If it needs to cool down really slowly, maybe step the hotplate down over time, rather than turn it off and hope residual heat is enough? Idk I'm not a bismuth-er, just an idea!
You need a deeper pot. Like 12 inches deep. They grow from the bottom up. Check to see if they are growing, then dump out into another pot leaving the formations in the 1st pot.
Wrong. They grow from the top down primarily, the solid form of bismuth floats on the liquid form, that’s a very rare quality in the physical world shared by water
you have to allow the metal to cool as slowly as possible without interfering with it. You can plant a seed crystal, but you have to leave it to cool slowly without messing with it/.
Aluminum is extremely thermally conductive. We actually use it in the welding industry to suck heat away from metal while welding. It’s doing the opposite of insulating, it’s rapidly pulling the heat away. Regular old fibreglass insulation should be able to handle this heat, I think.
Aluminum foil can be used to insulate, even though aluminum is a good conductor of heat it's gonna trap some air between the pan and the foil, and air is a poor heat conductor.
Don't worry the XJ6 is going to move forward soon I am waiting a couple of days on a part. 🙂👍
Try deeper pot 🤔
The second one I actually liked it’s like the towers are falling
3:19 imagine you mistake the metal as the aluminum foil and reach out to grab it
Anyone know where to get this at a good price/in quantity?
Ty man
Perhaps your containers need to be taller and narrower. It wouldn’t cool as fast and it would have more room to crystallize down.
If it needs to cool down really slowly, maybe step the hotplate down over time, rather than turn it off and hope residual heat is enough? Idk I'm not a bismuth-er, just an idea!
Do you have any suggestions how to get the bismuth back from all the oxides after multiple cycles of melting?
You can simply just melt it down again. With enough heat the oxide forms bismuth and oxygen
One big mess but
L❤VE the colours of the bismuth
Love it, your metalwork videos are always fun to watch, this is mesmerising, the shapes are awesome
I wonder if you can shape the crystals into specific shapes? I think a clock with bismuth crystal numbers would be awesome.
ooo shiny!! its always fun melting stuff down and seeing how it reacts.
You need a deeper pot. Like 12 inches deep. They grow from the bottom up. Check to see if they are growing, then dump out into another pot leaving the formations in the 1st pot.
Wrong. They grow from the top down primarily, the solid form of bismuth floats on the liquid form, that’s a very rare quality in the physical world shared by water
Man, my jaw is still on my lap from the first bismuth video, can't wait to see the next one, this stuff is amazing!
Need a taller pot or pan
Why are my bismuths growing silver and not colored??
The color is an oxide layer, whatever you're doing it's not getting air would be my guess
@@rgraptor2542 Thank you!!
That would look cool made in to an engagement ring wouldn't you say Reeno 🤔😜
you have to allow the metal to cool as slowly as possible without interfering with it. You can plant a seed crystal, but you have to leave it to cool slowly without messing with it/.
Is so mad seeing the shapes I think of as manmade happening naturally! :-)
Spice, once its cooling could you dip something into it for it to solidify onto and then slowly pull it out, make a stalactite of crystals?
Aluminum is extremely thermally conductive. We actually use it in the welding industry to suck heat away from metal while welding. It’s doing the opposite of insulating, it’s rapidly pulling the heat away. Regular old fibreglass insulation should be able to handle this heat, I think.
Aluminum foil can be used to insulate, even though aluminum is a good conductor of heat it's gonna trap some air between the pan and the foil, and air is a poor heat conductor.
What about adding vibration to the equation as it's cooling to agitate the crystals?
Is that the worlds smallest pan or the biggest hot plate? Lol.
Feed a family of 4 in that pan ;)
How much do you need for big crystals and what would the metal cost?
You need a couple of KGs and its about £40 a kg
PC fan blowing on it in the cool down stage ?
shiny110 the bismuth crystal
Love this keep up the good work
It's just mind blowing so cool 🤯👍
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Such a cool thing to see.
you should sell them mate
you could’ve just broken the big hunk of bismuth
Don’t work like that boss
Amazing stuff this bismuth, tbh I'd never heard of it at all. really surprised how fantastic it is. Love the colours 🙂