Hello again all my friends👋🏻 back again for another weekly melt with the #1 scrap melting Muppet himself BigStackD. Now as I live in Australia I’ve had nothing ever to do with guns or ammunition so I stupidly thought all bullets were made of lead and had no reason to think otherwise🤦🏻‍♂️. Next time I do something like this I’ll be sure to do some more research . Anyway sit back relax and turn your brain off and check out this video and most importantly have yourself an awesome weekend😁

@plasmalmao.217

3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year!

@16-fahimjaman13

3 жыл бұрын

Make this the MOST LIKED COMMENT!

@nullsnaggle5198

3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year my good lad😜

@reelfishermen

3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Years.

@audrey_johnson

3 жыл бұрын

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Legend has it, most of those were fired during the great emu war.

@cougarhunter33

3 жыл бұрын

That bitter defeat lives on in the heart of all Stralyans.

@The.Drunk-Koala

3 жыл бұрын

I dare say ur an American.

@WillHayes44

3 жыл бұрын

@@cougarhunter33 Could have been a worse defeat remember the great sparrow war. BTW, charming name..

@kristinkittel2962

3 жыл бұрын

We don't talk about that... The first or the second emu war... Clever bird bast*rds 😉

@americanpatriot8528

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao funniest comment I’ve seen all day🤣🤣🤣 Edit: sorry to any Australians who find this offensive

Does anybody else want to see bigstackD do a sand casting of that pony notebook?

@user-fk8qv6tl5s

3 жыл бұрын

Change your atmosphere at home #atmospherefactory"

@helzbetwinters9633

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@jaxonmiller8155

2 жыл бұрын

%100

1 day he is going to speak and all of us will gasp and freak out....

@DanielWillems1995

3 жыл бұрын

Go way back to his early vids. He talks in them Edit: his 2nd video ever. Lead cast of the goonies prop. Something along the lines of that is the title

@sniper6823

3 жыл бұрын

As cool as it would be to go back and watch it, not knowing adds to the fun of it.

@leandrogaldeano7731

3 жыл бұрын

He will show his face soon

@evanhall345

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanielWillems1995 yes i watched some of the older videos and it turns out that his voice is just like every other Australian ever

@stacy3633

3 жыл бұрын

Haha...he might have an American accent 😁

When I saw the drips coming out of the crack, honest to God, my first thought was "Holy crap; your crucible is bleeding!!"

Most bullets have a thin Copper Jacket, filled with lead, so the green flame is from the copper and possibly the brass, from the empty shells?

@Lilith-Rose

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely copper jacketed, look like they're probably old 308 British to me especially given the location, that's why if I melt bullets I always stove top melt and then strain with a stainless sieve and a torch to get the lead out and leave the copper jacket behind, otherwise you'll overheat it end up with an ugly mess of saturated lead copper alloy with a load of excess lead and there's no way to really recover from that without using a bunch of chemistry and dissolving the metals

@alphacentary

3 жыл бұрын

It was 100% copper jackets with lead cores. He created some weird crapy alloy of the lead and copper. I didn’t see any cases in that mix before the melt.

@joshtheking1772

3 жыл бұрын

They use pewter as a mold fillout on molds because of its high tin content.

@wolfd89

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lilith-Rose 303 british. the 308 is an American designed caliber.

@Lilith-Rose

3 жыл бұрын

@@wolfd89 whoops total brain fart, I knew something looked off, probably shouldn't have had that one last drink on the way home last night haha

Should maybe cast some decorative mini pillars to reinforce those shelves...... Something like little roman columns or similar to that

Most bullets are alloys with tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, zinc or even silver. It all depends on the brand, age and type of cartridges.

@shanek6582

3 жыл бұрын

Silver?

@andrewjb05051998

3 жыл бұрын

@@shanek6582 only in anti vampire ammunition

@barrymayson2492

3 жыл бұрын

Strange but silver is a side product of lead smelting! But i suspect that is not what Sionso means .

@fourstringhammer6364

3 жыл бұрын

Every company had their own recipe. The trick is that the pure lead comes off at a lower temp

@whiterabbit201

3 жыл бұрын

True. Pure lead is too soft for modern bullets so other ingredients are added to increase the hardness for the type of bullet you need. Pure lead is ok for antique style blackpowder muzzle loader's round balls tho!

You posted this exactly as it turned 2021 in my time zone.....that’s a good sign for 2021. Happy New Year everyone 😄

@sionsoschwalts2762

3 жыл бұрын

Wait it only turned 2021 2hrs ago for you!? Yikes! The first day of 2021 is almost over for us!

@Dctctx

3 жыл бұрын

@@sionsoschwalts2762 what country you live in

@realitydiscovery8308

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@Dctctx

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-wh4iy8cp1d English please

@lawrencejameson3102

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dctctx USA

15:14 That pony writing book came out of left field tbh. Clearly a man of culture.

@brandoncaldwell95

3 жыл бұрын

Must be new here. Welcome

@redraider421

3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, this must be your first time. Enjoy.

@lexerwilliams8880

3 жыл бұрын

First time? Welcome

@daviclemons6910

3 жыл бұрын

I love his pony book, lol. It's just something so unexpected. 😂

@whitebeardpirates8285

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

Catching up on ones I missed and I am sure someone else has already covered this in an earlier comment, jacketed rifle rounds are usually around 5:1 or 6:1 according to the caliber lead to copper. judging by what i could make out of the ones you melted that would be close. that is around the ratio used to make hardened lead, it is an alloy that is more common than you think. Its primary use is in battery systems, and a few other electrical devices where regular lead would be to soft and wear out quickly, the small amount of copper lends a considerable amount of durability. If you would have reversed the ratio that is machine grade leaded copper, that is also used in some electrical environments where the copper needs to be worked as the lead softens the copper enough to make it pliable. Sorry for the lengthy rant, i wanted to give you a little bit of a start on your research, just in case no one else did. Love the videos, keep-em coming

@jonathanpresson777

Жыл бұрын

I was about to go over very much the same thing. Also, many rounds are copper washed or jacketed. This didn't look jacketed, but a copper wash round oxidizes very similarly to straight hardened lead, which would've raised the copper content even higher, though just a bit.

Those bullets had copper jackets (any of the pointy ones would be), which would explain the higher temps and why you had a solid "bar" but still had liquid lead flow out when you first tipped it over. When handling those copper jacketed bullets, gotta melt the lead out and skim the copper off first before using the lead (and then more copper to melt!).

@BattleChemist

3 жыл бұрын

Also, two items of note: 1. You had a ton of slag from all that dirt. Most cast lead bullet reloaders rinse the dirt off first to avoid that and it seems to work really well. Also helps identify the copper pieces (as well as ID those in point #2). 2. Sometimes there are "total metal jacket" or 'copper plated' bullets that are fully-encased lead inside copper, which can be VERY dangerous when heated if they rupture and spray molten lead out. Once rinsed, the copper bullets can be checked for these and a pair of snips/side-cutters used to cut a hole in the copper jacket to allow the lead to melt out safely. Very glad you were fortunate enough not to encounter this!

@clutch5sp989

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing. Checked out a few rifle ammo of mine and the bullets aren't exactly all lead as one would assume. Then there is the pistol ammo with copper jackets etc...Like you said, there was a mix of shtuff in the first few melts. Really neat to watch. Always wonder how BigstackD keeps that concrete floor so clean.

@anthonyzbikowski529

3 жыл бұрын

Devil Forge is just too hot too quick for that. I use a turkey burner and a cast iron pot (with plenty of fresh air) for rough melting range scrap lead. Basically I think the end product was very high lead content brass because the temp moved right past lead's melting point and straight into melting copper (from jackets and plating). I wonder if some zinc got in there. It takes very little zinc to make lead act stupid in molds as it increases surface tension. That dross was probably the dirt, particles of copper, and all the alloying elements. Bullet casters flux (usually with candle wax) the living heck out of thier lead and stir the crap out of it just above the liquidus of lead to keep the alloying metals in the melt. Bullet lead, and wheel weight lead, is alloyed with other minor percentages of metals, notably tin and antimony. Improves castability and desired hardness (dead soft lead is not especially good for center fire velocities).

@clutch5sp989

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyzbikowski529 Very interesting...Thanks

@fourstringhammer6364

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyzbikowski529 Same here, I'm also thinking StackD vaporized a good amount of lead once the forge hit its boiling point.

That was a mess, but still cool to watch.

I know we all love the casting and all, but I feel like we're all kinda lowkey here to see how his dogs are.

@evanhall345

3 жыл бұрын

its all part of the experience

@arranaburden5667

3 жыл бұрын

Not even low-key. Ever since Ingot and Bullion showed up, we've all been most of the way in love with them

@c.j.cleveland7475

3 жыл бұрын

@@arranaburden5667 Where did Ingot and Bullion come from? Were they rescues? They're both cute as hell and really mellow.

@vbgvbg1133

3 жыл бұрын

@@c.j.cleveland7475 came from a breeder i think. Not the bad ones, but the good ones

@insanegamer3916

3 жыл бұрын

True

Cut things mixed ingot into small squares then remelt at lower temp to flush out the lead. Thats basically the only way to seperate the metals now , and it may take multiple melts.

Find puzzle 🧩 moulds and make a puzzle haha that would be sick to see

@kath5201

2 жыл бұрын

Was thinking some kind of dude friendship puzzle out of that skull piece.

On to the new year of 2021, friends and bigstackD!~

In 10,000 years, archaeologists will find bigstackD's shelf and go "WHAT THE FUCK!? MOTHERLODE!"

@mistermadhatter7809

3 жыл бұрын

I like that this implies that his stack is gonna somehow end up underground, like he buried it like a squirrel and lost it

@ShadowFox439

3 жыл бұрын

@@mistermadhatter7809 it will be found in a pug shaped sphinx like structure most likely

@beverlyashline236

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣😃

I always melt the lead out of the jackets and separate them, That has a high antimony content to make it hard for bulk mil spec ammo.

@savage9264

2 жыл бұрын

Think I just spent ten minutes trying to figure out what metal he was melting. Didn't even know antinomy was even a thing.

I’m 50% here for the Melting and casting, and 50% here for Ingot and Bullion even though I’ve been here a long while. The puppers make it 100000% more enjoyable

You’ve probably got some bullets there that a a lead-antimony alloy. This is a harder lead they use in some bullets and has a melting point of around 700c

@MrPlemke50

3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking you're right.

@traceyosterlind14

3 жыл бұрын

Could you separate the lead and antimony from the alloy?

@adambloke3050

3 жыл бұрын

@@traceyosterlind14 I suspect not easily. You would probably have to go down the path of chemical extraction or metal distillation

@donniebrown2896

3 жыл бұрын

@@adambloke3050 just did a search, more than likely it is an alloy which would explain the excessive dross on each melt. Extremely difficult and expensive to remove the antimony and there may even be a bit of arsenic in the mix.

@john-paulsilke893

3 жыл бұрын

I pointed this out as well. He has mentioned before that he collected from an old trading range. Probably surplus WWI .303 used in the Lee Metford rifling, pressed into service for the more modern Lee Enfield as good practice ammo. To get a good melt he’s going to need al lot more heat, I think 900*F is about right but I’m not casting/reloader, just a reloader.

This is exactly what I needed to start off my 2021 with! 🍻🇨🇦

Oh shit leaves there! That means springs coming here!!! HAHAHA HELL YES I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!! You learn so much and have great conversations ! It’s unreal!

The very first 2021 video I will ever watch. And it’s gonna be a great one!!!! 😃👍

One of the better ways to ring in the New year is to watch a big stacked video

"I thought this was all lead bullets." Well some of them have their copper jacket still, so you technically made a sort of lead/copper alloy.

When I was younger I worked at a lead smelter in Missouri. We made many alloys there. We added calcium , tin, copper, antimony you name it. We made strip lead, 100 pound pigs, 60 pound pigs and 1/2 ton ingots and one ton ingots, silver was a byproduct of the smelting process. We also produced 99.9 pure lead.

Outstanding way to start 2021. Cold beer in my hand while watching BigstackD melt metal. Happy New Year!! 🍻🍻🍻

Does the forge restarting ever make the neighbors think someone's shooting up the block?

@interwestingstuffinterwest6459

2 жыл бұрын

Well guns used to be legal there, so there is a chance

@Underbottom.Sandydown

2 жыл бұрын

@Charles Foster 'a' ghetto, not 'the' ghetto. We have a lot.

I imagine those bigger caliber ones wouldn’t even make some of the spiders you have down there flinch lol 🍻 ❤️

Happy New Year, another awesome video. Great way to start off 2021

Loved the videos and the two little French Bullies!!

I was about to say it's 1 in the morning then I realized Australia.

You had me worried about not seeing both dogs, when I saw just Ingot, I was like "was this an unreleased video?'

@theslowkiller

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I hope Bullion is OK. 🥺🐶

@Raven.13

3 жыл бұрын

@@theslowkiller Hope he's okay too.

I love that green flame it gives off, so creepy and cool to watch

@gwimmweeperdoesgames6063

3 жыл бұрын

It's the copper jackets on some of the bullets, coppers flames are green when burned

Good morning from North America Happy New year's day awesome melt you did this week look forward to more this year

You should cast yourself a really cool bottle opener! That would be really cool, and really useful.

@trevortheturkey8411

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! That would be cool

@alessandrorighetti21

2 жыл бұрын

"Every thing these days have a bottle opener even my tv has one legend says some people are being born with bottle openers on their feet

pretty sure you had a brass alloy. The "slag" you were pulling out is most likely steel cores from the bullets. Some bullets have a steel core in an effort to penetrate better.

@LeglessWonder

3 жыл бұрын

That and/or some of them were a different lead alloy. Some rounds use a lead with a higher melting point. But yea, steel core and copper jackets is the most likely scenario

Do me a favor. Never stop putting your pups in the videos. They remind me of my passed english bulldog and are a highlight in my day.

Happy New Year Big Stack!! Thank you!

The green flame was probably just the copper jackets on the bullets.

@gwimmweeperdoesgames6063

3 жыл бұрын

More than likely

First of the new year!

The doggo was a nice touch as usual but then came the unicorn. 😂😂😂😂

Always so relaxing to watch your videos... satisfying

You could make a weapon hanger on the wall to put your swords and knives, and then you will have a whole shelf to keep stacking

Bloody hell do you reckon you got the lead hot enough 🤣🤣

Love you're vids 😁 Happy New Year and greetings from Romania ! 🤟

Thank you for another delightful video. It is the best one I've seen this year!

didnt know what day it was until I saw this notification

Range lead is soooo dirty.

Happy New Year,. Love the videos ! Cute pup you got 👍

Another great effort. Looking forward to more adventures with melted metal. Thank you for a wonderful 2020 and I wish you and yours all the best in 2021.

You should do a video of melting all the bottle caps you've gone through in some set of time. a month? 6 months? maybe start collecting now and do one for 2022? IDK, but I think it'd be fun.

@TheLastMuffin007

2 жыл бұрын

He doesnt/can't melt down steel

I like how this man doesn’t clickbait

Great melt! The busted skull puzzle is oddly awesome

Love the hint of Phantom Of The Opera.

Acts like new fishing weight's they now add wierd alloys to them.

there are a whole bunch of videos on ways to "smooth" out the lines from a PLA 3D Printer, might try some of those methods before dropping the money on a Resin Printer.

@poopfartlord9695

3 жыл бұрын

Easiest smoothing is to print in ABS and use acetone vapour, but resin printers are cheap as anyway. May as well get one.

@dethmaul

3 жыл бұрын

You can't belt sand it? Or would it chip and crumble away instead?

@DanielRichards644

3 жыл бұрын

@@dethmaul where did I say to belt sand it?

@dethmaul

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanielRichards644 Nowhere. Can he not belt sand it? Or would it chip and crumble away instead?

@DanielRichards644

3 жыл бұрын

@@dethmaul i wouldn't belt sand, but you can sand, but it's a lot of work, like I said search "smoothing pla 3d prints" and check out the videos out there.

As always great to watch mate, cheers.

*That's a true craftsman right there. Amazing job. Well done sir!*

I hope you wore a mask for all of the lead.

@billkaldem5099

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to ask

sanding a lead/copper alloy? I can think of better things to do TBH.

@bethdavis1812

3 жыл бұрын

Go fk off then and do it

I love your videos but i love the doggos even more :) happy 2021

That Slight Phantom Of The Opera Vibe!! You Are A OG!

I love when the flames are different colors!!

A very happy melting New Year to you and yours. Thank you for all your videos, cheers

Happy New Year! I always enjoy your videos! It is always interesting to watch how the partials turnout, and even that pour that split in the mold turned out cool looking.

Happy New years!!!!!!!!!! May 2021 bring you a million more subscribers. I hope 2021 os a very rich year for you.

The slag scooping was SO satisfying in this video. That's why I love videos on melting bullets or brass fittings. They're always so dirty lol

Interesting melt. Very cute dog and he knows it. I love your videos. Looking forward to when my forge arrives

This man outsmarted bullets!

Happy New Year. Great video

Happy New Year, Man! Keep right on melting 😎

Bro that’s the best hobby somebody can have🙌🏻

Why do I enjoy the videos with lots of slag so much more? Keep up the good work!

Happy New Year you melting mad lad!

I love your dogs bro! So well behaved. I can tell you love and take good care of them! Cheers bro.

Happy new year! I love the green flame 🔥 that come out when melting Copper! Even better at night! You have a great channel! Have learned so much from you!

I don’t know why I love watching these videos. You would think after the 10th time it’s just different types of metal being melted and then cast. But damn you are good at doing it and I keep coming back for more.

Another awesome vid like always! Hope you had an awesome New Year!!

Happy new year. From Brasil. Thank you for always convert value in BRL.

I’m busy binge-watching your videos and then I hear the Phantom of the Opera... almost spit out my drink 😂

Only in Australia you can have a neighbor that casually melts metals in his driveway, and be totally cool with it. In some other country somebody like that would be considered being some mad scientist and a potential serial killer.

Smarter then most engineers and has awsome Tattoos and socks and happy doggos you are an amazing person and honestly cheers

That Bullet Melt was very Interesting as it looked like it was NOT pure Lead at all - Your Treasure Trove is growing by the Minute - we love all Your Videos - very,very cool !!!! Cheers from us in Queensland and wishing You a Happy and Healthy 2021 !!!!

Woohoo!! Friday breakfast and bigstackd!

Just ordered my first devil forge furnace, the FB1SB! Figured I'd start with the smaller one since I do precious metal refining but will be getting a larger one next month for non precious metals. Thanks to BigstackD for the discount code saved me 8%! Now comes the hardest part..... WAITING FOR IT TO GET HERE!!

Love the puppers first then the process lol.

thank you so much for your videos me and my dad would watch your channel every Friday he recently passed and your videos bring back a lot of good memories

Excellent video and the first one I get to see in this eerie feeling new year. Wonderful to see Ingot and Buillion, those two remind me of my two knuckleheads. Happy New Year! 👍

I'm a simple man. Come for the puppies, stay for the casting.

Recycling range scrap is why I got a Devil's Forge. Lead for freedom seeds, and brass for ingots.

A new year - a new #bigstackD Video...Perfect start to the weekend :)

Hi D, just wanted to wish you and yours a very happy new year! Take care and stay safe my friend. ❤✌

@bigstackD Casting Happy New Year :-D Thanks for all the Videos :-D

I know a lot of reloaders who will take the FMJ bullets they dig, put them on a screen, and heat them up over a tray to capture the lead for use in bullet molds. They then sent the copper jackets to people like you to melt into cool things.

Love the video, very relaxing to watch.

Most bullets are made of lead but usually a lead alloy. This is to harden them so that they can survive the pressure and other forces associated with ballistics. I love your channel. I find very soothing to watch as I fall asleep.

I just got my first successful copper melt! I finally ordered a devil forge 4kg furnace to upgrade from my backyard setup and when I have the money I am definitely getting a bigger one they work amazingly.

high speed bullets are made in lead with additives like zink, tin and antimony, you may melt it at "low" temp, the metal jacket can be melt separately at "high" temp. jacket may be nickel/stainless (magnetic or not) or brass, bullet may have a heart in high tensile steel (magnetic) in the lead. the simpliest is a first melt for the "lead", discard magnetics stuff, and melt what's left.