How Fast Can I Melt Aluminum Cans? 2 Bags Full Into Pure Aluminum Ingots

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Today I'm melting 2 bags full of aluminum cans and seeing how long this will take. I'm using my propane foundry and a devil-forge burner to melt these cans down into pure aluminum ingots. Melting aluminum cans is totally worth it to me. It's a free source and readily available. I'll be using these ingots later and remelting them down to turn them into artwork for future projects. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up and hit that Subscribe button.
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@Thewulf56 5 лет назад

I always have a ton of cans to melt, still working on crushing a small trailer load of cans I acquired. Been having to much fun sand casting Daggers and such. Need to do some ingots and make some more Aluminum Bronze. Great vid, keep em coming..

@steven2212 5 лет назад

Not sure if I should be amazed or concerned about your drinking prowess. But it certainly is entertaining!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Hahaha glad I can entertain at least 😉👍🏻

@ricketron 5 лет назад

I cant remember if I've mentioned it to you or not, and if I did it wasn't under this new account anyway LOL... but watching you, bigstackD, and VegOilGuy inspired me to get back into metal casting after many, many years of not doing it. Tonight was actually the inaugural lightoff of my little Devil Forge, the same small one that bigstack recently got and reviewed. I'm pleased to report that there were no injuries, and I have some nice little aluminum muffins cooling out in the garage as I type this. :-) Thanks for another great video, and thanks for the inspiration!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Cool. Good to hear your getting back into it 👍🏻

@bigstackD 5 лет назад

Matey I love those little molds their sooo cute😍. Such a timely process to melt aluminium cans as you’re aware but what an awesome little stockpile . good work bro🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Yeah the small ones are growing on me but I need to pick up like 50 more 😆 I think I got the process of melting them down faster now. This time didn’t take very long at all 👍🏻🍺🍺🍺

@realitydiscovery8308 3 года назад

Hey how you doing big stacks D casting I'm one of your subs I do casting a home

@thomashogge9387 5 лет назад

I like your ingot molds. They seem to be the perfect size.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Thank you 🙏 I plan on getting a bunch of them and all different sizes

@whocares6698 5 лет назад

Should we talk about all the bud light cans? LOL

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha 😂 I have a lot of friends that donate to me too to melt them down

@cylon9505 5 лет назад

Drinking water is hardly considered a problem 😜

@CountryBoyChronicle 3 года назад

And just like that, yes... yes I have subbed! Going to be doing a vid like this myself soon! good work man

@mikemuniak4711 4 года назад

Wax tea cup candles is a great way to degas the slag to ,that is what I use ,smokes a lot for min but works great

@justsaying833 5 лет назад

Good ole aluminum melt always satisfying great video

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Thanks 👍🏻

@undeadking7926 5 лет назад

Your videos are really relaxing and entertaining you deserve more subs mate ;)

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Thank you! Glad you enjoy 👍🏻

@alan30189 5 лет назад

I saw one guy on You Tube grind up the cans first, in a metal shredder, then used a scoop to feed the scraps into the kiln. He could fit more in each time, quicker, and it melted faster. Made sense, but that shredder had to cost a lot.

@paulcommodore4151 5 лет назад

The answer is yes- I have just subbed. I've an awesome eagle that is made of aluminium- I'm trying to work out how to create a mold because everyone who sees it likes it.

@benzianechouaib1989 4 года назад

You really are an artist. I was very glad to see you

@captainjerk 5 лет назад

Hell yeah! The loaves of aluminum are plentiful and move with alacrity on this day! Great time bud, and great ingots! Now, slice up some of that banana bread! I'm hungry! :D Thanx Adam!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha exactly 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🍺🍺

@darkstar7897 5 лет назад

I have the same molds.... I hate to say it but I’m glad I’m not the only one that has trouble getting ingots out lol 😆

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha yeah it can be a pain in the butt sometimes 😆

@MiguelSierra 5 лет назад

Excelente.

@geraldspratley4637 5 лет назад

Adrock, how long does the aluminum sit in your mold prior to you dumping them out? I always wondered this, with edits, it usually seems instantaneous! Great video's brother!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Thank you 🙏 it probably stays in the mold for maybe a minute. Just long enough to harden. Some molds have a tendency to stick more than others. The ones I was using are cast iron so they’re not real smooth at all.

@ericmurphy447 5 лет назад

4:36 good to see it's not all beer cans.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha yeah there’s mix of everything in there it’s just hard to tell 👍🏻

@Gilxen 4 года назад

I use cast iron loaf pans for my aluminum ingots. as for the metal sticking... have you tried graphite powder?

@rolandvz71able 4 года назад

new to this.....is it worth melting? do ya get more @ recycle for ingots than just cans?

@vogman 5 лет назад

Nicely done : )

@IRMentat 3 года назад

i'm curious about the fuel cost of maintaining that heat for an hour.

@jasonwright1687 5 лет назад

Pour 3 was very smooth. May I make a suggestion? Try to be sure you rinse out all cans before you crush them, and let dry obviously, and remove tabs and set aside. Put a smidge of borax in each can before you put in the crucible, this will help keep metal and dross or slag as separated as possible. Less metal being removed with the slag. Then, make sure to burn the molds with yellow flames, not blue. Common misconception is that you need to pre heat molds. Nope, you need the finite layer of soot in there.... That's what helps the ingots slide out with ease. Don't forget to re-soot after every use. Also, if you take the refined aluminum and then keep melting and purifying, eventually you will have aircraft grade, or pretty much PURE aluminum. 😉 then, you could make something out of it like a knife or sword, and it will have amazing tinsil strength.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Yeah I always take the tabs off and let them dry. Didn’t know about the yellow flames. Thanks for the suggestion 👍🏻

@stuartleech4009 3 года назад

Good

@doccpu7 3 года назад

In bullet molding you use the flame from a candle to coat the molds with black then the lead falls off. It may work with the aluminum molds. A dirty flame from kerosene or tiki torch might work.

@benzianechouaib1989 4 года назад

Thanks for this great video. My question is what material I put in aluminum foil ؟ please

@SilverBackStacker 5 лет назад

A lot of people choose to treat their cast iron molds with PAM. I use bear grease. But it helps the ingots slide out of the molds easier and gives a nice smooth finish.

@Jupitermustangmike 4 года назад

I worked at Beth steel blast furnace in 1979 / your excellent with your smelting skills 👍🐎🐎🐎

@donniebrown2896 5 лет назад

I use the same type of bread pan as you and noticed you have the same concave bottom as I do. My ingots weigh in at about 4 lbs each but are zinc. Waiting for the next challenge.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Cool.. yeah they’re cheap and easy. Don’t last very long though 👍🏻

@stevegilbert3679 5 лет назад

Love it😀😀😀😀!!!!!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Thank you 🙏 next week will be a fun one 😉

@jonathanfinger712 5 лет назад

Nice i allways love your vids how long u been drinking Looks like alot 1 week? LOL Allso butter up the molds lol

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha no I just collect them from people and places. 👍🏻

@ivaninskeep7892 5 лет назад

That was awesome I like your channel that was awesome I liked it I subscribe. I hit the Bell.

@Krack2805 4 года назад

What did you do to the cans for prep? Do you dry them? Do you wash them out?

@awldune 5 лет назад

Just one hour? Nice!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Yeah it wasn’t bad at all. And that includes setup, filming and cleaning up everything. The devil forge burners work great and melt fast 👍🏻

@tylerkrug7719 5 лет назад

Dam bro, you be puttin a hurtin on that bud lite, lol haha

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha 😂 dilly dilly

@Mistertbones 5 лет назад

Looks like you haven't learned from Bigstackd's mistake of always using his hands to try to pull out a hot ingot. Those ingots came out nice!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha I know.. they just look so good to touch I can’t help myself 🤷🏻‍♂️

@PBRJOHN684 5 лет назад

Nice video mete as always! my new channel (Made-inWales) has been set up ready, but the house move comes first! mught be around the of June begining of July before any thing happens. Can't wait to see what you cast, and look foward to next week video.

@rockelec 5 лет назад

What is the yield by weight on melting the cans? I melted a trash can full of crushed can but didn't weight the cans or the propane tank before and after. My gut feeling was that I used more gas than the ingots were worth.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Selling the ingots is not worth it at a scrap for what you get and some places won’t even take the ingots because they aren’t sure if they’re pure, however like me ill turn the ingots into some other art piece and sell that so then it would be worth it 👍🏻

@rockelec 5 лет назад

That makes sense

@mrcollinsbhs7909 3 года назад

What do you do with them?

@Sebastian-lu8en 4 года назад

I love the aluminum, its very beautiful A little question, why you insert the lingot of aluminum in whater?

@guineapigsnthings 3 года назад

I know this comment is old, but it's to get them out of the way and let them cool off.

@Derbyhobbiescrapper 3 года назад

How did you make the smelter and how much was it

@fatheroffive9859 5 лет назад

damn, I have 5 33 gallon trash bags full of crushed cans to melt.

@maxhill6424 2 года назад

How much weight do you lose with aluminum and copper I have never done this but would like to get into it

@doccpu7 3 года назад

Is there a more effecient forge where most of the flame and heat dont go out the top?

@phonenamone6858 5 лет назад

Youre on of those youtubers I am glad to turn AdBlock off. Keep up the good work and be carefull about your hands while melting. You will need them to prepare great content for us. Cheers from the old continent!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Thank you 🙏 glad you enjoy

@burnslowclothingstonerhub8313 5 лет назад

Just wondering if you can resale them to a Recycling Can Bank place,if so how much is that

@michaelmcbride4310 4 года назад

how heavy is it when it is full when everything is melted?

@dracrichards734 5 лет назад

id love to see more sculpture work between you and bigstackd doing some kinda casting work that isnt bars or coins. lol

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Working on it 👍🏻need to get the pure aluminum first. Stay tuned for next weeks 😉

@dracrichards734 5 лет назад

@@ArtByAdrock use old aluminum foil. XD i believe bigstackd did one like that. lolz

@draculafire4870 5 лет назад

Putting salt on melted aluminum will bring out a lot of slag I've tried it👍👍

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Yeah I wasn’t really thinking but I’ll do that for sure next time 👍🏻

@Jordan-rb28 5 лет назад

@@ArtByAdrock its a specific kind of salt, like non-iodized salt or something, but i agree with him, I use it and find I get almost a third of my metal back!

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

I’ll pick some up and give it a try 👍🏻 thanks

@olivarcadethegamer87 4 года назад

thank for the tip :)

@Sizzle99 5 лет назад

I smell a challenge

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

There will be one coming up soon 👍🏻

@BaronBoar 3 года назад

How much do one of those ingots weigh? As you usually sell metals by the pound.

@AlejandroMartinez-dg5ez 5 лет назад

do you know how weight before melt?

@Steveman27 5 лет назад

People who pour melted aluminum into those holders, it looks like it's something where if someone hasn't done it before, they'd pour too much in or spill it over the edges.

@jeremiemoon1748 5 лет назад

Have you carbonized your ingot molds? Would make them not stick so much.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

I have not yet but thanks for the suggestion 👍🏻

@elsequitoelsen4779 5 лет назад

How much cost its ?

@kenmcmullan9330 4 года назад

I realise that the exercise was "how fast..." and you tell us how much ally you got out, but I want to know the weight of cans that went in, please! How much does "2 bags" weigh?

@Zaxthran 5 лет назад

How much propane did you use?

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

About 1/4 tank. Maybe $5 worth give or take

@HarlanRonald 4 года назад

No borax? No slag removal?

@farrahvee 5 лет назад

Saw your name droped by bigstackd ive saved alot of metals and going to start making coins i think

@gregj4857 5 лет назад

Have you ever noticed your ingots making a hissing noise long after they have been dunked and dried off..

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

No I haven’t. I imagine though if there’s tiny bubbles inside that aren’t cooled off yet that’s what is making the noise 👍🏻

@sonu-en7uk 3 года назад

Wht is price of this

@electromagic3111 5 лет назад

😉👍👍👍👍👌

@electromagic3111 5 лет назад

Can you make aluminium sheets or pipes?

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

I probably could but I have never tried 🤔

@electromagic3111 5 лет назад

@@ArtByAdrock than try it Infinet is the limet🤑😓 Sorry for bad english

@AshtonSnapp 5 лет назад

Banana.

@AlexMendez-jv6fc 5 лет назад

Can you make a Loki spear or Odins staf

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Let me look into it and see what I can do 👍🏻 I’ve looked into Loki’s sceptor before but not Odin

@Jordan-rb28 5 лет назад

Was this really from those two small bags?? I melt many more aluminum cans than this and get much less.... Something doesn't seem quite right here...

@mikestewart527 3 года назад

How much money you make

@jonathanfinger712 5 лет назад

Wired idea but try melting paper clips

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Paper clips are steel so that wouldn’t work. Foundry won’t get hot enough for that

@Physics072 3 года назад

He says how fast then cuts thought it all with editing. Could have been 3 hours or 3 days hard to tell. How long did it take you? One scene in a movie that takes 20 seconds could take 3 days to shoot. So let us know how long did it take.

@leonidasmiglioriniplaster 5 лет назад

Why you not use the hole in the lid of the foundry to put these cans.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Sometimes I will but if the crucible isn’t perfectly center they could fall off to the side.

@leonidasmiglioriniplaster 5 лет назад

@@ArtByAdrock yes it's true

@geneplummer6645 5 лет назад

with all the different sources of aluminum out there , why would you waste your time ,fuel and wear and tear on your crucible to get 50% of your starting weight , cash the cans in or trade them to extruded scrap , or even small engines for a much better return

@user-py6jp3fi3g 5 лет назад

맥주캔 녹이는 것..?

@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469 5 лет назад

Please do your self a favor and make a distance between the Crucible and the water, bubbling water and molten aluminum is not good, a explosion of hot metals will cause scars. I have one on my hand from melting metal with my dad on a rainy day, wind shifted and water droplets came into the garage, hit the molten metal and exploded it . My hand and dad's hands saved my face!

@rupertmiller9690 5 лет назад

According to the video time you do it in 10 minutes and 43 seconds.

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Haha exactly.. I’m like the flash 🤣

@jamesburriss1086 5 лет назад

It's a waste of time and propane to melt cans they are not very good for casting like all extruded aluminum they have a lot of shrinkage and don't flow into the details of the mold well save your time and energy sell them for scrap .if you want to make good castings use aluminum castings they are alloyed for that purpose and cast a lot better