in today’s video we’re gonna see if we
can make paper burn hot enough to
liquefy metal
this is paper paper was invented in
China in approximately the Year 105 C II
it’s useful for a lot of things we use
it for writing printing drawing folding
and occasionally although it’s not a
very common fuel we do use it for
burning it’s made from wood cellulose
and so it’s a flammable product the
temperature at which paper burns is
famously 451 degrees Fahrenheit and
that’s not very warm as fires go in fact
it’s about as cool as you can get but
today we wanted to put something to a
test we wanted to see if we could take
paper which can burn fairly cool and
make it hot enough to melt metal we’ve
got a couple different ways we’re gonna
try that here’s the basic idea we’re
gonna see if we can use adjust paper as
a fuel source to get hot enough to melt
our metal first thing we’re gonna do
it’s kind of cheating honestly the metal
we’re gonna use is gallium and gallium
melts at about 85 degrees Fahrenheit
which is well below the 451 Fahrenheit
of paper burning so I would be very
surprised if we can’t get the gallium to
burn a little bit but we want to go a
step above that and move to aluminum
I’ve got an aluminum can of all of
aluminum foil and some aluminum wire and
we want to see if we can get any of
these to melt and to give ourselves a
really good chance rather than just
having printer paper I’ve got a couple
rolls of paper as well it’s the same
stuff that’s made from the tree
cellulose it’s just brown and it hasn’t
been cleaned and bleached to be white
like the printer paper and conveniently
comes in this little roll so I’m
thinking we might be able to make some
sort of rocket stove style burner out of
this paper and hopefully we can get
enough heat consistently to actually
melt down and liquefy our metal now the
first thing that we’re gonna try is our
gallium we’re gonna put that in this
stainless steel cup which has fairly
thin edges and bottom to it so it should
transfer the heat pretty nicely we’re
just gonna make a little fire using this
printer paper and we’re gonna see if
that’s enough to melt down our Dow M
there’s definitely heat coming off of the paper but it’s not staying in one
the paper but it’s not staying in one place very well so it’s sort of hard to
place very well so it’s sort of hard to concentrate our gallium over it although
concentrate our gallium over it although I think we are even with that issue
I think we are even with that issue starting to melt our metal there you go
starting to melt our metal there you go there’s some liquid metal right there
there’s some liquid metal right there so it’s proof of concept can burning
so it’s proof of concept can burning paper get hot enough to liquefy metal
paper get hot enough to liquefy metal well the quick answer is yes depending
well the quick answer is yes depending on how your paper is set up and of
on how your paper is set up and of course what metal you’re using it’s
course what metal you’re using it’s pretty easy when you use a metal that
pretty easy when you use a metal that melts at under a hundred degrees
melts at under a hundred degrees Fahrenheit which is not very common
Fahrenheit which is not very common that’s not gonna be a big problem if
that’s not gonna be a big problem if you’ve got gallium and you need to melt
you’ve got gallium and you need to melt it it’s gonna be pretty easy to melt you
it it’s gonna be pretty easy to melt you just leave it outside on a hot day and
just leave it outside on a hot day and it’s gonna liquefy so we want to take
it’s gonna liquefy so we want to take this up a notch and we want to see if we
this up a notch and we want to see if we can get it to melt aluminum and that’s
can get it to melt aluminum and that’s why we’ve got those rolls of paper I’ve
why we’ve got those rolls of paper I’ve gotten a couple ideas for how we might
gotten a couple ideas for how we might be able to make that work I’ve got this
be able to make that work I’ve got this whole roll of paper I’m not gonna try
whole roll of paper I’m not gonna try and use a whole thing of me to cut off
and use a whole thing of me to cut off section that’s about one foot long
section that’s about one foot long that’s we’re gonna use for our first
that’s we’re gonna use for our first little test furnace we’re gonna set up
little test furnace we’re gonna set up I’m now about this roll of paper and
I’m now about this roll of paper and this has a lot more fuel than those five
this has a lot more fuel than those five or six sheets of printer paper but in
or six sheets of printer paper but in addition to that it’s all held together
addition to that it’s all held together so hopefully all the heat will be
so hopefully all the heat will be concentrated and my thought is that if I
concentrated and my thought is that if I like the inside on fire it will just
like the inside on fire it will just keep burning up from the inside to the
keep burning up from the inside to the outside and so all of our heat will be
outside and so all of our heat will be contained in one little spot but even
contained in one little spot but even that I don’t think is going to be quite
that I don’t think is going to be quite enough so I want to make another
enough so I want to make another modification when you’re making fire you
modification when you’re making fire you need a few different things you need
need a few different things you need fuel and that’s gonna be the paper but
fuel and that’s gonna be the paper but you also need oxygen so my thought is
you also need oxygen so my thought is that we’ll drill a hole down near the
that we’ll drill a hole down near the bottom of it that it can draw oxygen in
bottom of it that it can draw oxygen in through and if that doesn’t seem like
through and if that doesn’t seem like it’s enough I’ve also got this little
it’s enough I’ve also got this little bike pump and I’ve actually used this as
bike pump and I’ve actually used this as a form of cheap bellows before it’s
a form of cheap bellows before it’s pretty simple it’s got a little nozzle
pretty simple it’s got a little nozzle on the front you just push on the back
on the front you just push on the back and it blows a concentrated blast of air
and it blows a concentrated blast of air out so here’s the other thing we need to
out so here’s the other thing we need to have good airflow to set the can right
have good airflow to set the can right on top it might just stop all the air
on top it might just stop all the air from going anywhere so I might be able
from going anywhere so I might be able to hold the can at its side but then
to hold the can at its side but then it’s likely to roll off with all the
it’s likely to roll off with all the airflow and I need two hands towards the
airflow and I need two hands towards the pump so instead of using the can on this
pump so instead of using the can on this one we might just go with the aluminum
one we might just go with the aluminum wire that would be pretty easy to just
wire that would be pretty easy to just hook a piece of wire in there and see if
hook a piece of wire in there and see if it melts from the heat
it melts from the heat okay we’ve got our roll of paper with
okay we’ve got our roll of paper with our oxygen vent hole these two bricks
our oxygen vent hole these two bricks we’re just using to hold everything
we’re just using to hold everything steady because you know I might bump it
steady because you know I might bump it or something while I’m trying to pump
or something while I’m trying to pump air into it and I have just a sheet of
air into it and I have just a sheet of aluminum foil underneath just kind of
aluminum foil underneath just kind of want to keep track of what all is lost
want to keep track of what all is lost here I expect a lot of paper ash will
here I expect a lot of paper ash will fall out of that but I’m also curious if
fall out of that but I’m also curious if this does melt to the point that it
this does melt to the point that it liquefies I kind of want to catch it as
liquefies I kind of want to catch it as it falls down lands on that pieces of
it falls down lands on that pieces of aluminum so we’re just gonna get this
aluminum so we’re just gonna get this burning a little bit see if it’s
burning a little bit see if it’s self-sustaining at all and if not start
self-sustaining at all and if not start adding some oxygen
[Music] well right away I’m gonna say that it’s
well right away I’m gonna say that it’s smouldering but we’re not seeing much
smouldering but we’re not seeing much fire so I’m gonna see if I can add some
fire so I’m gonna see if I can add some good old-fashioned Oh to and make a
good old-fashioned Oh to and make a difference it kind of burns on its own
difference it kind of burns on its own but not super well I think it does need
but not super well I think it does need the additional oxygen from the pump so
the additional oxygen from the pump so we’re gonna keep using that to put our
we’re gonna keep using that to put our wire in and see if we can get it to melt
wire in and see if we can get it to melt [Music]
[Music] I’ll just broke oh and there’s actually
I’ll just broke oh and there’s actually some little drips down there too okay
some little drips down there too okay this is why I put the aluminum down
this is why I put the aluminum down there right there that piece fell off
there right there that piece fell off we’ve also got some little spots down on
we’ve also got some little spots down on the aluminum that looked like they have
the aluminum that looked like they have dripped down pull those this little spot
dripped down pull those this little spot right here got some little bits of
right here got some little bits of aluminum drips here one actually fused
aluminum drips here one actually fused onto the aluminum foil to the point that
onto the aluminum foil to the point that I can’t take it off it just tears so as
I can’t take it off it just tears so as a proof-of-concept melting aluminum that
a proof-of-concept melting aluminum that worked okay so now I’ll try scaling this
worked okay so now I’ll try scaling this up and I had that bigger roll of paper
up and I had that bigger roll of paper and I’ve got a plan for how I don’t have
and I’ve got a plan for how I don’t have to use the little bike pump the whole
to use the little bike pump the whole time I hope works cuz that gets tiring
time I hope works cuz that gets tiring much much bigger roll of paper oh that
much much bigger roll of paper oh that is fuel for days so same general idea
is fuel for days so same general idea we’re gonna hold down at the bottom
we’re gonna hold down at the bottom where we can have some just airflow and
where we can have some just airflow and we’re gonna make it a bigger hole and
we’re gonna make it a bigger hole and it’s actually gonna be big enough for
it’s actually gonna be big enough for this piece of metal conduit well I think
this piece of metal conduit well I think this is made of steel but if it’s made
this is made of steel but if it’s made of aluminum that we’re gonna to see
of aluminum that we’re gonna to see something interesting as it melts but
something interesting as it melts but we’re going to fit this in and then this
we’re going to fit this in and then this is going to be attached on the other
is going to be attached on the other side to an air pump right about over
side to an air pump right about over that nozzle using tape to hold it in
that nozzle using tape to hold it in place and this will just sit off to the
place and this will just sit off to the side feeding air into our furnace which
side feeding air into our furnace which should hopefully just burn burn burn
should hopefully just burn burn burn beautifully it’s a great size this
beautifully it’s a great size this aluminum can for example it just barely
aluminum can for example it just barely fits in it’s got a little bit of space
fits in it’s got a little bit of space on the sides I think we’re also going to
on the sides I think we’re also going to try and drill a couple of holes up near
try and drill a couple of holes up near the top that this steel rod can you fit
the top that this steel rod can you fit into that way if you just act as a
into that way if you just act as a support can hold our can up where we
support can hold our can up where we want it without just falling right down
want it without just falling right down to the bottom and that way I think we’ll
to the bottom and that way I think we’ll get a lot of good airflow and hopefully
get a lot of good airflow and hopefully melt this can down and
melt this can down and really quickly okay we’ve got our big
really quickly okay we’ve got our big roll got the steel bar to hold our can
roll got the steel bar to hold our can up got our hose attached to our pump
up got our hose attached to our pump just gonna try and get this started
just gonna try and get this started burning and see what happens if we just
burning and see what happens if we just add a good flow of oxygen see how much
add a good flow of oxygen see how much heat we can get out of this
feel like I should also say I cut our metal conduit a little bit shorter just
metal conduit a little bit shorter just to get the air flow more directly there
to get the air flow more directly there and it cut very easily to the point that
and it cut very easily to the point that I suspect this is also aluminum so we
I suspect this is also aluminum so we may end up just melting through our
may end up just melting through our conduit at some point let’s see so I’ve
conduit at some point let’s see so I’ve noticed something as I’m trying to melt
noticed something as I’m trying to melt this cam when it’s in place the air flow
this cam when it’s in place the air flow is a little bit restricted and I’ve had
is a little bit restricted and I’ve had it go out so if it goes out again I’m
it go out so if it goes out again I’m actually going to take the can out and
actually going to take the can out and let it burn for a bit to sort of open up
let it burn for a bit to sort of open up the top of our furnace really want good
the top of our furnace really want good flow of air because it’s the oxygen that
flow of air because it’s the oxygen that we need
[Music] [Applause]
oh that’s deformed down here at the bottom we’ve started melting our
bottom we’ve started melting our aluminum foil I just put that there as
aluminum foil I just put that there as sort of a catching spot but it started
sort of a catching spot but it started to melt it quite a bit
we’re getting a lot more fire blasting out the bottom and I don’t know if
out the bottom and I don’t know if that’s just because of the shape oh wow
that’s just because of the shape oh wow well cam is definitely losing structural
well cam is definitely losing structural integrity here but I want to try
integrity here but I want to try flipping this upside down and it might
flipping this upside down and it might just be that because this is closer to
just be that because this is closer to the air vent it’s getting more heat so
the air vent it’s getting more heat so we’re gonna try just flipping this whole
we’re gonna try just flipping this whole thing upside down
thing upside down [Music]
[Music] [Applause]
I would say that’s hot enough to liquefy metal that’s gone we need to scale this
metal that’s gone we need to scale this up a little bit oh and we have started
up a little bit oh and we have started melting our pipe as well that’s good
melting our pipe as well that’s good [Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music] that’s some little minecraft figures
that’s some little minecraft figures that we’re gonna call me and Cali
that we’re gonna call me and Cali I think we’re gonna try and make a mold
I think we’re gonna try and make a mold of one of these so we’ve got some
of one of these so we’ve got some molding sand we’re gonna try and press
molding sand we’re gonna try and press the one of these down into that and make
the one of these down into that and make a copy of it in our aluminum if enough
a copy of it in our aluminum if enough aluminum melts okay I like that
aluminum melts okay I like that we’re going to call that good see about
we’re going to call that good see about pouring aluminum into that it’s a decent
pouring aluminum into that it’s a decent pool of aluminum now
pool of aluminum now [Music]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music] so this is interesting we had this
so this is interesting we had this burning for a good while probably 45
burning for a good while probably 45 minutes just getting all of that metal
minutes just getting all of that metal heated up melted down turning into a
heated up melted down turning into a liquid and it did liquefy it it
liquid and it did liquefy it it liquefied it quite well
liquefied it quite well I pulled the steel rod out that was just
I pulled the steel rod out that was just in there to help the crucible stay in
in there to help the crucible stay in just the right position add just ready
just the right position add just ready the amount of airflow the steel rod was
the amount of airflow the steel rod was in there just to help hold that crucible
in there just to help hold that crucible in just the right spot and have a good
in just the right spot and have a good amount of airflow but that steel rod was
amount of airflow but that steel rod was red-hot to the point where I think you
red-hot to the point where I think you probably could have even used that heat
probably could have even used that heat to do some basic forging like I think if
to do some basic forging like I think if I’d taken a hammer to that it would have
I’d taken a hammer to that it would have been soft enough that I could manipulate
been soft enough that I could manipulate it so just using paper and oxygen we
it so just using paper and oxygen we were able to get it hot enough heat up a
were able to get it hot enough heat up a steel bar to the point that you could
steel bar to the point that you could work it as blacksmithing techniques
well I’d say it’s not a 100% perfectly faithful reproduction of our little
faithful reproduction of our little Callie minecraft figure but it’s the
Callie minecraft figure but it’s the basic shape that worked alright and the
basic shape that worked alright and the flaw here was not the melting of the
flaw here was not the melting of the aluminum the flaw here was my molding
aluminum the flaw here was my molding technique where I just pressed the
technique where I just pressed the figure down into the sand instead of the
figure down into the sand instead of the careful like layer you’re supposed to do
careful like layer you’re supposed to do like to receive with this kind of ultra
like to receive with this kind of ultra fine sand it can pick up on on of detail
fine sand it can pick up on on of detail but it also is a little bit sticky and
but it also is a little bit sticky and you’re supposed to use like some baby
you’re supposed to use like some baby powder or something to separate the two
powder or something to separate the two over although paper melting metal
over although paper melting metal absolutely it may burn at 451 degrees
absolutely it may burn at 451 degrees Fahrenheit but it can clearly get way
Fahrenheit but it can clearly get way way hotter than that guys that’s not all
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can make paper burn hot enough to
liquefy metal
this is paper paper was invented in
China in approximately the Year 105 C II
it’s useful for a lot of things we use
it for writing printing drawing folding
and occasionally although it’s not a
very common fuel we do use it for
burning it’s made from wood cellulose
and so it’s a flammable product the
temperature at which paper burns is
famously 451 degrees Fahrenheit and
that’s not very warm as fires go in fact
it’s about as cool as you can get but
today we wanted to put something to a
test we wanted to see if we could take
paper which can burn fairly cool and
make it hot enough to melt metal we’ve
got a couple different ways we’re gonna
try that here’s the basic idea we’re
gonna see if we can use adjust paper as
a fuel source to get hot enough to melt
our metal first thing we’re gonna do
it’s kind of cheating honestly the metal
we’re gonna use is gallium and gallium
melts at about 85 degrees Fahrenheit
which is well below the 451 Fahrenheit
of paper burning so I would be very
surprised if we can’t get the gallium to
burn a little bit but we want to go a
step above that and move to aluminum
I’ve got an aluminum can of all of
aluminum foil and some aluminum wire and
we want to see if we can get any of
these to melt and to give ourselves a
really good chance rather than just
having printer paper I’ve got a couple
rolls of paper as well it’s the same
stuff that’s made from the tree
cellulose it’s just brown and it hasn’t
been cleaned and bleached to be white
like the printer paper and conveniently
comes in this little roll so I’m
thinking we might be able to make some
sort of rocket stove style burner out of
this paper and hopefully we can get
enough heat consistently to actually
melt down and liquefy our metal now the
first thing that we’re gonna try is our
gallium we’re gonna put that in this
stainless steel cup which has fairly
thin edges and bottom to it so it should
transfer the heat pretty nicely we’re
just gonna make a little fire using this
printer paper and we’re gonna see if
that’s enough to melt down our Dow M
there’s definitely heat coming off of the paper but it’s not staying in one
the paper but it’s not staying in one place very well so it’s sort of hard to
place very well so it’s sort of hard to concentrate our gallium over it although
concentrate our gallium over it although I think we are even with that issue
I think we are even with that issue starting to melt our metal there you go
starting to melt our metal there you go there’s some liquid metal right there
there’s some liquid metal right there so it’s proof of concept can burning
so it’s proof of concept can burning paper get hot enough to liquefy metal
paper get hot enough to liquefy metal well the quick answer is yes depending
well the quick answer is yes depending on how your paper is set up and of
on how your paper is set up and of course what metal you’re using it’s
course what metal you’re using it’s pretty easy when you use a metal that
pretty easy when you use a metal that melts at under a hundred degrees
melts at under a hundred degrees Fahrenheit which is not very common
Fahrenheit which is not very common that’s not gonna be a big problem if
that’s not gonna be a big problem if you’ve got gallium and you need to melt
you’ve got gallium and you need to melt it it’s gonna be pretty easy to melt you
it it’s gonna be pretty easy to melt you just leave it outside on a hot day and
just leave it outside on a hot day and it’s gonna liquefy so we want to take
it’s gonna liquefy so we want to take this up a notch and we want to see if we
this up a notch and we want to see if we can get it to melt aluminum and that’s
can get it to melt aluminum and that’s why we’ve got those rolls of paper I’ve
why we’ve got those rolls of paper I’ve gotten a couple ideas for how we might
gotten a couple ideas for how we might be able to make that work I’ve got this
be able to make that work I’ve got this whole roll of paper I’m not gonna try
whole roll of paper I’m not gonna try and use a whole thing of me to cut off
and use a whole thing of me to cut off section that’s about one foot long
section that’s about one foot long that’s we’re gonna use for our first
that’s we’re gonna use for our first little test furnace we’re gonna set up
little test furnace we’re gonna set up I’m now about this roll of paper and
I’m now about this roll of paper and this has a lot more fuel than those five
this has a lot more fuel than those five or six sheets of printer paper but in
or six sheets of printer paper but in addition to that it’s all held together
addition to that it’s all held together so hopefully all the heat will be
so hopefully all the heat will be concentrated and my thought is that if I
concentrated and my thought is that if I like the inside on fire it will just
like the inside on fire it will just keep burning up from the inside to the
keep burning up from the inside to the outside and so all of our heat will be
outside and so all of our heat will be contained in one little spot but even
contained in one little spot but even that I don’t think is going to be quite
that I don’t think is going to be quite enough so I want to make another
enough so I want to make another modification when you’re making fire you
modification when you’re making fire you need a few different things you need
need a few different things you need fuel and that’s gonna be the paper but
fuel and that’s gonna be the paper but you also need oxygen so my thought is
you also need oxygen so my thought is that we’ll drill a hole down near the
that we’ll drill a hole down near the bottom of it that it can draw oxygen in
bottom of it that it can draw oxygen in through and if that doesn’t seem like
through and if that doesn’t seem like it’s enough I’ve also got this little
it’s enough I’ve also got this little bike pump and I’ve actually used this as
bike pump and I’ve actually used this as a form of cheap bellows before it’s
a form of cheap bellows before it’s pretty simple it’s got a little nozzle
pretty simple it’s got a little nozzle on the front you just push on the back
on the front you just push on the back and it blows a concentrated blast of air
and it blows a concentrated blast of air out so here’s the other thing we need to
out so here’s the other thing we need to have good airflow to set the can right
have good airflow to set the can right on top it might just stop all the air
on top it might just stop all the air from going anywhere so I might be able
from going anywhere so I might be able to hold the can at its side but then
to hold the can at its side but then it’s likely to roll off with all the
it’s likely to roll off with all the airflow and I need two hands towards the
airflow and I need two hands towards the pump so instead of using the can on this
pump so instead of using the can on this one we might just go with the aluminum
one we might just go with the aluminum wire that would be pretty easy to just
wire that would be pretty easy to just hook a piece of wire in there and see if
hook a piece of wire in there and see if it melts from the heat
it melts from the heat okay we’ve got our roll of paper with
okay we’ve got our roll of paper with our oxygen vent hole these two bricks
our oxygen vent hole these two bricks we’re just using to hold everything
we’re just using to hold everything steady because you know I might bump it
steady because you know I might bump it or something while I’m trying to pump
or something while I’m trying to pump air into it and I have just a sheet of
air into it and I have just a sheet of aluminum foil underneath just kind of
aluminum foil underneath just kind of want to keep track of what all is lost
want to keep track of what all is lost here I expect a lot of paper ash will
here I expect a lot of paper ash will fall out of that but I’m also curious if
fall out of that but I’m also curious if this does melt to the point that it
this does melt to the point that it liquefies I kind of want to catch it as
liquefies I kind of want to catch it as it falls down lands on that pieces of
it falls down lands on that pieces of aluminum so we’re just gonna get this
aluminum so we’re just gonna get this burning a little bit see if it’s
burning a little bit see if it’s self-sustaining at all and if not start
self-sustaining at all and if not start adding some oxygen
[Music] well right away I’m gonna say that it’s
well right away I’m gonna say that it’s smouldering but we’re not seeing much
smouldering but we’re not seeing much fire so I’m gonna see if I can add some
fire so I’m gonna see if I can add some good old-fashioned Oh to and make a
good old-fashioned Oh to and make a difference it kind of burns on its own
difference it kind of burns on its own but not super well I think it does need
but not super well I think it does need the additional oxygen from the pump so
the additional oxygen from the pump so we’re gonna keep using that to put our
we’re gonna keep using that to put our wire in and see if we can get it to melt
wire in and see if we can get it to melt [Music]
[Music] I’ll just broke oh and there’s actually
I’ll just broke oh and there’s actually some little drips down there too okay
some little drips down there too okay this is why I put the aluminum down
this is why I put the aluminum down there right there that piece fell off
there right there that piece fell off we’ve also got some little spots down on
we’ve also got some little spots down on the aluminum that looked like they have
the aluminum that looked like they have dripped down pull those this little spot
dripped down pull those this little spot right here got some little bits of
right here got some little bits of aluminum drips here one actually fused
aluminum drips here one actually fused onto the aluminum foil to the point that
onto the aluminum foil to the point that I can’t take it off it just tears so as
I can’t take it off it just tears so as a proof-of-concept melting aluminum that
a proof-of-concept melting aluminum that worked okay so now I’ll try scaling this
worked okay so now I’ll try scaling this up and I had that bigger roll of paper
up and I had that bigger roll of paper and I’ve got a plan for how I don’t have
and I’ve got a plan for how I don’t have to use the little bike pump the whole
to use the little bike pump the whole time I hope works cuz that gets tiring
time I hope works cuz that gets tiring much much bigger roll of paper oh that
much much bigger roll of paper oh that is fuel for days so same general idea
is fuel for days so same general idea we’re gonna hold down at the bottom
we’re gonna hold down at the bottom where we can have some just airflow and
where we can have some just airflow and we’re gonna make it a bigger hole and
we’re gonna make it a bigger hole and it’s actually gonna be big enough for
it’s actually gonna be big enough for this piece of metal conduit well I think
this piece of metal conduit well I think this is made of steel but if it’s made
this is made of steel but if it’s made of aluminum that we’re gonna to see
of aluminum that we’re gonna to see something interesting as it melts but
something interesting as it melts but we’re going to fit this in and then this
we’re going to fit this in and then this is going to be attached on the other
is going to be attached on the other side to an air pump right about over
side to an air pump right about over that nozzle using tape to hold it in
that nozzle using tape to hold it in place and this will just sit off to the
place and this will just sit off to the side feeding air into our furnace which
side feeding air into our furnace which should hopefully just burn burn burn
should hopefully just burn burn burn beautifully it’s a great size this
beautifully it’s a great size this aluminum can for example it just barely
aluminum can for example it just barely fits in it’s got a little bit of space
fits in it’s got a little bit of space on the sides I think we’re also going to
on the sides I think we’re also going to try and drill a couple of holes up near
try and drill a couple of holes up near the top that this steel rod can you fit
the top that this steel rod can you fit into that way if you just act as a
into that way if you just act as a support can hold our can up where we
support can hold our can up where we want it without just falling right down
want it without just falling right down to the bottom and that way I think we’ll
to the bottom and that way I think we’ll get a lot of good airflow and hopefully
get a lot of good airflow and hopefully melt this can down and
melt this can down and really quickly okay we’ve got our big
really quickly okay we’ve got our big roll got the steel bar to hold our can
roll got the steel bar to hold our can up got our hose attached to our pump
up got our hose attached to our pump just gonna try and get this started
just gonna try and get this started burning and see what happens if we just
burning and see what happens if we just add a good flow of oxygen see how much
add a good flow of oxygen see how much heat we can get out of this
feel like I should also say I cut our metal conduit a little bit shorter just
metal conduit a little bit shorter just to get the air flow more directly there
to get the air flow more directly there and it cut very easily to the point that
and it cut very easily to the point that I suspect this is also aluminum so we
I suspect this is also aluminum so we may end up just melting through our
may end up just melting through our conduit at some point let’s see so I’ve
conduit at some point let’s see so I’ve noticed something as I’m trying to melt
noticed something as I’m trying to melt this cam when it’s in place the air flow
this cam when it’s in place the air flow is a little bit restricted and I’ve had
is a little bit restricted and I’ve had it go out so if it goes out again I’m
it go out so if it goes out again I’m actually going to take the can out and
actually going to take the can out and let it burn for a bit to sort of open up
let it burn for a bit to sort of open up the top of our furnace really want good
the top of our furnace really want good flow of air because it’s the oxygen that
flow of air because it’s the oxygen that we need
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oh that’s deformed down here at the bottom we’ve started melting our
bottom we’ve started melting our aluminum foil I just put that there as
aluminum foil I just put that there as sort of a catching spot but it started
sort of a catching spot but it started to melt it quite a bit
we’re getting a lot more fire blasting out the bottom and I don’t know if
out the bottom and I don’t know if that’s just because of the shape oh wow
that’s just because of the shape oh wow well cam is definitely losing structural
well cam is definitely losing structural integrity here but I want to try
integrity here but I want to try flipping this upside down and it might
flipping this upside down and it might just be that because this is closer to
just be that because this is closer to the air vent it’s getting more heat so
the air vent it’s getting more heat so we’re gonna try just flipping this whole
we’re gonna try just flipping this whole thing upside down
thing upside down [Music]
[Music] [Applause]
I would say that’s hot enough to liquefy metal that’s gone we need to scale this
metal that’s gone we need to scale this up a little bit oh and we have started
up a little bit oh and we have started melting our pipe as well that’s good
melting our pipe as well that’s good [Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music] that’s some little minecraft figures
that’s some little minecraft figures that we’re gonna call me and Cali
that we’re gonna call me and Cali I think we’re gonna try and make a mold
I think we’re gonna try and make a mold of one of these so we’ve got some
of one of these so we’ve got some molding sand we’re gonna try and press
molding sand we’re gonna try and press the one of these down into that and make
the one of these down into that and make a copy of it in our aluminum if enough
a copy of it in our aluminum if enough aluminum melts okay I like that
aluminum melts okay I like that we’re going to call that good see about
we’re going to call that good see about pouring aluminum into that it’s a decent
pouring aluminum into that it’s a decent pool of aluminum now
pool of aluminum now [Music]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music] so this is interesting we had this
so this is interesting we had this burning for a good while probably 45
burning for a good while probably 45 minutes just getting all of that metal
minutes just getting all of that metal heated up melted down turning into a
heated up melted down turning into a liquid and it did liquefy it it
liquid and it did liquefy it it liquefied it quite well
liquefied it quite well I pulled the steel rod out that was just
I pulled the steel rod out that was just in there to help the crucible stay in
in there to help the crucible stay in just the right position add just ready
just the right position add just ready the amount of airflow the steel rod was
the amount of airflow the steel rod was in there just to help hold that crucible
in there just to help hold that crucible in just the right spot and have a good
in just the right spot and have a good amount of airflow but that steel rod was
amount of airflow but that steel rod was red-hot to the point where I think you
red-hot to the point where I think you probably could have even used that heat
probably could have even used that heat to do some basic forging like I think if
to do some basic forging like I think if I’d taken a hammer to that it would have
I’d taken a hammer to that it would have been soft enough that I could manipulate
been soft enough that I could manipulate it so just using paper and oxygen we
it so just using paper and oxygen we were able to get it hot enough heat up a
were able to get it hot enough heat up a steel bar to the point that you could
steel bar to the point that you could work it as blacksmithing techniques
well I’d say it’s not a 100% perfectly faithful reproduction of our little
faithful reproduction of our little Callie minecraft figure but it’s the
Callie minecraft figure but it’s the basic shape that worked alright and the
basic shape that worked alright and the flaw here was not the melting of the
flaw here was not the melting of the aluminum the flaw here was my molding
aluminum the flaw here was my molding technique where I just pressed the
technique where I just pressed the figure down into the sand instead of the
figure down into the sand instead of the careful like layer you’re supposed to do
careful like layer you’re supposed to do like to receive with this kind of ultra
like to receive with this kind of ultra fine sand it can pick up on on of detail
fine sand it can pick up on on of detail but it also is a little bit sticky and
but it also is a little bit sticky and you’re supposed to use like some baby
you’re supposed to use like some baby powder or something to separate the two
powder or something to separate the two over although paper melting metal
over although paper melting metal absolutely it may burn at 451 degrees
absolutely it may burn at 451 degrees Fahrenheit but it can clearly get way
Fahrenheit but it can clearly get way way hotter than that guys that’s not all
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