Thank you for being part of the Maker’s Challenge. To tackle something out of your comfort zone, good on you. I have always been fascinated by Bismuth; its peacock colours, the crystal formations but the fact that it can go from a whiteish solid, to a heated liquid and then , to a solid with beautiful crystals seems magical to me. Well done on preserving to find the best way to create a pendant. I agree that silver wire would look amazing and I look forward to seeing more videos of you perfecting this form of lapidary pendant making. Well done Kurt.
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Yeah🎉! Maker's Challenge!!!! It's my favorite time of year! It's like the Super Bowl for us RUclips rockhounds! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🫶
Brilliant idea Kurt! That was truly interesting to watch and thay big one made me LOL !! They turned out sooo pretty. Fantastic video /idea/results. Thanks for sharing and participating in the makers challenge. 👏 👏 👏
Dude, that was well worth the wait, what a totally killer project. I love how those turned out, your favorite being so cool. It's great how they will each be unique unto themselves, I'm sure that made it constantly interesting to do the whole time. Thanks for sharing this awesome maker's challenge, cheers!
Dude that was awesome! What a great idea and such a creative way to use bismuth! That one huge one that came up was crazy😂 did not expect the big fish🤣 awesome video man, and thank you for being a part of the challenge!
That is so fascinating! I want to play around with some myself but haven’t had a chance to. Thanks for sharing and being a part of the most exciting rockhound event on the internet ❤❤❤
Neither do I lol. But I have been wanting to try and make just bismuth crystals and looked around online a lot to find people only wire wrapping the crystals and thought 🤔💭 I wonder if it’s possible to make them together? So know I know 😁. I have a lot of different designs I’m going to be trying over the next few weeks.
I did. It was a bit easier using a bigger container to just toss in how much you need and melt it all together. I still have a bunch of it that I didn’t use. You can also pour it melted in a deeper tablespoon type container and the crystals grew in a half globe like building blocks. Looked like a cross section of the Death Star 😂. It’s fun to play in.
those are absolutely beautiful !! the shapes, the color, the concept very fun and the big one is too cool ! even if it wasn't pendant shape, id hang on my rear view mirror or window! I bet every one will want one of those! nice project for sure! happy 2024 makers challenge !!!
Mine are likely from drink energy drink like water back when I was in high school. Very frustrating when work. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to watch.
@@RockHoundingAdventures I get those from too much caffeine as you mentioned but also it has to do with sugar level in your blood. Try gulping a glass of o.j. See if it changes it. If not try a spoon full of peanut butter.
WARNING…Use gloves and apron when working hot BI. Account for spilling, splashing that can cause bad burns. Also when merging different elements/alloys know what you might get after they merge.
100% Agree 😁. I had both then dog pissed on my gloves 🤦♂️ just before setting up and had apron on. It’s been working nicely for me. Thanks for watching
Thank you for being part of the Maker’s Challenge. To tackle something out of your comfort zone, good on you. I have always been fascinated by Bismuth; its peacock colours, the crystal formations but the fact that it can go from a whiteish solid, to a heated liquid and then , to a solid with beautiful crystals seems magical to me. Well done on preserving to find the best way to create a pendant. I agree that silver wire would look amazing and I look forward to seeing more videos of you perfecting this form of lapidary pendant making. Well done Kurt.
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Yeah🎉!
Maker's Challenge!!!! It's my favorite time of year! It's like the Super Bowl for us RUclips rockhounds! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🫶
Great job Kurt. Ive always wondered how this was done. Very creative and they turned out great!
So cool! I have some bismuth, I am going to have to give that a try!
That was a very interesting project!
That was a great project for the maker's challenge. It was fun to watch you go through the process to create these beautiful crystal pendants.
Nice Man I like this idea! 🪨🤘
Thanks man
Very cool, Kurt! The last two were my favorites. Fascinating stuff 😁👍
🤩 cool! 🆒 i love it
Awesome
Brilliant idea Kurt! That was truly interesting to watch and thay big one made me LOL !! They turned out sooo pretty. Fantastic video /idea/results. Thanks for sharing and participating in the makers challenge. 👏 👏 👏
Lovely.
😁
Nice show of the progression of tha learning curve...double tap!!!!
Well that was interesting, a bit cool. Thank you for sharing 🎊
Appreciate you taking the time to watch.
Dude, that was well worth the wait, what a totally killer project. I love how those turned out, your favorite being so cool. It's great how they will each be unique unto themselves, I'm sure that made it constantly interesting to do the whole time. Thanks for sharing this awesome maker's challenge, cheers!
Dude that was awesome! What a great idea and such a creative way to use bismuth! That one huge one that came up was crazy😂 did not expect the big fish🤣 awesome video man, and thank you for being a part of the challenge!
Thank you for taking us along with you as you explore something new.
Thank you for watching
Very creative
🐝Fantastic ! ❤❤❤
😁
Sweet idea, kurt!!!
Thanks
That is so fascinating! I want to play around with some myself but haven’t had a chance to. Thanks for sharing and being a part of the most exciting rockhound event on the internet ❤❤❤
This was amazing. A great challenge, I don't know how you thought of it. Well done!
Neither do I lol. But I have been wanting to try and make just bismuth crystals and looked around online a lot to find people only wire wrapping the crystals and thought 🤔💭 I wonder if it’s possible to make them together?
So know I know 😁.
I have a lot of different designs I’m going to be trying over the next few weeks.
@@RockHoundingAdventures I can't wait
What a great idea! Subscribed!
Thanks for the sub. I hope you enjoy your week.
Caught a big one. Lol. Cool idea bud.
It was a MONSTER 🤣. Thanks for watching bro.
Really nice work❤
Thanks
I did. It was a bit easier using a bigger container to just toss in how much you need and melt it all together. I still have a bunch of it that I didn’t use. You can also pour it melted in a deeper tablespoon type container and the crystals grew in a half globe like building blocks. Looked like a cross section of the Death Star 😂. It’s fun to play in.
Looks like much fun working with that crystal stuff. Beautiful colors. Very nice pendants.
Cool idea!
Thanks man
First time viewer. Enjoyed watching your process and progress!
Appreciate you taking the time to watch my content. Thank for subbing 💪🤘
These came out pretty, Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks for watching.
Nice to see the progress you have made. Those last pieces are fantastic!
Super cool idea Kurt! That big one is sweet!
Cool idea on bizmith 👍
Never thout of that 👀
I’ve been curious above it it for a while now.
I dont blame ya i was wanted try this
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Super cool idea! Absolutely loved this. Cheers Kurt 😊
Nice! I wouldn’t have thought of this idea in a million years! Thank you Kurt!
💙 the blue ■.
The rods are 💘!
those are absolutely beautiful !! the shapes, the color, the concept very fun and the big one is too cool ! even if it wasn't pendant shape, id hang on my rear view mirror or window! I bet every one will want one of those! nice project for sure! happy 2024 makers challenge !!!
I have those shakes too... so frustrating sometimes! Great video, thanks for sharing!
Mine are likely from drink energy drink like water back when I was in high school. Very frustrating when work.
Thanks for taking the time out of your day to watch.
@@RockHoundingAdventures I get those from too much caffeine as you mentioned but also it has to do with sugar level in your blood. Try gulping a glass of o.j. See if it changes it. If not try a spoon full of peanut butter.
They're beautiful!
Agreed 😁
Awesomeness!!! These are almost enough to make me start wearing jewelry. Well done!!! Thank you for allowing us along on your adventure of learning 🙂
Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!
Appreciate it bro
Great idea Kurt. Well done!
Super cool idea!
I thought so too. 😁
Laughing 😅...caught a big one. A learning process...it's definitely challenging! Beautiful colors....
Due to it being around 4am I was a bit 😵💫🥴 lol . Glad I made you laugh and thanks for watching 😁
Your pendants turned out so sparkly and I love the colors. 🙂
Those are near little pendants!
I still have yet to play with bismuth!
I’ll share some photo in the chat when I get them all finished up
Cool fun. Nice pendants.
That is so cool! Way to go, trying something new. Thanks for doing the Maker's Challenge!
Love this video!!! 😀 They got better as you went. 👏
This is awesome! So pretty!
Interesting concept!
Awesome! I’ve been wanting to try this! Can you share where you got the metal and any other gear you used? Thanks!
Really cool.
Such a great idea! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks
Really nice. Thank you
This ... Is ... So ... Cool !!!!! 💎
I have a few ideazzz for this one, get ahold of me!!!
Oh cool, send me a email: rock_hounding_adventures@yahoo.com
Interesting prossess.
It sure was lol
WARNING…Use gloves and apron when working hot BI. Account for spilling, splashing that can cause bad burns.
Also when merging different elements/alloys know what you might get after they merge.
100% Agree 😁. I had both then dog pissed on my gloves 🤦♂️ just before setting up and had apron on.
It’s been working nicely for me. Thanks for watching
@@RockHoundingAdventures 😂😂
You made some interesting pieces!
What would happen if you melted it in a container with a flat side and then placed your pendant to the side. Would the crystals only form on one side?
In believe they would only form on one side. For both sides you’d have to dip the flat side in the bismuth to form on the other side .