Orbeez - Molten Metal vs Orbeez - Copper, Bronze, & Aluminum Cast in Orbeez - TheGrowingStack

[@brandonb1681]

It reminds me of the people that pour into ant/wasp nests. This is neat. I like it.

[@TheGrowingStack]

I had my first encounter with Orbeez. They are pretty fun, and even more of a big mess when casting with them, at least from my experience. They are a lot of fun to pour molten metal into. I hope you all enjoy the video! Let me know if you want to see me try something in particular or another metal cast. 👍

[@walter2990]

Whatever casting, melting, pouring that pleases you..., tickles me plumb to death! Do yer' thing, Brother!

[@TheGrowingStack]

@@walter2990 Thanks Walter, I’ll try to keep it interesting 👍

[@jimthomas777]

@@TheGrowingStack , why didn't you melt cans ? I seen a guy do this about 3 years ago and made aluminum Art with Orbeez

[@frikkiesmit327]

I think to obtain what you wanted you must first put in the orbeez in sand and on top of them the mask but you must only use little bit of orbeez so you still catch rest of mask. Thats what i think. Cool video. I also want to make casting with orbeez. Think you wont lose metal like with an anthill. Anyway

[@slimpickins09er87]

@@jimthomas777 cans are more of a pain to melt with the dross, crushing and storage. I recycle my cans to buy the propane for melts. Most casters melt them when they first start out to get an aluminum stash but after that look for other items made of aluminum to melt.

[@chase-the-holy]

Straight up made some cool looking metal coral.

[@Thewulf56]

Very nice, I love pouring into the Water beads, always such cool structures.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks @Thewulf 56. It was a fun project for sure. They are pretty interesting to play around with.

[@neopro2783]

My first thought... Those would look great in a salt water aquarium. Nice job.

[@walter2990]

They all look great! Art, for art's sake..., pure and simple!

[@bigv6724]

I love the Orbitz free pour into the trash can. Pieces of art you can put on a pedestal. The masks imo look great and has a nice look. Keep then a they are on a shelf in the house or on the coffee table or table center piece for a person to reach and admire your work.

[@slugerknot]

RIP to the little ant that got swept up in the dust pile.

[@naxgulengames9863]

I think the first two would have looked really cool encased in epoxy without spraying off the Orbeez.

[@thunderbasilisk1352]

If you want the orbeez pattern on the front your best bet is to make a sealed mold. Aka make the pattern fill with orbeez then seal it and pour through hole. That way they dont just float about. Other than that the Aluminum and aluminum/bronze look like ant hill castings. Really cool

[@robervar1097]

But can he press them in by hand and or with the other failed. pours mask? and is expansion a problem? If pressed in, will molten release orbeez . I'll check on line

[@corsa701]

The aluminium bronce one is my favorite! Looks somehow like a mushroom or some moss :D

[@rockbutcher]

You realise only now that for the next ten years, every time it rains you are going to be seeing orbeez beside your driveway LOL. Those two masses look awesome. Skulls - a work in progress.

[@michaelmorrow8282]

The aluminum looks like a cool coral reef!

[@SkullerMetals]

Cool vid, and your stack is very unique and diverse. Excellent!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks brother

[@lisazdankiewicz8846]

I saw a video where a guy filled his friends back yard with 1 million Orbeez lol OMG that turned out so beautiful !! I love it !! I love the second one too !! I wanted you to keep the Orbeez in the first one you made. It looked so pretty. The alunimun one. This was a awesome expirment that turned out great !! Thanks for sharing !!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Lisa!

[@SilverScorpion]

Great video. They all turned out cool

[@justinbanks2380]

Very cool project. My understanding of how Orbeez work is that if you leave them in the sun (which I think you said you're in AZ, so definitely won't be a problem) they dry out and shrink back to their original small size. That would make it easier to clean up and get out of any future castings (although will probably take longer than power washing, less work and less messy). Cheers and thanks for the video!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Justin. You’re right, the Arizona sun definitely takes care of shrinking them back down pretty quickly! Where are you from?

[@justinbanks2380]

@@TheGrowingStack just south of St. Louis Missouri. (I've been out to Arizona a few times, my uncle and cousins live there. I know it gets ridiculously hot there, and is a different type of heat than the extremely humid heat we get here. Always interesting when I go there or they come here. We always think the thermometer is wrong, lol)

[@TheGrowingStack]

@@justinbanks2380 send me your address, if you’re okay with that… [e-mail]

[@willywonka176]

The copper face is really cool.

[@Atlantismonkey40]

I have done this with Obie’s. You have to make the mold same as if filling in with metal. Only first make the two part mold. Mold should have a larger opening. Fill with the orbit’s and pour metal quickly. Also remove orbit’s from the top, as to not have recent direct contact with water. Lastly, the mold should be box closed, the orbie’s will flash steam, causing warping. Good luck and wear a face shield when doing this.

[@chrisrey9644]

Great video! The skulls look cool and the orbeez castings look like anthill casts!

[@Someonewhoruns]

Recently fould your channel! Love it!! Pls post often!! Love ur vids

[@JimFinlayson]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you Jim! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@danmatsav]

I wonder what the cast would look like if you mixed the orbeez in with the casting sand...

[@Katzztar]

I had to go back to see just how much of those orbeez there was... I didn't realize they filled that trash can. But dang that was a interesting sculpture you pulled out after the pour. "Now what to do with all that orbeez?" Which was my 2nd question after wondering "are the harmful to the enviroment?". Seems a google search gives some ideas of its usage. One suggestion is to mix with potting soil to help keep moisture in the soil: when dirt dries out, it would draw the moisture from the beads and next time the area is watered, the beads would absorb excess to hold until it's needed. (found on a site and I've not tried this so no idea if it really works.) Another is to add a scent to the water when hydrating them to use as scented beads, and use in decor.

[@againstthegrain147]

Those skulls are wicked!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you Bruce!

[@favorablemortal]

I really enjoyed this video. I love how you think outside the box. You're so cool! I wish I met someone who melted.

[@not4sale779]

I enjoy watching your videos. Dig the custom music. Some of your cuts on aluminum can be done with a circular saw and a carbide tip framing blade. Cuts really easy and does not clog up.

[@jwaterdrag]

How to make an extremely CURSED copper skull in 5 easy steps!

[@timothywhieldon1971]

that turned out awesome

[@weldingbiker1]

Fantastic work, the wife used orbeez aka waterbeads çouple of years ago and we are still finding them, good news is keep them dry and they shrink back to original. Pity about the skulls but don't be tempted by closed molding them as suggested by others you will get a steam explosion. Fantastic work and thank you for making the video.

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you my friend. I had briefly thought about closing it up, but leaving a big vent hole, but I’m not sure even that would do what I was hoping for. And in the end, the possibly of a steam explosion turned me off altogether. I hope you and yours are doing fantastic.

[@ArmySoldier1972]

Nice experiment. The pours into the can remind me of ant hill pours. Very cool Army SE Oregon

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you!

[@nic7289]

when you did the pour for the skull , if you had some kinda stainless steel net to hold the orbeez in place so they did not move when you poured . maybe that would work better ? just an idea

[@whocares6698]

I predict you will be finding orbeez for years in your garage, they seem to be like glitter get everywhere never truly go away LOL

[@ChatterontheWire]

So I highly recommend the upside down tomato wire cage on top of the furnace for melting longer things like that. Helps to feed it into crucible and keep it from falling over during the melt. Used it a number of times in some of my older vids.

[@tonytusk5524]

Once again, TheGrowingStack thinkin outside the box!! Excellent, excellent video brother!! Keep ‘em rollin!! All four pieces are totally badass GrowingStack!! From what I have heard and viewed, Orbeez is used in gardens for a colorful look. Or you can throw them away in your trash can. The choice is yours brother. Take care GrowingStack!

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thank you my friend!

[@tompetty533]

I really like the alum and bronze ones almost like coral

[@donksx]

Breaking an aluminum channel with channel locks👌

[@TheGrowingStack]

😃👍

[@Melvinnn11]

Should have tried the skull in a closed sand mold filled with orbeez....

[@watchmefthisup1423]

that was a cool experiment, now I have to google "wtf are orbeez?"

[@catgynt9148]

Dig 8-12” deep trenches around the perimeter of your yard plants and fill with orbeez’s, cover with dirt. They will retain water near the roots and make healthy plants. Remaining orbeez can be left in sunshine while the water evaporates. Save for another day. Interesting video; do you pour aluminum into anthills too?

[@TheGrowingStack]

I haven’t done an anthill, but those look cool when they’re done for sure.

[@kylebolinger668]

Dude I would have jumped into the orbeez and then Probly drop kicked the barrel just to see them go 🤣 those came out cool brother!

[@N3G4T3]

The aluminium bronze one kind of reminds me of Chiralium from Death Stranding.

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

Looks exactly like an ant hill casting

[@donl4914]

Looks GREAT!!!! Keeping it interesting can be a real challenge, but I see interest in every video!!! Great job!!! Keep up the great work!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@CapitalCurrency]

Like 100 because that was awesome!!

[@jeffreymasurier4714]

You should try pressing them into the mould so the cant rise to the top

[@shawbros]

Orbeez Coral, the way nature intended.

[@stevenmayhew3944]

They look almost like anthill castings.

[@briangarman4379]

We buried the kids Christmas presents in tubs of orbeez. On the way we hit a bank while swerving to miss a deer. The insurance company totaled the car because it looked like a clown threw up and they thought it was toxic

[@johnbernard17]

Can you make a video based on making replicas of cast iron pans in your next video! 😁🙏🙏🙏

[@xanchvk]

yo Stack do you live in FL? i recognize the sound of those birds and the hooting of the owl:)

[@TheGrowingStack]

I live in AZ, there’s some crazy cool sounding crows and owls here 👍

[@xanchvk]

@@TheGrowingStack i’m watching your roadside finds video right now and i noticed you said you lived in AZ, crazy how similar they sound over here. Stay safe out there and thanks for the awesome content!

[@lesliek3794]

I'm really disappointed, I don't remember getting a notification for this! : ( Those free form ones are awesome! I just have one question, why didn't the water beads pop???

[@TahaYasinKa]

4:06 RIP, poor ant :(

[@joeyp3944]

Yeah the bronze “sculpture” ha! Is really cool. The aluminum one seems like if you wanted to you could paint it. Shit man…with that thing the ideas are endless huh? Lol… Hey bro…what if you used steel ball barrings or something that melts at a higher temp. For the effect your going for with the orbies? Idk if this would work either but what if you pushed each “ball” into the sand mold individually? Idk buddy I’m just throwing shit at the wall and maybe something will stick…ha! You know what you’re doing. Thanx for today’s therapy. Awesome as always

[@edwarddeitman1195]

press em into the sand then mold on top ??

[@slimpickins09er87]

Aluminum channel looks like a side rail to a data rack to me.

[@AnonYmous-qg4ph]

Use a skill saw on the aluminum. A wood blade even works well

[@TheGrowingStack]

Thanks Anon Ymous! I’ll give it a go! 👍

[@MrMENOVA]

A little disappointed that two bags of orbeez didn't fill that trashcan up.

[@MrJco54]

yeah those orbeez casts came out Very cool. Sorry about your masks....maybe try flipping the masks when setting up your sand cast? Just did my first copper melt a couple of days ago.....mistakes were made in abundance but 2 1/2(ish) hours later and I had 4 types of graphite molded shapes equaling just over 4 pounds so not a Complete loss....other than gas that is...lol....smh.

[@ryanbennett2227]

If you set the sculptures in the sun for a day the dried up orbiez fall right out.

[@RealWunderBanana]

looks like the inside of a pomegranate lol.

[@klintharder2155]

You could very easily sell those and make a tidy profit...

[@lyleslaton3086]

You will be finding little plastic balls in your garage for decades. Find someone with an auger truck, like you set a light pole with,dig a deep hole and put one of the faces in it. In 10,000 the archeologist will be loosing thier minds trying to explain it.

[@sinakaedwards2009]

They remind me of honeycomb

[@kilidun8903]

Very good at all 🙂

[@normajeancaballero7959]

Each piece is unique in its own way. 💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀

[@ryanwatkins4402]

Salt water will make the Orbeez shrink. Soaking the casting in salt water will make the orbeez come free from the casting instead of blasting them all over the yard with the pressure washer. Cool project.

[@MyNamaShoko]

fire

[@TheGrowingStack]

👍👍

[@ScorpionMetals]

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