How are all you sensational subs and random viewers this week? I hope everyone is happy and healthy and I hope you can sit back turn off your worries and tune out of life while I make today’s awesome additions to my stack. While watching a documentary on Egypt it got me thinking I don’t have any Egyptian treasure so why not make my own . I have seen this piece and design a lot over the years I remember the first time I saw it was playing the original Tomb Raider on PSone when I was a little kid. So today I’ll cast The Ankh. The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in Egyptian art to represent the word for "life" . Now that that’s all said and done Why not Donate a little bit of your time in The way of allowing one or two ads to play through this will help support the channel😆 more revenue means more giveaways👊🏻😄. A better way to support the channel is play one of my playlists on your computer before you walk away from it and let it play through that really helps as well but don’t ever feel as though you need to watch the ads if you don’t want to simply skip them and move into the video it’s completely up to you and I understand if you don’t have the time to do so👌🏻

@douglasburnsed9507

3 жыл бұрын

I'm good how are you my good sir?

@kirby9759

3 жыл бұрын

Doin' good, how about you?

@wickedfriggengood6992

3 жыл бұрын

I imagined Doc Brown’s “gasp” when his model car set the trash bin on fire in “back to the future” when your frame lit up on the first pour lol

@MrComfyAustralia

3 жыл бұрын

I like the gold one mate, all the imperfections make it look ancient

@michaelruiz1103

3 жыл бұрын

Since you hit your target what are you going to do? Sell it all? What's the total value?

In a thousand years archeologists will ponder the mystery of BigStackD. The Ancient Australian King.

@stoffhimel

3 жыл бұрын

can you imagine if his stack became a fieldtrip location? " an here we have BigStackD's stack. these were made by the afore mentioned ancient smelter king of Australia."

@generalkeir5605

3 жыл бұрын

I want to like this comment but it’s at 69 likes so I can’t

@declaneustace9509

3 жыл бұрын

Give this man a medal for his brains

@trentlindsey7401

3 жыл бұрын

Do you even know what an ankh is? M8?

@louismasar6147

3 жыл бұрын

Right!🤣

Loved that image of the Ankh that would continously re-light itself in flames after the holy water was tossed on it! One of my favorite casting videos for sure.

You: *puts skull on ice.* Me: “alright. Standard procedure.” You: *drops propane tank on it.* Me: “Oh! Ok buddy.”

How did you spent your quarantene? Big: "melting metal and drinking beer" Oh yeah!

@jasonmiller2726

3 жыл бұрын

Working from home ,...hello

@Crushonius

3 жыл бұрын

dammit i was melting beer and drinking metal i always get those two mixed up no i am not a russian bot why do you ask ?

The thing that never gets old is when he smashes the ice with something

@iphoneadamf

3 жыл бұрын

Yep!!

The real mystery is how those shelves are staying up =P

@hyperplayer22

3 жыл бұрын

S T E E L

@kustimork

3 жыл бұрын

J O K E

"Ive always wanted one, so I'll make 4 instead." Cause why not?

Before you reach 1 tonne, you should make a life size nordic gold statue of Ingot.

@mikethomas9623

3 жыл бұрын

I think Ingot wouldn't enjoy being covered in petrobond and having it hammered down. I could be wrong.

@HappilyHomicidalHooligan

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikethomas9623 Likely be MUCH simpler (and easier) to have a full size statue carved from foam or plaster and use that to make the mould... Certainly would cause less long-term problems too... I can certainly see the munchkins retaliating with all kinds of havoc if he tried using them to make the moulds...(chewed up furniture & shoes, re-colouring various fabric items yellow - 1 patch at a time, leaving brown surprise "Packages" where you least expect to step on them, digging up the grass/gardens etc.)...

Hello, boys! 🧡🐾🖤🐾 There's just something about a flaming ankh that refuses to be extinguished...😬

@bigstackD

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed it looked absolutely awesome when it kept re-igniting, off-camera I let it burn for quite awhile as I had a beer while watching it👌🏻😁

@medicbabe2ID

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigstackD They all turned out stunning! 🤟😎

I wish I had the ability to do this stuff. Other than the financial means to aquire the equipment my health keeps me pretty much stationary. But I love watching people make things, and dreaming up stuff I would love to make. Loved the Ankh. Maybe oneday I wqill find someone around here who can do something similar for me. Thank you for another interesting video, and something new to think about.

Yes, I like watching your relaxing Egyptian video so as to "cast" away my ankh-xiety.

That shot of you brushing the nordic gold ankh almost reminded me of an archaeologist finding an artifact :O Beautiful pieces, still impressed by how much detail some packed earth can get!

@mcoakfence6145

3 жыл бұрын

*MINECRAFT FLASHBACKS*

@FullMentalJacquee

3 жыл бұрын

That khemetic nor Nordic lmfao

Every time I see the spray bottle, I expect to hear “bad kitty!”😆 Also, I love the socks.

@BRUH2004FTW

3 жыл бұрын

This can be taken one of two ways

@aarongarza8631

3 жыл бұрын

Kittys got done eaten by them two ignots

@bobbycummington2642

3 жыл бұрын

13:19 yeah and every time I see that skull I hear “NYEH HEH HEH”

@testedplace

3 жыл бұрын

The 69th like

The flaming ankh looked badass especially when it reignited.

@5:35 watching the black flake off of the skull in the boiling ice to reveal the raw copper colour. Really nice. One of you finest moments.

I keep waiting for the collapsed shelf video lol. Great vid as always

@eastonhoggle6307

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

Those came out nice an purdy 👍🏻 always fun watching you light shit on fire 🤣

@Itsfrenchbass

3 жыл бұрын

Those socks tho xd

@scrappysgarage7404

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao right?

@mmnormph8314

2 жыл бұрын

@ArtByAdrock Amen to that!

Those shelves tho. They are the true hero’s in this story.

I've become a big fan of your videos - and as much as the melting and casting impresses - I have to say that your neatness and attention to detail when cleaning up / squaring away is top shelf , too.

_Who else likes before watching cause they know it’s a banger_

@chrisfrescas7717

3 жыл бұрын

fuck yessss

@madarauchiha-iw4cm

3 жыл бұрын

I liked at 15 seconds lmao

@joeja6941

3 жыл бұрын

hit like then play :)

@Stellar-Cowboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeja6941 damn right brother

Any time I see an Ankh, I think of the old sci-fi movie “Logan’s Run.” Great work!

@davidbee3704

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I remember that movie when it came out.

@marcryptic

3 жыл бұрын

"You can live!"

@davidbee3704

3 жыл бұрын

In the future, it won't be about being older than 21, it will be about whether you are vaccinated or not!

@elizabetharcher8762

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidbee3704 in the movie it was 31, because most of the lead actors were infact already over 30!!

8:42 probably one of the most satisfying moments on this channel, and that’s saying a lot

The ending made me think, you can 3d print a pyramid. Without the limestone cap on top. Just the pyramid with brick texture and cast it out of copper. Then, tou can melt aluminum, and upturn the pyramid and dip it in and coat the top. Do it several times to thicken it up. Then it looks like it has the cap on top!

Wow! Nice Artifact from Egypt... The ANKH!

This vid is - considering all your non ingot casting vids - the best one so far - originality-wise (and object-wise) and diversity-of-metal-mixes-being-poured-in-one-vid-wise ! Great job indeed !

One of your best videos yet. It's amazing to see how your skills and techniques have developed. This is still my favorite weekly video. Thanks for putting the time in making them.

I just found your channel not even a week ago and I don’t know how I never stumbled across your channel. It is really calming and very entertaining to watch you do this. And have inspired me to become like you one day. Thank you for the great content

Love this content, forever watching

Bullion at the end: time to steal Bigstackd's hard work ingot: out of my way plis

In 1715, a hurricane sank a 10 ships in a Spanish treasure fleet very close to the east coast of Florida. From time to time after storms, Spanish gold washes ashore to be found by the army of people with metal detectors. If your very cool casting was left on this beach, you could easily cause a heart attack when someone found your artwork. They wouldn't know it was an Egyptian design at first Bravo!!! Well done...

Hey Dion, those are absolutely awesome, thank you so much to both you & Adam for the wonderful distraction from this most stressful election ever... Love y'all

@bigstackD

3 жыл бұрын

👌🏻😁

The Nordic gold was actually my favorite one. Looked like a real relic aged over time!

Why do your socks remind me of the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo?

@bigstackD

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because they are Scooby Doo socks matey👌🏻

@skysurfs3181

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigstackD LMFAOO

LOVE the fun socks and thank you.... I so love Egyptian artifacts, casting them would be so much fun ... your a blessed man buddy... knowing you in real time as well as the kids (fur babies) would of been a real pleasure!!! Keep up the great job and showing them fun socks off ... to cool!!!

That open-casting was cool! “Fire! Fire!”

this reminds me when i use to strip down old IBM computers that my school would get rid of, the amount of copper i would get on top of getting silver and gold from them was just amazing

I love the ankh "key of life " I have tattooed

@laurieross538

3 жыл бұрын

Why so early because of Daylight Savings Time and of course do you know when is the Cheers 🍻 segment is going to come, It needs two Cheers 🍻 segments before melting and then after melting

@laurieross538

3 жыл бұрын

Every time I see the spray bottle, I expect to hear “bad kitty!”😆 Also, I love the socks.

@jgclark45

3 жыл бұрын

@@laurieross538 are you Conner and 83 metalworks

Always a relaxing pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you. I look forward to each of them. Please keep them coming.

I love this channel. I don’t do much casting but it’s entertaining. No chit chat, no bullshit, straight buisness. That’s what I love the most. Plus the fact you know what good beer is. 😉

Every time I watch your videos, I think to myself surely he can't top the last one. Wrong again. This was absolutely phenomenal. Love to see the boys and then an epic pour. This truly was a great one. Am sure I'll be watching it several more times. 👍👍👍

This channel is so underrated

@bigstackD

3 жыл бұрын

But you can’t believe I triple hearted you either🤔

I would never ever have thought of doing anything like what you have done! Wow wow wow. You have set a spark in my head l thought was dead. I got heaps of scrap in the factory. It's time to wake up and start learning again. You freaking Legend. Thank YOU.

🤩 that’s your best video ever. I love those Egyptian treasures.

Hey Big. When you do your mixed metal melt of all your slag, You should do a mega cube and then polish it up and then get someone to collab with that does engraving and get them to do a funky pattern on all the sides. Great Video cant wait to see the fan mail unboxing and melt. Cheers.

@miki09876

3 жыл бұрын

Like uri tuchman

"The Flaming Ankhs" was my high-school Goth garage band's name.

Thank you for wearing a Respirator and letting people see it. Good safety role model.

I enjoy a lot when you clean everything meticulously after metalworking.

Pops a cold one, kicks off shoes, puts feet up, turns on tele. At that moment you're living better than any Pharaoh ever did.

@maxnaz47

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i dunno about that... But for sake of youtube censorship, we'll say your right :P

Me: *sees BigstackD start to cut the ends off the cables* oh man those are gonna go flying! Ends: *plop* Me: Well that was anticlimactic...

@zarynt1089

2 жыл бұрын

And also strangely satisfying.

These ankhs are really well done, it's really nice to see how much you learned the "metal psychology" (as my jewelry teacher liked to say), your casts clearly gained in quality over your videos (y) Keep up the good work, thx to you i'm going at some point to make my furnace, and start making my own jewelry with scrapped metals :D

Love anything you do in Nordic gold. Very appealing.

Damn it. I’ve been looking for battery terminal cables everywhere

Every Friday, it's the BigstackD Casting-Day, Chill N' Enjoy a fresh beer front of it What Else!!!!

Hey Bickstack! I love your content, thanks for all of your effort.

Took a couple years off my life today melting scrap lead. Always nice to see your pours.

Your artifact is called a Ankh! It represents life!

@dethmaul

3 жыл бұрын

Not me. I'd assume the shape infers a cyclic infinite continuation of life and death?

@ahamay2012

3 жыл бұрын

It´s actually a city map of Atlantis... :-)

@dethmaul

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahamay2012 CALL THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS, QUICK!

@ashc3765

3 жыл бұрын

@AriesAreTheBest it literally represents the word 'life' but there is no single meaning for the symbol. It can be used to represent the afterlife/immortality or used for fertility/future life.

Very Nice, Ankh's and Skulls The Pharaohs would be Pleased

The Flaming Ankh was Awesome Looking!!!

Man the copper one came out so well and i love it

Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb on Netflix is a good documentary movie.

@oliverseider2913

3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the reminder, saw the trailer but forgot it. Will watch today :)

Ого, русский язык! Спасибо)

I’m so happy this channel ain’t dead

The Ankh burning and glowing red in the sand might be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, the key of life turned into a key of flames haha

🎥These videos are continuously getting better!! Terrific content D! Thank you for your many hours of effort for each one!👊

As always, a sensational video of melts. Seeing that u enjoy the Egyptian style of melts/molds, I think a pyramid of Nordic gold would look great to add to your collection. Maybe even have the details of the layers in it too. Just an idea. See ya in next week's episode of castings.

Literally putting lifeless scrap, into a symbol of Life. Impressive 👍

I'm from Egypt, thank you for this great video

Excellent work, great job as always!!! 😁👍

Another great clip. Bonus Ingot at the end is appreciated. Thanks for all you do.

The past few weeks, your sock game has been ON POINT.

@andie_pants

3 жыл бұрын

13:08 Those brownies look delicious.

These casts look amazing! You are an expert.

Great job .. I love the Egyptian stuff.👊🏻

The image of that open-cast ankh burning in its mould was gorgeous, worth the sight even if the end product wasn't quite clear. Bravo!

Some of the coolest pieces yet! 👌

Finally, something to cheer me up this week.

Those turned out so freaking good.

Always awesome bro! Love how you incorporate Ingot and Bullion!!! Great work!

Another great video. Thanks for posting this. It sure is nice to get these each week. Keep it up. And now I'm letting the adds roll through each time. I hope that helps. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

They are all epic, great work

Good Sir, You are living the dream!!! Working with various metals and alloys casting cool thing's. It's every man's dream to play with fire, *Safely of course*. I love that emerald green glow when the copper heats up. Keep up the good work!!!

These Egyptian Artifacts look great!😃👍

That open mold pour of the ankh was ....ooooh. Satisfying to watch.

A nice Ankh, symbol of life in ancient Egypt, life be with you always.

Good stuff as always. The kiddos love it!

The open-cast was so epic and badass with the symbol in flames!!! Love your videos man!

WOW!! Those turned out great!

I liked the less than perfect ones more. They looked older and like they might have been in a tomb or something. Nice melt dude.

Cheers mate! Definitely a beautiful treasure you have now!

I used to scrap electronics and motors and sell the copper aluminum and brass. I still scrap but now I save everything to melt lol youre an inspiration

I dont remember how I found this channel but it's the best channel I've found in a long time

i love how it came out!

Digging the socks bigstackD 👍. Keep up your awesome work man, always love watching your work.

I LOVE the ankh. I've worn an ankh pendant necklace for the last 12 year's. So seeing you make one got me very excited! 😁

Fantastic addition to the collection

Oh yeah this one is my favorite one I love Egypt treasure's and Anubis statues and Horus😍

Thats gotta be one of the best sand molds yet!!

Another relaxing video as always

Always been a fan of Egyptian culture and history. Love those ankhs.

Watching from cairo, Egypt.... Love ur work dude