@@Bxll_Bxll yeah... Back in my highschool years, he was the one that show me many things are possible to create by my own hands. Bless his soul and loved ones.
You’ve been gone so long, yet many still find themselves returning to your videos because of your energy, and the methods you use. It improves peoples day and helps them be a better person. Thank you, you molded my childhood and my creativity which will be with me forever. You will never be forgotten. We all appreciate your time and videos. Thank you and may you rest in peace. Have fun in the paradise you so much deserve.
Man, the day he died we lost a legend, this was one of my favorite videos all those years ago, he really influenced my creativity and made me and my friends love science, and fun experiments.
R.I.P relax in paradise. I tried this at home, did it 9 times with different metals each time. I had 2 muffin trays of different metals! Worked great for me!
@@Reppo80085 If it got hot enough to melt tungsten, it'd be 2-3 times as hot as these bricks are rated to handle, so I feel like that'd be super dangerous.
Man I wish TKoR uploaded build videos still, I miss watching these videos while building along to them, even though I never did build, I enjoyed them much much more than the current content style
Love that his videos are still up an running, he inspired people to invent , discoverand to think outside the box . He will truly be missed. I still rewatch these videos for inspiration.
I built one of these when I was like 11 in circa 1962 and didn't heed the warning on using goggles. I ended up with a serious case of welder's flash, VERY PAINFUL!!! I melted anything I could get my hands on. I also laid the carbon rods on the cement basement floor and got a red hot spot on the floor. My brother told me how dangerous this was, the floor could have exploded in my face due to the expansion in the heated spot with no where to expand to other than to buckle and explode. Be careful......
wolfgang schmittenhammer, that was a very interesting and well told sotry there, you're not the only one who did dangerous stuff as a kid, luckly I never got injured
Half and half. Fraternal half Alsatian, maternal half Hungarian. Real name, Muckensturm, which literally translated is "flystorm"???? Mucke = fly , Sturm = storm. The arc furnace came from a book, 700 Science Experiments for Everyone. My other Bible was The Scientific American book of projects for The Amateur Scientist. Both books are still on my bookshelf. I am very lucky to have all ten my eyesight and my life. Have experimented with some of the most dangerous stuff on earth. X-rays, explosives, very high voltages and currents etc. At age 50 I got seriously burned. Was very heavy into serious pyrotechnics (fireworks) Mainly rockets, but also shellbuilding and large aerial salutes. I have also gotten rear ended and thrown from my motorcycle and 30 days after that got t-boned in my van by a Chevy Blazer running a red light at +35 mph. I still tinker a lot, it is what makes me tick.
Some quick links to a few of the materials I used: [✓] Lantern battery: amzn.to/2cgnKxN [✓] Forstner Bit: amzn.to/2c1Ja3V [✓] 3/8 Drill bit: amzn.to/2cgl6rL
I JUST MADE THIS!!!! I used my welder for the positive and negative leads. It was perfect. I could melt iron like nothing. Thanks for sharing this years ago.
You can also source carbon electrodes at most welding supply shops, they're used for carbon arc touches like you made and carbon arc gouging, the latter being the most common use for them today.
I can see how/why the book came out. This style of teaching/showing science and the building is very interesting. While I don't think I will be making an electrical arc furnace anytime soon, it is very interesting to watch the process. I am very glad I decided to watch these videos from the beginning. It looks like I still have 5 years of content to go through. Onwards to the next video!!!
Cashier at hardware store: "You've been coming in a lot lately. Interesting shopping list, doing some work around the house?" Grant: "Nope, I make RUclips videos! I'm going to teach people how to make an arc reactor." Cashier: "..."
Haha! Probably. As far as cover-identities goes, it's a good one. He looks so harmless and good-natured, and then he shoes you how to make an arc furnace before he goes out to fight crime. I'm rooting for you, Grant!
Dan Brake "...you have the right to remain silent while we explain to you what the avengers initiative is and why we need your help in fighting this new supervillain..."
@@speddelic8742 they should stuff their new content in tik tok since that where the ADHD kids likes to hang around and their new videos are perfect for them
OMG that was great! That goes along perfectly with those microwave furnaces. It's strange that I bought some Lantern batteries and pulled the components out just like you did but I haven't shredded the batteries yet. I am dying to do this and make a bunch of copper ingots
Be careful which batteries you choose, alkaline batteries will not work because (as far as I know) they do not have inner carbon rods, and also have highly corrosive alkaline material inside. You will make a mess and potentially get caustic gunk everywhere. What you want are Zinc Carbon batteries, usually labeled as "heavy duty". Double check the battery casing and make sure it doesn't say "Alkaline" anywhere on it.
To make this arc furnace, you only need a brick and a lantern battery! ... and a saw, two drillbits, a power drill, stranded copper wire, two pairs of locking pliers, hose clamps, copper couplings, a vice AND AN ARC WELDER.
look at this peasant, doesnt even have a fully operational fabrication workshop in his shed but for real lol those are not exotic tools, every manly man should have all of this stuff, save for the arc welder prehaps
Yeah before it was like: alright let's make a super dangerous arc furnace that can blind you, burn you or electrocute you Now it's like: gLuE iS DanGeRouS
You should explain why this is even happening and presenting some more alternatives to the batteries you've used. And how long do the two electric parts last? Do we need to replace them after a while?
ZorlacSkater everything should last forever unless one of your transformers fail or one of your carbon rods burn out, but that's why you have more than one
you can buy some on aliexpress - www.aliexpress.com/item/Dia-8-100mm-Graphite-Rod-20pcs-graphite-electrode-rods-rod-carbon-for-self-lubricating-bearings/32287359377.html
"According to the safety sheet, the dust is something you wouldn't want to get in your lungs." Knowing me, I'd probably trip, fall onto the table right onto a pile of dust, get it in my eyes and inhale half an ounce of it.
Really enjoyed this and it turned out to be what I was looking for, for a project in which I was going to rely on a propane torch that would supply too little heat. Thanks!!
Quick question, what else can we use as a cheap(my idea of cheap is under $50) and easy power source? I unfortunately don't have a microwave in the neighbors trashcan at the moment( and I've been waiting for years but it never happened). Thx!
Very good indeed with only one comment. a diagramatic version of the wiring or just slow down with the commentary, it is very important because regardless of what you are making, getting the wiring right is both important for it to work and also saves on replacing fuses because it was not wired up correctly. This is even more impotant when it comes to making welders, you dont get too many thumbs up from dead people Other than this very good indeed and worth watching, the one I wanted was the poly cutter hot wire but you just wentbtoo fast about the wiring.
I completely agree with what you are saying, but who replaces fuses anymore, unless you have really old wiring in your house, most modern homes have reset-able fuses.
next video: how to make a nuclear reactor with 3 paperclips, some pvc pipe, 12 smoke alarms, a microwave transformer and some epoxy. "this might sound complicated guys but trust me once you start you'll get the hang of it." video after that "hey guys so apparently I'm under arrest for something called 'criminal mischief,' anyways I'm gonna show you how to get out of jail with nothing but one phone call, a toothbrush, a plastic spoon and a bar of soap."
Hi there,that's a great arc furnace you made,it works Excellent, I have saved it for future projects or even just because it's cool,thank you for your fab things & for posting them,for people like me,who loves great home workings,happy stuff & thanks again friend😊😊
I'm also a big fan and was sorry to hear of his passing.. I have a question about his arc welder.. if he's using 240 volts.. how is he using the scariac which is wired for 120 volts?
Life is short. I'm glad he always had fun and taught what he knew. In a way he immortalized himself. I can see people who are not born yet getting knowledge and entertainment from this fellow.
Always liked this episode. Miss your posts and shared knowledge. . . . Hope the great beyond is better because of your efforts, just like the world you left behind.
Very cool video!.....I used to tap furnaces for a living for a company called FMC Phosphorus Chemicals Division in Pocatello, Idaho for 10+ years, The furnaces there used like 8,000 to 12,000 lb carbon electrode segments screwed together eight high, and a furnace would have 3 of those coming in from the top to form what was called a Delta V arc. These electrodes would measure 50 to 55 inches across, and melt down mass amounts of phosphate ore briquettes along with coke and silica , that captured as a gas called P205, then condensed into elemental phosphorus. Each furnace had two slag tap holes and two metal tap holes.... they were huge. This plant had 4 furnaces total, and was touted as the largest phosphorus producer in the world back in its early years....Working there was like being on a whole different planet, very dangerous, and stressful, with plenty of horror stories....
He doesn't get electrocuted because the max current is high but the voltage is low. I guess he wears gloves mainly for fire protection. I think he could touch the clamps even with bare hands (far from the electric arc) without getting injured. Anyway, safety is never enough.
Try this: Make a distiller at the top of the bricks that bends down under water. Throw a mixture of calcium phosphate, silica and carbon. If you run the arc through the powder you'll get calcium silicate, tetraphosphorous decoxide (P4010) which is reduced by the carbon to vaporous white phosphorous. The vapor will harden under the water. The only issue is the furnace needs to be sealed. If a bit of phosphorous burns in the distiller it'll rob the oxygen leaving nitrogen aka you can produce lots of pure white phosphorous. If you can do this you'd be the real king of random. ; )
***** Producing white phosphorous is legal as the red phosphorous on match books. But it can quickly become illegal if sold, used or suspected for the manufacture of meth. The "use" in this case would be to entertain nerds like me. There's only 1 good video on youtube showing how white phosphorous reacts with air and it's pyrophoric properties. The other videos with chemist teachers just pour a bit on paper and burn it which is boring. I wanna see someone launch a hobby rocket in the air that ejects the powder with a good camera. It would look like hundreds of falling baby asteroids.
lindamermaid If you wanted sure (depending on location and law). You could pack it inside with gun powder, rubber band wrap small "beeds" of white phosphorus with saran wrap or something that burns off fast. So the blackpowder goes, and it bleeds and rains hot fire in the sky. You could also do a self detonation "incendiary." Where you make the inside potassium chlorate (with a dry vent) then drip on white phosphorus dissolved in chloroform. When it dries through the vent (in open foil) it would autodetonate.
No, welders supply a high current (as you said) but only at a relativly low voltage (way below a 100 volts). If they would supply 100 amps at 240 volts you probably weren't able to power these devices at home and especially not on a normal power outlet ;)
+al145 The Voltage is more important because it's pushing the current through your body. Without Voltage there wouldn't be any current. People are angering weather the current or the voltage is the 'killer', and I don't think that there is just the one killer. The current the things can deliver always depends on the resistance of the load / your body (if it's not a constant current source). Therefor these 100 amps which welders can deliver won't flow (only a couple of μA) because the voltage of the welder can't overcome the resistance. Now you might think: if voltage would kill you, why won't an electric fence kill me? That's simple: The power supplies for those fences have a huge internal resistance, which means that the voltage lowers drastically as soon as you touch the fence (from a couple of kilo volts to tens of volts) ;)
This is a bit of an odd question but do you have any idea if this could melt molybdenum? My big hobby is exploring abandoned mines and collecting minerals. I have been working on refining my own metals from the ore I collect. I recently collected a bunch of molybdenum crystals from a mine in the Sierras and wanted to make some ingots. However the furnace I made can only get to around 2000 deg F. Let me know you have any ideas. Thanks and keep up the awesome vids!
watch?v=mtxlIp52L9Y Melting molybdenum is kinda hard... Alumina firebrick melts long before molybdenum will and molybdenum will also burn if you don't have an inert atmosphere, preferably vacuum.
It might be a little late but I feel like grant is looking over the newer videos and is proud but grant the one and only king of random you will be missed
MOHVIDS wow so with minimal use. like I'd use it so maybe melt a couple of pieces of metal every 6 months. It would pretty much last me until I'm an adult and can afford to actually buy a furnace (if I'm 16)
if you dont expose it to air too much around a few months if you use it frequently if you let the air burn it while its glowing white then it really wont last long!!
this guys a legend.. wish he was still around, his vids are second to none.
Rip Grant :(
wait what grant died?!?! NOOOOOOO
@@felixbertoaballe5998 A little under a year ago he died in a paragliding accident
Sad
Well miss you man.
Gone almost 2 years and still changing lives.
Legends never die.
Such a cool guy
What happened to him?
@@dyex8954 passed away due to accident. If I remember correctly it was a paragliding accident.
@@endeloide4048 It was. May he Rest In Peace. He raised my crafting self and my carpentry skills.
@@Bxll_Bxll yeah... Back in my highschool years, he was the one that show me many things are possible to create by my own hands. Bless his soul and loved ones.
Who else misses this style of video?
Carson Bowerbank me me and me
me
Totally
me
Meeeeee
You’ve been gone so long, yet many still find themselves returning to your videos because of your energy, and the methods you use. It improves peoples day and helps them be a better person. Thank you, you molded my childhood and my creativity which will be with me forever. You will never be forgotten. We all appreciate your time and videos. Thank you and may you rest in peace. Have fun in the paradise you so much deserve.
Man, the day he died we lost a legend, this was one of my favorite videos all those years ago, he really influenced my creativity and made me and my friends love science, and fun experiments.
@Christian Short omg yh
I miss this guy
Same
You mean the legend stays but he goes
I miss the real king of random, he was doing real craft and science instead of content for kids
Same, this is the real TKOR
The new TKOR is still better than nothing, even if the content isnt the same
I do he was the reason why I got into engineering
@@YourWishList794 he still lives with us, in our heart
The REAL King of Random. Not microwaving play doh anx carbonating hot dogs.
you were the best of all time none shall claim your crown
WolvenArmor well said man heartfelt as well unlike some others
BackyardScientist is the best at experiments.
@@MortalSoul0725 now's not the time, dude
@@LoafOfWatermelons Anytime is the time, just depends how sensitive you are.
What happend
R.I.P relax in paradise. I tried this at home, did it 9 times with different metals each time. I had 2 muffin trays of different metals! Worked great for me!
Will it work on Tungsten???
Please let me know
@@Reppo80085 If it got hot enough to melt tungsten, it'd be 2-3 times as hot as these bricks are rated to handle, so I feel like that'd be super dangerous.
@@Reppo80085 no
@@Reppo80085 too hot for the bricks
Rest in Peace
You will always be remembered
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Pump
We both have the same picture hmmm coincidence I think not!
Thats my DP you skank
Man I wish TKoR uploaded build videos still, I miss watching these videos while building along to them, even though I never did build, I enjoyed them much much more than the current content style
I agree
Same!
Same
Yeah
I definitely agree now
Then: How to make your own arc furnace
Now: We carbonated a hot dog
I know I want more videos like this
Same
I still find the new videos fun, but it will never be the same.
Ikr
F
Love that his videos are still up an running, he inspired people to invent , discoverand to think outside the box . He will truly be missed. I still rewatch these videos for inspiration.
R.I.P you will be missed 😭😭😭😭
Reversed rip
We wil miss him
We send u our condolences😪🥺😭😭
We will miss him
I wanted to meet him but its to late 😭😭😭😭
RIP man this was the first video I had watched of yours. Gives me nostalgia
I built one of these when I was like 11 in circa 1962 and didn't heed the warning on using goggles. I ended up with a serious case of welder's flash, VERY PAINFUL!!! I melted anything I could get my hands on. I also laid the carbon rods on the cement basement floor and got a red hot spot on the floor. My brother told me how dangerous this was, the floor could have exploded in my face due to the expansion in the heated spot with no where to expand to other than to buckle and explode. Be careful......
did the welder's flash go away?
Yes, I remember at least one painful sleepless night.
wolfgang schmittenhammer, that was a very interesting and well told sotry there, you're not the only one who did dangerous stuff as a kid, luckly I never got injured
+wolfgang schmittenhammer deutsch?🤔
Half and half. Fraternal half Alsatian, maternal half Hungarian. Real name, Muckensturm, which literally translated is "flystorm"???? Mucke = fly , Sturm = storm. The arc furnace came from a book, 700 Science Experiments for Everyone. My other Bible was The Scientific American book of projects for The Amateur Scientist. Both books are still on my bookshelf. I am very lucky to have all ten my eyesight and my life. Have experimented with some of the most dangerous stuff on earth. X-rays, explosives, very high voltages and currents etc. At age 50 I got seriously burned. Was very heavy into serious pyrotechnics (fireworks) Mainly rockets, but also shellbuilding and large aerial salutes. I have also gotten rear ended and thrown from my motorcycle and 30 days after that got t-boned in my van by a Chevy Blazer running a red light at +35 mph. I still tinker a lot, it is what makes me tick.
Before: An smart pilot who is like an engineer who teaches us.
Now: 5 minute crafts
Completely true 😔😔
DIY
RIP
Some quick links to a few of the materials I used:
[✓] Lantern battery: amzn.to/2cgnKxN
[✓] Forstner Bit: amzn.to/2c1Ja3V
[✓] 3/8 Drill bit: amzn.to/2cgl6rL
Wow, didn't expect you coming back here!
"20 Hours ago" ofc i would come back to this video when this happens.
Hey dude I have a question do you need the microwave scrape Maggie or no? Plz answer
🐲🐲🐲🐲
Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" J
I JUST MADE THIS!!!! I used my welder for the positive and negative leads. It was perfect. I could melt iron like nothing. Thanks for sharing this years ago.
Can you melt quartz? :)
What amp is it
Purple Space Cow Studios and I’ll make a video on it too
Double tap airsoft I don’t know... I know it’s around 400 volts for my welder but not sure amps
Mine keeps catching fire, the output coils. Do you know input amperage or a better way to cool it?
You can also source carbon electrodes at most welding supply shops, they're used for carbon arc touches like you made and carbon arc gouging, the latter being the most common use for them today.
I can see how/why the book came out. This style of teaching/showing science and the building is very interesting. While I don't think I will be making an electrical arc furnace anytime soon, it is very interesting to watch the process. I am very glad I decided to watch these videos from the beginning. It looks like I still have 5 years of content to go through. Onwards to the next video!!!
Your "local hardware store" must love you :P
Wow never thought of that before "oh great its grant again get you calculator and police on speed dial"
Last!
Yep.. He must of spent 1000s of bucks
I think he get that stuff becauce he is famous
vincent van Rijn no really?????¿
4 years later and still waiting for the manganese dioxide reuse
Flashbang
4 years 3 months
Well now we will never know
Boi_bye what are you? A time traveler
@@Cyclone2913 something like that
Cashier at hardware store: "You've been coming in a lot lately. Interesting shopping list, doing some work around the house?"
Grant: "Nope, I make RUclips videos! I'm going to teach people how to make an arc reactor."
Cashier: "..."
*Furnace. How did my phn get "reactor"...?
phyragain Secretly Grant Thompson is Iron Man
Haha! Probably. As far as cover-identities goes, it's a good one. He looks so harmless and good-natured, and then he shoes you how to make an arc furnace before he goes out to fight crime. I'm rooting for you, Grant!
Dan Brake It's Grant's fault! He led me astray!
Dan Brake "...you have the right to remain silent while we explain to you what the avengers initiative is and why we need your help in fighting this new supervillain..."
Then: Make an electrical arc furnace
Now: We MeLtEd SoMe StArBuRsTs
IK. I guess the new vids are somewhat entertaining but nothing beats these types of videos, or the types from 2011-2016 ish
@@speddelic8742 they should stuff their new content in tik tok since that where the ADHD kids likes to hang around and their new videos are perfect for them
@@speddelic8742 yes, because there’s a person who I miss.
Rip😭
This is real content
This is the REAL KING OF RANDOM!😭
R.I.P
You were and will always be...
The TRUE King of random.
No, he IS THE King of Random
LONG LIVE THE KING
😔😭 never forgotten
P
Not a king he was an emperor 😔
I was so sad watching
Because of what happend
Triple Threat IKR I just binged all his videos
Vlogs n stuff With Jax same 😢
Yes sad
Same😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Same
OMG that was great! That goes along perfectly with those microwave furnaces. It's strange that I bought some Lantern batteries and pulled the components out just like you did but I haven't shredded the batteries yet. I am dying to do this and make a bunch of copper ingots
Be careful which batteries you choose, alkaline batteries will not work because (as far as I know) they do not have inner carbon rods, and also have highly corrosive alkaline material inside. You will make a mess and potentially get caustic gunk everywhere. What you want are Zinc Carbon batteries, usually labeled as "heavy duty". Double check the battery casing and make sure it doesn't say "Alkaline" anywhere on it.
Nathaniel Epps • Truth
Nathaniel Epps if
Nathaniel Epps very truth
Ive got a Rayovac 6V General Purpose battery. No where does it say Alkaline. The only info is "mercury-free formula". Will this battery be usable?
Idk why but drilling the brick with the forstener was so satisfying
I know right
Yep
ikr
Same
yes
To make this arc furnace, you only need a brick and a lantern battery! ... and a saw, two drillbits, a power drill, stranded copper wire, two pairs of locking pliers, hose clamps, copper couplings, a vice AND AN ARC WELDER.
Most people already own those things.
Don’t forget a microwave transformer!
look at this peasant, doesnt even have a fully operational fabrication workshop in his shed
but for real lol those are not exotic tools, every manly man should have all of this stuff, save for the arc welder prehaps
Just get an arc welder off Craiglist. Once you have one, you'll suddenly find all sorts of things to weld.
I spent month to get all theme things
This guy literally was my childhood for brilliant designs
Wow, next level Grant!
XD never too late to watch a video
Nice to see you here man!
+funnybone107 s dived v
+Grainne Farrell do you need that arc welder or whatever it is to use can you tell me plz?
+Barnacules Nerdgasm Hi Jerry!
Absolutely Brilliant Video!
Awesome
i honestly NEVER expected to see you here.
a man who is the king of salvage and science, meets a man who is the king at cards and creativity.
This is probably my favorite king of random build
Legend I made this: then: electric arc furnace and liquid nitrogen rockets. Now: DO NOT MIX SILLY STRING WITH SUPER GLUE SUPER DANGEROUS
Yeah before it was like: alright let's make a super dangerous arc furnace that can blind you, burn you or electrocute you
Now it's like: gLuE iS DanGeRouS
@@nesca647 yea ikr
Hes not the king of random anymore... he’s the king of our hearts.
Omen
No hes still the king of random
nova nova ARE YOU NOT SAD HES DEAD?!?!
@@kayhan_ calm down
hes the king of both
He was not a king. He was a legend, and legends never die...
Miss you in the videos, you are the main reason I subscribed. Hope you’re doing well!
Clinton Champney yeah...bad news..
No One Did Tutorials as clear and concise as he did--Really Miss Him
You should explain why this is even happening and presenting some more alternatives to the batteries you've used. And how long do the two electric parts last? Do we need to replace them after a while?
ZorlacSkater everything should last forever unless one of your transformers fail or one of your carbon rods burn out, but that's why you have more than one
you can buy some on aliexpress - www.aliexpress.com/item/Dia-8-100mm-Graphite-Rod-20pcs-graphite-electrode-rods-rod-carbon-for-self-lubricating-bearings/32287359377.html
carbon rods will burn down fast.
ZorlacSkater
Les Allison does those carbon rods get eroded also?
Jet Fuel cant melt steel beams but homemade furnace can?
+deadfish45films
um . . yes
+deadfish45films
According to the 9/11 commission jet fuel DOES melt steel beams sir, pleas get edumacated.
We all know Bush did 9/11
Bruh watch tobjzl
Yep....
I miss the original king of random
Yeah me 2
What do u mean
Now he dead :(
Well...........
he still owes us manganese dioxide reuse his death isn’t an excuse
You have proved that many of my dream projects are doable. You were already a legend before you became one. You are missed.
Now during quarantine I want to make this
Awesome! Now to wait for summer to do this outside!
Grant, you are awesome.
+rasgul yup
Amazing content, I had watched this vid years ago, but watching it again just blows my mind how succinctly he made videos.
does it melt steel beams?
yes
+Chaosproscho did 9/11
JET FUEL DOES NOT MELT STEEL BEAMS
+Imaan Waseem STEEL BEAMS DONT MELT JET FUEL
Can it melt a Nokia?
This was my favorite video of his. Rest In Peace, The King of Random
Wyatt Spendlove what happened?
@@cyi2948 paragliding accident
"According to the safety sheet, the dust is something you wouldn't want to get in your lungs."
Knowing me, I'd probably trip, fall onto the table right onto a pile of dust, get it in my eyes and inhale half an ounce of it.
lol
+Michael Griffin wut
Wear a mask that seals an protects your entire face then.
The mask would get caught somewhere and fall off then me with allergies I'd inhale most of it then sneeze and inhale more.
Working with this material you can reduce dust if you put the brick into water for a few hours before cutting or drilling or else.
This one is really cool, I remember rewatching this everyday during high school
R.I.P the legend he has done his quest to educate us all before his passing
Next week how to make a nuke with a cat and a rubber band
Next week he will cure cancer with toothpaste and dried out pasta.
Next week he'll be making a small space station for snails with only a can of baked beans
Next week how to cure ebola with wendex and pepper
And then after that he will make a fully functional Xbox using legos and a calculater
Elia Pym
Really enjoyed this and it turned out to be what I was looking for, for a project in which I was going to rely on a propane torch that would supply too little heat. Thanks!!
Rest in power. The goat
Try to purify sand/dirt/rocks into silocone now. Make your own solar panels.
Then solar power the whole process with the panels you make lol
Omg that would be amazing I want to see that
Wow
There's a difference between silocone (silicone baking sheets) and silicon (sand & circuit boards)
Would you please provide a hyperlink to a video from the RUclips website, or to another website?
Quick question, what else can we use as a cheap(my idea of cheap is under $50) and easy power source? I unfortunately don't have a microwave in the neighbors trashcan at the moment( and I've been waiting for years but it never happened). Thx!
There are brand new arc welders on eBay for $79. Maybe you can find one locally, used, for less?
Go to a thrift store
Very good indeed with only one comment.
a diagramatic version of the wiring or just slow down with the commentary, it is very important because regardless of what you are making, getting the wiring right is both important for it to work and also saves on replacing fuses because it was not wired up correctly.
This is even more impotant when it comes to making welders, you dont get too many thumbs up from dead people
Other than this very good indeed and worth watching,
the one I wanted was the poly cutter hot wire but you just wentbtoo fast about the wiring.
I completely agree with what you are saying, but who replaces fuses anymore, unless you have really old wiring in your house, most modern homes have reset-able fuses.
Settings> speed> 0.5 or 0.25
He does have a video on the welder and its wiring in the description>background section. I hope that that's the wiring you're looking for!
John Laccohee-Joslin ij
I wanna forget please but RUclips recommends all these AWSOME vids RIP you will be missed 😔
Except where the heck do you get alumina silicate bricks for $3.50???
Idek
Harbor freight or online probably.
Home Depot
A crematorium they are free if you can get in and bust the cremator and leave before you are found out
I get them at fleet farm or other stores in 6 packs for 20$. In the wood furnace section. Not bad
Does it melt gallium?
Gallium litraly melts in your hands.
oh okay
I'm pretty sure it would burn gallium xD
I can melt gallium in my hand
Ryan Ho Impressive, tell me your technique.
next video: how to make a nuclear reactor with 3 paperclips, some pvc pipe, 12 smoke alarms, a microwave transformer and some epoxy. "this might sound complicated guys but trust me once you start you'll get the hang of it." video after that "hey guys so apparently I'm under arrest for something called 'criminal mischief,' anyways I'm gonna show you how to get out of jail with nothing but one phone call, a toothbrush, a plastic spoon and a bar of soap."
don't forget the sock
+RadicalEdward37 Oh god the bar of soap
don't drop the soap. And whatever you do, don't use powdered soap and drop it. Just saying.
Hi there,that's a great arc furnace you made,it works Excellent, I have saved it for future projects or even just because it's cool,thank you for your fab things & for posting them,for people like me,who loves great home workings,happy stuff & thanks again friend😊😊
I'm also a big fan and was sorry to hear of his passing.. I have a question about his arc welder.. if he's using 240 volts.. how is he using the scariac which is wired for 120 volts?
Your passing relighted my desire to make a furnace.
Im working on it😊😊😊
Haven't you done a video on pretty much the same?
He made a video on this subject but he didn't tell us how to do the mini arc furnace
Because his resistance is too high. Electricity always chooses the easiest path. Look up Ohm's law on Wikipedia.
Wow, this guy was actually very smart. I miss him as much as you guys probably do.
Rest in peace
1980 - 2019
You will be missed, and never forgotten.
💐
Life is short. I'm glad he always had fun and taught what he knew. In a way he immortalized himself. I can see people who are not born yet getting knowledge and entertainment from this fellow.
This is still my favorite video.
Rip KOR. You will be missed.
Always liked this episode. Miss your posts and shared knowledge. . . . Hope the great beyond is better because of your efforts, just like the world you left behind.
Anyone saw the cutest refractory brick ever at 2:40
Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave...with a box of scraps
Movie
+Mitch Houge Obviously
Did you know, your profile pic makes you look like how Jesus is commonly drawn?
no
just no
usually people only watch videos like once but I watched this video like 12 times
instructions unclear electrocuted myself and spilled liquid metal on my crouch
I watch this like once a month
R.I.P Thanks to this Legend. This still is one of my favorite Videos on the Internet
Very cool video!.....I used to tap furnaces for a living for a company called FMC Phosphorus Chemicals Division in Pocatello, Idaho for 10+ years, The furnaces there used like 8,000 to 12,000 lb carbon electrode segments screwed together eight high, and a furnace would have 3 of those coming in from the top to form what was called a Delta V arc. These electrodes would measure 50 to 55 inches across, and melt down mass amounts of phosphate ore briquettes along with coke and silica , that captured as a gas called P205, then condensed into elemental phosphorus. Each furnace had two slag tap holes and two metal tap holes.... they were huge. This plant had 4 furnaces total, and was touted as the largest phosphorus producer in the world back in its early years....Working there was like being on a whole different planet, very dangerous, and stressful, with plenty of horror stories....
rip the best guy❤️😭
The others can keep it going
how are the clamps not electrocuting you if you're holding them? very cool experiment
He's wearing gloves that doesn't conduct electricity i think
ah, the magic of gloves!
I know right, it's not like he's wearing gloves or anything. *facepalm*
He doesn't get electrocuted because the max current is high but the voltage is low. I guess he wears gloves mainly for fire protection. I think he could touch the clamps even with bare hands (far from the electric arc) without getting injured. Anyway, safety is never enough.
Check out his "metal melter" video to find out why.
VERY SIMPLE ILLUSTRATION TO UNDERSTAND ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE WORKING METHOD , GREAT JOB
Try this: Make a distiller at the top of the bricks that bends down under water. Throw a mixture of calcium phosphate, silica and carbon. If you run the arc through the powder you'll get calcium silicate, tetraphosphorous decoxide (P4010) which is reduced by the carbon to vaporous white phosphorous. The vapor will harden under the water. The only issue is the furnace needs to be sealed. If a bit of phosphorous burns in the distiller it'll rob the oxygen leaving nitrogen aka you can produce lots of pure white phosphorous. If you can do this you'd be the real king of random. ; )
***** Producing white phosphorous is legal as the red phosphorous on match books. But it can quickly become illegal if sold, used or suspected for the manufacture of meth. The "use" in this case would be to entertain nerds like me. There's only 1 good video on youtube showing how white phosphorous reacts with air and it's pyrophoric properties. The other videos with chemist teachers just pour a bit on paper and burn it which is boring. I wanna see someone launch a hobby rocket in the air that ejects the powder with a good camera. It would look like hundreds of falling baby asteroids.
My brain commited suicide when I read this comment.
+Robert Cece So we're talking incendiary devices here?
lindamermaid If you wanted sure (depending on location and law). You could pack it inside with gun powder, rubber band wrap small "beeds" of white phosphorus with saran wrap or something that burns off fast. So the blackpowder goes, and it bleeds and rains hot fire in the sky. You could also do a self detonation "incendiary." Where you make the inside potassium chlorate (with a dry vent) then drip on white phosphorus dissolved in chloroform. When it dries through the vent (in open foil) it would autodetonate.
This man revolutionised home DIY
Not the new people
They will never be grant
A legend that won’t be forgotten 😢
I love watching these older videos, but at the same time I am sad to know he is gone.
Isn't it extremely dangerous to be holding two exposed (100amp, 240v) leads in your hands?
No, welders supply a high current (as you said) but only at a relativly low voltage (way below a 100 volts). If they would supply 100 amps at 240 volts you probably weren't able to power these devices at home and especially not on a normal power outlet ;)
most homes can at most power 240v 10-40 amps
The current is what kills you, the voltage is secondary.
+al145 The Voltage is more important because it's pushing the current through your body. Without Voltage there wouldn't be any current. People are angering weather the current or the voltage is the 'killer', and I don't think that there is just the one killer. The current the things can deliver always depends on the resistance of the load / your body (if it's not a constant current source). Therefor these 100 amps which welders can deliver won't flow (only a couple of μA) because the voltage of the welder can't overcome the resistance. Now you might think: if voltage would kill you, why won't an electric fence kill me? That's simple: The power supplies for those fences have a huge internal resistance, which means that the voltage lowers drastically as soon as you touch the fence (from a couple of kilo volts to tens of volts) ;)
you can power it at home just need a 240 volt outlet
"Try to do it outside and away from anything flamable"
Sir you just did this IN YOUR HOUSE
This is a bit of an odd question but do you have any idea if this could melt molybdenum? My big hobby is exploring abandoned mines and collecting minerals. I have been working on refining my own metals from the ore I collect. I recently collected a bunch of molybdenum crystals from a mine in the Sierras and wanted to make some ingots. However the furnace I made can only get to around 2000 deg F. Let me know you have any ideas. Thanks and keep up the awesome vids!
How did you get into a hobby like that?
Me too I'm trying to melt freaking carbon
@@lovesrolopigeo8978
I'm pretty sure it sublimes...
watch?v=mtxlIp52L9Y
Melting molybdenum is kinda hard... Alumina firebrick melts long before molybdenum will and molybdenum will also burn if you don't have an inert atmosphere, preferably vacuum.
i know it's a year ago but no it's goes to liquid at 2900 C
It might be a little late but I feel like grant is looking over the newer videos and is proud but grant the one and only king of random you will be missed
I always find myself watching this video again
same
yup, my third time this month...
How long does the carbon rod last?
Dan Hyde up to 12 months depending on how much you use it per day.
For example if you use it for 3 hours per day it will last a minimum of 2 years
MOHVIDS wow so with minimal use. like I'd use it so maybe melt a couple of pieces of metal every 6 months. It would pretty much last me until I'm an adult and can afford to actually buy a furnace (if I'm 16)
Dan Hyde if you only only do it for a couple of metal every 6 months then it will definately last you a minimun of 20-25 years
Dan Hyde s
if you dont expose it to air too much
around a few months if you use it frequently
if you let the air burn it while its glowing white then it really wont last long!!
Any recommendations on the specs of the welder for someone aspiring to build one of these?
Great guy, and well made videos for every level makers, we will alwayse miss you, rest in peace King.
I have thrown away them lots of times I wish I knew you could make THE DEATH MELTER with them
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+GD Rexracer77 yep man that DEATH MELTER is sooooo COOL
Grim reaper: says nothing and immediately takes him to heaven.
Would you be able to use a car battery for a source of power for the arc furnace?
@@mrsobchak898 could you use a normal welder?
@@mrsobchak898 but I already have a normal welder
So for me it wouldn't be more expensive
What I love is no one is gonna do this but it’s so interesting!!
Manganese dioxide can be made into thermite, the thing people use to breach doors
wait what
Or press down the handle and push/pull the door
@@markman63 hey, if the door is shuttered and made of metal, could you?
R.I.P. in peace my dude. you'll be in our hearts forever.
I never considered that I needed a electrical arc furnace. But after seeing this, I know, now, I must have one.
Clo
WOW i miss his videos. Yes a real Legend