Melting Pop Tabs - MicroMelt - Aluminum Ingot From Pop tabs - Simple Melting - TheGrowingStack

This is a MicroMelt. I decided to do a quick melt of some pop tabs, and turn them into an ingot. Some funny moments along the way, and a fail that I was not anticipating... I hope you all enjoy, and stay amazing my friends!
-TheGrowingStack

[knutewales]

The humor is just as good as the metal melting expertise.

[hannibalshade]

I worked in a foundry and we had to hot press blades for tractors. the guy I was working with lost his grip on the tongs and idk wtf he was thinking but he tried to catch it...
the part weighed about 50lbs and landed straight on his crotch out of the oven...
kudos to you for not panicking

[luffysan]

Very nice quick melt, blasted one handed operation!

[podocrypto]

Re-melt that one and add the rest to it. Why is this stuff so satisfying to watch! I like the idea that you are putting it back and making a storage of metals that will eventually go up in value. Good investment bro.

[davecronjaeger]

I've enjoyed watching ArtByAdrock and BigDStack for sometime now so I was very pleasantly surprised to find your channel. I can now add a 3rd one to look forward to. Thanks and please keep filming.

[StellanLarsson]

Great work! When I am litter picking I always take those small peaces of Aluminum. You make them great!

[zazzed]

well i know it's been a bit since ya put this out.. but ill just state the obvious..put the bowl on the scale and then zero the scale...unfortunately not all of us are scholars like you LOL that's a dig at me :) am enjoying going back into your videos since i am newly subbed..thanks again for the content.

[alex.ann_der]

The dude just love melting aluminum and then give it form. Beautiful

[davidm]

As a metal detectorist. I salute you sir.

[noelwest]

Thanks for a good chuckle. Keep it up.

[concret]

Thumbs up for droping the bowl, it was funny😀

[SLEEPYJK]

Hopefully some of these bars will allow this man to get a tripod.. That one handed work is tuff

[AJ.]

Idk if you've ever seen a refrigerator compressor, but those things are an excellent source of copper. You should be able to yield a few pounds from each. You just need a grinder to get the case open. It's very stout.

Also old school tube tv cones have about a pound of copper per. Just watch for a stored charge. Dont want to drop dead over 3 bucks worth of copper.

[themoelman]

I have a couple gallons of pop tabs saved up - kinda makes me want to do some melting - thx for the vid

[HeinrichsMade]

I've been saving for awhile. I'm going to do a video on tabs a few weeks. 😄

[Cubs-Fan.]

I've smelted a time or 2. Never once did I do it in some high tech Converse lol well played my friend.

[dangiraffe]

You can put the bowl on the scale before turning it on, and it starts at zero

[jaysonbackes]

I love the foreshadowing. Let's wrap this up with no problems...

[stevenmyrick]

Dude thank you for the content. I now want to do this myself. Maybe make some gears for a motor for my kids power wheels.

[ramesis]

Got an excellent heat treat. No bends or warps. Time to go to the grinder, out an edge on this ingot.