyard but he’s about an hour and a half drive away so I’ll have to wait till he has a few interesting pieces before I make the trip down there with my Trailer. The good thing is he actually came over yesterday morning and donated about 150kg maybe more of Copper Cable and dirty Copper pieces and well over 100 kg of mixed brass. Probably Close to $2000 worth, but he loves the channel. He does estate sales all the time so practically gets it for next to nothing and that’s why he donated it👊🏻😁. I’ll show it off in next weeks video and might even work out exactly how much is there but theres close to 300 kg if I remember correctly😁

[@danielcarter305]

@@bigstackD cool can't wait to see it. I get what you mean about the scrap yard. There a there is a salvage ward about 16 miles south of me that is really popular in Northern California. My dad and I enjoy going to and walking through about once a month, just to see what they have.😆😆😆

[@pedrodepacas-ic1cb]

​@@danielcarter305 Where in Nor Cal? I'm in the Bay Area, all our scrap yards seem to have disappeared in the last decade, I'd love to find one within driving distance.

[@DigemDeep]

You’re good at building stuff. Make a large funnel that fits over the top of your furnace. You could toss stuff in it without the worry of roasting your hands or missing the hole. The funnel might even dissipate some of the heat along the edges. Put some nice handles on it.

[@adwilliams1987]

Yes, I always think he should fashion a Hopper for the furnace!

[@ivanguag]

mate, loved the technical difficulties, it was sooo funny and loved the vegemite too, I had to pause and made me another vegemite sandwich. Love the channel.

[@dan725]

Hah now we know why cardboard prevents firebrick sticking!!! All this time, we’re just told what to do, and we never question it as we knew it to be true. Now we know how it works! :D

[@cmz131958]

Thanks!

[@bigstackD]

No problem buddy cheers for the super thanks I really appreciate it. Have an awesome weekend or at least what left of it. And have a great week you’re a champion. Take it easy buddy and see you on the next one 👊🏻😁.

[@Providafuturi92]

You added Serbian Dinar to your total value calculation. Nice touch, thank you

[@TruckerChick]

Ah man, I love that thin copper spill!! So unique ❤❤❤❤. Maybe try to do some others on purpose???

[@hoopsm6106]

As soon as I saw those beautiful pieces of copper I knew the tamper was going to show up, love that sound!!

[@MrMarkRoads]

25:05 you keep cutting away! I love to watch the copper freeze!

[@nipaimmonen1244]

hell yeah! the icecubes and the socks! been missing those a little bit!

[@compasscrafting1147]

Been awhile since I tuned in. Love the new setup you've got. Looks great!

[@josephpedone2004]

Good morning from Philadelphia ☕️ currently 50°f and overcast, have a great weekend 😎👍

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome video nice copper and brass bar's and coins thanks for sharing bigstackd

[@robertosaavedra7527]

Saludos desde Argentina 👍👍👍👍

[@EthanSchroeder_XZ]

Wow, really happy to see this very good new video😁👍

[@elenababineau8715]

It's 4am and here i am 😮

[@buckbaumann773]

It's certainly an interesting alloy material.

[@jessebrown4347]

Love the birds as well, always seem to have that Mad Max vibe during some part of your videos. Guessing that is the Australian Crow making that noise, but it always reminds me of the second Mad Max, Road Warrior.

[@thetrollspotter2766]

Another absolute ripper of a video Big-D!!! Hope you have a good weekend down in Oz. I've had frenchies myself. I had three at one point. They're probably the best breed of dog I've ever kept. Although they fart so bloody much... have you ever thought about capturing their bum gases and using it as a substitute for propane? Could you be the first man ever to create an ingot of recycled metal using the power of dog farts??? 😂

[@LightFury777]

Beautiful work

[@markhinde6187]

This is really cool stuff, love it

[@larrymullenax8990]

Only time I heard of vegimite was from that song from the group from the 80's MEN AT WORK when they mentioned a vegimite sandwich, lol...

[@HjellumInc]

Great video this week, brother! Love those copper melts, and the gallium was interesting. Sorry to hear about Ingot's ear infection. That can't be fun. Can't wait till next week!

[@michealklonowski5267]

nicely done and yes technical difficulties do occur more often then I care to admit to in life but that's never stopped me from trying again thank you for sharing the adventure and information.

[@rafaelmacias9979]

This is really cool!!

[@alessioneri4909]

CIAO from ROMA!

[@user-tn1vc1xz5d]

I used to work with Indium, i had to keep every sliver to recycle. I love rare metals ❤😊

[@MysterySemicolon]

I've never seen springs inside a heat exchanger or radiator before. I think they may have not been actual springs, but metal windings intended for some other purpose such as creating turbulence for more efficient dispersion of heat into the copper. I can't get over how clean the copper pours are compared to that brass.

[@johnoconnor4941]

Bullion and Ingot are "cooool pooches" but its been a minute since we've had the Ice doggo's. Nice return... Also, I'll never tire of the freeze as copper cools..

[@richardnew1215]

At least the gumpy brass cleaned up nice. Looks like you could use a table/shelf/pole or somehing to hang/lay your tongs, hammers, channellocks on for easier pick up. The ground has a tendency to get further and further away as the days go by ... . Love the channel! 😀👍👍

[@fabioandersonmarques]

Beautifull galiniun metal 👏👏👏👏

[@nickatanige4179]

"Technical Difficulties please stand by" 😂😂😂😂

[@jamespierce7723]

Awesome videos as always. Thanks bigstack. I hope the pups get to feeling well

[@ricardoderobles9494]

Nice melt cool.

[@Ziangal]

Just ordered my own 4kg furnace kit myself. Should be here to my place by end of the month.

[@ricklowery9369]

Love Vegemite. Grew up eating it when I was a kid in Thailand!

[@EthanSchroeder_XZ]

wow what a cute bird

[@Mirmirsor_Sunback]

I am oddly happy to see the return of "Cardboard helps prevent firebrick from sticking". I didn't realize I've missed that tip until I saw it again. ❤

[@georgeshuttlesworth8347]

Shooting from the 3 point area I see! That was different !🏀

[@theschwag]

⚠️Keep your gallium away from your aluminum!⚠️ The oxidation on the aluminum helps keep the amalgamation from happening, but it can still destroy your hefty pile!

[@exidy-yt]

That reciprical sawblade must be dull as a hammerhead by the end of this. Nice work BigD!

[@bigstackD]

Actually, with Copper being so soft the blade still feels extremely sharp to the touch so I reckon it’ll last a hell of a long time if I’m just cutting through Copper👌🏻😁

[@exidy-yt]

@@bigstackDWow! I guess it looked rougher then it really was. Good to know cos' that was almost as much fun to watch that cutting as it was to watch you play with Gallium.

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@bigstackD how long does winter last where you live?

[@taftancastingchannel]

با درود فراوان ، از کشور زیبای ایران ، بیننده شما هستم . نوروز بر همه فارسی زبانان مبارک باد .

[@MrGoesBoom]

Considering how hot it is around your place ( at least when you show the temp ) I'm surprised that gallium is ever solid. Anyway, always a great time when you're playing with copper. Just love the look of that stuff, molten or solid

[@idkidk8278]

I used to love taking things apart when I was younger. We want on vacation to new Hampshire and my aunt and uncle owned some forest and had a ton of old cars and I helped his disassemble the cars and cut some big trees. Fun days! Got chased by a bear once and their dog (who was also as big as a bear) protected us. Anywho, seeing all this random stuff in your video reminded me.

[@zekebush3939]

I really appreciate both of your dogs. However I like the color of bullion.

[@rixismetals]

Great video , can’t wait to try my furnace out when weather warms up here in uk 😁

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Nice job! Bench isn't heavy enough... Heh heh heh!!!! 2 houses ago, I finally built a super great bench... It was awesome. Then when I moved, I realized quickly there was no hope of moving it.... Luckily, the buyer was like "Uhh, hey, can the workbench stay???" Secretly I was thrilled, I was thinking I'd have to chainsaw it out.... So I did a big sigh, and shook my head.... Long pause... And I said "I suppose so, yeah....." Now my house is kinda small, so... I don't know where epic Bench 2.0 would go..... And with interest rates, house prices... I'm basically lucky to be here, so, it is what it is Big D....

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Great video my friend

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

Cheers Dion, nice episode again, that gallium sure is weird stuff. I think Tony needs to beef up his cutter stomper for jobs like this. Did the vet give Ingot some anty inflamation jab? Take cate mate all the best from France. Chris.

[@bigstackD]

Yeah mate, he got a jab when he was there as well as some spray for his ear. He normally gets an ear infection at least once a year and it lasts for a month or longer. It’s just one of those things you don’t have much control over. Yes, the Copper Stomper should be good and he will be visiting me over the next few months to drop it off and get it fired up. We’re gonna sit down and have a chat about some type of Cable cutter as well. I’m thinking I would love to get some type of fast cutting guillotine where I could safely feed the Copper wire into it and have it cut into millimetre sized pieces so I can fill the crucible up and not have to keep feeding the furnace while I melt. I’m sure it wouldn’t be that hard to make, but as Harley riders more mechanically minded I’ll wait and chat with him about it.👊🏻😁