And we’re back with another melt on another Friday. Pretty straightforward today As I melt down a heap of pewter pieces I found at an op shop over the last year as well as some subscriber sent scrap and other bits and pieces. Quite a few dollars in today’s melt which will add to the stacks value for sure. Definitely don’t forget to hit the 🔔 to be notified on next Friday’s melt as I get that big 1000LB motor melted down. Hopefully I’ll get at least 50LB of copper out of it but we will see. Have yourself an awesome weekend & until next time take care BSafe😁👋🏻
I’ve bought my first melting forge cause of this channel. And it arrived in the mail. Now I don’t even know how to hook it up and set it to start melting. I’ve never felt so clueless. Hahaha. But I’m gonna give it a go to have some fun with my sons. I figure we can do some bonding with this. My son survived cancer. He doesn’t have much interest in things lately so I’m trying to bring him back around.
Hit me up on my email and I’ll send through a heap of tips mate, I can’t send them through UA-cam comments because they only allow certain amount of info and there’s too much to put here. bigstackddddd@mail.com
You can separate the copper from the sterling silver. Dont let the furnace reach 975°C. Do your pour and let it cool to room temp. You can separate the copper from there right at the pour because it will still be solid. Soft but still solid. Re-melt the silver and you are good to go. If you repeat the process 3 or 4 times you could actually end up with a pure sample.
I'm about 2 years in since I found your channel. Man, you have set me on a path that has changed my life forever. I just built my second mini mill, and I'm making patterns to cast parts for a 3rd. I've made tools, gifts, money, and machines, and I'm soon to turn it into a business of sorts. Thank you vastly from the other side, may you safely stick to your up-side down world, and never fall off of it lol.
Silversmith here, you are pouring the silver to slow. When casting silver, a centrifuge or vacuum is usually used or if you don’t have those, pour very quickly in one fast motion with the torch still on it. 👍😊
Fast forward eight months for the 2 mill. subscriber-special, in which the british crown jewels gets melted and cast into pirate coins. Gemstones are put back into the garden, while silk and sable fur goes into recycling. Also, I like the occasional episodes where you experiment with alloys.
You remelted that sterling silver so many times that I forgot about the pewter and for a second was wondering what that was when you were sanding. It was like sterling silver Groundhog Day. 😂😐🥵 Can’t wait till next week!!!!
4:12 am in Texas. Dozed off watching Double Tap. LOL. What an awesome video. However, I can barely wait until next week's melt. As always, great to see the boys. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you! 👍
"Now I'll just make this fit into a crucible." *proceeds to beat the snot out of the silver* Another Friday, another great video from the legendary bigstackD. Just grilling, chilling and perfecting the art of the melt - no matter how many times it takes 😁 And let's not forget the pups Bullion and Ingot: what good boys you are! Cheers!
The Engineers Second* Adage: If at first it won't fit, GET A BIGGER SLEDGEHAMMER! *It's similar to the First Adage: If at first it doesn't work, GET A BIGGER SLEDGEHAMMER! 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
I think the reason I enjoy this isn't just because of the process but because of the failure and missteps along the way. And you can't forget those cute little puppers.
I was wondering about that too. My original thought was that there just wasn’t very much of it, so there was less material to retain the heat. But the behavior being due to the properties of the material makes more sense.
BigStackD, Ingot and Bullion, NEVER, EVER fail to entertain and make me laugh!! The Pewter meltdown was incredible, sick, and epic! BigStackD’s videos keep getting better and better!! Thank you brother. BTW, BigStackD BBQ WAS F#@KIN HILARIOUS!!!
Mole Cricket or toe biter. What’s even crazier is if you pick them up with a thumb and forefinger either side of the big digging claws they have enough power to push your fingers apart. Love Australia.
It's official, this it the final "past" video I have to watch... I have watched all your melting videos and cannot wait to see what you do this coming Friday 7/7/2023. Gratitude from Spokane Washington, USA..
I watch your vids every friday at work! It became a ritual to me and i can't work if i haven't seen your friday post ^^ I like those because i work with sheetmetal and was always curious about melting metal and casting it.
"I'll just gently fit this silver into the crucible" I had to rewind that part and watch it a second time. Called the hubby over so he could also laugh.
I'm SO glad you're like me and would NeVeR spoil those cute little guys rotten. Please pass on some ear scratches from Texas. Man, that silver came out wonderfully on that first and only try! Pretty bar.
Good thing you added the big Zinc coin to the total weight because of the 666 something was trying to posses your camera it seems 😈👍 Casting pewter and lead is so fast and easy to do, and looks like pouring a liquid mirror, stamping is also very easy :) I really like casting pewter in silicone molds, great details even in very small pieces, one of these days I'll get in to making custom silicone molds for casting pewter.
Archaeologist: "It would appear back in this era there was a king 'BigstackD' Not only did he appear to Revere pugs but we found a talisman proving he attempted to summon demons!"
Absolute beauties to add to the growing collection!!! It kind of got me thinking, we haven’t seen any sneaky household melts in a long time. No longer doing those or just keeping to what you have? Just curious. Keep being awesome and showing us the beautiful creations!!!
That's one thing I'm allways looking for the whole week - Friday (evening) and just leaning back with a good beer, while watching BigstackDs new Video. Perfect and therefore 👍 and of course 🍻 Cheers big ears. A nice and calm weekend to everyone around here.
Don't know if you remember finding the engine in the Bush? The label said Brook Motors Huddersfield. That was my husbands great grandad and his brother that started Brook Motors
Dogs, metal, beer, grinding, polishing, melting, dumpster diving....I don't know what I like most... Keep it up Big D! Finally Subbed. More cooking after the melt please!
I love collecting gold and silver coins and as well as 10k 14k jewelry that I get melted into bars this channel has given me the confidence to buy a forge so I can make my own bars !!
Pro tip: use flux and completely cover the silver with it while melting, because silver takes a lot of gas like oxigen etc. While its molten and released it while cooling down. Thats why u have so many bubbles in there. Plus its better to get out of the crucible. Greeting from a goldsmith.
Yes we ALL knew what was coming when #BigstackD said, "Now I'll carefully make this fit in a Crucible." Looking forward to next week video. Keep up the great work.
Absolutely fantastic and very soothing to end a workweek to. As usual, amazing quality, good humor and Bullion and Ingot add to that wholesomeness. Keep it up!
And we’re back with another melt on another Friday. Pretty straightforward today As I melt down a heap of pewter pieces I found at an op shop over the last year as well as some subscriber sent scrap and other bits and pieces. Quite a few dollars in today’s melt which will add to the stacks value for sure. Definitely don’t forget to hit the 🔔 to be notified on next Friday’s melt as I get that big 1000LB motor melted down. Hopefully I’ll get at least 50LB of copper out of it but we will see. Have yourself an awesome weekend & until next time take care BSafe😁👋🏻
Can you melt something that is 100kg
Please giveaway something from your treasure to me.. 😅
It's a little bit greedy but i like your copper bars 🤤 ❤️
@@richaardd pretty sure the casing on it is aluminium
@@southaussiegarbo2054 true or brass
@@richaardd more likely aluminum or steel
I’ve bought my first melting forge cause of this channel. And it arrived in the mail. Now I don’t even know how to hook it up and set it to start melting. I’ve never felt so clueless. Hahaha. But I’m gonna give it a go to have some fun with my sons. I figure we can do some bonding with this. My son survived cancer. He doesn’t have much interest in things lately so I’m trying to bring him back around.
Hit me up on my email and I’ll send through a heap of tips mate, I can’t send them through UA-cam comments because they only allow certain amount of info and there’s too much to put here.
bigstackddddd@mail.com
big stackD got me copying his style about two years ago... making my own coins now. hes a true inspiration
I hope you have a great time bonding with your son!
That's really cool, cancer is really tough so I hope this makes him happy. Never give up.
Even if your boy doesn’t like this, don’t stop searching for a hobby to enjoy with him! It means everything!
"Now i'll carefully fit this in the crucible"
*turns into HowToBasic*
Except it actually makes sense rather than resorting to vandalism.
Throws rocks instead of eggs.
reminds me of nilered (esp his shorts channel 😂😂)
I don't get it. He seems very careful with it.
Plot twist: it was historic and worth $70000.
Just as I was about to go to bed, the universe blesses me with a bigstackD video. Looks like priorities have shifted 😍
In New York right now, watching this at 4:08 am cause I can’t sleep. I LOVE these videos
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 05:08 am
I' watching from Brasil at (5;19)
Bruh its 4:08am at your time but in my time its 4:20 pm, almost near
Same, except MA. Lol. Fell asleep at 9, woke up at 1, can't sleep anymore. -_-
São Paulo, Brazil. 5:30 am. I cant sleep as well.
You can separate the copper from the sterling silver. Dont let the furnace reach 975°C. Do your pour and let it cool to room temp. You can separate the copper from there right at the pour because it will still be solid. Soft but still solid. Re-melt the silver and you are good to go. If you repeat the process 3 or 4 times you could actually end up with a pure sample.
I'm about 2 years in since I found your channel. Man, you have set me on a path that has changed my life forever. I just built my second mini mill, and I'm making patterns to cast parts for a 3rd. I've made tools, gifts, money, and machines, and I'm soon to turn it into a business of sorts.
Thank you vastly from the other side, may you safely stick to your up-side down world, and never fall off of it lol.
As an HVAC guy who comes across scrap on a regular basis, watching these videos makes buying a forge really tempting
bigstackD: now i'll carefully make this fit in a crucible
5 secs later: bigstackD SMASH
We all know that him saying "carefully" is code for smashing it apart with anything he can get his hands on.
@@starhammer5247 as i said, SMASH
Waste not want not. A dog lover. The world needs more people like you mate
"Yes! Got it on my first try!" 🤣🤣🤣
Hi. Just to say that the Silver piece was hall marked Birmingham, England 1933. Almost 100 years old!
Silversmith here, you are pouring the silver to slow. When casting silver, a centrifuge or vacuum is usually used or if you don’t have those, pour very quickly in one fast motion with the torch still on it. 👍😊
Fast forward eight months for the 2 mill. subscriber-special, in which the british crown jewels gets melted and cast into pirate coins. Gemstones are put back into the garden, while silk and sable fur goes into recycling.
Also, I like the occasional episodes where you experiment with alloys.
Yee
I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever see you melt any Silver. Glad I caught this one. Hopefully, you'll melt more in the future!
He melted a pure silver bar he got from the mint a few years ago.
I wanna see a GOLD melt haha
@@LetsMeltStuff 5 gram melt lol
He did a large bar from the mint a while back. It's still on his channel.
*I really wish to see more silver bars in the future. But please, DON'T MELT SILVER COINS! :)*
You remelted that sterling silver so many times that I forgot about the pewter and for a second was wondering what that was when you were sanding. It was like sterling silver Groundhog Day.
😂😐🥵
Can’t wait till next week!!!!
Lol same
Awwww bullion and ingot are so adorable.
4:12 am in Texas. Dozed off watching Double Tap. LOL.
What an awesome video. However, I can barely wait until next week's melt. As always, great to see the boys. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you! 👍
“I’ll carefully make this fit in the crucible” starts throwing cinder blocks at it 🤣 🤣 🤣
Clear-coating the lead bar was a good idea, makes it much more safe to have around the house.
"Now I'll just make this fit into a crucible."
*proceeds to beat the snot out of the silver*
Another Friday, another great video from the legendary bigstackD. Just grilling, chilling and perfecting the art of the melt - no matter how many times it takes 😁
And let's not forget the pups Bullion and Ingot: what good boys you are! Cheers!
That grilling part made my laugh my ass off. XD
The Engineers Second* Adage: If at first it won't fit, GET A BIGGER SLEDGEHAMMER!
*It's similar to the First Adage: If at first it doesn't work, GET A BIGGER SLEDGEHAMMER!
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
When you fed your dogs, I love how they looked at each other like "it's good right?"!
I think it was more like a "You're SURE he washed his hands before he touched the food right?" look...
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Well I liked "the Punisher" bottle opener. That looks amazing.
This was a cool melt!
Cant wait for next weeks episode! Congrats again on 1 million!!
Sidenote: Love the litte jokes here and there!
When the next part of the Pirates of the Caribbean is filmed, I already know who they will ask for the treasure to place on the ship.
I think the reason I enjoy this isn't just because of the process but because of the failure and missteps along the way. And you can't forget those cute little puppers.
I’m surprised at how fast the silver “freezes”
I know, right. That was even faster than brass!
@@robertflinn2462 That's because it conducts heat MUCH better than brass does...
I was wondering about that too. My original thought was that there just wasn’t very much of it, so there was less material to retain the heat. But the behavior being due to the properties of the material makes more sense.
That bbq looked amazing btw!!!!!
Next week is going to be AMAZING!!! Hope it’s an extra long video! Love the content! Cheers!
I agree...Even if it ends up being an hour-long video, I will watch every second of it! Congratulations on 1M, BigStack!
Ah, yes. Jack Daniels flavored sandals for dinner. Yum.
Always nice,relaxing vids. Love the boy’s 😍. When I melt my lead for casting bullets,I use waxine candle to clean the lead. Greetings from Holland 🇳🇱.
Skimming the pewter might just be the coolest thing I've ever seen.
BigStackD, Ingot and Bullion, NEVER, EVER fail to entertain and make me laugh!! The Pewter meltdown was incredible, sick, and epic! BigStackD’s videos keep getting better and better!! Thank you brother. BTW, BigStackD BBQ WAS F#@KIN HILARIOUS!!!
6:37:If you thought there was nothing more to admire about this guy, he puts Minecraft to his dogs, an idol.
Your videos just keep getting better and better! Love how you added bits of the disassembled motor in the video
The precision and care you took to make that silver piece fit in the crucible was admirable 🤩
That was cool and different to watch you melt stuff with a torch, right into a mold.. love your channel . That's a crazy looking cricket..
Mole Cricket or toe biter. What’s even crazier is if you pick them up with a thumb and forefinger either side of the big digging claws they have enough power to push your fingers apart. Love Australia.
It's official, this it the final "past" video I have to watch... I have watched all your melting videos and cannot wait to see what you do this coming Friday 7/7/2023. Gratitude from Spokane Washington, USA..
I watch your vids every friday at work! It became a ritual to me and i can't work if i haven't seen your friday post ^^ I like those because i work with sheetmetal and was always curious about melting metal and casting it.
Silver had an amazing result. Really worth the effort. Thank you!
Silver seems like a pain in the butt to melt/cast. Great stuff as usual!
I was like "just put the mold into the forge!"
"I'll just gently fit this silver into the crucible" I had to rewind that part and watch it a second time. Called the hubby over so he could also laugh.
I'm SO glad you're like me and would NeVeR spoil those cute little guys rotten. Please pass on some ear scratches from Texas.
Man, that silver came out wonderfully on that first and only try! Pretty bar.
I liked the subtle hints for next weeks video when I was watching closely. That is quite the inner motor and amount of copper!
Make a big logo for your channel using diffrent metals...🥰
This needs more attention
Love watching that pewter melt with the blow torch!! Great vid , looking forward to the next one!! Ingot n Bullion 🐈⬛🐈. 👍💪💥🔥✌️
Good thing you added the big Zinc coin to the total weight because of the 666 something was trying to posses your camera it seems 😈👍
Casting pewter and lead is so fast and easy to do, and looks like pouring a liquid mirror, stamping is also very easy :)
I really like casting pewter in silicone molds, great details even in very small pieces, one of these days I'll get in to making custom silicone molds for casting pewter.
Archaeologist:
"It would appear back in this era there was a king 'BigstackD' Not only did he appear to Revere pugs but we found a talisman proving he attempted to summon demons!"
Absolute beauties to add to the growing collection!!!
It kind of got me thinking, we haven’t seen any sneaky household melts in a long time. No longer doing those or just keeping to what you have? Just curious.
Keep being awesome and showing us the beautiful creations!!!
There's not much left to melt in the house 🤣
The dogs are playing Minecraft... :0
Also, Damn. 6 6 6 KGs Castings with the 😈-Forge.
The lead contamination this guy is creating around his property must be very concerning for his neighbors.
Your the contaminate around your neighbors… trust me they hate yer ass.
I loved seeing sackboy in the reflection of the mirrored pewter.
Haha I thought it was D
Have you ever thought of getting an industrial size giant furnace? For melting large metals all in one go? If it fits into the garage that is 😂
That's one thing I'm allways looking for the whole week - Friday (evening) and just leaning back with a good beer, while watching BigstackDs new Video. Perfect and therefore 👍 and of course 🍻 Cheers big ears. A nice and calm weekend to everyone around here.
After I see how gentle ur with bugs, I my self stopped killing them🥰
Don't know if you remember finding the engine in the Bush? The label said Brook Motors Huddersfield. That was my husbands great grandad and his brother that started Brook Motors
Loved the variety of the melts ❤ the pewter melt by hand was my favorite
3:26 "Now I'll will carefully make this fit in a crusible"
*proceeds to beat the hell out of it* 🤣
Dogs, metal, beer, grinding, polishing, melting, dumpster diving....I don't know what I like most... Keep it up Big D! Finally Subbed. More cooking after the melt please!
I love collecting gold and silver coins and as well as 10k 14k jewelry that I get melted into bars this channel has given me the confidence to buy a forge so I can make my own bars !!
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, it's 2 am my friend, I'm about to sleep... but I'll definitely watch this in the morning! Hello from Alaska 👋
This channel is why I bought a devil forge melting furnace
This is what I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been waiting for Silver melt.
2/3 of the way to the goal. Keep the videos coming. I enjoy that you show your fails and the humor in the video.
Awesome melt love the silver and pewter lead is ok to dangerous two thumbs my friend see you next Friday
I seriously love all of these melts.
Great Melt!! I can’t wait until next Friday!!👍😁
You just had to tease us with those lamb chops 😱😢
And those poor pups having to digest veges instead 🤣
Brilliant video dude, still here watching all of them can't get enough of them lol. Very nice dogs you got to!!!😀😁
I can't wait for the 1000 lb motor !!!!!!
First he melts metal and then he melts our hearts.
That was pretty funny at 3:07 ..I had a good laugh backing it up a couple times
That silver came out a dream, definitely worth the recasting
the real man's grill, foundry on the bottom flat-top on top 🍻
@3:25, metal smelters guild to the definition of gentle! ⚒️🔨🧱
HOLY CRAP! That 1000 lb motor looks sooooo yummy! Can't wait to see you smash it!
“Careful” at 3:30 - LOL. Nice!
From a melt channel to a meal channel
Pro tip: use flux and completely cover the silver with it while melting, because silver takes a lot of gas like oxigen etc. While its molten and released it while cooling down. Thats why u have so many bubbles in there. Plus its better to get out of the crucible. Greeting from a goldsmith.
Earth, Air, Spirt, Water, Fire. Very nice.
Can't wait to see that huge motor get tore apart and melted!
that pewter skimming was wonderful
Yes we ALL knew what was coming when #BigstackD said, "Now I'll carefully make this fit in a Crucible." Looking forward to next week video. Keep up the great work.
I love it when you interact with the boys
Love the grilling with a forge. That was awesome.
Dear very interesting video 🤔 “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a
positive impact.”😃
I can't wait to see that giant motor melt.
Great video. 👍
Looking forward to next week. 😀
3:06 i love the reflection in the pewter
loved the bbq cant wait till next week to see the big motor gets melted
Absolutely fantastic and very soothing to end a workweek to. As usual, amazing quality, good humor and Bullion and Ingot add to that wholesomeness. Keep it up!
Start every Friday morning with the melt. Good morning from nevada.
Love the 360 shots
03:28 "Carefully make this fit into the crucible." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm so jelly! You've got two sweet doggos,and a really sweet hobby! Looking forward to watching more videos! ❤ from Detroit!
Круто 👍🏻
Спасибо за видео😉
Everytime I wake up in the morning and see this notification, I'm gladly reminded that it's Friday. 🍻
Persistence payed off! Nice job
Awesome surprise ending!
That runic star disc is a thing of beauty.