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Idle Hands
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Добавлен 9 май 2021
Idle hands are the devil's playthings, so lets give them something constructive to do. On this channel I will disassemble scrap items, examine their value, melt and cast some items, and use some of the items for projects. I enjoy working with my hands, but my job doesn't really allow for that. This hobby will hopefully fill that void and produce some interesting content. I hope to release videos every two weeks at first, then possibly weekly after a while if I can find enough projects I am interested in.
Refining Beeswax
Hello all,
I decided to refine my beeswax from this season. Nothing too exciting, and I know it's not metal. I've been pretty busy in my normal life lately, but I am hoping to do more metal casting soon. I have a 5 gallon bucket of brass and a small pile of copper to do coming up. Thanks for watching.
I decided to refine my beeswax from this season. Nothing too exciting, and I know it's not metal. I've been pretty busy in my normal life lately, but I am hoping to do more metal casting soon. I have a 5 gallon bucket of brass and a small pile of copper to do coming up. Thanks for watching.
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Copper Wire Meltdown
Просмотров 116Год назад
Today I decided to melt down some copper wire into an ingot with the devilforge. I think it turned out fairly well.
Aluminum Slag Meltdown
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.2 года назад
I decided to melt down some old aluminum slag from my first videos. There was a bit of old brass stuck in the bottom of the crucible, technically making this a mixed slag meltdown. I ended up with one nice little ingot just short of a pound I will use for something else one day. Thank you for watching.
From Electrical Wire to Ingot
Просмотров 8352 года назад
I decided to melt down some of the wire I had stripped previously and cast it into an ingot using the devil forge. I will be melting more copper in the future and making bigger ingots. I hope you enjoy. Thanks for watching.
Casting Fishing Sinkers From Scrap Lead
Просмотров 6452 года назад
I decided to make some new sinkers from scrap lead. It doesn't take much heat to melt lead so there was no need for the old Devil Forge this week. I ended up with a little over 4.5 pounds of 3, 4, and 5 ounce sinkers for catfishing. Thanks for watching.
Casting Ammo Brass into Ingots
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I decided to cast a few more bars of ammo brass. I ended up with three shiny brass bars with a total weight of over 6 pounds. If you would like me to continue with this format let me know in the comments. If you would rather I put in subtitles let me know. Thanks for watching.
Comparing the Stripmeister Wire Stripper to the Vevor Automatic Wire Stipper
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 года назад
I bought a pair of wire strippers on eBay to make scrapping a bit easier. I bought one first and was disappointed, so I bought the other. Guess in the comments which one I purchased first. It seemed like it would be easier to talk my way through this comparison. I will probably do a voice over on my next ingot video. Let me know in the comments if you would rather have voice overs or text in th...
Is it worth it to strip wire for scrapping? Let's find out.
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.2 года назад
I bought a wire stripper to help me create clean copper for melting. I was just curious if the scrap value of stripped wire would justify the effort involved, or if the difference was factored into the insulated wire price. Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe.
Casting a New Sand Hammer Out of Aluminum
Просмотров 7092 года назад
I decided I should cast a proper sand hammer. This is only about the third item I have cast. I made the form from a piece of dowel rod and some 2x4 cut down. I lost some of the footage I shot for this. I think it turned out well, despite the excessive flashing and my angle grinder failing. Thank you for watching.
Bullets to Bullion - Casting Ammo Brass Into Ingots
Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад
I decided to melt down some range brass into ingots. The ingots turned out very nice. I will be casting more in the future. Thank you for watching.
Turning a Screen Door into Coins and an Ingot
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.2 года назад
Today I decided to melt down an old screen door I found laying around. I wanted to test the new coin molds. It didn’t turn out as well as I would have liked, but I kinda like it. I will try again with copper and see how they turn out.
Turning a TV Antenna into Ingots and Coins
Просмотров 9 тыс.2 года назад
I had this old tv antenna that wasn’t in great shape. I decided to melt it down and make some ingots and coins. There was surprisingly little waste on this project. There were a few plastic braces and six steel bolts. Thanks for watching.
Casting Copper Deer Head Coins and an Ingot
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
I melted down a bit of copper plumbing that is too large to be useful to me in any other way. I made a few coins for my friends’ kids. The ingot will be repaired one day when I have enough for my projects I would like to do.
Melting dirty lead pipe into ingots
Просмотров 19 тыс.2 года назад
One of my friends dropped some lead pipe off that he had dug up with a backhoe while installing new waterlines. It was very dirty so I cleaned it up and poured it into ingots that I will later cast into sinkers for fishing.
My First Attempt At Pouring Lead Shot For Easier Handling
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.3 года назад
I decided to try to pour some lead shot in water. I have ingots of lead, but need more manageable quantities for easier handling when pouring fishing sinkers. I fired up the Devil's Forge and had it melted in no time. Lead has a very low melting point. My end product was a bit disappointing, but still fulfills my needs. I hope you enjoy.
Melting Electrical Wire Into Ingots
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.3 года назад
Melting Electrical Wire Into Ingots
My First Attempt At Casting Brass Ingots From Plumbing - ASMR
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My First Attempt At Casting Brass Ingots From Plumbing - ASMR
Lawn Mower Engine Destruction - Harvesting aluminum and steel from a Briggs and Stratton engine.
Просмотров 1363 года назад
Lawn Mower Engine Destruction - Harvesting aluminum and steel from a Briggs and Stratton engine.
Washing machine motor teardown for copper ASMR
Просмотров 3493 года назад
Washing machine motor teardown for copper ASMR
Scrapping big aluminum floodlights for materials
Просмотров 1813 года назад
Scrapping big aluminum floodlights for materials
It works perfect on small wire your just not using it right checkout my vids on it small gage
CLUE: It was OP in the garage with the lead pipe
Why wouldn't you pressure wash or scrub the lead first???
Stripmeister also has motorized strippers with adjustable speed control
I realize this is over a year old, and you’ve most likely learned some more techniques on how to run it more efficiently. Maybe this is one of them, and maybe others can learn this too: one thing right off the bat that speeds things up, is to do a bunch of one thing then go to the next stage. So running all the wire that is the same gauge, THEN go back and strip all of it from the insulation, as opposed to stripping each one immediately after running it through. Another one is to have the steel feeder hole (infeed) LOWER than the feeding wheel, at least slightly lower than where you place the blade height at. Yet another, is to use a foot-actuated on/off switch for the electric stripper. If you have a corded drill, do the same with that, and just have a wedge to keep the trigger pressed. Thanks for sharing
I bought an Electric Wire Stripper. It doesn't do a good job on thick cable ( around what seems 3/8) there is a thin clear coating of plastic over the thick plastic. I've had to send it through up to 4x. So I decided to use a utility knife cutting the clear plastic off. I've noticed that I can just do it by hand. Mind you these are 14-18 inch strips. Old plastic covered wire from Older BX used thick plastic so again I carved them with the utility knife. In short- The electric wire stripper is good on household romex. It's up to the individual if they want to send cable 4X through the machine. Bottom line- I got 160 #s of Bare Bright Solid wire times $3.20 a # here in Upstate New York- about $460. " Ca- Ching"! The EWS paid for itself! It's so simple a child 1 year and 7 months old can feed the wire through!! Thanx
I suspect you have the Vevro wire guide rotated 180° wrong way. You want wire guide as close as possible to cutting wheel.
The Vervor isn't really designed for romex. It's meant more so for single strand wires up to I believe 1/0. I have the Verror electric .06 to 1.5 inch wire (14 ga to 750 MCM) stripping capability. Has 11 wire slots including romex slot with 10 cutting blades. Have never had a single issue stripping any type of wire big or small.
slow your cordless drill down a bit, it will help significantly in getting your guides set up properly. Note how fast the Vevor one pulls wire through, thats an indicator of a good working speed. Once you have all your guides and blade pressure set up you can go back to full speed if you want.
Which one is better
did you watch the setup videos for the stripmeister? ruclips.net/video/RYhrbXrldXs/видео.htmlsi=vluxiDRXIovhv89n works much better!
Thanks god bless
I used these with the Team Catfish weight slides to make a ruclips.net/user/postUgkxdmsDj7fQXe77DC0l7P7ua8B3PiESUubM Carolina rig and they were perfect for the ponds I fish. I have also used them to make 3 way rigs and these work perfectly. Haven't had any issues with them snagging in rocks or in weeds yet.
Get a dirt tamper so you can flatten tubing and square stock down. Fuller crucible that way this maxing your heat usage. Nice work man.
volume is too soft can't hear you
Alright for your punishment you need to remelt that stuff and clean it up then cast some bullets
Something about skimming the dirt off of molten lead that is so satisfying
Ciao ma che metallo è oro ho no
I hope you had a respirator when breaking apart those pipes. Lead dust is poisonous. Great video though!
Great melt and the copper bar is beautiful. Awesome job.
Must have been my device. Nice copper bar
Hum I can hear the vid but the vid is black
Pinch cutting the pipe without opening them up and maybe trapping AIR and worst of all WATER, not a good idea. Recipie for a bad day.
I break up old car batteries to cast bullets.
Wath dit you trow in it?
wax
Another nice melt. As for I am meltin my slag with other unprocessed dust from finishing my cast, aluminum chipping from cutting off sprues etc, and also other stuff from brass/copper/other alloys. So actually we can say I make mixxed slag/dust mixture which I use for less needed casts - just to save the fuel.
I've seen others melt slag. I'm not going to try it. I think it's a waste of fuel
I’m absolutely certain that is true, especially at the amount I processed. Thanks for watching.
I ruined a crucible doing so. It oxidized and solidified in the bottom half. Could not get it hot enough to get it out. Tried heating and cooling it, nada. Ended up breaking while trying to pick it out, so I ended up chiseling the crucible off of it. The chunk left over makes for an interesting conversation piece.
@@echonovember636 that's interesting! I just did a melt of 4lbs of pull tabs that I'll post soon. I melted the dross at the end of the video and recovered a little bit more good aluminum. I have no issue with it sticking to the crucible.
Always safty first. That device is dangerus to operate like that. Please be carefull.
Now you can pound sand.
Nice vid. Do you melt with your furnace in the garage? Cus i put mine on the driveway because i didnt know if it was safe to do in the garage.
Nice looking bar and the ice bath was cool. Just subscribed! Cheers.
Thank you. Have a great day.
damn cool, manfool. my kinda shisnit.
Thank you for watching.
Very interesting how the dirt and crap float on top of the lead and are skimmed off so easily. Still very nasty stuff.
It's definitely not a clean metal. It oxidizes so fast. Thanks for watching.
Hi, good video, but i think the aluminium is not hot enough and you need a smaller crucible for the coins.
Thank you for the recommendation. I am hoping to get a laser thermometer soon to reach the ideal pouring temps soon. I am also looking into getting crucibles of various sizes for different projects. Thank you for watching.
Nothing like watching paint dry
For sure ,10min tooooooo long.
Really nice how that rod sunk into the melt. Bit strange to start the pour with the coin though.
Did not know that Briggs engines had aluminum blocks.
Hello
Thus is giving so many bigstackd vibes
Thanks for this amazing meltdown. It is always a pleasure to see this kind of content. If you need any help regarding thumbnail designing or description. Lmk
Why didn't you secure the desktop device in place, it's dangerous to do that, be safe
It’s really that I just haven’t decided if that’s where I want it. I just recently built the table it’s on. It will be permanently mounted for next time. Thank you for watching.
So there. nana-nana, boo-boo, stick your head in doo-doo.
@@idlehands2899 I hope you are always healthy and successful (safety first, then work) 🌹
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In my opinion, 16 gauge and thicker is worth stripping. Bare Bright is the oly grail at the scrapyard. Worth the most. I have that same model Stripmeister, and I love it. Once you learn how to dial it in, it's a speed machine.
I’ve got that same Stripmeister and I love it. I have a DeWalt cordless 12v drill dedicated to the stripper. I have three batteries and a charger and I can strip all day long with rotating the three batteries.
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That lead was still really dirty! I'm really particular about that though. Otherwise, great video!
Yep...he didn't use enough flux either and didn't stir it enough. That lead needs to be completely clean to use for casting bullets. If you are just going to waste it and sell it for pennies on the dollar at the local scrapyard I guess what he did is alright.
fine for fishing weights. got to melt it again anyway. looks like it was a bit hotter then needed
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I would much rather reload them and shoot them again.