Leaving the mistakes in is so much better. I never get things 100% the first time. Cool ice cube. Will need to try it soon for my "ice tea".

@matthewhall435

4 жыл бұрын

I came here to say that too I love how he shows his mistakes shows he's human haha

@mcg6762

4 жыл бұрын

From Long Island?

@kevinverdegem4776

3 жыл бұрын

Cube...

@hoosierdaddy8665

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I repeat myself: this channel will be famous veeeery soon.

@urwholefamilydied

3 жыл бұрын

7 months is not "very soon" I guess. LOL. I love how he kept saying... "I know it sounds complicated, but just watch and you'll see it's really easy". Then it just kept getting more complicated.

Silicone mold tip: if the mold is ripped, cracked or considered useless, cut it into little pieces to use as filler material for a new mold to save on silicone

You can use the failed cast to fill up other silicone castings when there is empty space.

So much effort just to make an ice ball, I love it!

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Haha Thanks :)

@experimental_av

4 жыл бұрын

the second one is much easier

@gabrielalexander3069

Жыл бұрын

A clear ice ball* ;)

Awesome that it’s possible to diy this. I’ve seen so many methods for this and this looks super clean compared to those. The tips at the end are the reason why I love KZread. Now, when I attempt this, I already know what to do to avoid the problems that tend happen. Your work is very appreciated 🙏🏼

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian :) I'm glad you liked the video :)

13:20 - I definitely need to make one of these. For ice cubes.

The outtakes of you cracking the ice made the video totally worth it.

OMG that cup flip at 0:25 looked so smooth!! it must have taken a lot of practice lol

@markissboi3583

4 жыл бұрын

practice after months you get really good 🌟🍷

@Albanez39

3 жыл бұрын

It's not that hard...

Very well done! Here's how I made perfectly clear ice balls: 1. Went to Wintersmiths web page (actually I backed their Kickstarter); 2. Ordered the Phantom 3. Received box in mail 4. Opened box- filled metal container with water, lowered mold into water, freeze 40 hrs, VOILÁ, perfect ice balls!

The silicon from your failed mold cast is perfectly usable as fill material. Just chop it up and use it as filler in your next mold build.

Thanks for being honest about the errors. Helps out a lot when we try it ourselves

That’s bloody Genius. Cheers!

That's so smart! Thank you for sharing!

Awesome ! I wish i saw that before making my test for my Iceberg camera lens ... :)

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Mathieu Stern dude! I remember seeing that video, such a cool idea! 🙌

@caleb4870

3 жыл бұрын

@@achappel wait please do a crossover! You two are awesome KZreadrs.

I just watched maybe 2 or 3 of Your videos in a row and this one made me subscribe because you showed when you made a mistake, I love when creators show their mistake because it shows us its not all about talent but practice and and patience.

That’s so cool!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

As a bartender i can appreciate the work you did for this.

This is great! I've been looking for a way to get a clear sphere for ages without having to use one of those expensive machined aluminum molds that essentially melts it from a larger chunk of ice. I was thinking of making a box from insulation foam, but using the insulated coffee mug is a great solution! You or anyone making this might try adding a depression or funnel shape to the top of the mold. You could maybe do this by putting another sphere (or just a funnel if you have it to sacrifice) on the aluminum rod about a half inch above the actual ice sphere part. This second sphere would stick up half way out of the silicone. This would make it easy to fill the mold with water instead of putting the mold into the already full cup and it would force the sphere to be below the lip in the mold so you wont have that potential leak.

thanks for honesty

I loved the bloopers, added some nice humor

By far the best result I've seen from the most inexpensive process

Cool process. Thanks for sharing!

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video, well done sufficient explanations. I'm reviewing clear ice makers after I bought the rabbit, 4 cube icemaker, same principle square instead of round four instead of 1, but I especially liked the explanation of making silicone. Great job.

Thanks for sharing your screw-ups; it makes things more realistic.

Very fun to watch

This seems like a fun lockdown project

Really cool

Amazing. Simply amazing.

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :))

Great video! I’ve been making clear ice in a small cooler for some time. Place a cooler in the freezer with the top off, the water freezes from the top down pushing the air bubbles toward the bottom. It makes a beautiful clear ice block that’s easy to cut into cubes with a serrated knife. I also make ice with smoked water 🤫. Great for a cocktail 🥃. I’m going to try this mold.

@sparkyheberling6115

Жыл бұрын

What is smoked water?

Thanks Alexandre, very nice “trick”!

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great video! The lengths people go to for clear ice never ceases to amaze me! My wife already thinks Im crazy with the 5L cooler method I'm currently using. Wait till she sees this addition to my clear ice making mission! LOL

Love the video and all the heartache it gave you. You know those molds can be purchased cheap now, great video

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Keith Spencer Sr. Where's the fun in that? 🙃🤓

Thats pretty good fleshlight you made there

Amazing video! You have my support!

That is such a great idea to get a crystal clear ice ball. You should market that product.

Awesome !!!!

Brilliant

The outtakes were hilarious. :-D

Absolutely awesome. I’m gonna start today so that by 2023 I’ll have a tray of clear ice. No wait...I bought the plastic spheres from a liquor store, drilled holes top and bottom. Used dish towels to wrap and ...clear ice lol

Great idea!

I’m so happy I watched all the way to the end. The payoff of the failed attempts is priceless.

Nice! so many great ideas, love this channel👍

You need a big tray to make 12 of those at a time LOL. Nice video! Appreciate the effort!

I made this it works great! Thanks for the awesome project idea. Although I'm actually putting alcohol in my glass!

you are fantastic thank you, and it is iced tea by the way;)

Nice job

Nice work. Thanks for telling us about the mistakes so we do not.

Beautiful.

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Super bro you are outsanding

You can use the big piece of failed silicone as a filler in other molds to use less silicone in the future.

@Exidous96

4 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment the same thing! I had a huge piece and saved a ridiculous amount of money by recycling old molds!

@Helveteshit

4 жыл бұрын

Or cut it into chunks for vibration dampening.

@BegletsovMihail

4 жыл бұрын

some types of silicone can clear sandpaper on grindr

nice one!

Nice!!!

I commented too early! The last 90s is the amazing. Thank you keeping it in!

Perfect

Amazing!

I love the bloopers

Nice love it.

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

great vid!

I really don’t know how you don’t have more subscribers, your videos are awesome

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! :)

setup a bread mold with an aquarium pump on a battery in the freezer. you get a perfect bread like ice cube, cut it on the band saw in cubes. if you want a sphere now, buy 2 really small stainless steel bow... make a mold from them. be sure the cubes are a bit larger than the SS mold... heat the SS... "press" each cube, they will melt to be like the mold. you can make several. cool video!

これはまた面白いアイデアですね

LOL the crack in the ball was great!

Smart guy

Cut the failed silicone slug into discs and use them as little dishes for glue, paint, epoxy, etc. When the glue/paint dries, you can then peel them off the silicone since it doesn’t stick, and re-use infinite times

Really nice

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Super

Science is cool!

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

I know right!

wonderful🐣🐾🌿⚘🌹

I love your channel.. for life!!! :)

Nice! 👍👏👏

LOL dropped ALL 3.. pretty cool

I will save this video forever

12:48 Look at that rainbow inside the ice-ball. That actually looks pretty cool

Me gustó

Looks like a project that is lots of fun. So I went and bought the $23 version online... ;)

Easy to make with simple house hold items? The only item from that list I have is some dried out Play Doh. sad times. That ice sphere is perfect, good job (3rd time):)

How cool is this??

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

pretty cool 🧊😅

@RaphaelAguirre

4 жыл бұрын

Joel maybe you can 3D print the insulated cup leaving an air gap between internal & external walls? and skip the silicon part, all 3D printed, like with food safe petg?

@FriendlyNeighborhoodBallsack

3 жыл бұрын

at least under 0*C

@ericperkins3078

3 жыл бұрын

Had to thumb down. Too easy. You're better than that.

Du fortjener mange flere følgere med så mye bra content. Forhåpentligvis runder du 1 mill om ikke alt for lenge😊

That nonchalant cup spin

Not even at your 3rd attempt you thought about placing something soft over the table so the ice ball wouldn't brake if you drop it. That's consistency! Great content on the channel, keep up with the good work 🤘

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Silva haha 😅 thanks dude, glad you likes it ✌️

Great video Alex! late to the party for sure haha! my only comment/addition is your selection of Silicone, Mold Star 15 is not "Food Safe" Smooth-on do however have several food safe versions: - Smooth Sil 940 - SORTA-Clear™ 18 - Equinox™ 35 likely hood is it's totally fine to do what you've done but better safe than sorry with things that end up inside your body haha! the non food safe rated one can have chemical fillers or byproducts in them that are not compatible with foods as they can leach out (no matter how small the amount" all the best from the UK

Cool! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

! week of hard work for one ball

6:35 Just measure it directly in the last cut instead of wasting two additional plastic cups. When done pouring from the small buckets, rotate them a bit to minimize drips and silicone running down the sides.

"Look at this thing....LOOK AT IT!" hahahaha Great job.

Well done - can see Your sense of achievement glow on your face. I have been trying to make clear ice at home and Have not yet connected. This method is also needing silicon and too many materials which are not really available at home.

Hi Alex. Great videos. Keep up the good work. I’ve spotted in a few of your builds your tabletop pillar drill. Could you give me some more information on it? It looks very handy.

You can reuse failed silicone pieces, just cut them up and put them into the next casting. But do make sure that the pieces don't touch the part itself

Of course the purpose of all this is how to find solutions to problems using, above all, “gray matter” and fantasy, a quality that, I know with pleasure, you are not lacking at all👍👌

How smart you are Nice nice nice

lol at the outtakes :D

nice design. very inventive using the insulated cup though just to check, i dont think you mentioned but this should be a food grade silicone. also, you can use your failed silicone, cut it up into little bits and use it as filler next time you use the same silicone.

Before watching: Finally, a way to find a perfect fit for my whiskey After watching: Umm.. Having my whiskey with a cloudy ice cube seems fair enough..

I really enjoyed your video!! Thanks for sharing all your attempts. ♥️♥️♥️

Why does every project turn out perfect if you make it

The "impurities" are mostly air, atmospheric gases dissolving water, but come out of solution during the freezing process.

@achappel

3 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! Thanks :)

First time I’ve heard you curse, felt that frustration, especially since that means you took around 6 days to get the final take 😂

@achappel

4 жыл бұрын

cool Hawk 😅

I made with almost same technic silicone mold for epoxy casting few days ago. Though still needed a polyshing of finished sphere. Or need better polishing of plastic sphere before making a mold of it =-P

Nice job dude, but did you use food grade silicone?