Melting Pop Tabs - MicroMelt - Aluminum Ingot From Pop tabs - Simple Melting - TheGrowingStack

This is a MicroMelt. I decided to do a quick melt of some pop tabs, and turn them into an ingot. Some funny moments along the way, and a fail that I was not anticipating... I hope you all enjoy, and stay amazing my friends!
-TheGrowingStack

[@luffysan7]

Very nice quick melt, blasted one handed operation!

[@hannibalshade3084]

I worked in a foundry and we had to hot press blades for tractors. the guy I was working with lost his grip on the tongs and idk wtf he was thinking but he tried to catch it... the part weighed about 50lbs and landed straight on his crotch out of the oven... kudos to you for not panicking

[@lindarandles2106]

Damn! Is he female now?

[@StellanLarsson]

Great work! When I am litter picking I always take those small peaces of Aluminum. You make them great!

[@knutewales1171]

The humor is just as good as the metal melting expertise.

[@noelwest8234]

Thanks for a good chuckle. Keep it up.

[@zazz69ed]

well i know it's been a bit since ya put this out.. but ill just state the obvious..put the bowl on the scale and then zero the scale...unfortunately not all of us are scholars like you LOL that's a dig at me :) am enjoying going back into your videos since i am newly subbed..thanks again for the content.

[@davecronjaeger7481]

I've enjoyed watching ArtByAdrock and BigDStack for sometime now so I was very pleasantly surprised to find your channel. I can now add a 3rd one to look forward to. Thanks and please keep filming.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Dave Cronjaeger Thanks Dave, that really means a lot to me. This Thanksgiving week has got me off schedule a bit, but I’m going to find something to melt and make today.

[@SilverScorpion]

I watched the 2 of them till I learned how to do it. They are both great channels. I now have this one added to. Will make my channel fir this soon!

[@isabelmendeziancamila7798]

Hola

[@alex.ann_der]

The dude just love melting aluminum and then give it form. Beautiful

[@AJ1990.]

Idk if you've ever seen a refrigerator compressor, but those things are an excellent source of copper. You should be able to yield a few pounds from each. You just need a grinder to get the case open. It's very stout. Also old school tube tv cones have about a pound of copper per. Just watch for a stored charge. Dont want to drop dead over 3 bucks worth of copper.

[@davidm106]

As a metal detectorist. I salute you sir.

[@mrthomas7511]

Ha!

[@rickydona919]

imagine reading the title of this with tired eyes thinking that it says "Melting Pop Tarts"

[@TheGrowingStack]

Now that’s all I can see when I look at it 😂 👍

[@chriswhite4678]

@@TheGrowingStack hmm, melting pop tarts eh? Sounds like messy fun 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheGrowingStack]

@@chriswhite4678 I might just have to start every episode that way lol. Make a mess of something before the real thing 🤔🤔🤔

[@gerritbotha3335]

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[@Darkjadestarwolf]

... That was me, cursed dyslexia.

[@podocrypto6072]

Re-melt that one and add the rest to it. Why is this stuff so satisfying to watch! I like the idea that you are putting it back and making a storage of metals that will eventually go up in value. Good investment bro.

[@themoelman]

I have a couple gallons of pop tabs saved up - kinda makes me want to do some melting - thx for the vid

[@concret31]

Thumbs up for droping the bowl, it was funny😀

[@TheGrowingStack]

😃👍

[@andreipendle1778]

Dude, this was great!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Andrei Pendle Thank you! I’ve got a great one dropping tomorrow at 5am that I worked really hard on. Let me know what you think. I think you’re gonna love it!

[@Cubs-Fan.10]

I've smelted a time or 2. Never once did I do it in some high tech Converse lol well played my friend.

[@williameadogg6659]

Bro. Respect from GA

[@SLEEPYJK]

Hopefully some of these bars will allow this man to get a tripod.. That one handed work is tuff

[@alexisgrunden1556]

No lie, I was kinda low-key hoping the paper plate would burst into flame~ Nice ingot, tho!

[@jaysonbackes9279]

I love the foreshadowing. Let's wrap this up with no problems...

[@CandSMINING]

Nice pour, like most of us little things always seem to happen.😎⛏⛏🔥🔥

[@AndrewBeacham]

I love that I can see that bigstackd has inspired you with these videos. I also love that you have put your own humor and love into them. Awesome quick pour bro! Bigstackd inspired me as well and I’m ordering all my setup to make videos in about 5 months time. Iv watched people smelt and pour for years but was always scared of the price wall behind the hobby. Now I can afford it and I am excited! I will tune in to every video you upload! Especially if you upload one explains exactly how to set up and use the forge/propane tank. Wink wink lol

[@animeguygaming4803]

How do u know he was inspired by bigstackd just wondering

[@dougmarks1557]

@@animeguygaming4803 Bigstack D has been making melting content for almost a decade, and, this guy's videos look remarkably similar to D's

[@brapamaldi7666]

only things missing are cute puppies, snacks, boot kick and beer. aussies do it best :D

[@zachariahsmith4594]

I subscribed when you couldn’t get the tongs to stay up and threw the down In rage 😂

[@pheenix42]

This is why a proper pouring shank always has a clamp to hold the edge of the crucible.

[@alexa.davronov1537]

6:36 The best moment.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Alex A. D Yeah for sure!! That’s my favorite too.

[@vasilion2951]

Mmm

[@Cmuron]

Bowling for tripods... ASMR version

[@stevenmyrick6879]

Dude thank you for the content. I now want to do this myself. Maybe make some gears for a motor for my kids power wheels.

[@iiinicky6224]

cool video!!! i'd love to see a video shining all of the aluminium bars

[@JOBAfunky]

You should be able to rezero your scale with the bowl on it to avoid doing the math.

[@AJ1990.]

Lol. Right. He must be doing it deliberately

[@Rattlerjake1]

You spend 12 years learning math, why not use it! LOL

[@dangiraffe]

You can put the bowl on the scale before turning it on, and it starts at zero

[@googlyeyedmoose6435]

Or hit the tear button

[@birdpersonbudtender7771]

Or hit the button that says tear and it does it for you duh

[@dangiraffe]

@@birdpersonbudtender7771 if you do that, you’ll have to wait for it to come on, put the bowl on, wait for it to finish weighing, THEN press tare, and wait for it to zero. Setting the bowl on the scale and pressing the power button is much simpler. Duh.

[@birdpersonbudtender7771]

@@dangiraffe so ur saying ur way is simpler than pressing a button god u have lo$t ur brain cells

[@dangiraffe]

@@birdpersonbudtender7771 clearly you can’t read. So I’ll dumb it down for you. My way = press one button, wait once. Your way= press two buttons, wait twice

[@keything8487]

bad ass !!!!.....guess imma have to switch from glass bottles to aluminum beer cans !!!

[@daz41262010]

had to laugh when your bath started rocking and you stopped it but it then gave one more rock and it looked to me like you said do you mind :) then it stopped lmso :)

[@willstreasures7986]

Very cool pour. Sweet table full of work you got there. Just started pouring not to long ago so I'm searching out others. Just subbed

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks man! I’d love to see some of your stuff, if you ever feel like sharing, shoot me an email.(it’s in my channel description)

[@willstreasures7986]

Absolutely. Will definitely shoot you some pics. You can also see some of the on my channel.

[@TheGrowingStack]

@@willstreasures7986 I’ll check it out right now. 👍

[@HeinrichsMade]

I've been saving for awhile. I'm going to do a video on tabs a few weeks. 😄

[@lawrenceogden3736]

Great video

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

I have that same buddha mold! What metal did you use in it? I've only managed to do bismuth, lead and zinc. I need more practice with the higher melting metals.

[@RicardoPerez-xu1kc]

Saludos desde Galicia, España!!

[@markb3633]

Thanks for sharing

[@Ghyath-ql6zs]

6:37😂😂

[@yashmathur2412]

😉😉Sometimes melting down is messy and too much risky but look how cool is that!! kids don't try this at home🏠

[@LifeofMJGS]

Am I the only person who was bored scrolling during the lockdowns and found this guy??🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you MJ Muscle!!

[@pporos]

no

[@theboogeyman2229]

I knew that was coming saw it from a mile away 😂

[@ruffruff7063]

Some soldiers collect them and they make prosthetic limbs for people from war , they have some titanium in them

[@Nailsby_elii]

This is so cool!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you Elizabeth!!

[@chuckwolf3221]

Great stuff

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Chuck 👍

[@squirrellyintensions2760]

really cool turnout.

[@Nirrrina]

What I'm wondering is how you get that many pop tab lids. I mean I drink a lot of diet coke but not that much. Probably. Are you able to just buy them like that?

[@ramesis55]

Got an excellent heat treat. No bends or warps. Time to go to the grinder, out an edge on this ingot.

[@luzdp6262]

En donde se vende esto vivo en costa Rica y cual es el precio

[@fernandorios474]

I wonder how awesome is it at dusk or the first 30 minutes of night time

[@sampurnaneurip4211]

👍👍

[@SilverScorpion]

Nice melt! I will start my channel on this soon! I busted out laughing 😅.

[@cornishmade100]

I love the skull

[@dshow4404]

Had a good kek at dropping the cauldron/vat thingy

[@jwaterdrag]

In your experience how you say melting little pieces (pull tabs or cpu shards) or metal compares to large chunks (crushed cans)? Do you get more slag because of all the extra (potentially oxidized) surface area? It is reliably faster to fully melt (based on the episode my guess would be yes)?

[@TheGrowingStack]

jwaterdrag Definitely less from the pop tabs vs full cans. The cans have that lining on the inside and the ink that contribute more than the tabs. In my experience from little pieces to big pieces, it all depends on what you’re melting and the purity of it as far as dross goes. For the speed, the smaller pieces definitely melt faster.

[@SilverScorpion]

Well said!

[@maxwellbadlaw1233]

I need to to a micro melt. No it can't wait.

[@franciscovaleriano3153]

Is it cheaper to melt the aluminum in this shape... I mean with a ring shape?

[@fredread9216]

Very interesting. KZbin never ceases to amaze me. So what is this aluminum worth per kilo?

[@TheGrowingStack]

It all depends on where you live. It’s different everywhere, I should have included a country or region breakdown. What I go by, it’s about $1/lb.

[@thealmighty3011]

Then i got a aluminium foil ad after this...

[@jossechavarri5535]

I was just wondering how that tool was supposed to hold the crucible as it flips it over...got my answer there hahaha

[@uzbekistan635]

I started watching one of you videos and thought it was one of bigsackD's. I don't mean that as 'your a rip-off of him!' I mean it as it was one of the videos that I love!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you. He inspired me so much to get into this, and what does anyone do that wants to be like someone they admire and look up to? They try to be like them. That’s what I did and I always credit him as my inspiration and where I came from. Thank you again, that means a lot!

[@flashwow1666]

Nice video

[@user-ih6bg7yf2u]

Гений! Трёхзначные числа в столбик вычитает. 😂

[@anasanabria2159]

Muy bello tu videoporque eso es valioso gracias un abrazo att bogota colombia

[@jenniferbeasley9966]

Cool

[@judithdeliaserpe8821]

Exelente muy bueno

[@bpproductions.1541]

What’s your opinion on electric foundry’s and where do you get those coin molds with cool designs

[@TheGrowingStack]

I haven’t tried an electric furnace yet, but I’m not opposed to it. Maybe I’ll have to check that out in the future. I get all of mold from pmcsupplies.com The other coin molds I have are from ArtByAdrock. Check him out and his store at ArtByAdrock.com

[@El_Emprendedor_Artista_Spain]

Ok ,saludos desde La Costa del sol, de España, the spain

[@thomashidler1212]

Tell me how I can aquire one of those perfect round ones from you

[@williameadogg6659]

I'm going to try and get in this game...back woods...

[@DARIO.1974]

Super channel. Regards from Poland :) I Subscribe You

[@mdevore2676]

I have 2 bags full of those tips from cke cans !! Don't know what to do with them !! Do they sell them or can I sell them to someone ??🤔

[@Hellbent7069]

Where do you get your cool molds from? Great channel.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you! I got those molds from PMCsupplies.com Or search them on Amazon

[@SnaxOnSnaxOnSnaxOnSnaxOnSnax]

Cast a metal plaque for those concrete imprints in your garage

[@bustercellillidari5325]

Tare helps or put container on the scales then turn it on without the maths lol.

[@AlaskanInsights]

Those sell good on ebay and etsy for a lot more than melt value.

[@costelcostel1730]

FELICITĂRI.

[@pamelaberry4520]

Losing part of it from the pour when the crucible dropped I would have had to melt again and repour

[@ryanbrown500]

What brand of forge is that? I’m just starting to recycle metals and also want to start forging blades.

[@TheGrowingStack]

It is a Devil-Forge. 👍

[@73prick]

Where in Australia are you at? No worries if you think I’m going to drop by, I live across the pond in the USA

[@TheGrowingStack]

I’m not in Australia, I’m in the US.

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

@@TheGrowingStack He probably confused you with bigstackD Casting.

[@theatlantafisherman6913]

5:26 Nice flex

[@Striker-tq4vf]

Here's a REALLY HELPFUL tip to stir the aluminum, USE A PEICE OF rebar to stir it, it's long and it's not ever going to melt

[@petermann1150]

It's rebar, not rubar. Used in the construction industry to strengthen concrete. Personally, I don't see the point in removing the pop tabs from cans.

[@xxx-ul7jw]

Ken you make alittel kaar?

[@BillCarter2k19]

Next time, just put the bowl on the scale and press the button to zero it.

[@jessethepondhopper8370]

Swiss made watches are the only good ones worth buying lol

[@juancarlos-jw1rk]

You need to use some sort of security shoes to get your foots safe.

[@nrickson]

You need a longer stir stick

[@jeaniecolwell1531]

Love the intro music

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Patty!!!

[@DiybyUnclenui]

You are awesome. Appreciate 👏👏👏

[@metaldetectingjerard]

nice video, i sub your channel

[@TECHNICUSChannel]

Great material pop caps are 90% aluminium and soda cans have 60% aluminium. I like melting soda cans but is a bit of slag from them have a great day

[@sandyk1714]

Wow,this is so interesting, do you sell any of your molded art?

[@TheGrowingStack]

I haven’t yet Sandy K, but I’ve been considering it for quite some time.

[@TheRealdeel73]

cant you zero out the scale with the bowl on it?

[@digginggopher]

I got lots of poptabs vut they are all muddy, i tried washing them but it didnt get some of the dirt out 😢

[@CCC67]

Con las latas de cervezas y gaseosas también se puede fundir? Como se llama el horno? Desde Tucumán Argentina

[@keithbennett6541]

You should make a sign with your last name for the new homestead for melting

[@Striker-tq4vf]

How does this man not have more subscribers 🤔

[@fnsfan777]

Because people would rather watch stuff melt than watch some garbage mobile battle royal game.

[@monicalauer2190]

Boa noite. Q lindosss. Tenho um monte desses Selinhos

[@noheliadelvallecontrerasmo8362]

Muy comico cuando se le cayo😂

[@jackstraw5527]

I’ve never seen a post tensioned concrete garage floor. Is that common where you live?

[@TheGrowingStack]

It is common in my area because of the ground soil. 👍

[@fabrigasan2150]

Le linguette delle lattine potrebbero essere le monete del futuro

[@the_dietcam]

So this bar is worth like $0.30, how much mapp/propane did that cost you?

[@karat_mc]

Much