Okay I get annoyed by british people not pronouncing T's in their speech so I'm sure I'm the minority but it sounds like youre doing a prank when you pronounce every OR sound like ER. Mer when saying More is a good example that literally sounds like youre just trolling. If you're from somewhere where people just talk like that please let me know cause I've never heard anyone talk like that. 22:24 just made me almost have a brain aneurism
Hello. Why did you put the silver on a piece of charcoal? Is there a chemical reason or is it just to hold the piece of silver? What about putting the wicks in a row? Thanks!
Great vid, friend. I am pretty sure the way they did it in the old days was to have servants to pump the required air for you, and fan you and feed you grapes so as to keep up your strength. Short of that, check out NOBOX7 channels' compressor/LPG "Jet Engine on a stick MICRO TORCH" video that he shared in April 2024. He is a very clever burner inventor. It would do glass for sure and very adjustable. I known you like to make with Hand tools and Man Powered ye olde things but this is not far off being only 300 years newer. Point is you don't need to buy an oxygen bottle with his design. The only thing is that air compressors are so noisy. I reckon the thing to try which is about as quiet as small children pumping the bellows for you is a septic tank pump. Even low end models move 80 litres of air per minute for 65 watts, run a silent 35 dB, and cost a couple of hundred new. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Yes! definitely. as of now Im working on some of the stationary automata mentioned in 'Hero's Pneumatica' but I'd also like to make some videos about some of the other automata/automata-makers that pop up throughout history.
@@fraserbuilds I hope you made videos of the stationary automata, I know I'd love to see them 👀 it's so amazing that they made them so long ago 🤯 love all your videos, but I keep watching the automata one's over and over again ☺️
The wick was too thick or maybe try adjusting the height of the pipes too high doesn't work too low doesn't work also but I find the best flame by adjusting the blowing pipe hitting flame at about the middle and angled idk exactly degree id say it it's like 15° to 20° degrees upwards ::) also I seen when you had attempted to use the 3 pipes at the same time the degree of the angle was blowing the flame around I bet you just need to adjust them individually start with the Middle then adjust the pipes on your left and right in order to focus the air idk how else to explain it with drawing a picture lol hopefully I can use emojis ↗️👆↖️ anyways the pipes need to be adjusted put a piece of tape over the left and right pipes then adjust the middle the left and the the right or the right and then the left either way you want to just find the right balanced for each side and it should most definitely work it's easier to focus 1 stream of air to but forgot to adjust the sides so that way each stream of air complement each other lol you doing some awesome stuff and I enjoy your videos so thank you keep up the great work
How hot did the flame come to in the end? Been thinking about building a blowtorch for melting a small amount of silver, and this video appeared hopeful for such endeavours.
There is a Taschen book called "Alchemy & Mysticism" by Alexander Roob which contains hundreds/thousands of alchemical recipes (though some might need translating from their symbolism) if you're interested.
Stuff like this is extremely useful. Now the biggest question I have is how to make an underground fire pit using dirt, clay, rocks, and some fairly sizable sticks. Any ideas on that? I'm curious about what you would come up with.
Just seen your presentation. By a strange coincidence, being an habitual tinkerer, just last week I came up with a smilar crucible/chimney arrangement to do some minor blacksmithing, an old stainless kitchen waste bin supplied the chimney material. On 1st use I had to partially block the 900mm chimney as it soon got way too fierce. Eventually I hung the chimney on wires, so I could move it aside to control the draw. I was rather pleased, until today I see I'd reinvented some old/obvious tech. Carry on my good fellow.
Reddish white heat could be from the sodium burning off the glass/ or other chemical particles that would attach to the occurring chemical reaction. Considering the quality of glass would probably differ from where it was sourced.
