Melting aluminium cans at home 3,500 cans ( how to melt cans yourself )

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  • Опубліковано 26 січ 2025

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  • @alexiscornett9809
    @alexiscornett9809 3 місяці тому +3

    Great video! I loved watching all the cans be added to the forge :)

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      It’s strangely satisfying ain’t it 🤣 thanks for watching

  • @DEANO21669
    @DEANO21669 3 місяці тому +5

    I ADD SALT TO MY CANS HELPS CUT DOWN THE DROSS GOOD ONE 👍

  • @nathancase6485
    @nathancase6485 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice melt. I was looking at the pyramid of cans like a pile of leaves, they your kid kicked a ball at it and made it fall. Looked like fun.

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      Yeah they loved it they wanted me to rebuild it so they can do it again 🤣😂

  • @billyjimbobjr
    @billyjimbobjr 3 місяці тому +1

    great vid mate, just curious how many bottles of gas did this melt take?

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      This session I used just under 3/4 of a tank

  • @briansmythe3000
    @briansmythe3000 3 місяці тому +2

    IS It Cheaper toodo it that way Bro or jut cash em In for 10c each ,Or just take emtoothe scrapy ?

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому +1

      It’s cheaper to cash them in definitely but for me it’s a hobby and I don’t pay for gas so I have no cost apart from my time

    • @billymacktexasdetective5827
      @billymacktexasdetective5827 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@meltingipswichFill us in on how to get free propane. Thanks!

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      @@billymacktexasdetective5827 sorry.
      I’m sponsored by a gas company

    • @billymacktexasdetective5827
      @billymacktexasdetective5827 3 місяці тому +1

      @meltingipswich Well, that's not exactly free. That's income, ask the IRS...

    • @briansmythe3000
      @briansmythe3000 3 місяці тому

      @meltingipswich I thought so Love the Bars ya make there 😎

  • @silverfoxcastings
    @silverfoxcastings 3 місяці тому +1

    must have taken you all day to stack those cans great job👍

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому +2

      😂🤣 they kept falling down in the wind and my girls absolutely loved kicking the ball at them they wanted me to rebuild it so they can do it again 😂🤣
      Thanks for watching 👍

  • @fetchitnowuk
    @fetchitnowuk 3 місяці тому +3

    I've a huge amount to melt in my shed. With the Devil Forge its a shame that the hole in the smaller than the cans, it would be great to just drop the cans in and keep the heat. I may get the grinder out to see what happens.🤣

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому +1

      😂🤣 yeah it’s a shame you have to keep the lid open to feed them in and then you have to close it for a wile before scraping the dross off

    • @mickrac5536
      @mickrac5536 3 місяці тому +1

      Bet it took a while. I melt cans as well. Kind of a waste of money though. You would get more taking them for recycling, but wheres the fun in that :)

  • @OffGridOverLander
    @OffGridOverLander 3 місяці тому +1

    You’ve got way too much aluminum in your dross, don’t be scared to get that crucible bright red. Raising your temp considerably helps the most without adding salt. However, you could also do your initial melt just as you are now, and then remelt the dross at a higher temp with salt included. But then you’re burning twice as much propane, so I run mine as hot as it’ll go with the gas as low as it’ll go while maintaining a proper burn.

  • @AlaminIslam-yx8qy
    @AlaminIslam-yx8qy 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for your hard work and this beautiful video love your videos

  • @empirefinds
    @empirefinds 3 місяці тому +3

    OMG you left me hanging Sunday is a week away 😮awesome episode brother

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      😂🤣 sorry I thought I better stop as I’m sure the neighbours where getting fed up with the noise after 4 hours 🤣

    • @empirefinds
      @empirefinds 3 місяці тому +1

      @@meltingipswich lol

  • @christophercompton2739
    @christophercompton2739 Місяць тому +1

    Melting aluminium cans at home
    step 1: shred cans
    step 2: shred again, at least 5 times.
    3500 cans shredded down should fit into two 5 gallon buckets easily and can be fed in with a scoop.

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  Місяць тому

      I would love to get a shredder for cans but I can’t find one

    • @christophercompton2739
      @christophercompton2739 Місяць тому

      @@meltingipswich make one.... i plan to come spring

  • @RJM1011
    @RJM1011 3 місяці тому +1

    The price has gone up to £300.00 per ton at the scrap where I take my cans.

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому +1

      Has it, that’s really good I’m going to double check with my local scrap yard

    • @RJM1011
      @RJM1011 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@meltingipswich yes I have some GOOD people at work helping now because they found out what I am doing with the Air Ambulances in the UK.

  • @timsmith9645
    @timsmith9645 3 місяці тому +2

    Awesome video nice aluminum bars thanks for sharing

  • @gossman75
    @gossman75 3 місяці тому +1

    32 8 oz cans is a lb. One lb of cans recycle for $00.05.

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      I will finish the melt for Sunday and have a weigh up and I will weigh the dross as well.
      Then see what there is in total

    • @sambo170a
      @sambo170a 3 місяці тому

      "2.2 pounds of alu is needed to cast a recurve riser that is worth minimum £50- plenty of tutorials on YT

    • @robrob5081
      @robrob5081 3 місяці тому

      Just cash them in 10c a piece. Worth more than scrap.

    • @Mr_Jamin007
      @Mr_Jamin007 3 місяці тому +1

      @@robrob5081 but then he wouldn't be able to make a melting vid!

    • @benloyd1970
      @benloyd1970 3 місяці тому

      @@robrob5081where can I get $0.10 per can?

  • @danaedwards5464
    @danaedwards5464 3 місяці тому +1

    will be here next week waiting for the finish

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you I will weigh up the dross aswell to see how much is there 👍

  • @janisgriboniks4891
    @janisgriboniks4891 3 місяці тому +2

    Мике 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💰💰💰💰

  • @Mr_Jamin007
    @Mr_Jamin007 3 місяці тому +1

    Looks like you've been tango'd

  • @b_f8852
    @b_f8852 3 місяці тому +1

    Waste of time and fuel.

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      Thank you

    • @davidstarkey6826
      @davidstarkey6826 3 місяці тому +1

      That's what they call a hobby.

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому +1

      @@davidstarkey6826 it is a hobby for me and that’s all I do it for but it also shows others what you can recover from various items. Thank you for watching

  • @nightraven9258
    @nightraven9258 3 місяці тому +1

    It's too bad you don't have something to crush the dross so that you can get more of the aluminium off the dross lol

    • @meltingipswich
      @meltingipswich  3 місяці тому

      Yeah there is still good aluminium among the dross but that will go down to the scrap yard

    • @user-ei3fx2vj2c
      @user-ei3fx2vj2c 3 місяці тому +1

      I have seen some melt down the dross and got decent returns of aluminium. Might be worth a go if you have loads of it.