Melting Copper Wire at Home - Making Copper Art Skulls 

In this video, I'll be melting some scrap copper wire into some Copper RFT Skeletons and an RFT Copper Bar, using my Devil Forge Furnace or Foundry! I am still an amateur when it comes to pouring and stamping as I only get a little practice every other week BUT I love trying my best and it's always a lot of fun. I will also experiment with some different sanding, polishing and finishing techniques to try and create some cool copper art pieces. Hopefully, you all enjoy this pour video! 🔴Warning - smelting copper or any metals is dangerous. Please be sure to take safety precautions and research the process before you ever attempt it. Join this channel to get access to perks: ru-vid.com/show-UCxD98GXG8opPMHA6-JJSyJgjoin PLEASE SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - I am an Amazon Associate and if you shop on Amazon, please feel free to click one of my links below - I get a little extra every time you shop using my link: www.amazon.com/shop/robfindstreasure OR, you can directly click one of the links below for the items I used in this video: Devil Forge 5KG: amzn.to/2Qoq6gz 26" Cast Iron Crucible Tongs: amzn.to/31FecE0 Cast Iron Ingot Mold 250z: amzn.to/2Qb0KT3 Cast Iron Ingot Mold 40oz: amzn.to/2sXz4sJ Cast Iron Ingot Mold 100oz: amzn.to/2StbWNR Borax (for removing impurities): amzn.to/36WkBMo Rock Tumbler: amzn.to/2zneHFT 1 LB Jeweler's Mix Stainless Steel Polishing Mix: amzn.to/2QdyGQU Electric Furnace: amzn.to/3318wW3 I hope you enjoyed the video - if you did, please subscribe! goo.gl/7jX6g5 Here's the playlist of all my pours, if interested: ru-vid.com/group/PLknd43YfQfvaBP4xO5vjv-8QZsF_bHlDm If interested, please join me on my other social media sites: Facebook: fb.me/RobFindsTreasure Instagram: instagram.com/robfindstreasure/ Twitter: twitter.com/RobFindTreasure robfindstreasure.com www.ebay.com/usr/robfindstreasure/

I like seeing the colors change as it starts to cool down in the mold.

This makes the moon bar I purchased even better. Stamped RFT and seeing the pour. I've made my own forge, but will be getting a Devil Forge. (Big Stack D inspired), Plus I've been scrapping copper for 35-40 years. Love copper. My new paperweight. Thanks Rob

Great video. I enjoyed seeing the process of melting copper and making your different melts.

I like the pours! It's something I've gotten into over the past 6 months. I am working with sand to try to get unique pours. My nemesis is an American flag bar. I found a soap mold that I poured plaster into to make the shape in the sand. I have to mix a little aluminum into the copper to get it to pour smooth.

I liked the video i really appreciate you taking the time to tell us what you did to get the different looks of each skull.

I love these pouring videos. Amazing stuff. Thanks Rob.

Those are some amazing pours. I wish I could have gotten some on the auction last night!

Love watching that. You make it look easy, though you were miserable in the heat. They turned out super cool!

The lightly sand papered ones are my favorite!!

Sandpaper skull is way cool!

When you're dealing with copper a hint of Borax goes a long way.

Pretty sweet hobby. Awesome look. I worked at a brass foundry pouring brass alloy slugs. Kinda fun👌

It’s ironic that you make a copper pouring video as I finally decided to finally melt some copper wire myself today lol

Rob, to bare the heat, you should get a pedestal fan. Not the cheap ones they sell today. The old ones that have a metal body. They're antiques but work great.

looks great rob do more like this i enjoyed it

Nice seeing you pouring again brother 🔥👍👍🔥💀💀🔥🤙🤙

I love the way they turned out awesome skulls and copper bar thanks for sharing Rob 👌

Beautiful pours

Pretty neat. Kinda enjoyable watching it melt down. I have to share some happy news, finally found that 2019 W Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Quarter to complete my 2019 W set.

YES, MORE PLEASE!

Love this video especially on how it is different and shows how much attention to detail it takes to make these skulls and single bar.

Love the format, I'm a huge BigStackD fan!!

Awesome !!!!

I didn’t know Sean Strickland liked smelting!

Great copper pours! I enjoyed the video!

Though you know what I suggest with the skulls? Put in ruby stones in the eyes and label them in the back with a branding iron to show they're your works and the purity of the copper materials.

I like these videos! Keep it up Rob!

I’d like to see a lot more copper pours as opposed to coin roll hunting. Wish you’d do more pours.

Bring it !

Cool maybe do some 45 auto casting

Love these skulls

Dude these are wicked!!! Thanks for sharing ☺️

I think we all need you to start magnet fishing too

Good job Rob

Really really like those

very cool!!!

Felt like I was watching bigstackD lol! Great video Rob!

Been waiting for this!!! Love watching you poor silver and copper 👍

nice looking skulls Rob, wish I could've got one from the auction 👍

You should give the pink skull to Charlani I think she would love it👍

Man I want of those sculls

You can't fool us, Rob, you meant to stamp that bar "CO"... 'cuz now you're gonna pour two more and stamp the second one "PP" and the last one "ER", and auction 'em off as a set of three.

I usually don’t get into copper but those are awesome.

love your channel keep it going

Cool results, I love working with copper and just about to try my first small melt and cast

all look good. but my vote goes to #6 💀

Very cool. Really like that Cobalt I mean copper bar!

Freedom. Nice skulls & ingot

Dang,ROB! YOU DO IT ALL!, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T, HAVE,ANY OF THIS STUFF,OR I WOULD DO IT! I BET YOU SELL ALL THIS STUFF TOO! LOL!🤓

That's so cool

Rob I can't tell if it's hot go touch it 😄. Really fun video!

Hey Rob, do you sell the poured skulls by chance? They are cool.

Interesting to watch Do you add anything in to help remove impurities Thanks for sharing

AWESOME

Got to get me one of those on your next auction

Yummmmmmm Copper!! (which is Cu, btw Rob)

Also make sure what ever your melting or adding when it’s melted is dried bcz it can make a wet charge

What causes the holes to form? Love the pouring vids

Very cool video! Keep it going!

Nice 👍

That was cool.. ya gave me an idea... lol

That slab must be your "skull" slab, you can see the outline of some other ones opposite where you were pouring. Haha. I still have some brass I want to send to you Rob, I haven't forgotten. Life threw me a curve ball for a bit but its getting sorted out soon. Mainly I'm waiting for my stainless steel tumbler to get here so I send you perfectly clean brass to melt down.

Skulls look awesome! What would these get for price tags? 🤟🤩🤟

Nice vid. Now off to watch that Bob Ross video I see on the right that I had no intention whatsoever of doing when I got here.

Can you remelt the bar and poor it again ??? And why the holes The heads look great thanks

Very cool seeing the process...where did you get the mold?

voodoo glow skulls

How can I acquire one of these skulls?

I just sold all the copper scrap that ive dug up from metal detecting these last 3 years. $120. Im thinking maybe i should look into melting it down?

Where do you buy the mold?

How much do they weigh and total time to make them. Thanks. Liked the video very much.

Rob, I was wondering what your opinion was on using acetone to clean coins? And if you think it reduces value.

How do u do that mold?😊

I enjoy the poor videos just as much as I enjoy the coin videos

How much fuel does it take to do that?

Do you ever sell the skull ingots? I'd love to buy a copper one to put with my crystal skull collection

Do you still have any of these skulls? How much for one?

How much cu did you use?

How can I buy one of these skulls from you?

👍😎👍

huh??? I have made some good mud pies before.

Rob me and grandpa always watched you and sadly last Friday he died of a heart attack and I know you probably don't care but he liked watching you and so I thought I should tell you

Do you sell them.

Why can’t I melt copper in my poor man’s crucible when the melting temp is the same as gold??

How very bigstackD of you. Still enjoyable tho.

The pink skull comes from washing it with your new red underwear 💀 😁

@robfindstreasure This is an awful lot like bigstackd casting video, almost to close

Just turned in 20 bucks worth of quarters dimes and nickles from the year 2009. They haven't gone up in value 1 cent since I started collecting, waste of space.

Melt some gold please

You can't fool us, Rob, you meant to stamp that bar "CO"... 'cuz now you're gonna pour two more and stamp the second one "PP" and the last one "ER", and auction 'em off as a set of three.

Anyone know what material the skull mold is made of? Thanks in advance

I really enjoy watching these kind of videos. I really like how the pink skull came out. Thanks for making this video especially with the Texas heat being as bad as it is so early in the summer.

Fantastic job Rob!! Those are GREAT Art Pieces!! Could a bloopers pouring video be in our future!!?

Sorry I didn't look below, you do tell, where to get,this stuff!wait ! I'm wrong, I do have borax! Yeah(the cheapest thing on the list!)

I'm new to this so I have to ask..... What was the reason you passed by the first coils of copper and went to the ones you ended up using? Is there something you look for in the copper to determine whether it's usable or not? Thanks in advance for your reply, just trying to learn a few things here. Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

should polish and flatten the back off skulls in a milling machine so they can be engraved

Great job dude! I love your work! I'm sorry your camera keeps overheating try closing or turn your screen off while recording if you can. That might keep the temperature down.

I made it early this time!

Always fun watching you pour copper 👍